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UPDATE: INTRUST Bank Arena game tipoff time and ticket prices announced

UPDATE: INTRUST Bank Arena game tipoff time and ticket prices announced

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter September 13, 2017

UPDATE: The original story stated that tipoff time for the game was at 6 p.m., it has now been moved to 3 p.m.   The Wichita State-Oklahoma men’s basketball game at INTRUST Bank Arena is set...

Jordan Cooper plays for the Wichita Wingnuts. Cooper played baseball for Wichita State from 2009-2010.

Current Wingnuts player passed up Red Sox gig to pitch at Wichita State

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter September 11, 2017

Jordan Cooper, a right-handed pitcher for the Wichita Wingnuts, has been in high demand from a young age. In 2008, fresh out of high school, Cooper was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 17th round....

Shocker Volleyball drops two straight at the Nike Classic

Shocker Volleyball drops two straight at the Nike Classic

Ray Strunk, Reporter September 11, 2017

The No. 23 Shocker Volleyball team finished 1-2 over the weekend at the Nike Classic in Eugene, Oregon. The Shockers swept Duquesne before falling to No. 14 Oregon and dropping a five-set stunner to Cal...

Wichita States Koch Arena (2017)

Wichita State Unveils New Additions to Koch Arena

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter September 7, 2017

Joining a new conference brings about new updates for Charles Koch Arena.   During the first week of September, the resurfacing of Devlin Court began. The new look includes a slimmer black...

You like that?! Sunflower editors give their picks for the 2017 season

You like that?! Sunflower editors give their picks for the 2017 season

Matt Crow, Evan Pflugradt, and Brian Hayes September 7, 2017

Lambeau Leap, Evan. QB-Kirk Cousins WR-Dez Bryant WR-DeAndre Hopkins RB-Le’Veon Bell RB-Ezekiel Elliott TE-Martellus Bennett FLEW/Tyreek Hill K-Sebastian Janikowski DEF-New...

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

 

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