9 months ago
The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League I has four basketball teams still alive this week as state tournaments begin across the state. The AVCTL I is led by Derby High School, which has both its boys’ and girls’ teams playing in this week’s Class 6A state tournament. The Derby boys will be joined by AVCTL I rival ...

9 months ago
The 2024-25 winter season in the North Central Activities Association is now complete as no NCAA team was able to qualify for this year’s state basketball tournament. The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans, who won the girls’ NCAA regular season saw its season come to an end in the opening round of the sub-state tournament. The Sacred ...

9 months ago
The North Central Kansas League has three basketball teams still alive in the 2024-25 season and is guaranteed to have at least one team finish in the top 4 at the Class 4A sate tournament this week. Abilene and Rock Creek each qualified for their boys’ basketball teams for this week’s Class 4A state tournament in ...

9 months ago
High School Winter Season Week 13 schedule/results – March 3 - 8 Tuesday, March 4 AVCTL I Girls Basketball Bishop Carroll 49, Salina South 23 – 5A sub-state Maize South 64, Salina Central 29 – 5A sub-state Hutchinson 60, Andover Central 37 – 5A sub-state Kapaun Mt. Carmel 62, Valley Center 38 – 5A sub-state   AVCTL I Boys Basketball Derby 73, Campus ...

9 months ago
Picture courtesy of Becky Rowley BOYS: #3 ELL-SALINE 69, #7 BENNINGTON 68 The Ell-Saline Cardinals and the Bennington Bulldogs would meet for the fourth time this season on Friday night in Moundridge. This time with a trip to the 2A State tournament in Manhattan and a sub-state championship on the line. Ell-Saline won the first two matchups ...

9 months ago
  ABILENE 48  WELLINGTON 43 ABILENE: The Abilene Cowboy basketball team is headed back to State for the 4th time in the last 5 years with a victory over Wellington Friday night.  Abilene improved to 16-6 and will play Wednesday in the opening round of the 4A State Tournament. Friday night, Abilene led for nearly the entire game ...

9 months ago
The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II, like the rest of Kansas high school sports, is completely entered into the 2025 winter postseason scene and the AVCTL II is already guaranteed to have at least one of its 14 basketball teams qualify for next week’s Class 5A state tournament. The AVCTL II has that guarantee thanks ...

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FINAL: KAPAUN MT CARMEL 66 SOUTH 43 The Cougars traveled south to face off against a very talented Kapaun Mt Carmel squad on Wednesday night in a win or go home situation. Salina South entered the game with a 7-13 record while Mt Carmel boasted an impressive 17-3 overall record. The Cougars played a very ...

9 months ago
pictured is Renatta Heintz and Abilene H.C. Shawn Herrman, image courtesy of Brad Anderson  The Abilene Cowgirls season came to an end Wednesday night at Buhler.  The Cowboys will try to stay alive and punch their ticket to State on Friday night in a home matchup with Wellington. BUHLER 62  ABILENE COWGIRLS 41 ABILENE: The Abilene Cowgirls fell ...

9 months ago
With the 2025 winter postseason fully underway in the Heart of America Conference, the HOA is now guaranteed to have at least four basketball teams qualify for the Class 2A state tournaments. The HOA is guaranteed to have two girls’ teams and two boys’ teams play in the 2025 Class 2A state tournaments next week. The HOA ...

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FINAL: ANDOVER 61 CENTRAL 44 The Mustangs may have limped to the finish line to end the regular season, but they entered Wednesday night determined to not have history repeat itself. Central had seen its season end in Andover's gym the year before, in a hard fought 65-61 first round sub-state defeat. Central looked to snap two different ...