5 years ago
Doug Finch lost to cross-town rival Salina South when he took over as head coach of the Salina Central boys basketball team. He wrote the final chapter a little differently on his way out. Senior Harper Williams scored 18 points on his birthday, SC's defensive switch stymied Salina South, and the Mustangs muscled their way to their ...

5 years ago
The Sacred Heart boy's basketball team made it four-in-row on Friday night. And this time, unlike their previous two games, there was no drama down the stretch in Sacred Heart's 63-42 win at Council Grove. Sacred Heart got started early with both Charlie Skidmore and Luis Mendez making shots to put the Knights ahead. For his part, ...

5 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinal varsity basketball squads were swept in Heart of America League play Friday evening in a road tilt with the Marion Warriors. In the girls' matchup, Ell-Saline's offensive struggles continued as the Warriors jumped out to a 24-6 halftime edge.  The Cardinals made it competitive following the break, outscoring Marion 14-5 in the third ...

5 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams completed the season sweep of Wamego on the road Friday night but it was far from easy.  The Cowgirls held on for a 45-42 lead after they had surrendered a 12 point second half lead.  The Cowboys watched a 14 point third quarter lead get trimmed to 4 in ...

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The night started with the girls game, where the Lions looked to extend their winning ways, having won 4 out of their last 5 games. Going into the game, coach knew Molly Chitty was going to be a conflict of interest. This proved to be the case, as most misses by the Trojans were rebounded by ...

5 years ago
The Smoky Valley Girls played an even first quarter with state ranked Pratt trailing only 9 to 6 and kept it fairly even trailing 19-14 at the half. But the third quarter saw Pratt outscore the Vikings 22-12 and then went on to win 59-37. Haxton and Haxton led the Vikings with 10 points each. ...

5 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A 27-year coaching veteran with multiple stops in the Big 12 in addition to stints in the SEC, Big Ten and AAC, Buddy Wyatt has been hired to coach the Kansas State defensive ends, head coach Chris Klieman announced Friday. Wyatt replaces Blake Seiler, who was hired as the linebackers coach at ...

5 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts interviews KDWPT attorney Chris Tymeson to get the right information about a senate bill concerning future license fees. State senator Ken Corbet from Topeka is telling people that license fees will double immediately. Corbet owns a high ...

5 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – The Bethany Swedes women's basketball squad was able to pick up a solid 71-68 victory over the Friends Falcons on Thursday night. The Falcons started thing one off strong kicking their offense off with a 10-4 advantage over the Swedes in the first three minutes of play. Bethany however, then netted a pair ...

5 years ago
One of the leading scorers on the KU basketball team is leaving. The school announced Thursday night that Lagerald Vick is leaving. According to the University of Kansas, basketball coach Bill Self announced senior guard Lagerald Vick will be taking a leave of absence from the team, effective immediately. "Lagerald has some personal matters that require his ...

5 years ago
NORTH NEWTON – Things didn't look promising for the Kansas Wesleyan women's basketball team with 4:53 left in the game after the Bethel Threshers took a 53-46 lead on a three-point play by Jade Brown. However, the No. 18 ranked Coyotes turned things around in their favor, using an 11-0 run capped by Courtney Heinen ...