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Emily Monson (SO/Cheney, Kan.) continues to be one of the star women's volleyball defensive players in the Kansas Conference. Monson earned her eighth KCAC Volleyball Defender of the Week honor on Monday, and second of the spring season, as announced by the KCAC Office. The KCAC Player of the Week program is administered by the conference sports information ...

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The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-9, in Super Bowl LV on Sunday afternoon, bringing their magical season to an end. The Buccaneers raced out to a 15-point lead heading into halftime and didn't look back, securing the second world championship in franchise history. Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 26-of-49 passes for 270 ...

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WICHITA, Kan. – Tyson Etienne scored five of his 20 points in the final minute to lift Wichita State to a seesaw win over Temple, 70-67, Sunday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena. Etienne’s three-point play with 42 seconds remaining provided the last of 20 lead changes – most since Charles Koch Arena’s 2003 renovation – and tied ...

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LINDSBORG – Ryan Showman had coached 269 games in his eight-plus seasons as head women's coach at Kansas Wesleyan entering Saturday's Kansas Conference contest against archrival Bethany. He'd witnessed several stirring, memorable and historic victories in that time but nothing, in his mind, compared to what he experienced Saturday inside Hahn Gymnasium. Riding a three-game losing streak and coming ...

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In a ranked matchup between Big 12 foes, No. 23 Kansas fell to No. 17 West Virginia, 91-79, inside WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va., on Saturday. Kansas (12-7, 6-5 Big 12) had a tough time finding its rhythm early, while West Virginia pulled ahead to a 12-2 lead in the opening minutes. The Jayhawks fought ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 13/11 Texas Tech broke open a tight contest with a 15-3 run midway through the second half to lift the Red Raiders to a 73-62 win over Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in front of a limited capacity crowd of 1,000 at Bramlage Coliseum. With the score knotted at 32-all less than 4 ...

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The loss of Caden Kickhaefer hurt Salina Central boys basketball the last two games. He returned in a big way. The senior poured in a career-high 27 points, classmate Reed McHenry added 22, and the Mustangs picked up a 61-56 win over Andover Central Friday night at the Brickhouse. Salina Central improved to 5-9, 3-4 in the ...

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GIRLS: Maize South 31, Salina South 29 From start to finish, the Lady Cougars and Lady Mavericks were locked in a defensive struggle that came down to the final seconds. Unfortunately for Salina South, they came up just short when Maize South forward Avery Lowe hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to break a ...

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Marysville Lady Bulldogs 39   Abilene Cowgirls 32 The first meeting between Abilene and Marysville on January 8th, the Lady Bulldogs pulled away for a 45-26 victory.  Friday night in Abilene, the game went down to the wire.  Marysville took a 22-20 lead into the final quarter.  In the fourth, the Lady Bulldogs were aided by ...

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Ell-Saline was faced with another tough matchup tonight, on both the boys and girls side, as they were swept tonight by Heart of America foe, Berean Academy. The Berean Academy girls came into the night with a 9-5 (4-2 HOA) record, and the boys garnered the #4 rank in the state with a 12-2 record. The ...