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Jenny Fuller leaves PSU for Division I job
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It wasn’t that many days ago that Pittsburg State softball coach Jenny Fuller conducted a camp for young players.
Now, she’s leaving town.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/26/24
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Gorillas picked second behind Mules in MIAA football polls
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Pittsburg State has lost one MIAA football game in the last two seasons, marching undefeated to the 2022 league title and sharing last year’s crown with Central Missouri.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/25/24
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Pitt State golfers report on Aug. 22
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For the first time in 10 years, Pittsburg State will have a men’s golf team.
Coach Nick Long has assembled an 11-man roster, and the players will report on Aug. 22 for the first practice.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/25/24
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Players prepare during summer for football season
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Fall football camp at Pittsburg State begins Aug. 6, but the Gorillas have been preparing in player-led activities during June and July.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/25/24
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Girard graduate Derrick Mein aims for medal at Olympics
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Derrick Mein is aiming high.
“I really feel like the opportunity is right for me to win a medal,” he said. “That’s what I have my sights on.”
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/21/24
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Wayne Metcalf helps Baxter Springs Little League for 58 years
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Wayne Metcalf landed in Baxter Springs because he couldn’t get back into his home state.
And Little League Baseball should be forever grateful.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/21/24
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Riverton 12U upends Pittsburg in state tournament
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BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — The Pittsburg 12-under All-Stars took a 11-0 run-rule loss in four innings Tuesday night against Riverton in the Kansas Little League state tournament at Wayne Metcalf …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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7/18/24
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Fuller leads Future Gorilla camp
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Pittsburg State softball head coach Jeny Fuller and her team led the final day of the Jenny Fuller softball camps on Tuesday at Pittsburg State University.
The camp featured grades 5-7 in the …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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7/17/24
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Patriots split zone tourney twinbill
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The Pittsburg Post 64 Patriots split the first two games of the zone tournament on Friday, defeating Garnett 6-3 and falling 4-3 in walk-off fashion against Iola in eight innings in the nightcap at …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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7/15/24
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Lallemand's baseball love starts in Girard
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Crowder College baseball coach Travis Lallemand graduated from Girard High School in 1994 and he said that he thinks about his experiences growing up and playing sports in Girard all the time.
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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7/15/24
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Post 64 juniors look for state berth
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The Pittsburg Post 64 juniors will be looking to return to the American Legion single A Kansas state tournament when the Patriots host the zone championship this weekend at Jaycee Park.
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By Kalon Fulerton [email protected]
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7/12/24
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Kansas State boasts veterans in trenches
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What is Kansas State’s outlook for the upcoming football season?
The Wildcats were voted second behind newcomer Utah in the Big 12 Conference preseason poll, but they didn’t have a single player on the preseason all-conference team.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/12/24
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Jayhawks to play all road games in 2024 football season
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It’s a season of travel for the Kansas football team.
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7/12/24
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Brown named girls prep athlete of the year
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St. Mary’s Colgan senior Lily Brown has been named the Morning Sun girls prep athlete of the year.
Brown ended her high school career in style as a three-sport athlete. She was a state …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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7/11/24
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Groff named Pittsburg girls tennis coach
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The Pittsburg Purple Dragons will have a new girls tennis coach.
Soli Groff will take over this fall after teaching history at Pittsburg High School for the past two years.
“I …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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7/10/24
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Farabi leads Colgan youth camp
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St. Mary’s Colgan head coach Abby Farabi and members of the Colgan high school girls basketball team led the way at the 14th annual St. Mary’s Colgan girls basketball youth camp that …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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7/10/24
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Harrell selected boys prep athlete of the year
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St. Mary’s Colgan senior three-sport standout Tucker Harrell has been named the Morning Sun boys athlete of the year for the 2023-24 school year.
Playing quarterback and free safety for a …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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7/9/24
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MARATHON MAN
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It began innocently 25 years ago, became serious around 2010, then became a mission about five years ago.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/6/24
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Powers named boys tennis athlete of the year
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Pittsburg senior Isaiah Powers has been named the Morning Sun boys tennis player of the year by the Morning Sun sports department.
Powers finished his career with a successful season, …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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7/5/24
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Tinch finishes fourth at U.S. Olympic Trials, just misses spot on Team USA
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Cordell Tinch ran his fastest time of the season.
But he fell just short of making the United States track and field team for the Summer Olympics next month in Paris.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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6/28/24
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