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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Big 12 Conference Champion Kansas Jayhawks earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region, marking their 50th all-time NCAA Tournament and NCAA record 32nd consecutive appearance. The Jayhawks will take on the winner of No. 16 seeds Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday, March 17 in the Midwest Region in Fort Worth, Texas. Playing as ...

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PARK CITY – Kansas Wesleyan's best basketball season in 15 years came to an end Saturday night at the hands of an all-too familiar antagonist.   Oklahoma Wesleyan defeated the Coyotes 67-54 in an Opening Round game of the NAIA Men's National Championship inside Hartman Arena. It was their fourth loss to the Eagles this season and seventh ...

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pictured is Aubrie Kierscht, picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin Overland Park St. Thomas Aquinas 52   Salina Central 38 Emporia – St. Thomas Aquinas captured their 6th straight 5A State Championship Saturday night at White Auditorium in Emporia.  It was their 10 State Title overall which moves them into second place all-time. They trail fellow Eastern Kansas League ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Behind 22 points from Big 12 Player of the Year Ochai Agbaji and a career-high 15 from super-senior Mitch Lightfoot, top-seeded Kansas (27-6) rolled past No. 5 seed TCU (20-12), 75-62, in the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship semifinals on Friday night at the T-Mobile Center. With the win, Kansas advances to ...

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PARK CITY – Anthony Monson knew what his Kansas Wesleyan basketball team had to do to have a chance against No. 19-ranked Indiana University-South Bend and he shared it with his staff.   "I kept saying over and over to my assistants 'we've got to get through the first five minutes. Get through the first five minutes and just ...

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Macksville 66, Solomon 54 Macksville used a strong start to hold off Solomon in the third place game of the Boys 1A D1 state tournament. The Mustangs raced out to a 26-8 lead behind three triples from Rogelio Ibarra. However, Solomon responded and held Macksville without a made field goal in the second period to cut the ...

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Emporia – Salina Central advanced to the State Championship for just the second time in school history Friday night with a victory over Lansing.  Central lost in the 2014, 5A Championship to Leavenworth 63-53.  The undefeated Lady Mustangs will face 5-time defending State Champion Overland Park, St. Thomas Aquinas at 6:15 Saturday night at White ...

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Pictured is Kaleb Becker  Picture courtesy of Brad Anderson Bishop Miege 70 Abilene Cowboys 40 Salina – Bishop Miege continued their dominance at the 4A State Boy’s Basketball Tournament, Thursday night, with an opening round 30-point victory over Abilene.  Miege has won 4 of the last 6, 4A State Titles.  There was no champion in 2020 because of ...

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TICKETS: hartmanarena.com WATCH (PPV) | LIVE STATS   PARK CITY – Kansas Wesleyan basketball coach Anthony Monson might have wondered which team from South Bend, Indiana he was watching on video – the renowned Fighting Irish of Notre Dame or lesser-known Titans of Indiana University-South Bend. Monson's Coyotes play the latter in an Opening Round game of the NAIA Men's National Championship on Friday night. ...

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The De Soto Wildcats led Salina Central 5-4 midway through the first quarter, frustrating the Mustangs early with their defense, but Central’s veterans would rally the troops, ending the quarter on a 7-0 run to take control.    They would never look back.    Central would score the first 12 points of the second quarter, and outscore De Soto ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Top-seeded Kansas led wire-to-wire as the Jayhawks cruised to a 87-63 victory over West Virginia on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship at the T-Mobile Center. The Jayhawks dominated the first half, shooting 48.4% from the floor and leading by double figures for the final 12:31 ...