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Chiefs’ Harrison Butker delivers commencement speech at Benedictine College
ATCHISON, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave the commencement address at Benedictine College on Saturday. Butker took the stage to inspire the Class of 2024 in a ceremony that took place at 10 a.m. He was named an Honorary Doctorate by the college as well, something he joked would allow him to request Chiefs play-by-play announcer Mitch Holthus to address him by a different nickname than “Butt-kicker.”
Bishop Ward hopes to add to school’s rich baseball tradition with another state title run
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Since opening its doors in 1908, Bishop Ward High School has built a reputation. “It’s known for baseball, right?” said head baseball coach Zach Harris. “So when I got hired, it was one of the main things. ‘Get it back to where it was.’”
KC Sports Tonight: Royals travel west to take on the Angels, and a local high school team makes history!
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Neal Jones and Marleah Campbell share their thoughts on the latest Rashee Rice news, plus they dive into the Royals’ west coast trip. And the Blue Valley North ran the fastest 4x400 in Kansas history!. Join us for KC Sports tonight Monday through Friday...
Explorers drop season opener in 4-0 loss to Kansas City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights from the Sioux City Explorers season opener against the Kansas City Monarchs. The X’s were defeated by the Monarchs, 4-0. Sioux City will look to earn its first win of the season in Game 2 of the series with the Monarchs tomorrow at 6:05 p.m.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS ANNOUNCE CASTING CROWNS CONCERT COMING TO KAUFFMAN STADIUM
KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The Kansas City Royals today announced plans for this year’s Faith Night set to take place at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, July 20. This year’s event will feature the contemporary Christian rock band Casting Crowns who will perform a live concert following the game. Since...
USD softball falls twice Thursday, ends season
BROOKINGS, S.D. (USD) — South Dakota (23-30) fell to South Dakota State and Kansas City on day two of the Summit League Tournament in Brookings. SDSU 7, USD 0The first game of the day was stayed close as it was a scoreless affair for the first two and a half innings. South Dakota State struck first and […]
CPKC Stadium to host The Women's Cup in August, featuring 4 teams, including KC Current
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — CPKC Stadium will host The Women's Cup (TWC), a four-team tournament, in August, the Kansas City Current announced Friday. The tournament will take place from Aug. 14 and Aug. 17. It will feature a $100,000 prize pool. It will feature the hometown KC Current, the...
Former Seaman softball star given two major awards
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Seaman alum Aspen Burgardt (’23) has been named the Division II Softball All-KJCCC/REGION VI Most Valuable Player and Freshman of the Year. The former Viking leads KJCCC Division II in batting average (.524), and runs batted in (80). Her 23 home runs tie for second in the conference this season. She boasts a team-leading 28 doubles and an on-base percentage of .580.
Saints Season Ends at Kansas City
Seward County entered Friday’s contest with their season on the line in Kansas City as they faced the Blue Devils in game two of round one of the Region VI Playoffs and unfortunately despite a few key scores early on for SCCC, they could not overcome the hot hitting of KCK as they fell 14-3 to end their 2024 season.
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