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Class 5A - Girls Sub-State #1 #17 Arkansas City at #16 Valley Center - Arkansas City 46-37 #17 Arkansas City at #1 Maize South - Maize South 82-25 #9 Salina Central at #8 Andover Central - Salina Central 70-56 #9 Salina Central at #1 Maize South - Maize South 61-44 Sub-State #2 #18 Great Bend at #15 Salina South - Salina South ...

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The Smoky Valley Vikings got the game off to the pace they wanted leading 7-5 after one quarter, but saw why Phillipsburg is so good as they took a 22-15 at the half. But the Vikings started the third quarter on a 7-0 run to tie the game up at 22 all. Both teams traded ...

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There is an old adage in sports:  “It’s hard to beat a team three times in one season”.  The Sacred Heart Knights proved Thursday night that sometimes those clichés can be wrong. The Knights never trailed in their third game this season against Ellsworth and topped the Bearcats 54-36.  Previously, Sacred Heart had won games against ...

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Wichita Heights has turned into a postseason haven for the Salina South boys basketball team. Unfortunately, it's been the final resting place. Jaxon Pillich paced four double-digit scorers with 19 points, Heights' stifling defense forced 20-plus turnovers, and the Falcons advanced to the Class 5A Sub-State championship with a 69-35 victory Thursday night. Salina South ended the ...

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The Abilene Cowgirls rolled to their ninth straight win Thursday night as they defeated Mulvane 56-33 in the opening round of sub-state.  The Cowgirls once again got big games from their Seniors, Hannah Willey and Sydney Burton, who combined for 44 points. Abilene capitalized early off of Mulvane turnovers.  The Lady Wildcats turned over the basketball ...

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Salina Central hit from just about everywhere on the floor on Thursday night as the Mustangs made quick work of the No. 12 seed Hays, 70-25. The No. 5 seed Mustangs started out early with both David Grammer and Brogen Richardson raining in 3's from all over the floor. Central made five triples in the first ...

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Gabbie Miller (SR/Kiefer, Okla.), her Kansas Wesleyan teammates and coaches could finally exhale. After a tumultuous regular season that included two forfeits, the Coyotes attained their biggest goal to date when they received an at-large bid to the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championships on Wednesday night. The tournament will be played March 6-12 at the Tyson ...

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After defeating Andover Central 63-51 last Thursday, Salina Central knew the Jaguars would be tougher on the road. While that part was true, the Mustangs showed a bit more grit. Freshman Aubrie Kierscht paced three double-digit scorers with 24 points, Salina Central's defense limited Andover Central to a pair of buckets in the third, and the Mustangs ...

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The Goddard Lady Lions basketball team started 6-6 from 3-point range in the first 10 minutes of Wednesday night's game to blitz past the No. 15 seed Salina South Cougars, 50-25. The No. 2 seed in 5A west looked focused from the start as Goddard would never trail in the game. Salina South fought hard all night, ...

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The Abilene Cowboys held on for a 41-39 victory over the Buhler Crusaders, Wednesday night, in the opening round of sub-state in Abilene.  Abilene led by as many as 13 points in the 2nd quarter but watched their lead shrink to just one in the 4th. Abilene led 26-24 at halftime and 33-23 as the two ...

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The Sacred Heart Knight girls’ basketball team battled and led for much of the game, but in the end Bennington’s depth proved too much for SH to overcome.  The Knights led the entire first half of the contest, by as many as 9 points at one point, but wound up losing the game by that ...