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Things are shifting around in the North Central Kansas League basketball scene as the NCKL enters the 2026 portion of the winter athletic season. Rock Creek moves into the top spot in the NCKL boys’ basketball standings with an 8-0, 3-0 record, followed by Clay Center in 2nd place at 5-2, 3-1 while Concordia is third ...

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Things are settling down in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association as the teams work through the 2nd half of the 2025-26 winter athletic season. Washburn continues to lead the MIAA men’s standings with a 16-0, 6-0 record while Arkansas Fort Smith is in 2nd at 14-1, 5-1 followed by Northwest Missouri State at 11-5, 5-1. Central Missouri ...

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Local High School (NCKL, NCAA, HOA, AVCTL I, AVCTL II) Winter Week 6 schedule/results Monday, January 5 NCKL Boys Basketball Centralia 60, Maryville 27 NCKL Girls Basketball Centralia 55, Maryville 42   Tuesday, January 6 AVCTL I Boys Basketball Derby 75, Valley Center 51 Maize South 54, Hutchinson 43 Maize 66, Eisenhower 28 Salina South 61, Great Bend 59, OT AVCTL I Girls Basketball Derby 63, Valley Center 34 Maize ...

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Things are beginning to settle into a groove in the 2025-26 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference winter sports season as both the men’s and women’s basketball standings remain the same atop the standings with some shifting taking place in the lower portions of each standing. The KCAC men’s basketball standings remained the same atop the standings as ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Winter Week 10 schedule/results Monday, January 5 KCAC Men’s Basketball Oklahoma Wesleyan 127, Spurgeon 106 KCAC Men’s Wrestling Bethany at Saint Mary, PPD   Tuesday, January 6 MIAA Men’s Basketball Nebraska Kearney 68, Fort Hays State 67 Pittsburg State 82, Missouri Southern 71 MIAA Women’s Basketball Fort Hays 84, Nebraska Kearney 73 Missouri Southern 82, Pittsburg State 73   Wednesday, January 7 KCAC Men’s Basketball Bethany ...

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Picture courtesy of Jenna Hull GIRLS: RURAL VISTA 55, ELL-SALINE 40 The Ell-Saline lady Cardinals kept it close for most of the game until Rural Vista Lady Heat would start to pull away late as they captured a 55-40 win. Both teams were coming off a game Friday night but fatigue did not seem like a factor ...

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Andover High continues to lead the way as the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II enters into the 2026 portion of its 2025-26 winter season. Andover High leads the AVCTL II boys’ basketball standings with a 6-1, 4-0 record while Salina Central is in 2nd with a 5-5, 3-1 record followed by Eisenhower at 2-6, 2-1. The ...

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pictured is Senior, Bennett Altwegg, image courtesy of Brad Anderson Rock Creek 65, Abilene Cowgirls 18 ST. GEORGE: The Rock Creek Lady Mustangs used a strong start in their victory over Abilene Friday night. Rock Creek connected on 9 first half three-pointers and led 47-12 at halftime. They built a 46 point lead in the 4th quarter, ...

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Picture courtesy of Jenna Hull GIRLS: #10-2A REMINGTON 59, ELL-SALINE 21 Ell-Saline Lady Cards took on their third straight ranked opponent Friday night as they traveled to Remington to take on the #10 ranked team in 2A.  The young lady Cards team has had a gauntlet of schedule to start the season but are always looking to ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin GIRLS FINAL: SALINA SOUTH 42 HUTCHINSON 40 Heading into Friday night's matchup with Hutchinson, the Lady Cougars understood they were in for a low-scoring, slowly paced ball game that favored the more patient team. After taking an early lead, South trailed for most of the first half but only saw themselves down 19-17 while not ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin Carl Hines saw from the start that his Sacred Heart girls basketball team was ready to take a step forward this season. Early back-to-back losses in Chapman's Irish Classic notwithstanding, he saw the growth from a year ago when the Knights posted a 10-10 record without a single senior starter. But what truly ...