5 years ago
The Abilene Cowboy’s put together one of the biggest comebacks in school history Wednesday night in their 49-44 victory over Towanda-Circle at Abilene High School. The Cowboys now will play at Buhler at 6 PM Saturday night with a birth to state on the line.  Buhler defeated Wellington 61-33 Tuesday night. Abilene trailed 25-14 to Circle ...

5 years ago
The Salina Central boys basketball team showed growth all throughout the season. More steps were taken by the Mustangs in the Class 5A sub-state opener at Great Bend. Unfortunately, it was not enough. Central erased a 12-point deficit, but missed two potential game-winning shots as the Great Bend Panthers survived, claiming a 63-60 overtime victory Tuesday night. Salina ...

5 years ago
There wasn’t much reason for optimism Tuesday night as the Abilene Cowgirls opened sub-state at Wamego.  Abilene finished the regular season 5-15 and had lost their last nine games.  The Cowgirls are the #14 seed and Wamego the #3 seed.  The Lady Red Raiders were 2-0 against Abilene during the regular season which included a ...

5 years ago
5A West Playoffs: #6 Kapaun Mt. Carmel 75, #11 Salina South 61 The Salina South Cougar boys took the court in Wichita on Tuesday night, hoping to begin a postseason run to the state tournament. But those hopes were dashed by an impressive offensive display from host Kapaun Mt. Carmel, as the Crusaders built a double-figure ...

5 years ago
Minneapolis' upset bid to take down rival, Beloit in the opening round of the 3A Girls Sub-State on Tuesday, fell just short. Literally. The Lady Lions at the foul line down by one with 0.5 remaining had a free-throw fall off the rim, shy, for what would have sent the game to OT. No. 2 seed Beloit ...

5 years ago
The Sacred Heart Knights dispatched the Ell-Saline Cardinals 77-25 Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of sub-state action in Class 2A. Sacred Heart (18-3) entered play as the top seed in the eight-team Herington sub-state, and the Knights lived up to the billing, pouring 30 points onto the scoreboard in the game's first eight minutes to ...

5 years ago
Don’t look now, but first year Sacred Heart Lady Knight Head Coach Keenan Thompson and his girls are putting together a solid 2019/20 season. They defeated Canton-Galva 55-51 in the opening round of the postseason on Monday night. Earlier this year, Sacred Heart got to win number 12 to guarantee they would finish above .500 for ...

5 years ago
For a second-straight year, Minneapolis saw its season come to an end in on its home floor in the opening round of sub-state on Monday night. Norton made seven 3-pointers on its way to a 55-49 win over Minneapolis in the 4/5 match up of the 3A Boys Beloit sub-state. Norton launched a triangle-and-two defense on Minneapolis ...

5 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinal girls' basketball squad saw its season draw to a close Monday night, falling to the Bennington Bulldogs 51-34 in a 2A quarterfinal round matchup. The Cardinals' regular season finale came all the way back on February 18th, and the 13-day layoff did the team no favors as Ell-Saline (3-18) looked sluggish out of ...

5 years ago
In the first round of substate, Haven hosted the Vikings for both girls and boys games. In the girls game, a 14-14 first half looked promising for the Lady Vikings, but they were outscored 17-0 in the third quarter as the Lady Wildcats hit from every corner of the court to take a 31-14 lead and ...

5 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State safeties coach Joe Klanderman has been promoted to defensive coordinator, while cornerbacks coach Van Malone has added the titles of assistant head coach and passing game coordinator, head coach Chris Klieman announced Monday. Klanderman, who has coached all three levels of the defense during his career, will serve as a defensive ...