7 years ago
Salina South girls basketball coach Ryan Stuart knew if the Cougars wanted to pull the upset, they would have to handle the ball. After the first quarter, the Lady Railers wouldn't be denied. Newton forced 10 second-quarter turnovers, closed the first half on an 11-0 spurt, and went on to down Salina South, 50-23 at Newton High ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 28, 2018) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed first baseman Lucas Duda to a one-year contract for the 2018 season.  Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.  In a corresponding roster move, outfielder Billy Burns has been designated for assignment. Duda, a 32-year-old left-handed ...

7 years ago
The defending 2A State Champion Sacred Heart Knights began their quest to repeat with a 71-40 victory Tuesday evening over in-county rival Ell-Saline. Early on, Ell-Saline (4-17) hung tough with the top seed in the Belleville - Republic County sub-state, trailing by just five points at 25-20 midway through the second quarter, but the Knights' relentless ...

7 years ago
When the postseason begins, teams just want to survive and advance. Salina Central is okay with that. Junior Harper Williams drilled a wide-open three with 1:31 remaining, Central hit 10 for the game, and the Mustangs hung on to edge Newton 62-58. Last Friday, the Mustangs started hot versus the Railers, scoring the first 13 points. That didn’t ...

7 years ago
From the start on Tuesday night, nothing went right for the Salina South boys' team as they saw their season end with a 64-23 loss at Wichita Heights. In a sub-state matchup between the 2-seed Wichita Heights and the 15-seed Salina South, the Cougars came in short handed without the services of Connor Munsell, A.J. Johnson ...

7 years ago
FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU used a late 9-0 run keyed by a steal and layup by sophomore guard Desmond Bane to outlast Kansas State, 66-59, on an emotional Senior Night at Schollmaier Arena. With the win, the Horned Frogs (21-9, 9-8 Big 12) ran their winning streak to four games and moved into a tie ...

7 years ago
The Minneapolis Lions girls fell on the road to the Beloit Trojans in the opening round of the Minneapolis Class 3A Sub-State tournament, 64-42. Minneapolis came into the game as the 7-seed after a 6-14 record in the regular season. Beloit went 17-3 and was granted the 2-seed. Beloit jumped out to a lead after an early ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show is coming to a close. Just four shows remain, following the conclusion of basketball season. The program runs every Monday in March from 6 to 7 pm, live at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn, located just past Lowe's in Salina. Come in for the $6.99 Build-Your-Own-Burger Special that includes a ...

7 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Fifty-two points in the paint, 20 of which came from sophomore center Udoka Azubuike, muscled No. 6/6 Kansas past the Texas Longhorns, 80-70, Monday night in the regular-season home finale. Jayhawk seniors Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and Devonte' Graham combined for 27 points in their final appearances in Allen Fieldhouse to help the Jayhawks ...

7 years ago
Arnold Schmidtberger and his Sacred Heart girls' team knew that they would have to play one of their best games of the season if they wanted to win Monday night's first-round substate game on the road at Smith Center. The seven-seeded Knights played solid basketball for all but eight minutes. Unfortunately, it was the third eight ...

7 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinals laced 'em up for the final time for the 2017-2018 girls' basketball season, falling on the road to Valley Heights Monday evening 67-43. Coming in as the eighth-seeded squad in the eight-team Belleville 2A Sub-State field, Ell-Saline (2-19) faced a tall order in tangling with the top-seeded Mustangs. Valley Heights (16-5) certainly had an ...