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Ninety-two Pittsburg State student-athletes earned recognition for their work inside the classroom from the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association with the release of the 2022-23 D2 ADA Academic …
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8/4/23
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Gorillas hold first practice Monday
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The Pittsburg State Gorillas open their 2023 preseason camp with their first practice Monday at Carnie Smith Stadium.
The Gorillas begin practice bright and early at 9:15 a.m. Monday through …
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8/4/23
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Fears’ walk-off single powers Pittsburg in regional opener
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The Pittsburg Post 64 Patriots came from behind again to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat on Wednesday in the first game of Mid-South Regional play in Pelham, Alabama. Quinten Fears delivered …
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8/4/23
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Home run key in Pittsburg’s success at state tournament
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The home run powered the Pittsburg 12-under All-Stars into winning the Kansas Little League state tournament in Baxter Springs.
“The excitement that comes out of that dugout when you hit a …
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8/3/23
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Pittsburg 12U opens regional tournament Friday
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The Pittsburg 12-under All-Stars have felt a little bit like celebrities after they won the Kansas Little League state championship on July 21 in Baxter Springs.
Their celebrity gets to last at …
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By Brock Sisney / [email protected]
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8/3/23
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Pittsburg Dragons host junior football camp
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Pittsburg head coach Josh Lattimer and the Purple Dragons held their annual two-day Junior Dragons Football Camp at Pittsburg High School this week. The Dragons hosted kindergarten through second …
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By Kalon Fullerton / [email protected]
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8/2/23
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Frontenac 10U All-Stars begin World Series play
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac 10U All-Star team will head to the 2023 10U Cal Ripken World Series after clinching the regional title in Garden City last Saturday. The All Stars, coached by …
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8/2/23
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Football season ever steadily approaches us.
Last week, both coaches and media around the MIAA selected Pittsburg State to be the No. 1 team in the conference during the upcoming 2023 season.
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8/1/23
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The Pittsburg Post 64 American Legion Patriots will travel to Pelham, Alabama for the 2023 American Legion Mid-South regional tournament for the third consecutive year after sweeping Iola in the …
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8/1/23
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Natalie Talent takes charge of Pittsburg girls soccer
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The Pittsburg girls soccer program, fresh off its most successful season, enters a new era.
After racking up the most victories in program history with an 8-6 record that saw them host a …
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8/1/23
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Barracudas fare well in conference meet
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The Pittsburg Barracudas YMCA swim team hosted a dozen teams from four different states Saturday and Sunday in the Tri-State Conference B Championships at the YMCA pool.
“Overall, it was a …
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8/1/23
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Commissioners help Little League team dream
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GIRARD, Kan. — At Tuesday’s meeting, Crawford County Commissioners granted $500 to the Pittsburg Little League All-Stars for a trip to Indianapolis, Indiana, to play the Regional World …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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7/26/23
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Special Olympics Kansas holds LETR, state powerlifting
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) hosted its first-ever state-level competition in Pittsburg on Friday as 66 Special Olympians gathered at Pittsburg High School for an afternoon of …
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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7/22/23
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Pittsburg Parks & Recreation introduces summer T-Ball program
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PITTSBURG, Kan. – Is that little rugrat you are raising possibly the next Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, or George Brett?
The Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday it is …
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7/18/23
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New wrestling camp draws instant success
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It started 13 years ago as the True Blue Wrestling Camp in Chanute. But when Andy Albright left Chanute to become the girls wrestling coach at Frontenac, the camp also moved. The Black Diamond …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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7/1/23
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Mario Menghini named boys athlete of year
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Frontenac senior Mario Menghini has been named the Morning Sun boys high school athlete of the year for the 2022-23 school year. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Menghini, who signed in February to play …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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7/1/23
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Dodgers to honor Bill Russell, legendary infield
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Pittsburg native Bill Russell can't believe it's been that long. "We've all said where does time fly," he said Thursday afternoon. "I was talking to Jack Lemon (former barber in Pittsburg) a while …
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By Jim Henry
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6/23/23
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Pitt State signee makes history at state track meet
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A Pittsburg State signee made history at last month’s KSHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Wichita.
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By Jim Henry / [email protected]
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6/18/23
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Tucker Harrell named boys track and field athlete of the year
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St. Mary’s Colgan junior Tucker Harrell has been named the Morning Sun’s boys track and field athlete of the year after starring in multiple events this year.
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By Dashuan Vereen / [email protected]
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6/17/23
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Post 64 wins twice in tournament
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The Pittsburg American Legion Post 64 Patriots kicked off a weekend tournament with two victories at Al Ortolani Field at Pittsburg State on Friday morning, defeating Fort Scott Legion 2-1 before a 10-3 victory in six innings against Natural Baseball Academy of Olathe.
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By Kalon Fullerton / [email protected]
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6/17/23
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