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Pictured above- Salina Central Wrestling head coach Dalton Peters When Salina Central senior Kodi Waite stepped first stepped onto a wrestling mat four-plus years ago, she didn't know what to expect.  "I think it just caught my eye, like how the sport was," said Waite, then an eighth grader at Lakewood Middle School with no prior wrestling ...

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Things remain the same atop the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League I basketball standings this week as the boys just completed their 2026 mid-season tournament week while the majority of the AVCTL I girls’ basketball teams will compete in mid-season tournaments this week. Salina South’s girls competed in the Salina Invitational last week, but the other ...

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As the North Central Activities Association settles into the home stretch of the 2025-26 winter sports season, things remain the same atop the NCAA basketball standings this week with Beloit leading both boys’ and girls’ races while Sacred Heart remains in 2nd place in each standing, just points behind the Trojans and Lady Trojans. Beloit continues ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin The Ell-Saline Cardinals were back in action Tuesday night as they welcomed the Marion Warriors to Brookville for a Heart of America League matchup. The lady Warriors took the girls game 41-20, while the Cardinal boys cruised to a 64-38 win. GIRLS: MARION 41, ELL-SALINE 30 Ell-Saline lady Cards went toe-to-toe with Marion ...

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While the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association is heading into the home stretch of the 2025-26 winter season, some MIAA spring teams will begin their 2026 campaigns this week. Here is a look at when each MIAA school will begin its 2026 spring sports season: ARKANSAS FORT SMITH The Lion baseball team will open the season on Friday against ...

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While half of the nation is still competing with Mother Nature’s winter fury, the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has begun its 2026 spring season. While some baseball games were played, some also fell victim to Mother Nature as Kansas Wesleyan’s opening series of the season was cancelled due to the snowstorm. Here is a look at when ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Spring Week 1 schedule/results Thursday, January 22 KCAC Baseball Arizona Christian 4, Evangel 1 Friends 5, Oklahoma City 2 Friends 4, Oklahoma City 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan 12, Peru State 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan 8, Peru State 0 Louisiana State – Shreveport 7, Tabor 5 Louisiana State – Shreveport 6, Tabor 0 Southwestern Christian 6, Bethany 1 Southwestern Christian 13, Bethany 6 Friday, January ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin For a group that had experienced precious little success in the Salina Invitational Tournament, the Salina South boys basketball team made up for it in a big way. The Cougar senior class, which won a total of three SIT games the three previous season, doubled that total Monday night with an emphatic ...

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The North Central Kansas League endured Mother Nature, with the rest of the state of Kansas this past week as Mother Nature took her turn in changing dates throughout the 2026 mid-season basketball tournament schedule. While dates were changed during some of the mid-season tournaments, some tournaments were not altered, and some have been completed so ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin The Salina South boys basketball team is back on top in the Salina Invitational Tournament. Five years after their last SIT title, the Cougars turned in a dominating performance Monday night in the weather-delayed championship game, knocking off Great Bend, 63-39, at Kansas Wesleyan's Mabee Arena. The top-seeded Cougars, who improved to 11-4, ...

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Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin FINAL:  SALINA CENTRAL 57 BUHLER 54 With a couple days to reflect on a semifinal loss to Salina South, the Mustangs turned their attention toward a familiar SIT opponent with third place on the line. Salina Central prepared to face Buhler on Monday, with its sights set on placing third in the SIT for a ...