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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin Kaden Snyder grew up following Kansas' basketball team, dreaming that one day he would suit up for the Jayhawks at sold-out Allen Fieldhouse. By the time reality set in, somewhere around late middle school and his freshman year at Salina Central, one part of that childhood dream changed and the other remained ...

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pictured is Abilene Senior, Pierce Casteel along with AHS Coaches Corey Casteel and James Stout  Image courtesy of Brad Anderson    ABILENE: The Abilene Cowboy wrestling team defeated Concordia Thursday night 47-32.  Abilene has won 3 straight NCKL and Regional Titles and has finished in the top 10 at State 4 straight seasons.  The Cowboys brought back 6 ...

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The Heart of America Conference played its way all the way through the 2025 fall athletic season and thanks to the Sterling Black Bear football team, that resulted in a final state championship added to the HOA awards case for the season. The Black Bears defeated Rossville 35-34 Friday night to win the Class 1A state ...

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The 2025-26 winter season in the Heart of America Conference got started on Tuesday with some games, while the rest of the teams, who did not open on Tuesday, will see their first action within the next week. Ell-Saline will see its first basketball action Friday night at Herington while the Lady Cardinal wrestling team will ...

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The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association saw its opening night of intra-league basketball action on Thursday and not much changed atop the MIAA basketball standings. Washburn continues to lead the MIAA men’s basketball standings with an undefeated, 9-0, 1-0 record while Arkansas Fort Smith, Central Missouri, Missouri Western, Missouri Southern, Kansas Newman and Northwest Missouri State join ...

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GIRLS FINAL:  LADY EAGLES 48 LADY MUSTANGS 45 FULL GAME AUDIO Against Hugoton, the first half looked every bit like the opening game of a new season for the Lady Mustangs and Eagles. Turnovers filled the first two quarters, turning the matchup into a battle of which team could better capitalize on the other’s mistakes. Tied 20–20 at halftime, both ...

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The Lady Cougars fell to the Liberal Redskins 52-44, while in the boys contest, the Cougars took care of business 64-42. Girls Contest Liberal 52 Salina South 44 The first contest was between the Salina South Lady Cougars and the Liberal Redskins and was a close matchup between the two teams. Liberal lead in the game after each quarter ...

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Picture courtesy of Jenna Hull The Ell-Saline Cardinals hung a banner last season  with a 22-4 record and after putting up a state record 109 points against Valley Falls in the 3rd place game. The Cardinals beat Rossville in round one before falling to HOA league foe Sterling in the semifinal round to set up the ...

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The Ell-Saline Lady Cardinals coaching staff will look a little bit different this year as the lady Cards take the court. With the departure of head coach Brandi Schneider after last year, Ell-Saline hired long time girls coach Tom Haynes to take over as head coach. Haynes coaching pedigree goes back over 30 years but ...

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Salina Central’s varsity roster will feature nine returning players from last season, when the team finished 10–11. The Lady Mustangs will be led by seniors Lexie Guerrero, Macy O'Hara, and Brooke Banninger, along with juniors Katy Wagner, Grace Ostmeyer, Juliet Abbott, Harper Turpin, and Makambri Hastings, and sophomore Hannah Peckham. "This group is really special and ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference does not have any basketball teams remaining protecting undefeated seasons, but the KCAC does have three different teams still protecting undefeated KCAC records. Oklahoma Wesleyan remains atop the KCAC men’s basketball standings as the only KCAC men’s team maintaining an undefeated conference record as the Eagles are 8-1, 4-0 on the ...