On the final day of the Salina Invitational Tournament, Salina Central boys basketball coach Ryan Modin felt his team took a step back for the first time this season. Six days later, his team responded in a big way. Seven Mustangs scored at least four points, Central locked down Hays' post play while also limiting Hays to four points in the fourth quarter, and the Mustangs rolled to a 54-33 ...
It took an extra 4 minutes, but the Sacred Heart Girls returned to the winner’s circle Friday night with an overtime win against Trinity. Meanwhile the Knight Boys trailed by a point at halftime, but wiped out the Celtics in the second half to get their 10th consecutive win. GIRLS: SACRED HEART 53 TRINITY CATHOLIC 47 ...
The Abilene High School basketball teams were swept Friday night by Thomas More Prep Hays in Abilene. The Lady Monarchs continued their domination of the Cowgirls with a 49-34 victory. It was their 5th win in their last 6 games against Abilene. The TMP boys defeated Abilene for the first time since 2009 in their 66-60 victory. The Lady Monarchs were in control from start to finish in thei...
It was Sweetheart homecoming night at Smoky Valley gym as they hosted the Clay Center Tigers. The Lady Vikings started the evening by taking an 8-6 lead in the first quarter, only to see Clay Center come back and take a 17-16 lead at the half. The third quarter belonged to the Tigers, out scoring the Lady Vikings 10-5 to lead 27-21 at the end of three. In the fourth quarter Clay Center exten...
On January 26, 2018, the Ell-Saline Cardinal girls' basketball squad defeated Ness City 53-36 in the Hilltop Hoops Classic at Barton Community College in Great Bend. 736 days later and at the same venue in which Ell-Saline had last tasted victory, the Cardinals found their way back into the win column, defeating the Larned Indians 36-30 Friday afternoon to snap a 39-game losing streak and salva...
The Kansas City Chiefs are in Miami, gearing up with the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers. Kickoff Sunday is at 5:30 pm. Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus hopped on “In The Zone” to preview Super Bowl LIV. You can catch Mitch every Thursday at 5:40 on Sports Radio 1150 KSAL. The weekly chats are brought to you by American Ag Credit. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/sets...
The Minneapolis girls basketball team battled hard on Thursday night but fell short at Berean Academy as the Warriors topped MHS, 50-30. Once again, it was another slow start for Minneapolis in the second round of the Eli J. Walter Tournament. The Lady Lions fell behind 9-2 right away. However, Minneapolis' offense quickly heated up. Led by Zoie Shupe and Courtney Forte, the Lady Lions put u...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas Wesleyan coach Anthony Monson said it best just moments after the Coyotes' 91-85 Kansas Conference victory over Avila. "Welcome back James Brooks (SR/Frontenac, Kan.)," Monson said after the senior guard's stellar performance Wednesday night inside Mabee Fieldhouse in Kansas City, Mo. Brooks, KWU's leading scorer last season, had been fighting a season-long shootin...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It just wasn't the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes' night. The Coyotes shot just 25 percent from the field for the game (15-of-60), which included a 17.9 percent output in the second half as the Avila Eagles would get the win 63-42 on Wednesday night at Avila's Mabee Fieldhouse. The loss ends Wesleyan's 14-game conference winning streak and drops the Coyotes a half game back of ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State forced Oklahoma into a season-tying 19 turnovers, which included 12 steals, as the Wildcats snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 61-53 win over the Sooners on Wednesday night before 8,472 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State (9-11, 2-5 Big 12) converted those 19 turnovers into 18 points, as the Wildcats won their eighth consecutive game against Oklahoma (13-7, 3-...
