102.7FM KPGZ is excited to announce Bulldog baseball is returning to the airwaves this spring. KPGZ will continue to cover Kearney High School home and select away baseball games this spring.

Bulldog radio network announcers Jim Dickerson, Kelly Gentry, Eric Stevens and Dan Helberg will be calling baseball games beginning at 5:30 pm on Friday, March 28, when the Bulldogs face Fort Osage High School.

“We had great success announcing Bulldog baseball games this spring,” said 102.7FM general manager Brian Watts. “We are excited to be able bring it back to KPGZ for another season. We’re thrilled to have the team’s and community’s support!”

Parents and fans requested softball and baseball games to be broadcast on the radio station last year, and KPGZ was able to work though logistics to accommodate the demand. The station had great success and produced quality game broadcasts for fans.

Bulldog sports game broadcasts bring a vast audience to the radio station. Broadcasts of high school sports bring double or triple the listening audience to 102.7FM. The station now broadcasts football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball to a wide audience around the world on the radio, their website 1027KearneyMO.com and the KPGZ mobile app.

In addition to broadcasting games on 102.7FM streams, games will also be heard on KearneyCountry.com and the Kearney Country channel of the KPGZ mobile app.

The 2025 baseball season broadcasts are presented by CARSTAR Porter’s Kearney Body Shop as the title sponsor. Other sponsors include Penrod’s Greenhouse, Tracy Tucker State Farm, Porter’s Ace Hardware, Green Seasons Lawn and Tree Service, Berserk Athletics, Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Kearney Family Chiropractic Center, Jana Stevens of Missouri Farm Bureau, Kearney Chamber of Commerce, Mike Davis Creative Services and Prime Broadcast Group.

Sponsorship spaces are available at all levels and can be reserved now by calling Brian Watts at 816-826-1111.

KPGZ News Press Release

Bulldog Football begins on Friday, August 30, and Kearney begins the season travelling to Fort Osage High School.

The 2023 Class 4 State Champion Kearney Bulldogs start defending their title Friday night with the first game against the Fort Osage Indians. Coach Minnick told KPGZ that the first game will be a well-fought match up.

“They have three receivers back and a much more athletic and throwing quarterback this year,” Minnick said about the Indians. “They’re going to be a physical football team. They’re going to spread it around.”

*The game will be broadcast on 102.7FM and the KPGZ mobile app.*

The game will be played at Fort Osage High School, 2101 N Twyman Rd. Independence, MO. Gates open at 5:30 and tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for K-12 students. Kids under age 5 are free. Only students from Fort Osage and Kearney will be admitted with current student ID.

The game will be broadcast on 102.7FM, KPGZ websites 1027KearneyMO.com and KearneyCountry.com, and the KPGZ mobile app. Pregame starts at 6:40 pm and play-by-play action begins at 7 pm.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.