ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night in the major league debut of top Royals' prospect Jac Caglianone.

Caglianone, recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday, went hitless in five at bats.

Daniel Lynch IV, Steven Cruz (2-0), Angel Zerpa, John Schreiber and Taylor Clarke combined to pitch 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before Carlos Estévez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 17th save.

Vinnie Pasquantino hit a game-tying two-run double off Cardinals reliever Steven Matz (3-2), and Salvador Perez followed with an RBI single to give Kansas City an 8-7 fifth inning lead.

Loftin hit his first home run since last June 18 to start the rally. After Drew Waters, Kyle Isbel and Jonathan India singled, Witt hit a two-run single to right field to cut Kansas City’s deficit to 7-5 ending Cardinals starter Andre Pallante’s night.

Pallante allowed a career high-tying seven runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Alec Burleson hit a two-run home run to center field to cap off a five-run third inning and chase Michael Lorenzen (3-7) from the game after allowing seven runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Witt hit his seventh home run of the season to give Kansas City a 2-0 first inning lead.

Caglianone stepped up to the plate for the first time to lead off the top of the second inning. He lined a 2-2 pitch to the warning track in right-center field where Victor Scott II ran 92 feet to rob him of his first career hit.

St. Louis lost for the first time in eight games when scoring at least four runs in Pallante's starts.

Royals LHP Noah Cameron (2-1, 1.05 ERA) will face Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.90) Wednesday night.

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 </figure>ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night in the major league debut of top Royals' prospect Jac Caglianone.Caglianone, recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday, went hitless in five at bats.Daniel Lynch IV, Steven Cruz (2-0), Angel Zerpa, John Schreiber and Taylor Clarke combined to pitch 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before Carlos Estévez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 17th save.Vinnie Pasquantino hit a game-tying two-run double off Cardinals reliever Steven Matz (3-2), and Salvador Perez followed with an RBI single to give Kansas City an 8-7 fifth inning lead.Loftin hit his first home run since last June 18 to start the rally. After Drew Waters, Kyle Isbel and Jonathan India singled, Witt hit a two-run single to right field to cut Kansas City’s deficit to 7-5 ending Cardinals starter Andre Pallante’s night.Pallante allowed a career high-tying seven runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.Alec Burleson hit a two-run home run to center field to cap off a five-run third inning and chase Michael Lorenzen (3-7) from the game after allowing seven runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.Witt hit his seventh home run of the season to give Kansas City a 2-0 first inning lead.<h2>Key moment</h2>Caglianone stepped up to the plate for the first time to lead off the top of the second inning. He lined a 2-2 pitch to the warning track in right-center field where Victor Scott II ran 92 feet to rob him of his first career hit.<h2>Key stat</h2>St. Louis lost for the first time in eight games when scoring at least four runs in Pallante's starts.<h2>Up next</h2>Royals LHP Noah Cameron (2-1, 1.05 ERA) will face Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.90) Wednesday night.

⚾ 5th inning rally helps Royals beat Cardinals in Jac Caglianone's debut

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Major League Baseball announced today that Royals left-handed pitcher&nbsp;Kris Bubic&nbsp;has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for May. He’s the 10th different Royals pitcher (17th instance) to be named American League Pitcher of the Month, and the first since&nbsp;Cole Ragans&nbsp;in August 2023.

Bubic, 27, went 3-0 in 5 starts last month with an American League-best 0.56 ERA (2 ER in 32.1 IP), which was the best mark in the month of May in Royals history (min. 5 starts) and was the 3rd best in any month, trailing only&nbsp;Zack Greinke’s&nbsp;0.50 ERA (2 ER in 36.0 IP) in April 2009 and Greinke’s 0.55 ERA (2 ER in 33.0 IP) in September 2009. The only runs Bubic allowed in May came on a solo HR by Houston’s&nbsp;Jeremy Peña&nbsp;on May 13 and an RBI single by&nbsp;Ty France&nbsp;on May 25.

Bubic continued his brilliant start to the 2025 season with 7.0 innings of 1-run ball on Sunday, June 1 vs. Detroit, his 8th start out of 12 this season vs. teams who made the playoffs in 2024.

For the season, Bubic leads Major League Baseball with a 1.43 ERA (12 ER in 75.1 IP), which is the best mark through 12 starts in franchise history. It’s the 3rd-lowest ERA through 12 starts by an American League pitcher in the Wild Card Era (since 1995), trailing only&nbsp;Pedro Martínez&nbsp;(0.99 ERA in 2000) and&nbsp;Justin Verlander&nbsp;(1.11 ERA in 2018).

The complete list of Royals to win American League Pitcher of the Month is below.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Major League Baseball announced today that Royals left-handed pitcher&nbsp;Kris Bubic&nbsp;has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for May. He’s the 10th different Royals pitcher (17th instance) to be named American League Pitcher of the Month, and the first since&nbsp;Cole Ragans&nbsp;in August 2023.Bubic, 27, went 3-0 in 5 starts last month with an American League-best 0.56 ERA (2 ER in 32.1 IP), which was the best mark in the month of May in Royals history (min. 5 starts) and was the 3rd best in any month, trailing only&nbsp;Zack Greinke’s&nbsp;0.50 ERA (2 ER in 36.0 IP) in April 2009 and Greinke’s 0.55 ERA (2 ER in 33.0 IP) in September 2009. The only runs Bubic allowed in May came on a solo HR by Houston’s&nbsp;Jeremy Peña&nbsp;on May 13 and an RBI single by&nbsp;Ty France&nbsp;on May 25.Bubic continued his brilliant start to the 2025 season with 7.0 innings of 1-run ball on Sunday, June 1 vs. Detroit, his 8th start out of 12 this season vs. teams who made the playoffs in 2024.For the season, Bubic leads Major League Baseball with a 1.43 ERA (12 ER in 75.1 IP), which is the best mark through 12 starts in franchise history. It’s the 3rd-lowest ERA through 12 starts by an American League pitcher in the Wild Card Era (since 1995), trailing only&nbsp;Pedro Martínez&nbsp;(0.99 ERA in 2000) and&nbsp;Justin Verlander&nbsp;(1.11 ERA in 2018).The complete list of Royals to win American League Pitcher of the Month is below.Kris Bubic (May 2025)Cole Ragans (August 2023)Zack Greinke (April 2009)Jose Lima (July 2003)Kevin Appier (June 1995)David Cone (May 1994)Kevin Appier (July 1992)Bret Saberhagen (September 1989)Bret Saberhagen (August 1989)Mark Gubicza (June 1989)Mark Gubicza (June 1988)Bret Saberhagen (April 1987)Charlie Leibrandt (September 1985)Bret Saberhagen (July 1985)Charlie Leibrandt (April 1985)Larry Gura (September 1981)

Kris Bubic Named American League Pitcher of the Month for May

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced this morning that infielder&nbsp;Maikel Garcia&nbsp;and left-handed pitcher&nbsp;Kris Bubic&nbsp;have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for May. The awards are determined by a local media vote.

This marks the first career monthly honor for Garcia, who slashed .349/.412/.528 (37-for-106) in the month of May with 15 RBI, including 7 go-ahead RBI which tied for the 3rd-most in the Majors behind only Boston’s&nbsp;Rafael Devers&nbsp;(9) and Pittsburgh’s&nbsp;Bryan Reynolds&nbsp;(8). Additionally, his 37 hits last month tied for the 3rd most in the American League, just 2 behind leaders&nbsp;José Ramírez&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jacob Wilson&nbsp;(39 each). His 37 hits matched&nbsp;Vinnie Pasquantino&nbsp;for the team lead, and were the most by a Royal in the month of May since&nbsp;Jon Jay&nbsp;had 43 hits in May 2018. Garcia also ranked among AL leaders last month in triples (T-3rd, 2), batting average (8th) and OPS (12th, .940), and he recorded multiple hits in 12 of his 28 games, which tied for the 5th most such games in the Majors, behind Wilson (14),&nbsp;Freddie Freeman&nbsp;(14),&nbsp;Trea Turner&nbsp;(13) and Ramírez (13). Garcia put together a 14-game hit streak from May 14-30, which matched the 2nd-longest run of his career, trailing an 18-game hit streak done in 2023. Over the course of his streak, Garcia slashed .407/.450/.574 (22-for-54) and raised his season batting average 31 points, from .289 to .320 by the end of play on May 30.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced this morning that infielder&nbsp;Maikel Garcia&nbsp;and left-handed pitcher&nbsp;Kris Bubic&nbsp;have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for May. The awards are determined by a local media vote.This marks the first career monthly honor for Garcia, who slashed .349/.412/.528 (37-for-106) in the month of May with 15 RBI, including 7 go-ahead RBI which tied for the 3rd-most in the Majors behind only Boston’s&nbsp;Rafael Devers&nbsp;(9) and Pittsburgh’s&nbsp;Bryan Reynolds&nbsp;(8). Additionally, his 37 hits last month tied for the 3rd most in the American League, just 2 behind leaders&nbsp;José Ramírez&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jacob Wilson&nbsp;(39 each). His 37 hits matched&nbsp;Vinnie Pasquantino&nbsp;for the team lead, and were the most by a Royal in the month of May since&nbsp;Jon Jay&nbsp;had 43 hits in May 2018. Garcia also ranked among AL leaders last month in triples (T-3rd, 2), batting average (8th) and OPS (12th, .940), and he recorded multiple hits in 12 of his 28 games, which tied for the 5th most such games in the Majors, behind Wilson (14),&nbsp;Freddie Freeman&nbsp;(14),&nbsp;Trea Turner&nbsp;(13) and Ramírez (13). Garcia put together a 14-game hit streak from May 14-30, which matched the 2nd-longest run of his career, trailing an 18-game hit streak done in 2023. Over the course of his streak, Garcia slashed .407/.450/.574 (22-for-54) and raised his season batting average 31 points, from .289 to .320 by the end of play on May 30.

Maikel Garcia, Kris Bubic Named Royals Player, Pitcher of the Month for May

KANSAS CITY - On Sunday, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that the Kansas City Royals would officially be calling up minor league slugger&nbsp;Jac Caglianone.

Caglianone was drafted by the Royals with the sixth overall pick in last year's 2024 MLB draft and played just 50 games in the minors before getting the call. 

In his limited minor league tenure, Caglianone was spectacular,&nbsp;blasting 15 home runs and 56 RBIs while hitting .322 and slugging .593.

As of June 2nd, the Royals do have a winning record at 31-29, but sit in fourth place amidst a stacked AL Central, and a game out of the AL's third wild card spot.

While Kansas City's pitching has been spectacular this season with the league's second-best ERA (3.13), the Royals sit just 15th in MLB in batting average, and 26th in slugging percentage, two areas KC hopes Caglianone can help them improve down the home stretch.

KANSAS CITY - On Sunday, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that the Kansas City Royals would officially be calling up minor league slugger&nbsp;Jac Caglianone.Caglianone was drafted by the Royals with the sixth overall pick in last year's 2024 MLB draft and played just 50 games in the minors before getting the call. In his limited minor league tenure, Caglianone was spectacular,&nbsp;blasting 15 home runs and 56 RBIs while hitting .322 and slugging .593.As of June 2nd, the Royals do have a winning record at 31-29, but sit in fourth place amidst a stacked AL Central, and a game out of the AL's third wild card spot.While Kansas City's pitching has been spectacular this season with the league's second-best ERA (3.13), the Royals sit just 15th in MLB in batting average, and 26th in slugging percentage, two areas KC hopes Caglianone can help them improve down the home stretch.

Royals call up minor league slugger Jac Caglianone 

WICHITA, Kan. (June 1, 2025)—Andrew Cossetti tallied three RBIs, and three Wichita arms combined for a 6-0 shutout victory over the Tulsa Drillers at Equity Bank Park. Four runs came across for the Wind Surge in the first inning, and Wichita added a few more along the way to knot the series up even in the matinee finale.&nbsp;

Connor Prielipp, Pierson Ohl, and Joel Cesar combined for the fifth shutout win of the season for the Wind Surge. The trio combined to strike out eight men, with just one walk going against them. Ohl improved to 3-1 after taking the win, striking out four men over four innings of one-hit baseball as the first man out of the bullpen.&nbsp;

Wichita scored four times in the top of the first on the backs of an RBI single by Andrew Cossetti and six walks. The Wind Surge batted around in the inning.&nbsp;

Cossetti nearly left the yard on a double off the very top of the left field wall in the bottom of the fourth to score Noah Cardenas and proved a 2-0 lead for Wichita over four frames.

Prielipp struck out four batters and walked one over four innings of four-hit baseball, pushing him into the Top 5 rankings on the staff in strikeouts after his start today.&nbsp;

Another bases-loaded walk gave the Wind Surge a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth. Cesar kept things quiet in the ninth to secure the shutout win and a series tie.&nbsp;

WICHITA, Kan. (June 1, 2025)—Andrew Cossetti tallied three RBIs, and three Wichita arms combined for a 6-0 shutout victory over the Tulsa Drillers at Equity Bank Park. Four runs came across for the Wind Surge in the first inning, and Wichita added a few more along the way to knot the series up even in the matinee finale.&nbsp;Connor Prielipp, Pierson Ohl, and Joel Cesar combined for the fifth shutout win of the season for the Wind Surge. The trio combined to strike out eight men, with just one walk going against them. Ohl improved to 3-1 after taking the win, striking out four men over four innings of one-hit baseball as the first man out of the bullpen.&nbsp;Wichita scored four times in the top of the first on the backs of an RBI single by Andrew Cossetti and six walks. The Wind Surge batted around in the inning.&nbsp;Cossetti nearly left the yard on a double off the very top of the left field wall in the bottom of the fourth to score Noah Cardenas and proved a 2-0 lead for Wichita over four frames.Prielipp struck out four batters and walked one over four innings of four-hit baseball, pushing him into the Top 5 rankings on the staff in strikeouts after his start today.&nbsp;Another bases-loaded walk gave the Wind Surge a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth. Cesar kept things quiet in the ninth to secure the shutout win and a series tie.&nbsp;POSTGAME NOTES<ul>
 <li>Wichita walked six times in the first inning and 13 times total for the game. The 13 walks are the new season-high in a game for the Wind Surge.</li><li>Wichita records their fifth shutout of the season.&nbsp; Tied for the league lead.&nbsp;</li><li>Tanner Schobel is up to a 19 game On Base Streak and a 7 game Runs Scored Streak. His 18 game Hitting Streak, which was the longest in the Texas League this season and in Wind Surge franchise history, was snapped.&nbsp;</li><li>Aaron Sabato is up to a 20 game On Base Streak.</li><li>Wichita travels to Northwest Arkansas to begin a series with the Naturals, starting June 3.</li>
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Wind Surge Even Series With Shutout Of Drillers

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Five Wildcats qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship on Saturday (May 31) on the final day of the NCAA West Preliminary at E.B. Cushing Stadium in Bryan-College Station, Texas.

Senior Shalom Olotu qualified for her second event at nationals in the women’s triple jump, juniors Sharie Enoe and Tamaiah Koonce each earned bids in the women’s high jump and discus, respectively, while fellow juniors Safhia Hinds and Jourdin Edwards collected nods in the women’s 400-meter hurdles.

All five are advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championship for the first time in their respective careers. Olotu had already qualified in the women’s long jump on Thursday (May 29) with a new personal-best mark.

With its five national bids on Saturday, Kansas State will send a total of nine athletes in eight events to the NCAA Championship, which is set for Wednesday-Saturday, June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. They will be joined by senior Monique Hardy (women’s hammer), sophomore Riley Marx (men’s javelin), freshman Selva Prabhu (men’s triple jump) and senior Emil Uhlin (men’s decathlon).

For the second time in three days, Olotu posted a personal-best mark to qualify for her second event at the national meet to place 11th and earn one of the 12 qualifying spots in the triple jump. Her leap of 13.45m (44’-1 ½”) was not only a personal high but ranks as the No. 5 all-time outdoor mark in K-State history. It is the best performance by any Wildcat in the event in four years since Chantoba Bright recorded a jump of 13.53m (44’-4 ¾”) at the 2021 Guyana Senior National Championships.

Olotu had already qualified in the long jump on Thursday (May 29) with a new personal-best mark of 6.44m (21’ 1 ½”) (0.7) to finish ninth. Her performance ranked as the No. 4 best outdoor mark in school history in the event, as she recorded a new personal best in the event for the first time in two years.

Koonce placed sixth in the discus with a season-best mark of 55.99m (183’-8”). It was her best throw in the event in more than a year since her personal-best toss of 56.14m (184’-2”) at the 2024 Ward Haylett Invitational. It was also more than 10 feet better than her effort at the 2025 Big 12 Championship (52.88m/173’-6”) and nearly 3 feet better than her mark at last year’s West Preliminary.

Enoe continued her impressive spring in the high jump, placing fourth in the event with a mark of 1.84m (6’-0 ½”). She was one of four athletes to hit 1.84m on her first attempt but placed fourth overall due hitting her previous heights of 1.76m (5’9 ¼”) and 1.81m (5’-11 ¼”) on her second attempt. She has now recorded a mark of 1.8m in the high jump in all four outdoor meets, including her season-best mark of 1.88m (6’-2”) to finish as the runner-up at the 2025 Big 12 Championship.

Enoe will look to replicate her First Team All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she tied for eighth place with clearance of 1.85m.

Hinds and Edwards each qualified in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with fourth- and seventh-place finishes, respectively, while senior Ludivine Aubert placed 19th with a time of 58.38. Hinds recorded a time of 56.34, which was her second-fastest mark of the season and the fastest since winning the 2025 Big 12 Championship in 55.90 seconds. Edwards ran a personal-best time of 56.73, which represented the fourth- fastest time in K-State’s all-time top-10.

The NCAA Championship kicks off Wednesday, June 11 with Marx in the finals of the men’s javelin and Uhlin in the first five events of the decathlon. The full schedule for the Championship can be found <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/images/2025/04/05/2023-24D1XTO_ScheduleofEventsEugene.pdf">here</a>.

On five more Wildcats advancing past the preliminary round…

"We’ve had a phenomenal week overall.&nbsp; Ten tickets punched total with 5 of them on this final day. I love watching the kids develop. Some of them I believe even surprised themselves. Clutch efforts across the board!&nbsp; Proud of the athletes and the coaches. This is an exhausting week, and we flat out got it done! We’re taking a great group to the NCAA Championship and these young men and women are excited to go out to Eugene and compete!”&nbsp;&nbsp;

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Five Wildcats qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship on Saturday (May 31) on the final day of the NCAA West Preliminary at E.B. Cushing Stadium in Bryan-College Station, Texas.Senior Shalom Olotu qualified for her second event at nationals in the women’s triple jump, juniors Sharie Enoe and Tamaiah Koonce each earned bids in the women’s high jump and discus, respectively, while fellow juniors Safhia Hinds and Jourdin Edwards collected nods in the women’s 400-meter hurdles.All five are advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championship for the first time in their respective careers. Olotu had already qualified in the women’s long jump on Thursday (May 29) with a new personal-best mark.With its five national bids on Saturday, Kansas State will send a total of nine athletes in eight events to the NCAA Championship, which is set for Wednesday-Saturday, June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. They will be joined by senior Monique Hardy (women’s hammer), sophomore Riley Marx (men’s javelin), freshman Selva Prabhu (men’s triple jump) and senior Emil Uhlin (men’s decathlon).For the second time in three days, Olotu posted a personal-best mark to qualify for her second event at the national meet to place 11th and earn one of the 12 qualifying spots in the triple jump. Her leap of 13.45m (44’-1 ½”) was not only a personal high but ranks as the No. 5 all-time outdoor mark in K-State history. It is the best performance by any Wildcat in the event in four years since Chantoba Bright recorded a jump of 13.53m (44’-4 ¾”) at the 2021 Guyana Senior National Championships.Olotu had already qualified in the long jump on Thursday (May 29) with a new personal-best mark of 6.44m (21’ 1 ½”) (0.7) to finish ninth. Her performance ranked as the No. 4 best outdoor mark in school history in the event, as she recorded a new personal best in the event for the first time in two years.Koonce placed sixth in the discus with a season-best mark of 55.99m (183’-8”). It was her best throw in the event in more than a year since her personal-best toss of 56.14m (184’-2”) at the 2024 Ward Haylett Invitational. It was also more than 10 feet better than her effort at the 2025 Big 12 Championship (52.88m/173’-6”) and nearly 3 feet better than her mark at last year’s West Preliminary.Enoe continued her impressive spring in the high jump, placing fourth in the event with a mark of 1.84m (6’-0 ½”). She was one of four athletes to hit 1.84m on her first attempt but placed fourth overall due hitting her previous heights of 1.76m (5’9 ¼”) and 1.81m (5’-11 ¼”) on her second attempt. She has now recorded a mark of 1.8m in the high jump in all four outdoor meets, including her season-best mark of 1.88m (6’-2”) to finish as the runner-up at the 2025 Big 12 Championship.Enoe will look to replicate her First Team All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she tied for eighth place with clearance of 1.85m.Hinds and Edwards each qualified in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with fourth- and seventh-place finishes, respectively, while senior Ludivine Aubert placed 19th with a time of 58.38. Hinds recorded a time of 56.34, which was her second-fastest mark of the season and the fastest since winning the 2025 Big 12 Championship in 55.90 seconds. Edwards ran a personal-best time of 56.73, which represented the fourth- fastest time in K-State’s all-time top-10.The NCAA Championship kicks off Wednesday, June 11 with Marx in the finals of the men’s javelin and Uhlin in the first five events of the decathlon. The full schedule for the Championship can be found <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/images/2025/04/05/2023-24D1XTO_ScheduleofEventsEugene.pdf">here</a>.FROM THE TRACKHead Coach Travis GeopfertOn five more Wildcats advancing past the preliminary round…"We’ve had a phenomenal week overall.&nbsp; Ten tickets punched total with 5 of them on this final day. I love watching the kids develop. Some of them I believe even surprised themselves. Clutch efforts across the board!&nbsp; Proud of the athletes and the coaches. This is an exhausting week, and we flat out got it done! We’re taking a great group to the NCAA Championship and these young men and women are excited to go out to Eugene and compete!”&nbsp;&nbsp;NCAA West PreliminaryE.B. Cushing StadiumBryan-College Station, TexasWomen’s Discus6. Tamaiah Koonce, 55.99m (183-8)Women’s Triple Jump11. Shalom Olotu, 13.45m (44-1 ½)34. Taylor Mayo, 12.61m (41-4 ½)Women’s High Jump4. Sharie Enoe, 1.84m (6-0 ½)Women’s 400-meter hurdles4. Safhia Hinds, 56.347. Jourdin Edwards, 56.73

Five Wildcats Qualify for Nationals on NCAA West Preliminary Final Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic's wild pitch to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Sunday.

Riley Greene had two of Detroit's five hits as the Tigers bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Kansas City on Saturday that ended their five-game winning streak. They took two of three from their AL Central rivals for their 14th series win this season.

Detroit entered June with the best record in the majors for the first time since 2006.

Tigers starter Keider Montero permitted seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Chase Lee (2-0) got four outs for the win, and Will Vest earned his ninth save.

Bubic (5-3) tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven innings, giving up four hits with two walks. The left-hander has fanned nine batters in three of his last four starts.

Salvador Perez had three of Kansas City's nine hits, but the Royals stranded eight runners. They have scored four or fewer runs in 50 of 60 games this season.

Kansas City infielder Maikel Garcia was scratched from the starting lineup with right thumb soreness.

McKinstry scored when Bubic's sweeper in the dirt deflected off Perez and rolled near the Royals' dugout on the first-base side.

In the last 12 games between the division foes, 10 have been decided by two or fewer runs.

RHP Jack Flaherty (3-6, 3.94 ERA) starts Monday night when the Tigers continue their seven-game trip against the Chicago White Sox.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1748859163449.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic throws to a Detroit Tigers batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic throws to a Detroit Tigers batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic's wild pitch to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Sunday.Riley Greene had two of Detroit's five hits as the Tigers bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Kansas City on Saturday that ended their five-game winning streak. They took two of three from their AL Central rivals for their 14th series win this season.Detroit entered June with the best record in the majors for the first time since 2006.Tigers starter Keider Montero permitted seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Chase Lee (2-0) got four outs for the win, and Will Vest earned his ninth save.Bubic (5-3) tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven innings, giving up four hits with two walks. The left-hander has fanned nine batters in three of his last four starts.Salvador Perez had three of Kansas City's nine hits, but the Royals stranded eight runners. They have scored four or fewer runs in 50 of 60 games this season.Kansas City infielder Maikel Garcia was scratched from the starting lineup with right thumb soreness.<h2>Key moment</h2>McKinstry scored when Bubic's sweeper in the dirt deflected off Perez and rolled near the Royals' dugout on the first-base side.<h2>Key stats</h2>In the last 12 games between the division foes, 10 have been decided by two or fewer runs.<h2>Up next</h2>RHP Jack Flaherty (3-6, 3.94 ERA) starts Monday night when the Tigers continue their seven-game trip against the Chicago White Sox.

⚾ McKinstry scores on wild pitch as MLB-leading Tigers top Royals 

The 2025 KSHSAA state track meet is officially in the books, and below you can find results for all of our area athletes competing from Salina Central, Salina South, Abilene, Chapman, McPherson, Southeast of Saline, Ellsworth, Minneapolis, Smoky Valley, Sacred Heart, Ell-Saline, Solomon, Bennington, and Tescott.

Individual State Champions Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) 3A Boys triple jump Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) 2A Boys high jump Drew Elliott (Chapman) 4A Boys 1600 run Renatta Heintz (Abilene) 4A Girls 200m dash Bennington Boys 4x100m relay team

5A Boys 4x400m relay Salina South - 6th (3:24.94)

5A Boys 200m dash Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 2nd (21.82)

5A Girls 200m dash JaMara Davis (Salina South) - 5th (25.90)

4A Girls 200m dash Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - STATE CHAMP (24.96)

2A Girls 200m dash Rori Miles (Bennington) - 5th (25.89)

4A Boys 800m run Drew Elliott (Chapman) - 4th (1:57.18) Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - 8th (1:58.79) Weston Rock (Abilene) - 9th (2:01.03)

3A Boys 800m run Jacob Bircher (SE of Saline) - 5th (1:58.51) Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 6th (1:59.14) Kaden Bishop (Smoky Valley) - 9th (1:59.85)

5A Girls 800m run Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 6th (2:17.40) Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 10th (2:22.56)

3A Girls 800m run Regan Duran (SE of Saline) - 6th (2:23.87) Piper Brown (SE of Saline) - 9th (2:24.44) Esther Clark Pavlovich (Smoky Valley) - 11th (2:25.74)

5A Girls 300m hurdles Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 4th (45.62)

3A Girls 300m hurdles Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 3rd (47.11)

5A Girls discus Abigail Zerbe (Salina Central) - 9th (120-9) Allison Robinett (Salina Central) - 10th (120-5)

5A Boys 400m run Gabriel Autry (Salina South) - 6th (50.31)

4A Boys 400m run Gage Taylor (Abilene) - 6th (50.38)

3A Boys 400m run Amarion Holub (SE of Saline) - 6th (50.64)

2A Boys 400m run Brayden Palenske (Bennington) - 7th (52.10) Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 8th (52.99)

4A Boys shot put Caden Wenderott (McPherson) - 13th (43-2.25)

5A Boys shot put Saijon Mills (Salina Central) - 15th (45-2.50)

5A Boys 4x100m relay Salina Central - 5th (42.85)

2A Boys 4x100m relay Bennington - STATE CHAMPS (43.58) -&nbsp;Isaiah Garrett Payge Rodenbeek Ayden Levendofsky Manny McVay

3A Girls 4x100m relay Smoky Valley - 6th (50.71)

2A Girls 4x100m relay Sacred Heart - 4th (51.26)

4A Boys 1600 Drew Elliott (Chapman) - STATE CHAMP (4:19.81) Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - 3rd (4:26.05) Ethan Elder (McPherson) - 9th (4:43.08)

3A Boys 1600 Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 3rd (4:20.69)&nbsp; Jacob Bircher (SE of Saline) - 12th (4:39.00)

2A Boys 1600 Thayne Trout (Bennington) - 5th (4:31.12) Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 15th (4:47.78)

5A Girls 1600 Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 2nd (4:59.53) Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 4th (5:06.23)

3A Girls 1600 Esther Clark Pavlovich (Smoky Valley) - 4th (5:20.70) Piper Brown (SE of Saline) - 6th (5:22.52) Aubryn Just (Minneapolis) - 12th (5:39.98) Hope Willems (Smoky Valley) - 14th (5:47.33)

2A Girls 1600 Caroline Stone (Sacred Heart) - 6th (5:29.20)

1A Girls 1600 Breonna Peterson (Tescott) - 7th (5:32.24)

3A Girls javelin Keeley Pflughoeft (Ellsworth) - 11th (115-11)

2A Girls long jump Paisley Jensen (Ell-Saline) - 11th (15-10)

4A Girls discus Karsen Burris (McPherson) - 4th (131-4)

5A Boys 100m dash Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 5th (10.88)

2A Boys 100m dash Manny McVay (Bennington) - 6th (11.24)

4A Girls 100m dash Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 2nd (12.15)

2A Girls 100m dash Rori Miles (Bennington) - 2nd (12.48)

4A Boys 4x800m relay McPherson - 2nd (7:56.21) Abilene - 3rd (8:06.72) Chapman - 10th (8:27.34)

3A Boys 4x800m relay SE of Saline - 2nd (8:04.36)

2A Boys 4x800m relay Ell-Saline - 9th (8:34.93)

4A Girls 4x800m relay Abilene - 11th (10:09.72) McPherson - 12th (10:21.79)

3A Girls 4x800m relay SE of Saline - 4th (9:56.92) Smoky Valley - 12th (10:22.97)

2A Girls 4x800m relay Sacred Heart - 7th (10:11.67)

4A Girls triple jump Claire Wasylk (Chapman) - 3rd (35-3)

3A Girls long jump Maci McClure (Minneapolis) - 9th (16-8) Trista Spitler (Smoky Valley) - 11th (16-2.75)

5A Girls javelin Allison Robinett (Salina Central) - 6th (123-9)

3A Girls shot put Suttyn Douglas (SE of Saline) - 13th (32-1.25)

2A Girls pole vault Madison Simmons (Bennington) - 5th (9-6)

2A Boys high jump Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) - STATE CHAMPION (6-8) Brayden Palenske (Bennington) - 11th (5-10)

3A Boys long jump Malachi Hopkins (SE of Saline) - 6th (20-6.50) Gannon Jacobson (SE of Saline) - 15th (19-7.50)

2A Boys 110m hurdles Payge Rodenbeek (Bennington) - 4th (15.34)

5A Girls 100m hurdles Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 7th (15.70)

4A Girls 100m hurdles Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 7th (16.66)

2A Girls 100m hurdles Jaylee Moss (Bennington) - 7th (16.45)

5A Boys 100m dash (prelims) Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 3rd (10.92q)

4A Boys 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Audiel Becker (Chapman) - 15th (11.32)

2A Boys 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Manny McVay (Bennington) - 5th (11.24q)

5A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) JaMara Davis (Salina South) - 9th (12.74)

4A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 2nd (12.29q)

3A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Lainey Peschka (Ellsworth) - 15th (12.96)

2A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Rori Miles (Bennington) - 2nd (12.58q)&nbsp;

5A Girls triple jump Amari DeHerrera (Salina South) - 4th (36-4.25) Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 5th (36-1.25)

5A Boys javelin throw James MacKinney (Salina Central) - 8th (175-2)

4A Boys pole vault Kaicen DeWeese (Chapman) - 6th (13-6) Mason Eller (Abilene) - 16th (12-0)

5A Girls pole vault Bethany Hicklin (Salina South) - 2nd (11-0) Kinsleigh Showman (Salina South) -&nbsp; 11th (10-0)

4A Girls discus throw Abigail Gaston (Chapman) - 8th (104-5)

4A Girls high jump Ellie Herrera (McPherson) - 2nd (5-6)

5A Girls 3200 Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 2nd (10:22.11)&nbsp; Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 3rd (10:41.74)

4A Boys 3200 Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - STATE CHAMPION (9:39.26) Ethan Elder (McPherson - 3rd (9:49.85) Oscar Espinoza (Abilene) - 9th (10:06.46)

4A Girls 3200 Lexi Patterson (McPherson) - 7th (11:51.28)

5A Boys 4x400m relay (prelims) Salina South - 7th (3:25.52q) Salina Central - 10th (3:27.00)

4A Boys 4x400m relay (prelims) Chapman - 11th (3:29.76) Abilene - 12th (3:30.08)

4A Girls 4x400m relay (prelims) Abilene - 11th (4:11.74) McPherson - 16th (4:22.00)

5A Boys 200m dash (prelims) Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 4th (21.93)

4A Boys 200m dash (prelims) PJ O'Reilly (Abilene) - 9th (22.82) Kameron Krogman (Chapman) - 13th (23.09)

5A Girls 200m dash (prelims) JaMara Davis (Salina South) - 6th (25.72q)

4A Girls 200m dash (prelims) Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 1st (25.10q) Adri McLeod (McPherson) - 15th (26.89)

5A Girls 300m hurdles (prelims) Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 4th (46.61q)

4A Girls 300m hurdles (prelims) Tessa Herrman (Abilene) - 10th (48.83) Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 13th (49.66) Kit Berbieri (Abilene) - 16th (51.11)

4A Boys discus Caden Wenderott (McPherson) - 10th (143-7) Dylan Hall (McPherson) - 15th (126-10)

5A Girls shot put Allison Robinett (Salina Central) - 11th (36-8.75)

4A Girls pole vault Taya Rowley (Chapman) - 6th (9-0) Adelynn Kirkpatrick (Chapman) - 9th (9-0)

5A Girls high jump Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 4th (5-0)

4A Boys high jump Tyler Green (Abilene) - 14th (5-10)

4A Girls long jump Andi Buschbom (McPherson) - 6th (16-11)

4A Girls shot put Brynn Littlejohn (McPherson) - 13th (33-1.5)

4A Boys long jump Andrew Scott (Chapman) - 13th (18-9.5)

5A Boys 400m run (prelims) Gabriel Autry (Salina South) - 8th (50.05q)

4A Boys 400m run (prelims) Gage Taylor (Abilene) - 7th (50.49q) Kayden Friesen (McPherson) - 15th (52.93)

5A Girls 400m run (prelims) Reese Schneweis (Salina Central) - 13th (1:01.03)

5A Boys 4x100m relay (prelims) Salina Central - 7th (43.08q)

4A Boys 4x100m relay (prelims) Chapman - 11th (44.04)

5A Girls 4x100m relay (prelims) Salina South - 11th (50.63) Salina Central - 12th (50.67)

4A Girls 4x100m relay (prelims) Abilene - 11th (51.23)

5A Girls 100m hurdles (prelims) Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 5th (15.23q)

4A Girls 100m hurdles (prelims) Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 6th (15.87q) Tessa Herrman (Abilene) - 14th (16.59)

The 2025 KSHSAA state track meet is officially in the books, and below you can find results for all of our area athletes competing from Salina Central, Salina South, Abilene, Chapman, McPherson, Southeast of Saline, Ellsworth, Minneapolis, Smoky Valley, Sacred Heart, Ell-Saline, Solomon, Bennington, and Tescott.<figure>
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 </figure>Individual State Champions Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) 3A Boys triple jump Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) 2A Boys high jump Drew Elliott (Chapman) 4A Boys 1600 run Renatta Heintz (Abilene) 4A Girls 200m dash Bennington Boys 4x100m relay teamSaturday Results5A Boys 4x400m relay Salina South - 6th (3:24.94)5A Boys 200m dash Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 2nd (21.82)5A Girls 200m dash JaMara Davis (Salina South) - 5th (25.90)4A Girls 200m dash Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - STATE CHAMP (24.96)2A Girls 200m dash Rori Miles (Bennington) - 5th (25.89)4A Boys 800m run Drew Elliott (Chapman) - 4th (1:57.18) Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - 8th (1:58.79) Weston Rock (Abilene) - 9th (2:01.03)3A Boys 800m run Jacob Bircher (SE of Saline) - 5th (1:58.51) Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 6th (1:59.14) Kaden Bishop (Smoky Valley) - 9th (1:59.85)5A Girls 800m run Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 6th (2:17.40) Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 10th (2:22.56)3A Girls 800m run Regan Duran (SE of Saline) - 6th (2:23.87) Piper Brown (SE of Saline) - 9th (2:24.44) Esther Clark Pavlovich (Smoky Valley) - 11th (2:25.74)5A Girls 300m hurdles Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 4th (45.62)3A Girls 300m hurdles Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 3rd (47.11)5A Girls discus Abigail Zerbe (Salina Central) - 9th (120-9) Allison Robinett (Salina Central) - 10th (120-5)5A Boys 400m run Gabriel Autry (Salina South) - 6th (50.31)4A Boys 400m run Gage Taylor (Abilene) - 6th (50.38)3A Boys 400m run Amarion Holub (SE of Saline) - 6th (50.64)2A Boys 400m run Brayden Palenske (Bennington) - 7th (52.10) Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 8th (52.99)4A Boys shot put Caden Wenderott (McPherson) - 13th (43-2.25)5A Boys shot put Saijon Mills (Salina Central) - 15th (45-2.50)5A Boys 4x100m relay Salina Central - 5th (42.85)2A Boys 4x100m relay Bennington - STATE CHAMPS (43.58) -&nbsp;Isaiah Garrett Payge Rodenbeek Ayden Levendofsky Manny McVay3A Girls 4x100m relay Smoky Valley - 6th (50.71)2A Girls 4x100m relay Sacred Heart - 4th (51.26)4A Boys 1600 Drew Elliott (Chapman) - STATE CHAMP (4:19.81) Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - 3rd (4:26.05) Ethan Elder (McPherson) - 9th (4:43.08)3A Boys 1600 Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 3rd (4:20.69)&nbsp; Jacob Bircher (SE of Saline) - 12th (4:39.00)2A Boys 1600 Thayne Trout (Bennington) - 5th (4:31.12) Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 15th (4:47.78)5A Girls 1600 Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 2nd (4:59.53) Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 4th (5:06.23)3A Girls 1600 Esther Clark Pavlovich (Smoky Valley) - 4th (5:20.70) Piper Brown (SE of Saline) - 6th (5:22.52) Aubryn Just (Minneapolis) - 12th (5:39.98) Hope Willems (Smoky Valley) - 14th (5:47.33)2A Girls 1600 Caroline Stone (Sacred Heart) - 6th (5:29.20)1A Girls 1600 Breonna Peterson (Tescott) - 7th (5:32.24)3A Girls javelin Keeley Pflughoeft (Ellsworth) - 11th (115-11)2A Girls long jump Paisley Jensen (Ell-Saline) - 11th (15-10)4A Girls discus Karsen Burris (McPherson) - 4th (131-4) 5A Boys 100m dash Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 5th (10.88)2A Boys 100m dash Manny McVay (Bennington) - 6th (11.24)4A Girls 100m dash Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 2nd (12.15)2A Girls 100m dash Rori Miles (Bennington) - 2nd (12.48) 4A Boys 4x800m relay McPherson - 2nd (7:56.21) Abilene - 3rd (8:06.72) Chapman - 10th (8:27.34)3A Boys 4x800m relay SE of Saline - 2nd (8:04.36)2A Boys 4x800m relay Ell-Saline - 9th (8:34.93)4A Girls 4x800m relay Abilene - 11th (10:09.72) McPherson - 12th (10:21.79)3A Girls 4x800m relay SE of Saline - 4th (9:56.92) Smoky Valley - 12th (10:22.97)2A Girls 4x800m relay Sacred Heart - 7th (10:11.67)4A Girls triple jump Claire Wasylk (Chapman) - 3rd (35-3)3A Girls long jump Maci McClure (Minneapolis) - 9th (16-8) Trista Spitler (Smoky Valley) - 11th (16-2.75)5A Girls javelin Allison Robinett (Salina Central) - 6th (123-9)3A Girls shot put Suttyn Douglas (SE of Saline) - 13th (32-1.25)2A Girls pole vault Madison Simmons (Bennington) - 5th (9-6)2A Boys high jump Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) - STATE CHAMPION (6-8) Brayden Palenske (Bennington) - 11th (5-10)3A Boys long jump Malachi Hopkins (SE of Saline) - 6th (20-6.50) Gannon Jacobson (SE of Saline) - 15th (19-7.50)2A Boys 110m hurdles Payge Rodenbeek (Bennington) - 4th (15.34)5A Girls 100m hurdles Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 7th (15.70)4A Girls 100m hurdles Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 7th (16.66)2A Girls 100m hurdles Jaylee Moss (Bennington) - 7th (16.45)5A Boys 100m dash (prelims) Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 3rd (10.92q)4A Boys 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Audiel Becker (Chapman) - 15th (11.32)2A Boys 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Manny McVay (Bennington) - 5th (11.24q)5A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) JaMara Davis (Salina South) - 9th (12.74)4A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 2nd (12.29q)3A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Lainey Peschka (Ellsworth) - 15th (12.96)2A Girls 100m dash&nbsp;(prelims) Rori Miles (Bennington) - 2nd (12.58q)&nbsp;Friday Results5A Girls triple jump Amari DeHerrera (Salina South) - 4th (36-4.25) Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 5th (36-1.25)5A Boys javelin throw James MacKinney (Salina Central) - 8th (175-2)4A Boys pole vault Kaicen DeWeese (Chapman) - 6th (13-6) Mason Eller (Abilene) - 16th (12-0)5A Girls pole vault Bethany Hicklin (Salina South) - 2nd (11-0) Kinsleigh Showman (Salina South) -&nbsp; 11th (10-0)4A Girls discus throw Abigail Gaston (Chapman) - 8th (104-5)4A Girls high jump Ellie Herrera (McPherson) - 2nd (5-6) 5A Girls 3200 Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 2nd (10:22.11)&nbsp; Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 3rd (10:41.74)4A Boys 3200 Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - STATE CHAMPION (9:39.26) Ethan Elder (McPherson - 3rd (9:49.85) Oscar Espinoza (Abilene) - 9th (10:06.46)4A Girls 3200 Lexi Patterson (McPherson) - 7th (11:51.28)5A Boys 4x400m relay (prelims) Salina South - 7th (3:25.52q) Salina Central - 10th (3:27.00)4A Boys 4x400m relay (prelims) Chapman - 11th (3:29.76) Abilene - 12th (3:30.08) 4A Girls 4x400m relay (prelims) Abilene - 11th (4:11.74) McPherson - 16th (4:22.00)5A Boys 200m dash (prelims) Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 4th (21.93)4A Boys 200m dash (prelims) PJ O'Reilly (Abilene) - 9th (22.82) Kameron Krogman (Chapman) - 13th (23.09)5A Girls 200m dash (prelims) JaMara Davis (Salina South) - 6th (25.72q)4A Girls 200m dash (prelims) Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 1st (25.10q) Adri McLeod (McPherson) - 15th (26.89)5A Girls 300m hurdles (prelims) Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 4th (46.61q)4A Girls 300m hurdles (prelims) Tessa Herrman (Abilene) - 10th (48.83) Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 13th (49.66) Kit Berbieri (Abilene) - 16th (51.11)4A Boys discus Caden Wenderott (McPherson) - 10th (143-7) Dylan Hall (McPherson) - 15th (126-10)5A Girls shot put Allison Robinett (Salina Central) - 11th (36-8.75)4A Girls pole vault Taya Rowley (Chapman) - 6th (9-0) Adelynn Kirkpatrick (Chapman) - 9th (9-0)5A Girls high jump Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 4th (5-0)4A Boys high jump Tyler Green (Abilene) - 14th (5-10)4A Girls long jump Andi Buschbom (McPherson) - 6th (16-11)4A Girls shot put Brynn Littlejohn (McPherson) - 13th (33-1.5)4A Boys long jump Andrew Scott (Chapman) - 13th (18-9.5)5A Boys 400m run (prelims) Gabriel Autry (Salina South) - 8th (50.05q)4A Boys 400m run (prelims) Gage Taylor (Abilene) - 7th (50.49q) Kayden Friesen (McPherson) - 15th (52.93)5A Girls 400m run (prelims) Reese Schneweis (Salina Central) - 13th (1:01.03)5A Boys 4x100m relay (prelims) Salina Central - 7th (43.08q)4A Boys 4x100m relay (prelims) Chapman - 11th (44.04)5A Girls 4x100m relay (prelims) Salina South - 11th (50.63) Salina Central - 12th (50.67)4A Girls 4x100m relay (prelims) Abilene - 11th (51.23)5A Girls 100m hurdles (prelims) Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 5th (15.23q)4A Girls 100m hurdles (prelims) Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 6th (15.87q) Tessa Herrman (Abilene) - 14th (16.59)2A Girls javelin throw Jordan Bartlett (Bennington) - 2nd (132-6)3A Girls pole vault Ceeley Friesen (Smoky Valley) - T14th (9-0)3A Girls high jump Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 2nd (5-6) Trista Spitler (Smoky Valley) - 10th (5-0)2A Boys triple jump Isaiah Garrett (Bennington) - 8th (42-2.25)3A Boys 4x400m relay (prelims) SE of Saline - 9th (3:30.19)3A Girls 4x400m relay (prelims) SE of Saline - 11th (4:18.89) Smoky Valley - 12th (4:15.12)2A Boys 200m dash (prelims) Manny McVay (Bennington) - 5th (22.81q) 3A Girls 200m dash (prelims) Lainey Peschka (Ellsworth) - 10th (26.78) Braelyn Whittaker (Smoky Valley) - 12th (26.90)2A Girls 200m dash (prelims) Rori Miles (Bennington) - 4th (25.48q)3A Girls 300m hurdles (prelims) Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 4th (47.08q)3A Boys triple jump Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) - STATE CHAMPION (45-6)3A Boys 400m run (prelims) Amarion Holub (SE of Saline) - 8th (51.19q) Edgar Calzada (SE of Saline) - 13th (52.63)2A Boys 400m run (prelims) Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 7th (51.95q) Brayden Palenske (Bennington) - 8th (52.10q)2A Boys shot put Victor Ruiz-Torres (Ell-Saline) - 2nd (49-11)3A Boys pole vault Mason Smith (Minneapolis) - 4th (13-6)2A Girls high jump Maya Newcomer (Solomon) - T2nd (5-2)3A Girls triple jump Trista Spitler (Smoky Valley) - 3rd (36-11.25) Maci McClure (Minneapolis) - 9th (34-9)2A Boys long jump Manny McVay (Bennington) - 11th (19-5.75)3A Boys 4x100m relay (prelims) SE of Saline - 14th (44.54x)2A Boys 4x100m relay (prelims) Bennington - 1st (43.98q)3A Girls 4x100m relay (prelims) Smoky Valley - 5th (50.77q) 2A Girls 4x100m relay (prelims) Sacred Heart - 6th (51.77q)3A Boys 110m hurdles (prelims) Malachi Hopkins (SE of Saline) - 9th (15.60)2A Boys 110m hurdles (prelims) Payge Rodenbeek (Bennington) - 4th (15.58q) 2A Girls 100m hurdles (prelims) Jaylee Moss (Bennington) - 7th (16.61q) Taleigh Watson (Bennington) - 11th (16.96)3A Boys 3200 Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 4th (9:23.95)3A Girls 3200 Esther Clark Pavlovich (Smoky Valley) - 3rd (11:37.64) Hope Willems (Smoky Valley) - 7th (11:52.28) Molly Ehrlich (Ellsworth) - 14th (12:39.21)2A Boys 3200 Thayne Trout (Bennington) - 12th (10:15.12) Nick Williams (Bennington - 13th (10:19.75)2A Girls 3200 Caroline Stone (Sacred Heart) - 7th (12:02.46)1A Girls 3200 Breonna Peterson (Tescott) - 6th (12:04.90)

Area KSHSAA State Track Results

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino's one-out single in the eighth inning drove in Nick Loftin with the game's only run as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Tigers 1-0 on Saturday, snapping Detroit's five-game winning streak.

Pasquantino dropped to seventh, from his usual third spot, in the Royals lineup because of Detroit's starter left-hander Tarik Skubal. He blooped a hit into short left field off Beau Brieske (1-2). Loftin had two of KC's four hits, including a double in the eighth.

John Schreiber (2-2) picked up the win for Kansas City. Carlos Estevez picked up his 16th save in 18 chances.

Both pitchers were nearly flawless from the beginning. Skubal allowed just a pair of singles, while Michael Wacha allowed only a walk in his first six innings.

Wacha finally yielded a hit in the seventh when Colt Keith lined a one-out single up the middle. The 6 1/3 innings of no-hit ball was the fourth longest such effort of Wacha's career. Wacha finished the game with seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk, with six strikeouts.

Skubal also completed seven innings, allowing just two hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts.

The key moment for both teams was the eighth inning when both managers turned to their bullpens. It hardly opened the floodgates of offense, but neither team had many scoring chances against the starters.

Zero. Neither starter allowed a single baserunner to reach second base. The closest anyone came in the seven innings for Wacha and Skubal was in the Royals fifth, when Loftin reached with a single but was caught stealing at second.

The Tigers and Royals will conclude a three-game series Sunday afternoon. The Tigers will hand the ball to RHP Keider Montero (2-1, 4.54 ERA), while LHP Kris Bubic (5-2, 1.45) will take the mound for Kansas City.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino's one-out single in the eighth inning drove in Nick Loftin with the game's only run as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Tigers 1-0 on Saturday, snapping Detroit's five-game winning streak.Pasquantino dropped to seventh, from his usual third spot, in the Royals lineup because of Detroit's starter left-hander Tarik Skubal. He blooped a hit into short left field off Beau Brieske (1-2). Loftin had two of KC's four hits, including a double in the eighth.John Schreiber (2-2) picked up the win for Kansas City. Carlos Estevez picked up his 16th save in 18 chances.Both pitchers were nearly flawless from the beginning. Skubal allowed just a pair of singles, while Michael Wacha allowed only a walk in his first six innings.Wacha finally yielded a hit in the seventh when Colt Keith lined a one-out single up the middle. The 6 1/3 innings of no-hit ball was the fourth longest such effort of Wacha's career. Wacha finished the game with seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk, with six strikeouts.Skubal also completed seven innings, allowing just two hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts.<h2>Key moment</h2>The key moment for both teams was the eighth inning when both managers turned to their bullpens. It hardly opened the floodgates of offense, but neither team had many scoring chances against the starters.<h2>Key stat</h2>Zero. Neither starter allowed a single baserunner to reach second base. The closest anyone came in the seven innings for Wacha and Skubal was in the Royals fifth, when Loftin reached with a single but was caught stealing at second.<h2>Up next</h2>The Tigers and Royals will conclude a three-game series Sunday afternoon. The Tigers will hand the ball to RHP Keider Montero (2-1, 4.54 ERA), while LHP Kris Bubic (5-2, 1.45) will take the mound for Kansas City.

⚾ Pasquantino delivers for Royals in victory over Tigers

WICHITA, Kan. (May 30, 2025)—Tanner Schobel kickstarted a five-run first inning as the Wichita Wind Surge defeated the Tulsa Drillers 7-1 at Equity Bank Park. The game was the first for Wichita as the Turbo Tubs this year, and as a part of Turbo Tubs Weekend at the ballpark.&nbsp;

The Wind Surge put up five runs on five hits in the bottom of the first. Tanner Schobel opened with a solo home run to left for his seventh long ball of the season. Gabby Gonzalez tripled for the second straight night and scored on a fielder’s choice. Noah Cardenas then doubled in a pair before Tyler Dearden singled the Wichita catcher home.&nbsp;

Jose Ramos scorched a single up the middle to give Tulsa their first run in the top of the third inning. Another fielder’s choice brought in Kyler Fedko in the bottom half of the frame to give the Wind Surge a five-run lead again at 6-1.&nbsp;

Fedko homered for the Texas League-leading 11th time with a solo shot after the stretch in the bottom of the seventh for a 7-1 lead.

Mike Paredes and Joel Cesar held the Drillers to one hit collectively over the final five and one-third innings. Paredes struck out five men and earned the win to improve to 7-0 on the year, while Cesar faced the minimum over the final two frames.&nbsp;

WICHITA, Kan. (May 30, 2025)—Tanner Schobel kickstarted a five-run first inning as the Wichita Wind Surge defeated the Tulsa Drillers 7-1 at Equity Bank Park. The game was the first for Wichita as the Turbo Tubs this year, and as a part of Turbo Tubs Weekend at the ballpark.&nbsp;The Wind Surge put up five runs on five hits in the bottom of the first. Tanner Schobel opened with a solo home run to left for his seventh long ball of the season. Gabby Gonzalez tripled for the second straight night and scored on a fielder’s choice. Noah Cardenas then doubled in a pair before Tyler Dearden singled the Wichita catcher home.&nbsp;Jose Ramos scorched a single up the middle to give Tulsa their first run in the top of the third inning. Another fielder’s choice brought in Kyler Fedko in the bottom half of the frame to give the Wind Surge a five-run lead again at 6-1.&nbsp;Fedko homered for the Texas League-leading 11th time with a solo shot after the stretch in the bottom of the seventh for a 7-1 lead.Mike Paredes and Joel Cesar held the Drillers to one hit collectively over the final five and one-third innings. Paredes struck out five men and earned the win to improve to 7-0 on the year, while Cesar faced the minimum over the final two frames.&nbsp;POSTGAME NOTES<ul>
 <li>Tanner Schobel is up to a 17 game hitting streak, tying for the highest in the Texas League in 2025 and the most in the history of the Wichita Wind Surge franchise.&nbsp;</li><li>Gabby Gonzalez has tripled in consecutive games.</li><li>Kyler Fedko leads the Texas League in home runs (11).&nbsp;</li><li>Mike Paredes ties for the Minor League Baseball lead in wins (7). Those seven wins are the most in a season by a Wind Surge pitcher since Pierson Ohl in 2023.&nbsp;</li><li>The win marks the first for Wichita as the Turbo Tubs since September 14, 2023.&nbsp;</li>
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Wind Surge Ride Five-Run First Along The Way To Big Win Over Tulsa

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dillon Dingler had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.

Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers, who won for the 20th time in 28 games and improved the best record in the majors to 38-20.

Brant Hurter (2-0) was the winning pitcher. Will Vest earned his eighth save.

Neither starter made it out of the fourth inning. Seth Lugo (3-5) allowed four runs on five hits, including two homers) in 3 1/3 innings. Casey Mize allowed three runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.

The Tigers jumped on the Royals with two runs in the first on Greene's 13th homer. Bobby Witt Jr. answered with a 442-foot blast in the bottom of the first. Mize escaped further trouble when Kerry Carpenter made a running catch with two runners on to end the inning.

Dingler extended the lead with a two-run homer in the second.

Drew Waters lined a two-run single in the bottom of the third to pull the Royals within 4-3.

Detroit added a run in the fifth on a single by Torkelson, and the Royals got a sacrifice fly by Mark Canha in the seventh.

The Tigers added two runs in the eighth on Torkelson's homer and Dingler's single.

Trailing by one run in the fourth inning, the Royals had second and third with one out and the 3-4-5 hitters due up when the Tigers brought in Hurter. Hurter struck out Vinnie Pasquantino and got Maikel Garcia to fly out to end the inning.

The Tigers' bullpen allowed two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings of relief of Mize.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dillon Dingler had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers, who won for the 20th time in 28 games and improved the best record in the majors to 38-20.Brant Hurter (2-0) was the winning pitcher. Will Vest earned his eighth save.Neither starter made it out of the fourth inning. Seth Lugo (3-5) allowed four runs on five hits, including two homers) in 3 1/3 innings. Casey Mize allowed three runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.The Tigers jumped on the Royals with two runs in the first on Greene's 13th homer. Bobby Witt Jr. answered with a 442-foot blast in the bottom of the first. Mize escaped further trouble when Kerry Carpenter made a running catch with two runners on to end the inning.Dingler extended the lead with a two-run homer in the second.Drew Waters lined a two-run single in the bottom of the third to pull the Royals within 4-3.Detroit added a run in the fifth on a single by Torkelson, and the Royals got a sacrifice fly by Mark Canha in the seventh.The Tigers added two runs in the eighth on Torkelson's homer and Dingler's single.<h2>Key moment</h2>Trailing by one run in the fourth inning, the Royals had second and third with one out and the 3-4-5 hitters due up when the Tigers brought in Hurter. Hurter struck out Vinnie Pasquantino and got Maikel Garcia to fly out to end the inning.<h2>Key stat</h2>The Tigers' bullpen allowed two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings of relief of Mize.<h2>Up next</h2>

⚾ Dingler, Greene and Torkelson homer as Tigers beat the Royals

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“Alright, so it’s good to get the guys back in here and going. This Phase 3 is – again, this is a voluntary camp (but) we’ve had great attendance throughout the Phase 2 and Phase 3 periods here. We have a couple people that are under the weather, so we were short a couple guys today but for the most part, it’s been very good. I’m not going to get into injuries and all of that bit, but I’ve been pleased with what I’ve seen from the guys and the effort they’re giving. For the young guys, they’ve been working their tail off. We’ve been loading them up with stuff and they seem to be able to retain it, which is a positive. Anyways, with that, the time’s yours.”

Q: What exactly are you looking for from the young players when you’re out there? Are you pleased with what you’ve been seeing?

REID:&nbsp;“Some of it is the retention part of it and then you get a chance to see skill. Now normally, they’re kind of crawling before they walk and walk before they run when they’re in that phase so it might not be as fast as what you’re going to see once you get to camp and as you work your way through camp but still, they’re doing a nice job for the most part.”

Q: What were your impressions of what Rashee Rice has been able to do during camp?

REID:&nbsp;“He’s (Rashee Rice) actually one of the guys under the weather so we kept him at home. In Phase 2, he was great. He just wasn’t able to go this week, so we kept him out and away from the guys.”

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“Alright, so it’s good to get the guys back in here and going. This Phase 3 is – again, this is a voluntary camp (but) we’ve had great attendance throughout the Phase 2 and Phase 3 periods here. We have a couple people that are under the weather, so we were short a couple guys today but for the most part, it’s been very good. I’m not going to get into injuries and all of that bit, but I’ve been pleased with what I’ve seen from the guys and the effort they’re giving. For the young guys, they’ve been working their tail off. We’ve been loading them up with stuff and they seem to be able to retain it, which is a positive. Anyways, with that, the time’s yours.”Q: What exactly are you looking for from the young players when you’re out there? Are you pleased with what you’ve been seeing?REID:&nbsp;“Some of it is the retention part of it and then you get a chance to see skill. Now normally, they’re kind of crawling before they walk and walk before they run when they’re in that phase so it might not be as fast as what you’re going to see once you get to camp and as you work your way through camp but still, they’re doing a nice job for the most part.”Q: What were your impressions of what Rashee Rice has been able to do during camp?REID:&nbsp;“He’s (Rashee Rice) actually one of the guys under the weather so we kept him at home. In Phase 2, he was great. He just wasn’t able to go this week, so we kept him out and away from the guys.”Q: Do you throw as much as you can at the young guys as possible or do you build up?REID:&nbsp;“We go. We go and expect them to get on top of it. Normally, what you’re doing – it’s a little bit like camp where you’re installing plays today and then we ask them to go execute those plays. We try not to back up and go over the plays (that) we installed yesterday. At the same time, if you’re not doing your stuff at home before you get to the install meetings and reviewing then you’re going to have a problem once you get out there. It looks like these guys are taking – and there’s a method to that madness so they have to go home and develop some study habits with that, and they seem to be doing a good job with it.”Q: What are you hoping to see out of a guy like Skyy Moore before the pads come back on in camp?REID:&nbsp;“Just getting back in the swing of things but he looks like he’s (Skyy Moore) doing a good job so – moving around pretty good. He’s been accurate with everything and (he’s a) sharp kid.”Q: How has Josh Simmons come along with his injury and how is he retaining stuff?REID:&nbsp;“He’s (Josh Simmons) one that didn’t work this week, but he’s been doing everything up to that point. He’s actually further ahead than I thought he was, and we might actually be able to get – originally, we weren’t going to have in the Phase 3 part at all, other than the individual stuff. We’ve kept him out of the team stuff with that, but he did all of Phase 2 and he’s done a good job of what we’ve seen. We’ve just got to get him in with the defense against him.”Q: What have you seen differently from Xavier Worthy in camp this year?REID:&nbsp;“We can move him (Xavier Worthy) around a little bit more. He’s a smart kid (so) that gives you a little bit of flexibility there to not just line him up in a spot. We started doing that towards the end of the year (and) we’ll keep moving with that part. Then, he knows all the stuff so he can play fast and not do quite as much thinking.”Q: What have you seen from Isiah Pacheco?REID:&nbsp;“He (Isiah Pacheco) looks good. Physically, he looks real good. He’s put on a couple pounds of good weight. He got himself down there a little bit last year and leaned up but man, yeah, I think he looks tremendous right now.”Q: How have you seen Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones evolve as leaders for the young guys during voluntary camp?REID:&nbsp;“We’ve had all the veteran guys – all the good leaders have been here. It’s good to have them there. When they’re there, it’s a certain energy that comes with it. Expectations from all the either new guys – free agent type or the college kids and they set a tempo with that.”Q: How has Kingsley Suamataia been coming along after switching to guard? What makes him a better fit for the inside position?REID:&nbsp;“We moved him (Kingsley Suamataia) there for that second Denver game, so I mentioned that was one of the positives – the only positive that came out of that game but I thought he did a nice job there so we’re moving him in there. Listen, (Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) Spags runs a million different looks, so this is the best thing for him, to get in there and have a bunch of things thrown at him and he’s doing a nice job so far.”Q: Do you consider left guard an open competition?REID:&nbsp;“He (Kingsley Suamataia) and (Mike) Caliendo are working there and doing that.”Q: What’s your impression of Jaylon Moore at left tackle?REID:&nbsp;“Strong – strong kid, he’s (Jaylon Moore) smart but you can tell he’s compact and strong – it looks like to me, without him going live. It’s hard to do the o-line and d-line because they get to a contact point and they kind of pull off and do their thing. He looks like he’s a strong kid. He’s definitely smart – sharp kid.”Q: What’s your thoughts on the schedule?REID:&nbsp;“It’s good. It’s quite a tour.”Q: On the 2025 schedule compared to the 2024 schedule.REID:&nbsp;“Look, you’re playing all the teams. It doesn’t matter where you’re playing them, you have to play these guys. They’re doing the same thing we’re doing, playing on the same days we are, so we have to get ourselves ready and go. You only have so many weeks you can play, and you want to make sure you take advantage of that, so I don’t get caught up in all that. Whenever and whatever goes, we go.”Q: Do you think Josh Simmons will be ready for the start of training camp?REID:&nbsp;“I think for sure for camp. We might be able to get something out of him (Josh Simmons) in the team periods in Phase 3 here so that’s a positive. We weren’t expecting to be able to do that, but he’s really done a good job with his rehab stuff and the doctor that did his surgery did a nice job.”Q: Where does Justyn Ross fit in the wide receiver room?REID:&nbsp;“As long as he (Justyn Ross) stays healthy, and he’s out there, that’s a plus. I mean, he competes – you can argue (that) he had one of the best camps last year. It’s just a matter of keeping him upright and trying to work him in that mix of guys. He’s a big receiver that has real good hands and has done a nice job for us.”Q: What’s the importance of rotating guys this time of year to see what you have?REID:&nbsp;“I probably should’ve mentioned that earlier that we’re moving guys all over the place. Whether it’s the young receivers, whether it’s the DBs – linebackers so we’re just kind of fitting pieces in there like we normally do during the preseason time. Then, the offensive line, like I said, we’re moving those guys all over too. That pays off for you I think once you get going here. Trying to find the best people for those positions (and) what they do the best.”Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes QuotesMay 29, 2025QB PATRICK MAHOMESQ: Being in year nine now, how important is it for you and the veterans to set the tempo for the guys who are trying to learn the system?MAHOMES: “It’s awesome to have the leadership that we have and to have guys like Trav (Travis Kelce) and Chris Jones who are still coming to OTAs and getting the work in. It kind of shows that the standard that we have here. We’ve kind of – we’ve been doing it all throughout the Spring as guys are working hard. You can tell they’re motivated to go out there and be even better this next year, so it starts here and I think guys understand that.”Q: Since you’re turning 30 now, what is our view now compared to the beginning? How different does it feel?MAHOMES: “First off, kids I feel like age you a little bit. Having three kids makes you grow up, but it’s been a fun run. We’ve had a lot of great players in this building, a lot of great people and so it makes it enjoyable to come to work every single day. I still have some guys with me that have been there the whole time and then adding new guys gives you a new juice and a new spirit to go out there and be even better. A lot of young guys now so just trying to relate to them as much as I can but at the same time, I’m still not 30 yet so I feel like I can for at least right now.”Q: Do you feel a difference in your body now compared to when you were in your young 20s?MAHOMES: “Not necessarily. I think more than anything I have a better understanding of my body, so I know what I need to get in, I know the extra amount of recovery stuff I need to do, how to feel my best on a day-to-day basis. I mean obviously I probably bounced back a little bit quicker when I was younger but at the same time, I have a better plan and a better standard that I hold myself to on a day-to-day basis so I can be ready for every single practice.”Q: What’s your approach to mentoring young players?MAHOMES: “I always want to meet the person first. So, it’s about getting to know the person and seeing what I can do to help them get better and help them push forward because it is hard. It starts with OTAs but going through training camp and going through a long NFL season is hard. You want the guys to know that you care about them, so you care about them as a person first. Then, you mentor them on the field by pushing them to be better every day.Q: Generally, how long do you think it takes to get to know their personalities?MAHOMES: “Once you get to St. Joe and you live in those dorms, you kind of – you start understanding each person more and more. It’s cool getting here at OTAs, being in the building, meeting the guys and kind of building that relationship on the field. Then when you get to training camp and the season, you really get to meet the person even more. That’s why – we always harp on it, but it is fun going to St. Joe and meeting all the new teammates and new free agents that you have.”Q: What’s your biggest takeaway and focus when you lose a Super Bowl versus when you win one?MAHOMES: “It’s hard. I feel like I focus every year because I know how special of a run that we’re on and how many years left I’ll have with all these great players and a great team, and every team is different and you don’t want to miss an opportunity. When you lose a Super Bowl, I think there’s sometimes in those workouts you might be a little tired, you have that extra, added motivation to finish even harder or finish even stronger. I think it’ll be good for us at the end of the day. I mean obviously looking back you want to win the game, but a lot of those guys hadn’t lost one. (They) hadn’t ended a season on a loss that are on this team now so I’m sure they’ll be motivated to go back out there and try to find a way to get to the Super Bowl and win it this year.”Q: On Travis Kelce.MAHOMES: “If it’s the last ride you would never know. The way he’s (Travis Kelce) talking about football, the way he’s talking about working and trying to be even better this year than he was last year. He’s not – he doesn’t seem like a guy that it’s his last ride like he’s tired of the job. He’s in there, he’s working and I know his body feels good. I think it feels better than even last year before going into the last season. Just because I think he’s motivated to go out there and have an even better year than he had this last (year).”Q: What’s it going to be like to play against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day?MAHOMES: “It’s going to be special. I’ve wanted to play at the Cowboys stadium obviously just because I haven’t had the opportunity to actually play in the game. My first year we were there, I was at the game, but I didn’t get to play. I’m growing up watching those games, going to those games – it was a special experience for me and my family so I’m excited to get everybody there. Then to play on Thanksgiving, if you’re in Thanksgiving in Texas, you’re watching the Cowboys play and so it’ll be a special moment. I know those ticket prices went up a little bit for me but other than that, it’s going to be cool to play on Thanksgiving, have the primetime, have that 3 o’ clock kick and be able to go out there and play in front of hopefully a lot of my friends and family.”Q: Have you been to a Cowboys Thanksgiving game?MAHOMES: “I haven’t been to a Thanksgiving game, but I obviously went to a lot of games growing up. I played there when I was in college so it’ll be exciting and my son’s birthday is the day after so hopefully we can find a way to win and then get to celebrate my son’s birthday after that.”Q: What’s the importance of having Travis Kelce at OTAs?MAHOMES: “It’s extremely important just because whenever you have – I always say this – whenever you have the guy that already has the gold jacket on, if&nbsp; it’s him (Travis Kelce) or Chris Jones and they’re working hard and they’re showing what it takes to be great, it’s easier for me to talk to the young guys and say like when they’re tired that they need to keep working, they need to keep pushing. They don’t need to be here, and they’re still going to go out there and have success on the field. They take care of their bodies and work hard in the offseason. For them to still show up and set that standard, it sets the standard for everybody else that’s going on the practice field.”Q: What’d you learn about Xavier Worthy the last few weeks of the 2024 season?MAHOMES: “I think the biggest thing I learned is – I mean I knew this but with more opportunities – he’s (Xavier Worthy) not just fast, he can make plays. You saw that with some of the contested catches that he made kind of towards the end of the season. If you think back to the Bills game or even the last catch he had in the Super Bowl. I mean he’s someone that will go up and make a play on the football and so my job is to give him more opportunities, even when he’s running with someone and it’s one on one, throw the ball, let him go up there and make a play. I think adding Hollywood (Brown) being healthier and then having Rashee (Rice) back out there is going to give him more and more opportunities to stretch the field down the field.”Q: How excited are you to have Josh Simmons?MAHOMES: “He’s (Josh Simmons) built like a left tackle, I think that’s the biggest thing you see. Obviously, we’re building him up coming off the injury, but he looks great. He’s moving well, he’s doing all the right things and he’s working extremely hard. Whenever I go by the training room, he’s in the training room working to try to get back on the field as quickly as possible. More than that, I think we just – (General Manager Brett) Veach and (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid and all those guys, they brought in competition. They want the guys to go out there and be the best they can possibly be and I’m excited for us to get to training camp and get to go against our defensive line which will be a really good defensive line. It’ll be a great test for those guys to kind of prepare for the season.”Q: How does Rashee Rice look?MAHOMES: “He looks like Rashee (Rice). I think having – obviously having the injury, it sucked. Happening so early in the season, he was back like right when the offseason started and so he was up here working hard – extremely hard and he was back home working extremely hard. I was throwing with him in Dallas a little bit and then getting him back out here, there’s no limitations. He’s out there playing, he’s making plays on the football field, he’s explosive, he looks fast. You saw the start of last season, I think he can be one of the best receivers in the league. Just to have him, to add with Xavier (Worthy) and Hollywood (Brown) and all these other guys that we have, it’s another position I think (General Manager Brett) Veach has done a great job of bringing in competition so that we can go out there and make a lot of plays happen.”Q: On the wide receivers unit so far.MAHOMES: “We’re fast. I think that’s probably the thing that stands out the most. You talk about Xavier (Worthy), Rashee (Rice), Hollywood (Brown), (Tyquan) Thornton, (Jalen) Royals coming in like we have guys that can roll. Our job is to test the defenses down the field, and we have to get back to doing that if we want to open up other guys underneath. I think (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid has challenged me this offseason to push the ball down the field, let guys have chances to make plays and then once we get that back to where we want to in our standard that we believe we should have, then we can come back to the underneath stuff.”Q: What are your expectations for Skyy Moore this season?MAHOMES: “His (Skyy Moore) job is to come in here and compete. Skyy is always one of the hardest working guys on the football field and whenever his number’s called, you see him go out there and he makes plays happen. Like I said, (General Manager Brett) Veach has brought in such great competition in that (wide receiver) room that you kind of go in with an open mind and you let guys go out there and compete and try to see who’s the best six, seven – five, six, seven, eight – whatever guys that is make the team. It’s all about competing and making each other better.”Q: How much do you try to petition Head Coach Andy Reid to let you play flag football in the Olympics?MAHOMES: “It’s awesome, honestly. Just to be able to showcase the NFL to the whole world through flag football, but I’ll probably leave that to the younger guys. I’ll be a little old by the time that thing comes around.”Q: What does Isiah Pacheco going back to get his degree say about him?