8 years ago
The clock struck midnight for the Rural Vista boys' basketball squad Wednesday afternoon in Hays. Coming in as the eight seed in the eight-team field, the Heat took on the role of Cinderella in their quarterfinal round matchup against South Gray.  The Rebels entered as the top seed and lone remaining unbeaten team at the Class ...

8 years ago
Kansas State used a complete team effort, including a team-high 25 points from junior forward Dean Wade, to secure its 10th victory in conference play and 21st win overall in defeating Baylor, 77-67. K-State secured sole possession of fourth place in the league standings and the No. 4 seed at this week's Phillips 66 Big 12 ...

8 years ago
Sacred Heart Basketball Coach Pat Martin and one player have both been suspended for Thursday night's state basketball game. According to the school, the suspensions stem from an ineligible player who participated in a recent game.  An ineligible player, freshman Josh Jordan, played in the 1st round sub-state game vs Ell-Saline back on February 27th. Jordan ...

8 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – No. 10 Cincinnati came up with a stop in the final seconds to defeat No. 11 Wichita State, 62-61, Sunday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena in the 2017-18 home finale. With the win, Cincinnati (27-4, 16-2) clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship. Wichita State (24-6, 14-4) will now be the No. ...

8 years ago
Devonte’ Graham earned Kansas’ ninth overall and second-consecutive Player of the Year honor while Bill Self (Kansas) and Chris Beard (Texas Tech) tied for Coach of the Year, headlining the 2017-18 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball awards. Graham led the Jayhawks to their 14th consecutive and 18th overall Big 12 regular season title. He was ...

8 years ago
The girls' and boys' KSHSAA state basketball tournament runs Wednesday, March 7 though Saturday, March 10. Eight KSAL-area teams made the state tournament (Salina Central girls & boys, McPherson girls & boys, Smoky Valley boys, Sacred Heart boys and Rural Vista girls & boys.) 5A Boys' State Tournament: (Wednesday, Friday & Saturday-Topeka) (1) Goddard Eisenhower (19-2) vs ...

8 years ago
The Sacred Heart boys' basketball team has worn out the road leading from Salina to Manhattan over the past few years. They will take that very road back to their third-straight 2A State Tournament appearance as the defending champs outlasted Bennington 54-37 in the sub-state championship game on Saturday night. Sacred Heart came in as the top-seed ...

8 years ago
Eight days before Sub-State championship Saturday, the Salina Central girls basketball team lost to Newton to close the regular season. Central saved the firepower for the most important contest. The Lady Mustangs took control of the game with a 14-0 run, three players were in double figures, and Salina Central powered its way to a third consecutive ...

8 years ago
The Abilene Cowgirls had their season come to an end Saturday night, in the El Dorado Sub-State final, in a 46-31 loss to Circle.  The game was much closer than the final score indicated.  The Lady Thunderbirds pulled away in the fourth quarter at the free throw line.  Circle connected on 13-15 free throws in ...

8 years ago
The Smoky Valley Vikings 3 peat is a reality as they defeated Chapman 66-53 to win the Sub State and advance to Emporia for the 3rd year in a row. A slow start saw the Vikings trailing 5-7 after 1 quarter and a Nick Reinert 3 just before the halftime buzzer gave the Vikings a 25-22 ...

8 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Seventeen KU turnovers and a torrid-shooting Cowboy team proved to be a lethal combination for No. 6/6 Kansas as the Jayhawks fell to Oklahoma State, 82-64, Saturday afternoon inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Senior guard Devonte' Graham led KU with 15 points and eight assists, while OSU saw all four of its seniors score ...