6 years ago
(NAIA Bracket | Get Tickets | Watch Live) Hoops and hotcakes will be order of the day for the Kansas Wesleyan women's basketball team next Wednesday (March 11). The No. 15-ranked Coyotes (25-6) are the fourth seed in the Naismith Bracket and play No. 17 Mayville State, N.D. (25-5) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship. ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – A career-high 31 points from senior Udoka Azubuike in his final game at Allen Fieldhouse propelled the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks to a 75-66 win over the TCU Horned Frogs and the 2020 Big 12 regular-season championship. Azubuike notched his 11th double-double of the season and was joined in double-figures by sophomore Devon Dotson, who ...

6 years ago
The eye of the tiger proved to be too much. Freshman Addi Verbeck poured in 25 points, Eisenhower responded to every bucket in the fourth quarter, and the Tigers pulled off the upset of No. 8 Salina Central, 57-51, in the Class 5A sub-state semifinal Wednesday night inside the Brickhouse. With the loss, Central's eight-year streak ...

6 years ago
5A West Playoffs: #6 Maize 60, #11 Salina South 33 Coach Ryan Stuart knew his team would be in for a tough game in the opening round of the 5A West Playoffs when his squad drew Maize, a team that had defeated them twice during the regular season. Then he found out his dynamic freshman guard, ...

6 years ago
The Abilene Cowboy’s put together one of the biggest comebacks in school history Wednesday night in their 49-44 victory over Towanda-Circle at Abilene High School. The Cowboys now will play at Buhler at 6 PM Saturday night with a birth to state on the line.  Buhler defeated Wellington 61-33 Tuesday night. Abilene trailed 25-14 to Circle ...

6 years ago
The Salina Central boys basketball team showed growth all throughout the season. More steps were taken by the Mustangs in the Class 5A sub-state opener at Great Bend. Unfortunately, it was not enough. Central erased a 12-point deficit, but missed two potential game-winning shots as the Great Bend Panthers survived, claiming a 63-60 overtime victory Tuesday night. Salina ...

6 years ago
There wasn’t much reason for optimism Tuesday night as the Abilene Cowgirls opened sub-state at Wamego.  Abilene finished the regular season 5-15 and had lost their last nine games.  The Cowgirls are the #14 seed and Wamego the #3 seed.  The Lady Red Raiders were 2-0 against Abilene during the regular season which included a ...

6 years ago
5A West Playoffs: #6 Kapaun Mt. Carmel 75, #11 Salina South 61 The Salina South Cougar boys took the court in Wichita on Tuesday night, hoping to begin a postseason run to the state tournament. But those hopes were dashed by an impressive offensive display from host Kapaun Mt. Carmel, as the Crusaders built a double-figure ...

6 years ago
Minneapolis' upset bid to take down rival, Beloit in the opening round of the 3A Girls Sub-State on Tuesday, fell just short. Literally. The Lady Lions at the foul line down by one with 0.5 remaining had a free-throw fall off the rim, shy, for what would have sent the game to OT. No. 2 seed Beloit ...

6 years ago
The Sacred Heart Knights dispatched the Ell-Saline Cardinals 77-25 Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of sub-state action in Class 2A. Sacred Heart (18-3) entered play as the top seed in the eight-team Herington sub-state, and the Knights lived up to the billing, pouring 30 points onto the scoreboard in the game's first eight minutes to ...

6 years ago
Don’t look now, but first year Sacred Heart Lady Knight Head Coach Keenan Thompson and his girls are putting together a solid 2019/20 season. They defeated Canton-Galva 55-51 in the opening round of the postseason on Monday night. Earlier this year, Sacred Heart got to win number 12 to guarantee they would finish above .500 for ...