Independence High School softball got back in the win column following a pair of tough home losses to Ft. Scott last Tuesday, earning a 7-0 shutout victory versus Baxter Springs on the road on Friday, April 19.

After having a six-game winning streak snapped at home by Ft. Scott in a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday, April 16, the Independence High School baseball team was hoping to bounce back at Baxter Springs last Friday. IHS did just that, jumping out to an early lead and keeping the host Lions at arm’s length en route to an 11-3 win.

Kansas, which has already landed three highly regarded perimeter players from the NCAA basketball transfer portal in Wisconsin’s AJ Storr, Florida’s Riley Kugel and South Dakota State’s Zeke Mayo, will be entertaining two prospects — one from the portal and one from the high school class of 2025 — this weekend.

Earlier this month, Kansas State basketball fans nervously scrolled through social media as they waited to find out if their head coach was going to leave for a high-profile opening at Arkansas or stay loyal to the Wildcats.

Coming off a week in which it had three events in as many days, the Independence High School boys’ tennis team traveled to Towanda on Tuesday, April 16 for the Circle Invitational and came away with gold as a team — along with three individual silver medals and a bronze.

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has an initial plan with recently signed Louis Rees-Zammit. For now, that involves the former professional rugby player starting the season as a running back to “get him to feel comfortable with that.” “Hell get used to some of these (offensive) calls — through our Zooms — and the plays,” Reid said this week, “and then we’ll just see where it goes from there.” The 23-year-old Rees-Zammit, listed at 6 foot 3 and 194 pounds on the Chiefs’ roster, announced earlier this year he’d be quitting rugby to pursue an NFL career.

The Royals’ magic number for clinching a playoff berth is 142. Yes, yes, it’s waaaaaay too early for magic numbers.

We’re five months shy of an NFL game, and still three months shy of training camp for that matter, but the theme of this Chiefs season is already pretty clear: The three-peat. It’s never been done in NFL history, and the lure of whether the Chiefs can be the first team to break the mold is captivating.

Riding a six-game winning streak, the Independence High School baseball team had its hands full at home against Ft. Scott on Tuesday, April 16. The Tigers blasted the ball all over the field, combining for 25 hits — compared to nine hits for the home team — over the doubleheader to earn the sweep. The Bulldogs dropped Game 1 by the final of 125, then were run-ruled in the nightcap as the visitors earned the 18-1 victory through four innings.

Fresh off a pair of road victories versus Neodesha on Monday, April 15, Independence High School softball welcomed Southeast Kansas League opponent Ft. Scott to town on Tuesday for a doubleheader. The Lady Bulldogs put up a good effort in the opener but ultimately fell by the final score of 6-3. Then in Game 2, IHS scored a pair of runs early but the Lady Tigers shut them down the rest of the way to come away with the 11-2 win and the sweep.