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Wichita Wingnuts player Wesley Phillips  fields the ball during the game against the Salina Stockades. Phillips played baseball at Wichita State in 2014 before transferring to another university.

Wingnuts player knows Wichita State, AAC baseball well

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter September 7, 2017

Wesley Phillips, an infielder for the Wichita Wingnuts, has had a taste of both Wichita State baseball and playing in the American Athletic Conference. After graduating from Maize South in 2013, Phillips...

Shocker volleyball starts season No. 1 in The American; Hiebert named American Player of the Week

Shocker volleyball starts season No. 1 in The American; Hiebert named American Player of the Week

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter August 31, 2017

For the first time in nine years, Wichita State volleyball is off to a 3-0 start, earning them a No. 1 ranking in the American Athletic Conference’s week one poll. WSU is just short of making the...

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Sports world answers Houston coach’s call to action

Andrew Linnabary, Reporter August 31, 2017

In disaster’s wake, every little bit helps. That’s why the Shocker Men’s Basketball team, along with nearly 500 other teams from across the nation, are sending shoes and shirts to University of...

Fans celebrate during a men’s basketball game. (Feb. 18, 2017)

Men’s basketball non-conference ticket package to go on sale Monday

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter August 28, 2017

Shocker Men’s Basketball announced its non-conference schedule last Wednesday, and a new ticket option will be available for fans starting on Monday. The Shocker Ticket Office is offering a limited...

Alexandra Lazarova shows a youth at the clinic how to hold the tennis racket.

Shocker Women’s Tennis gives back to Fairmount community

Ray Strunk, Reporter August 28, 2017

Wichita State Women’s Tennis Head Coach Collin Foster said he knows the importance of community involvement. On Saturday, Foster and five of his players teamed up with the Wichita Parks and Recreation...

Shocker Volleyball serves up three straight wins to start season

Shocker Volleyball serves up three straight wins to start season

Ray Strunk, Reporter August 28, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Wichita State Shocker Volleyball team started the 2017 season on the right foot, racing out to three quick wins at the LUV Invitational hosted by Lipscomb University in Nashville,...

Ting-Ya Hsu helps a young girl with her swing.

PHOTOS: Women’s Tennis gives back

Joseph Barringhaus, Photographer August 26, 2017

 

Wichita State releases non-conference schedule

Matt Crow, Sports Editor August 24, 2017

Three big 12 match-ups, potential Maui Invitational opponents highlight men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The Shockers full schedule will be released next month for their first season in the...

Wesley Low began bowling at the age of three.

Low’s ‘unorthodox’ bowling style lands him U20 championship title

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter August 24, 2017

Five hours of working out a day and bowling 45 practice games a week was the recipe for success for the Wichita State junior bowler Wesley Low. Low has been bowling since the age of three, which is...

Kamron Doyle leaves Wichita State, joins pros

Kamron Doyle leaves Wichita State, joins pros

Evan Pflugradt, Opinion Editor August 18, 2017

Kamron Doyle, one of Wichita State's most premiere bowlers, is leaving the school after only one season with the Shockers. He intends to join the professional ranks as a full member of the Professional...

A new conference brings new opponents and changes to the way the Shocker Softball team prepares.

Shocker softball slides into AAC

Dillon Cullinan and Hannah Tobias August 17, 2017

he buzz may surround Shocker basketball, but don’t sleep on Shocker softball. As the Shockers enter the bigger, more competitive American Athletic Conference, all eyes have been on the prospect of...

Nico Hernandez throws a left hook against Pat Gutierrez during the first round at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane.  (Mar. 25, 2017)

Hernandez making Hartman Arena his boxing home

Grant Cohen, Reporter August 13, 2017

Nico Hernandez and his team are making Hartman Arena their new boxing territory. KO Night Boxing announced that the 2-0 21-year-old fighter’s next two fights would take place in Park City’s venue....

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