4 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan women lost their collective shooting touch at a most inopportune time. Leading Bethel by 12 early in the fourth quarter the Coyotes made just one of 10 shot attempts the rest of the way and lost to Bethel 48-45 in a Kansas Conference game Friday night inside Mabee Arena. The loss drops KWU into ...

4 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Ice fishing is in full swing but good reports of catching are few.  Bob Roberts talks about ice fishing and what lakes might be best for various species. West end of Wilson usually is a great location for ...

4 years ago
When Anthony Monson arrived as men's basketball coach at Kansas Wesleyan five years ago, he assured fans his teams would be stellar in one particular aspect of the game – defense. True to his word the Coyotes had been one of the Kansas Conference's best during his first four seasons. The 2020-21 team, though, hadn't performed as well ...

4 years ago
The Ell-Saline Lady Cardinals dropped a close game in a non-conference match-up with the Ellinwood Lady Eagles 56-50 Thursday night at Brookville. Ellinwood jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the early going of quarter number one before Coach Bill Geis called a time out to re-group his Lady Cardinals.  After the time out Ell-Saline stepped ...

4 years ago
In a matchup between NCAA powerhouses, Sacred Heart emerged victorious over Beloit in the boys and girls contests. The girls got out to a slow start on the offensive end, tallying just three points in the opening quarter. Their defense kept the game close enough for them to go on a big run in the second ...

4 years ago
Salina Central's Aubrie Kierscht was honored with a basketball before Thursday's game after reaching the 1,000-point milestone the game before. The Navy commit then torched the nets. Kierscht scored 19 of her 25 points in the first half, Salina Central held Valley Center to just five points in the fourth quarter, and the Mustangs secured their third ...

4 years ago
Minneapolis' Nolan White would not be denied on Thursday night in Ellsworth. The Lions' senior hit five 3-pointers and was a perfect 7-7 from the free-throw line to help lead Minneapolis to a 64-48 win over Ellsworth. Both teams struggled to stop one another in the first quarter as Ellsworth grabbed the lead early on. However, White ...

4 years ago
Hoisington girls came out playing a solid first half to lead 13-7 after one and 22-18 at the half over the sluggish Vikings. But Smoky Valley came out with great energy to start the third quarter and it became an 18-4 Viking run to lead by 10, 36-26, after three quarters. Despite going around three ...

4 years ago
In a game between two of the top three teams in class 5A the third ranked Maize Eagles came out on top over the second ranked Salina South Cougars Thursday evening. The Eagles, playing on the road in Salina, took an early lead and never trailed in the game. The Cougars couldn't get any shots to fall ...

4 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. -- Dexter Dennis provided the signature play in Wichita State's long-awaited signature win, 68-63 over No. 6 Houston, Thursday evening at Charles Koch Arena. Tyson Etienne and Alterique Gilbert scored 16-points each for WSU (13-4, 9-2) which moved into sole possession of first-place in the American Athletic Conference standings and notched its best home win since downing No. 2-ranked ...

4 years ago
No. 23/24 Kansas broke open a tight defensive contest with a pivotal 14-3 run near the midway point of the second half, as Jayhawks captured the 295th edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown with a 59-41 win in front of a limited capacity crowd of 1,248 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday night. The win gave Kansas ...