1 year ago
GIRLS: SEDGWICK 59, ELL-SALINE 45 The Ell-Saline lady Cardinals are still looking for their first win of the season as they would head to Sedgwick and take on a 1-4 Sedgwick team. Ell-Saline would fight hard but would come up short. Both teams got off to a slow start and Sedgwick would have a slight lead after ...

1 year ago
picture courtesy of Brad Anderson  The Abilene High School basketball teams swept an opponent for the first time since December 10, 2022 with a pair of victories last night at Concordia.  It was the final tune-up before the S.I.T. ABILENE COWGIRLS 49  CONCORDIA 45 CONCORDIA: The Abilene Cowgirls collected their first victory since January 20, 2023 Friday night.  ...

1 year ago
The Cougars traveled to Wichita with hopes of securing a pair of league wins on the road but encountered a Maize South team ready to defend their home court. GIRLS' FINAL Maize South 62 Salina South 40 The Maize South Mavericks are a fearless team. On their way to a 24-2 record last season, the Mavericks gained significant postseason ...

1 year ago
As teams in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II settle into the mid-part of the season, beginning preparations for the home stretch of the season in February, the city of Andover still has control of both basketball AVCTL II leagues. Andover High currently leads the AVCTL II girls’ and boys’ standings while Andover Central currently ...

1 year ago
After the first week of 2025 action in the 2024-25 winter season in the Heart of America Conference there are still three undefeated boys’ basketball teams, Ell-Saline being one of them. The Cardinals currently share the top sport in the HOA boys’ standings with Moundridge, which stands alone atop the HOA girls’ standings. The Ell-Saline and Moundridge ...

1 year ago
This year's Salina Invitational Tournament begins Thursday, January 23rd. The first round matchups will be held at Salina Central and Salina High Schools. The championship side of the bracket will be hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University while the remaining consolation matchups will be at Salina Central. GIRLS FIRST ROUND 3:00 PM- (1) Buhler vs (8) Abilene ...

1 year ago
GIRLS: ARKANSAS CITY 53 SALINA CENTRAL 43 The Salina Central Mustangs tried to keep pace but in the end just couldn’t quite close the gap as they fell to the Arkansas City Bulldogs 53-43 on the road on Tuesday night. Ark City looked as if they were going to control things early as they held a seven ...

1 year ago
Basketball returned to Salina South High School on Tuesday night, as the Cougars welcomed the Maize Eagles for their first games in nearly two weeks. The Cougars started strong with the varsity girls coming away with a 53-29 victory over the Eagles in the first game of the night. The girls overall record improved to 4-3 ...

1 year ago
Despite Mother Nature disrupting a lot of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League’s early activities in 2025, there have still been AVCTL I contest that have been completed. With those results, the Derby Panther and Lady Panther basketball teams have taken early steps towards laying their claims to AVCTL I basketball crowns for the AVCTL I ...

1 year ago
Pics courtesy of Jenna Hull The Ell-Saline Cardinals were back on the hardwood on Tuesday night for the first time since December 20th as they would travel to Hutchinson to take on the the Hutch Trinity Celtics. GIRLS: HUTCH TRINITY  48,  ELL-SALINE 38 Both teams would come into the night winless and that meant one team would get ...

1 year ago
Pictured is Tyler Holloway, surrounded by Marysville's #20 Paxton Voet and #1 Will Ottot.  Image courtesy of Brad Anderson The Abilene High School basketball teams returned to action for the first time in 25 days Tuesday night at Marysville.  Marysville pulled off the sweep and Abilene will travel again on Friday with a trip to Concordia. ...