7 years ago
Kayla Kivinski didn’t play in Kansas Wesleyan’s seven previous basketball games against Friends – all of them losses. She sat out last season and was a member of the Missouri Southern State basketball team prior to that. Kivinski, though, played a pivotal role in helping the Coyotes end their long losing streak against the Falcons on Wednesday ...

7 years ago
The new era of K-State football has begun. Head Coach Chris Klieman was introduced in a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Vanier complex in Manhattan, Kansas. Chris Klieman, a proven winner with a championship pedigree, has been named the 35th head football coach in Kansas State history. Klieman has won five conference championships and three national championships ...

7 years ago
For a split second, the Salina Central boys basketball team was on the ropes at Valley Center. In a blink of an eye, the Mustangs pulled away. Senior David Grammer nailed three triples, sparking a 17-0 explosion, sophomore Caden Kickhaefer added a career-high 11 points, and the Mustangs sprinted past the Valley Center Hornets, 62-47, to improve ...

7 years ago
The Lions and Lady Lions were in action tonight Ellsworth. Both teams coming off of close losses to the highly ranked Halstead had good energy going into the matchups. The girls game was truly the tale of two halves. The first quarter was a defensive battle, with relatively clean efforts by both teams. Few fouls, and ...

7 years ago
It was a strong start for the the Lady Cardinals to begin their match-up with the Lady Eagles, but it wasn't enough as Ell-Saline fell to Ellinwood in the girls contest 50-40. The Cardinals began the game on an 8-0 run before the Eagles would finally score at the 4:40 mark of the first quarter. Ell-Saline ...

7 years ago
The Salina South boys and girls basketball teams were swept at home Tuesday night by the Newton Railers. The boys lost 58 - 51 while the girls lost 39 - 23. In the first game of the night the Cougar girls (0-4) - (0-3) started strong. Jadyn Zamecnik buried an early 3 pointer and South jumped ...

7 years ago
Sacred Heart keeps its 41-straight league winning streak in tact with a 50-44 win over Russell on Tuesday night at Amos Morris Gym in Russell. It was never easy though for the Knights. Russell raced out to an 18-5 toward the end of the first stanza. The Knights though, would rally for an 18-3 extended run--including outscoring ...

7 years ago
In the Girls action Hesston raced out to a 12-0 lead after 1 quarter. And a 25-5 halftime lead, never looking back they won by the score of 45-13. Kaiser led the Swathers with 19. Kerington Haxton led the Vikings with 5. In Boys action a Cade Schneider three at the buzzer gave the Vikings a ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show puts a spotlight on various programs, coaches and student athletes at KWU. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. If you’re a student, head out to BT and flash your student ID to receive 15 percent ...

7 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Chris Klieman, a proven winner with a championship pedigree, has been named the 35th head football coach in Kansas State history, Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced Monday. Klieman (pronounced KLY-men) has won five conference championships and three national championships in five seasons as the head coach at North Dakota State, and he currently ...

7 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas football head coach Les Miles tabbed the leader of his defense as he announced the hiring of D.J. Eliot to be his defensive coordinator. Eliot arrives at KU with 20 years of coaching experience in the collegiate ranks, including the last six as a defensive coordinator. "D.J. Eliot has time and again ...