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Frontenac stays unbeaten, rolls to two victories
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FRONTENAC, Kan.-The Frontenac Raiders continued their blazing start to the season on Monday as they swept a doubleheader against Baxter Springs. The Raiders took the first game in six innings with a …
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4/26/23
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PSU's Childress named national athlete of week
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Pittsburg State jumper Auna Childress received two awards on Tuesday. Childress, a junior, was named the NCAA Division II Athlete of the Week for women's outdoor track and field by the United States …
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4/26/23
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Trojans falter in home matchup against Blue Comets
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GIRARD, Kan. -- The Chanute Blue Comets traveled to Girard and claimed a 4-1 victory in a low-scoring softball matchup Tuesday afternoon.We have to do a better job of limiting mistakes that create …
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By Dashuan Vereen [email protected]
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4/26/23
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Northeast softball routs Lancers to stay unbeaten
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The Northeast Vikings had to work to continue their undefeated season, at least for a little while.
In the end though, the hallmarks of this Northeast softball team, hitting and base running, …
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4/25/23
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Purple Dragons fall to Comets in walk-off fashion
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Pittsburg scored the first four runs in the game but a walk-off single in the bottom half of the seventh inning proved to be the decider as the Dragons dropped a heartbreaker in Chanute on Monday, …
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4/25/23
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Columbus captures road sweep over Colgan
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Kolt Ungeheuer opened the first inning in style for Columbus in its baseball doubleheader against St. Mary’s Colgan on Monday at Jaycee Ballpark.With runners on second and third with one out, …
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By Dashuan Vereen / dvereenmorningsun.net
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4/25/23
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St. Mary's-Colgan softball swept by Titans
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The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers dropped two games in run-rule fashion to the Columbus Titans on Monday in Pittsburg. The Titans jumped out to early leads in both games, earning a 16-0 win in five …
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4/25/23
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Pittsburg softball earns road win at Chanute
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Roary Hunziker’s eight strikeouts led Pittsburg softball to a road win over Chanute on Monday. Hunziker pitched the complete game, allowing four hits and two runs, as the Purple Dragons captured a …
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4/25/23
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Gorillas, Bearcats split softball twinbill
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Pittsburg State played long ball, and it played small ball. And the speed of Heather Arnett produced the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Gorillas downed Northwest Missouri 7-4 …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/25/23
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Gorillas win one game over Newman
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Pittsburg State tallied six runs in the second inning and rolled past Newman 13-1 Saturday afternoon in MIAA baseball action Saturday afternoon at Al Ortolani Field. The Jets, however, turned the …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/25/23
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Gorillas win 15 events at tune-up meet
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Pittsburg State's women's track and field team won nine events Saturday in the PSU Tune-Up Meet on Prentice Gudgen Track inside Carnie Smith Stadium. The Gorillas' men's team captured six first …
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4/25/23
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Lancers' Renn, Scales sign college letters
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Southeast High School seniors Easton Renn and Wyatt Scales have signed their college letters-of-intent. Renn signed to play baseball at Coffeyville Community College, and Scales signed to compete in …
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4/22/23
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Frontenac golf team off to strong start
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A veteran Frontenac boys golf team is off to a strong start this spring. The Raiders won their first three tournaments by an average of almost 17 strokes, and then they finished second, just one shot …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/22/23
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PSU announces 2023 volleyball schedule
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Pittsburg State's volleyball team will open the 2023 season on Sept. 1-2 at the Colorado School of Mines Invitational in Golden, Colo. The Gorillas make their home debut the next weekend with the …
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4/22/23
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Johnson, Kitchen named athletes of the week
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Frontenac softball’s Avery Johnson and baseball’s Bryant Kitchen have been named the Morning Sun’s high school athletes of the week for the week ending April 14. Avery Johnson Johnson appeared …
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By Dashuan Vereen [email protected]
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4/22/23
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Gorillas rally to clinch doubleheader sweep over Griffons
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“I’m still a little in shock because it was such a wild finish.” Count Pittsburg State coach Jenny Fuller among those who left the ballpark impressed with the Gorillas in their 4-3 comeback …
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By Dashuan Vereen [email protected]
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4/22/23
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Steele powers Jets past Gorillas
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Jenner Steele drove in five runs with two home runs, and Newman wiggled out of a ninth-inning jam to nip Pittsburg State 7-6 Friday night in an MIAA baseball series opener at Al Ortolani Field. …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/22/23
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Pittsburg baseball outlasts Carl Junction 17-12
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In a high-octane road matchup, Pittsburg scored four runs in the first, third and seventh frames to lead the Purple Dragons to a 17-12 win over Carl Junction on Friday. Carl Junction plated seven …
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4/22/23
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Panthers fall at home to Lamar
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The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers arguably outplayed the Lamar Tigers in five of the seven innings they played against the Tigers on Friday at Jaycee Field in Pittsburg.
The other two innings, …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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4/22/23
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Mays joins PSU women's basketball team
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Macie Mays, a high-scoring guard from El Dorado Springs (Mo.) High School, has signed a letter of intent to join Pittsburg State's women's basketball team, it was announced Thursday. The 5-foot-10 …
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4/21/23
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