■ Sophomore standout Small finishes first at both events Independence High School boys’ golf kicked off a busy slate earlier this week with backto- back Southeast Kansas League tournaments in Coffeyville on Tuesday, April 30 and at Oswego for the Labette County Invitational on Wednesday. At Coffeyville, the Bulldogs secured the silver medal as a team, then brought home the bronze from Oswego.

The Kansas City Royals are off to their best start in several years, but some viewers will be missing out on broadcasts starting with Wednesday’s game at Toronto. Comcast has dropped Bally regional sports networks in a carriage dispute with Diamond Sports Group.

Through some twists and turns, Dylan Edwards is a Wildcat again. The highly-coveted running back from Derby committed to the Kansas State football team for a second time on Sunday, almost two years after pledging to the Wildcats before his senior year in high school.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team is going to look a lot different next season. Of course, that is nothing new for Jerome Tang.

Hunter Dickinson, a 7-foot-2 senior center who earned firstteam all-Big 12 honors during the 2023-24 season at Kansas, has decided to remain at KU for his fifth and final season of college basketball. Dickinson on Friday announced on social media site X that he’s decided to put the NBA draft on hold another year and play for the Jayhawks.

Following a week off due to rain postponement, Independence High School softball headed to Chanute for a pair of games on Tuesday, April 30. The Lady Bulldogs eked out an 11-10 victory in the opener, but then was behind 14-9 when play was suspended in the nightcap due to more inclement weather.

Looking to beef up its record ahead of the postseason, the Independence High School baseball team traveled to Chanute on Tuesday, April 30. What had been scheduled for a home-and-home series set to begin last Thursday was changed to a doubleheader, with the Bulldogs holding on for the Game 1 by the final of 9-8 before the second matchup had to be suspended late.

The historic run of Southeast Kansas League Tournament Championships continued for the Independence High School boys’ tennis team this past Monday, April 29, as the Bulldogs took the top spot as a team for the 11th year in a row.

TORONTO — The Kansas City Royals turned to ace Cole Ragans to snap a three-game losing streak on Tuesday night. And Ragans delivered in a big way against the Toronto Blue Jays.

For the first time in the Brett Veach general manager tenure, the Chiefs led their draft with back-to-back players who reside on the same side of the football as Patrick Mahomes. The timing isn’t coincidental.