6 years ago
The Salina South boy's basketball team saw its three game winning streak come to an end on Friday night, as the Cougars couldn't complete their second comeback in-a-row from double-digits in a 66-61 loss at Derby. South had just blitzed the Panthers last week, winning by 14 at home. The Cougars this time fell behind early ...

6 years ago
The Abilene High School basketball teams swept Marysville Friday night with a pair of road victories to remain in first place in both the girls and boys NCKL standings.  The Cowgirls completed the season sweep of Marysville with a 58-46 victory, while the Cowboys avenged their only league loss of the season with a 63-47 ...

6 years ago
Ell-Saline High School celebrated its winter homecoming Friday evening in Brookville, hosting the Berean Academy Warriors for a Heart of America League doubleheader on Sweetheart Night.  Unfortunately for the Cardinals, it wouldn't take long before things turned sour. In the girls' varsity matchup, Berean Academy's suffocating man-to-man defense shut out the Cardinals in the first half, ...

6 years ago
In Girls action an amazing start for Smoky Valley as they hit 6 3-pointers in the first half and took a 21-14 at the halftime break. Only to see Larned come out and outscore them 14-3 in the third quarter and 17-12 in the 4th quarter to win it 47-36. Ellie Brumbaugh led the Viking ...

6 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts talks about ice fishing in Kansas and how to be safe and what is safe ice. Kansas lakes provide limited ice fishing most years and most only freeze in limited areas. Ponds may be dangerous due to ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan women's eight-game winning streak appeared to be in jeopardy midway through their game Wednesday night. Yes, they had a two-point lead over a scrappy Ottawa team at halftime, but the first half had been a struggle – 35 percent shooting that included 0 of 10 from 3-point range and 3 of 10 shooting ...

6 years ago
An 18-6 run in the first 10 minutes of the second half helped ignite an explosive Texas A&M offense, as the Aggies connected on 58.3 percent after halftime in ending Kansas State’s 5-game winning streak with a 65-53 win in the sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday. K-State falls to 3-3 all-time in the SEC/Big ...

6 years ago
A Bethany 3-pointer in the final five seconds from Hahn Gym was off the mark on Wednesday night, handing No. 16 Tabor a 54-53 win. The Swedes valiant comeback effort fell an inch to the right as their night ended in heart break. Bethany could blame their play in the first half for the loss as well. ...

6 years ago
Salina Central boys basketball coach Doug Finch has seen his team shift into neutral after grabbing leads. This time, the car broke down. Newton received 14 gigantic points from sophomore Jaxon Brackeen off the bench, the Railers made 25 of their 27 free throw attempts, and Newton overcame a 15-point deficit to edge Salina Central in overtime, ...

6 years ago
It was twice as nice to be a Cougar Tuesday night. Both the Salina South Boys and Girls basketball teams won, and both teams did it in overtime. In the girl's game South did a nice job of handling the pressure defense of Hays, at times forcing the Lady Indians out of it and into a ...

6 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinal varsity basketball squads fell in defeat Tuesday evening in Heart of America League play against the Inman Teutons. In the girls' matchup, the Teutons raced out to a 14-3 advantage at the end of the first quarter, on their way to a 24-7 halftime edge.  Inman put the game on the ice in ...