8 years ago
The postseason is finally here for high school basketball. Below are various brackets dealing with area high school squads. Check back later in the week for scores Class 5A - Girls Sub-State No. 4 4. Newton vs 13. Salina South - Newton 50-23 5. Salina Central vs 12. Kapaun - Salina Central 61-56 4. Newton vs 5. Salina Central - Salina Central ...

8 years ago
The Abilene Cowgirls shook off some early game rust on their way to a 49-37 victory over Wamego in the opening round of the El Dorado Sub-State.  Abilene entered as the #2 seed and will now face the top seed, Circle.  The Lady Thunderbirds defeated El Dorado 56-10.  The girls championship game will be played ...

8 years ago
The Smoky Valley Vikings season ended with a loss to Nickerson 52-41 Opening up the game the Vikings led after 1 quarter 15-9 only to see the Panthers tie it up at the half 23 all. The 3rd quarter was the telling quarter as Nickerson went on a 15-0 run to lead 38-25 after 3. The Vikings ...

8 years ago
After a little over a month, Salina Central has its next football coach. Mark Sandbo, an assistant coach for Dodge City and a Smoky Valley graduate, has been named the latest head coach, pending approval of the USD 305 board of education. Sandbo replaces Mike Hall, who resigned on Jan. 22. Sandbo went to Dodge City in ...

8 years ago
TCU used a late 9-0 run to outlast Kansas State, 66-59. With the win, the Horned Frogs ran their winning streak to four games and moved into a tie for fourth place with the Wildcats with one regular season game to play. The loss spoiled an impressive night by juniors Dean Wade and Barry Brown, Jr., who ...

8 years ago
Salina Central's quest for a third straight 5A state tournament appearance continues after a 61-56 win over Kapaun Mt. Carmel in the opening round of sub-state. The Mustangs couldn't miss early, and buried five three-pointers in the first quarter. Sophomore guard Kaydn Cobb had three of the trifecta's, and Central built a six point lead, 20-14 ...

8 years ago
Salina South girls basketball coach Ryan Stuart knew if the Cougars wanted to pull the upset, they would have to handle the ball. After the first quarter, the Lady Railers wouldn't be denied. Newton forced 10 second-quarter turnovers, closed the first half on an 11-0 spurt, and went on to down Salina South, 50-23 at Newton High ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 28, 2018) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed first baseman Lucas Duda to a one-year contract for the 2018 season.  Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.  In a corresponding roster move, outfielder Billy Burns has been designated for assignment. Duda, a 32-year-old left-handed ...

8 years ago
The defending 2A State Champion Sacred Heart Knights began their quest to repeat with a 71-40 victory Tuesday evening over in-county rival Ell-Saline. Early on, Ell-Saline (4-17) hung tough with the top seed in the Belleville - Republic County sub-state, trailing by just five points at 25-20 midway through the second quarter, but the Knights' relentless ...

8 years ago
When the postseason begins, teams just want to survive and advance. Salina Central is okay with that. Junior Harper Williams drilled a wide-open three with 1:31 remaining, Central hit 10 for the game, and the Mustangs hung on to edge Newton 62-58. Last Friday, the Mustangs started hot versus the Railers, scoring the first 13 points. That didn’t ...

8 years ago
From the start on Tuesday night, nothing went right for the Salina South boys' team as they saw their season end with a 64-23 loss at Wichita Heights. In a sub-state matchup between the 2-seed Wichita Heights and the 15-seed Salina South, the Cougars came in short handed without the services of Connor Munsell, A.J. Johnson ...