8 years ago
The first week of district play brings new hope to teams across Kansas and Sacred Heart was no different coming in to their first district showdown with top-ranked Smith Center. Unfortunately for the Knights, they were no match for the powerful Smith Center rushing attacked, which racked up over 500 yards on the way to a ...

8 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys lost 28-27 in overtime Friday night at Wamego. It was the first overtime game since 2004 for the Cowboys. That season Abilene won in the opening round of the playoffs 41-40 at Wichita Collegiate.  The result wasn’t the same though Friday night as the Red Raiders converted on a two point conversion ...

8 years ago
The Salina South Cougars traveled to Panther Stadium in hopes of upsetting one of the top teams in Class 6A, the Derby Panthers. With both teams decimated by injuries, anything was possible. However, the Panthers backfield combination proved to be too powerful en route to a 59-14 win. The Cougars had 4 defensive starters sidelined due ...

8 years ago
Minneapolis Lions were shut out to start District play tonight, 53-0, at home versus the Riley County Falcons. Riley County had a big game from Senior tailback Ty Nelson. Nelson carried the ball 10 times for 97 yards and three touchdowns. Nelson, also, had a touchdown on defense scoring on a 38-yard interception return in the ...

8 years ago
A Kansas State University veterinarian says when it comes to the death of a pet, the process of grieving will likely vary by pet owner and the type of relationship they had with their pet. "The relationship one has with a pet can be vastly different than that another pet owner has with his or her ...

8 years ago
Salina Area United Way will be hosting a Macaroni & Cheese Meal Packaging Project on Friday, November 3rd.  The event will be held at The Masonic Center, 336 S. Santa Fe Ave.  There will be two shifts, 7:00-9:00AM and/or 4:00-6:00PM. The latest estimates show that 16% of the population of Saline County lives at or below ...

8 years ago
Hundreds of middle school students will take over Downtown Salina on Monday. The 7th Grade Culture Crawl will fill downtown, with over 650 7th graders, faculty and support staff. Organized by the Salina Educators, the mission of the Cultural Crawl is to expose students to the interconnectedness of Salina’s cultural entities to the community, and how ...

8 years ago
On Friday the 13th, the Salina Central Mustangs were celebrating the football careers of 13 seniors. Maize knew to quickly let the air out of the jacked crowd. The Eagles struck gold on their fourth offensive play of the game and never looked back, blowing by the Salina Central Mustangs 39-14 at Salina Stadium. Maize's defense set the ...

8 years ago
Smoky Valley improved its season record to 6-1 with a dominating victory over Rock Creek. The Vikings took the opening possession 76 yards in 15 plays, scoring with 4:08 to go in the first. Running back Kyle Anderson scored from eight yards out, following by a two-point conversion to make it 8-0. On the next drive, Rock ...

8 years ago
No one was hurt when an elderly woman crashed her car through the front window of a Salina business late Friday morning. The crash happened at Jim's Hairstyles, located at 1815 S. 9th Street in Kraft Manor. Salina Police Officer Travis Dooley told KSAL News at the scene that 89-year-old Anna Buchman was the driver of ...

8 years ago
Preparing students for careers in public safety is the goal of a new Public Safety Pathway being created jointly by Salina Area Technical College and USD 305. Salina Tech President Greg Nichols and Salina Schools Superintendent James Hardy signed an agreement Friday morning formalizing the new pathway; it has already been approved by Salina Tech’s Board ...