Girard head coach Christen Jackson knew she was approaching a milestone. “Somebody asked me last year how many wins I had,” Jackson said. “I was able to go back and look and … more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pittsburg State isn’t shooting the arrows this season. The target is squarely on the back of the Gorillas. … more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pittsburg State was the surprise MIAA men’s basketball team last season, finishing in third place during the regular season, second in the postseason tournament and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. There are no surprises this season as the Gorillas are picked third in the coaches preseason poll that was released Tuesday morning to tip off the league’s media day at the College Basketball Experience. more

There wasn’t any special ceremony scheduled when Mickey Nichol signed to play baseball at Pittsburg State. more

The Pittsburg Dragons improved to 4-1 on the season with a 42-14 win Friday night against Paola at Panther Stadium. The Dragons found ways to score from their defense and special teams in … more

Early in the second half, Pittsburg State’s football team and its fans were looking for a spark. Trailing 13-10, the Gorillas scored two touchdowns in a 43-second span en route to a 31-20 victory over Missouri Western on Saturday afternoon at Carnie Smith Stadium. more

Taking control on the opening drive, undefeated Frontenac blanked Parsons 21-0 on Friday night in a Class 3A District 1 game at Marvel Park in Parsons. more

Mark Smith, who was a football, basketball and baseball standout at St. Mary’s Colgan, thought baseball might be his college sport. more

Amanda Davied enrolled at Pittsburg State as a freshman in the fall of 1999. She didn’t realize that 25 years later, she would still be on campus. more

St. Mary’s Colgan sophomore running back Lane Stultz and Colgan sophomore spiker Bella Ascanio are the Morning Sun athletes of the week for the week ending Sept. 28. Lane Stultz … more

ARMA, Kan.--A thrilling game came to an unfortunate end on Friday night when Northeast’s Timothy Stansbury was injured midway through the fourth quarter of Northeast’s … more

Pittsburg built a 21-0 lead in the first quarter en route to a 42-14 victory over Paola on Friday night in high school football action in Paola. more

The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers only started offense on their side of the field once Friday night and they parlayed a series of short fields into a 56-0 halftime lead and final score against … more

McKenna Robinson’s demeanor seldom changes. more

Pittsburg assistant coach Johnathan Stark talked with all the Dragon players after practice last Wednesday about the importance of special teams to the final outcome of the game last Friday between … more

The NAIA ran its indoor track and field national championships in the early 1980s at Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City. more

CHEROKEE, Kan. — The Southeast boys finished second on their home course Thursday in the Lancer Invitational at the Weir Baptist Camp, their 41 points a dozen behind team champion Labette … more

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For two-thirds of the match, Pittsburg State and Nebraska Kearney were scoreless. But then came a flurry of goals – the last three in a five-minute span – and the Gorillas and undefeated Lopers battled to a 2-2 draw in an MIAA women’s soccer opener on Friday afternoon at the Gorilla Soccer Pitch. more

Beginning and finishing the game with identical plays, St. Mary’s Colgan rolled past Pleasanton 66-8 Friday night in a Class 1A District 1 football opener at Hutchinson Field. more