Gorillas advance to sub-regional championship round
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The third-seeded Gorillas pounded 16 hits and upended seventh-seeded Arkansas-Monticello 11-5 Saturday in the winners’ bracket final of the Mankato pod in the Central Region in Mankato, Minn.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/17/25
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Raiders run-rule Cherryvale to reach semifinals
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — Third-seeded Frontenac baseball punched its ticket to the Class 3A regional semifinals with a 14-4 run-rule win in six innings Wednesday night over Cherryvale at Mike Falletti …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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5/16/25
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Panthers run-rule Pleasanton in regional opener
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Third-seeded St. Mary’s Colgan baseball parlayed four runs in the first, eight in the second and three in the third into a 15-0 run-rule win in three innings Wednesday over Pleasanton in a …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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5/16/25
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Gorillas pound Henderson State 18-5 in Central Region opener
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Four home runs headlined a 17-hit attack as Pittsburg State pounded Henderson State 18-5 Thursday afternoon to open the Mankato pod in the Central Region baseball tournament at ISG Field in Mankato, Minn.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/15/25
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Galena's Jack Perry joins PSU basketball program
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GALENA, Kan. -- Jack Perry, the 6-foot-4 high-scoring guard from Galena High School, signed his letter to join Pittsburg State’s basketball team on Tuesday afternoon in front of family and friends outside the gymnasium lobby.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/13/25
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Gorillas to send 42 athletes to D2 outdoor track and field championships
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Six No. 1 seeds headline the Pittsburg State outdoor track and field team delegations who are going to Pueblo, Colo., next weekend for the NCAA Division II Championships.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/13/25
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Moss named new PHS boys coach
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Pittsburg High School will have two new head basketball coaches next season.
Last month, Pittsburg announced Tristan Gegg as the new girls basketball coach. And last week, the Purple Dragons …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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5/13/25
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Frontenac goes unbeaten to win CNC title
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COLUMBUS, Kan. — Frontenac softball completed an unbeaten run through CNC League play by sweeping rival Columbus on Thursday, 10-2 and 15-1 in five innings.
The Raiders scored their 25 …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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5/12/25
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Raiders clinch at least share of CNC title
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COLUMBUS, Kan. — Frontenac baseball ended a four-game losing streak, earned a split and clinched at least a share of the CNC League with a 13-5 win Thursday night against Columbus.
The …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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5/12/25
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Frontenac javelin thrower Kaden Long and the 4x100 relay of Kayden Chance, Jayden Houghton, Wyatt Frazier and Camden Ishimura set new school records in the 22-team Humboldt Invitational on Thursday.
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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5/12/25
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Dragons fall to Crusaders, Trojans
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ANDOVER, Kan.--The Pittsburg Purple Dragons traveled east to Andover Central High School for two weekend games, falling 5-0 on Friday against Kapaun Mount Carmel and 12-2 on Saturday against Andover.
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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5/10/25
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Gorillas' softball season ends with 5-1 loss to Mavericks
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Eighth-seeded Minnesota State collected four consecutive hits during a four-run fifth inning and beat fifth-seeded Pittsburg State 5-1 Friday afternoon in an elimination game in the NCAA Division II Central Region at Gerry Pinkston Stadium in Edmond, Okla.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/9/25
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Bishop, Hagan named athletes of the week
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Girard sophomore William Bishop and Northeast junior Destiny Hagan are the Morning Sun athletes of the week for the week ending May 3.
William Bishop
For the second straight week in a row, …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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5/9/25
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Hotze scores six goals on senior night
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The Pittsburg Purple Dragons honored their eight seniors before their home game on Thursday against the Chanute Blue Comets. Among the honorees was Pittsburg’s leading goal scorer, forward …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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5/9/25
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MIAA honors PSU track and field coaches
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Pittsburg State’s track and field coaching staff has been named the MIAA men’s and women’s coaching staff of the year for the 2025 outdoor season.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/9/25
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Fornelli to retire as PSU baseball coach
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Pittsburg State baseball coach Bob Fornelli is retiring at the end of this season, PSU athletics director Jim Johnson announced Friday.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/9/25
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Washburn upsets Gorillas 2-1 in MIAA Tournament
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Cooper Carlgren silenced Pittsburg State’s offense as Washburn knocked off the second-seeded Gorillas 2-1 Thursday afternoon in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinal round at Al Ortolani Field.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/8/25
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Rogers State nips Gorillas 2-1 in regional softball opener
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Kaylee Lyon’s single snapped a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning as fourth-seeded Rogers State nipped fifth-seeded Pittsburg 2-1 Thursday afternoon in the NCAA Division II Central Region pod at Gerry Pinkston Stadium in Edmond, Okla.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/8/25
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Gorillas entertain Washburn in MIAA Tournament
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Alex Rodgers’ offensive production as Pittsburg State’s leadoff batter comes as no surprise.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/7/25
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Gorillas face Hillcats in softball region opener
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Pittsburg State didn’t have to spend time on scouting reports before this week’s Division II Central Region softball tournament.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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5/7/25
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