7 years ago
For the second consecutive season, Salina Central and Andover met in the Salina Invitational Tournament finals. For the second consecutive season, the Mustangs prevailed over the Trojans with a 57-43 win. In front of a packed house at Kansas Wesleyan’s Mabee Arena, Central would gain control early, leading 10-4 after one. However, Andover responded in the ...

7 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams both finished in 5th Place at the Salina Invitational Tournament Saturday.  The Cowgirls for the second straight day used a big second quarter to put away their opponent.  They outscored Buhler 21-6 in the second quarter and the Lady Crusaders never recovered as the Cowgirls rolled to a 43-28 ...

7 years ago
The Lady Cougars finished last years SIT in fourth place, and do so again this season falling in the third place consolation game to the Lady Trojans of Andover 55-43. An 8-0 run by the Lady Trojans halfway through the first quarter put the Lady Cougars in an early hole in which they were never able ...

7 years ago
Mid-season tournament time is here! 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 Doug ...

7 years ago
The South girls ran into a buzzsaw in Liberal in round two of the Salina Invitational Tournament, falling to the one seed Lady Reds by a final of 54-37. The Lady Cougars kept it close through the first quarter, trailing 11-7 upon it's conclusion. A 7-0 run by Liberal to open the second frame pushed ...

7 years ago
Salina Central girls basketball coach Chris Fear was concerned about Andover's three-point shooting. Instead, it was Central's sharpshooting that did the trick. Senior Selah Merkle poured in a career-high 25 points, Central drilled six threes in the first half, and the Mustangs handled the Trojans, 68-44, securing a spot in the Salina Invitational Tournament championship. Central squares ...

7 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams pick up a pair of wins in the consolation semifinals Friday and both will play for 5th place on Saturday in the Salina Invitational Tournament. The Cowgirls defeated Concordia 41-26.  It was the second time they had defeated the Lady Panthers this season.  The Cowboys didn’t play well in ...

7 years ago
The Ell-Saline varsity boys' basketball squad suffered its ninth setback of the season Friday afternoon, falling to Bennington 67-59 in the consolation bracket finals of the 45th Annual Canton-Galva Boys' Basketball Tournament at Canton-Galva High School. The Cardinals battled from behind for most of the afternoon.  After Ell-Saline got out to a 7-4 lead in the ...

7 years ago
In 5th place Girls action the Vikings got behind early and just could not get enough offense going and fell to the Buffaloes by the score of 61-34

7 years ago
The Hugoton Eagles took third place over the Smoky Valley Vikings in the Sterling Invitational Tournament by the score of 52-44. The Eagles led 13-11 after one, and 23-20 at the half. They went on a 10-0 run to start the 3rd quarter to stretch their lead to 13, but the Vikings would battle back ...

7 years ago
After the second loss to Halstead this season, Minneapolis was looking for a bounce back in the second round of the Adolph Rupp tournament against 7th seed Winfield. It started out with a hot run from the Winfield Vikings, taking an early lead. The Lions bounced back however, and cut the lead down to one by ...