4 years ago
Solomon boys basketball coach Andrew Johnson said his team was chomping at the bit to play another team. The team confirmed that sentiment. Solomon jumped on Burrton in the first half, four players were in double figures, and the Gorillas pounded the Chargers, 68-33, Friday night in Solomon. The Gorillas outscored the Chargers 24-9 in the first eight ...

4 years ago
The Southeast of Saline boys basketball team knew it had a tough challenge to open a new season. Hesston checked in at No. 1 in Class 3A according to the KBCA preseason poll. The Swathers showed why. Hesston dominated the third quarter en route to a 71-34 victory over Southeast of Saline Friday night in Gypsum. Despite the ...

4 years ago
GIRLS: Eisenhower 47, South 28 For nearly two and a half quarters, the Salina South girls hung tough against Goddard-Eisenhower, but a rough night on offense coupled with a second-half surge by the visitors proved too much to overcome in the season opener at South High. Scoring was difficult for both teams in the first half. South's ...

4 years ago
Salina Central girls basketball ended 2019-20 on a sour note. That disappointment led to a motivated start to a new season. Junior Aubrie Kierscht made six threes, the defense held Campus to three first-half field goals, and the Lady Mustangs opened 2020-21 with a resounding 64-21 victory Friday night at the Brickhouse. No fans were in attendance ...

4 years ago
Sacred Heart opened the 2020/21 basketball season with strong showings in both the Girls and the Boys games.  The Lady Knights defeated Ell-Saline 58 to 45 and the Knight Boys ran away from the Cardinals by a final score of 79 to 21. GIRLS: In a game riddled with fouls by both teams (over 50 combined), Sacred ...

4 years ago
The Minneapolis boys basketball team opened its season with a tough Inman team, but did just enough to pull out a win, 55-52. After an even first quarter that saw the two teams tied at 8-8 going in to the second, Inman then took control before halftime. The Teutons used tight half-court defense and clutch shooting take ...

4 years ago
The Smoky Valley Lady Vikings used a big first quarter to propel them in their 45-31 victory over the Abilene Cowgirls Friday night in Lindsborg.  Smoky Valley outscored Abilene 16-2 in the first quarter and twice built 18 points leads in the win.  The victory for the Lady Vikings snapped a 13 game losing streak ...

4 years ago
In Varsity girls action the Vikings raced out to a 16-2 lead after one quarter, stretching it to a 20-2 margin early in the second. Abilene would respond minimizing the deficit to 22-10 at the halftime break. Freshman Adrian Hazelwood and senior Kerington Haxton paced the Vikings with 8 each in that opening half. In the ...

4 years ago
Patrick Mahomes has piled up the accolades throughout his brilliant young career, and after a stellar month of November in which he led the NFL in numerous categories while guiding the Kansas City Chiefs to victories in all four games, the reigning Super Bowl MVP can add another award to the shelf. Mahomes was named the ...

4 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Rifle Deer season under way with some pleasant weather for the hunters. Bob Roberts talks about the Deer season in  Kansas and how it changed from having to draw for a permit to now when hunters can buy ...

4 years ago
The No. 7/5  Kansas Jayhawks won its 48-consecutive home opener, led by four scorers in double-figures, defeating Washburn, 89-54, inside Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas on Thursday. The four Jayhawks in double-figures included junior David McCormack, who led the team with 17 points on 7-of-8 from the field. McCormack was joined by junior Ochai Agbaji (16 ...