The Coyotes head south Saturday for a Kansas Conference game against Friends. Kickoff is 6 p.m. at Adair-Austin Stadium in Wichita. The Falcons are 21st in the latest NAIA GoRout Coaches' Poll.

"(Elam) played a really good game (Saturday). He tackled well, he's one of our better tacklers. He's a red-shirt freshman so he's getting big playing time and he made the most of it. Colby had a big day on the back end with a pass breakup and had a bunch of tackles coming down and playing in the box.

"(Friends) is going to be super tough; their offense is very tough. They're going to run the ball the majority of the time so we have to be assignment sound for as many snaps as they get off. We feel confident with our guys and the scheme we'll have going into it. It's just executing it, making sure that we have the right guys in at the right times and making sure we're staying fresh.

"(Baker) is one of the best players in the conference, he's a good player. We'll have to make sure that we have a plan for him and make sure that we keep him under wraps as much as possible."

"Obviously would have been better if we came out with the win (Saturday) but it was definitely hunting season. I knew what I had to do, I had to turn it up a notch from the past two games, so just being better.

"(Baker) is definitely a factor but I feel like we all do our jobs we'll get them up and out of there. It's all because they play together so if we play together, we'll be fine. It's all on us, we've got to be the ones attacking, we can't let them attack us. That's how we're going to treat it this week and the weeks ahead."

"We are athletes out there, even on the D-line. I feel like we move fast, we've just got to put it in the right way and mesh it together."

The Coyotes head south Saturday for a Kansas Conference game against Friends. Kickoff is 6 p.m. at Adair-Austin Stadium in Wichita. The Falcons are 21st in the latest NAIA GoRout Coaches' Poll.LIVE COVERAGE<ul>
 <li>The video stream of the game will be available online through the Coyote Sports Network at <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/fcdcb490-ce33-41c2-9e96-5423881bd2c2?elinkdata=12427">www.kcacnetwork.com/kansaswesleyan</a>. Friends University will be managing the video stream.</li><li>Live Stats will be available at <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/76747de1-9be6-4cbe-967d-26acf045d310?elinkdata=12427">https://kwucoyotes.com/sidearmstats/football/summary</a></li><li>Radio coverage will be on KINA Radio. The online stream is available at <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2b151076-75d2-4781-a048-e14437af5134?elinkdata=12427">https://radio.securenetsystems.net/ce/kina2</a>. Tyler Henry will have the call with pregame starting at 5 p.m.</li>
 </ul>RECORDS<ul>
 <li>Kansas Wesleyan 1-2</li><li>Friends 3-0</li>
 </ul>THE SERIES<ul>
 <li>KWU has won the last nine games and has a 16-7 lead since 2001. The Coyotes upset the Falcons 35-28 last season at JRI Stadium and the Graves Family Sports Complex. Friends entered the game 3-0 and KWU 1-2. Wesleyan scored 344 points in the five games played between 2018 and 2022.</li><li>KWU leads the all-time series between the teams 43-37-1. The teams first met in 1914, and have played annually since 1952, except in 1969 and 1970, the last time the KCAC was divided into two divisions, and teams only played intra-divisional opponents in the regular season.</li>
 </ul>KANSAS WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE<ul>
 <li>The Coyotes lost to Southwestern 44-14 last Saturday at JRI Stadium. KWU trailed 17-7 at halftime and the Moundbuilders took control with three touchdowns in span of 1:46 early in the fourth quarter. The Coyotes were hampered by three turnovers, 10 penalties and two special teams mistakes.</li><li>Southwestern finished with 436 total yards and KWU 228. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/d6c13637-2467-4d52-acad-b687e1cb2591?elinkdata=12427">Luke Armstrong</a> led the Wesleyan offense with 67 yards rushing on 10 carries and a touchdown - a six-yard run in the second quarter.</li><li>Linebacker <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/20972465-9bd3-4c43-9ef1-5ade0a1cf7dc?elinkdata=12427">Myles Elam</a>, a freshman from McKinney, Texas, had an outstanding game finishing with 19 tackles, 13 of them solo. Junior safety <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/d295fa8b-583c-4fe3-92e4-552e73c439c3?elinkdata=12427">Colby Klieman</a> had another strong outing with 11 tackles, five of them solo.</li><li><a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/daa4e536-7b29-4660-a0cd-f04f2499aa75?elinkdata=12427">Nick Allsman</a> ran for 124 yards and a touchdown and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/df10e597-96bb-4e6e-9246-57ae8de7e146?elinkdata=12427">Tyler Boston</a> had 96 yards and a touchdown in KWU's victory over Friends last season. The Coyotes had 245 yards rushing on 43 attempts - 5.7 yards per carry.</li><li>The game was tied 7-7 at halftime before KWU scored 21 points in the third quarter and led 28-14 entering the final 15 minutes. Quarterback <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/1a9d240d-a256-46b9-b0d5-fe7a608a3be3?elinkdata=12427">Richard Lara's</a> six-yard touchdown run with 4:52 left made it 35-21. Friends scored with 2:25 remaining but KWU hung on.</li>
 </ul>FRIENDS AT A GLANCE<ul>
 <li>The Falcons routed Avila 56-10 last Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. They defeated Saint Mary and Ottawa in their first two games and are averaging just under 49 points.</li><li>Their flexbone offense tops the NAIA in rushing with 503.7 yards per game. Elias Pino leads the way with 367 yards, averages 20.4 per carry and has five touchdowns. Quarterback K'Vonte Baker has 307 yards, averages 10.6 and has four TDs. Three other backs have at least 120 yards.</li><li>Friends averages just 67.7 yards passing. Baker is 4 of 10 for 119 yards and no touchdowns; D.J. Dingle is 4 for 8 for 84 yards and no scores.</li><li>The defense has been stingy. Opponents are averaging 7.7 points (seventh in the NAIA) and 181.7 total yards - 21.7 rushing (fourth in the NAIA).</li><li>Coach Terry Harrison is in his third season after spending the previous four seasons at Bethel. He coached Wichita Heights High School for five seasons before going to Bethel.</li>
 </ul>KWU COACH MATT MYERS"(Elam) played a really good game (Saturday). He tackled well, he's one of our better tacklers. He's a red-shirt freshman so he's getting big playing time and he made the most of it. Colby had a big day on the back end with a pass breakup and had a bunch of tackles coming down and playing in the box."(Friends) is going to be super tough; their offense is very tough. They're going to run the ball the majority of the time so we have to be assignment sound for as many snaps as they get off. We feel confident with our guys and the scheme we'll have going into it. It's just executing it, making sure that we have the right guys in at the right times and making sure we're staying fresh."(Baker) is one of the best players in the conference, he's a good player. We'll have to make sure that we have a plan for him and make sure that we keep him under wraps as much as possible."KWU LINEBACKER MYLES ELAM"Obviously would have been better if we came out with the win (Saturday) but it was definitely hunting season. I knew what I had to do, I had to turn it up a notch from the past two games, so just being better."(Baker) is definitely a factor but I feel like we all do our jobs we'll get them up and out of there. It's all because they play together so if we play together, we'll be fine. It's all on us, we've got to be the ones attacking, we can't let them attack us. That's how we're going to treat it this week and the weeks ahead.""We are athletes out there, even on the D-line. I feel like we move fast, we've just got to put it in the right way and mesh it together."NEXT WEEK

🏈 KWU heads on the road Saturday at No. 21 Friends

Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Jim Dunning, Jr., announced today the appointment of Richard Konzem as executive director of the organization.

Konzem will assume his duties immediately.

Konzem has a long history with the hall of fame, recently serving on the board of directors for the second time. His first stint was 1999-2007, during which time he held the office of vice-president from 2003-05.

“Richard is eminently qualified to lead the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame,” Dunning said. “His knowledge of the organization, experience in sports, relationships with key constituents and track record of success made his selection an easy one. Speaking on behalf of the board, we are excited to have him as the executive director and look forward to working with him.”

A native of Salina, Konzem has extensive experience professionally and as a volunteer in the sports industry. He began his career serving in various capacities in the University of Kansas athletics department, his last title as senior associate athletic director (1981-2003). He was the athletic director at Benedictine (Kan.) College in 2006-07 and followed in the same capacity at Rockhurst (Mo.) University, 2007-11.&nbsp;

“I’m honored and humbled to be selected to serve the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame,” Konzem said. “I have always admired the organization and have a deep appreciation for the men and women who have achieved excellence in representing the state of Kansas. I look forward to working with the board to advance the organization.”

He concluded his career in college athletics as the Rockhurst men’s and women’s golf coach and served as an adjunct professor in sports management. He retired from those duties in 2022. Konzem also manages his own consulting business, where he has assisted collegiate athletics departments in strategic planning. He has worked in golf event management supporting the PGA Tour and staffed numerous NCAA championship events.&nbsp;

Additionally, Konzem has organizational leadership experience as the chief operating officer for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and as the deputy director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. His local and state volunteer activities include the Sunflower State Games board of directors, Leadership Kansas, Junior Achievement, Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Douglas County United Way, and Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.&nbsp;

He remains active as a volunteer golf rules official in the state and Midwest region, working events for Central Links/Kansas Golf Association, the Big 12 Conference and the United States Golf Association.&nbsp;

Konzem earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Kansas in 1980 and a Master of Arts in athletic administration and physical education from the University of Southern California in 1984. He and his wife, Debbie Vignatelli, reside in Lawrence.

The 2024 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be October 13 in Topeka at the Hotel Topeka. The reception begins at 5 p.m. with the program to follow. Tickets are available online at <a href="https://shoutout.wix.com/so/c6P88AS7x/c?w=jb1RK8d-TcJfaUl4LUipJNdA-wtc-Q650MuLUZoJ9YY.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cDovL3d3dy5rc2hvZi5vcmciLCJyIjoiMWVjZjU0NjctZWE4NC00YTc3LWE4ZWItNGJiM2RkNGNhMTQ1IiwibSI6Im1haWwiLCJjIjoiMDU2MzY4ZjktNGY1Ni00MDY2LTg3YjItZDFkN2JmMzVkYzdkIn0" target="_blank">www.kshof.org</a>.

Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Jim Dunning, Jr., announced today the appointment of Richard Konzem as executive director of the organization.Konzem will assume his duties immediately.Konzem has a long history with the hall of fame, recently serving on the board of directors for the second time. His first stint was 1999-2007, during which time he held the office of vice-president from 2003-05.“Richard is eminently qualified to lead the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame,” Dunning said. “His knowledge of the organization, experience in sports, relationships with key constituents and track record of success made his selection an easy one. Speaking on behalf of the board, we are excited to have him as the executive director and look forward to working with him.”A native of Salina, Konzem has extensive experience professionally and as a volunteer in the sports industry. He began his career serving in various capacities in the University of Kansas athletics department, his last title as senior associate athletic director (1981-2003). He was the athletic director at Benedictine (Kan.) College in 2006-07 and followed in the same capacity at Rockhurst (Mo.) University, 2007-11.&nbsp;“I’m honored and humbled to be selected to serve the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame,” Konzem said. “I have always admired the organization and have a deep appreciation for the men and women who have achieved excellence in representing the state of Kansas. I look forward to working with the board to advance the organization.”He concluded his career in college athletics as the Rockhurst men’s and women’s golf coach and served as an adjunct professor in sports management. He retired from those duties in 2022. Konzem also manages his own consulting business, where he has assisted collegiate athletics departments in strategic planning. He has worked in golf event management supporting the PGA Tour and staffed numerous NCAA championship events.&nbsp;Additionally, Konzem has organizational leadership experience as the chief operating officer for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and as the deputy director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. His local and state volunteer activities include the Sunflower State Games board of directors, Leadership Kansas, Junior Achievement, Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Douglas County United Way, and Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.&nbsp;He remains active as a volunteer golf rules official in the state and Midwest region, working events for Central Links/Kansas Golf Association, the Big 12 Conference and the United States Golf Association.&nbsp;Konzem earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Kansas in 1980 and a Master of Arts in athletic administration and physical education from the University of Southern California in 1984. He and his wife, Debbie Vignatelli, reside in Lawrence.The 2024 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be October 13 in Topeka at the Hotel Topeka. The reception begins at 5 p.m. with the program to follow. Tickets are available online at <a href="https://shoutout.wix.com/so/c6P88AS7x/c?w=jb1RK8d-TcJfaUl4LUipJNdA-wtc-Q650MuLUZoJ9YY.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cDovL3d3dy5rc2hvZi5vcmciLCJyIjoiMWVjZjU0NjctZWE4NC00YTc3LWE4ZWItNGJiM2RkNGNhMTQ1IiwibSI6Im1haWwiLCJjIjoiMDU2MzY4ZjktNGY1Ni00MDY2LTg3YjItZDFkN2JmMzVkYzdkIn0" target="_blank">www.kshof.org</a>.

Richard Konzem Named Executive Director of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

Hello and happy Thursday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…

On Wednesday Tarik Skubal allowed just three hits over five innings for his 17th win as the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 10 games remaining.

Riley Greene hit a go-ahead home run as the Tigers won their fourth straight and ninth in the last 11 games. With the series sweep, Detroit won for the 25th time in 35 games to move within a half game of Minnesota for the third AL wild-card spot.

The Royals still hold a game and a half lead over the Twins but with Detroit in hot pursuit, will need to turn things around in their final nine games.

Wednesday was a great day for Kansas Wesleyan who opened conference play in three sports with a trio of big wins.

For the Coyote volleyball team that came in the form of a triangular sweep, defeating Mission and Sterling in three sets back to back,

Meanwhile on the pitch, the Coyote women’s soccer team collected their first win, shutting out York 2-0 in the conference opener.

The men’s soccer team would do the same, blanking York 2-0 in Nebraska for a crucial win to start conference play

And finally, speaking of men’s soccer earlier this week K-dub’s Mika Wernicke was named KCAC defensive player of the week.

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 </figure>BY SALINA POST(Transcript)Hello and happy Thursday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…_________On Wednesday Tarik Skubal allowed just three hits over five innings for his 17th win as the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 10 games remaining.Riley Greene hit a go-ahead home run as the Tigers won their fourth straight and ninth in the last 11 games. With the series sweep, Detroit won for the 25th time in 35 games to move within a half game of Minnesota for the third AL wild-card spot.The Royals still hold a game and a half lead over the Twins but with Detroit in hot pursuit, will need to turn things around in their final nine games._________Wednesday was a great day for Kansas Wesleyan who opened conference play in three sports with a trio of big wins.For the Coyote volleyball team that came in the form of a triangular sweep, defeating Mission and Sterling in three sets back to back,Meanwhile on the pitch, the Coyote women’s soccer team collected their first win, shutting out York 2-0 in the conference opener.The men’s soccer team would do the same, blanking York 2-0 in Nebraska for a crucial win to start conference play_________And finally, speaking of men’s soccer earlier this week K-dub’s Mika Wernicke was named KCAC defensive player of the week._________

910 KINA Sports Headlines — September 19

STERLING - Kansas Wesleyan faced Mission University and Sterling College in a triangular event on Wednesday inside the Gleason Center. The Coyotes picked up straight set wins in both matches.

The Coyotes picked up a 25-15, 25-19, 25-22 over Mission, and opened Kansas Conference play with a 25-15, 25-20, 25-21 win over Sterling.

It took a little bit for the Coyotes to get going in the first set with Mission, formerly known as Baptist Bible College, before things turned in KWU's favor. KWU led 8-6 when the Coyotes would rattle off five of the next six to take a 13-7 lead. It was 18-13 Coyotes when KWU scored five straight to make it 23-13 on the way to the 25-15 win.

KWU led 19-10 in the second set before Mission scored four straight to make it 19-14 but the Patriots never got closer than five the rest of the set.

The Coyotes had to come from behind in the third set. Mission had a 9-8 lead in the set when the Coyotes turned up the intensity and scored the next four and nine of the next 10 to take a 17-10 lead. The Patriots made it close at 21-19, and again at 24-22 before the Coyotes closed it out.

KWU hit an impressive .362 for the match with 49 total kills. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/abf81145-3bd5-4805-949b-870dadb7f9b1?elinkdata=12404">Kylee Harris</a> had 13 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/167333d8-01f7-47b5-922a-6ad9484747af?elinkdata=12404">Rylee Serpan</a> had 10. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3146e423-cb8f-4f8e-85a0-8c481cda3524?elinkdata=12404">Josie Deckinger</a> had 27 assists and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/aa6b46dc-39b7-41c3-96dd-2a2fd8ea2cfc?elinkdata=12404">Marti Strickert</a> had 12. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2a5d41e8-8c5d-455a-a580-de5cfb1ac9eb?elinkdata=12404">Kori Arnold</a> had 16 digs.

KWU then faced Sterling in a Kansas Conference match with the Coyotes victorious in straight sets.

The opening set was back and forth to start with both teams trading the lead until the Coyotes pulled out to an 18-11 lead in the set. Sterling fought back to make it 19-15, but the Coyotes closed the set with six straight points including three aces by freshman <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/54d1febe-83f5-4fc5-9c67-a9786fda1ce9?elinkdata=12404">Tristyn Hedman</a> to close the set.

In the second set, the Coyotes jumped out to an early lead and held the Warriors at arm's length to come away with the 25-20 win in the set.

The third set was tied 10-10 when Sterling scored four straight points to take a 14-10 lead. After a KWU timeout, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7ad96b91-0102-46e1-9c96-cd15cd22eb23?elinkdata=12404">Rylee Serpan</a> got the Coyotes going with a kill and KWU tied it up at 17-all on a block by Deckinger and Harris.

Sterling took a brief 18-17 lead before KWU got four straight points capped by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/55ecac86-b387-411c-b92c-cc3d4a6322a8?elinkdata=12404">Gianna Adriaanse's</a> kill to make it 21-18. From there, the Coyotes closed it out for the match win.

Serpan led the Coyotes with 16 kills, hitting .448 for the match while Harris had 12 kills, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/920a5a3e-591b-48b2-a624-1c413dc30328?elinkdata=12404">Kate Bebout</a> had 11 and Adriaanse seven as KWU hit .336 as a team in the match. KWU had 37 assists from Deckinger as the Coyotes ran a 5-1 offense in the match. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b2cbb1c4-29c5-496b-a8cb-6c70f177bbda?elinkdata=12404">Kate Bebout</a> had 12 digs in the match while Arnold had nine.

STERLING - Kansas Wesleyan faced Mission University and Sterling College in a triangular event on Wednesday inside the Gleason Center. The Coyotes picked up straight set wins in both matches.The Coyotes picked up a 25-15, 25-19, 25-22 over Mission, and opened Kansas Conference play with a 25-15, 25-20, 25-21 win over Sterling.It took a little bit for the Coyotes to get going in the first set with Mission, formerly known as Baptist Bible College, before things turned in KWU's favor. KWU led 8-6 when the Coyotes would rattle off five of the next six to take a 13-7 lead. It was 18-13 Coyotes when KWU scored five straight to make it 23-13 on the way to the 25-15 win.KWU led 19-10 in the second set before Mission scored four straight to make it 19-14 but the Patriots never got closer than five the rest of the set.The Coyotes had to come from behind in the third set. Mission had a 9-8 lead in the set when the Coyotes turned up the intensity and scored the next four and nine of the next 10 to take a 17-10 lead. The Patriots made it close at 21-19, and again at 24-22 before the Coyotes closed it out.KWU hit an impressive .362 for the match with 49 total kills. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/abf81145-3bd5-4805-949b-870dadb7f9b1?elinkdata=12404">Kylee Harris</a> had 13 and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/167333d8-01f7-47b5-922a-6ad9484747af?elinkdata=12404">Rylee Serpan</a> had 10. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3146e423-cb8f-4f8e-85a0-8c481cda3524?elinkdata=12404">Josie Deckinger</a> had 27 assists and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/aa6b46dc-39b7-41c3-96dd-2a2fd8ea2cfc?elinkdata=12404">Marti Strickert</a> had 12. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/2a5d41e8-8c5d-455a-a580-de5cfb1ac9eb?elinkdata=12404">Kori Arnold</a> had 16 digs.KWU then faced Sterling in a Kansas Conference match with the Coyotes victorious in straight sets.The opening set was back and forth to start with both teams trading the lead until the Coyotes pulled out to an 18-11 lead in the set. Sterling fought back to make it 19-15, but the Coyotes closed the set with six straight points including three aces by freshman <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/54d1febe-83f5-4fc5-9c67-a9786fda1ce9?elinkdata=12404">Tristyn Hedman</a> to close the set.In the second set, the Coyotes jumped out to an early lead and held the Warriors at arm's length to come away with the 25-20 win in the set.The third set was tied 10-10 when Sterling scored four straight points to take a 14-10 lead. After a KWU timeout, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7ad96b91-0102-46e1-9c96-cd15cd22eb23?elinkdata=12404">Rylee Serpan</a> got the Coyotes going with a kill and KWU tied it up at 17-all on a block by Deckinger and Harris.Sterling took a brief 18-17 lead before KWU got four straight points capped by <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/55ecac86-b387-411c-b92c-cc3d4a6322a8?elinkdata=12404">Gianna Adriaanse's</a> kill to make it 21-18. From there, the Coyotes closed it out for the match win.Serpan led the Coyotes with 16 kills, hitting .448 for the match while Harris had 12 kills, <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/920a5a3e-591b-48b2-a624-1c413dc30328?elinkdata=12404">Kate Bebout</a> had 11 and Adriaanse seven as KWU hit .336 as a team in the match. KWU had 37 assists from Deckinger as the Coyotes ran a 5-1 offense in the match. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b2cbb1c4-29c5-496b-a8cb-6c70f177bbda?elinkdata=12404">Kate Bebout</a> had 12 digs in the match while Arnold had nine.

KWU WVB sweeps triangular, opens KCAC play with win

YORK, Neb. - Kansas Wesleyan Men's Soccer picked up a 2-0 win over the York University Panthers in the KCAC opener for both teams on Wednesday.

The victory was the third straight for the Coyotes who improved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC.

The Coyotes dominated the match outshooting York 14-1. York's lone shot came in the first half.

York had to play the last 71 minutes of the match down a player after a red card was issued for a reckless challenge from behind by a Panther player, but it took until the 51st minute for the Coyotes to break through the York defense.

The Coyotes had several great chances in the first half with several great shots that were knocked away by the York keeper.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/06e29524-6a41-4b44-b4a4-a4d2f877f71f?elinkdata=12381">Cole Walgren</a> found <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/72098cb8-f13e-457d-b66d-d51b296389b7?elinkdata=12381">Kamille Kum</a> at the top of the box who split a pair of defenders and shot inside the left post for the goal to put the Coyotes up 1-0 in the 51st minute.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/46519645-3992-47de-978e-9f416a667658?elinkdata=12381">Israel Good</a> netted the second goal of the match for the Coyotes in the 77th minute. After the ball was knocked into free space <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/45fc9012-ef29-4b1f-9efa-4eb31c9b918a?elinkdata=12381">Jakob Treitl</a> found Good at the top of the box who fired a shot just under the crossbar and in to make it 2-0.

<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0cc5c49a-341a-4f04-8a9e-839acb5bacc0?elinkdata=12381">Mateo Hoyos</a> led the Coyotes with three shots, while <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3aa9facd-7c5d-4010-9ca2-9c3bcf43d566?elinkdata=12381">Cayden Andersen</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/90e4b60b-49c9-4efc-985a-ee742c89f152?elinkdata=12381">Emilio Rodriguez</a> had two each. Santiago Pangnutti had one save in goal to preserve the clean sheet.

YORK, Neb. - Kansas Wesleyan Men's Soccer picked up a 2-0 win over the York University Panthers in the KCAC opener for both teams on Wednesday.The victory was the third straight for the Coyotes who improved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC.The Coyotes dominated the match outshooting York 14-1. York's lone shot came in the first half.York had to play the last 71 minutes of the match down a player after a red card was issued for a reckless challenge from behind by a Panther player, but it took until the 51st minute for the Coyotes to break through the York defense.The Coyotes had several great chances in the first half with several great shots that were knocked away by the York keeper.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/06e29524-6a41-4b44-b4a4-a4d2f877f71f?elinkdata=12381">Cole Walgren</a> found <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/72098cb8-f13e-457d-b66d-d51b296389b7?elinkdata=12381">Kamille Kum</a> at the top of the box who split a pair of defenders and shot inside the left post for the goal to put the Coyotes up 1-0 in the 51st minute.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/46519645-3992-47de-978e-9f416a667658?elinkdata=12381">Israel Good</a> netted the second goal of the match for the Coyotes in the 77th minute. After the ball was knocked into free space <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/45fc9012-ef29-4b1f-9efa-4eb31c9b918a?elinkdata=12381">Jakob Treitl</a> found Good at the top of the box who fired a shot just under the crossbar and in to make it 2-0.<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0cc5c49a-341a-4f04-8a9e-839acb5bacc0?elinkdata=12381">Mateo Hoyos</a> led the Coyotes with three shots, while <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/3aa9facd-7c5d-4010-9ca2-9c3bcf43d566?elinkdata=12381">Cayden Andersen</a> and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/90e4b60b-49c9-4efc-985a-ee742c89f152?elinkdata=12381">Emilio Rodriguez</a> had two each. Santiago Pangnutti had one save in goal to preserve the clean sheet.

Coyote MSOC opens KCAC play with 2-0 win over York

YORK, Neb. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Soccer got its first win of the season as the Coyotes opened Kansas Conference play with a 2-0 win over the York University Panthers on Wednesday.

The Coyotes improved to 1-4-1 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC with the win.

The Coyotes made two first half goals hold for the final tally as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ac3146d0-291c-42d1-8320-1cbf21a10cef?elinkdata=12358">Precious Nwosu</a> scored in just five minutes into the match, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0a95a852-c4a8-4b51-8b97-2a15220647dd?elinkdata=12358">Grace Conner</a> added another in the 19th minute.

The opening goal came as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9274642b-4b39-4873-bda1-4f36ef4fc810?elinkdata=12358">Talia Walsh</a> had possession of the ball and a York defender tried to knock it away, but instead the ball rolled right to Nwosu who gained possession and shot from just outside the 6-yard box inside the far post.

Conner's goal came as she gained possession along the sideline and fought through several defenders to the top of the box and then split the difference between the final two defenders and shooting inside the far post for the goal.

After limited offensive chances for both teams in the first half, the teams combined for 18 second half shots led by 10 from York, but no one could find the net.

The Coyotes had a chance to add a goal in the 72nd minute as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f1a3bfe7-c338-452d-b54d-bc515a5986ac?elinkdata=12358">Leslie Serrato</a> had two chances from just outside the near post on the left side that were both saved.

York had a 13-12 advantage in shots in the match. Nwosu led the Coyotes with three, while Serrato had two. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b42ae6bf-2446-475c-92aa-3215017f86b4?elinkdata=12358">Isabella Galvan</a> recorded the clean sheet in goal for the Coyotes with five saves.

KWU returns home on Saturday, welcoming Evangel to JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex for a Noon kickoff.

YORK, Neb. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Soccer got its first win of the season as the Coyotes opened Kansas Conference play with a 2-0 win over the York University Panthers on Wednesday.The Coyotes improved to 1-4-1 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC with the win.The Coyotes made two first half goals hold for the final tally as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/ac3146d0-291c-42d1-8320-1cbf21a10cef?elinkdata=12358">Precious Nwosu</a> scored in just five minutes into the match, and <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/0a95a852-c4a8-4b51-8b97-2a15220647dd?elinkdata=12358">Grace Conner</a> added another in the 19th minute.The opening goal came as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/9274642b-4b39-4873-bda1-4f36ef4fc810?elinkdata=12358">Talia Walsh</a> had possession of the ball and a York defender tried to knock it away, but instead the ball rolled right to Nwosu who gained possession and shot from just outside the 6-yard box inside the far post.Conner's goal came as she gained possession along the sideline and fought through several defenders to the top of the box and then split the difference between the final two defenders and shooting inside the far post for the goal.After limited offensive chances for both teams in the first half, the teams combined for 18 second half shots led by 10 from York, but no one could find the net.The Coyotes had a chance to add a goal in the 72nd minute as <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/f1a3bfe7-c338-452d-b54d-bc515a5986ac?elinkdata=12358">Leslie Serrato</a> had two chances from just outside the near post on the left side that were both saved.York had a 13-12 advantage in shots in the match. Nwosu led the Coyotes with three, while Serrato had two. <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/b42ae6bf-2446-475c-92aa-3215017f86b4?elinkdata=12358">Isabella Galvan</a> recorded the clean sheet in goal for the Coyotes with five saves.KWU returns home on Saturday, welcoming Evangel to JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex for a Noon kickoff.

KWU WSOC gets first win blanking York 2-0 in KCAC Opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed three hits over five innings for his 17th win and the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 10 games remaining.

Riley Greene hit a go-ahead home run as the Tigers (80-73) won their fourth straight and ninth in the last 11 games. With the series sweep, Detroit won for the 25th time in 35 games to move within a half game of Minnesota (80-72) for the third AL wild-card spot.

“These guys, first of all we believe, and second we come every day to try to win the game, and we are winning a lot, which is fun to watch these guys learn and grow and compete until the end of the game,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.

Skubal (17-4), who has won his last five decisions, made his case for the AL Cy Young Award stronger by matching Atlanta’s Chris Sale for the major league lead in wins and lowered his AL-leading earned run average to 2.48. He walked one and struck out seven.

“Really proud of the guys. Last time we came here we were on the other side of the sweep,” Skubal said. “We’ve got a great group, a resilient group. I mean if you just look at the season that we’ve had, I think it shows in this series.”

Skubal had struggled against the Royals in the past, entering Wednesday with a 2-9 record and 5.05 ERA in 12 starts over 14 appearances. After allowing three hits and Yuli Gurriel’s two-out RBI single in the first inning, he threw four hitless innings.

“We put some good at-bats on him early, but once he got the runs, five of the next six hitters were 0-2 counts. He’s coming after us,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of Skubal. “But that’s how he pitches. He’s not picking at the corners. He’s got elite stuff and he knows it.”

Skubal screamed after striking out Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez with two on for his final out in the fifth.

“For me it’s always about executing pitches,” Skubal said. “If I can execute pitches at a high clip, I like my chances against anybody, no matter how many times they’ve seen me."

Hinch was happy to see his ace battle through 95 pitches though he wasn’t as sharp as his previous starts.

“It was a big fight for him, but he did a great job,” Hinch said. “Sometimes five is enough, and he did his job by getting the biggest out against his biggest nemesis and showed a ton of emotion. ... If he somehow isn’t able to make pitches to Salvy, who has been good against him, this game’s completely different. He’s our guy. We needed our guy to do his part, and he did."

The Royals (82-71), who lost their fourth straight, were swept for the first time at home this season and the third time overall. They remained 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the first wild-card spot and 1 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota for the second wild card.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/orioles-giants-score-6ec70e02cd2b3f67760e8e2272f1fdaf">The Orioles</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/twins-guardians-score-cb19462f4d0652f6799b22b30297f003">Twins both lost</a>&nbsp;earlier Wednesday.

Skubal struck out major league batting leader Bobby Witt Jr. twice before hitting him with a pitch in the fifth. Witt, who became the first player in major league history&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/royals-bobby-witt-jr-steals-homers-2f244fb981427ad0622cbc0d73c200df">with multiple seasons of 30 home runs and 30 steals</a>&nbsp;in his first three seasons Tuesday, broke Hal McRae’s 1977 franchise record with his 87th extra-base hit of the season with a bloop double to lead off the eighth.

Perez then drove in Witt with a single off reliever Brenan Hanifee. Sean Guenther preserved the 4-2 lead with a double play and a fly out. Guenther got the first out of the ninth and Will Vest got the final two for his second save.

Royals starter Alec Marsh (8-9), coming off a career-high 11 strikeouts in his last start, lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks.

Perez and Gurriel, who is hitting .385 since the Royals acquired him from Atlanta, each had two hits for the Royals.

Tigers: Rookie 3B Colt Keith is day to day after reinjuring his right shoulder in Tuesday’s game on a diving attempt in the field. He has had a right shoulder problem in three straight seasons. He did not play Wednesday, but Hinch said he would hit in the batting cage during the game. “It could have been much worse,” Hinch said.

Tigers: Detroit has not announced a starter for Friday’s series opener at Baltimore.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed three hits over five innings for his 17th win and the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 10 games remaining.Riley Greene hit a go-ahead home run as the Tigers (80-73) won their fourth straight and ninth in the last 11 games. With the series sweep, Detroit won for the 25th time in 35 games to move within a half game of Minnesota (80-72) for the third AL wild-card spot.“These guys, first of all we believe, and second we come every day to try to win the game, and we are winning a lot, which is fun to watch these guys learn and grow and compete until the end of the game,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.Skubal (17-4), who has won his last five decisions, made his case for the AL Cy Young Award stronger by matching Atlanta’s Chris Sale for the major league lead in wins and lowered his AL-leading earned run average to 2.48. He walked one and struck out seven.“Really proud of the guys. Last time we came here we were on the other side of the sweep,” Skubal said. “We’ve got a great group, a resilient group. I mean if you just look at the season that we’ve had, I think it shows in this series.”Skubal had struggled against the Royals in the past, entering Wednesday with a 2-9 record and 5.05 ERA in 12 starts over 14 appearances. After allowing three hits and Yuli Gurriel’s two-out RBI single in the first inning, he threw four hitless innings.“We put some good at-bats on him early, but once he got the runs, five of the next six hitters were 0-2 counts. He’s coming after us,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of Skubal. “But that’s how he pitches. He’s not picking at the corners. He’s got elite stuff and he knows it.”Skubal screamed after striking out Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez with two on for his final out in the fifth.“For me it’s always about executing pitches,” Skubal said. “If I can execute pitches at a high clip, I like my chances against anybody, no matter how many times they’ve seen me."Hinch was happy to see his ace battle through 95 pitches though he wasn’t as sharp as his previous starts.“It was a big fight for him, but he did a great job,” Hinch said. “Sometimes five is enough, and he did his job by getting the biggest out against his biggest nemesis and showed a ton of emotion. ... If he somehow isn’t able to make pitches to Salvy, who has been good against him, this game’s completely different. He’s our guy. We needed our guy to do his part, and he did."The Royals (82-71), who lost their fourth straight, were swept for the first time at home this season and the third time overall. They remained 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the first wild-card spot and 1 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota for the second wild card.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/orioles-giants-score-6ec70e02cd2b3f67760e8e2272f1fdaf">The Orioles</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/twins-guardians-score-cb19462f4d0652f6799b22b30297f003">Twins both lost</a>&nbsp;earlier Wednesday.Skubal struck out major league batting leader Bobby Witt Jr. twice before hitting him with a pitch in the fifth. Witt, who became the first player in major league history&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/royals-bobby-witt-jr-steals-homers-2f244fb981427ad0622cbc0d73c200df">with multiple seasons of 30 home runs and 30 steals</a>&nbsp;in his first three seasons Tuesday, broke Hal McRae’s 1977 franchise record with his 87th extra-base hit of the season with a bloop double to lead off the eighth.Perez then drove in Witt with a single off reliever Brenan Hanifee. Sean Guenther preserved the 4-2 lead with a double play and a fly out. Guenther got the first out of the ninth and Will Vest got the final two for his second save.Royals starter Alec Marsh (8-9), coming off a career-high 11 strikeouts in his last start, lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks.Perez and Gurriel, who is hitting .385 since the Royals acquired him from Atlanta, each had two hits for the Royals.TRAINER’S ROOMTigers: Rookie 3B Colt Keith is day to day after reinjuring his right shoulder in Tuesday’s game on a diving attempt in the field. He has had a right shoulder problem in three straight seasons. He did not play Wednesday, but Hinch said he would hit in the batting cage during the game. “It could have been much worse,” Hinch said.UP NEXTTigers: Detroit has not announced a starter for Friday’s series opener at Baltimore.

⚾ Tarik Skubal earns 17th win as Tigers sweep the Royals 

Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Quotes

OPENING STATEMENT:&nbsp;“As far as the injuries go, really, (Isiah) Pacheco’s the only one to announce. He’s been put on IR (and) he’s having surgery today. I can’t give you a time when he’ll return. We’ll just see if it’s this season or next season. We’ll see how he does as he goes here. Other than that, there are no other injuries – everybody else will practice today. (We) look forward to the challenge of playing the Falcons. That’s a great environment down there at their stadium and (Falcons Head Coach) Raheem’s (Morris) done a heck of a job with that group, which was obvious Monday night. Between (Falcons Defensive Coordinator) Jimmy (Lake) and (Falcons Offensive Coordinator) Zac (Robinson) and (Falcons Special Teams Coordinator) Marquice (Williams), they’ve got great coordinators and coaches, and they’ve got good players on top of that (laughs). We need to have a good week of practice, starting today and I know our guys are looking forward to the challenge of playing a good football team like this. With that, time’s yours.”

Q: What are your plans for Kareem Hunt?

REID:&nbsp;“We’ll get him (Kareem Hunt) in here and get (him) some work. Kind of get him back into the swing of playing and then we’ll just see. As the game gets closer, we’ll see how things go there and so on, but we’ll try to get him in a position where he’s ready to play either this week, next week or the following week. We’ll just see how long it takes.”

Q: So, there’s a chance that Kareem Hunt can play against Atlanta?

REID:&nbsp;“Yeah, there’s a chance. (We’re) going to try and see where we’re at as far as the other part but we’ve got other guys that can jump in and play for him.”

Q: The Chiefs released Kareem Hunt pretty quickly after the incident a few years ago. How do you reconcile that action with bringing him back now?

REID:&nbsp;“It’s really – what we told him (Kareem Hunt) and probably – we just thought he needed a change a scenery and to get some help and (to) take care of business there. We felt like he did that, and he did a nice job in Cleveland. We talked to the people there (in Cleveland) and there were no issues there and we felt okay by bringing him back. He’s 29 years old now so – time flies but he’s 29 years old and looks like he’s grown up some.”

Q: Is this the first time that you’ve had the conversation about bringing Kareem Hunt back?

REID:&nbsp;“Where it was real, yes.”

Q: What we’re your conversations like when you were deciding to bring him back?

REID:&nbsp;“Just calling around and making sure things were okay – Pat (Mahomes) stayed good friends with him (Kareem Hunt), so he was at Pat’s wedding. Those two (Patrick Mahomes and Kareem Hunt) came out in the same (draft) class and developed a friendship here. Then, their (the Cleveland Browns) General Manager (Andrew Berry) spoke highly of him – coaches and so on, so we felt good about it.”

Q: Did you need to have specific conversation points with Kareem Hunt?

REID:&nbsp;“I was at the wedding (Patrick Mahomes’ wedding), I talked to him (Kareem Hunt) there. I also talked to him there and then I also talked to him before he got here and when he got here.”

Q: Were the conversations with Kareem Hunt the type of conversations where you felt like you needed to speak about the past?

REID:&nbsp;“Just make sure that you keep your nose clean, right? That’s the important part and go play football. I think people deserve a second chance if they’ve done something to work on the first part of it.”

Q: If everything goes well on the field with Kareem Hunt, is there a specific role that you see him taking on?

REID:&nbsp;“I want to see where he’s (Kareem Hunt) at. I want to see him out there working today and where he’s at. I’ll probably have him doing more scout team stuff today than actually in with the group but let’s see where he’s at and I’ll be able to judge it from there. He’ll have some retention from the stuff that we’ve done here and he’s a sharp kid. He can pick everything up that’s new but let’s get him started first and kind of see where we’re at with him.”

Q: It’s been a tough 10 days or so with the injury news. What’s the message to the guys that are left to play and moving forward?

REID:&nbsp;“Listen, our hearts go out for those kids first. Both of those guys (Hollywood Brown and Isiah Pacheco) love to play the game but we’re also fortunate to have good players here that can step in, and we expect them to step up and play. That’s a tribute to (General Manager) Brett (Veach) and his staff.

Q: You elevated Keaontay Ingram to the active roster. What do you like about him?

REID:&nbsp;“He (Keaontay Ingram) had a really good camp for us. (We) felt comfortable with him moving up. Like I said, if you’re moved up, you’re expected to be ready to play and I think he’s done that. He’s worked hard on the scout team part of it, stayed in tuned with the offense (and) he’s in all the meetings so felt he was ready for that.”

Q: How quickly can Kareem Hunt pick up the playbook since it’s been a while since he’s been here?

REID:&nbsp;“He’ll (Kareem Hunt) know the base protections (and) he’ll know the base runs. Some of the routes are a bit new but we’re not flexing him out and making him do all that, so he’s just got to – some of the terminology – he’s just got to hear some of the route terminology. Right now, it’s job specific for that team. It’s not like you’re coming into training camp, and you’ve got 300 plays (to learn), so he’s just got to make sure he stays in tune with that.”

Q: You’ve been really good on the road. What are the conditions that you’ve created to have the mindset to be successful on the road?

REID:&nbsp;“Well, this is a loud venue (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), so you’ve got to be able to handle the noise. Then, you have to come in with the right attitude. I mean, that’s how it is. We try to keep it as consistent as we can with the travel part and times for meetings and such. That’s what we do. Every game’s a challenge in itself so whatever we did before doesn’t matter for right now. We’ve just got to make sure that we prepare ourselves for it.”

Q: A lot of teams around the league are passing the ball short. What are the benefits of short passes? What’s the explanation for it?

REID:&nbsp;“Some of it’s the matchups according to coverage, depending on what teams do. Our run game was effective this past week, so we used that more than the down the field stuff. It just depends on the matchups. I think most people will tell you that. Some of the teams that are throwing down the field had a little bit more space and different coverages to work with where they could do that.”

Q: What did you see on tape from Kareem Hunt last year? What about from the workout that you guys had with him?

REID:&nbsp;“He (Kareem Hunt) had had a sports hernia surgery done a bit ago, so I think he was probably affected by that a little bit, just coming back off of that. I still saw the burst (and) the toughness when he got back in there and then we worked him out here and felt good about it. We’ll see – he’s getting up there (in age). The running backs they – he’s 29 years old, that’s – for a running back, that’s old.”

Q: Before Isiah Pacheco’s injury, was there ever a thought that you might be able to coach Kareem Hunt again?

REID: “No, but I think we meant what we said that you know, you need to take care of this. This isn’t good as you go through life for anybody. It seems like he has a grasp on that, and I know he’s done good here since that point and I anticipate that that continues. If that wasn’t the case, we wouldn’t have brought him back.”

Q: Terrell Owens had the same injury that Isiah Pacheco had, what do you remember about his journey coming back that same season?

REID: “I thought that T.O. (Terrell Owens) attacked it. He was going to play in the Super Bowl, I mean that’s what he was going to do. No matter what, he was going to play in that Super Bowl. Between the chamber he was sleeping in and living basically with (VP of Sports Medicine &amp; Performance) Rick (Burkholder) all day, he was able to come back relatively quick. The thing you can learn from that is you attack the injury to stay positive with it. Everybody is different but the fact that he wasn’t going to be denied that opportunity. (Isiah) Pacheco like T.O., Pacheco is one of those guys that you have to back off and I know this is how he’ll do. He wasn’t going to allow anybody to get him off that field. Even if he had to crawl off of there, he was going to get off the field. That’s just how he’s wired but I would tell you that within reason and the guidance of Rick, I know he’ll get himself back and ready to go whenever that is, as fast as he can.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Q: It’s National Cheeseburger Day, are you going to celebrate?

REID: “Yeah, (Pat) McAfee just sent me a cheeseburger from McDonalds. I thought that was unique. McAfee’s unique so I can’t wait to enjoy it.”

Q:&nbsp;What has Kareem Hunt’s journey been like from your perspective since he left here?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Obviously, Kareem (Hunt) was a close friend of mine while he was here, just being in the same draft class (and) everything like that – (he) came to my wedding. But obviously, he went to Cleveland, has had a good career there, has learned and become a better person and I’m glad to have him back now. Let’s get him accustomed to the offense and see how fast we can get him out there.”

Q:&nbsp;What have conversations been like with Kareem Hunt over the past few days?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I knew he (Kareem Hunt) was coming into the building. Obviously, I know he had to go through his workout process and meeting with the coaches and (General Manager Brett) Veach and everybody. At the end of the day, man, I just root for the person to keep becoming a better and better person and the football is secondary, but I’m glad to have him back and in the building. I gave him a high five and a hug when I saw him because it’s a person that I used to spend a lot of time with a long time ago.”

Q:&nbsp;What was it like to experience those past behavioral issues as Kareem Hunt’s friend and teammate?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Anyone – everybody has friends that make mistakes and obviously, some are bigger than others, but at the same time, you want to make the person better, and you want to see them taking the right steps to become a better person for themselves, their family and the rest of society. I think you’ve seen that with Kareem (Hunt). I’ve stayed in touch with him just to see how he’s doing, how his family’s doing and everything like that. He’s been able to carve out a great career in the NFL, but you’ve seen (how) he’s been able to keep his nose clean and be a better person and that’s what you want in order to make everybody better people.”

Q:&nbsp;What can you expect, production wise, from Kareem Hunt on the field once he gets caught up with the playbook?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“A guy that plays hard, plays physical, catches the ball out of the backfield, still has explosion in between the tackles. We have a lot of guys in that running back room now that are going to have a chance to kind of take up some of that role while Isiah (Pacheco) is out. They’re ready for it and I’m glad that (General Manager Brett) Veach has built such a great running back room and adding Kareem (Hunt) is just going to be another step in that of taking a vital role of this team until we can get Pop (Isiah Pacheco) back.”

Q:&nbsp;Who do you expect to start at left tackle?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I don’t make those decisions. At the end of the day, I have a lot of trust in both those guys. I though Kingsley (Suamataia) had good snaps (and) had bad snaps. It’s just part of the process of being a rookie going up against a great pass rusher. I think you saw he took accountability, he’s learning from it, and then Wanya (Morris) has played snaps as well and he’s done great things and he’s getting better and better. I think the coaches will at the end of the day make a determination (that) they think is best for the team, but I trust both those guys - whoever’s out there.”

Q:&nbsp;How do you replicate the pop and energy that Isiah Pacheco brings to the offense?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“That’s going to everybody. That’s not going to be just that running back room. You said it, the energy that he brings, the way he runs the football, the way he pops up, he’s always (in a) positive mindset. That’s going to take other guys to step up with (and) it starts with me. I have to bring that mindset. I have to play better football (and) put guys in better positions, but at the same time, I have to keep the energy going. That’s a special thing that Pop (Isiah Pacheco) does. I don’t think one person can do that (and) have that amount of energy and play that hard. I mean, it really is a special characteristic of him. I think the whole team can come together and bring that energy in his absence.”

Q:&nbsp;What was your message to Isiah Pacheco on how to deal with that injury?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“He (Isiah Pacheco) loves the game, so he wants to be out there, and he puts so much work into it. I think at first, you obviously are upset that you have the injury, but if I know anything, I know that man is going to be getting after it. It’s going to be more about the trainers having to hold him back than him not getting in and getting the work because he loves it so much, man. He’s in the building, he’s working. I’m excited for the comeback, man, because he’s going to comeback ready to go whenever he gets back.”

Q:&nbsp;On Isiah Pacheco not letting anyone help him off the field.

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I didn’t see the tackle because of the angle that I was at. I’ve seen it obviously now. The fact that he (Isiah Pacheco) popped up and he was like running off the field – I think he was trying to get back on the field and that just speaks to the kind of competitor that he is. I didn’t realize it was as serious of an injury until after the game (because) of the moment that we were in. Like I said, he’s going to attack it, man. He’ll be back sooner rather than later.”

Q: What’s the mindset required to have success on the road? Is it different than any other game?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I think the mindset is that you have to just come in with the mentality and really sharpen up on your details which I think offensively we have to do anyways, starting with me. This is a good team, a lot of great players. I’ve played against a lot of these guys that are all in one spot now with a great defensive scheme and it’s going to be a great environment, Sunday Night Football in Atlanta. We’re going to have to sharpen up our stuff offensively, defense is playing great, they’re going to keep playing good. We have to continue to get better and better at the little things so that we can go out there and just play free when we get there.”

Q: What are the challenges of going up against Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris’ defense?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“First off, his (Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris) schemes – he has really a good scheme. He has a good understanding of defenses and what the offense is trying to attack in his defense. I think that, along with he’s very gameplan specific so even though he has his scheme and has things that he works on, he tries to take away what you’re best at. That’s what all the best defensive coordinators do and now he’s a head coach and you can see just from the little interaction I’ve had with him and the interactions I’ve seen, he’s a great leader. I think that’s something that every player that you see that’s played on one of his teams, offense or defensively has said. It’s going to be a great challenge for us, man and I’m excited for it.”

Q: You’ve thrown a lot of passes that are either at or behind the line of scrimmage and it seems to have become a league wide thing. What do you think attributes to this?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“I think this last week in general I didn’t play to my standard, so I think I have to be better. There were some opportunities down the middle areas of the field that I think I missed. We hit obviously the deep one to Rashee (Rice) but whenever teams take away the deep stuff, you have to throw it underneath, but you still have to have the ability to threaten the middle of the field so that’s something that I will continue to get better at and then limiting mistakes from myself. I think across the league, teams are going to make you drive the entire field. I think that’s just kind of the thought process and then trying not to let you score in the redzone but there are opportunities out there and you just have to execute it at a higher level, there’s not as many as maybe I’ve had previously.”

Q: You mentioned that you have to get better with the details, is that just your selection of where to put the ball?

MAHOMES:&nbsp;“Yeah, that – just with the tight zone coverages kind of the match zone coverages that you’re playing, the windows aren’t big. You have to be on time, even if you look at the first interception I threw, I think Travis (Kelce) had a window there, I was just late to that window. Just being on time and if you don’t, the defenses are collapsing those windows quick. There’s just the little things that I have to be better at – at getting the ball there on time, accurately and not making the mistakes at the same time. It’s just stuff that you have to continue to work on throughout the season. We have to be better; I have to be better as the season goes on.”

Q: How do you think you are doing now that you are the go-to guy?

MCDUFFIE: “I think I’m doing my job good. Definitely things that I have to clean up on the backend as far as communication, as far as technique wise. (I’m) kind of still getting comfortable out there at the corner position and playing that role that (Defensive Coordinator) Coach (Steve) Spags (Spagnuolo) wants me to play. I thought I did a good job at just making sure everybody knows where I’m at on the field. Having to travel, a lot of guys have to go to different places so just being vocal about that and just letting people know where I’m at on the field is kind of something that I’m trying to work on a little bit better.”

Q: Can you sum up how you guys are so effective on the last couple drives of the games?

MCDUFFIE: “Man, (Defensive Coordinator) Coach (Steve) Spags (Spagnuolo) always talks about the four most important drives of a game and it’s the first drive coming out of the first quarter, third quarter and then the end of the game, second half and first half. When you get to that fourth quarter, I mean that’s where you win games, no matter how much you’re down, no matter how much you’re up, it all comes down to the last few drives because that’s where the offense is going to give you their best plays, that’s where all your mistakes kind of get cleaned up and all your checks after halftime come in so really just focusing on being at your best in the fourth quarter, I think, is what we’ve done a great job at here and something that we continue to work on each and every year.”

Chiefs Quotes: 9-18-24

Hello and happy Wednesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…

On Tuesday, Kansas Wesleyan head baseball coach Bill Neale was named 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year.

The honor recognizes Neale for his work during the 2024 season that saw the Coyotes finish with a program-best 48-12 record including a 32-4 KCAC record, a win in the NAIA's Shreveport Opening Round and their first appearance in the NAIA World Series.

K-Dub won the KCAC title for the second consecutive season and Neale was chosen as Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. He has a 311-214 record as the Coyotes' coach and has been an ABCA member for 20 years.

Tuesday also saw the Kansas City Chiefs add Kareem Hunt to their practice squad to help replace Isiah Pacheco, who is expected to miss at least 6 weeks on the IR

Hunt, who was released by the Chiefs in December of 2018 following an incident in which he pushed and kicked a woman in a Cleveland hotel, will&nbsp;join Carson Steele, Samaje Perine, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who has also missed time this season, in a thinning backfield.

And finally, a broken-bat 10th inning single for Austin Meadows gave the Tigers a narrow 3-1 victory over the Royals on Tuesday. Kansas City returns to Kaufman for the series finale tonight at 6:40

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 </figure>BY SALINA POST(Transcript)Hello and happy Wednesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…_________On Tuesday, Kansas Wesleyan head baseball coach Bill Neale was named 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year.The honor recognizes Neale for his work during the 2024 season that saw the Coyotes finish with a program-best 48-12 record including a 32-4 KCAC record, a win in the NAIA's Shreveport Opening Round and their first appearance in the NAIA World Series.K-Dub won the KCAC title for the second consecutive season and Neale was chosen as Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. He has a 311-214 record as the Coyotes' coach and has been an ABCA member for 20 years._________Tuesday also saw the Kansas City Chiefs add Kareem Hunt to their practice squad to help replace Isiah Pacheco, who is expected to miss at least 6 weeks on the IRHunt, who was released by the Chiefs in December of 2018 following an incident in which he pushed and kicked a woman in a Cleveland hotel, will&nbsp;join Carson Steele, Samaje Perine, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who has also missed time this season, in a thinning backfield._________And finally, a broken-bat 10th inning single for Austin Meadows gave the Tigers a narrow 3-1 victory over the Royals on Tuesday. Kansas City returns to Kaufman for the series finale tonight at 6:40_________

910 KINA Sports Headlines — September 18

Kansas Wesleyan's&nbsp;<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7e43c34f-abc1-4f2e-b8b9-bae7f3415d58?elinkdata=12289" target="_blank">Jackson Malone</a>&nbsp;has been selected as the KCAC Men's Golfer of the Week for his efforts last week for the Coyotes.

KCAC Players of the Week are selected for their performances during the last week by a vote of sports information directors within the conference. The KCAC Player of the Week program is presented at the conference level by Equity Bank.

Malone won The Mid-South tournament hosted by Grand View University at Sand Creek Station in Newton.

He posted an 8-under par 208 for the tournament, shooting a 68 in the first round followed by back-to-back 70s on the par 72, 6733 yard course at Sand Creek Station.

Malone also helped lead the Coyotes to tying for third place in the team standings, and the Coyotes were just four shots out of first place in the tournament.

KWU was in action again this week at the Northwest Iowa National Invitational at Willow Creek in LeMars, Iowa.

Kansas Wesleyan's&nbsp;<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/7e43c34f-abc1-4f2e-b8b9-bae7f3415d58?elinkdata=12289" target="_blank">Jackson Malone</a>&nbsp;has been selected as the KCAC Men's Golfer of the Week for his efforts last week for the Coyotes.KCAC Players of the Week are selected for their performances during the last week by a vote of sports information directors within the conference. The KCAC Player of the Week program is presented at the conference level by Equity Bank.Malone won The Mid-South tournament hosted by Grand View University at Sand Creek Station in Newton.He posted an 8-under par 208 for the tournament, shooting a 68 in the first round followed by back-to-back 70s on the par 72, 6733 yard course at Sand Creek Station.Malone also helped lead the Coyotes to tying for third place in the team standings, and the Coyotes were just four shots out of first place in the tournament.KWU was in action again this week at the Northwest Iowa National Invitational at Willow Creek in LeMars, Iowa.

Malone earns KCAC Men's Golfer of the Week honor

Kansas Wesleyan's <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/28e4916b-669a-425c-96f8-26b9159c6105?elinkdata=12266">Mika Wernicke</a> has been selected as the KCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts for the Coyotes last week.

Wernicke was excellent defensively for the Coyotes in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Hastings College last week. The Coyotes limited Hastings to just four shots in the match.

Wernicke also scored the game-winning goal for the Coyotes, netting a direct kick from 40 yards out in the 70th minute to put KWU up 2-1.

Kansas Wesleyan's <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/28e4916b-669a-425c-96f8-26b9159c6105?elinkdata=12266">Mika Wernicke</a> has been selected as the KCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts for the Coyotes last week.KCAC Players of the Week are selected for their performances during the last week by a vote of sports information directors within the conference. The KCAC Player of the Week program is presented at the conference level by Equity Bank.Wernicke was excellent defensively for the Coyotes in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Hastings College last week. The Coyotes limited Hastings to just four shots in the match.Wernicke also scored the game-winning goal for the Coyotes, netting a direct kick from 40 yards out in the 70th minute to put KWU up 2-1.

Wernicke named KCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

The award recognizes <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8cf35f8b-7923-4d93-aa75-9bec1c8ab356?elinkdata=12243">Bill Neale</a> but he is quick to point out there were many others involved.

Neale, Kansas Wesleyan's baseball coach, has been named a 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association/ATEC Regional Coach of the Year.

The honor recognizes Neale for his work during the 2024 season that saw the Coyotes finish with a program-best 48-12 record that included a 32-4 Kansas Conference-best record, the championship of the NAIA's Shreveport Opening Round - a program first - and their first appearance in the NAIA World Series.

"Personally, it's just a great thing, it means a lot to me and obviously my family," said Neale who completed his 10th season at KWU last spring. "It's given to me but it's just another thing to celebrate our program and what my players did last year. They're the ones that performed on the field and I'm just so proud of them."

Wesleyan won the KCAC title for the second consecutive season and Neale was chosen Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. He has a 311-214 record as the Coyotes' coach and has been an ABCA member for 20 years.

"The organization is at the top when it comes to covering college baseball or just baseball in general," Neale said. "They do top 25s, they do All-Americans and everything. (Jarrett) Gable was a back-to-back All-American with them. It's a big deal.

"Part of it was winning the Opening Round. It's similar to when you win your conference tournament, a lot of times it's the winning coach."

Neale said the award is especially meaningful in the context of his time at KWU.

"Just the grind and the stuff that the (early players) put in and we did as a coaching staff," he said. "(Initially) it was two GA's and myself and we made it to the conference tournament championship my first year here.

"But it's not easy, they don't just put out these awards. You have to earn them. I tell people to pump the brakes a little bit, some already have us punching our ticket to Lewiston (for the World Series) or wherever the Opening Round is."

Neale said he has told his squad the 2025 season will present a stiff challenge.

"I told the team the other day just getting to the conference tournament is something to be proud of, let alone winning the regular season," he said. "Losing only four games in this conference (last season) was incredible.

The award recognizes <a href="http://kwucoyotes.com/services/go.ashx/8cf35f8b-7923-4d93-aa75-9bec1c8ab356?elinkdata=12243">Bill Neale</a> but he is quick to point out there were many others involved.Neale, Kansas Wesleyan's baseball coach, has been named a 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association/ATEC Regional Coach of the Year.The honor recognizes Neale for his work during the 2024 season that saw the Coyotes finish with a program-best 48-12 record that included a 32-4 Kansas Conference-best record, the championship of the NAIA's Shreveport Opening Round - a program first - and their first appearance in the NAIA World Series."Personally, it's just a great thing, it means a lot to me and obviously my family," said Neale who completed his 10th season at KWU last spring. "It's given to me but it's just another thing to celebrate our program and what my players did last year. They're the ones that performed on the field and I'm just so proud of them."Wesleyan won the KCAC title for the second consecutive season and Neale was chosen Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. He has a 311-214 record as the Coyotes' coach and has been an ABCA member for 20 years."The organization is at the top when it comes to covering college baseball or just baseball in general," Neale said. "They do top 25s, they do All-Americans and everything. (Jarrett) Gable was a back-to-back All-American with them. It's a big deal."Part of it was winning the Opening Round. It's similar to when you win your conference tournament, a lot of times it's the winning coach."Neale said the award is especially meaningful in the context of his time at KWU."Just the grind and the stuff that the (early players) put in and we did as a coaching staff," he said. "(Initially) it was two GA's and myself and we made it to the conference tournament championship my first year here."But it's not easy, they don't just put out these awards. You have to earn them. I tell people to pump the brakes a little bit, some already have us punching our ticket to Lewiston (for the World Series) or wherever the Opening Round is."Neale said he has told his squad the 2025 season will present a stiff challenge."I told the team the other day just getting to the conference tournament is something to be proud of, let alone winning the regular season," he said. "Losing only four games in this conference (last season) was incredible.

Neale earns ABCA/ATEC Regional Coach of the Year honor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given third base because of a balk, and the Tigers went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Tyler Holton (7-1) retired all six Royals he faced, striking out a pair in the ninth to force extra innings. Jason Foley took care of the Royals in the 10th, earning the save for the second straight night and 25th time this season.

“Pitching and defense, it goes together, and we hung in there in some really difficult situations,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, whose club has won 24 of its last 34 games, its best stretch of that length in more than a decade.

“It was kind of all hands on deck,” Hinch said, “and they responded.”

Riley Greene added an RBI single off Lucas Erceg (2-6) later in the 10th for the Tigers, helping them to remain 1 1/2 games back of the Twins for the final AL wild-card spot. Minnesota beat the Guardians earlier Tuesday night.

The Royals stayed 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the first wild-card spot. They are 1 1/2 ahead of Minnesota.

“There were some good pitchers on the other side that are trying to keep us from doing things offensively," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “That was a classic pitching duel the whole night.”

Cole Ragans allowed one run on four hits and four walks with six strikeouts over seven innings for Kansas City, and Casey Mize allowed one run on six hits and four walks while pitching into the fifth for Detroit.

“We found a way,” Mize said, “and that's obviously the most important thing right now.”

Ragans struggled with his control from the onset, hitting Andy Ibáñez to start the game — Matt Vierling followed with an RBI double — and walking a pair in the fourth inning. But with a combination of groundballs and strikeouts, the hard-throwing left-hander was able to keep the Tigers from capitalizing on his mistakes.

Freddy Fermín also threw out a pair of runners trying to steal second.

Mize allowed plenty of traffic on the bases, too. But it was his defense that kept Kansas City from a big inning. The Tigers turned double plays in the third, fourth and fifth, the last after Mize had walked the bases loaded and Shelby Miller got Michael Massey to ground into the double play on the first pitch he threw.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given third base because of a balk, and the Tigers went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night.Tyler Holton (7-1) retired all six Royals he faced, striking out a pair in the ninth to force extra innings. Jason Foley took care of the Royals in the 10th, earning the save for the second straight night and 25th time this season.“Pitching and defense, it goes together, and we hung in there in some really difficult situations,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, whose club has won 24 of its last 34 games, its best stretch of that length in more than a decade.“It was kind of all hands on deck,” Hinch said, “and they responded.”Riley Greene added an RBI single off Lucas Erceg (2-6) later in the 10th for the Tigers, helping them to remain 1 1/2 games back of the Twins for the final AL wild-card spot. Minnesota beat the Guardians earlier Tuesday night.The Royals stayed 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the first wild-card spot. They are 1 1/2 ahead of Minnesota.“There were some good pitchers on the other side that are trying to keep us from doing things offensively," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “That was a classic pitching duel the whole night.”Cole Ragans allowed one run on four hits and four walks with six strikeouts over seven innings for Kansas City, and Casey Mize allowed one run on six hits and four walks while pitching into the fifth for Detroit.“We found a way,” Mize said, “and that's obviously the most important thing right now.”Ragans struggled with his control from the onset, hitting Andy Ibáñez to start the game — Matt Vierling followed with an RBI double — and walking a pair in the fourth inning. But with a combination of groundballs and strikeouts, the hard-throwing left-hander was able to keep the Tigers from capitalizing on his mistakes.Freddy Fermín also threw out a pair of runners trying to steal second.Mize allowed plenty of traffic on the bases, too. But it was his defense that kept Kansas City from a big inning. The Tigers turned double plays in the third, fourth and fifth, the last after Mize had walked the bases loaded and Shelby Miller got Michael Massey to ground into the double play on the first pitch he threw.Miller loaded the bases again in the sixth but got Tommy Pham to pop out and end the inning.“Shelby bailed me out of a huge spot,” Mize said. “Our team is just resilient and that's what is important.”WONDERFUL WITTThe Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the first inning. Witt has 31 home runs this season, including a grand slam in the series opener Monday night, to go with 30 steals. The 24-year-old superstar had 49 steals and 30 homers last season.ROSTER MOVESRoyals RHP James McArthur went on the injured list with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, though Quatraro believes he could be back for the playoffs. “The hope is it's not a season-ending injury,” Quatraro said. RHP Steven Cruz was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to take his place in the bullpen.TRAINER'S ROOMRoyals RHP Michael Lorenzen (left hamstring strain) and LHP Will Smith (lower back spasms) could make the next step in their rehab this weekend when they pitch against each other in live batting practice. There still is no date for their return.UP NEXTTigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (16-4, 2.50) tries to match the Braves' Chris Sale with his major league-best 17th win in the series finale against Kansas City on Wednesday night. Skubal has won his last four decisions.Royals: RHP Alec Marsh (8-8, 4.42) is on the mound against Detroit after striking out a career-best 11 in 5 1/3 innings last Friday night against Pittsburgh. Marsh pitched six innings of three-hit ball against Detroit on May 21.