5 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinals boys' basketball squad tangled with the Bennington Bulldogs for the third time this season Friday afternoon, squaring off in the seventh-place game of the Canton-Galva Boys' Midseason Basketball Tournament.  As was the case in the first two matchups, the Bulldogs scored a runaway victory, winning 63-32. Bennington (4-7) made an early statement, jumping ...

5 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans, 35-24, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years. Kansas City fought back from an early deficit to tally 28 unanswered points, establishing a commanding lead while preventing Tennessee from ever getting back into the game. Chiefs’ quarterback ...

5 years ago
Fortunately for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes, Jayme Sloan (SR/Bennington, Kan.) might have been the only person in Mabee Arena not on the verge of cardiac arrest. Sloan, a reserve guard, calmly buried a dramatic 3-point shot while being fouled with 2.6 seconds left in the Coyotes' game Thursday night against Friends. The incredible four-point play capped a ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes played one of their best halves of the season in the first half on Thursday night against Friends. The second half wasn't too bad either. The Coyotes rocketed out to an early lead and never looked back as the Coyotes cruised to a third straight win 97-77 at Mabee Arena. "I am ...

5 years ago
It was a tale of two halves on Thursday night in the second round of the Rupp Tournament in Halstead. Both Minneapolis and Halstead combined for 62 points in the first half, but then cooled in the second where the two combined for just 35 points in the final two quarters. Still, it amounted to a 57-42 ...

5 years ago
The Salina South boys and girls basketball teams both punched their tickets to the semifinals of the Salina Invitational Basketball Tournament. The girls defeated Abilene 44 - 40, while the boys rolled to a 67 - 40 win over Concordia. In the girl's game South grabbed a double-digit lead on a couple of occasions, but could ...

5 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams opened play Thursday at the Salina Invitational Tournament.  The Abilene Cowboys used a big offensive second half in their 75-55 victory over Liberal.  The Cowgirls put together one of their best efforts of the season in their 44-40 loss to Salina South. In the boy’s game, Abilene overcame hot three-point ...

5 years ago
On Thursday night at the Brickhouse, the Salina Central basketball teams began play in the 41st edition of the Salina Invitational Tournament. The Lady Mustangs had no problems against Concordia, rolling to an easy victory while the Central boys fought hard, but ultimately succumbed to the talented Andover Trojans, ranked 2nd in the latest 5A ...

5 years ago
The Ell-Saline boys' basketball squad was defeated Thursday afternoon by the Canton-Galva Eagles in the consolation semifinal round of the 46th Annual Canton-Galva Midseason Boys' Basketball Tournament by a final score of 69-33. Canton-Galva (4-6) soared out to a 22-7 advantage after the first quarter and never looked back, outscoring Ell-Saline (0-10) in each of the ...

5 years ago
The Smoky Valley Lady Vikings put on a defensive stand in the last possession to preserve a 36-35 victory vs the Kingman Eagles at the second round of the Sterling Invitational Tournament. Trailing 11-9 after one quarter, the Vikings took an 18-15 lead at the half.  The game was knotted at 26-all after 3 quarters and ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show puts a spotlight on various programs, coaches and student athletes at KWU. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. If you’re a student, head out to BT and flash your student ID to receive 15 percent off ...