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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin It took Salina Central's girls a few weeks to gain their footing at the start of the season, but now that it matters most, the Mustangs are walking the walk. Five straight victories to close the regular season not only assured the Mustangs of a winning record heading into Wednesday's 6 p.m. ...

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The postseason in the state of Kansas high school ranks for the 2025-26 winter season has begun and the North Central Kansas League already has one trophy to add to its collection as the Abilene Cowgirl wrestling team placed third this past weekend in the Class 4A state tournament. The Marysville basketball teams have begun their ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin Salina Central's boys have the momentum, but Salina South has the head-to-head advantage. That is just one of the dynamics at play when the Mustangs and Cougars put their seasons on the line at 6 p.m. Tuesday night in a Class 5A basketball sub-state matchup at the South gym. The teams sport ...

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The regular season for the 2025-26 winter season in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association is complete with the 2026 MIAA basketball postseason tournaments beginning this week in Kansas City. Washburn won the 2026 MIAA men’s regular season championship with a 27-2, 17-2 record while Central Missouri finished 2nd with a 22-9, 13-6 record. Arkansas Fort Smith ...

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Student athletes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association want it to be spring, and it has been for much of the season, so far, but Mother Nature returned on Sunday and reminded the athletes she is not finished winter just yet, so some of the MIAA “spring” games scheduled for Sunday, were cancelled due to ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Spring Week 7 schedule/results Monday, February 23 MIAA Softball Southwest Minnesota State 9, Nebraska Kearney 1 Nebraska Kearney 4, Southwest Minnesota State 1   Tuesday, February 24 KCAC Baseball Bethany 13, York 12 Evangel 6, Avila 5 Mid-America Christian 1, Friends 0 Kansas Wesleyan 13, McPherson 7 Oklahoma City 20, Oklahoma Wesleyan 10 Ottawa 10, Tabor 0 KCAC Softball Avila 15, Southwestern 1 Avila 8, Southwestern ...

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Pictures courtesy of Rick Peterson Jr./ KSHSAA Covered His run through the Class 3-1A state wrestling tournament unfolded exactly the way Brody Chambers had anticipated. Fortunately for Chambers, Southeast of Saline's senior 285-pounder, that scenario included a favorable final outcome. "I figured it was going to be a rematch of last year," said Chambers, who successfully defended his ...

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The 2026 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference basketball championship games are now set. Monday, Evangel will play Tabor for the 2026 KCAC women’s basketball championship. Tuesday, Oklahoma Wesleyan will play Friends for the 2026 KCAC men’s basketball championship. Those matchups were set up this week as the KCAC played its post-season tournaments in basketball and had its postseason ...

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With intra-KCAC games being played on the baseball diamond, KCAC teams are beginning to make their mark in the 2026 season while the KCAC softball teams are still finishing up their early season tournament schedules before intra-KCAC games begin. Here is a look at how each KCAC school did in this past week: AVILA The Lady Eagle softball ...

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Local High School (NCKL, NCAA, HOA, AVCTL I, AVCTL II) Winter Week 13 schedule/results Tuesday, February 24 AVCTLI Boys Basketball Maize South 66, Campus 40 Derby 60, Salina South 55 Maize 69, Hutchinson 48 Valley Center 75, Ark City 52 AVCTLI Girls Basketball Maize South 67, Campus 31 Derby 54, Salina South 19 Maize 49, Hutchinson 46 Valley Center 63, Ark City 36 AVCTLII Boys Basketball Andover 60, ...

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PARK CITY — A short memory and a focus on the long game served Salina Central senior Abram Owings well in his bid for a second straight state championship. Just one week after losing by fall to Andover's Dresden Beard in the regional final, Owings turned the tables when it counted most Saturday, scoring a decisive ...