3 years ago
The name Murdock and basketball are synonymous in Wichita. Mitch Murdock was a high school standout and at Friends University in the late 1960s. His sons Jeff and Johnny were also renowned in the city's high school ranks – Johnny going to on to play for Missouri State where he was a four-year starter, two-time all-Missouri ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 5/5 Kansas (22-4, 11-2) returns home to host Kansas State (14-12, 6-8) in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. CST on ESPN. Holding a two-game lead in the loss column in the 2022 Big 12 race, Kansas won its third-straight contest with a 71-58 victory at West Virginia on ...

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GAME 27 KANSAS STATE (14-12, 6-8 Big 12) at 5/5 KANSAS (22-4, 11-2 Big 12) Tuesday, February 22, 2022 > 8:05 p.m. CT >> Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) >> Lawrence, Kan. TELEVISION ESPN / ESPN App (Link) Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) Fran Fraschilla (analyst) Tom Scofield (producer) RADIO K-State Sports Network Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Satellite Radio: XM 387 Online: Varsity Network [free] / ...

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Haydn Brown (SR/Gardnerville, Nev.)'s walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning of Saturday's opening game helped fuel Kansas Wesleyan's four-game sweep of Iowa Wesleyan on Friday and Saturday at Dean Evans Stadium.   The Coyotes went into the bottom of the sixth inning of the third game of the series trailing 3-1 after the Tigers scored ...

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WICHITA – Anthony Monson and his Kansas Wesleyan men's basketball team were steadfastly determined to avoid a repeat of what happened January 10 inside Mabee Arena when Friends made 13 3-point shots and departed with a 12-point victory.   The Coyotes did just that in the rematch Saturday night. The Falcons were 3 of 9 beyond arc against KWU's ...

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WICHITA – Ryan Showman had no trouble pinpointing the primary culprit in Kansas Wesleyan's 59-53 Kansas Conference loss to Friends Saturday night in the Garvey Center.   "Offensively we just absolutely couldn't get a bucket to fall when we needed one," he said on his postgame radio show.   The postgame numbers backed him up. The Coyotes shot 34 percent overall ...

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va., -- Ochai Agbaji recorded his 14th 20-point game of the season Saturday night at West Virginia to help guide the Kansas Jayhawks to a 71-58 win over the Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum. The win improved the Jayhawks to 22-4 on the season and 11-2 in Big 12 Conference play. West Virginia dropped to 14-12 and 3-10 ...

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Sophomore Avery Anderson III’s 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds proved to be the difference in overtime, as Oklahoma State returned serve after losing a similar game to Kansas State earlier this month with an 82-79 win over the Wildcats on Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 8,976 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. ­ In K-State’s 71-68 win on February ...

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GIRLS: SALINA SOUTH 40, Newton 36 Salina South girls picked up the victory over Newton 40-36.  Junior Lauren Harris led the Cougar scoring with 12 points, senior Kylie Arnold chipped in 9 and Elena Herbel added 7.  The H&R Block of the Game was Lauren Harris and the NexTech Wireless Players of the Game were Lauren ...

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27 was the number Friday night for Ell-Saline, but it was anything but magic for the Cardinals. Scoring 27 will almost always be a winning score in baseball/softball and you can win a fair amount of games with 27 points in football, but it rarely gets it done in basketball.  The Lady Cardinals fell 62-27 in ...

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Salina Central 54, Andover 50 The Lady Mustangs of Salina Central High School remain perfect after their 54-40 victory over Andover High on Friday evening. Aubrey Kierscht led the way for Central with 17 points and Mykayla Cunningham was close behind, finishing with 14 points on the evening. After a bit of a slow start, the ...