8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan women's basketball coach Ryan Showman said his team had the best practices of the year going into Wednesday's showdown against Tabor. It showed right away as the Coyotes scored the first 22 points of the game in the first quarter and cruised from there to upend No. 16 Tabor 65-55 in Hillsboro. Wesleyan downed ...

8 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - A career-high outing from redshirt-sophomore Malik Newman helped the No. 12 Kansas Jayhawks top Iowa State, 83-78, Tuesday night inside Allen Fieldhouse. Newman scored 19 of his career-best 27 points in the second half and was followed closely by senior Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk who added 23 points behind six-of-nine from three. The win lifted ...

8 years ago
It was the second straight top-five showdown for the Salina Central boys basketball team Tuesday night at the Brickhouse. After coming up short on Friday on the road against Goddard-Eisenhower, the Mustangs slugged out a 73-59 win over Maize South. Coming off back to back 70-plus point performances, Maize South was held to a season-low 59 ...

8 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinals suffered a pair of league losses Tuesday evening at Moundridge High School. In the girls matchup, the Wildcats pounced on a plethora of early Cardinal turnovers to take a commanding 32-10 lead into halftime on their way to a 55-23 victory. Juniors Kaela Helms and Brittany Stucky led a balanced Moundridge (4-4, 2-1) attack, ...

8 years ago
In what was a game in high anticipation for both Sacred Heart and Republic County girls' squads, both knew that they would have to compete better if they wanted to win on Tuesday night. Luckily for Sacred Heart, the Knights did just that, behind a smothering defense on their way to a 43-29 to get back ...

8 years ago
Minneapolis Lions fell on the road in a battle with the Clay Center Tigers tonight, losing 52-45. The game was tied at 31 heading into the fourth quarter. Minneapolis would score first with a floater from Senior Trent Brubaker on their opening possession of the period. The Lions, then, would go scoreless over the next six ...

8 years ago
Following a slow start, the Salina South girls basketball team turned to its bread and butter. The Cougars forced turnovers and converted into buckets, igniting a 25-2 explosion to buck the Campus Colts 46-32. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak and gave the Cougars their first AVCTL-I win on the season. South's offense came out flat, ...

8 years ago
Smoky Valley girls reached their highest point total of the year but fell to a hot shooting Nickerson Panther team by a 68-54 score. The vikings scored 23 in the 2nd quarter but still trailed 40-29 at the half. Nickerson t hen outscored the Vikings 20-7 in the 3rd and it looked  like they were ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are back. And so it the Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show.  The program made its return for 2018 and the program will run every Monday from 6 to 7 pm, live at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn just past Lowe’s. Come in for the $6.99 Build-Your-Own-Burger Special that includes a side. Various ...

8 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – No. 9 Wichita State shot a season-best 62.7 percent overall and drained 12 three-pointers to cruise past USF, 95-57, Sunday afternoon in Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State (13-2, 3-0) was on pace to break the school record for best field goal percentage in a single game, before slowing in the final minutes. For ...

8 years ago
Bethany Head Coach Keith Ferguson does what he can to avoid technical fouls. However, with 2:46 left in the third quarter, and Bethany trailing 53-43, he knew his team needed a spark. From that point forward, Bethany out-scored Sterling 32-18 and hung on for a 75-71 win in Lindsborg. "I wanted a T", said Ferguson. "They ...