3 years ago
CONWAY, S.C. – Jason Bean became the first Kansas quarterback to rush for more than 100 yards in 19 years Friday night, but the Jayhawks fell to No. 17/19 Coastal Carolina 49-22 at Brooks Stadium. The Jayhawks led in the first half, and cut the Coastal Carolina deficit to six at one point in the second half, ...

3 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS -- A day after the Twins jumped on a Royals starter with home runs in the first inning, they did it again on Saturday -- and just kept piling on. Starter Brady Singer allowed six runs on five home runs on Saturday night, and the Royals couldn’t keep up in their 9-2 loss at Target Field, tying the ...

3 years ago
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3 years ago
After one half of play, it seemed like another Trojan War. Neither Beloit or Southeast of Saline would budge. Southeast changed that in the second half. Southeast of Saline scored three times from 35-plus yards out, the defense pitched a shutout in the final 24 minutes, and Southeast took down Beloit 36-6 Friday night in Beloit. The ...

3 years ago
After a competitive first half, the Ell-Saline Cardinals scored 22 unanswered points after intermission to defeat the Sacred Heart Knights 35 to 14. Junior Cardinal QB Kade Wilson opened the scoring with 2:49 to go in quarter number one when he raced 17 yards to pay dirt.  The PAT was no good and Ell-Saline led at ...

3 years ago
In the season opener, Salina Central ran wild and free to 424 yards. Eisenhower made sure that didn't happen again. The Tigers bottled up the Mustangs' lethal ground game and took advantage of short fields in a 24-14 win Friday night at Salina Stadium. Eisenhower improved to 1-1 while Salina Central dropped to the same record. Eisenhower's first ...

3 years ago
A quartet of turnovers proved to be the unfortunate defining factor for Minneapolis football in a non-district game Friday night. The Lions hosted their home opener against Riley County, and the turnover difference coupled with four Trey Harmison rushing scores propelled the Falcons to a 42-21 victory. Minneapolis gave up three of its four turnovers in its ...

3 years ago
Maize South 51, Salina South 14 It did not take long for the Maize South Mavericks to take control of Friday night's Week 2 matchup with the South Cougars. Talented running back Evan Canty took three handoffs and ran 62 yards for an opening drive touchdown and the Mavericks never looked back in defeating the Cougars ...

3 years ago
For the second straight week, the Solomon Gorillas changed opponents at the last second. This challenge was a bit tougher. With Canton-Galva and Solomon needing a week two game, the Eagles and Gorillas agreed to move up their week seven game to Friday night. The Eagles dominated from start to finish, earning a 54-6 district victory. The ...

3 years ago
The Abilene Cowboy football team traveled for the first time this season with a trip to Concordia Friday night.  The Panthers were coming off a huge 41-40, 4 OT victory last week at Wamego and rode that momentum in a dominant 51-20 win over Abilene. The Panthers had the best NCKL record last season at 4-1, ...

3 years ago
On a beautiful night for football in Haven, Kansas, the Smoky Valley Vikings took on the Haven Wildcats. A first-half boxing match between the two defenses left us all tied up at 0-0 going into the half. The Viking defense stymied the Wildcat offense as they went for it on 4th down, with no success, on ...