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Guide to Wichita State University
Football Team Airplane Crash Collection
The Wichita State University
Football Team Airplane Crash Collection contains various documents relating to
the airplane crash that took place on October 2, 1970 when members of the WSU
football team, staff and friends were killed in the Colorado mountains near
Denver. This collection contains newspaper articles, news releases,
correspondence, and audio tapes of the Federal Hearing investigating the event
and of the Memorial and Dedication Services for those who died in the
crash.
Sports
News
Wichita Eagle: Sports
Bob Lutz: KU’s Rivera waits his turn with Patriots -
02/04/2012
There are few Kansas connections to Super Bowl XLVI, which is 46 for those of us not up on our Roman numerals. In fact, can we just lose the Roman numerals now? They were cute for the first 25 years or so, but I’m all for cutting out things that make me feel dumb. OK, back to this Super Bowl’s Kansas connections. There’s only one who played at a Kansas four-year school — and you have to look past the active rosters, to the practice squads. Read more
Second-place K-State women gear up for Baylor, Griner -
02/04/2012
When the No. 1-ranked Baylor women’s basketball team steps onto the Bramlage Coliseum floor tonight, it will have to defend its undefeated record in front of a large Kansas State crowd. Thanks to a “Pack the House” campaign that features $1 tickets and select concessions, the Wildcats are expecting a near-sellout. That’s good news for K-State coach Deb Patterson, who is 18-3 when playing in front of more than 10,000 fans. "I’m looking forward to the fun of it and I know our players are, too," Patterson said. Read more
Kansas State ready for another February rally -
02/03/2012
One look at the calendar is all it takes for Kansas State to feel a boost in confidence. Even though the Wildcats have lost their past two games and are 4-5 in the Big 12, they look forward to the second half of their conference schedule knowing it’s the time of year the Wildcats have been at their best. During Frank Martin’s first four seasons, the Wildcats were 23-8 in February, including a 20-3 mark over the past three seasons. Read more
Perry Ellis has a place in City League basketball history -
02/03/2012
Friends women beat Southwestern again -
02/03/2012
There was no timeout to call, no chance to be creative, so the Friends' women's basketball team made it easy during the final seconds against Southwestern on Thursday. The Falcons quickly organized before an in-bounds play with 11.4 seconds to go, and what they came up with could hardly be described as a novel concept. It was the best option, though. Sarah Munds cut to the basket, drawing a foul as she converted the tying basket. Her free throw gave Friends the lead and eventually a 75-74 win. Read more
Kansas Sports Books
 Baseball in
Wichita
The art of baseball is evident at Wichita State
University’s Eck Stadium. The bronze sculpture, “Put Me in
Coach,” overlooks the stadium entry. Behind it a 70-foot mural, the
longest of its kind at any university ballpark, depicts WSU’s storied
baseball history. The art of baseball has also been evident on Wichita’s
playing fields for well over a century. During and after the Civil War,
baseball quickly spread across the nation. When Wichita was incorporated in
1870, the town and the game were ready for each other, and Wichita had its
first professional nine the following decade. Baseball in Wichita tells the
story of local baseball at all levels—amateur, collegiate and pro—in
words and images dating from the 19th century to the present day.
 The Kansas
Century:
100 Years of Championship Jayhawk Basketball
Kansas
Jayhawks : History Making Basketball
Max
& the Jayhawks : 50 Years on & Off the Air With Ku Sports
 Kansas City Royals
(America's Game)
The history of the Kansas City Royals, an expansion
team that took the field in 1969.
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