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1 day ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
PITTSBURG, KS — Three Pitt State track athletes picked up honors from the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association this week. For men’s track athlete of the year in the central region, PSU’s Dapriest Hogans received the honor. Hogans won the 200 meter dash national title, took third place in the 100 meter dash, and helped the Gorillas in the 4×400 meter relay. Looking at women’s field events, Blakelee Winn earned field athlete of the year honors for Pitt State.
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2 days ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
FRONTENAC, KS — Frontenac softball was crowned state champions for the second year in a row on Friday after taking down Silver Lake in the state title game. The player of the game, look no further than Raiders pitcher Avery Johnson. Excelling in the circle and in the batter’s box, she played an integral role in the team’s success in Topeka. The senior galvanized the team’s offense with her third inning home run. “I felt a lot of emotions,” said Johnson.
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3 days ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
JOPLIN, MO — The 2025 All-COC West baseball team honors were released this week, and several local athletes and coaches were named on the list. Kyle Wolf of Joplin was named head coach of the year, while Andrew Young of Webb City was named player of the year, and Neosho junior Brody Crane was named pitcher of the year. First team at pitcher: Neosho senior Alex Rodriguez and Joplin junior Brecken Green.
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4 days ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Michael Emami
JOPLIN, MO — Joplin High School baseball will have a new head coach for the 2026 season, as the school announced Chase Kilgore will be the new lead man for the program today. Kilgore replaces former head coach Kyle Wolf who was at the helm for eight seasons. Kilgore joins Joplin from Lamar High School, where he served as head baseball coach and assistant football coach.
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4 days ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
JOPLIN, MO — Joplin High School baseball will have a new head coach for the 2026 season, as the school announced Chase Kilgore will be the new lead man for the program today. Kilgore replaces former head coach Kyle Wolf who was at the helm for eight seasons. Kilgore joins Joplin from Lamar High School, where he served as head baseball coach and assistant football coach.
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4 days ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
JOPLIN, MO — After a week of high school & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four State area. Play #5: Lockwood’s Jessie Theiman (catch & throw double play in state semifinal) —Threatening late in the state semifinals, Oak Ridge skied a quick pop-up to left field, to which Lockwood’s Jessie Theiman made the catch and doubled off the runner at second base via a great throw.
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1 week ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
Courtesy: KSNT SALINA, KS — Fort Scott baseball took down Rock Creek on Friday night to capture the Class 4A state crown. The Mustangs put a run on the board in the first inning, but the Tigers answered right back with three of their own in the bottom half. After a Dub Chipman double, Lennox Vann drove in the senior to tie the game via an RBI base-knock. Vann later stole home plate to take the lead, followed by a Brady Gomez sac fly RBI to put the Tigers up 3-1.
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1 week ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
Courtesy: St. Mary’s Colgan Catholic Schools GREAT BEND, KS — St. Mary’s Colgan baseball took down Valley falls to claim its 22nd state title in program history on Friday afternoon. The Panthers dominated the ballgame from start to finish, as head coach Mike Watt’s squad put up 10 runs against the Dragons pitching staff. The Panthers put up two runs in the third inning, each courtesy of 2-out RBI hits.
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1 week ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami
WICHITA, KS — Pittsburg softball took down Salina Central in the girls Class 5A state quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. With no score through the first three innings, Salina Central broke the deadlock in the fourth inning. The Purple Dragons, however, were quick to respond via an Emily Shriver single down the left field line in the bottom half. Pittsburg trailed once again, until junior Brette Pasteur came through for the Dragons with a game tying single in the bottom of the fifth.
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1 week ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Michael Emami |Ryan Bunnell
SPRINGFIELD, MO — Lockwood softball fell to Concordia in the Class 1 State Title game on Wednesday afternoon. The Orioles broke the deadlock in the third inning via an RBI sacrifice flyout to center, taking an early 1-0 lead. The Tigers continued to be held scoreless throughout the game, as both sides’ pitching dominated into the late innings. Tigers pitcher Kallie Griffin had a terrific day in the circle, but did concede a late-game two-run home run to Concordia in the top half of the sixth.
