4 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The one thing you can say about Royals rookie right-hander Carlos Hernandez, who made his first Major League start Saturday night, is that he didn’t back down to anyone. Hernández pitched three innings and gave up three hits -- all solo home runs -- in the Royals’ 7-4 victory over the Pirates. Kansas City ...

4 years ago
Hear from six 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 ...

4 years ago
For the second time in two weeks the Ell-Saline defense has been unscored upon. Meanwhile the Cardinal offense under the direction of Senior QB T. J. Morrical scored five touchdowns in the workman like win against the Knights. Morrical accounted for three of those TDs all in the first half. His first score of the game came ...

4 years ago
The Salina Central Mustang football team dropped to 0-2 after a 45-42 overtime loss to the Eisenhower Tigers at Goddard District Stadium. While the record is not ideal, no one can say the Mustangs haven't provided some entertainment in the first two weeks of the season. Coming off last week's home loss to Campus, Central could ...

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Minneapolis' offense sputtered for most of the game Friday, while its defense had no answer for the high-flying Falcons, as Riley County shut Minneapolis out, 47-0 at Hal Prichard Stadium in Riley. The game started out about as bad as possible for Minneapolis, as Riley County's Nic Allen took the opening kickoff back 80 yards to ...

4 years ago
The "Trojan War" has produced some low-scoring, physical battles between Southeast of Saline and Beloit. Southeast was ready for that challenge Friday night. Quarterback Jaxson Gebhardt threw for two touchdowns, Beloit failed to reach 100 yards of total offense, and Southeast of Saline out-muscled Beloit, 18-0, for its first-ever shutout in the history of the Trojan War. ...

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The Maize South Mavericks sent a message to the rest of the AVCTL-I Friday night. Quarterback Colin Shields and tailback Hunter Niemann combined for six touchdowns, Maize South's defense held Salina South to under 100 yards of offense, and the Mavericks debuted in the AVCTL-I with a dominating 62-6 victory at Salina Stadium. Maize South improved ...

4 years ago
Haven ran all over Smoky Valley on Friday en route to a 30-0 win, their first win over Smoky Valley since 2012. The Wildcats got the scoring started in the first quarter with a 3 yard run by Nathan Schmidt and a 2 point conversion by Darby Roper to go up 8-0 with 8:28 left in ...

4 years ago
For the fourth consecutive season, the Solomon Gorillas are 2-0. Quarterback Alex Herbel accumulated 162 total yards of offense, Solomon's defense shut down Wakefield in the fourth quarter, and the Gorillas held on for a 32-28 victory over the Bombers. Solomon wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Dylan Hynes scored from one-yard out 2:52 into the ...

4 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys unveiled their newly renovated stadium tonight in their home opener vs the Concordia Panthers. The pregame excitement carried Abilene early as they game was scoreless headed into the second quarter.  The excitement would not last as Concordia scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter enroute to a 42-0 victory.  It was ...

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The Kansas Jayhawks open their 131st season of football on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. CT when they host the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. The game marks the start of year two of the Les Miles era, as the Jayhawks opened year one with a 24-17 victory ...