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Regional table tennis champion competes in nationals

Staff Reporter May 1, 2013

Sport doesn’t end at baseball and basketball. Wichita State is host to a number of offbeat athletics, from varsity to intramurals. One of those sports is table tennis, where graduate student Haider Ali...

Sports Shorts

May 1, 2013

Shocker baseball outplayed at Lawrence Tuesday nights haven’t been kind to the Wichita State Shockers (26-21) in April. The Shockers dropped their fifth straight Tuesday game when Dakota Smith drove...

Women’s rowing team paddles its way to SIRA Championship victory

Staff Reporter May 1, 2013

Most people would never think to go near water outside a hot tub with the cold snaps this spring. The Wichita State rowing team wasn’t been phased. The Women’s Varsity 8+ team won a championship title...

MVC women’s tennis title goes to WSU for 5th straight year

Sports Reporter April 29, 2013

The road to victory was paved in a convincing fashion. Despite the relocation of their Friday match due to weather, the Shockers began the tournament weekend off with success. The way WSU won its first...

WSU upsets No. 27 Drake for NCAA Tournament bid

Sports Reporter April 29, 2013

With the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament underway, the Wichita State men’s tennis team took the courts with revenge on its mind. The plan: Get to Sunday and face No. 27 Drake. The team in the way:...

Golden Eagles fall while Shocker offense soars

Sports Reporter April 25, 2013

The Wichita State baseball team shut down the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 8-0 on Wednesday in a makeup game from February that was canceled due to weather. The win gave the Shockers a boost coming off a...

Volleyball ends spring season with win over Nebraska

Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2013

The Wichita State volleyball team wrapped up a difficult spring schedule with an exhibition win over national power Nebraska on Saturday at Koch Arena.  WSU beat the Huskers 3-2 (25-22, 17-25, 25-19,...

Baker’s late home run gives WSU a 6-5 victory over Evansville

Staff Reporter April 22, 2013

After a rocky start in the early innings on Sunday, the Shockers made a comeback to beat the Evansville Purple Aces 6-5 on an eighth-inning home run by Tyler Baker.  “I won’t call it good coaching,...

Tennis seasons end on high notes

Staff Reporter April 22, 2013

The Wichita State men’s tennis regular season ended at home on Saturday, celebrating senior day for Matheus Pereira. WSU played Southern Illinois, and each player fought to end Pereira’s season in...

Wichita State bowler Jazreel Tan practices at the Alley in east Wichita during the team's media day last week.

Women bowlers ready to reclaim top spot

Editor-in-Chief April 18, 2013

Jazreel Tan will probably leave Wichita State as the most decorated women’s bowler in program history.  The senior is the two-time reigning Collegiate Bowler of the Year and has been named an All-American...

Kansas State baseball sweeps season series with Shockers

Sports Reporter April 17, 2013

Jared King struggled with his bat for the first half of the season, and the disappointment on his face showed. “Keep playing,” Kansas State coach Brad Hill told King. “You got to remember why you...

Last road matches for men’s tennis

Sports Reporter April 15, 2013

"Spoiler" alert: In men's tennis, The Shockers bounced back from the home loss against Drake and spoiled the Bradley Braves' last home match of the season in a 6-1 defeat. The Shockers took the doubles...

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