Continuing a busy week consisting of three events in four days, Independence High School girls’ swim headed to the Emporia Invitational on Thursday, April 25. The Lady Bulldogs finished fifth overall and had a bevy of top-10 individual performances. Garden City grabbed the gold with 470.5 team points, followed by McPherson in second (454), Topeka-Seaman in third (388.5), host Emporia in fourth (300), IHS in fifth (279), Wichita-Classical in sixth (94), Coffeyville in seventh (92), Topeka West in eighth (77) and Topeka in ninth (63).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals grounds crew descended on the tarp ahead of the top of the sixth inning and began rolling it onto the field Thursday.

On the face of it, the Chiefs made a flurry of moves in the opening round of the NFL Draft that, even in rapid succession Thursday, surprised just about no one. A trade up in the first round? Seen that.

IL Right-hander Will Klein was at home following Triple-A Omaha’s game Wednesday when the phone rang at 10:30 p.m. It was Storm Chasers manager Mike Jirschele.

Independence High School track and field participated in two meets in three days last week, traveling to Columbus on Tuesday, April 16 before heading to Fredonia two days later. At Columbus, the Lady Bulldogs placed second overall and the boys brought home the team bronze but were just two points behind Pittsburg for the silver. Then on Thursday in Fredonia, the boys finished in a tie for fifth with Iola, meanwhile the girls took 10th.

In the first of three events this week, the Independence High School girls’ swim team travelled to the Pittsburg YMCA on Tuesday, April 23 for the Ft. Scott Invitational. The host Lady Tigers took the top spot with a whopping 551.5 total points, while IHS snagged the silver with 533 points. Next up was Coffeyville in third (260.5), followed by Labette County in fourth (121) and Parsons in fifth (24).

The Kansas City Royals reached deep into their playbook on Wednesday night. The Royals played a little small-ball in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, manufacturing each run in a different manner.

“Farmageddon” is taking its act across the Atlantic. Kansas State and Iowa State will open the 2025 college football season on Saturday, August 23 in Dublin, Ireland, the schools announced on Wednesday.

After letting one slip away at home against Parsons on Monday, April 22, Independence High School baseball had little time to lament the loss as it turned around on Tuesday for a single matchup with Labette County in Altamont. The Bulldogs leapt out to an early 1-0 advantage before LCHS tied things up in the fifth. That led to a thrilling final stanza as junior catcher Brady Palmer drove in the winning run in the top half of the inning and then was part of a unique double play to end the game and seal the 2-1 victory.

Independence High School girls’ swim hit the midpoint of the season recently, heading to Marion and coming away with seventh place in a tough 10-team field last Friday, April 19. That was following a fourth place finish as a squad at Kansas City-Turner on Tuesday, April 16 and a team bronze at Campus in Wichita the previous Thursday.