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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.
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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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LEAGUE LEADER
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Nixon Brannan's batting average has made a big jump in his first season at Pittsburg State.He batted .299 last season at Division I Incarnate Word and .310 at North Central Texas College two years …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/21/23
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PSU to host Tune-Up Meet on Saturday
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As the outdoor track and field postseason approaches, the PSU Tune-Up Meet will be held Saturday on Prentice Gudgen Track inside Carnie Smith Stadium. Field events will start at 11 a.m., and running …
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4/21/23
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PSU softball to host Griffons, Bearcats
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Pittsburg State softball will look to snap out of its recent losing skid in two MIAA doubleheaders this weekend. “We have to build our confidence back up,” said coach Jenny Fuller. “And we have …
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By Dashuan Vereen [email protected]
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4/21/23
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Southeast baseball off to 9-1 start
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CHEROKEE, Kan. — The Southeast Lancers started the season 0-1 after a 3-0 loss to Jayhawk-Linn.
Sometimes, a team’s first game is indicative of how the rest of the year will go. For the …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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4/21/23
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Six schools comprise Fort Scott swim team
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The team name is Fort Scott High School. But actually, it's a collection of swimmers from different schools. The Tigers' girls swimming team is in a cooperative agreement with Pittsburg, St. Mary's …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/21/23
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Stokes going to Missouri State
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Now Lacy Stokes' family will travel east on Interstate 44 instead of west. Stokes, a two-time All-American guard at Missouri Southern, will transfer to Missouri State in Springfield, she announced …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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4/20/23
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Northeast defeats Uniontown, stays undefeated
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The Northeast Lady Vikings improved to 12-0 on the season with a 12-6 victory over the Uniontown Eagles in Uniontown on Tuesday. The game was rescheduled after being postponed on April 10.
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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4/20/23
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