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Skaters from Kansas and several other states took part in a roller derby on Saturday.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After announcing that Wichita State would not be going forward with former interim head coach Loren Hibbs just five days prior, D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers reports that Kevin Saal’s next hire at Wichita State will be Washington State’s Brian Green. At Washington State, Green...

WICHITA, Kan. — The Wizards (6-3) finished the non-conference weekend a perfect 2-0. Sunday's victory against the Fort Riley Big Red One (12-8) did not come without some adversity on Armed Forces Day. D'Quan Lynch of the Big Red One scored 22 of his game-high 40 points in the...

The Olathe North seniors once again put on a show at their future collegiate home.

A modest but excited Courtney Davis has been a part of Special Olympics Kansas for over 20 years. He was recently nominated by the organization to travel to Berlin for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023. Davis will run a torch with law enforcement officers to the final leg...

The city has 12 splash pads.

The U8 Hays Havoc Girls Soccer Team finished their 2023 spring season with a perfect 8-0 in league play. The eight games were played across three Saturday’s down in Wichita. League play kicked off on March 4th with a win as the Havoc upended FC Wichita 4-1. The girls...

Haidyn Thompson led the Garden Plains girls to another team title with a breakout state meet.

WICHITA, KS – The Tulsa Drillers jumped on the Wind Surge early scoring five first inning runs and defeated Wichita for the third consecutive game 8-1 on Saturday. Tulsa loaded the bases with a pair of hits and a walk and Imanol Vargas hammered a grand-slam four batters into the game and then Eddys Leonard followed with a solo home run to extend the lead to 5-0.

Three individual golds, six school records, get Tigers to top of final team standings WICHITA – The Class 1A state track championship wasn’t decided until the event of the final event of the weekend at the Kansas State Track & Field Championships in Wichita. The Washington County High School girls were in contention for a team title as they put up points in almost all of their events during…

The Shreveport Mavericks took the first step to attempt to become the only team to win back-to-back TBL championships. Shreveport was out their powerhouse player Paul Parks but Winford Ross-Holmes came off the bench to pull in a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds to help win the first game in the best-of-three series. Patrick Meyers again had a big night with 27 points and 5 assists. Tyronne Jordan nailed 26 points. Kadavion Evans scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jevonlean Hedgemon added 10 points with 7 rebounds. Jeffrey Boyd contributed 10 points.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - While the Mavericks were in Wichita, their hearts were in Northwest Louisiana. Supporters of the Ark-La-Tex’s professional basketball team gathered at Rotolo’s on East 70th in Shreveport, as the team competed in Game One of the TBL first-round playoff series. Steve Tucker’s crew earned...

WICHITA, Kan. - Sydney McKinney went a perfect 3-for-3 on All-America Teams, earning First Team honors from Softball America Thursday morning, while Lauren Lucas was named a Third Team All-American. With Softball America announcing its All-America Teams Thursday, McKinney finishes her career as a First Team All-American from all three...

Concerns about the level of Cheney Reservoir haven’t been an issue since the summer of 2013, but those concerns are on the table again due to the current drought. Utah family moving to Wichita starting over after truck, trailer stolen. Updated: 3 hours ago. A Utah family moving to...

WICHITA, Kan.—The second quarter of the TBL Conference round 2 playoff game between the Wichita Sky Kings and the Shreveport Mavericks proved to be significant as the Sky Kings had just taken a 41-29 lead over the defending National Champion Mavericks with 4:30 to go in the quarter. After "peel the paint off the floor" pep talk by Shreveport's head coach Steve Tucker, the Mavericks responded with three long range baskets by Shreveport's Ta Jordon and another two point basket over the next 90 seconds made the score 43-41 Sky Kings. The momentum swing had the Mavericks only trailing by 1 at the half 48-47.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Junior Blues have been awfully impressive this past few years and they cap it off with a Third Place trophy in Wichita. Washburn Rural was senior heavy this season but this was a team that gelled very easily. Their record proves that at 15-5-1. Also, this is the ninth straight season they’ve qualified for the state tournament, 10th overall in school history.

The Special Olympics torch is now well on its way to Wichita for the annual State Games. The torch left Emporia shortly after 9 am, with law enforcement and Special Olympians parading down Commercial Street to Hetlinger Developmental Services for a brief stop. Executive Director Jill Burton says the event highlights the longstanding community support for those with developmental disabilities.

Here’s an update from the Kansas City golf event, which features a three-way tie for the lead after Day 1.

The Kansas Special Olympics Summer Games returns to Maize South High School this weekend. The games commenced with soccer, tennis, and cycling Friday afternoon, followed by the opening ceremony in the evening. The track and field meet will begin Saturday morning.