Dragons blast Mountaineers in home opener
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The Pittsburg Dragons unveiled their new softball turf in style, opening the season with a 12-6 victory over the Mount Vernon Mountaineers on Tuesday in Pittsburg.
The Mountaineers got the game …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/26/24
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Ascanio leads Colgan over Southeast in season opener
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The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers started their season in style with an 11-0 win in five innings over the Southeast Lancers on Monday in Pittsburg.
Freshman Bella Ascanio had a sensational …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/25/24
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English named boys basketball player of the year
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Pittsburg senior Mason English has been named the Morning Sun boys basketball player of the year.
English ended his final year as a Dragon as Pittsburg’s all-time leading scorer. He nearly …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/23/24
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Gorillas sweep RiverHawks, extend winning streak to 22
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Pittsburg State’s softball team extended its winning streak to 22 games with two run-rule victories over Northeastern State 13-2 and 11-2 on Friday afternoon in Tahlequah, Okla.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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3/23/24
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Six-run inning lifts Gorillas past UCO 6-5
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Pittsburg State tallied six runs in the fourth inning and held on to nip Central Oklahoma 6-5 Friday night to open an MIAA baseball series at Al Ortolani Field.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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3/23/24
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Gorillas make biggest jump in victories in 103 years
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Pittsburg State’s increase in men’s basketball victories this season is the biggest in a long time.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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3/23/24
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Vikings sweep Galena in doubleheader
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The Northeast Vikings trounced the Galena Bulldogs in the Viking home opener, sweeping a doubleheader, winning the first game 10-4 before earning a run-rule in game two with a 15-4 victory.
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/22/24
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Raiders fall to Paola
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The Paola Panthers scored four runs in the first and that was all that was needed as they defeated the Frontenac Raiders 4-1 on Thursday night at Jaycee Ballpark.
The Panthers, who had just been …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/21/24
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Lily Brown named girls basketball player of the year
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St. Mary’s Colgan senior Lily Brown has been named the Morning Sun girls basketball player of the year.
In her final season as a Panther, Brown led her team to a second consecutive third …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/20/24
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Partee named boys wrestling athlete of the year
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Pittsburg sophomore De’Marus Partee has been named the Morning Sun’s boys wrestling athlete of the year for his outstanding season in 2023-24.
Partee made a quantum leap as a …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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3/20/24
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Frontenac blanks Humboldt in season opener
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac Raiders opened their 2024 season with a 6-0 win Monday night over Humboldt at Mike Falletti Field.
Raider seniors Bryant Kitchen and Abram Frankenbery …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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3/20/24
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Trojan softball falls in season opener
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The Girard Trojans fell in their first game under head coach Machala Kugler, falling 16-2 in five inningts to the Labette County Grizzlies on Tuesday in Girard.
The Trojans struck first …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/19/24
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Raider softball trounces Humboldt in season opener
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The Frontenac Raiders started their softball season with a 19-4 drubbing of the Humboldt Cubs in four innings on Monday in Frontenac.
The Raiders made quick work of the Cubs, scoring nine runs …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/18/24
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Cold-shooting Gorillas fall to Minnesota State-Moorhead
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Pittsburg State sputtered through its worst offensive game of the season and fell to No. 11 Minnesota State-Moorhead 73-55 Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Central Region men’s basketball tournament at Bresnan Arena in Mankato, Minn.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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3/16/24
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Harding comeback stuns Gorillas in Central Region
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Harding made three 3-point goals until the waning seconds of the fourth quarter.
Then all of a sudden, the Lady Bisons nailed three treys in just over a minute to ignite an improbable 82-74 overtime victory over fourth-seeded Pittsburg State on Friday night in the final quarterfinal game of the women’s Central Region tournament at the Sawyer Center in Bethany, Okla.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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3/15/24
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Frontenac softball builds around five returning starters
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The Frontenac softball team, coached by 17-year veteran Cassie Rhuems, will be led by five returning starters for the upcoming 2024 season.
Junior pitcher Avery Johnson, senior center fielder …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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3/14/24
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English, Hall make all-SEK teams
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Pittsburg seniors Mason English and Jacqueline Hall were each recognized one more time by the Southeast Kansas League when the all-league teams were released Saturday after the completion of the high …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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3/14/24
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Southeast, Northeast combine for 11 all-TRL selections
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The Southeast girls recently reached a sub-state final for the first time in 18 years and four of their players received all-league honors from the Three Rivers League.
Southeast junior Teagan …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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3/14/24
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Heffern, Farabi, Herlocker nominated for coach of the year
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Three Crawford County coaches were listed as finalists for the Sports In Kansas coach of the year awards that were announced last Friday.
St. Mary’s Colgan girls head coach Abby …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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3/14/24
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Pittsburg softball pursues 4th straight league title, return to state
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The Pittsburg softball team brings a host of returning players back from a 16-7 state-qualifying team for third-year head coach A.J. Terry in the 2024 season.
Senior pitchers Roary Hunziker and …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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3/13/24
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