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Wichita State Volleyball collects themselves after winning a point against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon at Koch Arena. (Sept. 17, 2017)

Volleyball works through growing pains in midst of four-game losing streak

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 12, 2018

Volleyball Head Coach Chris Lamb said he doesn’t mind his team’s four-game losing streak. “I don’t know the last time I lost four,” Lamb said on his weekly radio show Monday. “But I feel...

Freshman guard Jamarius Burton practices in Koch Arena Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

He was a top N.C. player. Then he tore his ACL.

Marshall Sunner, Reporter September 12, 2018

Jamarius Burton was a rising star in North Carolina. Scouts from Penn State, Wake Forest, Virginia Commonwealth, and others, scouted Burton during his junior season at Independence High School. He was...

A lone baseball sets on the edge of the dugout at Eck Stadium.

Wichita lands Triple-A affiliated baseball team

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 10, 2018

Mayor Jeff Longwell made the long-awaited announcement of the future of baseball in Wichita Thursday. The New Orleans Baby Cakes, a Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, will file for relocation to...

Wichita States Kara Bown (16) digs the ball during the game against UCF last year.

Volleyball falters, extends losing streak

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 9, 2018

Shocker volleyball has lost its last four games. After wins in each of its first four games, Wichita State has won just once in the last two weeks. WSU has only faced teams that were in the NCAA...

Alec Bohm, drafted 3rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2018 MLB Draft, watches WSU Baseball practice at Eck Stadium on Sep. 8, 2018. Bohm is seen next Head Coach Todd Butler and Sam Goodwin.

Bohm back in town

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 9, 2018

lec Bohm is back at Eck Stadium. Bohm, the No. 3 overall MLB draft pick, dressed in Philadelphia Phillies red, practiced alongside some former teammates Saturday at Wichita State’s first fall practice. In...

Wichita States Tabitha Brown (10) bumps the ball against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon at Koch Arena. (Sept. 17, 2017, file photo)

Volleyball still receiving votes after two losses

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 5, 2018

Shocker volleyball is still receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll after losing back-to-back in games against two of the top teams in the country. WSU suffered their first losses of the season to...

Womens Cross Country runners compete in the 4000 M during the J.K. Gold Classic, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018.

Topham’s year off shaped WSU cross country for an impressive one-two punch

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 5, 2018

Rebekah Topham finished first in the J.K. Invitational on Saturday. Topham, a redshirt junior, is the first athlete — male or female — to win the competition four times. She won the event running...

Wichita Wingnuts fans stand for the final out of the game Monday, Sept. 3 against the Sioux City Explorers at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. The game was the Wingnuts last at Lawrence Dumont, the sixth oldest operating ballpark in the U.S.

Fans reminisce, speculate on last day of baseball at Lawrence-Dumont

Matthew Kelly, Editor in Chief September 3, 2018

A lazy pop fly secured the Wichita Wingnuts' 4-1 victory over the Sioux City Explorers Monday at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The ball arched into the overcast sky before settling into second baseman Logan...

Wichita States Rebekah Topham competes in the Womens 4000 M during the J.K. Gold Classic, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018.

Topham wins in return, Shockers take top spots at J.K. Gold

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor September 1, 2018

Rebekah Topham led the pack in her first competition after a season off. Topham placed first in the J.K. Gold Invitational Saturday. She claimed the top spot for the fourth consecutive year at the invitational...

Rebekah Topham will compete in the J.K. Gold Invitational this week. Topham redshirted her junior year.

Star distance runner to return in cross country season-opener

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor August 30, 2018

Rebekah Topham, Wichita State’s best female distance runner, will return to competition after a year-long hiatus. Topham, a junior, is a two-time Missouri Valley Conference champion. Her success in...

New fences are installed at Wilkins Stadium. The new fence features safety padding that is said to lessen the potential for injury should a player collide with the fence.

Wilkins Stadium upgrades nearing completion

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor August 29, 2018

Stadium upgrades at Wilkins Stadium are nearing completion. This week, WSU started installing new safety pads to the fencing structure along the outfield. Safety pads were a necessity among stadium...

Wichita State freshman Giorgia Civita Shelton hits the ball back to Memphis. (Nov. 24, 2017)

Volleyball prepares for No. 1 Stanford

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor August 29, 2018

Wichita State volleyball has a schedule loaded with NCAA Tournament teams. Saturday, WSU (3-0) — who has won two grind-it-out games against opponents expected to be strong RPI teams — will face the...

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