7 years ago
It’s back! The Coaches Corner from Russell’s Restaurant is finally here for the basketball season. Come out to Russell’s on Westport Boulevard every Saturday from 8 to 9 am to visit with 11 basketball coaches. Listen to the program on Sports Radio 1150 KSAL. Boys coaches on the show: Sacred Heart’s Pat Martin, Southeast of Saline’s Jeff Wells, ...

7 years ago
The Sacred Heart boys’ basketball team competed in the second day of the Chapman Classic and took on The Rossville Dawgs, they were able to get a 56-35. The Knights got off to a blazing start rattle off baskets to start the game and had a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second ...

7 years ago
Ell-Saline's boys' basketball squad gave fans a taste of what the Cardinals are capable of Friday night at the Amos Morris / George Stephens Classic in Lincoln against the Ellsworth Bearcats, using a furious third quarter rally to turn a 14-point halftime deficit into a tie ballgame at the end of the third quarter.  Unfortunately ...

7 years ago
Smoky Valley split a pair of games Friday night at home as the Viking girls gave Concordia all they wanted with a tremendous game. The Vikes outscored the Panthers 18-13 in the third quarter but just could not find the final shot to tie the game, allowing Concordia to hold on for a 47-45 win. Freshman ...

7 years ago
Angie Hall wasn't to be denied. It seemed like every time Hall got the ball in down low, she would convert. It was that performance, as well as another balanced scoring effort from the supporting cast, that led the Cougars to their first win of the year--a 57-39 win. Salina South started out the game feeling out ...

7 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys had their best season in 25 years last season as they finished 3rd in the state in 4A Division I.  Abilene brought back only one starter from that team in 6’4” Senior Tucker Robinson. The Cowboy’s schedule has been challenging while trying to break in four new starters as they have faced ...

7 years ago
Salina Central junior Ethan Speer racked up a season-high 16 points on Tuesday. His encore was even better. The 6'3" forward poured in a career-high 20 points, Central's defense only let one Salthawk reach double-figures and the Mustangs cruised by Hutchinson 54-33 to open AVCTL-I play. Hutchinson stayed fairly close to Central in the first quarter as both ...

7 years ago
Minneapolis Lions boys open the season 0-3 after a 62-31 loss to the Halstead Dragons on Friday. The game was played at Kansas Wesleyan University as it was the last matchup of the Tri-County Classic. The Lions struggled offensively in the first quarter against the Dragons only scoring one field goal in the first eight minutes ...

7 years ago
The Salina Police Department will be stepping up patrols around a thrift store after receiving numerous complaints about clothing and other donated items at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, 157 S. 5th, being stolen and/or strewn about the area. The donated items are left at the back door of the business during non-business hours. In addition, ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of some high-end bicycles from two garages in the Indian Rock neighborhood. Police say sometime between 6pm Wednesday and 3:15pm Thursday afternoon, someone entered an attached garage and a free standing garage at a home in the 1000 block of Greeley Ave. and stole four bikes. The owner, Brad Chapel told ...

7 years ago
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at about 3:30 a.m., Officers of the Salina Police Department were sent to the 700 block of N. 9th, Salina, Kansas, in reference to gunshots. Contact was made with a witness who reported seeing a white, unknown make, passenger car driving in the area. The witness then observed a suspect shooting ...