There isn’t much to be said about the Summit League Championship game the Roos played  last Tuesday against Omaha. Kansas City was up two sets to none and leading 20-17 in set three.   From there, it all collapsed. KC lost set three by a score of 26-24. Set four was...

  After earning the first seed in the Summit League tournament, six Kansas City Roos have earned recognition by the Summit League for their regular season performances.   On Nov. 18, the Summit League announced its 2023 honors which include two categories – Individual...

  The Kansas City Roos are Summit League regular season champions for the first time in program history.   After finishing with a 12-4 conference record and 21-7 overall for the season, the Roos split the title with the Omaha Mavericks, Denver Pioneers and South Dakota...

  The Kansas City Roos men’s soccer team is heading to the Summit League Championship Tournament Finals after beating number one seed, Denver.    The team’s match against the 23rd-ranked Denver Pioneers went down to the very last second, even beyond.   After falling...

  The Roos’ women’s soccer team has wrapped up their regular season and will now have a shot at taking the Summit League crown.    The team finished their non-conference schedule with a record of 1-3-5, with its sole win against Lindenwood to start the season. There...

  The Roos volleyball team began with a blazing 9-3 record in its non-conference schedule.    The team continued its dominance in the first four games of Summit League Conference play. After beating the Omaha Mavericks and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in five sets,...

  Kansas City Athletics is partnering with ShotTracker, a local sports-data company.    Based out of Merriam, KS, ShotTracker uses sensors that are placed around the arena, in the basketball and even on the players themselves to deliver data down to the millisecond. With...

  After a down year in 2022, the Kansas City Roos volleyball team is lighting up their opponents in matches.    Starting off with a 9-3 record, the Roos are dominating on the court. In every facet of the game, Kansas City is overwhelming their competition.    The...

  The Missouri Senate has found itself in a familiar position after being unable to reach an agreement on the issue of sports betting. Yet again, the wheels are spinning, but the issue goes nowhere.   Many in the Senate, such as Senate President Caleb Rowden, a Republican...

A collapse. That’s really the only term that can be used to describe the end of this season.   Ending the regular season on a five-game skid, then losing to the 10-seeded Omaha Mavericks in the first round of the Summit League Championship Tournament was certainly not...

  The Kansas City Roos’ men’s basketball regular season ended silently.    However, it’s Summit League Championship Tournament time, and the Roos’ first matchup looks to be favorable.   Kansas City’s first-round face-off is against the Omaha Mavericks, a...

  The Kansas City Roos men’s basketball team played their final games in the Swinney Recreation Center for the 2022-2023 basketball season. Unfortunately, they did not close it out on a high note.   Last week, the Roos lost both games. They lost to the North Dakota State...

  The Kansas City Roos struggled to maintain momentum all season. However, this latest stretch has been particularly rough.      This past week, the Roos won one and lost one. They beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 76-64. Then, they traveled to St. Paul,...

  UMKC Debate coach and competitor, Yasmeen Hanon, brought the club back after nearly 2 years of being absent from campus.    “I had a lot of experience in high school with speech and debate,” said Hanon. “I thought I could take my expertise and use it to re-establish...

After five months of college basketball, the new-look Kansas City Roos had an up-and-down performance in and out of conference play. However, there are many areas that need to be worked on to become true contenders.   Brutal Non-Conference Play   In the...