Liberal, KS (www.westernkansasnews.com) – The Dodge City Conquistador Baseball team moved to the .500 mark on Sunday with a split decision in Conference play. Dodge City opened up the four game series with a pair of losses on Saturday, losing 4-2 and 8-2 to the Seward County Saints, as the Conqs could not get...

Pratt KS – Garden City Pitcher Bradley Spires went the distance Saturday in game one earning the win. It took Spires, 96 pitches to move Garden City to 4-1 in Jayhawk West play. In the bottom of the first Pratt’s Justin Crouch’s 3 run home run put Pratt up 3-0. BJ Dean’s RBI single...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – No. 1 seed Kansas will face No. 16 seed Western Kentucky on Friday in a South Regional first-round matchup between two teams with plenty of NCAA tournament experience. Kansas (29-5) received a No. 1 seed after earning a share of the Big 12 regular-season title and defeating Kansas State...

Topeka, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Area teams from southwest Kansas received sportsmanship awards today by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Teams that did not make it past the first round of their tournament competition earned a certificate for positive sportsmanship, while teams that played on Friday and Saturday that met the sportsmanship requirements received a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and sparked an 11-0 run in the second half, lifting No. 11 Kansas State past Texas 66-49 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. An all-conference senior who ranks in the top 10 in 14 of Kansas State’s career categories,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Ben McLemore scored 24 points to lead No. 7 Kansas to a 91-63 rout of Texas Tech on Thursday, setting up an intriguing date with Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. The regular-season co-champion, Kansas was pushed by Texas Tech in their meeting in Lubbock...

Colorado Springs, CO – Tamara Jones continues to rake in honors. Today she was recognized as an NJCAA Basketball All-American. The 6’1″ Prosser, WA Sophomore averaged 20.6ppg and 10 rebounds. Jumper was honored last week as the Jayhawk West Player of the Year, Jayhawk West 1st team and All-Region VI team. As a freshman...

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – The Kansas City Royals are sending former No. 1 overall draft pick Luke Hochevar to the bullpen after more than five seasons of shaky results in the starting rotation. Manager Ned Yost announced the decision Wednesday. Hochevar had been competing with Bruce Chen, Will Smith and Luis Mendoza for the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Alex Smith wanted to be with the Kansas City Chiefs. He ultimately got his wish. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback was introduced at a news conference at the Chiefs’ training facility on Wednesday, capping a whirlwind day of physicals and meetings. Smith was traded to Kansas City for...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas State and Kansas tied for the regular-season Big 12 title, but that doesn’t mean they feel very good about themselves entering the league tournament. The Wildcats lost a road game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, while the Jayhawks were routed by Baylor a few hours later in a...