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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin WICHITA — Jason Hooper decided the time was finally right. Moments after his Salina South boys basketball team completed its season Friday with a 61-33 loss to two-time defending champion Kapaun-Mt. Carmel in a Class 5A sub-state final, he informed the players that their last game would also be his last as ...

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The postseason is fully underway for the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II’s 2025-26 winter season with some teams already checking in their gear for their season, some already claiming state trophies and others still looking to earn a state trophy. The AVCTL II had two wrestling teams capture state trophies last weekend when the Goddard ...

2 months ago
Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin WICHITA — It wasn't the ending he and his Salina South teammates had hoped for, but Jaxon Myers ended his Cougar basketball career with no regrets. "I loved every bit of it, even the ups and downs," Myers said after time ran out on their season a game short of the Class ...

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As the season heads into the home stretch for the 2025-26 winter season, the Heart of America Conference has five teams still vying for state championships. The Ell-Saline boys’ basketball team is one of those five teams, which also includes both Moundridge high school basketball teams, the Sterling boys and Wichita Classical boys’ basketball team. Here is ...

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  Pictured is Abilene Senior, Taygen Funston, courtesy of Brad Anderson Reflector Chronicle CONCORDIA: The Abilene Cowboys season came to an end Wednesday night in a 65-53 loss at Concordia.  The Panthers got off to a fast start and didn’t look back.  Concordia led 19-5 at the end of the 1st quarter and built a 20-point lead ...

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Game photos courtesy of Tanner Colvin With both of their seasons hanging in the balance, the third meeting between the Salina South and Salina Central girls basketball teams quickly turned into a battle of resilience and survival. In the end, it was South that persevered after trailing most of the game, rallying for a 55-45 Class 5A ...

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The 2026 postseason has begun for the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League I and the AVCTLI has already seen at least one team win a state championship as Maize High won the Class 6A boys state wrestling championship with 237.0 points. The Derby, Maize High, Maize South and Salina South boys’ basketball teams as well as ...

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Picture courtesy of Diane Dowell The #4 seeded Ell-Saline Cardinals were back in action Wednesday night in a sub-state semifinal matchup as they welcomed the #5 seeded Trego Community Golden Eagles to Brookville. Ell-Saline used big games from Seniors Trey Williams and Reese Krone and held off a late Golden Eagles surge to head to their ...

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pictured is Tessa Herrman, image courtesy of Brad Anderson with the Reflector Chronicle  WELLINGTON: The Wellington advanced to a Sub-State final Tuesday night but it wasn’t easy early on against a scrappy Abilene Cowgirl team.  Abilene led 11-9 at the end of the 1st quarter but then struggled to score for nearly two quarters.  The Cowgirls ...

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Postseason action is completely underway for the 2025-26 winter season in the North Central Activities Association, and the NCAA has seven teams still alive as action continues. The NCAA wrestling teams saw their seasons get completed this past weekend with the Class 3-2-1A and Class 4A state tournaments while the NCAA basketball teams are competing in ...

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Game photos courtesy of Tanner Colvin Salina South's six seniors were not ready to give up on their season just yet, especially in their own gym against their crosstown rivals. So, when Salina Central made a late charge Tuesday night and led South with less than two minutes left, the Cougars slammed the door, just as they ...