MVC notes: WSU beats Creighton one last time
The Wichita State-Creighton rivalry, as conference opponents, ended with a symmetry the messy and exhilarating games rarely had.
The Wichita State-Creighton rivalry, as conference opponents, ended with a symmetry the messy and exhilarating games rarely had.
Sitting in the lobby of the Ramada Convention Center on Wednesday evening, Kansas football coach Charlie Weis was getting eager to announce his latest addition to the Kansas football program.
Wichita State’s women’s basketball team will play in the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament in November.
Book Wichita State opposite Southern Illinois pitcher Cody Forsythe and reserve a spot in the losers bracket for the Shockers.
Undefeated heading into Tuesdays Class 5A quarterfinal game against Kapaun Mount Carmel, logic would lead one to believe that the Valley Center girls soccer team didnt need much of an introduction.
Kansas State baseball coach Brad Hill and leadoff hitter Ross Kivett enjoyed one of the perks that follow a conference championship on Tuesday.
Well, hey, the Royals sure needed this, didn’t they? This being defined as the Houston Astros playing to form when the Royals desperately needed them to do do.
A play that Wingnuts manager Kevin Hooper said later was a “botched call” brought in Gary-SouthShore’s only runs in a 2-1 victory over Wichita in an American Association game Tuesday afternoon in Gary, Ind.
Mariah Garcia sat down at a piano in Fairmount Towers last fall and decided to teach herself how to play.
Wichita State won’t get much time to ponder anything before Wednesday’s 9 a.m. game. The Shockers should take time to look at the bracket and realize things aren’t necessarily as gloomy as they seemed in the aftermath of Tuesday’s 5-1 loss to Southern Illinois.
The Kansas baseball team was supposed to have a day off on Tuesday, a day to rest before the scheduled start of the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. But with the tournament pushed back to Thursday after a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla., on Monday, the Jayhawks used the day to join the relief effort and gather money and supplies for the area’s storm victims.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is giving $1 million for tornado relief, matching a $1 million pledge by star player Kevin Durant.
Mondays depressing 6-5 loss to the Astros makes four straight one-run losses and 11 losses overall in the last 14 games. The Royals now are looking up at .500 they are 20-21 for the first time since the seasons first week.
Longtime track announcer Don Steffens is Joanna Chadwick's guest on VarsityKansas.com's Big Show.
The Wichita Wingnuts los tto the Gary SouthShore RailCats 5-1 in their series opener on Monday in Gary, Ind.
Wichita State’s bullpen provided the team’s most consistent performance and the relievers received the rewards on Monday.
Southern Illinois lost games last weekend in a manner that suggested the Salukis wanted to play Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Kansas has added another big body to a burgeoning roster overhaul.
Wichita State dominated the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports championship, setting a record for aggregate score.
The script changed Sunday for the Royals, but not the ending as they concluded a three-game weekend pratfall in the East Bay with a 4-3 loss to the Oakland As.