8 years ago
Salina Central senior Elisa Backes' high school basketball career isn't over yet. The future Nebraska-Kearney Loper has been selected by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association for its annual All-Star game. The boys and girls contests take place on June 23 at Mabee Arena, home to the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. Backes was tabbed as the AVCTL-I player of ...

8 years ago
OMAHA, Neb. – A career high from redshirt-sophomore guard Malik Newman, along with a game-tying 3-pointer from senior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk to force overtime helped lead the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks to a thrilling 85-81 overtime win over the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Championship's Elite Eight Sunday night inside ...

8 years ago
ATLANTA, Ga. – Loyola got a game-high 23 points from senior guard Ben Richardson and used a 57.4 percent (27-of-47) shooting effort to surge ahead of and hold off K-State, 78-62, in the South Regional Semifinal at Phillips Arena Saturday. The loss ends K-State's 2017-18 campaign with its 25-win season (25-11) in school history and the ...

8 years ago
OMAHA, Neb. – A well-balanced scoring effort led by redshirt-sophomore Malik Newman saw the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks outlast the No. 5 seed Clemson Tigers, 80-76, in the NCAA Championship's Sweet 16 inside CenturyLink Center Friday night. Newman led KU in scoring for the fifth time in his last six games and was one ...

8 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Council Grove reservoir has always been a good lake for fishing but the past few years, fishing pressure has been on the light side. The lake has a good Crappie population and Saugeye population.  White Bass and Channel ...

8 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. – The 48th annual KSHSAA State Volleyball Tournament will welcome a new championship host site in 2018. Classes 3A and 4A will compete for trophies at the Hutchinson Sports Arena for the first time. “The 2018-2019 school year will see a change in our school classification system which will result in a decrease in ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show is coming to a close. Just one show remains. The program runs every Monday in March from 6 to 7 pm, live at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn, located just past Lowe’s in Salina. Come in for the $6.99 Build-Your-Own-Burger Special that includes a side. On Fridays, show your Coyote ...

8 years ago
ATLANTA - Led by sophomore forward Xavier Sneed's 22 points and a decisive, go-ahead bucket in the final minute from junior guard Barry Brown Jr., Kansas State defeated Kentucky, 61-58 to advance to the Elite Eight for the 12th time and first time since 2010. The win marks the first time in school history that K-State ...

8 years ago
The Salina Saints are preparing to keep the marching moving forward. Salina plays the San Antonio Seraphims on Saturday in the Southwest Regional finals of the American Basketball Association playoffs with a different location picked out. The Saints tipoff at noon at the Salina Fieldhouse. The winner advances to the Elite Eight, scheduled for April 3-8 in ...

8 years ago
A strong defensive effort and junior guard Barry Brown Jr.’s 18 points led K-State to a 50-43 win over upstart UMBC in the Second Round of the NCAA South Regional at the Spectrum Center on Sunday to advance the Wildcats to the Sweet 16. K-State (24-11) meetd No. 5 seed Kentucky Wildcats (25-10) in the South ...

8 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Wednesday that the club has signed defensive tackle Xavier Williams. “With Xavier you are talking about another player that we feel has a tremendous upside,” General Manager Brett Veach said. “He’s an athletic defensive tackle who can push the pocket and contribute for us in both the run and pass ...