{"id":36598,"date":"2024-10-13T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/?p=36598"},"modified":"2024-10-12T14:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T19:54:45","slug":"kwu-mens-womens-basketball-teams-to-contest-skills-competition-at-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/kwu-mens-womens-basketball-teams-to-contest-skills-competition-at-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s &amp; Women&#8217;s Basketball Teams To Contest Skills Competition at Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block rtf align style-default align-default position-right bg-color-default\">\n\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rtf-content cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Kansas Wesleyan&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams will face off in a &#8216;Battle of the Sexes&#8217; skills competition during Homecoming Weekend inside Mabee Arena.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We have great athletes on our men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams and this will be a fun atmosphere for them to showcase their tremendous talent,&#8221; KWU Athletic Director Miguel Paredes said. &#8220;We put this exhibition together all with the spirit of competition in mind. 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