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Tweet The SM East baseball team found out first hand on Friday why the pros hold spring training in Arizona: You can’t play baseball on a field buried under two feet of snow. Given the conditions, the Lancers were forced to hold an unconventional first official practice of the season — though it was probably [...]
Tweet Baseball Hall-of-Famer and Mission Hills’ resident George Brett generated national media attention Wednesday when he leveraged his relatively new Twitter account to solicit help finding his family’s beloved Labradoodle Charlie, who was lost near the family’s home near Seneca Street and Tomahawk Road. His initial 10:35 p.m. message Tuesday night set off a firestorm [...]
Tweet Nick Sweatt, a Rockhurst High School senior, was one of seven highly touted players to sign letters of intent to play baseball at the University of Kansas Thursday. Sweatt batted .422 with five homeruns and 13 RBI in 26 games with the KC Barnstormers club team over the summer. Listed at 6’3″, 232 pounds, [...]
Tweet SM East standout pitcher and current JCCC Cavalier Jeff Soptic has signed a professional baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox, according to Baseball America. Soptic, whose fastball has been clocked at over 100 mph, had a scholarship to play at the University of Missouri the next two years, but will forgo the opportunity [...]
Tweet Standout pitcher Jeff Soptic, who graduated from SM East in 2009, was picked up in the third round of the Major League Baseball draft Tuesday by the Chicago White Sox. Soptic had been taken by the Royals in the 43rd round of the 2009 draft, but he opted to improve his marketability by signing [...]
Tweet After giving up a late-inning lead against Maize Saturday morning in a game that would have advanced them to the state title matchup, the SM East Lancers bounced back Saturday afternoon to defeat Lawrence High School and secure third place in the tournament. The Lions got out to an early lead, going up 5-2 [...]
Tweet The Lancers baseball team showed resilience in their second round state tournament game this morning, but weren’t able to hold of undefeated Maize in extra innings. Brennan Burns pitched another five innings for the Lancers before state sporting rules required that he be pulled. The Lancers came back to tie the game 6-6 after [...]
Tweet The Lancers are living large in Lawrence. A 2-0 victory over Wichita Northwest in the opening round of the 6A state baseball tournament Friday guarantees the Lancers will play in two games today. Win the first against un-defeated Maize this morning, and the Lancers will be playing for the state title this afternoon. Lose, [...]
Tweet The Bishop Miege Stags, like their neighbors to the south, have qualified for play in year’s state baseball tournaments. The Stags took the 5A regional crown with wins over Harmon and St. Thomas Aquinas last week, marking their sixth regional title since 2003 The regional title qualified Miege for the 5A state tournament, which [...]
Tweet Coach Jerrod Ryherd saw that his SM East baseball team had the talent to make 2011 special. But after a four game mid-season losing streak, he knew it was going to take a change in attitude for the Lancers to reach their potential. After a tough loss to SM West, Ryherd put a challenge [...]
Tweet Two teams. Two years. Four state titles. The SM East athletics department appears to be closing 2010-2011 strong, with two teams successfully defending their state titles — while another is headed to the state tournament for the first time in years. The girls swim and dive team won it second consecutive state title Saturday, [...]
Tweet There may be snow on the ground. It may be 20 degrees outside. But soon enough it will be time for pitchers and catchers to report to Major League spring training — which means it’s not too early to start thinking about spring sports around here as well. Prairie Village is encouraging little league [...]
Tweet SM East senior Dylan Becker, who took home both team MVP and defensive MVP honors after his junior season at shortstop, has signed a letter of intent to play collegiate baseball at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. At 6 feet, 175 lbs., the left-handed hitter was a solid college prospect, having made the [...]
