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Pictured- South seniors Brylee Moss (left) and Paityn Fritz. GAME 1: SOUTH 12 NEWTON 9 The Cougars could not have asked f0r a better start to their final regular season doubleheader on Wednesday against Newton. Paityn Fritz got the start in the circle on Senior Day and faced the minimum in the 1st inning. South then scored eight runs in ...

3 days ago
A pair of boys from local middle school track teams stood near the finish line at the Salina Central Invitational and watched in amazement as Kaylie Shultz crossed first in the 1,600 meters, with the runner-up nowhere close behind. The clock showed Shultz winning in 4:50.63, prompting one of the boys to blurt, “She just crushed ...

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Pictured- Jonny Huseman (at net) and sophomore Owen Leonard (in back) Packed with motivated youth and some championship pedigree, the Salina Central boys’ tennis team is set to vie for team and individual honors Friday and Saturday at the Class 5A State Tennis Championship in Andover. The Mustang squad placed second this past weekend at the 5A ...

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Pictured above- Southeast of Saline's Adam Thiel (left) and Sacred Heart's Will Tuttle wait to tee off in a playoff for first place in the NCAA League Tournament Tuesday at Salina Municipal Golf Course. That Sacred Heart's boys would capture yet another NCAA League Tournament championship was a foregone conclusion. The individual medalist honor, on the other ...

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The North Central Activities Association has entered the home stretch of the 2026 spring season with some NCAA baseball and softball teams already concluding their regular seasons and some with some regular season action still to come this week before postseason action begins next week. Southeast of Saline is in 1st place in the NCAA baseball ...

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Image courtesy of Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Kansas Wesleyan Baseball dropped a 10-3 decision to the Johnson University Royals on Tuesday in the Salina Bracket of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round at Dean Evans Stadium. The loss drops the Coyotes (49-8) into the losers bracket where they will face Concordia (Neb.) on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ...

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Courtesy of Salina Central Athletics, seniors pictured left to right- Ellie Riekhof, Madison Berndt and Brooke Banninger. GAME 1:  DERBY 6 CENTRAL 1 The final regular season games of 2026 presented Salina Central with an opportunity to knock off the top team in Class 6A, the undefeated Derby Panthers. Derby entered Tuesday 24-0 poised to keep its perfect record ...

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The North Central Kansas League has entered the final week of the 2026 spring regular season, with some NCKL schools already preparing for the postseason in baseball and softball and others still preparing for the final games of the regular season. Chapman and Wamego currently lead the NCKL softball standings with identical 18-4, 9-1 records and ...

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Image courtesy of Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Kansas Wesleyan Baseball, seeded second in the NAIA Opening Round being played at Dean Evans Stadium faced a strong Concordia University (Neb.) team in the first game of the day and the Coyotes came away with a 5-4 win over the Bulldogs. With the win, the Coyotes moved to 49-7 on ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Spring Week 18 schedule/results Monday, May 11 KCAC Baseball Kanas Wesleyan vs. Concordia, Neb. – NAIA National tournament Oklahoma Wesleyan vs. Huston Tillotson – NAIA National tournament KCAC Softball Friends vs. Morningside, Iowa - NAIA National Tournament Evangel vs. Faulkner, Ala. – NAIA national tournament   Tuesday, May 12 KCAC Baseball Kanas Wesleyan in 2nd round NAIA national tournament Oklahoma Wesleyan in ...

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The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association completed its 2026 postseason baseball and softball tournaments this past week where Missouri Southern captured the softball championship while Pittsburg State won the baseball title. While Missouri Southern softball and Pittsburg State baseball are now guaranteed NCAA national tournament berths, the rest of the MIAA will learn this week whether they ...