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As the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association settles into the 2026 winter season there are two MIAA basketball teams, both men’s teams, still protecting undefeated seasons. Washburn and Arkansas Fort Smith are still undefeated in basketball while Central Missouri women’s basketball team is protecting an undefeated MIAA record, with three losses overall. Washburn and Arkansas Fort Smith sit ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Winter Week 9 schedule/results Monday, December 29 KCAC Women’s Basketball Lindenwood 71, Ottawa 36   Tuesday, December 30 KCAC Men’s Basketball Bethel 76, Briar Cliff 61 KCAC Women’s Basketball McPherson 96, Central Oklahoma 44 Missouri Baptist 67, Ottawa 59 Sterling 82, Graceland 68 MIAA Men’s Basketball Dallas Christian 83, Central Oklahoma 49 MIAA Women’s Basketball McPherson 96, Central Oklahoma 44   Wednesday, December 31 KCAC Men’s ...

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Local High School (NCKL, NCAA, HOA, AVCTL I, AVCTL II) Winter Week 5 schedule/results Friday, January 2 AVCTL I Boys Basketball Derby 51, Salina South 45 Salina Central 63, Valley Center 54 AVCTL I Girls Basketball Derby 56, Salina South 31 Salina Central 62, Valley Center 45 AVCTL II Boys Basketball Ark City 53, Clearwater 48 Salina Central 63, Valley Center 54 AVCTL II Girls Basketball Salina ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference saw its first full night of intra-KCAC action of 2026 on Saturday night and not much among the tops sports in the KCAC basketball standings changed. Oklahoma Wesleyan remains atop the KCAC men’s basketball standings with an 11-2, 7-1 record while Friends is in 2nd place at 12-3, 7-1. Kansas Wesleyan’s ...

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Most of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II is still waiting to begin their athletic seasons in 2026, but two AVCTL II schools, including Salina Central, got their 2026 campaigns underway Friday night with basketball action. The remainder of the AVCTL II basketball teams will see their initial 2026 in the coming week while the ...

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GIRLS FINAL: SALINA CENTRAL 62 VALLEY CENTER 45 The Lady Mustangs used a strong defensive performance in the 2nd quarter as they coasted to a 62-45 win. Central came into the night on a two-game winning streak but hadn't played since Dec 19th. It was back and forth for most for the first 6 minutes of the game but ...

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Photo courtesy 0f Tanner Colvin GIRLS FINAL: DERBY 56 SALINA SOUTH 31 The Lady Cougars returned from their holiday break riding a six-game winning streak, but a familiar challenge awaited them Friday night in the Derby Panthers, a league opponent that has historically given them trouble. Derby jumped out to an early lead in a first quarter that showed South ...

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In a first semester where Salina South saw success from both fall and winter sports teams, the biggest highlight came in a late-season surge from a program that had not enjoyed much success. The Cougars' football team, after several years of futility and a difficult regular season, suddenly caught fire in the Class 5A playoffs. "The late ...

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Salina Central's fall sports season could just as easily have been dubbed Championship Central. The Mustangs opened the 2025-26 school year with both a Class 5A team championship in football and individual title in girls cross country among their first semester accomplishments. "Here at Salina Central, we had a very exciting first semester, and it has been ...

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Pictured- SE of Saline Athletic Director Doug Minneman GYPSUM — Southeast of Saline started its 2025-26 school year on a high note with one state team championship and one runner-up finish as well as numerous individual accomplishments. The high point was the Trojans' boys cross country team claiming a Class 3A state title, while football fell one ...

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While most of the Heart of America Conference winter sports teams will continue their 2025-26 Christmas break, one HOA team, the Sterling Lady Black Bear wrestling team, will see its 2026 winter campaign begin this weekend in the Wichita North tournament. Here is a look at when each HOA team is scheduled to return to action: BENNINGTON The ...