6 years ago
Gabbie Miller (SR/Kiefer, Okla.), her Kansas Wesleyan teammates and coaches could finally exhale. After a tumultuous regular season that included two forfeits, the Coyotes attained their biggest goal to date when they received an at-large bid to the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championships on Wednesday night. The tournament will be played March 6-12 at the Tyson ...

6 years ago
After defeating Andover Central 63-51 last Thursday, Salina Central knew the Jaguars would be tougher on the road. While that part was true, the Mustangs showed a bit more grit. Freshman Aubrie Kierscht paced three double-digit scorers with 24 points, Salina Central's defense limited Andover Central to a pair of buckets in the third, and the Mustangs ...

6 years ago
The Goddard Lady Lions basketball team started 6-6 from 3-point range in the first 10 minutes of Wednesday night's game to blitz past the No. 15 seed Salina South Cougars, 50-25. The No. 2 seed in 5A west looked focused from the start as Goddard would never trail in the game. Salina South fought hard all night, ...

6 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys held on for a 41-39 victory over the Buhler Crusaders, Wednesday night, in the opening round of sub-state in Abilene.  Abilene led by as many as 13 points in the 2nd quarter but watched their lead shrink to just one in the 4th. Abilene led 26-24 at halftime and 33-23 as the two ...

6 years ago
The Sacred Heart Knight girls’ basketball team battled and led for much of the game, but in the end Bennington’s depth proved too much for SH to overcome.  The Knights led the entire first half of the contest, by as many as 9 points at one point, but wound up losing the game by that ...

6 years ago
The Minneapolis Lions Boys team was back in action this week for one last home game. They faced off against the 6 seed Council Grove Braves. The Lions went into the tournament seeded 3rd themselves. The Braves carrying a 7-13 record into the contest, up against the 13-7 record of the Lions. Council Grove came out ...

6 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. This week’s show was moved to Thursday because of conflicts. If you’re a student, head out to ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - An All-America-caliber performance from redshirt-junior Dedric Lawson along with stifling Jayhawk defense helped No. 15/16 Kansas to a 64-49 win over the No. 16/15 Kansas State Wildcats Monday night in the 291st edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. Lawson led all scorers with 18 points and 14 rebounds for his 17th double-double ...

6 years ago
Sacred Heart was able to overcome Sterling's early lead as the Knights surged to a 53-41 win to advance in the 2A substate tournament. Sterling came in with just three wins and was the No. 7 seed in substate, however, their young core didn't seem to mind that they were playing a 15-win team ranked in ...

6 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinal varsity basketball squads had their seasons ended Tuesday evening by the Inman Teutons in a pair of 1 vs. 8 matchups in sub-state quarterfinal-round play. In the girls' battle, the Cardinal defense kept Ell-Saline in the hunt early on, surrendering just 18 first-half points.  The offense was never able to find its rhythm ...

6 years ago
The Salina South Cougars built an 18 point lead Monday night in front of their home fans and then held on for a 46 - 37 win over the Great Bend Panthers to advance to sub state action later this week. The Cougars, behind a tenacious defense, quickly grabbed the lead over the visiting Panthers. South lead ...