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Shocker softball to host alumni game Saturday

Sports Reporter September 13, 2012

Wichita State will bring back memories Saturday afternoon when the softball team will host its annual alumni game. The game will start at 2 p.m. at Wilkins Stadium on the WSU campus. It will feature a...

Junior Erik Harbutz of the Wichita State baseball team 

A fall baseball teaser with junior Erik Harbutz

Sports reporter September 12, 2012

With the annual Fall World Series coming up on Sept. 29, the Wichita State baseball team is getting back on the field. Junior Erik Harbutz talked with The Sunflower about his shoulder surgery from April...

Shocker volleyball takes home SMU tourney title

Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2012

With conference play next on the agenda, the Wichita State volleyball team picked a good time to catch fire.  The Shockers spent the weekend in Dallas at the SMU Doubletree Classic, hosted by Southern...

Fantasy football not just for the boys

Sports reporter September 10, 2012

Watching sports is a big part of my life, a concept not many people understand. Especially when football is the topic at hand. I mean, I’m a girl, so what do I know about the pigskin? Do I really spend...

Volleyball takes to Lone Star State for SMU Classic

Sports Reporter September 6, 2012

The Shockers weren’t satisfied with their recent home stand, but they won’t have to worry about winning at Koch Arena again for two weeks. Not that winning will be any easier against their slate of...

Marjus Berndt, Junior majoring in pychology has been playing for WSU for three years and started playing tennis when 12. Is an international student from sweden.

Women’s tennis ready to defend another MVC title

Sports Reporter September 6, 2012

Fresh off winning its fourth consecutive Missouri Valley Conference title, the Wichita State women’s tennis team is preparing for the start of its fall season. The quest to defend that title begins with...

Shocker volleyball shows its potential after solid weekend against nationally-ranked competition

Editor-in-Chief September 5, 2012

Only a fine line separates Wichita State (3-3) from being 5-1 and nationally ranked.  That line is a pair of five-set losses to BYU and Tennessee at the Shocker Volleyball Classic.  The Shockers hosted...

Sports Briefs – 9/5/2012

September 5, 2012

Tuliamuk breaks meet record as Shocker men and women win J.K. Gold Classic Senior cross-country athlete Aliphine Tuliamuk was named the Missouri Valley Conference cross-country athlete of the week on Tuesday. ...

Volleyball ready to host first home games of young season

Sports Editor August 29, 2012

Lots of collegiate athletics fans don't realize that volleyball has RPI rankings just like college basketball does. RPI stands for Ratings Percentage Index and is “a quantity used to rank sports teams...

Cross Country team practicing for upcoming tournament.

Cross country ready to run toward MVC title

Sports Editor August 29, 2012

Many people don’t realize how much of a team sport cross country actually is. Sure, each athlete runs the race on their own, but the top-five finishers for each school have their places added together...

The Wichita State University Cheerleaders cheer during a time out at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament this past weekend at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

Cheerleaders are athletes, but cheerleading isn’t a sport

Sports Reporter August 27, 2012

After Quinnipiac University attempted to eliminate its volleyball team and use its cheerleading team as a substitute for Title IX, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled cheerleading not a varsity...

Baseball announces Fall World Series dates

Editor-in-Chief August 27, 2012

Nothing says fall quite like baseball—at least at Wichita State.  The Fall World Series, the annual seven-game scrimmage between members of the WSU baseball team, will get underway on Saturday, Sept....

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