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Wings nip Missouri 12-11

With less than five minutes to play, leading by three points and given a power-play opportunity, the Wichita Wings all but had the soccer game wrapped up Saturday night. Then the unthinkable happened....

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Wings follow defense to more wins

Now that the Wings have reached the halfway point, coach LeBaron Hollimon feels he can give a fair depiction of their MISL season, at least more accurately than when they limped to a 1-5 start.Wichita...

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Rochester’s three-pointers sink Wings

There is proof in the previous four home games that Wichita’s defense has found a secure identity. Even on Friday, the Wings’ defense didn’t seem ineffective, but the 19-10 loss to Rochester suggests...

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Sluggish start sinks Wings in Windy City

The Chicago Soul defeated the Wichita Wings 23-14 on Monday night in Chicago. The Wings put themselves in a huge hole in the first half against Chicago, trailing 6-0 after the first quarter and 15-2 at...

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Wings’ Tiguinho prefers the pass

Wings forward Tiguinho can pinpoint the time when he determined that getting his teammates involved offensively was more important than his own scoring.“When I realized I can’t score,” joked Tiguinho,...

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Wings’ fourth-quarter comeback not enough in 12-10 loss to Wave

The Wings didn’t beat first-place Milwaukee Friday night at Hartman Arena, falling 12-10 after a furious fourth-quarter comeback, but Wichita may have found the formula for doing so.The Wave, which...

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Soul sinks Wings with second-quarter burst

It’s easy to pinpoint when things came undone for the Wichita Wings in Saturday night’s 15-12 loss to the Chicago Soul at Hartman Arena.With under three minutes to play before halftime and the Wings...

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Wings lose fifth straight

The Wings scored two in 10 seconds during the third quarter Thursday night in Chicago. The other 59-plus minutes were the problem in an 8-6 loss to the Soul, the Wings’ fifth straight loss.Chicago’s...

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Wings begin final homestand against Rochester

Whether the Wichita Wings find themselves at home, as they are for the next two games, or on the road, as they will be for the final five games of the regular season, the wins need to start coming....

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Wings beat Rochester 14-11, end five-game skid

The last time Rochester played in Wichita, it ended a four-game home winning streak for the Wings, and started a five -game losing streak that bled into Saturday’s game against ... Rochester. In order...

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Wings GM Blazek still upbeat about future

John Blazek is pleased with the performance of Wings coach LeBaron Hollimon and the team’s three-year plan is being executed essentially the way it was drafted.Blazek, the Wings’ general manager,...

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Wings stumble late, lose to Blast

Inconsistency has been a recurring theme to the Wings’ season. Coach LeBaron Hollimon mentions it, the Wings players mention it, and Friday’s game against the Baltimore Blast at home was the perfect...

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Wings can’t keep up in second half

The Wichita Wings lost to the Rochester Lancers11-10 on Monday night at Rochester, N.Y. Wichita rallied to tie the score 7-7 at halftime behind goals from Adrian Gonzalez and Miguel Ferrer. Rockester...

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Wings can’t erase deficit at Syracuse

Syracuse broke open a tight game with goals two minutes apart in the third quarter of a 15-10 win over the Wings on Friday night in Syracuse, N.Y.Neto’s power-play goal at 5:56 of the third quarter...

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Wings blow lead at Missouri

The Missouri Comets erased a 6-0 deficit in the first 1:33 of the second quarter to take an 8-6 lead over the Wichita Wings on the way to a 15-11 win on Sunday at Independence, Mo. Wichita opened the...

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Wings end dismal season with loss

The Wichita Wings closed out the season with an 8-6 loss at Milwaukee on Sunday, dropping the Wings to 7-19 overall and cementing a second consecutive last-place finish in the Major Indoor Soccer...

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Wink Hartman looking for new Wings soccer ownership

Since Wink Hartman Sr. announced on the Wichita Wings website Tuesday morning that he’s trying to sell the indoor soccer team, several local and out-of-state buyers have expressed interest.“Soccer fans...

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Wichita Wings soccer franchise unlikely to play next season

The Wichita Wings franchise will probably not play next season in the Major Indoor Soccer League, as the employee in charge of handling the sale of the team for owner Wink Hartman said a local...

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B-52s soccer team opens season Nov. 2

The Wichita B-52s will open its first Premier Arena Soccer League season at Dallas on Nov. 2 and play its home opener Nov. 9 against Illinois.The team released its 16-game schedule Wednesday. The B-52s...

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Wichita’s new soccer team deep with local ties

Larry Inlow’s heart is ready to give up the Wings team name, but his brain is still holding onto it. Or maybe it’s the other way around.Inlow, the coach of the B-52s, a first-year franchise in the...

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B-52s lose inaugural game 15-3 to Dallas Sidekicks

The Dallas Sidekicks beat the Wichita B-52s 15-3 on Saturday night in the B52s’ first game in the Premier Arena Soccer League.Dallas scored the game’s first five goals, led 8-2 and halftime and 12-3 by...

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B-52s try to improve after lopsided opening defeat

The B-52s lost to Dallas 15-3 in their franchise debut last weekend on the road, but the lopsided defeat provided Wichita’s professional soccer team with a barometer.Dallas, coached by Tatu, a former...

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Wichita B-52s rally for win in home-opener

Midfielder Matt Clare scored the winning goal with just under six minutes left in the game on an assist by Alex Mosely, giving the Wichita B-52s a 9-8 win over Illinois in the indoor soccer team’s...

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Lemons gets back to work with B-52s

Chris Lemons keeps finding opportunities to play soccer in Wichita, and though he has recently contemplated retirement, the B-52s defender has found it difficult to say no to earning money for...

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Hidalgo beats B-52s in shootout

The Wichita B-52s lost 6-5 in an overtime shootout to the Hidalgo La Fiera on Saturday night at Hartman Arena in what B-52s coach Larry Inlow described as one of the strangest games he has ever been a...

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B-52s edge Piasa for road win

Anthony Scognamillo scored the game-winning goal with 1 minute, 24 seconds left, giving the B-52s an 8-7 win over the Illinois Piasa on Saturday in Pontoon Beach, Ill.The goal, Scognamillo’s second of...

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B-52s back home against Dallas

The B-52s soccer team are hoping for more success against the Dallas Sidekicks on Saturday night than they had in the season opener.Wichita's first game in the Premier Arena Soccer League on Nov. 2 was...

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Weather conditions wipe out Wichita B-52s game

Saturday's game between the Wichita B-52s and the Dallas Sidekicks has been postponed indefinitely.The Sidekicks were not able to reach Wichita due to inclement weather and road conditions in Texas.The...

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After unscheduled week off, B-52s get back to soccer

The Wichita B-52s indoor soccer team gets back to game action Saturday after 13 days off.With last week’s game postponed, the B-52s will play host to the Tulsa Revolution at 7 p.m. Saturday in Hartman...

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B-52s soccer team pounds winless Tulsa

PARK CITY — Matt Clare’s motivation for his four goals and one assist Saturday against Tulsa didn’t come from the league stats, but rather from his leadership role.Clare carried Wichita to a 9-2 home...

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Sidekicks beat B-52s 6-3

The Dallas Sidekicks beat the B-52s 6-3 in an indoor soccer game Thursday night in Allen, Texas.Heviel Cordoves scored Wichita’s first two goals and assisted on Kevin Jackson goal at 13:17 of the third...

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Dallas continues mastery of B52s

The Dallas Sidekicks have defeated Wichita this season using the one skill Wichita can’t work on at practice: Experience. The B52s fell to Dallas twice earlier this season, and Saturday’s first home...

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B-52s’ Dewey finds time for goalkeeping

Jason Dewey loves soccer, but it doesn’t fill his schedule – nor does he want it to. Dewey doesn’t want anything to dominate his time. He just finished college at Newman University and is trying to...

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B-52s defeat Tulsa 4-2

Although the B-52s’ 4-2 win over Tulsa on Friday was an ugly one, coach Larry Inlow saw it as a necessary step to become a better team in the Premier Arena Soccer League.“Great teams have to grind out...

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B-52s too much for Illinois 11-5

PARK CITY — Wichita B-52s coach Larry Inlow had identified what his team was doing wrong after its early January shutout loss to Dallas at home. Despite a 3-6 record at the time, Inlow knew his team...

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B-52s fall to Chicago 10-5

PARK CITY — The B-52s were unsuccessful in stopping the undefeated Chicago Mustangs on Saturday night at Hartman Arena.Chicago’s third-period onslaught was the difference in the 10-5 decision that...

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Revolution defeats B-52s

The Tulsa Revolution picked up its second win of the PASL season, beating the B-52s 6-4 on Friday night in Tulsa.Travis Pittman scored two goals for Wichita.The B-52s twice battled back to tie the...

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B-52s will honor legends against Dallas

The B-52s play their final home game of the season on Sunday at 3 p.m. against the Dallas Sidekicks. The Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame will hold a ceremony during the game honoring former Wichita Wings...

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B-52s honor Wichita soccer legend Roentved

During Sunday’s home finale against Dallas, the B-52s spotlighted the past, present and future of Wichita soccer.The past was celebrated with the honoring of legendary defender Kim Roentved, probably...

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B-52s win season finale

The Wichita B-52s won their season finale on Saturday night, defeating the Illinios Piasa 6-3 in Pontoon Beach, Ill. Matt Clare scored two goals for Wichita as the B-52s cruised to a 5-0 lead early in...

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