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Summer collegiate baseball is returning to Salina. In its inaugural season, the Diamond Baseball League (DBL) is bringing the Salina Sliders to town. The roster will feature players from a variety of collegiate levels, including NAIA, junior college, and NCAA Division II and III programs. Founded by Ralph Nelson, Matt Perry and Bill Davidson, the DBL consists ...

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Picture courtesy of Mandy Ediger No one will ever confuse Josie Ebel's Salina Central swimming career for a fish-out-of-water story. From the time she joined a Salina club team at age 9, and even before that splashing around in her back yard, the pool has been both Ebel's obsession and her happy place. "I'd honestly say I fell ...

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The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League has entered the home stretch of the 2026 spring sports season with some AVCTL I baseball, softball and girls’ soccer teams still having some regular season games and/or matches remaining, some have already wrapped up their regular season and are preparing for postseason action. Derby won the AVCTL I regular ...

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Picture courtesy of Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Kansas Wesleyan Baseball outlasted the Concordia Bulldogs in a 12-inning thriller, then nearly knocked off the Johnson University Royals as a wild ninth inning comeback came up just short on the final day of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round Salina Bracket at Dean Evans Stadium. The Coyotes would achieve ...

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Pictured- South seniors Brylee Moss (left) and Paityn Fritz. GAME 1: SOUTH 12 NEWTON 9 The Cougars could not have asked f0r a better start to their final regular season doubleheader on Wednesday against Newton. Paityn Fritz got the start in the circle on Senior Day and faced the minimum in the 1st inning. South then scored eight runs in ...

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A pair of boys from local middle school track teams stood near the finish line at the Salina Central Invitational and watched in amazement as Kaylie Shultz crossed first in the 1,600 meters, with the runner-up nowhere close behind. The clock showed Shultz winning in 4:50.63, prompting one of the boys to blurt, “She just crushed ...

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Pictured- Jonny Huseman (at net) and sophomore Owen Leonard (in back) Packed with motivated youth and some championship pedigree, the Salina Central boys’ tennis team is set to vie for team and individual honors Friday and Saturday at the Class 5A State Tennis Championship in Andover. The Mustang squad placed second this past weekend at the 5A ...

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Pictured above- Southeast of Saline's Adam Thiel (left) and Sacred Heart's Will Tuttle wait to tee off in a playoff for first place in the NCAA League Tournament Tuesday at Salina Municipal Golf Course. That Sacred Heart's boys would capture yet another NCAA League Tournament championship was a foregone conclusion. The individual medalist honor, on the other ...

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The North Central Activities Association has entered the home stretch of the 2026 spring season with some NCAA baseball and softball teams already concluding their regular seasons and some with some regular season action still to come this week before postseason action begins next week. Southeast of Saline is in 1st place in the NCAA baseball ...

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Image courtesy of Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Kansas Wesleyan Baseball dropped a 10-3 decision to the Johnson University Royals on Tuesday in the Salina Bracket of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round at Dean Evans Stadium. The loss drops the Coyotes (49-8) into the losers bracket where they will face Concordia (Neb.) on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ...

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Courtesy of Salina Central Athletics, seniors pictured left to right- Ellie Riekhof, Madison Berndt and Brooke Banninger. GAME 1:  DERBY 6 CENTRAL 1 The final regular season games of 2026 presented Salina Central with an opportunity to knock off the top team in Class 6A, the undefeated Derby Panthers. Derby entered Tuesday 24-0 poised to keep its perfect record ...