8 years ago
Smoky Valley again split varsity games Tuesday night at Lyons. The Smoky Valley girls led after 1 quarter 11-9 but again let the home team put a 12-0 run together to open up a 41-28 lead at the half. Lyons then kept the Vikings a bay and went on to win 54-39 Kira Haxton led ...

8 years ago
The Salina South boys and girls basketball teams were swept in Derby Tuesday night. The boys were blown out 85 - 35, while the girls lost 49-21. In the first game of the night Cougar girls (6-11) - (2-7) fell behind early, and could never quite catch back up. The Cougars fell behind by 10 in ...

8 years ago
AMES, Iowa – All five Jayhawk starters scored in double figures as No. 13/13 Kansas outlasted the Iowa State Cyclones, 83-77, Tuesday night inside Hilton Coliseum. Sophomore center Udoka Azubuike and junior guard Lagerald Vick accounted for 25 of their team's 44 second-half points as KU shot a blistering 62 percent from the field over ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are moving right along. And so is 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 ...

8 years ago
McPherson senior Aaron Bachura wasn't going to be denied on senior night. The Council Grove, Kan. native tied a season-high 31 points with seven threes, propelling the Bulldogs past the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes 87-72. McPherson (9-19, 6-14) picked up its fifth victory in the last seven contests. After an early 4-2 lead, Kansas Wesleyan (15-11, 13-7) allowed ...

8 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 7/7 Texas Tech started the second half on a 13-1 run to break open a tightly-contested game with Kansas State en route to a 66-47 victory on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum. The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak by the league-leading Red Raiders (21-4, 9-3 Big 12) at Bramlage Coliseum, as ...

8 years ago
The Bethany-Saint Mary game Saturday night had it all. Big leads, bigger comebacks. Hot shooting, long droughts. Controversial calls, technical fouls. A game that featured two teams part of a three-way tie for second place in the KCAC certainly lived up to the billing as Bethany escaped 82-80, in overtime. Bethany turned the ball over seven ...

8 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – No. 22/21 Wichita State hit 14 threes to squash visiting UConn, 95-74, Saturday evening and earn head coach Gregg Marshall his 150th victory at Charles Koch Arena. Marshall has lost just 21 campus home games in 11 seasons at WSU for an .877 winning percentage. The Shockers shot 50 percent from long range, drilling ...

8 years ago
WACO, Texas - A 26.9 percent shooting clip in the first half was too much for No. 10/10 Kansas to overcome as the Baylor Bears upset the Jayhawks, 80-64, Saturday afternoon inside the Ferrell Center. KU connected on just six of its 31 3-point tries as the Bears snapped an 11-game losing streak against the ...

8 years ago
The basketball season is in full swing. As is the Coaches Corner, live from Russell’s Restaurant every Saturday from 8 to 9 am. Join 11 different high school basketball coaches from the area as they recap the week’s action. Girls basketball coaches on show: Salina Central’s Chris Fear, Salina South’s Ryan Stuart, Sacred Heart’s Arnold Schmidtberger, Southeast of ...

8 years ago
Southeast of Saline Freshman Bryant Banks' jumper with 44 seconds left ended up being the game-winner as the Minneapolis Lions fell on the road to the Trojans, 54-51. Minneapolis lead by as much as seven in the final four minutes of the game, but the Trojans chipped at the lead down the stretch. Senior Jake Huffaker ...