4 weeks ago
The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) announced today the addition of men's volleyball as a championship sport at the conference level starting in 2027. The addition brings the total number of championship sports sponsored by the conference to 29. The KCAC joins seven other conferences in the NAIA that sponsor men's volleyball. The conference will have seven ...

1 month ago
Time finally ran out on the Salina Liberty. Faced with one play to win and no time on the clock for the second straight week, the Liberty came up empty Sunday when the Southwest Kansas Storm got the stop to claim the National Arena League championship, 42-38, at Dodge City's United Wireless Arena. The top-seeded Storm (11-1), ...

1 month ago
Pictured- Liberty quarterback Tyrie Adams (left) and wide receiver Ed Smith (right) teamed up for a walk-off touchdown pass in last week's NAL playoff semifinal victory over Pueblo. Salina Liberty coach Heron O'Neal called it a dart. Wide receiver Ed Smith described it as a dot. Regardless, both agreed that Tyrie Adams' walk-off touchdown strike to Smith ...

1 month ago
Picture courtesy of Sacred Heart High School Salina, KS — Sacred Heart Jr./Sr. High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Tate Richards as the next Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Sacred Heart Knights. Richards is no stranger to the Sacred Heart community. A proud alumnus of Sacred Heart High School, he currently serves as ...

1 month ago
Pictured- Bodie Rodriguez (left) and Grayton Gross (right) courtesy of Tanner Colvin This week, two recent Salina Central graduates will showcase their talents in the annual Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC) All-State Game, an event featuring the state's top 50 players. The game brings together athletes nominated by their coaches and recognized with postseason honors ...

1 month ago
When the Salina Liberty entered the National Arena League playoffs last week as the No. 4 seed, they already felt they had a leg up. In a sport where annual turnover is the rule — not just in roster movement but even league affiliations — the Liberty remain a notable exception, thanks in large part to ...

1 month ago
Schedule graphic courtesy of Kansas Athletics The Big 12 has announced its 18-game men’s basketball league opponent matrix for the upcoming 2026-27 schedule. Each conference team will host six opponents, play six foes on the road, and have three home-and-home matchups. Specific dates and times, along with television details will be announced later. The conference men’s basketball ...

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Picture courtesy of Huey Counts GYPSUM — Wade Caselman had a pretty good idea last summer that the end was near. After more than three decades as a teacher and decorated coach at Southeast of Saline High School, he was ready to move on. Turns out he could not have scripted the final chapter of his 32-year run ...

1 month ago
Picture courtesy of K-State Athletics The K-State track and field teams will be represented at the NCAA Championship on Wednesday-Saturday (June 10-13) with 21 athletes, including a men's program high 14 Wildcats, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Men's competition will take place on Wednesday and Friday, the women on Thursday and Saturday. General admission tickets start ...

1 month ago
Pictured- Liberty running back Tracy Brooks In a battle of the National Arena League's top two offenses, the Salina Liberty knew they were in for a shootout. Fortunately for the Salina, no one on the field Sunday at Tony's Pizza Events Center was more battle tested that Liberty running back Tracy Brooks, and it showed. Trailing by a ...

2 months ago
Pictured- Liberty Quarterback Tyrie Adams The Salina Liberty's National Arena League debut season is not over yet. The fourth-seeded Liberty scored on all but one offensive possession and made just enough defensive stops Sunday to hold off No. 5 Colorado, 50-48, Sunday in a first-round playoff game at Tony's Pizza Events Center. With the victory, the Liberty improved ...