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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.
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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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