6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas football's fourth quarter comeback in the 2018 season opener was cut short by Nicholls in the final minutes of regulation as the Colonels forced overtime and scored the game-winning touchdown to down the Jayhawks, 27-23. It was the Colonels' rushing presence that outdueled the Kansas passing game Saturday night at David Booth ...

6 years ago
The first week of the high school football season is in the books. Salina-area teams generally had good success for the first week of 2018 with six of the eight area Salina teams pulling home wins. SCORES FROM FRIDAY, AUG. 31: Salina Central 44, Goddard-Eisenhower 7 McPherson 21, Salina South 0 Southeast of Saline 39, Sacred Heart 0 Ell-Saline 48, Sterling ...

6 years ago
The Mark Sandbo era started off in style at Salina Stadium, as Salina Central thumped Goddard-Eisenhower 44-7 in front of a packed house. The Mustangs showed minimal signs of being a team with an 18-game losing streak. The win was Central's largest since a 51-13 thrashing of Haysville-Campus on October 2, 2015. Salina Central gave Goddard-Eisenhower a ...

6 years ago
Five Minneapolis Lions players found the endzone Friday night, as the Lions defeated the Republic County Buffaloes on the road, 46-8, to start the 2018 season. Minneapolis racked up 461 yards of total offense with 395 rushed on the ground. Republic County opened the game with the football. The Buffaloes fumbled on their first play from scrimmage ...

6 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys cruised to a 30-6 victory on the road at Clay Center behind the legs and hands of running back James Mayden.  The 6’ 180 Senior shredded the Tigers for unofficially 314 total yards and five touchdowns in the game.  He had a total of five touchdowns last year in Abilene’s 2-7 injury ...

6 years ago
The Salina South Cougars had a tough start to the 2018 high school football season. The Cougars went on the road to McPherson and came home on the short end of a 21-0 score. McPherson scored the only points of the first half and never looked back. The Bullpups got on the board with 4:32 left ...

6 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinal football squad began the 2018 season with a stellar effort in a 48-7 victory over the Sterling Black Bears Friday night in Brookville. Ell-Saline never trailed in the contest, taking a 7-0 lead with 8:34 to play in the first quarter on a 16-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Nick Davenport to junior ...

6 years ago
Although Friday night was the first game of the 2018 season for both teams, the result was awfully familiar; Southeast of Saline walking away from the Saline County rivalry with a win--their fifth-in-a-row over Sacred Heart, 39-0. After a slow start in the first quarter from both teams, the Trojans got things going midway through. SES ...

6 years ago
Smoky Valley scored early and often as the Vikings raced out to a 24-0 highlighted by a late 85 yd touchdown run. Schrag scored first on a 32 yd run with 8:27 left in the 1st quarter Lambert added the 2 pt conversion and the Vikes led 8-0 they quickly scored again with 2:41 left ...

6 years ago
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6 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 31, 2018) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have traded catcher Drew Butera to the Colorado Rockies for minor league left-handed pitcher Jerry Vasto.  Vasto has been subsequently optioned to Omaha (AAA).  The Royals have also recalled catcher Cam Gallagher from Omaha and reinstated outfielder Brian Goodwin from ...