6 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. -- Dexter Dennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to lead rv/22 Wichita State to an 87-79 victory over UCF on Saturday evening at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State (17-3, 5-2 American Athletic Conference) matched its regular season win total from last year and improved to 4-0 all-time against UCF ...

6 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams finished off the Salina Invitational Tournament Saturday with a pair of wins Saturday.  The Cowgirls snapped a five game losing streak with a 34-20 victory over Concordia in the seventh place game at Salina Central.  In the boy’s game Abilene held off Wichita South for third place 50-47 at ...

6 years ago
Hear from 11 different coaches during the Coaches Corner, every Saturday morning from 8 to 9, live from Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn. Stop by for a delicious breakfast buffet or order a special item off the superb menu. Coaches on the show this week: Salina Central’s Chris Fear and Ryan Modin, Salina South’s Ryan ...

6 years ago
#1 Liberal 51, #4 Salina South 26 Salina South made the first bucket of the game. The rest of the game was controlled by Liberal. The No. 2 team in Class 6A scored the next eight points and cruised to a 51-26 victory over Salina South in the SIT semifinals at Kansas Wesleyan's Mabee Arena Thursday afternoon. ...

6 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams both fell on the second day of the Salina Invitational Tournament.  The Cowboys upset bid fell short in a 63-50 setback to Andover.  The Cowgirls also played Andover and were doomed by a scoreless third quarter in a 53-33 loss to the Lady Trojans in the consolation semifinals. The Andover ...

6 years ago
The Smoky Valley Lady Vikings fell to the Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans 42-36.  The Vikings had a 22-16 lead at the half, only to see  Southeast of Saline outscore the Vikings 18-4 in the third quarter and extended their lead 41-30 midway through the fourth quarter.  The Vikings rallied and closed the score to ...

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The Ell-Saline Cardinals boys' basketball squad tangled with the Bennington Bulldogs for the third time this season Friday afternoon, squaring off in the seventh-place game of the Canton-Galva Boys' Midseason Basketball Tournament.  As was the case in the first two matchups, the Bulldogs scored a runaway victory, winning 63-32. Bennington (4-7) made an early statement, jumping ...

6 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans, 35-24, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years. Kansas City fought back from an early deficit to tally 28 unanswered points, establishing a commanding lead while preventing Tennessee from ever getting back into the game. Chiefs’ quarterback ...

6 years ago
Fortunately for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes, Jayme Sloan (SR/Bennington, Kan.) might have been the only person in Mabee Arena not on the verge of cardiac arrest. Sloan, a reserve guard, calmly buried a dramatic 3-point shot while being fouled with 2.6 seconds left in the Coyotes' game Thursday night against Friends. The incredible four-point play capped a ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes played one of their best halves of the season in the first half on Thursday night against Friends. The second half wasn't too bad either. The Coyotes rocketed out to an early lead and never looked back as the Coyotes cruised to a third straight win 97-77 at Mabee Arena. "I am ...

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It was a tale of two halves on Thursday night in the second round of the Rupp Tournament in Halstead. Both Minneapolis and Halstead combined for 62 points in the first half, but then cooled in the second where the two combined for just 35 points in the final two quarters. Still, it amounted to a 57-42 ...