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WICHITA, Kan. – A 12-0 second-half run lifted Wichita State to an 80-75 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday evening at INTRUST Bank Arena. A year after being outrebounded by 19 in a 32-point loss in Oklahoma City (both Marshall Era low-points), the Shockers (9-1) finished +17 on the glass and outscored the visiting Sooners 34-12 in ...

5 years ago
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 Ryan ...

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Friday night at South High School, the Cougars went up against the Buhler Crusaders and in the case of both games, one team controlled the action most of the way, and held off a late run from the opposition to earn a win. In the girls contest, Salina South quickly established that their quickness would outshine ...

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Salina Central had a full week to prepare for its 2019-20 home opener. The girls basketball team didn't disappoint. Sophomore Aubrie Kierscht scored 13 points in the first quarter, Central scored 32 points before a made Great Bend field goal, and the Lady Mustangs pummeled the Panthers, 69-27, Friday night inside the Brickhouse. The No. 5 team ...

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The Minneapolis boys basketball team remained unbeaten on Friday evening and also took home its first championship of any kind since 2015 by beating Halstead, 76-42. The Lions and Dragons both entered Mabee Arena in Salina on Friday at 2-0 in the Tri County Classic and had blown out the same two teams--Bennington and Ell-Saline. However, Minneapolis ...

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The Sacred Heart Boys and Girls both played Rossville at Chapman Friday night in the Irish Classic and both squads came away with victories GIRLS:      SACRED HEART 53             ROSSVILLE 44 The Sacred Heart Girls grabbed their first win of the 2019/20 season with a 9 point victory over Rossville. After being down by 16 points at the end ...

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The Abilene High School basketball teams returned home for the final time before the holiday break in a match-up with Augusta Friday night.  In the first game of the night, the Cowgirls bounced back from a disappointing loss Tuesday to Rock Creek with an impressive 43-32 win over the Lady Orioles. In the second game ...

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The Ell-Saline Cardinals wrapped up the four-team, round-robin Tri-County Classic Friday evening at Mabee Arena on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, dropping a pair of matchups against the Bennington Bulldogs. GIRLS: Bennington 38, Ell-Saline 20 On a night where the Bulldogs didn't shoot well from the field or the line, Bennington (3-1) got the job ...

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At Concordia, the Smoky Valley Vikings took care of business in both boys and girls action, with the Lady Vikings winning 50-41 and the Viking Boys winning 44-23. A close first half saw the Lady Vikings leading 22-20, but a 16-9 third quarter put the Lady Vikings in good position going into the fourth quarter.  Despite ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State freshman Joshua Youngblood was rewarded on a national scale for his performance in 2019 as the Tampa, Florida, product was named to a pair of All-America teams this week. Youngblood earned Second Team All-America honors as a kick returner from CBS Sports, while he was named a First Team Freshman All-American ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Led by a pair of first-teamers in defensive end Wyatt Hubert and all-purpose player Joshua Youngblood, Kansas State had four players named to the Associated Press All-Big 12 teams, the organization announced Friday. Hubert and Youngblood, who were also named to the first team by the league’s coaches, were joined by punter Devin ...