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Haven Girls Power past Wichita Collegiate, Pratt

The Haven High School girls basketball team posted victories over Wichita Collegiate and Pratt to improve their season record to 8-2. The Wildcats defeated Wichita Collegiate 57-48 Saturday at Newman University’s Fugate Gymnasium and Pratt 51-34 Friday at the Haven gymnasium. Senior Avery Brawner followed up... Read More.

Halstead Dragon Squads Take Down Abilene

The Halstead Dragon girls basketball team, ranked second in Kansas Class 3A, rolled past Abilene 67-26 Tuesday night at the Halstead gymnasium. Halstead honored the 2025 Kansas Class 3A girls state championship basketball team and added the state title banner to the championship wall in... Read More.

Nickerson Girls, Boys Split Against Fairfield

The Nickerson High School boys basketball team beat Fairfield 53-41 and the Panther girls lost 45-28. The Nickerson Panthers will return to action on Friday at Kingman. Fairfield hosts South Haven. The Fairfield High School boys basketball team lost to Ingalls 48-28 Monday night at Ingalls... Read More.

Little River Squads Roll Past Herington

The Little River High School girls and boys basketball teams both scored 67 points swept Herington Tuesday night at Herington. The Little River girls won 67-12 and the boys won 67-28. The Little River girls are 7-0 and the boys improved to 8-1. Little River was led... Read More.

Buhler Girls Down Circle, Crusader Boys Surrender Lead Late

The Buhler High School girls and boys basketball teams split varsity contests with Circle Tuesday night at Towanda. The Crusader girls beat the Thunderbirds 44-40 and the Buhler boys lost 60-53. The Buhler girls led 12-10 after one quarter and the score was tied 17-17 at... Read More.

Hesston Boys, Wamego Girls Continue to Roll

The Hesston High School boys basketball team improved to 7-1 with a 59-31 victory over Wamego Saturday afternoon at the Hesston gymnasium. The Hesston girls fell to Wamego 59-56. The Swather teams were back in action after a 15-day Christmas layoff. The Swather boys led 18-6 after... Read More.

Little River Varsity Girls, Boys Sweep Norwich

The Little River High School varsity girls and boys basketball teams swept Norwich Friday night at the Little River gymnasium. The Little River varsity girls won 82-21 and the varsity boys hung on for a 52-48 victory. In the varsity girls game, Little River (6-0) umped... Read More.

Thad Ward Returns to K-State as Associate Head Coach

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Thad Ward, who served as the Wildcats' wide receivers coach during their 2022 Big 12 Championship season and has spent the last three seasons at Illinois, has been hired as Kansas State's associate head coach and will tutor the wide receivers, head... Read More.

College Sports Transfer Portal System is a Mess

These two things are true about college athletics in the age of the transfer portal system: • You really cannot tell who the players are without a program. • The college sports transfer portal system is a mess. Monday was the first day of the transfer portal... Read More.

Area High School Basketball Roundup for Friday Jan. 2, 2026

Haven girls rally against Wichita Trinity, Wildcat boys fall to Knights The Haven High School girls basketball team came from behind to defeat Wichita Trinity Academy 51-45 Friday night at the Haven gymnasium. Avery Brawner led the Wildcats with 22 points. Rilynn Patry scored 13 points. The... Read More.