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Guide to Wichita State University
Football Team Airplane Crash Collection
The Wichita State University
Football Team Airplane Crash Collection contains various documents relating to
the airplane crash that took place on October 2, 1970 when members of the WSU
football team, staff and friends were killed in the Colorado mountains near
Denver. This collection contains newspaper articles, news releases,
correspondence, and audio tapes of the Federal Hearing investigating the event
and of the Memorial and Dedication Services for those who died in the
crash.
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News
Kansas.com: Sports
Jayhawks not ready to think about MSU -
01/06/2009
Sherron Collins and Brady Morningstar have been around long enough to know why tonight's game against Siena could be dangerous. They appeared well-schooled before Monday's practice, both citing the Saints' 21-point upset win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament last season as evidence that Siena was not just a team sandwiched between ranked squads Tennessee and Michigan State. But what about the freshmen? They have never experienced a win like KU's 92-85 victory over the Volunteers, and they've watched enough basketball to know what playing at Michigan State on Saturday means. Could they really get up for Siena? "I think they understand now," Collins said. "They understand how important these games are, that Coach is not lying about a team being good. They understand the significance of this game. We gotta come out and play or we can lose." The Tennessee game was an emotional one for KU. The Jayhawks, 10-3, played with a sense of urgency that they hadn't showed at any point this season.
Kansas State rolls into Big 12 play -
01/06/2009
The instinct is to nit-pick, to find flaws in Kansas State's non-descript, non-conference slate, of which most of the games have predictably resulted in wins. And while the total is now up to 11 after Monday's 99-68 victory against Chicago State (8-8), it's natural -- easy, really -- to wonder whether such a schedule has adequately prepared K-State for what it will face beginning Saturday when No. 6 Oklahoma comes to town to tip-off Big 12 play. It's OK -- the Wildcats understand. They just don't share the same concerns. "Everyone on this team is hungry," said sophomore guard Fred Brown, who scored a career-best and game-high 26. "We're ready to prove we're in the Big 12 for a reason." "We're starting to peak at the right time," added senior forward Darren Kent, who recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Shocker women win first Valley game -
01/05/2009
The last six months have featured a pretty big shakeup for Wichita State forward Daria Frazier and the way she plays basketball. When Jody Adams took over as coach last spring, Frazier was moved from her traditional spot at small forward to power forward, where she has thrived, averaging 11 points and 6 rebounds. So when the Shockers' two point guards -- Jacie Hoyt and Marisah Henderson -- fouled out late in WSU's game against Northern Iowa on Sunday afternoon, Frazier was thrown into a new role of handling the ball. And in a tough situation, no less. Frazier responded by keeping the Shockers focused down the stretch and finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 64-53 win. Whether it was diving for loose balls or going to get the basketball when the Panthers were pressuring WSU in the full court, Frazier wasn't going to let the Shockers fall to 0-2 in the Missouri Valley.
Woolridge's game grows, and so does his legend -
01/05/2009
Like most 16-year-old boys, Royce Woolridge is surrounded by friends. They're chowing down on deep-dish pizza and, in between bites, telling stories of their antics playing basketball at Sunnyslope High in Phoenix. Woolridge fits right in with his high school teammates -- until you ask the dreaded question: Where are you going to college? Woolridge's friends are seniors, a year older than him, and they don't know yet. They hope Arizona State. Woolridge has already decided on a school, and he won't enroll for 17 months. He was a 15-year-old sophomore last May when he announced that he wanted to play college basketball at KU starting in the fall of 2010. With one phone call to KU assistant Kurtis Townsend, Woolridge instantly became the earliest known oral commitment in Kansas history. In other words, no player who has donned the crimson and blue in the modern recruiting age has ever been so sure. "If any other college offered me," Woolridge says, "I wouldn't have taken it immediately."
Wildcats get final tuneup before Big 12 play -
01/05/2009
Kansas State opened the season with five straight wins, left home and lost three in a row to major conference foes, but now have ripped off another five consecutive wins, likely to become six after tonight's game at Bramlage Coliseum against Chicago State. It's the last nonconference matchup, a final tuneup for Big 12 play. Frank Martin isn't sure how his Wildcats will respond when the league portion of the schedule commences, but only because they're not there yet. He's not discouraged by what he's seen, but he chooses not to issue predictions. "We continue to grow," Martin said. "That's what you're looking for." There is uncertainty, although the coaching staff is privately optimistic about what the Wildcats can accomplish during two months -- and beyond. Based on e-mails and message board posts, fans remain skeptical, even though steady, comforting themes have emerged during the course of these first 13 games:
Kansas Sports Books
 Baseball in
Wichita
The art of baseball is evident at Wichita State
University’s Eck Stadium. The bronze sculpture, “Put Me in
Coach,” overlooks the stadium entry. Behind it a 70-foot mural, the
longest of its kind at any university ballpark, depicts WSU’s storied
baseball history. The art of baseball has also been evident on Wichita’s
playing fields for well over a century. During and after the Civil War,
baseball quickly spread across the nation. When Wichita was incorporated in
1870, the town and the game were ready for each other, and Wichita had its
first professional nine the following decade. Baseball in Wichita tells the
story of local baseball at all levels—amateur, collegiate and pro—in
words and images dating from the 19th century to the present day.
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100 Years of Championship Jayhawk Basketball
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(America's Game)
The history of the Kansas City Royals, an expansion
team that took the field in 1969.
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