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.

Fresh off a come-from-behind home victory versus Parsons on Monday, the Independence High School softball team travelled to Altamont on Tuesday, April 23 to take on Labette County in a solo contest. In each of its losses this season, IHS struggled to get going offensively in the early going. That proved to be the case once again and the Lady Bulldogs failed to find their rhythm at the plate and were shut out in a 6-0 defeat.

Quarterbacks are likely to be taken with the top three picks in the NFL Draft, but fans can also expect a number of wide receivers to be taken in the first round, too. CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell believes seven wide receivers could be selectedjust on Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals needed an offensive spark.

Racing towards the postseason, the Independence High School boys’ tennis program competed at Iola last Thursday, April 18 and captured the crown as a team, then followed that up with a ninth place finish at the Tournament of Champions at Wichita Collegiate this past Saturday.