The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the New England Patriots, 37-31, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night in a tightly-contested AFC Championship Game that came down to the wire. In a contest that went back-and-forth for the entirety of the second half, tailback Rex Burkhead plowed ahead for a 2-yard touchdown on the Patriots’ first possession of overtime to send New England to a third-straight Su...
McPHERSON -- They didn't shoot a particularly high percentage, were outrebounded and committed 18 turnovers while playing on the game. But the Kansas Wesleyan women didn't flinch and rolled to a 75-58 Kansas Conference victory over McPherson on Saturday night at the Sport Center. It was the Coyotes' fifth consecutive victory and raised their record to 13-2 in the KCAC, just half a game behin...
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State extended its win streak to four games by holding TCU to a season-low 55 points, as the Wildcats led wire-to-wire in downing the Horned Frogs, 65-55, in front of 9,809 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday. K-State (14-4, 4-2 Big 12) held the Big 12’s top scoring offense (80.4 ppg.) to 55 points on 42.6 percent (20-of-47) shooting, as the Wildcats have now held...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Holding Kansas scoreless over the final 2:34 of regulation, the West Virginia Mountaineers blew past the No. 7/8 Jayhawks in the final seconds, 65-64, Saturday afternoon inside WVU Coliseum. West Virginia's Jermaine Haley hit the go-ahead bucket with seven seconds remaining before two Jayhawk game-winning attempts on the other end fell short as KU suffered its second loss of th...
For the second consecutive season, Salina Central and Andover met in the Salina Invitational Tournament finals. For the second consecutive season, the Mustangs prevailed over the Trojans with a 57-43 win. In front of a packed house at Kansas Wesleyan’s Mabee Arena, Central would gain control early, leading 10-4 after one. However, Andover responded in the second quarter to tie the game at 23-...
The Abilene High School basketball teams both finished in 5th Place at the Salina Invitational Tournament Saturday. The Cowgirls for the second straight day used a big second quarter to put away their opponent. They outscored Buhler 21-6 in the second quarter and the Lady Crusaders never recovered as the Cowgirls rolled to a 43-28 victory. The Cowboys put together one of their best efforts o...
The Lady Cougars finished last years SIT in fourth place, and do so again this season falling in the third place consolation game to the Lady Trojans of Andover 55-43. An 8-0 run by the Lady Trojans halfway through the first quarter put the Lady Cougars in an early hole in which they were never able to dig out of. Andover led at the end of the first 16-9. The second quarter was the highest scor...
Mid-season tournament time is here! Hear from 11 different coaches during the Coaches Corner, every Saturday morning from 8 to 9, live from Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn. Stop by for a delicious breakfast buffet or order a special item off the superb menu. Coaches on the show this week: Salina Central’s Chris Fear and Doug Finch, Salina South’s Ryan Stuart and Jason Hooper, Sacred...
The South girls ran into a buzzsaw in Liberal in round two of the Salina Invitational Tournament, falling to the one seed Lady Reds by a final of 54-37. The Lady Cougars kept it close through the first quarter, trailing 11-7 upon it's conclusion. A 7-0 run by Liberal to open the second frame pushed their lead out to double digits and they never looked back, taking a 27-12 lead at the break. Lib...
Salina Central girls basketball coach Chris Fear was concerned about Andover's three-point shooting. Instead, it was Central's sharpshooting that did the trick. Senior Selah Merkle poured in a career-high 25 points, Central drilled six threes in the first half, and the Mustangs handled the Trojans, 68-44, securing a spot in the Salina Invitational Tournament championship. Central squares off...
