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Nick Loftin Hits Second Game-Winner in Less Than a Week, Royals Beat Mets 3-2 to Avoid 3-Game Sweep

Monday, July 14

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Nick Loftin delivered his second game-winning hit in less than a week, driving in Tyler Tolbert from second base with a single in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 win over the New York Mets... Read More.

Monarchs blast 18 hits in Friday win, will look to clinch outright league title today

Saturday, July 12

The Hutchinson Monarchs clinched at least a share of the Jayhawk Collegiate League title on Saturday, as they won their 10th game in a row by beating the Kingman Islanders 17-4 on Friday in Kingman.The Monarchs will look to win the outright league championship... Read More.

Nick Loftin Hits 2-Run Homer in 7th, Walk-Off Single in 9th as Royals Beat Pirates 4-3

Wednesday, July 9

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the... Read More.

Former Royal Whit Merrifield Retires After Twice Leading MLB in Hits Over His 9 Seasons

Wednesday, June 25

Whit Merrifield is retiring after a nine-season career that included twice leading the MLB in hits and three trips to the All-Star Game.The 36-year-old posted on social media that the birth of his daughter last year played a role in the decision. Merrifield, a... Read More.

Nick Kurtz Hits a Solo Homer to Rally the Athletics to a 3-2 Win and Sweep of the Royals

Sunday, June 15

By Marc Bowman - The Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.Kurtz hit Carlos Estévez’s (2-2) fastball 411 feet to right-center... Read More.

HPAI hits Indiana again, this time in Kosciusko County

Thursday, March 27

Another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Indiana. The state board of animal health says HPAI was found in a commercial table egg pullet facility in northeast Indiana. Denise Derrer Spears says additional cases could impact efforts to rebuild the state’s poultry sector.... Read More.

Gabe Pyle Hits Another Game Winner in Double-Overtime Dogfight to Send McPherson to State Championship

Friday, March 14

SALINA, Kan. - McPherson High School senior Gabe Pyle hit his second game-winning buzzer beater at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina at the State Semifinals, giving McPherson the 52-50 double overtime victory over formerly unbeaten Ottawa and sending the Bullpups to their third... Read More.

Bethany’s Cuevas Hits First Career Grand Slam; Swedes Split with Rams

Monday, February 3

AUSTIN, Tex. (BethanySwedes.com) - The Bethany College Swedes Baseball team returned to Texas, this time Austin, Texas, to take on the Huston-Tillotson University Rams in a four-game series featuring all seven-inning games.Game 1The inaugural game of the series was a close contest until the... Read More.

HPAI hits two more operations in Indiana

Saturday, January 25

Two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in Indiana. The virus was detected at a nearly 20,000-bird commercial turkey operation in Adams County. The control area for that incident is in a portion of Adams and Jay Counties, with... Read More.

HPAI hits commercial turkey and egg laying facilities in Missouri

Thursday, January 23

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri. According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the virus has hit four commercial turkey farms in Jasper, Lawrence, and Newton counties, and more than 146,000 birds have been depopulated. It has also... Read More.

Forbes Hits 7 3’s as Lady Dragons Down Barton

Thursday, January 23

BOX SCOREHUTCHINSON, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) - Sophomore Landon Forbes had career bests for points and made 3-pointers as the No. 5-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team rallied from its first loss of the season on Saturday with a 17-point KJCCC victory over the Barton... Read More.

Dragon Girls Start Fast, Creed Hits 1,000 in Wins Over Vikings

Sunday, December 22

HALSTEAD, Kan. – The Smoky Valley Vikings hit the road for the first and last time in the 2024 portion of the high school basketball schedule, falling to Halstead in both girls and boys action on Friday night. The Halstead girls opened with a... Read More.