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 ...

8 years ago
Last year she finished 25th at state. A year later, she is a state champion. Salina South's Lauren Lust on Friday won the class 5A - 1A State Girl's Bowling Championship, and helped her team finish third in the state tournament in Wichita. KSAL News caught up with Lust at the Salina Big Brothers Big Sisters "Bowl ...

8 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – 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, in front of 10,299 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. K-State (21-10, 10-8 Big 12) won double-digit games in ...

8 years ago
The basketball season is coming to a close. As is the Coaches Corner, live from Russell’s Restaurant. Join 11 different high school basketball coaches from the area as they recap the week’s action. This is the final show for 2017-18. The Salina Central boys basketball team is going to state for the third consecutive year. Sacred Heart ...

8 years ago
The Salina Central boys basketball squad fell to third-ranked Maize both times in the regular season. Last time the Mustangs were at Maize High School, they fell behind 21-0. In the biggest game of the 2017-18 campaign, the Mustangs returned the favor. Central used an 18-0 explosion to grab a 16-point advantage, locked down Maize’s leading scorer, ...

8 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys season came to a shocking end Friday night in El Dorado in a 55-53 loss to Circle.  Abilene led by as many as 17 points in the game and 15 points at halftime but were outscored 40-23 in the second half.  Circle got a game winning shot, from Jude Warren, with 3.2 ...

8 years ago
The Smoky Valley Vikings did not show any rust after a 2 week layoff racing out to a 20-10 first quarter lead. Did let Nickerson back in a little closing the gap to 31-24 at the half but then the Vikings mid 3rd 12-0 run and took a 53-36 led after 3 and dominated the 4th ...