By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter
Hello and happy Thursday everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine.
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On Wednesday, Abilene High School officially announced that former assistant Kyle Taylor would be elevated to head boys basketball coach for the 2024-25 season.
Taylor has served as assistant boys varsity coach for the last five years, after joining Abilene as head middle school boys coach in 2018, and takes the reigns from Erik Graefe, who stepped down this offseason after leading the Cowboys along with Taylor, to three state tournament appearances in four years
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Wednesday also saw an exciting announcement as Wildcat fans will soon get the opportunity to see their favorite student-athletes and coaches as dates have been announced for the 2024 Catbacker Tour.
The tour will kick off May 14 with stops in Salina, Great Bend and Liberal, and Head football coach Chris Klieman, as well as coaches and student-athletes from various sports will be in attendance during the swing through western Kansas.
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And finally the Kansas Wesleyan Softball fought valiantly, but saw its season come to an end as the Coyotes dropped a pair of games at the 2024 KCAC Softball Tournament on Wednesday
The Coyotes fell 4-1 at the hands of Ottawa before being eliminated in a 7-1 loss at the hands of Tabor, finishing their season 24-20
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That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.
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