PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 51st home run, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies won their sixth straight game with an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Harrison Bader contributed three hits for the Phillies, who can clinch their second straight NL East title by completing a three-game sweep of Kansas City in the series finale on Sunday afternoon.

Taijuan Walker (5-8) benefited from strong run support, giving up four runs on seven hits in five innings.

Jhoan Duran tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 30th save in 33 opportunities.

Salvador Perez homered twice for the Royals, who lost their sixth in the last seven to further hurt their slim playoff chances.

Angel Zerpa (5-2), in relief of starter Ryan Bergert, gave up three runs in the fifth inning when Philadelphia went in front for good.

Schwarber tied the game at 4 by leading off the frame by sending a 1-1, 86-mph slider into the seats in right. He pulled within seven homers of tying Ryan Howard for the single-season franchise record, set in 2006.

Bader, filling in for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/phillies-turner-injury-hamstring-strain-181ab190b3eab565d9df0766849967ee">injured Trea Turner</a>&nbsp;as Philadelphia’s leadoff hitter, has multiple hits in six consecutive games.

Nick Castellanos’ pinch-hit sacrifice fly four batters after Schwarber’s home run put the Phillies in front 5-4.

13.50 — Bergert’s ERA in his last two starts after a 2.43 mark in his first six starts after being&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-royals-trade-deadline-794b0f281ac2ee2a2a16215e5de7b8b6">acquired at the trade deadline</a>.

Kansas City LHP Noah Cameron (7-7, 3.00 ERA) faces Philadelphia RHP Aaron Nola (4-8, 6.24) on Sunday afternoon when the Phillies try to complete a 7-0 homestand.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 51st home run, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies won their sixth straight game with an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.Harrison Bader contributed three hits for the Phillies, who can clinch their second straight NL East title by completing a three-game sweep of Kansas City in the series finale on Sunday afternoon.Taijuan Walker (5-8) benefited from strong run support, giving up four runs on seven hits in five innings.Jhoan Duran tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 30th save in 33 opportunities.Salvador Perez homered twice for the Royals, who lost their sixth in the last seven to further hurt their slim playoff chances.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">1 swing 🤝 2 big milestones. Salvy collects his 300th homer and 1,000th RBI! <a href="https://t.co/HPADOjnGxH">pic.twitter.com/HPADOjnGxH</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1967000355050582133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Angel Zerpa (5-2), in relief of starter Ryan Bergert, gave up three runs in the fifth inning when Philadelphia went in front for good.Schwarber tied the game at 4 by leading off the frame by sending a 1-1, 86-mph slider into the seats in right. He pulled within seven homers of tying Ryan Howard for the single-season franchise record, set in 2006.Bader, filling in for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/phillies-turner-injury-hamstring-strain-181ab190b3eab565d9df0766849967ee">injured Trea Turner</a>&nbsp;as Philadelphia’s leadoff hitter, has multiple hits in six consecutive games.<h2>Key moment</h2>Nick Castellanos’ pinch-hit sacrifice fly four batters after Schwarber’s home run put the Phillies in front 5-4.<h2>Key stat</h2>13.50 — Bergert’s ERA in his last two starts after a 2.43 mark in his first six starts after being&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-royals-trade-deadline-794b0f281ac2ee2a2a16215e5de7b8b6">acquired at the trade deadline</a>.<h2>Up next</h2>Kansas City LHP Noah Cameron (7-7, 3.00 ERA) faces Philadelphia RHP Aaron Nola (4-8, 6.24) on Sunday afternoon when the Phillies try to complete a 7-0 homestand.

⚾Schwarber hits 51st homer to lift Phillies over Royals

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post

You can say many things about the Battle of Dickinson County, but you can never say it doesn’t deliver on entertainment value.

This year’s game was no exception, with a roller coaster of twists and turns culminating in a fourth-straight win for Abilene over Chapman by a final score of 16-12.

On the very first drive, Chapman’s defense showcased speed and strength not seen out of the Irish in years, and forced a three-and-out to let everyone watching know this wouldn’t be another blowout win.

A first-half fumble by Abilene marked the only notable end to a drive as the two teams entered the second quarter scoreless.

A holding penalty would erase an Audiel Becker rushing touchdown, and Chapman came up empty on the drive, fumbling the ball away.

Fortunately, the Cowboys were kind enough to return the favor, throwing an interception to Audiel Becker on the goal line.

The Irish made some headway, but fumbled the ball right back, and this time the Cowboys capitalized as Taygen Funston scrambled into the end zone from 12 yards out.

After forcing a punt and briefly losing Funston for a play to an apparent injury, Abilene went on the attack again, punching in a two-yard Lane Hoekman carry to take a 13-0 halftime lead.

The third quarter saw Chapman’s first real chunk gain of the day when Audiel Becker broke a run down the far sideline for 55 yards, setting up a 5-yard Brecken Francis rushing touchdown to get the Irish on the board.

Abilene strung together their longest drive of the day and had first and goal from the one-yard line, but failed on two carries, took a sack, and had to settle for a Brandon Sims field goal.

The two teams traded punts, and with under five minutes to play deep in Cowboy territory, Chapman took a crucial sack on fourth down, turning the ball over on what could have been a game-icing play.

The Irish defense immediately forced a three-and-out, and on the ensuing Abilene punt from their own end zone, Kaicen Deweese blocked the kick and Ian Sayers recovered for a touchdown.

Now trailing just 16-12, the Irish again stood tall, forcing a three-and-out to get the ball back with just under three minutes to go.

Chapman successfully drove the ball into Abilene territory and had a chance to take the lead, but the Irish underthrew a wide-open Isaac VanMeter in the end zone, and a Taygen Funston interception on the very next play would officially seal the deal.

Penalties played a huge role on both sides, with Abilene committing 10, and Chapman committing 15, including two that wiped out a total of eight points in what would go down as a four-point loss.

The Cowboys improve to 1-1 on the year while the Irish slide to 0-2.

Abilene will remain on the road at Concordia next Friday while Chapman stays home to host Riley County.

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina PostYou can say many things about the Battle of Dickinson County, but you can never say it doesn’t deliver on entertainment value.This year’s game was no exception, with a roller coaster of twists and turns culminating in a fourth-straight win for Abilene over Chapman by a final score of 16-12.<figure>
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 </figure>On the very first drive, Chapman’s defense showcased speed and strength not seen out of the Irish in years, and forced a three-and-out to let everyone watching know this wouldn’t be another blowout win.A first-half fumble by Abilene marked the only notable end to a drive as the two teams entered the second quarter scoreless.Then, the chaos began.A holding penalty would erase an Audiel Becker rushing touchdown, and Chapman came up empty on the drive, fumbling the ball away.Fortunately, the Cowboys were kind enough to return the favor, throwing an interception to Audiel Becker on the goal line.The Irish made some headway, but fumbled the ball right back, and this time the Cowboys capitalized as Taygen Funston scrambled into the end zone from 12 yards out.After forcing a punt and briefly losing Funston for a play to an apparent injury, Abilene went on the attack again, punching in a two-yard Lane Hoekman carry to take a 13-0 halftime lead.The third quarter saw Chapman’s first real chunk gain of the day when Audiel Becker broke a run down the far sideline for 55 yards, setting up a 5-yard Brecken Francis rushing touchdown to get the Irish on the board.13-6, game on.Abilene strung together their longest drive of the day and had first and goal from the one-yard line, but failed on two carries, took a sack, and had to settle for a Brandon Sims field goal.The two teams traded punts, and with under five minutes to play deep in Cowboy territory, Chapman took a crucial sack on fourth down, turning the ball over on what could have been a game-icing play.That would have been too simple.The Irish defense immediately forced a three-and-out, and on the ensuing Abilene punt from their own end zone, Kaicen Deweese blocked the kick and Ian Sayers recovered for a touchdown.Now trailing just 16-12, the Irish again stood tall, forcing a three-and-out to get the ball back with just under three minutes to go.Chapman successfully drove the ball into Abilene territory and had a chance to take the lead, but the Irish underthrew a wide-open Isaac VanMeter in the end zone, and a Taygen Funston interception on the very next play would officially seal the deal.Penalties played a huge role on both sides, with Abilene committing 10, and Chapman committing 15, including two that wiped out a total of eight points in what would go down as a four-point loss.The Cowboys improve to 1-1 on the year while the Irish slide to 0-2.Abilene will remain on the road at Concordia next Friday while Chapman stays home to host Riley County.

🏈 Abilene holds on to outlast improved Irish squad

By JEREMY OBERMEYER Salina Post Contributor

Southeast of Saline took a brief reprieve from league play on Friday night to welcome the Clay Center Tigers to the new Steve Fritz Field in a matchup that has quickly turned into a rivalry over the last three years.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The last two meetings went the way of the Trojans by a combined seven points, but this year it was all purple, as Southeast dominated by a score of 46-7.

The Trojan defense set the tone early, recovering a Clay Center fumble on the Tigers' first possession of the game.&nbsp;

That allowed the Southeast offense to score a few plays later on a 1-yard Grady Gebhardt run to take the early 8-0 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Southeast also scored on their last possession of the first half as Gannon Jacobson ran one in from 12 yards out, and the Trojans led 16-0 at halftime.

After being held to just 30 yards in the first half, Gebhardt and the Southeast offense went full throttle in the second half.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Gebhardt scored on a 14-yard pass from Jacobson, and runs of 72, 81, and 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Clay Center scored their lone touchdown of the night on a 1-yard Isaac Girton run in the third quarter.

Gebhardt led all rushers with 216 yards and 4 touchdowns on 15 carries, while Jacobson threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, completing 12 of 19 passes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Trojan defense held the Tigers to just a total of 202 rushing yards and 0 passing yards, touting 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception.

Southeast of Saline (2-0) will travel to Beloit next Friday, while Clay Center (1-1) hosts Louisburg.

By JEREMY OBERMEYER Salina Post ContributorSoutheast of Saline took a brief reprieve from league play on Friday night to welcome the Clay Center Tigers to the new Steve Fritz Field in a matchup that has quickly turned into a rivalry over the last three years.&nbsp;&nbsp;The last two meetings went the way of the Trojans by a combined seven points, but this year it was all purple, as Southeast dominated by a score of 46-7.<figure>
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 </figure>The Trojan defense set the tone early, recovering a Clay Center fumble on the Tigers' first possession of the game.&nbsp;That allowed the Southeast offense to score a few plays later on a 1-yard Grady Gebhardt run to take the early 8-0 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;Southeast also scored on their last possession of the first half as Gannon Jacobson ran one in from 12 yards out, and the Trojans led 16-0 at halftime.After being held to just 30 yards in the first half, Gebhardt and the Southeast offense went full throttle in the second half.&nbsp;&nbsp;Gebhardt scored on a 14-yard pass from Jacobson, and runs of 72, 81, and 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;Clay Center scored their lone touchdown of the night on a 1-yard Isaac Girton run in the third quarter.Gebhardt led all rushers with 216 yards and 4 touchdowns on 15 carries, while Jacobson threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, completing 12 of 19 passes.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trojan defense held the Tigers to just a total of 202 rushing yards and 0 passing yards, touting 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception.Southeast of Saline (2-0) will travel to Beloit next Friday, while Clay Center (1-1) hosts Louisburg.<figure>
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🏈 Five Gebhardt touchdowns aid Trojans in beatdown of Clay Center

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Ismail Mahdi ran for 189 yards, Noah Fifita had two touchdown runs and Arizona overcame a shaky start to the second half for a 23-17 win over Kansas State on Friday night.

Arizona (3-0) faced its first big test of the year after beating two smaller-conference teams by a combined score of 88-9. The Wildcats led by 14 at halftime, but let Kansas State back in it with a series of mistakes. They sealed the win with a turnover on downs, opening 3-0 for the first time since 2015.

“That's what it's supposed to look like,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “Not the whole thing, but in moments that's what it's supposed to look like and I'm so proud of this team.”

Coming off a home loss to Army, Kansas State (1-3) struggled offensively for much of the nonconference matchup between future Big 12 foes — a game scheduled before Arizona joined the league. Kansas State had 193 total yards and quarterback Avery Johnson was limited to 88 yards and no touchdowns on 13 of 29 passing.

“We've come out flat four straight weeks,” Johnson said. “We knew what they were going to give us, just felt like we were slow in all aspects.”

Arizona led 17-3 at halftime on touchdown runs of 15 and two yards by Fifita.

Kansas State needed one play to get back in it.

Taking a direct snap, Jayce Brown weaved through a blockade of tacklers on the right side and raced past the rest of the defense for&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/Big12Conference/status/1966701130248773774">a 75-yard touchdown run</a>&nbsp;— the first touchdown Arizona's defense has allowed this season.

After a three-and-out, Arizona punter Michael Salgado-Medina fumbled a snap and had his kick blocked, setting up Kansas State at Arizona's 13. Johnson scored four plays later on a 1-yard run to tie it at 17-all.

Salgado-Medina kicked field goals of 31 and 41 yards to put Arizona up 23-17 before hitting the upright on a 46-yard attempt with 1:55 left.

“I definitely feel like there's a lot of growth as far as responding, and it's showing out there,” Arizona defensive back Genesis Smith said.

Kansas State running back Dylan Edwards returned for the first time since spraining his ankle early in the season opener against No. 14 Iowa State.

The third-year player saw limited action, finishing with 13 yards on four carries.

“He tried to go — I applaud Dylan,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. “He gave it a go, gave it an effort and got a couple of runs, but I knew he wasn’t gonna last that long and he didn’t."

Kansas State: The Wildcats need to find some answers fast. Kansas State's only win is against a Football Championship Subdivision team and it spent most of Friday night being dominated on both sides of the ball once again.

Arizona: The Wildcats were shaky in the opening 4 1/2 minutes of the third quarter, but shut down Kansas State the rest of the night.

Kansas State: Opens Big 12 play against UCF on Sept. 27.

Arizona: Plays its first Big 12 game at Iowa State on Sept. 27.

<figure>
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 </figure>TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Ismail Mahdi ran for 189 yards, Noah Fifita had two touchdown runs and Arizona overcame a shaky start to the second half for a 23-17 win over Kansas State on Friday night.Arizona (3-0) faced its first big test of the year after beating two smaller-conference teams by a combined score of 88-9. The Wildcats led by 14 at halftime, but let Kansas State back in it with a series of mistakes. They sealed the win with a turnover on downs, opening 3-0 for the first time since 2015.“That's what it's supposed to look like,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “Not the whole thing, but in moments that's what it's supposed to look like and I'm so proud of this team.”Coming off a home loss to Army, Kansas State (1-3) struggled offensively for much of the nonconference matchup between future Big 12 foes — a game scheduled before Arizona joined the league. Kansas State had 193 total yards and quarterback Avery Johnson was limited to 88 yards and no touchdowns on 13 of 29 passing.“We've come out flat four straight weeks,” Johnson said. “We knew what they were going to give us, just felt like we were slow in all aspects.”Arizona led 17-3 at halftime on touchdown runs of 15 and two yards by Fifita.Kansas State needed one play to get back in it.Taking a direct snap, Jayce Brown weaved through a blockade of tacklers on the right side and raced past the rest of the defense for&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/Big12Conference/status/1966701130248773774">a 75-yard touchdown run</a>&nbsp;— the first touchdown Arizona's defense has allowed this season.After a three-and-out, Arizona punter Michael Salgado-Medina fumbled a snap and had his kick blocked, setting up Kansas State at Arizona's 13. Johnson scored four plays later on a 1-yard run to tie it at 17-all.Salgado-Medina kicked field goals of 31 and 41 yards to put Arizona up 23-17 before hitting the upright on a 46-yard attempt with 1:55 left.“I definitely feel like there's a lot of growth as far as responding, and it's showing out there,” Arizona defensive back Genesis Smith said.<h2>Edwards' return</h2>Kansas State running back Dylan Edwards returned for the first time since spraining his ankle early in the season opener against No. 14 Iowa State.The third-year player saw limited action, finishing with 13 yards on four carries.“He tried to go — I applaud Dylan,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. “He gave it a go, gave it an effort and got a couple of runs, but I knew he wasn’t gonna last that long and he didn’t."<h2>The takeaway</h2>Kansas State: The Wildcats need to find some answers fast. Kansas State's only win is against a Football Championship Subdivision team and it spent most of Friday night being dominated on both sides of the ball once again.Arizona: The Wildcats were shaky in the opening 4 1/2 minutes of the third quarter, but shut down Kansas State the rest of the night.<h2>Up next</h2>Kansas State: Opens Big 12 play against UCF on Sept. 27.Arizona: Plays its first Big 12 game at Iowa State on Sept. 27.

🏈 Mahdi runs for 189 yards, Arizona holds off Kansas State rally for win

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (September 12, 2025)—Andrew Cossetti hit his 14th homer of the year in an 8-3 Wichita Wind Surge come from behind win over the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field. Wichita is now one game back of the Tulsa Drillers for the playoff spot with two games left in the regular season after Tulsa beat the Arkansas Travelers 7-1 tonight at ONEOK Field. Surge own the tie-breaker.

Cossetti crushed a solo home run, his 14th of the season, to left field to give Wichita a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.

Will Bush responded by putting Corpus Christi ahead on a two-run blast to left center in the home half of the second inning. Both teams added on in their halves of the third with Kala’i Rosario scoring on an infield error to tie the game and Joseph Sullivan making it a 3-2 Hooks advantage on an RBI single to center field.

Darren Bowen and Logan Whitaker held the Hooks to three hits over the following three and one-third innings, with Whitaker striking out three men against two walks over two innings of relief to earn his first win with the Wind Surge.&nbsp;

A four-run frame took place for Wichita in the top of the seventh on four hits, starting with a game-tying opposite field blast to left from Hendry Mendez. Ricardo Olivar punched a run-scoring single toward right field and later swiped home on a double steal. Cossetti singled up the gut and into center to drive home Ben Ross for a 6-3 Wind Surge advantage.&nbsp;

Mike Paredes came on to pitch for Wichita in the top of the eighth, and after getting two more insurance runs in the top of the ninth on a wild pitch and an RBI double by Ross, struck out the side to secure the 8-3 final score for the Wind Surge and his seventh save of the season.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (September 12, 2025)—Andrew Cossetti hit his 14th homer of the year in an 8-3 Wichita Wind Surge come from behind win over the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field. Wichita is now one game back of the Tulsa Drillers for the playoff spot with two games left in the regular season after Tulsa beat the Arkansas Travelers 7-1 tonight at ONEOK Field. Surge own the tie-breaker.Cossetti crushed a solo home run, his 14th of the season, to left field to give Wichita a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.Will Bush responded by putting Corpus Christi ahead on a two-run blast to left center in the home half of the second inning. Both teams added on in their halves of the third with Kala’i Rosario scoring on an infield error to tie the game and Joseph Sullivan making it a 3-2 Hooks advantage on an RBI single to center field.Darren Bowen and Logan Whitaker held the Hooks to three hits over the following three and one-third innings, with Whitaker striking out three men against two walks over two innings of relief to earn his first win with the Wind Surge.&nbsp;A four-run frame took place for Wichita in the top of the seventh on four hits, starting with a game-tying opposite field blast to left from Hendry Mendez. Ricardo Olivar punched a run-scoring single toward right field and later swiped home on a double steal. Cossetti singled up the gut and into center to drive home Ben Ross for a 6-3 Wind Surge advantage.&nbsp;Mike Paredes came on to pitch for Wichita in the top of the eighth, and after getting two more insurance runs in the top of the ninth on a wild pitch and an RBI double by Ross, struck out the side to secure the 8-3 final score for the Wind Surge and his seventh save of the season.POSTGAME NOTES<ul>
 <li>Wichita is one game back of the Tulsa Drillers for the playoff spot with two games left in the regular season.</li><li>Andrew Cossetti, Kala’i Rosario, and Ben Ross all finish with multiple hits.</li><li>Mike Paredes leads the Wind Surge in saves (7).&nbsp;</li><li>Logan Whitaker notches his first win with Wichita.&nbsp;</li><li>Kala’i Rosario steals two more bases, has 32 now in 2025.&nbsp;</li>
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Wind Surge Score Six Unanswered Runs in Comeback Victory Over Hooks

🏈 Saline County Scoreboard Week Two

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched five strong innings in his Philadelphia debut, Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott homered, and the Phillies won their fifth straight, 8-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Buehler allowed one run on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts for the NL East-leading Phillies, who are closing in on clinching the division.

A veteran of seven mostly successful but injury-marred seasons with the Dodgers before joining Boston this season, Buehler (8-7) was released by the Red Sox on Aug. 29 and signed with the Phillies two days later.

On Friday, he earned his first win since Aug. 8 for Boston at San Diego. He allowed a run in the first when Bobby Witt Jr. singled, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Maikel Garcia.

The Phillies tied it in the second against Michael Lorenzen on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Marchan. They broke it open over the next two innings.

In the third, Harper hit a two-run homer, and Brandon Marsh tripled and scored on a single by Otto Kemp for a 4-1 lead. In the fourth, Marchan, Harrison Bader and Kyle Schwarber hit consecutive doubles to push the advantage to 6-1.

Stott added a two-run shot in the seventh.

Lorenzen (5-11) went three-plus innings, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits.

Schwarber led off the third with a walk before Harper drilled one into the left-field seats for his 26th homer, giving the Phillies the lead for good.

Seldom-used backup catcher Marchan, who entered with a .178 batting average, had two hits and scored a run after his sacrifice fly in the second.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched five strong innings in his Philadelphia debut, Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott homered, and the Phillies won their fifth straight, 8-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.Buehler allowed one run on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts for the NL East-leading Phillies, who are closing in on clinching the division.A veteran of seven mostly successful but injury-marred seasons with the Dodgers before joining Boston this season, Buehler (8-7) was released by the Red Sox on Aug. 29 and signed with the Phillies two days later.On Friday, he earned his first win since Aug. 8 for Boston at San Diego. He allowed a run in the first when Bobby Witt Jr. singled, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Maikel Garcia.The Phillies tied it in the second against Michael Lorenzen on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Marchan. They broke it open over the next two innings.In the third, Harper hit a two-run homer, and Brandon Marsh tripled and scored on a single by Otto Kemp for a 4-1 lead. In the fourth, Marchan, Harrison Bader and Kyle Schwarber hit consecutive doubles to push the advantage to 6-1.Stott added a two-run shot in the seventh.Lorenzen (5-11) went three-plus innings, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits.<h2>Key moment</h2>Schwarber led off the third with a walk before Harper drilled one into the left-field seats for his 26th homer, giving the Phillies the lead for good.<h2>Key stat</h2>Seldom-used backup catcher Marchan, who entered with a .178 batting average, had two hits and scored a run after his sacrifice fly in the second.<h2>Up next</h2>

⚾ Walker Buehler works 5 strong innings as Phillies beat the Royals

The Sacred Heart Knights will be in search of a bounce back win when they travel to Plainville on Friday night for a showdown with the Cardinals.

The Knights looked good in the first half of their season opener, holding Ellsworth to just seven points and leading 8-7 at half, but quickly saw that come apart as the Bearcats outscored them 42-0 down the stretch of a 49-8 rout.

For Plainville’s part in week one’s action, the Cardinals looked solid in stretches on both sides of the ball but still came up short, dropping a second-straight season opener at the hands of Phillipsburg, this time 33-18.

Both squads will have an opportunity to even their ledger this week and find the optimism of 1-1 as opposed to the despair of 0-2.

This was a game that Plainville won handily in 2024, coming into Salina and handing the Knights a 34-6 loss at Kansas Wesleyan.

Historically, this has been a very lopsided series, with the Cardinals coming out on top in all seven meetings between the two schools dating back to 2011.

For the Knights to find success, and a win in this game, the defense will have to put together a stout four-quarter effort, and the offense, anchored by three freshmen on the offensive line, will need to be better about controlling the ball and the clock for longer drives.

Kickoff at Plainville High School is set for 7:00, and as always you can tune in to this contest on Salina Post or on our Salina Post YouTube page.

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina PostThe Sacred Heart Knights will be in search of a bounce back win when they travel to Plainville on Friday night for a showdown with the Cardinals.The Knights looked good in the first half of their season opener, holding Ellsworth to just seven points and leading 8-7 at half, but quickly saw that come apart as the Bearcats outscored them 42-0 down the stretch of a 49-8 rout.<figure>
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 </figure>For Plainville’s part in week one’s action, the Cardinals looked solid in stretches on both sides of the ball but still came up short, dropping a second-straight season opener at the hands of Phillipsburg, this time 33-18.Both squads will have an opportunity to even their ledger this week and find the optimism of 1-1 as opposed to the despair of 0-2.This was a game that Plainville won handily in 2024, coming into Salina and handing the Knights a 34-6 loss at Kansas Wesleyan.Historically, this has been a very lopsided series, with the Cardinals coming out on top in all seven meetings between the two schools dating back to 2011.For the Knights to find success, and a win in this game, the defense will have to put together a stout four-quarter effort, and the offense, anchored by three freshmen on the offensive line, will need to be better about controlling the ball and the clock for longer drives.Kickoff at Plainville High School is set for 7:00, and as always you can tune in to this contest on Salina Post or on our Salina Post YouTube page.

🏈 Knights travel to Plainville seeking first-ever win over Cardinals

The Battle of Dickinson County is a matchup that has been played every single year for more than a century, yet in all that time, the annual contest between Abilene and Chapman has never lost its juice.

This week should be no different as the Irish host the Cowboys for the 132nd all-time meeting between two schools, a stone's throw from one another.

In 2025, the pressure is on the Cowboys, who have won the last three matchups handily, and who have an opportunity to graduate another class that could potentially go all four years without a loss to Chapman, a feat last achieved by the Irish class of 2022.

Both schools suffered close defeats in defensive duels a week ago, and each will be in search of their first victory, and a chance to even the ledger at .500 here tonight.

Abilene managed to hold a tough Clay Center squad to a scoreless halftime tie before the Tigers pulled away for a 14-7 victory last week.

Chapman did the same to Smith Center before the Redmen turned on the heat in the second half, winning 16-6.

Last year, the Cowboys won this game by a wide margin in a 42-8 rout in which quarterback Taygen Funston struck for four touchdowns.

Funston will likely play a big role again tonight in both the run, and pass game, and will be a huge x-factor unless the Chapman defense can find a way to slow him down.

On Chapman’s offensive end, success will come in the run game, especially if a re-worked offensive line can carve a path for backs like Audiel Becker and Andrew Scott to operate.

Chapman High School serves as the host site for this year’s showdown, with a 7:00 kickoff.

You can stream this game live or on demand with full video and broadcast commentary. Our pregame coverage will begin at 6:40.

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina PostThe Battle of Dickinson County is a matchup that has been played every single year for more than a century, yet in all that time, the annual contest between Abilene and Chapman has never lost its juice.This week should be no different as the Irish host the Cowboys for the 132nd all-time meeting between two schools, a stone's throw from one another.<figure>
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 </figure>In 2025, the pressure is on the Cowboys, who have won the last three matchups handily, and who have an opportunity to graduate another class that could potentially go all four years without a loss to Chapman, a feat last achieved by the Irish class of 2022.Both schools suffered close defeats in defensive duels a week ago, and each will be in search of their first victory, and a chance to even the ledger at .500 here tonight.Abilene managed to hold a tough Clay Center squad to a scoreless halftime tie before the Tigers pulled away for a 14-7 victory last week.Chapman did the same to Smith Center before the Redmen turned on the heat in the second half, winning 16-6.Last year, the Cowboys won this game by a wide margin in a 42-8 rout in which quarterback Taygen Funston struck for four touchdowns.Funston will likely play a big role again tonight in both the run, and pass game, and will be a huge x-factor unless the Chapman defense can find a way to slow him down.On Chapman’s offensive end, success will come in the run game, especially if a re-worked offensive line can carve a path for backs like Audiel Becker and Andrew Scott to operate.Chapman High School serves as the host site for this year’s showdown, with a 7:00 kickoff.You can stream this game live or on demand with full video and broadcast commentary. Our pregame coverage will begin at 6:40.<figure>
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🏈 Abilene and Chapman battle for Dickinson County in 132nd rivalry installment

The 2A state title defense for Southeast of Saline started with a bang in week one as the Trojans hung 60 points on Minneapolis, pulling the starters at halftime in a 60-21 rout.

Week two will not be so simple, however, as SES prepares to defend its brand new home turf from an NCKL foe in Clay Center, and a Tiger team that’s been the biggest threat to Southeast’s undefeated regular season streak over the last several seasons.

Despite the challenge and a battle with a 3A opponent that always gives SES a run for their money, the Trojans are excited to play the type of team they may very well encounter again in this year’s 2A playoff.

“Games like these are outstanding for us,” SES head coach Mitch Gebhardt said. “Clay Center is always physical, they’re always tough, they’re well coached, and if you do something wrong, they’re going to make you pay for that. This game has been big for us over the years and I’m sure it will be again this Friday.”

Last year, Southeast was able to outlast Clay Center in a 22-20 nailbiter that would go down as the only regular-season win for SES by 18 or fewer.

The Trojans have won the last three in the series, collecting victories of 22-17 in 2023 and 26-14 in 2022.

Regular season or otherwise, Clay Center has consistently been one of the few teams capable of handling the bruising style of Southeast on both sides of the ball, which should make for another fun matchup tonight.

“They’re physical again,” Gebhardt said. “Every time we get a film on them year after year that’s the takeaway. Their coaching staff is great and their kids run the football well every year.”

For SES to maintain the state’s longest active regular-season winning streak, they’ll need to tackle the fundamentals in front of what’s sure to be a ruckus crowd on the brand new turf.

“We need to take care of the football and eliminate penalties this week,” he said. “If we can play good team defense and keep the football out of their hands we feel we can do well against Clay Center.”

Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 7:00 with pregame coverage to begin at 6:40 on KINA. As always, this game will also be streamed with live video and broadcast commentary on Salina Post.

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina PostThe 2A state title defense for Southeast of Saline started with a bang in week one as the Trojans hung 60 points on Minneapolis, pulling the starters at halftime in a 60-21 rout.Week two will not be so simple, however, as SES prepares to defend its brand new home turf from an NCKL foe in Clay Center, and a Tiger team that’s been the biggest threat to Southeast’s undefeated regular season streak over the last several seasons.<figure>
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 </figure>Despite the challenge and a battle with a 3A opponent that always gives SES a run for their money, the Trojans are excited to play the type of team they may very well encounter again in this year’s 2A playoff.“Games like these are outstanding for us,” SES head coach Mitch Gebhardt said. “Clay Center is always physical, they’re always tough, they’re well coached, and if you do something wrong, they’re going to make you pay for that. This game has been big for us over the years and I’m sure it will be again this Friday.”Last year, Southeast was able to outlast Clay Center in a 22-20 nailbiter that would go down as the only regular-season win for SES by 18 or fewer.The Trojans have won the last three in the series, collecting victories of 22-17 in 2023 and 26-14 in 2022.Regular season or otherwise, Clay Center has consistently been one of the few teams capable of handling the bruising style of Southeast on both sides of the ball, which should make for another fun matchup tonight.“They’re physical again,” Gebhardt said. “Every time we get a film on them year after year that’s the takeaway. Their coaching staff is great and their kids run the football well every year.”For SES to maintain the state’s longest active regular-season winning streak, they’ll need to tackle the fundamentals in front of what’s sure to be a ruckus crowd on the brand new turf.“We need to take care of the football and eliminate penalties this week,” he said. “If we can play good team defense and keep the football out of their hands we feel we can do well against Clay Center.”Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 7:00 with pregame coverage to begin at 6:40 on KINA. As always, this game will also be streamed with live video and broadcast commentary on Salina Post.<figure>
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🏈 Trojans tangle with Tigers on Friday night

MANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;–&nbsp;Recent K-State graduate Serena Sundell will continue her active summer in 3x3 basketball, as she will play for Team USA at the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2025 in Xiong An, China, on September 17-21.

Teaming up with Sundell in the event for Team USA are Taylor Bigby (TCU), Kaety L’Amoreaux (Fairfield) and Zee Spearman (Tennessee).

All games in the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2025 will be streamed live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3. The United States has been placed in Pool B and the game schedule is (all times Central): vs. Mexico (Sept. 17, 9:25 p.m.), vs. Philippines (Sept. 17, 11:55 p.m.), vs. Spain (Sept. 19, 9 p.m.), vs. Chile (11:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m.). The top two finishers in the four pools will advance to bracket play on September 21, with the champion to be determined that day.

Sundell, a product of Maryville, Missouri, Sundell has had an active summer, as she played for Team USA in the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League Americas in Punta Arenas, Chile, on July 21-27. She also finished as a runner-up with her 3x3 team at the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 1-2.

Prior to the event in Canada, Sundell kicked off her 3x3 action this summer by helping her team, B&amp;B, win the 3XBA event at the Spokane Hoopfest on June 27-28 in Spokane, Washington. The 3XBA event featured 32 of the most elite basketball players in the nation.

In addition to her 3x3 action, Sundell signed and played for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA through the end of the 2025 league season.

A 2025 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Associated Press (AP) All-America honorable mention selection, Sundell led the nation with a career-high and school record for total assists (262) and paced the nation and led the Big 12 with a career-high for assists per game (7.28 apg) and was second in the Big 12 for assist-turnover ratio (2.52). She recorded a league-best nine games with 10 or more assists.

Sundell was K-State’s second-leading scorer with an average of 14.1 points per game and led the Wildcats with 508 points, which was the second-highest total of her career, on a .501 field goal percentage. Sundell was the only player in the nation in the 2024-25 season and the third player since 1993-94 to register a season with 500 or more points, 250 or more assists and shoot 50.0 percent or better from the field.

With her point (508) and assist (262) totals in the 2024-25 season, Sundell was the first player in Big 12 history to record four seasons with 350 or more points and 150 or more assists. She joined former Wildcat Kayla Goth as the only two players in program history with 500 or more points and 200 or more assists in a season.

In her career, Sundell set the school records for career starts (139) and games played (139). She established the school record and ranks fourth in Big 12 history for career assists with 811 and is second in program history for career assists per game (5.83 apg). She ranks sixth on the K-State career scoring list with 1,771 points. She ranks tied for seventh in school history for career blocks (104).

She was the first player in school history and the 14th&nbsp;in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history with 1,700 or more career points and 800 or more career assists.

Sundell was a 2025 WNBA Draft selection by the Seattle Storm. She was the ninth player in program history to be selected during the WNBA Draft.

MANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;–&nbsp;Recent K-State graduate Serena Sundell will continue her active summer in 3x3 basketball, as she will play for Team USA at the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2025 in Xiong An, China, on September 17-21.Teaming up with Sundell in the event for Team USA are Taylor Bigby (TCU), Kaety L’Amoreaux (Fairfield) and Zee Spearman (Tennessee).All games in the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2025 will be streamed live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3. The United States has been placed in Pool B and the game schedule is (all times Central): vs. Mexico (Sept. 17, 9:25 p.m.), vs. Philippines (Sept. 17, 11:55 p.m.), vs. Spain (Sept. 19, 9 p.m.), vs. Chile (11:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m.). The top two finishers in the four pools will advance to bracket play on September 21, with the champion to be determined that day.Sundell, a product of Maryville, Missouri, Sundell has had an active summer, as she played for Team USA in the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League Americas in Punta Arenas, Chile, on July 21-27. She also finished as a runner-up with her 3x3 team at the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 1-2.Prior to the event in Canada, Sundell kicked off her 3x3 action this summer by helping her team, B&amp;B, win the 3XBA event at the Spokane Hoopfest on June 27-28 in Spokane, Washington. The 3XBA event featured 32 of the most elite basketball players in the nation.In addition to her 3x3 action, Sundell signed and played for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA through the end of the 2025 league season.A 2025 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Associated Press (AP) All-America honorable mention selection, Sundell led the nation with a career-high and school record for total assists (262) and paced the nation and led the Big 12 with a career-high for assists per game (7.28 apg) and was second in the Big 12 for assist-turnover ratio (2.52). She recorded a league-best nine games with 10 or more assists.Sundell was K-State’s second-leading scorer with an average of 14.1 points per game and led the Wildcats with 508 points, which was the second-highest total of her career, on a .501 field goal percentage. Sundell was the only player in the nation in the 2024-25 season and the third player since 1993-94 to register a season with 500 or more points, 250 or more assists and shoot 50.0 percent or better from the field.With her point (508) and assist (262) totals in the 2024-25 season, Sundell was the first player in Big 12 history to record four seasons with 350 or more points and 150 or more assists. She joined former Wildcat Kayla Goth as the only two players in program history with 500 or more points and 200 or more assists in a season.In her career, Sundell set the school records for career starts (139) and games played (139). She established the school record and ranks fourth in Big 12 history for career assists with 811 and is second in program history for career assists per game (5.83 apg). She ranks sixth on the K-State career scoring list with 1,771 points. She ranks tied for seventh in school history for career blocks (104).She was the first player in school history and the 14th&nbsp;in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history with 1,700 or more career points and 800 or more career assists.Sundell was a 2025 WNBA Draft selection by the Seattle Storm. She was the ninth player in program history to be selected during the WNBA Draft.

Former Wildcat Sundell to Play for Team USA at FIBA U23 3x3 World Cup

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

Cleveland (75-71) has won six of seven and took three of four in the series against its AL Central rival as it tries to stay in contention for the final AL wild card spot.

The Guardians trail Seattle by three games with 15 games remaining.

Kansas City's Vinnie Pasquantino became the fourth left-handed batter in Royals history to record 30 home runs in a season with a two-run drive in the first inning. The last Royals lefty batter to reach the mark was Mike Moustakas with 38 in 2017. The others were John Mayberry (34 in 1975) and Hall of Famer George Brett (30 in 1985).

The Royals (74-73) have gone 4-6 in their last 10 games and are 4 1/2 games back for the final wild card.

Guardians' catcher Bo Naylor led off the eighth with a base hit to right field. Kayfus followed with a towering 425-foot drive to right-center on a low fastball on a 1-0 count from John Schreiber (3-3) for his third homer of the season.

Matt Festa (4-3) got the win with a scoreless eighth inning. Cade Smith hit Jonathan India with a fastball to lead off the ninth and then retired the next three batters for his 13th save.

The Royals were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. They had runners at the corners with two outs in the sixth, but Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out India with a sweeper on a full count to end the frame.

In 30 games since Aug. 10, Pasquatino leads the majors with 33 RBIs and is tied with the Mets’ Juan Soto at 11 home runs.

Royals: Open a three-game series at Philadelphia on Friday with RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-10, 4.63 ERA) on the mound.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.Cleveland (75-71) has won six of seven and took three of four in the series against its AL Central rival as it tries to stay in contention for the final AL wild card spot.The Guardians trail Seattle by three games with 15 games remaining.Kansas City's Vinnie Pasquantino became the fourth left-handed batter in Royals history to record 30 home runs in a season with a two-run drive in the first inning. The last Royals lefty batter to reach the mark was Mike Moustakas with 38 in 2017. The others were John Mayberry (34 in 1975) and Hall of Famer George Brett (30 in 1985).The Royals (74-73) have gone 4-6 in their last 10 games and are 4 1/2 games back for the final wild card.Guardians' catcher Bo Naylor led off the eighth with a base hit to right field. Kayfus followed with a towering 425-foot drive to right-center on a low fastball on a 1-0 count from John Schreiber (3-3) for his third homer of the season.Matt Festa (4-3) got the win with a scoreless eighth inning. Cade Smith hit Jonathan India with a fastball to lead off the ninth and then retired the next three batters for his 13th save.<h2>Key moment</h2>The Royals were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. They had runners at the corners with two outs in the sixth, but Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out India with a sweeper on a full count to end the frame.<h2>Key stat</h2>In 30 games since Aug. 10, Pasquatino leads the majors with 33 RBIs and is tied with the Mets’ Juan Soto at 11 home runs.<h2>Up next</h2>Royals: Open a three-game series at Philadelphia on Friday with RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-10, 4.63 ERA) on the mound.

⚾ Kayfus' homer in 8th propels Guardians to victory over Royals

LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;Kansas football’s game against Cincinnati on Sept. 27 has officially sold out, Kansas Athletics announced on Thursday. The game is Kansas’ second sellout of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this season.

Kansas previously sold out its season-opener vs. Fresno State on Aug. 23 in the grand opening of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas has sold out at least one game in each of the last four seasons, including its 11th&nbsp;over that span. The Jayhawks have nine sellouts at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium since the start of the 2022 season and two sellouts at Children’s Mercy Park during the 2024 season.

Fans who purchased tickets for the Cincinnati game on September 27th are encouraged to download their mobile tickets prior to arriving to the stadium. Fans still looking to attend are encouraged to visit SeatGeek, the official secondary ticket partner of Kansas Athletics. Those interested can also click&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.evenue.net/events/football-single-game-tickets" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;to view tickets available for upcoming home games, including the Big 12 Home Opener against West Virginia on September 20th. Fans can visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/feature/the-booth" target="_blank">David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium fan guide</a>&nbsp;for important game information, including where to park and tailgate, stadium maps and much more.

Kickoff time for the Sept. 27 game against Cincinnati will be announced by the Big 12 Conference in the next week.

LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;Kansas football’s game against Cincinnati on Sept. 27 has officially sold out, Kansas Athletics announced on Thursday. The game is Kansas’ second sellout of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this season.Kansas previously sold out its season-opener vs. Fresno State on Aug. 23 in the grand opening of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas has sold out at least one game in each of the last four seasons, including its 11th&nbsp;over that span. The Jayhawks have nine sellouts at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium since the start of the 2022 season and two sellouts at Children’s Mercy Park during the 2024 season.Fans who purchased tickets for the Cincinnati game on September 27th are encouraged to download their mobile tickets prior to arriving to the stadium. Fans still looking to attend are encouraged to visit SeatGeek, the official secondary ticket partner of Kansas Athletics. Those interested can also click&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.evenue.net/events/football-single-game-tickets" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;to view tickets available for upcoming home games, including the Big 12 Home Opener against West Virginia on September 20th. Fans can visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/feature/the-booth" target="_blank">David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium fan guide</a>&nbsp;for important game information, including where to park and tailgate, stadium maps and much more.Kickoff time for the Sept. 27 game against Cincinnati will be announced by the Big 12 Conference in the next week.

Kansas Athletics Announces Sellout vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 27

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR DAVE TOUB

Q: Can you talk about the field goal in the first half and how do you coach that?

TOUB:&nbsp;“There’s a lot of things that are involved in that. I mean, we have (Statistical Analysis Coordinator) Mike Frazier our analytics guy, he talks to us all the time about what happens if you get tackled and you get knocked back and the clock keeps running. He talks about the timing stuff all the time with the whole team. (Head Coach Andy Reid) Coach gives me a lot of time in training camp and OTAs to work on those little things and the situational stuff that can come up, and we practice fast-field-goal, we call it ‘Mayday’, we practice that a lot and it doesn’t happen very often. It’s a situation – I mean, there’s a lot of things that have to happen, for that to happen. When he (Noah Gray) got knocked back and didn’t get out of bounds going forward, we knew right away. Everybody was on the same page, everybody knew, including Noah, that we had to go – we had to go ‘Mayday’. And everybody did a great job with it, including the guys that had to report. And (with) Noah (Gray) running the ball out and putting it down and us not changing the ball, not getting the ball changed. We kicked a quarterback ball, we didn’t kick a kicking ball (and) that might have kept us from getting a shot at it. A whole lot of credit to everybody, the operation went smoothly and (Harrison) Butker nailed it. It was good to get three points right there.”&nbsp;

Q: What are the Philadelphia Eagles special teams like?

TOUB:&nbsp;“We do have a game coming up (laughter). The (Philadelphia) Eagles are good, I mean obviously, they’re World Champions. They play really hard, (they’re) very well-coached. (Special Teams Coordinator) Coach (Michael) Clay does a great job with them. They (have) got a lot of guys back when you look at them. (Eagles RB Will) Shipley was a returner, (but) we don’t know about him. He was injured yesterday so we’re not sure (that) he’s going to play. They did sign (Eagles RB/KR) Tank (Bigsby), so he’s a returner, so we think we’re going to get him back there in kick return. The punter, (Eagles P Braden) Mann is excellent, (and) the kicker (Eagles K Jake) Elliot, he’s got good range. (They’re) just a well-coached group that we’ll have to get ready for.”

Q: What did you see from the kick returners in Week 1?

TOUB:&nbsp;“I really liked Tyquan’s (Thornton) return, and then obviously (Xavier) Worthy got hurt, so we had to take him out of that, (and) now he’s like the third or second wide receiver, so it’s going to be tough to use him back there now. So, we’re going to have to dig down into our depth a little bit this week and have some different guys back there. Brashard (Smith), he had a couple nice returns. He had a nice one (where) he probably should have stayed in the endzone, fake the ball up the 35 (yard-line) but he got it out to the 35 (yard-line), so that was nice.”

Q: How do you establish the run game?

NAGY:&nbsp;“Well, the simple (and) obvious answer is being able to be better when we run it whether it’s the scheme or the execution, you tie it together. It’s a credit to their (Los Angeles Chargers) defense, they did a good job in some of the stuff that they wanted to do. Really in football in general, the more balanced you are, and especially when you look at a team like Philadelphia, it’s always going to help. But if we’re throwing the ball well, we’ll stick with it (or) if we’re running it well. And then there’s that balance of mixing the two, but you’re right, we want to be able to be more balanced when we can, but we also want to continue to just trust each other and use what’s best in that game.”

Q: What makes Tyquan Thornton ready for his role?

NAGY:&nbsp;“What tells me he’s (Tyquan Thornton) ready is what he’s done in training camp. The whole entire time he’s been ready. For the guys that we have in that room right now, I said it in training camp, ‘the depth that we have from top to bottom is one of the best I’ve ever been around’, from top to bottom, one through six with all the guys when they’re there. It starts to get depleted a little bit with the injuries and other stuff that’s going on but that said, we have guys, they’re on our roster for a reason, and they’ve done a great job. And so now they get their opportunity to show who they are, and I think the biggest thing is the trust. We (have) got to keep working that trust and then when you get an opportunity, you make a play. Tyquan (Thornton) did that on that one corner route. You know he made a great play with the ball in the air, so we want to keep that going.”

Q: From an execution, discipline and mentality perspective, what do you need to see from this offense on Sunday?

NAGY:&nbsp;“All of that from the very first play. The energy (and) the execution is very, very simple. The energy is organic. It can’t be fake energy and it’s not going to need to be in this game. (Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator) Coach (Vic) Fangio, we all have a ton of respect for and what he does. He does what he does and he’s going to have some curveballs and changeups that he throws at you. But in the end, it’s about playing football fast and whoever does that better, and I think a fast start, playing fast (and) being able to be aggressive (while) mixing all that together, you’ll have good results. And so we’re really looking forward to the challenge.”

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR STEVE SPAGNUOLO

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“I just wanted to open today is September 11th, and (it is) a monumental day in this country. So, we haven’t forgotten about that, and (when) I get a chance (I’ll) mention it to the players this afternoon because none of them were born around then. I remember, I was in Philadelphia. It was a pretty traumatic day. With that, I’ll just kind of open it up. I mean, I’m only going to go back real quick in saying none of us defensively were real happy with the way we played last week and certainly hope to be much better this week and the whole focus of this week is to chase improvement, which is what we do, win, lose, or draw. But especially this week when you don’t perform real well in the previous week. With that, I’ll just open it up.”

Q: The defense had a hard time with pressure early on. Was it because you were looking for the running game?

SPAGNUOLO:&nbsp;“You might have hit on something right there because quite frankly going into the game we all felt like they were going to establish the run first. To their credit, they kind of shifted gears right from the beginning. Maybe it threw us off a little bit but that’s football. We did talk a lot about in the first game of the season or in the first quarter of the season, it’s going to be about adjusting in game. Maybe we could’ve adjusted a little bit quicker. I thought we did a nice job coming out of the locker room in the second half where we needed a three and out and we got that. Actually, the second drive we kind of got a second, three and out. But there wasn’t enough good plays. When we talked after the game in the locker room and I think our guys are great. We all felt like everybody took a turn making a mistake, myself included. There was about four or five calls I would have liked to have had back. I think every player to a man said the same thing. So, if we can eliminate those, we’ll be better off.”

Q: On the challenge of playing the Eagles.

SPAGNUOLO:&nbsp;“Yeah, I wish the other part of it was a little bit better. I always look at the point total and I certainly didn’t like the point total. We did play them pretty good for three and a half quarters, here in (GEHA Field at) Arrowhead (Stadium) the last time we played, (there) were different people (and a) different offensive coordinator. I got a great deal of respect for this team, the organization, the quarterback, all the skill they have and the running back. There’s a lot of pieces there to defend and we didn’t have a good game last week, so it’s time for us to put us all together too.”

SPAGNUOLO:&nbsp;“Yeah, it seems like we play one of these quarterbacks every week. I mean, the guy (Chargers QB Justin Herbert) we just got done playing he’s a really good athlete. I give him a lot of credit for what he did with his legs. The guy (Eagles QB Jalen Hurts) we are getting ready to play this week is elite at that. We’ll talk till we’re blue in the face about pass rush lanes and containing and we’ll have some things that we hope will take that away. Part of the whole, you know in football, with the spy, however (or) whatever you want to call it. You got to get them in those situations, when you’re in first and second down you can’t be spying people because they’re going to run the ball right at you. So, we got to try to dictate it somehow by having some negative plays on first and second down and get things kind of steered in our direction.”

Q:&nbsp;What should the response be from the defense this week?

JONES:&nbsp;“Listen, I think the energy in the building is great. Everybody (is) excited to be back in (GEHA Field at) Arrowhead (Stadium) (and) to be back at home. The energy is good. The energy is good, everybody has a positive mind frame of (the) Philadelphia Eagles coming into town. We still have a bad taste in our mouth from the Super Bowl. So, everyone is in a good space.”

Q:&nbsp;What do you have to be mindful of when playing against Jalen Hurts?

JONES:&nbsp;“Just our lanes in rushing the passer. Got to be aggressive on rushing the passer, more aggressive than we were the first game of the season. We (are) going to put that behind us, and we got a lot of skillset guys in our room that we got to be aggressive in rushing the passer and making sure we take the quarterback down.”

Q:&nbsp;What is it like playing against the defending Super Bowl champions and how is your energy higher going into the game?

Chiefs Coordinator QuotesSeptember 11, 2025ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR DAVE TOUBQ: Can you talk about the field goal in the first half and how do you coach that?TOUB:&nbsp;“There’s a lot of things that are involved in that. I mean, we have (Statistical Analysis Coordinator) Mike Frazier our analytics guy, he talks to us all the time about what happens if you get tackled and you get knocked back and the clock keeps running. He talks about the timing stuff all the time with the whole team. (Head Coach Andy Reid) Coach gives me a lot of time in training camp and OTAs to work on those little things and the situational stuff that can come up, and we practice fast-field-goal, we call it ‘Mayday’, we practice that a lot and it doesn’t happen very often. It’s a situation – I mean, there’s a lot of things that have to happen, for that to happen. When he (Noah Gray) got knocked back and didn’t get out of bounds going forward, we knew right away. Everybody was on the same page, everybody knew, including Noah, that we had to go – we had to go ‘Mayday’. And everybody did a great job with it, including the guys that had to report. And (with) Noah (Gray) running the ball out and putting it down and us not changing the ball, not getting the ball changed. We kicked a quarterback ball, we didn’t kick a kicking ball (and) that might have kept us from getting a shot at it. A whole lot of credit to everybody, the operation went smoothly and (Harrison) Butker nailed it. It was good to get three points right there.”&nbsp;Q: What are the Philadelphia Eagles special teams like?TOUB:&nbsp;“We do have a game coming up (laughter). The (Philadelphia) Eagles are good, I mean obviously, they’re World Champions. They play really hard, (they’re) very well-coached. (Special Teams Coordinator) Coach (Michael) Clay does a great job with them. They (have) got a lot of guys back when you look at them. (Eagles RB Will) Shipley was a returner, (but) we don’t know about him. He was injured yesterday so we’re not sure (that) he’s going to play. They did sign (Eagles RB/KR) Tank (Bigsby), so he’s a returner, so we think we’re going to get him back there in kick return. The punter, (Eagles P Braden) Mann is excellent, (and) the kicker (Eagles K Jake) Elliot, he’s got good range. (They’re) just a well-coached group that we’ll have to get ready for.”Q: What did you see from the kick returners in Week 1?TOUB:&nbsp;“I really liked Tyquan’s (Thornton) return, and then obviously (Xavier) Worthy got hurt, so we had to take him out of that, (and) now he’s like the third or second wide receiver, so it’s going to be tough to use him back there now. So, we’re going to have to dig down into our depth a little bit this week and have some different guys back there. Brashard (Smith), he had a couple nice returns. He had a nice one (where) he probably should have stayed in the endzone, fake the ball up the 35 (yard-line) but he got it out to the 35 (yard-line), so that was nice.”OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MATT NAGYQ: How do you establish the run game?NAGY:&nbsp;“Well, the simple (and) obvious answer is being able to be better when we run it whether it’s the scheme or the execution, you tie it together. It’s a credit to their (Los Angeles Chargers) defense, they did a good job in some of the stuff that they wanted to do. Really in football in general, the more balanced you are, and especially when you look at a team like Philadelphia, it’s always going to help. But if we’re throwing the ball well, we’ll stick with it (or) if we’re running it well. And then there’s that balance of mixing the two, but you’re right, we want to be able to be more balanced when we can, but we also want to continue to just trust each other and use what’s best in that game.”Q: What makes Tyquan Thornton ready for his role?NAGY:&nbsp;“What tells me he’s (Tyquan Thornton) ready is what he’s done in training camp. The whole entire time he’s been ready. For the guys that we have in that room right now, I said it in training camp, ‘the depth that we have from top to bottom is one of the best I’ve ever been around’, from top to bottom, one through six with all the guys when they’re there. It starts to get depleted a little bit with the injuries and other stuff that’s going on but that said, we have guys, they’re on our roster for a reason, and they’ve done a great job. And so now they get their opportunity to show who they are, and I think the biggest thing is the trust. We (have) got to keep working that trust and then when you get an opportunity, you make a play. Tyquan (Thornton) did that on that one corner route. You know he made a great play with the ball in the air, so we want to keep that going.”Q: From an execution, discipline and mentality perspective, what do you need to see from this offense on Sunday?NAGY:&nbsp;“All of that from the very first play. The energy (and) the execution is very, very simple. The energy is organic. It can’t be fake energy and it’s not going to need to be in this game. (Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator) Coach (Vic) Fangio, we all have a ton of respect for and what he does. He does what he does and he’s going to have some curveballs and changeups that he throws at you. But in the end, it’s about playing football fast and whoever does that better, and I think a fast start, playing fast (and) being able to be aggressive (while) mixing all that together, you’ll have good results. And so we’re really looking forward to the challenge.”DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR STEVE SPAGNUOLOOPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“I just wanted to open today is September 11th, and (it is) a monumental day in this country. So, we haven’t forgotten about that, and (when) I get a chance (I’ll) mention it to the players this afternoon because none of them were born around then. I remember, I was in Philadelphia. It was a pretty traumatic day. With that, I’ll just kind of open it up. I mean, I’m only going to go back real quick in saying none of us defensively were real happy with the way we played last week and certainly hope to be much better this week and the whole focus of this week is to chase improvement, which is what we do, win, lose, or draw. But especially this week when you don’t perform real well in the previous week. With that, I’ll just open it up.”Q: The defense had a hard time with pressure early on. Was it because you were looking for the running game?SPAGNUOLO:&nbsp;“You might have hit on something right there because quite frankly going into the game we all felt like they were going to establish the run first. To their credit, they kind of shifted gears right from the beginning. Maybe it threw us off a little bit but that’s football. We did talk a lot about in the first game of the season or in the first quarter of the season, it’s going to be about adjusting in game. Maybe we could’ve adjusted a little bit quicker. I thought we did a nice job coming out of the locker room in the second half where we needed a three and out and we got that. Actually, the second drive we kind of got a second, three and out. But there wasn’t enough good plays. When we talked after the game in the locker room and I think our guys are great. We all felt like everybody took a turn making a mistake, myself included. There was about four or five calls I would have liked to have had back. I think every player to a man said the same thing. So, if we can eliminate those, we’ll be better off.”Q: On the challenge of playing the Eagles.SPAGNUOLO:&nbsp;“Yeah, I wish the other part of it was a little bit better. I always look at the point total and I certainly didn’t like the point total. We did play them pretty good for three and a half quarters, here in (GEHA Field at) Arrowhead (Stadium) the last time we played, (there) were different people (and a) different offensive coordinator. I got a great deal of respect for this team, the organization, the quarterback, all the skill they have and the running back. There’s a lot of pieces there to defend and we didn’t have a good game last week, so it’s time for us to put us all together too.”Q: On defending Jalen Hurts.SPAGNUOLO:&nbsp;“Yeah, it seems like we play one of these quarterbacks every week. I mean, the guy (Chargers QB Justin Herbert) we just got done playing he’s a really good athlete. I give him a lot of credit for what he did with his legs. The guy (Eagles QB Jalen Hurts) we are getting ready to play this week is elite at that. We’ll talk till we’re blue in the face about pass rush lanes and containing and we’ll have some things that we hope will take that away. Part of the whole, you know in football, with the spy, however (or) whatever you want to call it. You got to get them in those situations, when you’re in first and second down you can’t be spying people because they’re going to run the ball right at you. So, we got to try to dictate it somehow by having some negative plays on first and second down and get things kind of steered in our direction.”Chiefs Player QuotesSeptember 11, 2025DT CHRIS JONESQ:&nbsp;What should the response be from the defense this week?JONES:&nbsp;“Listen, I think the energy in the building is great. Everybody (is) excited to be back in (GEHA Field at) Arrowhead (Stadium) (and) to be back at home. The energy is good. The energy is good, everybody has a positive mind frame of (the) Philadelphia Eagles coming into town. We still have a bad taste in our mouth from the Super Bowl. So, everyone is in a good space.”Q:&nbsp;What do you have to be mindful of when playing against Jalen Hurts?JONES:&nbsp;“Just our lanes in rushing the passer. Got to be aggressive on rushing the passer, more aggressive than we were the first game of the season. We (are) going to put that behind us, and we got a lot of skillset guys in our room that we got to be aggressive in rushing the passer and making sure we take the quarterback down.”Q:&nbsp;What is it like playing against the defending Super Bowl champions and how is your energy higher going into the game?

Chiefs Quotes: 9-11-25

Four different players scored a goal for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes in Wednesday's final non-conference tune-up as KWU routed the Midland University Warriors 4-0 at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex.

The Coyotes will head into next week's conference opener with a 2-2-1 record.

The first goal of the match came in the 12th minute as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ed4b7b8c-0d36-4334-8cb0-dd105ec3df2e?elinkdata=28840">Talia Walsh</a> took a tap pass from <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6d36929b-706f-4e05-bd59-be1c6ba208cf?elinkdata=28840">Alexandra Muro</a> and shot from about 25 yards out on the left side sliding it high inside the far post to get the Coyotes on the board.

Wesleyan had plenty of other chances in the first half, outshooting Midland 11-1 in the first 45, but could not get one home.

The next two Wesleyan goals came less than a minute apart. \

The first of the second half came as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1b566c86-e402-4d99-9916-ea1fb8e8f78d?elinkdata=28840">Brooklyn Velotta</a> took an initial shot that deflected off the back of a Midland defender and ended up at the feet of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/19aeb82c-67a4-4463-a8f6-05e8103d1a7c?elinkdata=28840">Emma Gervy</a> near the penalty spot. Pressured by a Midland defender, she had to make a pair of moves to create space for her own shot and scored inside the near post in the 52nd minute.

Less than a minute later, the Coyotes were in goal again. This time Walsh got control of a loose ball in the box after a direct kick and found <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/99a22e3a-abd0-471e-bbf0-7ca016e981af?elinkdata=28840">Adriyanna Botello</a> for the goal making it 3-0.

The Coyotes capped the scoring in the 61st minute on a long goal from 43 yards out on the right side by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/e226540a-89fc-4fb3-a83d-b19190871126?elinkdata=28840">Valeria Lara</a>. Lara's shot into the box landed in the box and found its way inside the far post for the goal.

Wesleyan dominated the match outshooting Midland 23-6. Velotta had six shots to lead the Coyotes, while Gervy had four. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bd7b85eb-4e83-47e8-a129-7ac5e731bb08?elinkdata=28840">Isabella Galvan</a> had a clean sheet in goal for the Coyotes, recording three saves.

The rugged KCAC schedule starts next week for the Coyotes. Wesleyan has its first two tilts on the road at Bethel on Wednesday and at Friends on Saturday before coming back home on September 24 to face York.

Four different players scored a goal for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes in Wednesday's final non-conference tune-up as KWU routed the Midland University Warriors 4-0 at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex.The Coyotes will head into next week's conference opener with a 2-2-1 record.The first goal of the match came in the 12th minute as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ed4b7b8c-0d36-4334-8cb0-dd105ec3df2e?elinkdata=28840">Talia Walsh</a> took a tap pass from <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/6d36929b-706f-4e05-bd59-be1c6ba208cf?elinkdata=28840">Alexandra Muro</a> and shot from about 25 yards out on the left side sliding it high inside the far post to get the Coyotes on the board.Wesleyan had plenty of other chances in the first half, outshooting Midland 11-1 in the first 45, but could not get one home.The next two Wesleyan goals came less than a minute apart. \The first of the second half came as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1b566c86-e402-4d99-9916-ea1fb8e8f78d?elinkdata=28840">Brooklyn Velotta</a> took an initial shot that deflected off the back of a Midland defender and ended up at the feet of <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/19aeb82c-67a4-4463-a8f6-05e8103d1a7c?elinkdata=28840">Emma Gervy</a> near the penalty spot. Pressured by a Midland defender, she had to make a pair of moves to create space for her own shot and scored inside the near post in the 52nd minute.Less than a minute later, the Coyotes were in goal again. This time Walsh got control of a loose ball in the box after a direct kick and found <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/99a22e3a-abd0-471e-bbf0-7ca016e981af?elinkdata=28840">Adriyanna Botello</a> for the goal making it 3-0.The Coyotes capped the scoring in the 61st minute on a long goal from 43 yards out on the right side by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/e226540a-89fc-4fb3-a83d-b19190871126?elinkdata=28840">Valeria Lara</a>. Lara's shot into the box landed in the box and found its way inside the far post for the goal.Wesleyan dominated the match outshooting Midland 23-6. Velotta had six shots to lead the Coyotes, while Gervy had four. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/bd7b85eb-4e83-47e8-a129-7ac5e731bb08?elinkdata=28840">Isabella Galvan</a> had a clean sheet in goal for the Coyotes, recording three saves.The rugged KCAC schedule starts next week for the Coyotes. Wesleyan has its first two tilts on the road at Bethel on Wednesday and at Friends on Saturday before coming back home on September 24 to face York.

⚽️ KWU WSOC caps non-conference play with 4-0 win over Midland

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (September 10, 2025)—Harry Genth and Ricardo Olivar put the first and finishing touches on a two-out, two-run rally in the top of the ninth with a solo shot and a run-scoring single in the 2-1 win for the Wichita Wind Surge over the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field. The Wind Surge are now one game back of the Tulsa Drillers for the playoff spot with four games left in the regular season. &nbsp; The Wind Surge do own the tie-breaker.

C.J. Culpepper fired five frames of two-hit baseball with four walks and two strikeouts in his 15th start of the season. Wichita loaded the bases against Corpus Christi’s starter Nic Swanson in the top of the sixth, but a groundout to short kept the game scoreless. Michael Martinez and John Stankiewicz each followed to face the minimum in the sixth and seventh innings out of the bullpen.&nbsp;

Orlando Martinez doubled to the wall in right-center, tagged up to third after a flyout, and then came in to score on a wild pitch in the home half of the eighth to give the Hooks a 1-0 lead.&nbsp;

After the Wind Surge found themselves down to their final out in the top of the ninth, Genth yanked a game-tying solo home run to left field. Olivar provided the go-ahead run on a single that dropped into shallow center, which scored Hendry Mendez.&nbsp;

Kade Bragg earned his third win with Wichita after retiring the last six men he faced between the eighth and ninth innings. Besides giving up an earned run on a hit, the southpaw struck out two men in the 2-1 win.&nbsp;&nbsp;

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (September 10, 2025)—Harry Genth and Ricardo Olivar put the first and finishing touches on a two-out, two-run rally in the top of the ninth with a solo shot and a run-scoring single in the 2-1 win for the Wichita Wind Surge over the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field. The Wind Surge are now one game back of the Tulsa Drillers for the playoff spot with four games left in the regular season. &nbsp; The Wind Surge do own the tie-breaker.C.J. Culpepper fired five frames of two-hit baseball with four walks and two strikeouts in his 15th start of the season. Wichita loaded the bases against Corpus Christi’s starter Nic Swanson in the top of the sixth, but a groundout to short kept the game scoreless. Michael Martinez and John Stankiewicz each followed to face the minimum in the sixth and seventh innings out of the bullpen.&nbsp;Orlando Martinez doubled to the wall in right-center, tagged up to third after a flyout, and then came in to score on a wild pitch in the home half of the eighth to give the Hooks a 1-0 lead.&nbsp;After the Wind Surge found themselves down to their final out in the top of the ninth, Genth yanked a game-tying solo home run to left field. Olivar provided the go-ahead run on a single that dropped into shallow center, which scored Hendry Mendez.&nbsp;Kade Bragg earned his third win with Wichita after retiring the last six men he faced between the eighth and ninth innings. Besides giving up an earned run on a hit, the southpaw struck out two men in the 2-1 win.&nbsp;&nbsp;POSTGAME NOTES<ul>
 <li>The Wind Surge are a game behind the Tulsa Drillers for the playoff spot with four games left this season.</li><li>Wichita wins their sixth game of the year when trailing after eight innings.</li><li>Harry Genth’s game-tying home run was his second long ball of his pro career.</li><li>C.J. Culpepper throws for five innings in a start for the fourth time in 2025.&nbsp;</li><li>Maddux Houghton and Kala’i Rosario each finish the night with multiple hits.</li><li>Amarillo clinched the South and will play Midland in the playoffs for South Division.</li>
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