Sports

The Pratt High School baseball squad has proven to be a threat in 4A this year. The team is led by 11 seniors, who have all stepped up and assumed leadership positions this season.

For the elite athletes in the WNBA, spending the offseason playing in Russia can mean earning more money than they can make back home — sometimes even two or three times as much. But those who have done that also describe the loneliness of being away from family and friends, of struggling with an unfamiliar language and culture, and of living in a place with only a few hours of sunlight in the winter and temperatures well below freezing.

Pratt, Kan. – The Pratt Community College (PCC) Beavers hosted the Northwest Kansas Technical College (NWKTC) Mavericks at the Green Sports Complex on Wednesday, April 13. The Beavers played away from Angood Field for the second time this season due to weather conditions. Northwest Tech entered the afternoon with only two conference wins coming against Pratt.

The Pratt Women’s Flag Footbal team is hosting open tryouts on Sunday, April 24 in Pratt and Sunday, May 1 in Wichita. Lead by Head Coach Jenitra Shields, the PCC women’s flag football program looks to get off to an exciting start and hopes to showcase local talent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State University in Manhattan has hired Jerome Tang to be its next basketball coach, entrusting a program that’s had plenty of recent success but fallen on hard times to one of the architects of Baylor’s rise to national prominence.

Pratt High School softball players have posted a strong 4-4 record for their first eight games of the season. Head Coach Mike Forshee said that the team is focused on “trusting the process” and approaching the game the right way.

The Kansas Jayhawks are national champions for the fourth time in school history. Kansas defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 72-69 in a thrilling, back-and-forth 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship game in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Monday.

Garden City, Kan. - This past Saturday, April 2 the Pratt Community College (PCC) Beavers traveled to Garden City, KS for the Broncbuster Invite. This was the fourth outdoor meet of the season and the teams first at a regional opponent. The Beavers will travel to Wichita State University (WSU) this coming Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 for the KT Woodman Classic at Cessna Stadium.

With many returning upperclassmen and leaders, the 2022 Pratt High School boys’ golf team is looking to experience another solid season this spring. The team has a wide range of players, all with different skill sets and experience levels. However, all of them have been making steady improvements, and will be ready to compete come meet time.

The Pratt High School track squad has been working very diligently and consistently this spring. Whether it be sprinters, long distance runners, or throwers, all of the kids have shown steady improvement throughout the early part of this season.