Rice County Sports
LeBlanc, Mungarrieta, Rahe Earn National Postseason Honors
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Following another historic Kansas Baseball season, Tyson LeBlanc, Augusto Mungarrieta and Boede Rahe all earned postseason awards from various national outlets.
LeBlanc received First Team All-American by Perfect Game, Second Team All-American from... Read More.
West Eight-Man I Squad, East Eight-Man II Team Post Shutouts for 2nd Straight Year
The 41st annual Kansas Eight-Man All-Star Games took place Saturday at Trojan Field in Beloit.
The West team won the Eight-Man I All-Star Game 52-0 and the East team shut out the West 30-0 in the Eight-Man II All-Star Game.
In 2025, the West Division I... Read More.
Area Athletes Named Finalists for Prestigious Awards
WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita Sports Commission has released their finalists for their prestigious Athlete of the Year awards in 2026. Among the six combined finalists for the boys and girls awards, three are from the Ad Astra Radio area.
Sterling's Chelsie Brown is one... Read More.
Dan Fitzgerald Named Perfect Game’s National Coach of the Year
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Baseball head coach Dan Fitzgerald was named the 2026 Perfect Game College Coach of the Year on Tuesday. Fitzgerald is the first National Coach of the Year in Kansas history.
Fitzgerald, the back-to-back Big 12 Coach of the Year,... Read More.
Chiefs Wrap Up Mandatory Minicamp at the Team Facility
The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up mandatory minicamp at the team facility on Thursday, marking the final set of offseason activities before training camp kicks off next month.
"It's great to get these young guys in and our new players incorporated in the offense, defense... Read More.
Area Softball, Baseball Coaches are Finalists for Sports in Kansas Coach of the Year
Sports in Kansas released its finalists Wednesday for Softball Coach of the Year and Baseball Coach of the Year.
Area softball coaches listed as finalists are Shawn Behr, Great Bend (5A); Stephanie Patterson, McPherson (4A); Erin Carney, Andale/Garden Plain (4A); Darin Ashworth, Haven (3A); Tyler... Read More.
Flag Football Postseason Format, Basketball Rule Changes Highlight Upcoming KSHSAA Executive Board Meeting
Flag football will be on the agenda for the Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Board agenda when the board meets Wednesday and Thursday at the KSHSAA office in Topeka, 601 SW Commerce Place.
The June meeting is used to finalize 2026-27 activity manuals,... Read More.
Shaun Craft named new Little River AD
Little River High School’s new athletic director is Shaun Craft, formerly of Marion High School.
Craft announced that he accepted the Little River AD post last Friday.
Craft replaces former Little River athletic director/head boys basketball coach Erik Base, who accepted the head boys basketball coach... Read More.
28 Kansas High Schools Will Field Girls Flag Football Teams this Fall
For the 2026-27 school year, 28 Kansas high schools are officially fielding girls flag football teams.
Following a successful multi-year pilot program, the Kansas State High School Activities Association officially sanctioned the sport 61-1 in a vote on April 23.
The agenda for the KSHSAA Executive... Read More.
Witt Exits with Sore Knee, but Royals Optimistic it Isn’t Serious
MINNEAPOLIS – An achy knee that kept progressing throughout Sunday’s game was ultimately enough for Bobby Witt Jr. to have to exit in the seventh inning of the Royals’ eventual 6-5 win over the Twins, but he and the Royals are optimistic... Read More.
Record-Setting Baseball Season Ends in Lawrence Super Regional
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Baseball's historic 2026 season came to an end after a 13-2 loss to Oklahoma in the Lawrence Super Regional. Kansas finished the year by tying the school record with 45 wins and hosting the first ever Lawrence Regional and Lawrence Super... Read More.
