KANSAS CITY, Mo. –&nbsp;The Chiefs and the Kansas City community raised more than $900,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City (RMHC-KC) through flag sales during the 30th&nbsp;edition of Red Friday on Sept. 10. 

Over the past nine years, Red Friday sales have raised $3.7 million to help RMHC-KC continue its mission of keeping families close in times of sickness and need.

Through a partnership with McDonald’s, the eighth edition of the Red Friday flag was sold in all Kansas City- and St. Joseph-area McDonald’s locations and Kansas City Hy-Vee stores for a minimum donation of $5. For the fifth year in a row, the flags were also sold online and available for shipping around the world. The donation is the second-highest Red Friday contribution since the club began selling flags prior to the start of the 2014 season.

“The power of Chiefs Kingdom is so inspiring – it helps us see that when we unite as a city, we can make a big difference to families with seriously ill children, $5 at a time,” Tami Greenberg, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, said. “A huge thank you to the Hunt family, the Chiefs organization and each person who bought a flag this year for making an extraordinary impact on the lives of sick kids and their families in KC and beyond."

With this year’s donation, more than $3.7 million has been directed to assisting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City as they reduce the burden of childhood illness on children and their families by providing a “home away from home” while the children are receiving medical care in Kansas City-area hospitals. For more information on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rmhckc.org/" target="_blank">www.rmhckc.org/</a>.

“Red Friday continues to demonstrate the kindness and giving spirit of Chiefs Kingdom locally and across the globe,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “We have a strong relationship with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City and understand how their work keeps families safe and comfortable in what can be tremendously difficult times. We are so proud and grateful to join with McDonald’s, our community partners and Chiefs fans everywhere to make this donation to help further the work that RMHC-KC is doing for families in our community and throughout the region.”

For the fifth-consecutive year, Red Friday made a stop in Springfield, Missouri. In alignment with Red Friday in Kansas City, Red Friday flags were available at 55 McDonald’s locations in Springfield and surrounding areas, as well as the Springfield Hy-Vee, for a minimum donation of $5. More than $87,000 was raised to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks. Red Friday flags were also sold at nine Topeka-area McDonald’s locations, with more than $45,000 being raised to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Kansas.

Red Friday honors the long-standing tradition of selling team-themed commemorative items around the city to raise money for local charities that was started by Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt and the Chiefs Red Coaters. Since the inception of Red Friday, newspaper, magazine and flag sales have raised more than $4.2 million for local charities, with an emphasis on assisting youth in need.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. –&nbsp;The Chiefs and the Kansas City community raised more than $900,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City (RMHC-KC) through flag sales during the 30th&nbsp;edition of Red Friday on Sept. 10. Over the past nine years, Red Friday sales have raised $3.7 million to help RMHC-KC continue its mission of keeping families close in times of sickness and need.Through a partnership with McDonald’s, the eighth edition of the Red Friday flag was sold in all Kansas City- and St. Joseph-area McDonald’s locations and Kansas City Hy-Vee stores for a minimum donation of $5. For the fifth year in a row, the flags were also sold online and available for shipping around the world. The donation is the second-highest Red Friday contribution since the club began selling flags prior to the start of the 2014 season.“The power of Chiefs Kingdom is so inspiring – it helps us see that when we unite as a city, we can make a big difference to families with seriously ill children, $5 at a time,” Tami Greenberg, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, said. “A huge thank you to the Hunt family, the Chiefs organization and each person who bought a flag this year for making an extraordinary impact on the lives of sick kids and their families in KC and beyond."With this year’s donation, more than $3.7 million has been directed to assisting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City as they reduce the burden of childhood illness on children and their families by providing a “home away from home” while the children are receiving medical care in Kansas City-area hospitals. For more information on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rmhckc.org/" target="_blank">www.rmhckc.org/</a>.“Red Friday continues to demonstrate the kindness and giving spirit of Chiefs Kingdom locally and across the globe,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “We have a strong relationship with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City and understand how their work keeps families safe and comfortable in what can be tremendously difficult times. We are so proud and grateful to join with McDonald’s, our community partners and Chiefs fans everywhere to make this donation to help further the work that RMHC-KC is doing for families in our community and throughout the region.”For the fifth-consecutive year, Red Friday made a stop in Springfield, Missouri. In alignment with Red Friday in Kansas City, Red Friday flags were available at 55 McDonald’s locations in Springfield and surrounding areas, as well as the Springfield Hy-Vee, for a minimum donation of $5. More than $87,000 was raised to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks. Red Friday flags were also sold at nine Topeka-area McDonald’s locations, with more than $45,000 being raised to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Kansas.Red Friday honors the long-standing tradition of selling team-themed commemorative items around the city to raise money for local charities that was started by Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt and the Chiefs Red Coaters. Since the inception of Red Friday, newspaper, magazine and flag sales have raised more than $4.2 million for local charities, with an emphasis on assisting youth in need.-<a href="http://chiefs.com">CHIEFS</a>-

Chiefs' red flag sales raise more than $900,000 for charity

IRVING, Texas&nbsp;– Kansas freshman outside hitter/libero Caroline Bien has been named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week for the second straight week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Bien averaged 10.7 kills and hit .387 as Kansas won the Jayhawk Classic with wins against Kansas City, Missouri State and Albany. KU opened the weekend ending Kansas City's eight-match winning streak and followed that ending Missouri State's six-match winning streak. A native of Overland Park, Bien's 14 kills against Kansas City tied her season/career high as she posted a .565 hitting percentage against the Roos. In the win versus Missouri State, Bien had 10 kills for the sixth time this season and she hit .444 against the Bears. Her 16 digs against Missouri State were her second most this year. The 2021 Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year, last week Bien won the Big 12 Rookie of the Week honor as the Jayhawks won the Kansas Invitational going 3-0 in the event. Kansas (8-3) has won six-straight matches heading into Big 12 play. Preseason pick No. 4 by the league coaches, the Jayhawks open league competition at Texas Tech (10-3), Sept. 24-25, with both matches starting at 6 p.m. (Central).&nbsp;&nbsp;

-<a href="http://kuathletics.com">kuathletics.com</a>-

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 </figure>IRVING, Texas&nbsp;– Kansas freshman outside hitter/libero Caroline Bien has been named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week for the second straight week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Bien averaged 10.7 kills and hit .387 as Kansas won the Jayhawk Classic with wins against Kansas City, Missouri State and Albany. KU opened the weekend ending Kansas City's eight-match winning streak and followed that ending Missouri State's six-match winning streak. A native of Overland Park, Bien's 14 kills against Kansas City tied her season/career high as she posted a .565 hitting percentage against the Roos. In the win versus Missouri State, Bien had 10 kills for the sixth time this season and she hit .444 against the Bears. Her 16 digs against Missouri State were her second most this year. The 2021 Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year, last week Bien won the Big 12 Rookie of the Week honor as the Jayhawks won the Kansas Invitational going 3-0 in the event. Kansas (8-3) has won six-straight matches heading into Big 12 play. Preseason pick No. 4 by the league coaches, the Jayhawks open league competition at Texas Tech (10-3), Sept. 24-25, with both matches starting at 6 p.m. (Central).&nbsp;&nbsp;-<a href="http://kuathletics.com">kuathletics.com</a>-

KU's Bien earns Big 12 honor for second consecutive week

WICHITA —&nbsp;Kansas Wesleyan's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12703">Isaiah Randalle</a>&nbsp;(JR/Sacramento, Calif.) and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12720">Devonta Brooks</a>&nbsp;(SR/Cleveland, Ohio) have earned this week's KCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday.

The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Sept. 13-19&nbsp;by a vote of conference sports information directors.

Randalle had his best night as a Coyote in the 31-24 win over then-No. 10 ranked Bethel in North Newton. Randalle threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns as the Coyotes rallied from a 24-17 deficit in the final 12 minutes of the game to win. His 405 yards passing is the most for a KWU quarterback since&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12136">Johnny Feauto</a>&nbsp;threw for 414 against Avila in 2019. He completed 63 percent of his passes with a 168.2 passing efficiency rating. He also helped KWU's offense score 31 points against Bethel's defense that had only allowed 3 points and 200 yards per game in its first two contests.

Brooks was huge for the KWU defense as the Coyotes rallied to defeat then-No. 10 ranked Bethel 31-24. Brooks and the rest of the KWU defense held Bethel to only three second-half points while the KWU offense rallied for the win. Brooks was a huge asset to the defense with an intereception (rare against Bethel and their run-heavy offense), and also had four tackles, including a sack. The sack was on the final drive for Bethel. The sack, a loss of 10 yards, forced Bethel to try to spike the ball to stop the clock, but the play ended up being a penalty and caused the end of the game due to a 10-second runoff of the clock.

COYOTES MOVE UP TO NO. 12 IN NAIA TOP 25 Coming off Saturday's win over Bethel, the Coyotes moved up four spots in the FirstDown PlayBook NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll released on Monday by the NAIA National Office.

The Coyotes are 3-0 on the season and in the KCAC after defeating Bethel 31-24 on Saturday in North Newton for KWU's 13th&nbsp;straight win over the Threshers.

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) remains atop the poll earning 418 points in the poll and 17 of 18 first-place votes. Northwestern is ranked No. 2, Morningside No. 3, Grand View No. 4 and Concordia (Mich.) No. 5 to round out the Top 5 in the poll. Morningside received the other first-place vote in the poll.

Three other KCAC teams were ranked in the poll. Avila is No. 15, Bethel fell to No. 18, and Southwestern is No. 22.

KWU is back in action on Saturday as the Coyotes head to Lindsborg to take on Bethany at 7 p.m. at Anderson Stadium.

-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

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 </figure>WICHITA —&nbsp;Kansas Wesleyan's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12703">Isaiah Randalle</a>&nbsp;(JR/Sacramento, Calif.) and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12720">Devonta Brooks</a>&nbsp;(SR/Cleveland, Ohio) have earned this week's KCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Sept. 13-19&nbsp;by a vote of conference sports information directors.Randalle had his best night as a Coyote in the 31-24 win over then-No. 10 ranked Bethel in North Newton. Randalle threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns as the Coyotes rallied from a 24-17 deficit in the final 12 minutes of the game to win. His 405 yards passing is the most for a KWU quarterback since&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12136">Johnny Feauto</a>&nbsp;threw for 414 against Avila in 2019. He completed 63 percent of his passes with a 168.2 passing efficiency rating. He also helped KWU's offense score 31 points against Bethel's defense that had only allowed 3 points and 200 yards per game in its first two contests.Brooks was huge for the KWU defense as the Coyotes rallied to defeat then-No. 10 ranked Bethel 31-24. Brooks and the rest of the KWU defense held Bethel to only three second-half points while the KWU offense rallied for the win. Brooks was a huge asset to the defense with an intereception (rare against Bethel and their run-heavy offense), and also had four tackles, including a sack. The sack was on the final drive for Bethel. The sack, a loss of 10 yards, forced Bethel to try to spike the ball to stop the clock, but the play ended up being a penalty and caused the end of the game due to a 10-second runoff of the clock.COYOTES MOVE UP TO NO. 12 IN NAIA TOP 25 Coming off Saturday's win over Bethel, the Coyotes moved up four spots in the FirstDown PlayBook NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll released on Monday by the NAIA National Office.The Coyotes are 3-0 on the season and in the KCAC after defeating Bethel 31-24 on Saturday in North Newton for KWU's 13th&nbsp;straight win over the Threshers.Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) remains atop the poll earning 418 points in the poll and 17 of 18 first-place votes. Northwestern is ranked No. 2, Morningside No. 3, Grand View No. 4 and Concordia (Mich.) No. 5 to round out the Top 5 in the poll. Morningside received the other first-place vote in the poll.Three other KCAC teams were ranked in the poll. Avila is No. 15, Bethel fell to No. 18, and Southwestern is No. 22.KWU is back in action on Saturday as the Coyotes head to Lindsborg to take on Bethany at 7 p.m. at Anderson Stadium.-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

KWU's Randalle, Brooks earn KCAC honors; Coyotes up to No. 12

CONCORDIA - For the first time in his career, Cloud County Community College sophomore cross country runner&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4d68e09a-ee09-43a9-937c-313af9827ae2?elinkdata=3263" target="_blank">Awet Beraki</a>&nbsp;has been named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference men's runner of the week for his performance at the 2021 Greeno/Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Running a lifetime personal-best of 24:14.12 on the 8K course, Beraki would finish in fourth-place overall amongst a field of 215 runners. The top-four runners in the field would all be NJCAA athletes as the meet featured nine NCAA, eight NAIA, and eight NJCAA schools competing. Of the eight NJCAA schools represented, three of the top-five in the most recent United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association Top-25 poll took part in the meet. The award marks the second Athlete of the Week Award for Beraki dating back to last year when he was named NJCAA Division I Cross Country Runner of the Week on Nov. 4, 2020.

-<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>-

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 </figure>CONCORDIA - For the first time in his career, Cloud County Community College sophomore cross country runner&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4d68e09a-ee09-43a9-937c-313af9827ae2?elinkdata=3263" target="_blank">Awet Beraki</a>&nbsp;has been named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference men's runner of the week for his performance at the 2021 Greeno/Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Running a lifetime personal-best of 24:14.12 on the 8K course, Beraki would finish in fourth-place overall amongst a field of 215 runners. The top-four runners in the field would all be NJCAA athletes as the meet featured nine NCAA, eight NAIA, and eight NJCAA schools competing. Of the eight NJCAA schools represented, three of the top-five in the most recent United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association Top-25 poll took part in the meet. The award marks the second Athlete of the Week Award for Beraki dating back to last year when he was named NJCAA Division I Cross Country Runner of the Week on Nov. 4, 2020. -<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>-

Awet Beraki named KJCCC Cross Country Runner Of The Week

By JACK JOHNSON Kansas City Monarchs

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — For the first time since 1957, the Kansas City Monarchs finished  their season with a league title — defeating the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 8-1 on Monday night. It is the Monarchs second American Association League title and first since 2018.

Thanks to an excellent start from Keyvius Sampson, Kansas City (69-31, 6-0) didn’t feel pressure for most of the game. The 30-year-old sat down the first 12 RedHawks hitters and provided his offense with a chance to put the game away early.

In the bottom of the third, the bats broke through off Fargo-Moorhead (61-38, 4-5) starter Matt Thomshaw. With the bases loaded and two outs, Gaby Guerrero poked a double just inside the right field line to open up a 3-0 lead.

Sampson was charged with an unearned run in the fourth, but managed to work five innings of one-run ball and qualify for the win.

Guerrero came through again in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI-single, and Darnell Sweeney scampered home on a wild pitch to make it 5-1. Guerrero, who was named the American Association Finals MVP, finished with 13 RBI in the postseason.

The game was put out of reach in the sixth when Morgan McCullough ripped a double   to left-center — scoring two more runs and extending the lead to 7-1.

After Sampson exited, Carlos Diaz, Dalbert Siri, Jeremy Rhoades, and Jameson McGrane combined to shut the door and put the 2021 Kansas City Monarchs back in the history books. Season tickets to the 2022 Monarchs games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting <a href="http://monarchsbaseball.com">monarchsbaseball.com</a>.

By JACK JOHNSON Kansas City MonarchsKANSAS CITY, Kan. — For the first time since 1957, the Kansas City Monarchs finished their season with a league title — defeating the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 8-1 on Monday night. It is the Monarchs second American Association League title and first since 2018.Thanks to an excellent start from Keyvius Sampson, Kansas City (69-31, 6-0) didn’t feel pressure for most of the game. The 30-year-old sat down the first 12 RedHawks hitters and provided his offense with a chance to put the game away early.In the bottom of the third, the bats broke through off Fargo-Moorhead (61-38, 4-5) starter Matt Thomshaw. With the bases loaded and two outs, Gaby Guerrero poked a double just inside the right field line to open up a 3-0 lead.Sampson was charged with an unearned run in the fourth, but managed to work five innings of one-run ball and qualify for the win.Guerrero came through again in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI-single, and Darnell Sweeney scampered home on a wild pitch to make it 5-1. Guerrero, who was named the American Association Finals MVP, finished with 13 RBI in the postseason.The game was put out of reach in the sixth when Morgan McCullough ripped a double to left-center — scoring two more runs and extending the lead to 7-1.After Sampson exited, Carlos Diaz, Dalbert Siri, Jeremy Rhoades, and Jameson McGrane combined to shut the door and put the 2021 Kansas City Monarchs back in the history books. Season tickets to the 2022 Monarchs games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting <a href="http://monarchsbaseball.com">monarchsbaseball.com</a>.

Monarchs claim league title

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Chiefs' Head Coach Andy Reid spoke with the media Monday. From The Kansas City Chiefs Facebook page:

Remember:&nbsp;If you can't be at the games this season, you can catch the Chiefs on KINA (910 AM and 107.5 FM) or on 99KG (99.9 FM).&nbsp; &nbsp;

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Chiefs' Head Coach Andy Reid spoke with the media Monday. From The Kansas City Chiefs Facebook page:<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKansasCityChiefs%2Fvideos%2F937843506799527%2F&show_text=true&width=560&t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Remember:&nbsp;If you can't be at the games this season, you can catch the Chiefs on KINA (910 AM and 107.5 FM) or on 99KG (99.9 FM).&nbsp; &nbsp;

🎥Chiefs' Reid fields media questions Monday

UPDATE 9:20 p.m. Monday: Story has been updated with information about the Royals win in Game 2.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2.

Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 7-2 win, topping Bench’s total from 1970 for the highest total by a player who spent at least 75% of his team’s games at catcher. Perez also moved into a tie for the major league lead in homers with Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Perez leads the majors with 115 RBIs.

In the second game, Perez struck out against Anthony Gose, a former outfielder who returned to the majors after a five-year absence as a hard-throwing reliever.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher in a season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. 

Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, topping Bench's total from 1970 for the most by a player who played at least 75% of his team's games at catcher.

Perez drove a 1-2 pitch from Triston McKenzie into the left field bleachers, a drive that traveled 429 feet. Perez pointed to the sky after crossing home plate and was hugged by several teammates as he entered the dugout.

Perez also moved into a tie for the major league lead in homers with Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Perez leads the majors with 115 RBIs.

UPDATE 9:20 p.m. Monday: Story has been updated with information about the Royals win in Game 2.CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRoyals%2Fvideos%2F897062180918039%2F&show_text=true&width=476&t=0" width="476" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 7-2 win, topping Bench’s total from 1970 for the highest total by a player who spent at least 75% of his team’s games at catcher. Perez also moved into a tie for the major league lead in homers with Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Perez leads the majors with 115 RBIs.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">As Yogi said <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Salvatoreperez?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Salvatoreperez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Royals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNetwork</a> I knew my record would stand until it was broken! Congrats. Great guy. Great catcher&mdash; Johnny Bench (@JohnnyBench_5) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnnyBench_5/status/1440086511731417094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In the second game, Perez struck out against Anthony Gose, a former outfielder who returned to the majors after a five-year absence as a hard-throwing reliever.CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher in a season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, topping Bench's total from 1970 for the most by a player who played at least 75% of his team's games at catcher.Perez drove a 1-2 pitch from Triston McKenzie into the left field bleachers, a drive that traveled 429 feet. Perez pointed to the sky after crossing home plate and was hugged by several teammates as he entered the dugout.Perez also moved into a tie for the major league lead in homers with Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Perez leads the majors with 115 RBIs.

🎥UPDATE: Perez breaks Bench's record with 46th HR; KC sweeps Indians

The first ever St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Class was officially inducted at an enshrinement ceremony at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center Sunday.

The class is comprised of 10 individuals, one team and a Special Olympics Athlete of the Year.

Officially created last November, the St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame recognizes individuals, families and teams that have made a significant impact on sports history in Buchanan County.

The inductees were carefully selected from a large pool of candidates by the St. Joseph Sports Commission, led by chairman Brett Esely.

To be eligible for selection, the individual must have been born in Buchanan County, must have made their sports career or accomplished their feat in Buchanan County or must be contributing to sports in Buchanan County at the present time.

The class includes Lafayette High School graduate and legendary Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder, Benton graduate, Nebraska football legend and former Carolina Panther Mike Rucker, MLB veteran and Central alum Byron Browne, along with two-time Olympic team weightlifter and Benton alum Wes Barnett.

"I want to thank my friends, my family and my teammates," Barnett said. "Really the city of St. Joseph who has always been behind me and supporting me along the way."

Snyder, who retired from coaching at Kansas State in the 2018 season, is also a College Football Hall of Fame inductee. Of all of the accolades and honors Snyder has accumulated over his historic and illustrious career, he says being honored by his hometown this way is the best award he's ever received.

He especially thanks his mother, Marionetta, who raised him in a one-room St. Joseph apartment.

"St. Joe has been so prominent in my life," Snyder said. "I was born here and raised here. And I think about, as you do, people who are truly special in your life. I think it's so neat that you're having this (Hall of Fame). I look at this wonderful group of people here and congratulate each and every one of you."

Also included is Charlie Burri, Missouri Western’s First Athletic Director, Newt Hillyard, the Founder of the Hillyard Companies, Julius Hochman, Father of Boys' Baseball in St. Joseph, two-time Olympic gymnastics medalist Terin Humphrey, Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Henry Iba and softball pioneer Cheri Kempf.

"There's a lot of value in celebrating folks from St. Joseph who have made an incredible impact in sports," said Kempf, who was a 1980 state softball champion at Mid-Buchanan and three-sport athlete at Missouri Western. "Brett (Esely), thanks for hanging in there with me and getting all of the details locked up. And the (selection) committee, I celebrate you. You have a great future in front of you."

The team chosen for the 2021 Hall of Fame Class was the&nbsp;Meierhoffer/St. Jo Frontier Casino Fast Pitch Softball Team from 1997-2003 - a team that won four national titles during that time.

The Special Olympics Athlete of the Year included in the class is Mike Grossman, who medaled in track and field during the 1999 special Olympics.

The Sports Commission had 25 total nominees for its inaugural class. The inductees were selected by an anonymous selection committee.

Every class will include a maximum of 10 individual inductees, and those who aren't inducted are automatically put into a pool of consideration for the next five years.

Anyone can nominate an athlete or team for the St. Joseph Sports Hall of Fame by getting in contact with the St. Joseph Sports Commission.

You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632101347640.jpeg" alt="Benton graduate, Nebraska football legend and NFL Pro Bowler&nbsp; Mike Rucker speaks during the first ever St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center on Sunday. Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>Benton graduate, Nebraska football legend and NFL Pro Bowler&nbsp; Mike Rucker speaks during the first ever St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center on Sunday. Photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostThe first ever St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Class was officially inducted at an enshrinement ceremony at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center Sunday.The class is comprised of 10 individuals, one team and a Special Olympics Athlete of the Year.Officially created last November, the St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame recognizes individuals, families and teams that have made a significant impact on sports history in Buchanan County.The inductees were carefully selected from a large pool of candidates by the St. Joseph Sports Commission, led by chairman Brett Esely.To be eligible for selection, the individual must have been born in Buchanan County, must have made their sports career or accomplished their feat in Buchanan County or must be contributing to sports in Buchanan County at the present time.The class includes Lafayette High School graduate and legendary Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder, Benton graduate, Nebraska football legend and former Carolina Panther Mike Rucker, MLB veteran and Central alum Byron Browne, along with two-time Olympic team weightlifter and Benton alum Wes Barnett."I want to thank my friends, my family and my teammates," Barnett said. "Really the city of St. Joseph who has always been behind me and supporting me along the way."Snyder, who retired from coaching at Kansas State in the 2018 season, is also a College Football Hall of Fame inductee. Of all of the accolades and honors Snyder has accumulated over his historic and illustrious career, he says being honored by his hometown this way is the best award he's ever received.He especially thanks his mother, Marionetta, who raised him in a one-room St. Joseph apartment."St. Joe has been so prominent in my life," Snyder said. "I was born here and raised here. And I think about, as you do, people who are truly special in your life. I think it's so neat that you're having this (Hall of Fame). I look at this wonderful group of people here and congratulate each and every one of you."Also included is Charlie Burri, Missouri Western’s First Athletic Director, Newt Hillyard, the Founder of the Hillyard Companies, Julius Hochman, Father of Boys' Baseball in St. Joseph, two-time Olympic gymnastics medalist Terin Humphrey, Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Henry Iba and softball pioneer Cheri Kempf."There's a lot of value in celebrating folks from St. Joseph who have made an incredible impact in sports," said Kempf, who was a 1980 state softball champion at Mid-Buchanan and three-sport athlete at Missouri Western. "Brett (Esely), thanks for hanging in there with me and getting all of the details locked up. And the (selection) committee, I celebrate you. You have a great future in front of you."The team chosen for the 2021 Hall of Fame Class was the&nbsp;Meierhoffer/St. Jo Frontier Casino Fast Pitch Softball Team from 1997-2003 - a team that won four national titles during that time.The Special Olympics Athlete of the Year included in the class is Mike Grossman, who medaled in track and field during the 1999 special Olympics.The Sports Commission had 25 total nominees for its inaugural class. The inductees were selected by an anonymous selection committee.Every class will include a maximum of 10 individual inductees, and those who aren't inducted are automatically put into a pool of consideration for the next five years.Anyone can nominate an athlete or team for the St. Joseph Sports Hall of Fame by getting in contact with the St. Joseph Sports Commission.<figure>
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 </figure>You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

Snyder inducted into St. Joseph area sport hall of fame

BALTIMORE, Md. - Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid and players talked with the media after the team's loss to the Ravens Sunday night. From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KansasCityChiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> Facebook page:

BALTIMORE, Md. - Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid and players talked with the media after the team's loss to the Ravens Sunday night. From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KansasCityChiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> Facebook page:<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKansasCityChiefs%2Fvideos%2F572713047402144%2F&show_text=true&width=560&t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Remember:&nbsp;If you can't be at the games this season, you can catch the Chiefs on KINA (910 AM and 107.5 FM) or on 99KG (99.9 FM).&nbsp; &nbsp;

🎥Chiefs' Reid, players field media questions after loss to Ravens

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson finally beat Patrick Mahomes, using his legs to rush for 107 yards and scoring twice, including flipping into the end zone for the winning score as Baltimore defeated Kansas City 36-35. 

Jackson was 0-3 against the Chiefs, and he needed all of his multiple skills to break through to hand Mahomes his first loss in September after 11 victories. 

The matchup of NFL MVPs — Mahomes in 2018, Jackson the next year — was a wild affair from the start. And the Ravens needed a fumble by Clyde Edwards-Helaire as Kansas City was marching into field goal range to clinch it.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson finally beat Patrick Mahomes, using his legs to rush for 107 yards and scoring twice, including flipping into the end zone for the winning score as Baltimore defeated Kansas City 36-35. Jackson was 0-3 against the Chiefs, and he needed all of his multiple skills to break through to hand Mahomes his first loss in September after 11 victories. The matchup of NFL MVPs — Mahomes in 2018, Jackson the next year — was a wild affair from the start. And the Ravens needed a fumble by Clyde Edwards-Helaire as Kansas City was marching into field goal range to clinch it.

Lamar Jackson finally leads Ravens over Chiefs 36-35

HAYS - Fort Hays State picked up its second win of the weekend on Sunday (Sept. 19) by holding off Northwestern Oklahoma State in a non-conference contest. 

The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match, but after the Rangers took set three the Tigers pulled out a tight set four to move to 7-4 on the season. NWOSU dropped to 1-10 overall. NWOSU made a habit of sticking around in each set and made things interesting at the end of the first, third, and fourth sets. FHSU built a 14-8 lead in the first set only to see it whittle all the way down to one point at 22-21 and 23-22 before NWOSU drew even at 23-23. A service error by the Rangers and then a service ace by&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/17b605ca-cac1-4cb8-8992-999d6055242d?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Riley Tinder</a>&nbsp;notched the first set in the Tigers' favor. Tinder put down seven kills in the opening frame. The Tigers kept the Rangers at arm's length for the majority of the second set and outscored the Rangers 12-8 over the final 20 points of the set to win by five.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6d3c731e-7006-4c59-b054-a0f61ee1f184?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Isabelle Reynolds</a>&nbsp;led the Tigers in the set with five kills. The Rangers found energy once again late in the third set and snuck by the Tigers to force a fourth set. FHSU led 15-10 before seeing NWOSU storm back and tie the match four times. The Rangers finally pushed past the Tigers at 22-21 and won four of the final five points in the set to win 25-22. The fourth set was a battle with 11 ties and five lead changes. NWOSU led 23-22 before the Tigers ran off the last three points to win the set 25-23, avoiding a fifth and decisive set. Tinder put down her team-leading 18th&nbsp;kill of the match to tie the score at 23-23, then an attack error by the Rangers and an assisted block by&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/cf3dd0f3-eda7-4afc-8a94-9147ea0c0e73?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Morgan Christiansen</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f3f38938-ce6f-44db-a1da-bdf831085ab9?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;ended the thrilling fourth set. Joining Tinder (18) in double figures in kills overall were Reynolds (13) and Christiansen (10). Olson added eight kills and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/54f3ff70-08a4-4fa3-9832-df9c461bcfe2?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Emily Ellis</a>&nbsp;had seven to go with seven blocks in the match. Christiansen matched Ellis in block count also with seven. Olson notched five blocks.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ce553200-baf2-436d-a02e-ef177321aefc?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Elysia Glowacz</a>&nbsp;produced 25 assists, while&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b8d89397-c3fc-44e0-bf33-18440d6c9864?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Olivia Hessman</a>&nbsp;added 21.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8b05a441-aab0-4be4-813f-8932a527159a?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Jaden Daffer</a>&nbsp;led a balanced defensive effort with 17 digs. Reynolds (16) and Tinder (13) also reached double figures in digs to notch double-double efforts. Addison Wimmer led the Rangers attack with 19 kills, though she also had a team-high 15 attack errors. Kaydee Honeycutt also reached double figures with 12 kills. Abby Davis had 25 assists and Abigail Burns added 18. Libero Tarra Parks put on a defensive show for the Rangers with 31 digs, averaging 7.75 per set in the match. Wimmer had 16 digs to notch herself a double-double. The Tigers return to MIAA play on the road next weekend at Central Oklahoma (Friday) and Newman University (Saturday).&nbsp;&nbsp;

-<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>-

HAYS - Fort Hays State picked up its second win of the weekend on Sunday (Sept. 19) by holding off Northwestern Oklahoma State in a non-conference contest. The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match, but after the Rangers took set three the Tigers pulled out a tight set four to move to 7-4 on the season. NWOSU dropped to 1-10 overall. NWOSU made a habit of sticking around in each set and made things interesting at the end of the first, third, and fourth sets. FHSU built a 14-8 lead in the first set only to see it whittle all the way down to one point at 22-21 and 23-22 before NWOSU drew even at 23-23. A service error by the Rangers and then a service ace by&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/17b605ca-cac1-4cb8-8992-999d6055242d?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Riley Tinder</a>&nbsp;notched the first set in the Tigers' favor. Tinder put down seven kills in the opening frame. The Tigers kept the Rangers at arm's length for the majority of the second set and outscored the Rangers 12-8 over the final 20 points of the set to win by five.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6d3c731e-7006-4c59-b054-a0f61ee1f184?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Isabelle Reynolds</a>&nbsp;led the Tigers in the set with five kills. The Rangers found energy once again late in the third set and snuck by the Tigers to force a fourth set. FHSU led 15-10 before seeing NWOSU storm back and tie the match four times. The Rangers finally pushed past the Tigers at 22-21 and won four of the final five points in the set to win 25-22. The fourth set was a battle with 11 ties and five lead changes. NWOSU led 23-22 before the Tigers ran off the last three points to win the set 25-23, avoiding a fifth and decisive set. Tinder put down her team-leading 18th&nbsp;kill of the match to tie the score at 23-23, then an attack error by the Rangers and an assisted block by&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/cf3dd0f3-eda7-4afc-8a94-9147ea0c0e73?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Morgan Christiansen</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f3f38938-ce6f-44db-a1da-bdf831085ab9?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;ended the thrilling fourth set. Joining Tinder (18) in double figures in kills overall were Reynolds (13) and Christiansen (10). Olson added eight kills and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/54f3ff70-08a4-4fa3-9832-df9c461bcfe2?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Emily Ellis</a>&nbsp;had seven to go with seven blocks in the match. Christiansen matched Ellis in block count also with seven. Olson notched five blocks.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ce553200-baf2-436d-a02e-ef177321aefc?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Elysia Glowacz</a>&nbsp;produced 25 assists, while&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b8d89397-c3fc-44e0-bf33-18440d6c9864?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Olivia Hessman</a>&nbsp;added 21.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8b05a441-aab0-4be4-813f-8932a527159a?elinkdata=167874" target="_blank">Jaden Daffer</a>&nbsp;led a balanced defensive effort with 17 digs. Reynolds (16) and Tinder (13) also reached double figures in digs to notch double-double efforts. Addison Wimmer led the Rangers attack with 19 kills, though she also had a team-high 15 attack errors. Kaydee Honeycutt also reached double figures with 12 kills. Abby Davis had 25 assists and Abigail Burns added 18. Libero Tarra Parks put on a defensive show for the Rangers with 31 digs, averaging 7.75 per set in the match. Wimmer had 16 digs to notch herself a double-double. The Tigers return to MIAA play on the road next weekend at Central Oklahoma (Friday) and Newman University (Saturday).&nbsp;&nbsp;-<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>-

Tiger volleyball fends off pesky Rangers for 3-1 victory

HAYS - FHSU Women's Soccer posted its fourth shutout of the season on Sunday (Sept. 19), downing Nebraska-Kearney 3-0. 

One goal in the first half and two in second propelled the Tigers to victory. The Tigers are now 3-1-2 overall and the Lopers fell to 1-5.

The Tigers started off attacking into the wind and struggled to get into scoring position. The Tigers only shot five times in the first half, but were able to turn one into a goal as&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f9be4d45-abf2-4e64-9edf-24c01093edf3?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Jordan Thompson</a>&nbsp;took the ball down the pitch and netted a score in the bottom left of the goal in the 32nd&nbsp;minute, It was her second goal of the season. After halftime the Tigers went to work with the wind at their back.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9407be42-ca21-4acd-8345-ecec20965479?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Alex Hutton</a>&nbsp;scored her second goal of the season pinching between two defenders and shuffling the ball into the lower left of the goal in the 71st&nbsp;minute.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/abedee0f-5185-4890-926c-6fb7d3f706b5?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Tessa Irvine</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1bc68ed3-c4ca-4d3e-b9c4-8af99b86d414?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Hannah Mares</a>&nbsp;were credited for assists. The Tigers then found the goal for the third time at around the 81st&nbsp;minute as&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/63a30de9-7090-42a2-97d6-9f20cafa8c2e?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Carly Walker</a>&nbsp;kicked the ball in off of a free kick from&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/eda1b058-0f8f-4eae-9201-12e770151865?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Katie Evans</a>. That goal was Walker's second of the season. In the second half the Tigers shot 16 times and won the overall shot battle 21-3. Keepers&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f3f29ace-e0d3-46c0-b853-6f6a70875284?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Maddie Meehan</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/af4d6551-c701-475f-8be4-577cb1ed9008?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Isabel Robben</a>&nbsp;combined for three saves as they posted a clean sheet. The Tigers will be back in action on Friday as they head to Topeka to take on Washburn. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

HAYS - FHSU Women's Soccer posted its fourth shutout of the season on Sunday (Sept. 19), downing Nebraska-Kearney 3-0. One goal in the first half and two in second propelled the Tigers to victory. The Tigers are now 3-1-2 overall and the Lopers fell to 1-5.The Tigers started off attacking into the wind and struggled to get into scoring position. The Tigers only shot five times in the first half, but were able to turn one into a goal as&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f9be4d45-abf2-4e64-9edf-24c01093edf3?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Jordan Thompson</a>&nbsp;took the ball down the pitch and netted a score in the bottom left of the goal in the 32nd&nbsp;minute, It was her second goal of the season. After halftime the Tigers went to work with the wind at their back.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9407be42-ca21-4acd-8345-ecec20965479?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Alex Hutton</a>&nbsp;scored her second goal of the season pinching between two defenders and shuffling the ball into the lower left of the goal in the 71st&nbsp;minute.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/abedee0f-5185-4890-926c-6fb7d3f706b5?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Tessa Irvine</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1bc68ed3-c4ca-4d3e-b9c4-8af99b86d414?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Hannah Mares</a>&nbsp;were credited for assists. The Tigers then found the goal for the third time at around the 81st&nbsp;minute as&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/63a30de9-7090-42a2-97d6-9f20cafa8c2e?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Carly Walker</a>&nbsp;kicked the ball in off of a free kick from&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/eda1b058-0f8f-4eae-9201-12e770151865?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Katie Evans</a>. That goal was Walker's second of the season. In the second half the Tigers shot 16 times and won the overall shot battle 21-3. Keepers&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f3f29ace-e0d3-46c0-b853-6f6a70875284?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Maddie Meehan</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/af4d6551-c701-475f-8be4-577cb1ed9008?elinkdata=167842" target="_blank">Isabel Robben</a>&nbsp;combined for three saves as they posted a clean sheet. The Tigers will be back in action on Friday as they head to Topeka to take on Washburn. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.-<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>-

Tigers take care of business against Lopers

WICHITA –&nbsp;The Wind Surge fired off for 11 runs on 13 hits in their regular season finale, cruising past Arkansas 11-6 on Sunday afternoon.

The Wind Surge and Travelers combined to score 13 runs on 17 hits through the first five innings of play. Arkansas got on the board first in with an RBI double off the bat of Julio Rodriguez. Wichita got that run back and added two more with one swing of the bat. In the bottom of the first with runners on first and second, Spencer Steer started out his day with a three-run shot to left field. Steer’s 14th of the season traveled 414 feet at 108 miles per hour and took a one-hop off the concourse and out of the stadium. 

The Surge were just getting started offensively, rattling off four runs in the bottom of the second to take a 7-1 lead after two innings of play. After Ernie De La Trinidad walked and Austin Martin doubled, D.J. Burt picked up his 26th and 27th RBIs of the season with a rocket to the left field wall for his 11th double. Roy Morales then singled on a groundball to the second base Patrick Frick. Trying to throw out Morales, Frick threw a bouncing ball past the first baseman, allowing Burt to score on the play. Spencer Steer closed out the inning with another hard hit ball to the left field wall. This one took an odd bounced and drove in Morales all the way from first for his fourth RBI of the day and putting the Wind Surge ahead 7-1.

The Travs picked up one run in the third off a Joe Rizzo RBI double and two more runs in the fifth to bring the game to just a two run margin. The Wind Surge made sure to push their lead higher as much as they could, scoring three more runs to place their final tally at 10 runs scored. In the fifth, Andrew Bechtold hit his 18th home run of the year on a towering fly ball to left field to push the lead back to three runs. D.J. Burt hit his third RBI of the day on another line drive shot to center field in the bottom of the eighth to add some insurance to the Surge lead. The scoring was finally capped off by Trey Cabbage. Cabbage hit his 10th double to of the season to center field to drive in Burt and plate the 11th run of the afternoon for Wichita.

The Travelers picked up one more run in the ninth, but the Surge lead was too much to overcome as Wichita cruised to an 11-6 regular season finale victory.

Ben Gross threw 4.0 innings in his first start for Wichita. Gross allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out four in his start. Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in a Surge uniform by throwing 2.0 scoreless innings. Woods Richardson allowed just the one hit and struck out one. Alex Phillips and Erik Manoah both received holds.

NOTES Ernie De La Trinidad extended his hitting streak to six games.

COMING UP Wichita will start their postseason run starting Tuesday night in Springdale, Ark.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Northwest Arkansas needed a win, some luck and a tiebreaker to get into the playoffs and on Sunday they got all three.

Catch the game at <a href="http://MiLB.TV">MiLB.TV</a> and <a href="http://Windsurge.com">Windsurge.com</a>.

Tickets for the Wind Surge home playoff games are on sale. The Surge are home for Games 3, 4, and 5 if necessary in the best of five game series.

-<a href="http://windsurge.com">Wind Surge</a>-

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632095859961.jpeg" alt="Andrew Bechtold hit his 18th home run of the year. Photo courtesy Wichita Wind Surge" />
 <figcaption>Andrew Bechtold hit his 18th home run of the year. Photo courtesy Wichita Wind Surge</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA –&nbsp;The Wind Surge fired off for 11 runs on 13 hits in their regular season finale, cruising past Arkansas 11-6 on Sunday afternoon.The Wind Surge and Travelers combined to score 13 runs on 17 hits through the first five innings of play. Arkansas got on the board first in with an RBI double off the bat of Julio Rodriguez. Wichita got that run back and added two more with one swing of the bat. In the bottom of the first with runners on first and second, Spencer Steer started out his day with a three-run shot to left field. Steer’s 14th of the season traveled 414 feet at 108 miles per hour and took a one-hop off the concourse and out of the stadium. The Surge were just getting started offensively, rattling off four runs in the bottom of the second to take a 7-1 lead after two innings of play. After Ernie De La Trinidad walked and Austin Martin doubled, D.J. Burt picked up his 26th and 27th RBIs of the season with a rocket to the left field wall for his 11th double. Roy Morales then singled on a groundball to the second base Patrick Frick. Trying to throw out Morales, Frick threw a bouncing ball past the first baseman, allowing Burt to score on the play. Spencer Steer closed out the inning with another hard hit ball to the left field wall. This one took an odd bounced and drove in Morales all the way from first for his fourth RBI of the day and putting the Wind Surge ahead 7-1.The Travs picked up one run in the third off a Joe Rizzo RBI double and two more runs in the fifth to bring the game to just a two run margin. The Wind Surge made sure to push their lead higher as much as they could, scoring three more runs to place their final tally at 10 runs scored. In the fifth, Andrew Bechtold hit his 18th home run of the year on a towering fly ball to left field to push the lead back to three runs. D.J. Burt hit his third RBI of the day on another line drive shot to center field in the bottom of the eighth to add some insurance to the Surge lead. The scoring was finally capped off by Trey Cabbage. Cabbage hit his 10th double to of the season to center field to drive in Burt and plate the 11th run of the afternoon for Wichita.The Travelers picked up one more run in the ninth, but the Surge lead was too much to overcome as Wichita cruised to an 11-6 regular season finale victory.Ben Gross threw 4.0 innings in his first start for Wichita. Gross allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out four in his start. Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in a Surge uniform by throwing 2.0 scoreless innings. Woods Richardson allowed just the one hit and struck out one. Alex Phillips and Erik Manoah both received holds.NOTES Ernie De La Trinidad extended his hitting streak to six games.COMING UP Wichita will start their postseason run starting Tuesday night in Springdale, Ark.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Northwest Arkansas needed a win, some luck and a tiebreaker to get into the playoffs and on Sunday they got all three.Catch the game at <a href="http://MiLB.TV">MiLB.TV</a> and <a href="http://Windsurge.com">Windsurge.com</a>.Tickets for the Wind Surge home playoff games are on sale. The Surge are home for Games 3, 4, and 5 if necessary in the best of five game series.-<a href="http://windsurge.com">Wind Surge</a>-

Wind Surge wins finale, heads to NW Arkansas for championship series

MANHATTAN –&nbsp;Junior Marissa Weichel put her name atop a K-State record on Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park, as the Wildcats downed UTRGV, 2-0, in the final non-conference match for both programs.

With the win, K-State tied the school record for non-conference wins in a season with five, which was originally established in the 2017 season.

“We wanted to be a lot more urgent than we have been in the last few games,” said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini. “Can we be on our front foot, creating a lot of opportunities for our attack? Post wasn’t nice to us today, but that’s the game of soccer and we got the W.”

K-State (5-4-0) was the aggressor in the first 20 minutes, as the Wildcats fired off 14 shots including multiple attempts off both posts, before scoring on its 15th&nbsp;attempt. Brookelynn Entz played a long ball over the top of the UTRGV defense. Weichel outran the defenders and sent a low shot to the left post from 8 yards, rolling the ball inside the left post to give K-State the 1-0 lead in the 19th&nbsp;minute.

Dibbini has been pleased with the play of Weichel at the head of K-State’s attack this season.

“She’s doing a lot as far as creating chances for us, scoring goals. On breakaways being long and athletic for us at the top. She’s a nuisance to the defenders and we are so glad she is with us.”

With the goal, Weichel set the school record for game-winning goals in a season with three. This was Weichel’s fifth goal this season, which ties her for second in school history for goals in a season. With her 10 points this season, Weichel is the third Wildcat in program history to register 10 or more points in a season and is tied for third.

“I have to thank my teammates,” said Weichel on her three game-winners this season. “All these goals are assisted, so I’m getting great balls in to finish them. That’s my way of contributing to the team moving forward, so I’m happy I can help to get it done.”

The assist by Entz improved her school career record total to 11. For the season, Entz has three assists, which is tied for the team-lead with Maddie Weichel and ranks tied for fourth for assists in a season.

The Wildcats added an insurance goal in the 36th&nbsp;minute on a fortunate deflection. Junior Roo Yarnell-Williams attempted a shot from the top of the UTRGV 18-yard box. The ball was blocked by a Vaquero, ricocheted off of Yarnell-Williams to sophomore Porter List. List fired a shot off the deflection and beat the UTRGV goalkeeper to the lower right corner for the 2-0 lead.

“It felt pretty awesome,” said List of her first collegiate goal. “It was a long time waiting, I will say that, but I’m very happy to be here and very happy to be a part of this program.”

This was the first career goal for List, while it was the second assist this season for Yarnell-Williams.

K-State goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer pocketed her second shutout this season and the fourth of her career. Werremeyer made two saves on the afternoon, both in the second half.

The Wildcats held a sizable advantage in total shots, 27-6, and shots on goal, 12-2. The 27 shots were a season-high for K-State and tied for the second-most shots in a match in school history.

K-State opens its 2021 Big 12 schedule on Thursday, as the Wildcats host Texas at 7 p.m. Thursday’s match is a White Out, as fans are encouraged to wear white t-shirts, sweatshirts or jackets. All fans will receive a free K-State cowbell.

Tickets for Thursday’s match can be purchased by contacting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS, visiting kstatesports.com/tickets or at the Buser Family Park ticket booth.

Thursday’s match will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Laramie Hall (analyst) will have the call.

– <a href="http://kstatesports.com">kstatesports.com</a> –

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632089507308.jpeg" alt="Image courtesy&nbsp;<a href="http://kstatesports.com/">kstatesports.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>Image courtesy&nbsp;<a href="http://kstatesports.com/">kstatesports.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>MANHATTAN –&nbsp;Junior Marissa Weichel put her name atop a K-State record on Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park, as the Wildcats downed UTRGV, 2-0, in the final non-conference match for both programs.With the win, K-State tied the school record for non-conference wins in a season with five, which was originally established in the 2017 season.“We wanted to be a lot more urgent than we have been in the last few games,” said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini. “Can we be on our front foot, creating a lot of opportunities for our attack? Post wasn’t nice to us today, but that’s the game of soccer and we got the W.”K-State (5-4-0) was the aggressor in the first 20 minutes, as the Wildcats fired off 14 shots including multiple attempts off both posts, before scoring on its 15th&nbsp;attempt. Brookelynn Entz played a long ball over the top of the UTRGV defense. Weichel outran the defenders and sent a low shot to the left post from 8 yards, rolling the ball inside the left post to give K-State the 1-0 lead in the 19th&nbsp;minute.Dibbini has been pleased with the play of Weichel at the head of K-State’s attack this season.“She’s doing a lot as far as creating chances for us, scoring goals. On breakaways being long and athletic for us at the top. She’s a nuisance to the defenders and we are so glad she is with us.”With the goal, Weichel set the school record for game-winning goals in a season with three. This was Weichel’s fifth goal this season, which ties her for second in school history for goals in a season. With her 10 points this season, Weichel is the third Wildcat in program history to register 10 or more points in a season and is tied for third.“I have to thank my teammates,” said Weichel on her three game-winners this season. “All these goals are assisted, so I’m getting great balls in to finish them. That’s my way of contributing to the team moving forward, so I’m happy I can help to get it done.”The assist by Entz improved her school career record total to 11. For the season, Entz has three assists, which is tied for the team-lead with Maddie Weichel and ranks tied for fourth for assists in a season.The Wildcats added an insurance goal in the 36th&nbsp;minute on a fortunate deflection. Junior Roo Yarnell-Williams attempted a shot from the top of the UTRGV 18-yard box. The ball was blocked by a Vaquero, ricocheted off of Yarnell-Williams to sophomore Porter List. List fired a shot off the deflection and beat the UTRGV goalkeeper to the lower right corner for the 2-0 lead.“It felt pretty awesome,” said List of her first collegiate goal. “It was a long time waiting, I will say that, but I’m very happy to be here and very happy to be a part of this program.”This was the first career goal for List, while it was the second assist this season for Yarnell-Williams.K-State goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer pocketed her second shutout this season and the fourth of her career. Werremeyer made two saves on the afternoon, both in the second half.The Wildcats held a sizable advantage in total shots, 27-6, and shots on goal, 12-2. The 27 shots were a season-high for K-State and tied for the second-most shots in a match in school history.K-State opens its 2021 Big 12 schedule on Thursday, as the Wildcats host Texas at 7 p.m. Thursday’s match is a White Out, as fans are encouraged to wear white t-shirts, sweatshirts or jackets. All fans will receive a free K-State cowbell.Tickets for Thursday’s match can be purchased by contacting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS, visiting kstatesports.com/tickets or at the Buser Family Park ticket booth.Thursday’s match will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, as Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Laramie Hall (analyst) will have the call.– <a href="http://kstatesports.com">kstatesports.com</a> –

Weichel sets record in K-State win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie Jarred Kelenic homered, doubled twice and wrapped up his impressive series, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals 7-1. 

Kelenic also walked and scored twice as the Mariners remained four games behind Toronto for the second AL wild-card spot. 

Kelenic, who entered the season as one of the top minor league prospects in baseball, went 5 for 9 with three home runs, two doubles, three walks and seven RBIs in the three-game series.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie Jarred Kelenic homered, doubled twice and wrapped up his impressive series, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals 7-1. Kelenic also walked and scored twice as the Mariners remained four games behind Toronto for the second AL wild-card spot. Kelenic, who entered the season as one of the top minor league prospects in baseball, went 5 for 9 with three home runs, two doubles, three walks and seven RBIs in the three-game series.

Kelenic HR, 2 doubles lead Mariners over Royals 7-1

NORTH NEWTON –&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12816">Eren Jenkins</a>&nbsp;(FR/Chicago, Ill.) was jacked, but his excited exclamations certainly weren't hyperbole.

Jenkins and his Kansas Wesleyan teammates were in warp speed celebration mode moments after a harrowing 31-24 come-from-behind victory over No. 10-ranked Bethel in a game between two NAIA and Kansas Conference powerhouses Saturday night at Thresher Stadium.

The No. 16 Coyotes (3-0) erased a 24-17 third quarter deficit by scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and got the game-winning sack from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12720">Devonta Brooks</a>&nbsp;(SR/Cleveland, Ohio) in the waning seconds to seal their second road victory over Bethel in six months.

"This is a huge win for us because we have high expectations this season," said Jenkins, who more than did his part with a stunning performance – 11 receptions for 217 yards and two touchdowns. "We have our sights set on going all the way and this was a big game. I know everybody put circles on their calendars knowing we had to come to their place and get the job done again. This is huge for us."

Seemingly on the ropes after a brutal third quarter in which they ran seven plays that netted a minus-15 yards and included three sacks and an interception, Wesleyan sprung to life once the final 15 minutes commenced.

Led by Jenkins and quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12703">Isaiah Randalle</a>&nbsp;(JR/Sacramento, Calif.), who played arguably his best game in a KWU uniform, the Coyotes drove 76 yards on 11 plays and scored on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12722">Nick Allsman</a>&nbsp;(SO/Belleville, Kan.)'s 3-yard run with 9:29 remaining. Jenkins caught four passes for 45 yards during the sequence.

Bethel (2-1) went three and out on its possession and punted, allowing Wesleyan to embark on its game-winning drive.

It started with a 41-yard rush by Allsman, and ended eight plays later on Randalle's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jenkins with 2:06 left.

Bethel's final drive began on its own 28-yard line with 2:01 remaining and 10 plays later was at the KWU 22. The Threshers called their final time out with 19 seconds left but quarterback Landon Barnes was sacked by linebacker&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12720">Devonta Brooks</a>&nbsp;for a 10-yard loss on the ensuing play.

Barnes frantically tried to spike the ball in an attempt to stop the clock but a receiver wasn't set and illegal motion was called.

Because the penalty occurred with less than a minute left, 10 seconds were taken off the clock according to the rules. Fewer than 10 seconds remained when the penalty was called and time expired, setting off the wild celebration on the Coyotes' sideline.

Barnes tried a spin move on the final play but Brooks wasn't fooled.

"My coach said 'come off the edge' and I told him 'watch this,'" said Brooks, who had four tackles in the game. "We were expecting a pass. When I saw the wing (back) go out and no one touched me I said 'yeah, it's time.'"

Bethel's flexbone offense totaled 338 yards rushing but 150 came on two long touchdown runs in the first half – Chance Scurry's 78-yard run in the first quarter and Camryn Harrison's 72 yarder in the second that propelled the Threshers to a 21-17 halftime lead.

The Coyotes recovered two Bethel fumbles and held the Threshers to 14 passing yards. Linebacker DeVante' Gabriel led the defensive charge with 11 tackles.

Brooks echoed Jenkins' feelings on the game's impact.

"Oh, it's big, it's big," he said, "especially with them being conference champs last year. We want to bring it back to Salina. It was a statement game for sure."

The Coyotes' preferred mode of travel offensively was Randalle Airways. He was 28 of 48 passing for 405 yards and two interceptions, the first returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Bethel's Trey Palmer in the first quarter.

Randalle also had scoring passes of 67 yards to Jenkins in the first quarter and 50 yards to Macon in the second quarter. Macon broke several tackles after catching Randalle's shot toss then sprinted to the end zone.

Randalle displayed toughness and resilience all night, having to be helped off the field twice after being injured but returning after one play each time.

His connection with Jenkins was spectacular from start to finish.

"It goes back to coach (<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12030">Myers Hendrickson</a>) drawing up an amazing game plan that we'd been working all week," Jenkins said. "Just finding holes in the zone (defense) and sitting down. I know they bring a lot of pressure so I was just trying to hurry up and get there so my quarterback can get the ball off."

"Isaiah was making really good reads," Hendrickson said. "They put a ton of pressure on you and there's zero room for error because they're bringing pressure on every snap. That was the key, we got the ball out quick and our skill players made big plays like we knew we could."

Jenkins wasn't the only Coyote snagging passes. Macon caught seven for 87 yards and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12685">Stevie Williams</a>&nbsp;(SR/East Los Angeles, Calif.) three for 65 yards. Allsman provided some balance with 71 yards rushing on 15 carries.

"I love this team," Hendrickson said. "What we talk about in the meeting rooms and on the practice field is coming here on game days. When we leave that locker room, we're one heartbeat, one family together on the field and off the field. That's the way you win these games. They just kept playing, doing their jobs one play at a time for 60 minutes."

The Coyotes are back on the road next Saturday when they play arch rival Bethany at 7 p.m. in Lindsborg. The Swedes (0-2) lost to Avila 46-15 Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632068369188.jpeg" alt="Eren Jenkins. Photo courtesy <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>Eren Jenkins. Photo courtesy <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>NORTH NEWTON –&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12816">Eren Jenkins</a>&nbsp;(FR/Chicago, Ill.) was jacked, but his excited exclamations certainly weren't hyperbole.Jenkins and his Kansas Wesleyan teammates were in warp speed celebration mode moments after a harrowing 31-24 come-from-behind victory over No. 10-ranked Bethel in a game between two NAIA and Kansas Conference powerhouses Saturday night at Thresher Stadium.The No. 16 Coyotes (3-0) erased a 24-17 third quarter deficit by scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and got the game-winning sack from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12720">Devonta Brooks</a>&nbsp;(SR/Cleveland, Ohio) in the waning seconds to seal their second road victory over Bethel in six months."This is a huge win for us because we have high expectations this season," said Jenkins, who more than did his part with a stunning performance – 11 receptions for 217 yards and two touchdowns. "We have our sights set on going all the way and this was a big game. I know everybody put circles on their calendars knowing we had to come to their place and get the job done again. This is huge for us."Seemingly on the ropes after a brutal third quarter in which they ran seven plays that netted a minus-15 yards and included three sacks and an interception, Wesleyan sprung to life once the final 15 minutes commenced.Led by Jenkins and quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12703">Isaiah Randalle</a>&nbsp;(JR/Sacramento, Calif.), who played arguably his best game in a KWU uniform, the Coyotes drove 76 yards on 11 plays and scored on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12722">Nick Allsman</a>&nbsp;(SO/Belleville, Kan.)'s 3-yard run with 9:29 remaining. Jenkins caught four passes for 45 yards during the sequence.Bethel (2-1) went three and out on its possession and punted, allowing Wesleyan to embark on its game-winning drive.It started with a 41-yard rush by Allsman, and ended eight plays later on Randalle's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jenkins with 2:06 left.Bethel's final drive began on its own 28-yard line with 2:01 remaining and 10 plays later was at the KWU 22. The Threshers called their final time out with 19 seconds left but quarterback Landon Barnes was sacked by linebacker&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12720">Devonta Brooks</a>&nbsp;for a 10-yard loss on the ensuing play.Barnes frantically tried to spike the ball in an attempt to stop the clock but a receiver wasn't set and illegal motion was called.Because the penalty occurred with less than a minute left, 10 seconds were taken off the clock according to the rules. Fewer than 10 seconds remained when the penalty was called and time expired, setting off the wild celebration on the Coyotes' sideline.Barnes tried a spin move on the final play but Brooks wasn't fooled."My coach said 'come off the edge' and I told him 'watch this,'" said Brooks, who had four tackles in the game. "We were expecting a pass. When I saw the wing (back) go out and no one touched me I said 'yeah, it's time.'"Bethel's flexbone offense totaled 338 yards rushing but 150 came on two long touchdown runs in the first half – Chance Scurry's 78-yard run in the first quarter and Camryn Harrison's 72 yarder in the second that propelled the Threshers to a 21-17 halftime lead.The Coyotes recovered two Bethel fumbles and held the Threshers to 14 passing yards. Linebacker DeVante' Gabriel led the defensive charge with 11 tackles.Brooks echoed Jenkins' feelings on the game's impact."Oh, it's big, it's big," he said, "especially with them being conference champs last year. We want to bring it back to Salina. It was a statement game for sure."The Coyotes' preferred mode of travel offensively was Randalle Airways. He was 28 of 48 passing for 405 yards and two interceptions, the first returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Bethel's Trey Palmer in the first quarter.Randalle also had scoring passes of 67 yards to Jenkins in the first quarter and 50 yards to Macon in the second quarter. Macon broke several tackles after catching Randalle's shot toss then sprinted to the end zone.Randalle displayed toughness and resilience all night, having to be helped off the field twice after being injured but returning after one play each time.His connection with Jenkins was spectacular from start to finish."It goes back to coach (<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12030">Myers Hendrickson</a>) drawing up an amazing game plan that we'd been working all week," Jenkins said. "Just finding holes in the zone (defense) and sitting down. I know they bring a lot of pressure so I was just trying to hurry up and get there so my quarterback can get the ball off.""Isaiah was making really good reads," Hendrickson said. "They put a ton of pressure on you and there's zero room for error because they're bringing pressure on every snap. That was the key, we got the ball out quick and our skill players made big plays like we knew we could."Jenkins wasn't the only Coyote snagging passes. Macon caught seven for 87 yards and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/5/12685">Stevie Williams</a>&nbsp;(SR/East Los Angeles, Calif.) three for 65 yards. Allsman provided some balance with 71 yards rushing on 15 carries.KWU finished with 453 total yards."I love this team," Hendrickson said. "What we talk about in the meeting rooms and on the practice field is coming here on game days. When we leave that locker room, we're one heartbeat, one family together on the field and off the field. That's the way you win these games. They just kept playing, doing their jobs one play at a time for 60 minutes."The Coyotes are back on the road next Saturday when they play arch rival Bethany at 7 p.m. in Lindsborg. The Swedes (0-2) lost to Avila 46-15 Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo.-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

No. 16 Coyotes rally for 31-24 win over No. 10 Bethel

HAYS - Fort Hays State rolled to a 72-0 shutout of Lincoln University on Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium to pick up its first win of 2021. 

The Tigers jumped out to a 37-0 lead by halftime and tacked on another 35 in the second half. They posted their first shutout of an opponent since a 58-0 win over Northeastern State in Hays in 2018. FHSU is now 1-2 on the season, while Lincoln dropped to 0-2. The scoring extravaganza for the Tigers started off a bit slow with only one touchdown in the first quarter, courtesy of&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/87dca963-3dc9-49d6-af8d-9f28d4ca8595?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Adrian Soto</a>&nbsp;on a one-yard touchdown plunge on fourth and goal. Early in the second quarter the Tigers picked up two more points when Lincoln, pinned up against its own goal line, snapped the ball over their punter's head for a safety. From that point the Tigers went on to score nine more touchdowns, including four in the second quarter, three in the third, and two in the fourth. Soto had two more touchdown runs of three yards and one yard to account for three of the first half scores. He finished with the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, right on the mark, on 13 carries.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a15a18cc-2d2d-443f-8c4e-a3bd93ade337?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Irick McDonald</a>&nbsp;hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2de4a9ce-7d87-460d-b69e-023a7a1c5b83?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Chance Fuller</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/fb7c4c4c-2357-40e5-aafb-3ed57a23a764?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Alex Schremmer</a>&nbsp;hauled in a 29-yard strike from Fuller in the endzone as time expired in the first half. In the third quarter, Fuller took a ball into the endzone from two yards out,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/77c74857-5f70-4207-91ab-8e1890f19285?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Voshon Waiters</a>&nbsp;had a six-yard touchdown run, and Waiters found&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/837f5004-955e-455d-94b9-28f55be2e8e9?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Calvin Stapp</a>&nbsp;for a 15-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/45f2fa1c-5d67-48e1-be0f-6d760f6c82ef?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Toronto King</a>&nbsp;had a nine-yard touchdown run and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3f79c879-639e-4754-82c6-e5c6ae67bb0f?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Clay Robinson</a>&nbsp;plunged into the endzone from one yard out. The Tigers finished with seven rushing touchdowns for the night spread around to five different players.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/74f0fd87-47db-421e-a97d-71b2b4462c04?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Tristan Tucker</a>&nbsp;and Robinson each rushed for 65 yards on top of Soto's 100. As a team the Tigers finished with 311 yards on the ground, their most in a game since 2019 when the rambled for 370 against Northeastern State. Fuller, NCAA Division II's pass yards leader entering the game, did not have to put up big numbers through the air with the ground game chewing up yards. He finished with 210 passing yards, completing 13 of 17 attempts.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/bfb3e285-4372-44bc-bd42-c8d2535ba759?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Manny Ramsey</a>&nbsp;was the top Tiger receiver with 114 yards on six catches. Tucker had 60 receiving yards in the game and led the Tigers in all-purpose yards with 125 for the night. The Tigers distributed tackling evenly throughout the squad in the shutout effort.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/5832dc39-f8d1-487c-aa23-96a61c7c691f?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Layke Heimerman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/05686a21-bb4c-4477-ba83-49aa8b7b6e0f?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Sam Brandt</a>&nbsp;tied for a team-high five tackles each, while&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e9c840f6-84b4-40ef-8041-ad9e24384acb?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Jhimon Preston</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9d99f0ff-56c0-4fd3-ace7-b2f226701485?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Mason Perez</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/4321ddc8-de80-4c16-8721-895fd90bcf81?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Javaris Sanders</a>&nbsp;all had four. FHSU held Lincoln to just eight first downs, including just one in the second half. FHSU held LU to just 167 total yards, while producing 621 on the offensive side of the ball. The Tigers head on the road next week to Missouri Southern on Saturday for an afternoon contest set for 2 pm. The Lions are also 1-2 on the season after picking up their first win on Saturday as well, a 14-10 win at Central Oklahoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632054702441.jpeg" alt="Adrian Soto. Photo by Tylee Biera courtesy <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>Adrian Soto. Photo by Tylee Biera courtesy <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>HAYS - Fort Hays State rolled to a 72-0 shutout of Lincoln University on Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium to pick up its first win of 2021. The Tigers jumped out to a 37-0 lead by halftime and tacked on another 35 in the second half. They posted their first shutout of an opponent since a 58-0 win over Northeastern State in Hays in 2018. FHSU is now 1-2 on the season, while Lincoln dropped to 0-2. The scoring extravaganza for the Tigers started off a bit slow with only one touchdown in the first quarter, courtesy of&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/87dca963-3dc9-49d6-af8d-9f28d4ca8595?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Adrian Soto</a>&nbsp;on a one-yard touchdown plunge on fourth and goal. Early in the second quarter the Tigers picked up two more points when Lincoln, pinned up against its own goal line, snapped the ball over their punter's head for a safety. From that point the Tigers went on to score nine more touchdowns, including four in the second quarter, three in the third, and two in the fourth. Soto had two more touchdown runs of three yards and one yard to account for three of the first half scores. He finished with the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, right on the mark, on 13 carries.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a15a18cc-2d2d-443f-8c4e-a3bd93ade337?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Irick McDonald</a>&nbsp;hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2de4a9ce-7d87-460d-b69e-023a7a1c5b83?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Chance Fuller</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/fb7c4c4c-2357-40e5-aafb-3ed57a23a764?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Alex Schremmer</a>&nbsp;hauled in a 29-yard strike from Fuller in the endzone as time expired in the first half. In the third quarter, Fuller took a ball into the endzone from two yards out,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/77c74857-5f70-4207-91ab-8e1890f19285?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Voshon Waiters</a>&nbsp;had a six-yard touchdown run, and Waiters found&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/837f5004-955e-455d-94b9-28f55be2e8e9?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Calvin Stapp</a>&nbsp;for a 15-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/45f2fa1c-5d67-48e1-be0f-6d760f6c82ef?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Toronto King</a>&nbsp;had a nine-yard touchdown run and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3f79c879-639e-4754-82c6-e5c6ae67bb0f?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Clay Robinson</a>&nbsp;plunged into the endzone from one yard out. The Tigers finished with seven rushing touchdowns for the night spread around to five different players.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/74f0fd87-47db-421e-a97d-71b2b4462c04?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Tristan Tucker</a>&nbsp;and Robinson each rushed for 65 yards on top of Soto's 100. As a team the Tigers finished with 311 yards on the ground, their most in a game since 2019 when the rambled for 370 against Northeastern State. Fuller, NCAA Division II's pass yards leader entering the game, did not have to put up big numbers through the air with the ground game chewing up yards. He finished with 210 passing yards, completing 13 of 17 attempts.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/bfb3e285-4372-44bc-bd42-c8d2535ba759?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Manny Ramsey</a>&nbsp;was the top Tiger receiver with 114 yards on six catches. Tucker had 60 receiving yards in the game and led the Tigers in all-purpose yards with 125 for the night. The Tigers distributed tackling evenly throughout the squad in the shutout effort.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/5832dc39-f8d1-487c-aa23-96a61c7c691f?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Layke Heimerman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/05686a21-bb4c-4477-ba83-49aa8b7b6e0f?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Sam Brandt</a>&nbsp;tied for a team-high five tackles each, while&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e9c840f6-84b4-40ef-8041-ad9e24384acb?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Jhimon Preston</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9d99f0ff-56c0-4fd3-ace7-b2f226701485?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Mason Perez</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/4321ddc8-de80-4c16-8721-895fd90bcf81?elinkdata=167778" target="_blank">Javaris Sanders</a>&nbsp;all had four. FHSU held Lincoln to just eight first downs, including just one in the second half. FHSU held LU to just 167 total yards, while producing 621 on the offensive side of the ball. The Tigers head on the road next week to Missouri Southern on Saturday for an afternoon contest set for 2 pm. The Lions are also 1-2 on the season after picking up their first win on Saturday as well, a 14-10 win at Central Oklahoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;-<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>-

Tigers blow out Lincoln for first win of 2021

WINFIELD – The Kansas Wesleyan women's and men's tennis teams opened their seasons on Friday and Saturday in the KCAC Individual Flighted Tournament at the T.H. Vaughn Tennis Center.

The KCAC Flighted Tournament is played with players in each flight (1 through 6 singles, and 1 through 3 doubles) in a bracket format to determine the flight champion.

In singles in the No. 1 flight, Karley Benson (SR/Salina) started with a loss to Cori Campbell of Oklahoma Wesleyan, then beat Nikolett Krivek from Friends 8-0, before losing to Geanna Richard of Tabor. Benson would claim seventh place with an 8-4 win over Rachel Carlson of Sterling.

In the No. 2 flight, Makenzie Archer (JR/McPherson) got fifth place opening with a loss to Bethel's Fatima Nemi, but then beating Tia Gregory of Bethany 8-1, and Sterling's Nicole Marin 8-5.

In the No. 3 flight, Michaela Crowe (SO/Overland Park) reached the championship match by beating Lilly Wait of Tabor and Priyanshi Sharma of Ottawa 8-5.

In No. 4 singles, Zofia Selwesiuk (SR/Wroclaw, Poland) got third place, beating Tabor's Marisol Blair 8-2, before losing to top seed Vanessa Mundo from McPherson. Selwesiuk then beat Bethel's Jenna Mahoney 8-4 in the third place match.

In No. 5 singles, Alexis Gunn (FR/Overland Park) beat Sterling's Brooklynn Khun 8-4, but then lost to Laura Adey of Southwestern. She would then beat Jordyn Trombley of Bethany before claiming fifth place with an 8-2 win over Tabor's Bethany Yutzy.

In No. 6 singles, Savannah Noel (JR/Portis) lost to Natalie Henning of Sterling 8-6, but then beat Ottawa's Lily Keimig 8-5 before losing to Tara Stewart of Tabor 8-3 in the fifth place match.

In doubles at No. 1, Benson and Crowe lost to Loving and Coe of Southwestern 8-1, but then had to withdraw due to injury.

At No. 2 doubles, Selwesiuk and Archer lost their first match to Sharma and Holland from Ottawa, but came back with wins over Payton and Mahoney of Bethel and Carlson and Comley of Sterling to claim fifth place.

At No. 3 doubles, Noel and Gunn lost to Maples and Maxey of McPherson, but then beat Keimig and Alterman of Ottawa 8-3 and Yutzy and Stewart of Tabor 8-1 to earn fifth place.

Up next for the Coyote women is the ITA Central Regional Tournament in Winfield next weekend.

In No. 1 singles, Daniel Harkin opened with an 8-4 win over David Moral Tebar of Southwestern, then lost to Jose Catala of Oklahoma Wesleyan 9-7. Harkin would claim third in the flight with a walkover win against Raul Rivero of Bethany.

In No. 2 singles, Bryce Ware reached the championship match where he went to a third set tiebreak against Milan Bucek of Bethel, ultimately losing 6-4, 4-6, 4-10. Ware used wins over Bastian Reichborn of Friends and top-seeded Thomas Zych of McPherson 9-7 to reach the finals.

In No. 3 singles, Wes Robertson lost to Nolan Schrader of Bethel, but then beat Adman Spencer of Oklahoma Wesleyan and Ethan Kutz of Tabor and Franco Iozzo of Friends to claim fifth place in the flight.

In No. 4 singles, Rodrigo Vera beat Gavin Pastine of Bethany 8-0, but then lost to Federico Poi of Southwestern, before bouncing back to beat Kerry Dunn of Friends 9-0, but finished sixth with a loss to Jean Paul Fort of Tabor 8-6 in the fifth place match.

At No. 5 singles, Garrison Wright beat Alejandro Velasco of Tabor 8-3, but lost to Marcelo Mann of Southwestern 8-5, and then ended up in fourth place with an 8-3 loss to Bethel's Joaquin Pluis.

At No. 6 singles, Braeden Lewis beat Jordan Singh of Bethel 8-4, but then lost to Oscar Brouwer of McPherson 8-4, then finished in fourth place with a loss to Oscar Aguilera of Ottawa.

At No. 1 doubles Ware and Alex Sherer finished in fifth place. The duo lost to Millos and Zych of McPherson before rallying with wins over Bethany's Rivero and Hernandez and Friends' Prats and Reichborn.

At No. 2 doubles, Harkin and Vera lost to Hjelm and Graham of Ottawa, but then came back with a win over Pastine and Eckert of Bethany before losing to Fort and Kutz of Tabor in the fifth place match.

At No. 3 doubles, Robertson and Lewis lost to Quinonez and Aguilera of Ottawa, then beat Lee and Redmon of Sterling and earned fifth place with an 8-1 win over Torres and Velasco of Tabor.

Up next for the Coyote men is the ITA Central Regional Tournament in Winfield next weekend.

WINFIELD – The Kansas Wesleyan women's and men's tennis teams opened their seasons on Friday and Saturday in the KCAC Individual Flighted Tournament at the T.H. Vaughn Tennis Center.The KCAC Flighted Tournament is played with players in each flight (1 through 6 singles, and 1 through 3 doubles) in a bracket format to determine the flight champion.In singles in the No. 1 flight, Karley Benson (SR/Salina) started with a loss to Cori Campbell of Oklahoma Wesleyan, then beat Nikolett Krivek from Friends 8-0, before losing to Geanna Richard of Tabor. Benson would claim seventh place with an 8-4 win over Rachel Carlson of Sterling.In the No. 2 flight, Makenzie Archer (JR/McPherson) got fifth place opening with a loss to Bethel's Fatima Nemi, but then beating Tia Gregory of Bethany 8-1, and Sterling's Nicole Marin 8-5.In the No. 3 flight, Michaela Crowe (SO/Overland Park) reached the championship match by beating Lilly Wait of Tabor and Priyanshi Sharma of Ottawa 8-5.In No. 4 singles, Zofia Selwesiuk (SR/Wroclaw, Poland) got third place, beating Tabor's Marisol Blair 8-2, before losing to top seed Vanessa Mundo from McPherson. Selwesiuk then beat Bethel's Jenna Mahoney 8-4 in the third place match.In No. 5 singles, Alexis Gunn (FR/Overland Park) beat Sterling's Brooklynn Khun 8-4, but then lost to Laura Adey of Southwestern. She would then beat Jordyn Trombley of Bethany before claiming fifth place with an 8-2 win over Tabor's Bethany Yutzy.In No. 6 singles, Savannah Noel (JR/Portis) lost to Natalie Henning of Sterling 8-6, but then beat Ottawa's Lily Keimig 8-5 before losing to Tara Stewart of Tabor 8-3 in the fifth place match.In doubles at No. 1, Benson and Crowe lost to Loving and Coe of Southwestern 8-1, but then had to withdraw due to injury.At No. 2 doubles, Selwesiuk and Archer lost their first match to Sharma and Holland from Ottawa, but came back with wins over Payton and Mahoney of Bethel and Carlson and Comley of Sterling to claim fifth place.At No. 3 doubles, Noel and Gunn lost to Maples and Maxey of McPherson, but then beat Keimig and Alterman of Ottawa 8-3 and Yutzy and Stewart of Tabor 8-1 to earn fifth place.Up next for the Coyote women is the ITA Central Regional Tournament in Winfield next weekend.Men's tennisIn No. 1 singles, Daniel Harkin opened with an 8-4 win over David Moral Tebar of Southwestern, then lost to Jose Catala of Oklahoma Wesleyan 9-7. Harkin would claim third in the flight with a walkover win against Raul Rivero of Bethany.In No. 2 singles, Bryce Ware reached the championship match where he went to a third set tiebreak against Milan Bucek of Bethel, ultimately losing 6-4, 4-6, 4-10. Ware used wins over Bastian Reichborn of Friends and top-seeded Thomas Zych of McPherson 9-7 to reach the finals.In No. 3 singles, Wes Robertson lost to Nolan Schrader of Bethel, but then beat Adman Spencer of Oklahoma Wesleyan and Ethan Kutz of Tabor and Franco Iozzo of Friends to claim fifth place in the flight.In No. 4 singles, Rodrigo Vera beat Gavin Pastine of Bethany 8-0, but then lost to Federico Poi of Southwestern, before bouncing back to beat Kerry Dunn of Friends 9-0, but finished sixth with a loss to Jean Paul Fort of Tabor 8-6 in the fifth place match.At No. 5 singles, Garrison Wright beat Alejandro Velasco of Tabor 8-3, but lost to Marcelo Mann of Southwestern 8-5, and then ended up in fourth place with an 8-3 loss to Bethel's Joaquin Pluis.At No. 6 singles, Braeden Lewis beat Jordan Singh of Bethel 8-4, but then lost to Oscar Brouwer of McPherson 8-4, then finished in fourth place with a loss to Oscar Aguilera of Ottawa.At No. 1 doubles Ware and Alex Sherer finished in fifth place. The duo lost to Millos and Zych of McPherson before rallying with wins over Bethany's Rivero and Hernandez and Friends' Prats and Reichborn.At No. 2 doubles, Harkin and Vera lost to Hjelm and Graham of Ottawa, but then came back with a win over Pastine and Eckert of Bethany before losing to Fort and Kutz of Tabor in the fifth place match.At No. 3 doubles, Robertson and Lewis lost to Quinonez and Aguilera of Ottawa, then beat Lee and Redmon of Sterling and earned fifth place with an 8-1 win over Torres and Velasco of Tabor.Up next for the Coyote men is the ITA Central Regional Tournament in Winfield next weekend.-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

Coyote tennis opens at KCAC Individual Flighted Tournament

By EMERSON PEAVEY and DAN VAUGHAN Kansas City Monarchs

FARGO, N.D. – The Kansas City Monarchs scored seven runs over the first two innings to hold off the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 7-5 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five game series in the American Association Finals Saturday night.

The Monarchs came out firing in the top of the first, beginning with back-to-back singles by Morgan McCullough and Ryan Grotjohn off of RedHawks starter Bret Helton. Darnell Sweeney walked, then Gaby Guerrero hit a two-RBI single, sending McCullough and Grotjohn home. Casey Gillaspie walked, filling up the bases yet again, setting up Ibandel Isabel to hit a two-RBI single. Colin Willis followed with an RBI single to score Gillaspie, and Alexis Olmeda also hit an RBI single to score Isabel, towering over the RedHawks early, 6-0.

Kansas City kept Fargo-Moorhead quiet in the bottom of the first, then struck again in the top of the second with an RBI single by Ibandel Isabel to score Darnell Sweeney.  

In the top of the second, the RedHawks’ Sam Dexter cranked a two-run homer, and a sac fly by Correlle Prime scored Alex Boxwell, making the score 7-3 off Monarch’s starter Justin Shafer. Shafer would leave the game after three innings after meeting with Athletic Trainer Jared Bashaw on the mound. The Monarchs turned to Carson LaRue who retired seven straight into the sixth inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Fargo scored two more runs after a solo home run by John Silviano off of LaRue. The RedHawks then got back-to-back singles from Dexter and Alex Boxwell to put runners at the corners. Carlos Diaz came into the game and surrendered an RBI double to Nick Novak, inching up the score to 7-5 and making the rest of the game a defensive pitching nail biter. Diaz would then strike out Prime then issue a walk to Manuel Boscan to load the bases. Diaz then struck out Jordan George to preserve the Monarchs lead.

Diaz would work a 1-2-3 seventh inning for Kansas City. The lefty would give the ball to righty Jeremey Rhodes who would also hold Fargo-Moorhead scoreless in the eighth. Jameson McGrane came in the game in the ninth inning to work a three up and three down inning to pick up the save and send the Monarchs home with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Monarchs are one win away from claiming the American Association Championship.

The Monarchs have won all five post season games they have played and are riding a nine game winning streak that dates back to the last series of the regular season.

The series now shifts to Legends Field in Kansas City for game three of the Championship series Monday night at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on&nbsp;

the&nbsp;<a href="https://mixlr.com/kansas-city-monarchs-baseball" target="_blank">Monarchs Broadcast</a><a href="https://mixlr.com/kansas-city-monarchs-baseball" target="_blank">Network</a>&nbsp;with the pregame beginning at 6:35 p.m. and the video stream airing on <a href="http://aabaseball.tv">aabaseball.tv</a>. The Monarchs are set to host games four and five, if necessary, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tickets to all Monarchs post season games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting <a href="http://monarchsbaseball.com">monarchsbaseball.com</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632066792272.png" alt="Monarchs Ibandel Isabel drives in a pair of runs at Newman Outdoor Field. Photo courtesy&nbsp;Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks" />
 <figcaption>Monarchs Ibandel Isabel drives in a pair of runs at Newman Outdoor Field. Photo courtesy&nbsp;Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks</figcaption>
 </figure>By EMERSON PEAVEY and DAN VAUGHAN Kansas City MonarchsFARGO, N.D. – The Kansas City Monarchs scored seven runs over the first two innings to hold off the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 7-5 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five game series in the American Association Finals Saturday night.The Monarchs came out firing in the top of the first, beginning with back-to-back singles by Morgan McCullough and Ryan Grotjohn off of RedHawks starter Bret Helton. Darnell Sweeney walked, then Gaby Guerrero hit a two-RBI single, sending McCullough and Grotjohn home. Casey Gillaspie walked, filling up the bases yet again, setting up Ibandel Isabel to hit a two-RBI single. Colin Willis followed with an RBI single to score Gillaspie, and Alexis Olmeda also hit an RBI single to score Isabel, towering over the RedHawks early, 6-0.Kansas City kept Fargo-Moorhead quiet in the bottom of the first, then struck again in the top of the second with an RBI single by Ibandel Isabel to score Darnell Sweeney. In the top of the second, the RedHawks’ Sam Dexter cranked a two-run homer, and a sac fly by Correlle Prime scored Alex Boxwell, making the score 7-3 off Monarch’s starter Justin Shafer. Shafer would leave the game after three innings after meeting with Athletic Trainer Jared Bashaw on the mound. The Monarchs turned to Carson LaRue who retired seven straight into the sixth inning.In the bottom of the sixth, Fargo scored two more runs after a solo home run by John Silviano off of LaRue. The RedHawks then got back-to-back singles from Dexter and Alex Boxwell to put runners at the corners. Carlos Diaz came into the game and surrendered an RBI double to Nick Novak, inching up the score to 7-5 and making the rest of the game a defensive pitching nail biter. Diaz would then strike out Prime then issue a walk to Manuel Boscan to load the bases. Diaz then struck out Jordan George to preserve the Monarchs lead.Diaz would work a 1-2-3 seventh inning for Kansas City. The lefty would give the ball to righty Jeremey Rhodes who would also hold Fargo-Moorhead scoreless in the eighth. Jameson McGrane came in the game in the ninth inning to work a three up and three down inning to pick up the save and send the Monarchs home with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Monarchs are one win away from claiming the American Association Championship.The Monarchs have won all five post season games they have played and are riding a nine game winning streak that dates back to the last series of the regular season.The series now shifts to Legends Field in Kansas City for game three of the Championship series Monday night at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on&nbsp;

the&nbsp;<a href="https://mixlr.com/kansas-city-monarchs-baseball" target="_blank">Monarchs Broadcast</a><a href="https://mixlr.com/kansas-city-monarchs-baseball" target="_blank">Network</a>&nbsp;with the pregame beginning at 6:35 p.m. and the video stream airing on <a href="http://aabaseball.tv">aabaseball.tv</a>. The Monarchs are set to host games four and five, if necessary, on Tuesday and Wednesday.Tickets to all Monarchs post season games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting <a href="http://monarchsbaseball.com">monarchsbaseball.com</a>.

Monarchs hold off RedHawks, improve to 2-0 in finals

Kansas Wesleyan University's soccer teams fell to ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan teams on Saturday.

The No. 11 ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan women knocked off the Coyotes 3-1 in the Kansas Conference opener for both teams on Saturday on the OKWU pitch.

The Eagles scored one goal in the first half, by Laura Maria in the 21st minute, and added two more in the second half.

Kansas Wesleyan University's soccer teams fell to ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan teams on Saturday.The No. 11 ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan women knocked off the Coyotes 3-1 in the Kansas Conference opener for both teams on Saturday on the OKWU pitch.The Eagles scored one goal in the first half, by Laura Maria in the 21st minute, and added two more in the second half.Faith Mosaira netted a goal in the 49th minute and Maria again found the net in the 60th minute.The Coyotes would get a goal in the 86th minute from Alex Liles (SO/Salina) to avoid the shutout.OKWU outshot the Coyotes 15-5 in the match. Kayla Deaver (SR/Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Leoni Enzlmuller (FR/Linz, Austria) led the Coyotes with two each. Daisy Bingham (SR/Huntington Beach, Calif.) had seven saves in goal for the Coyotes.Wesleyan was slated to play Ottawa on Wednesday at Graves Family Sports Complex, but COVID issues within Ottawa's program have led to the postponement of the match. Next action for the Coyotes will now be Saturday when KWU hosts Bellevue (Neb.) at 5 p.m. at the Graves Family Sports Complex.The men's matchThe Kansas Wesleyan men scored an early goal against fourth-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan, but the Eagles answered with five straight to come away with a 5-1 win on Saturday at the OKWU pitch.Alfonso Lopez (JR/Fontana, Calif.) scored KWU's lone goal in the fifth minute, but OKWU quickly responded with an equalizer in the seventh minute.The Eagles took the lead with a goal in the 28th minute and led 2-1 at the half.OKWU added three more in the second half for the win.OKWU outshot the Coyotes 28-4 in the match. Oswaldo Diaz-Lopez (FR/Bryan, Texas) had eight saves in goal for the Coyotes.Up next for the Coyotes will be a match against Ottawa on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Graves Family Sports Complex. The match time has changed due to the postponement of the women's match between KWU and Ottawa.-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-