7 years ago
Sophomore Kersti Nelson drained five 3-pointers to help propel the Minneapolis Lions to a 46-28 victory over the Douglass Bulldogs in the fifth-place game of the 51st Annual Eli J. Walter Girls Basketball Tournament at Berean Academy. Minneapolis was in a rut offensively to start the game. Douglass scored the first four points of the game ...

7 years ago
The basketball season is in full swing. As is the Coaches Corner, live from Russell’s Restaurant every Saturday from 8 to 9 am. Join 11 different high school basketball coaches from the area as they recap the week’s action. Girls basketball coaches on show: Salina Central’s Chris Fear, Salina South’s Ryan Stuart, Sacred Heart’s Arnold Schmidtberger, Southeast of ...

7 years ago
Coming in to Friday night's game in Salina, Sacred Heart boys' coach Pat Martin knew his team was in for a battle. The Knights' opponent was Hutchinson-Trinity, a team above .500 and one of the tallest teams in the state of Kansas with not just one player above 6-foot-8, but two. And after trailing in the ...

7 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinals and Ness City Eagles entered action Friday afternoon at the Hilltop Hoops Classic in Great Bend a combined 1-24 on the season.  Something had to give. Early on, things weren't looking good for Ell-Saline as the Eagles soared to an early 10-2 lead midway through the first quarter of the 7th Place game.  ...

7 years ago
The Abilene High School Basketball teams swept two ranked Thomas More Prep teams Friday night in Abilene. The Cowgirls bounced back from a home loss Tuesday to Concordia with a 38-32 victory over the Lady Monarchs. TMP entered the game on a 12 game winning streak and ranked #5 in Class 3A. The Cowboys never ...

7 years ago
Smoky Valley girls gave the state ranked Clay Center Tigers all they wanted tonight as they led 11-8 after 1 quarter. Trailed by only 20-15 at the half. But the Tigers showed why they are state ranked and slowly pulled away winning 42-32 on Sweeheart night at Smoky Valley. Kerrington Haxton was the only Viking ...

7 years ago
It’s a new year with new challenges and adventures ahead! Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob talks about the ice going out on the lakes.  Information about what the fishing at various lakes for this ice out period. It's the last weekend for upland ...

7 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – No. 17/16 Wichita State's bench scored 50 of the team's 81 points to pull away from UCF, 81-62, Thursday night in Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State (16-4, 6-2) head coach Gregg Marshall switched up the starting lineup to help end a two-game skid in the first-ever meeting with UCF. Shaquille Morris led all scorers ...

7 years ago
The Minneapolis Lions defense forced 34 turnovers and held the Burrton Chargers to just six points in the first half to cruise to a 48-17 victory in the consolation semifinals of the 51st Annual Eli J. Walter Tournament at Berean Academy. Freshman Courtney Forte got the start tonight and had a career night for the Lions. ...

7 years ago
Following a slow beginning, the Salina South girls basketball team turned to stout defense. Junior Camdyn Schreiber poured in a career-high 17 points, South forced 30 turnovers and the Cougars pulled away for a 51-40 victory over Wichita North Thursday night. South closed the GWAL-AVCTL Challenge with a 4-1 mark. Schreiber scored South's first six points, en ...

7 years ago
The magic number for Bethany was 18. It would take fewer than 18 turnovers by Bethany to upset the 22nd ranked Friends Falcons, according to coach Keith Ferguson. Bethany finished the night with 17, but couldn't overcome ice-cold shooting during a 76-67 loss in Wichita. Bethany shot just 33% from the floor, and went 4-18 from ...