4 years ago
LINDSBORG – Ryan Showman had coached 269 games in his eight-plus seasons as head women's coach at Kansas Wesleyan entering Saturday's Kansas Conference contest against archrival Bethany. He'd witnessed several stirring, memorable and historic victories in that time but nothing, in his mind, compared to what he experienced Saturday inside Hahn Gymnasium. Riding a three-game losing streak and coming ...

4 years ago
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In a ranked matchup between Big 12 foes, No. 23 Kansas fell to No. 17 West Virginia, 91-79, inside WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va., on Saturday. Kansas (12-7, 6-5 Big 12) had a tough time finding its rhythm early, while West Virginia pulled ahead to a 12-2 lead in the opening minutes. The Jayhawks fought ...

4 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 13/11 Texas Tech broke open a tight contest with a 15-3 run midway through the second half to lift the Red Raiders to a 73-62 win over Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in front of a limited capacity crowd of 1,000 at Bramlage Coliseum. With the score knotted at 32-all less than 4 ...

4 years ago
Hear from different coaches during the Smart Insurance Coaches Corner, every Saturday morning from 8 to 9. Smart Insurance will help you find the right policy to protect your belongings with homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, life, automobile, motorcycle, farm, boat and personal watercraft, umbrella liability and valuable property. Smart Insurance – with locations in Salina ...

4 years ago
The loss of Caden Kickhaefer hurt Salina Central boys basketball the last two games. He returned in a big way. The senior poured in a career-high 27 points, classmate Reed McHenry added 22, and the Mustangs picked up a 61-56 win over Andover Central Friday night at the Brickhouse. Salina Central improved to 5-9, 3-4 in the ...

4 years ago
GIRLS: Maize South 31, Salina South 29 From start to finish, the Lady Cougars and Lady Mavericks were locked in a defensive struggle that came down to the final seconds. Unfortunately for Salina South, they came up just short when Maize South forward Avery Lowe hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to break a ...

4 years ago
Marysville Lady Bulldogs 39   Abilene Cowgirls 32 The first meeting between Abilene and Marysville on January 8th, the Lady Bulldogs pulled away for a 45-26 victory.  Friday night in Abilene, the game went down to the wire.  Marysville took a 22-20 lead into the final quarter.  In the fourth, the Lady Bulldogs were aided by ...

4 years ago
Ell-Saline was faced with another tough matchup tonight, on both the boys and girls side, as they were swept tonight by Heart of America foe, Berean Academy. The Berean Academy girls came into the night with a 9-5 (4-2 HOA) record, and the boys garnered the #4 rank in the state with a 12-2 record. The ...

4 years ago
Smoky Valley's girls varsity got off to an 11-6 lead after one quarter over the visiting Larned Indians then increased it to 20-9 by halftime; however, Larned and the Vikings both scored 11 in the third quarter, but the Vikes heated up in the fourth to outscore the Indians 14-8 to win 45-28. Ellie Brumbaugh ...

4 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Cold weather next week will freeze about all the lakes in Kansas and that means ice fishing.  Bob Roberts talks about ice fishing in Kansas and stresses that when you venture out on these frozen lakes, you ...

4 years ago
KANSAS CITY, MO (February 5, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has invited 29 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training in Surprise, Ariz.  Among the invitations are 14 pitchers, three catchers, eight infielders and four outfielders. Included in the 29 invitees are 25 players that were in the Royals’ organization last ...