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LAWRENCE, Kan. – KU sophomore Ochai Agbaji turned in his third-career double-double as the No. 2/3 Kansas Jayhawks used an impressive defensive effort to top the No. 20/21 Colorado Buffaloes, 72-58, Saturday night inside Allen Fieldhouse. Agbaji led all scorers with 20 points as KU held the Buffaloes to 30 percent shooting on the night. The ...

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The Ell-Saline Cardinal basketball squads opened the 2019-2020 season in Brookville Saturday evening, dropping a pair of contests with intra-country rival Southeast of Saline. GIRLS:  Southeast of Saline 53, Ell-Saline 28 The Trojan defense forced 17 first-half turnovers, while outscoring Ell-Saline (0-1) in the second quarter 18-1 to turn an eight-point advantage at the end of the ...

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High school basketball is back! Hear from 11 different coaches during the Coaches Corner, every Saturday morning from 8 to 9, live from Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn. Stop by for a delicious breakfast buffet or order a special item off the superb menu. Coaches on the show this week: Salina Central’s Chris Fear and assistant ...

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The Salina Central varsity basketball teams began the 2019-20 season with a trip south to Goddard High to take on the Lions. For Central girls coach Chris Fear, he was hoping his team would show their maturity in a road environment against a solid team and his squad delivered, doing the little things down the ...

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Sacred Heart opened their 2019/20 basketball season on the road taking on the always tough Hesston Swathers.  Although Hesston won both the girls and the boys games, Knight Head Coaches Keenan Thompson for the girls and Brian Gormley for the boys were pleased with their respective team’s fight and effort GIRLS:      HESSTON 37    SACRED HEART 29 After ...

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After graduating some key pieces from last year's team, the Salina South Cougars knew they would look a bit different. Not a bad start for a contrasting team. Freshman Acacia Weis scored 14 points in her varsity debut, 5'2" Mariah Janda used heart to pull down numerous rebounds, and the Salina South girls basketball squad opened the ...

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Optimism was the word for the Minneapolis Boy's basketball team entering in to 2019. Not only were the Lions coming off of a 13 win season in 2018-2019--its first winning season since 2015--Minneapolis returned four of its five starters from last season, including seven of 10 varsity players off of the varsity squad from last season. Minneapolis ...

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The Abilene High School basketball teams continued their dominance over Smoky Valley Friday night in Abilene.  The Cowgirls won 41-40 for their 14th straight victory in the series while the Cowboys pulled away 62-44 for their 16th straight win over the Vikings. In the first game of the night, it marked the debut of  Abilene Head ...

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In season opening basketball, the Abilene Cowboys and Cowgirls took care of business on their home court with the Cowgirls winning 41-40 and the Cowboys winning 62-44. In girls action, the Vikings led after one quarter 10-8, but trailed at the half 21-15.  A strong third quarter led to a 30-30 tie after three.  Then late ...

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Bethany's women's basketball team entered Thursday night's game in Lindsborg on a two-game skid and looking to get back on track. The Swedes took care of business with a young Saint Mary team at Hahn Gym in a 75-45 win. Bethany got off to a bit of a slow start on Thursday as Saint Mary led for ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Firearms Deer season is underway and runs through Sunday December 15 in Kansas. Bob Roberts talks about the change with many hunters now hunting during archery season with a crossbow and not hunting during the rifle season. Many landowners ...