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Little River Basketball Teams Close Season at State, Girls Finish as Runners-Up and Boys Fall in Quarterfinals

Friday, March 21

DODGE CITY, Kan. - The Little River Redskins basketball teams finished their seasons in the final weekend at the 1A-I State Tournament in Dodge City. GIRLS The Little River girls basketball team came into the tournament undefeated and as the No. 1 seed in 1A-I. The team... Read More.

Local JuCo Basketball Players Honored in KJCCC All-League Honors

Friday, March 21

Players listed in boldface text denotes a school local to the Ad Astra Radio networks. DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Marcus Whitlock Jr. (Cowley) FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Eternity Eguagie (Colby) NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Marcus Whitlock Jr. (Cowley) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emeka Opurum (Butler) COACH... Read More.

McPherson’s Own Grace Pyle Named WBCA NCAA Division II All-American at Pittsburg State

Friday, March 21

ATLANTA, Ga. (PittStateGorillas.com) - Pittsburg State University senior guard Grace Pyle garnered NCAA Division II All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) today (Mar. 19). Pyle, who was selected to the honorable mention All-America list, becomes the 10th player in program... Read More.

McPherson Native, Neosho County Pitcher Jaret Myers Named NJCAA D1 Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Friday, March 21

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KJCCC.org) - Tossing a complete game and striking out five to help lead Neosho County to a 3-1 win over top 10 nationally ranked Cowley College last week, Panther sophomore Jaret Myers has earned NJCAA Division 1 Baseball Pitcher of the... Read More.

Arkansas Holds off Kansas 79-72 in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 21

BOX SCORE | POSTGAME NOTES PROVIDENCE, R.I. (KUAthletics.com) - Jonas Aidoo scored 22 points to help 10th-seeded Arkansas to a 79-72 opening-round NCAA Tournament victory over No. 7 seed Kansas on Thursday night in the latest meeting between two of college basketball's winningest... Read More.

Sterling’s Own Tyus Wilson Selected as Big Ten Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year

Thursday, March 20

Tyus Wilson, a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was selected Big Ten Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year on Wednesday by the conference head coaches. According to Husker Athletics, Wilson (Sterling, Kan.,) is the first Husker men’s indoor national champion since 2009, having... Read More.

Moundridge Girls Basketball Wins State Title, Boys Finish as Runners-Up

Thursday, March 20

MANHATTAN, Kan. - The Moundridge High School basketball teams finished off incredible runs for the 2024-25 season going all the way to the final game, with the girls finishing as state champions and the boys ending as runners-up. GIRLS The Moundridge girls basketball team came in as... Read More.

Elyria Christian Boys Basketball Finishes in 3rd at State, Earn All-League Honors

Wednesday, March 19

QUARTERFINAL BOX SCORE | SEMIFINAL BOX SCORE | THIRD PLACE GAME BOX SCORE COLBY, Kan. - The Elyria Christian Eagles Boys Basketball team had a thrilling week in Colby for the 1A-II State Tournament, finishing in third place to close off their season. The... Read More.

Kansas to Face Arkansas in NCAA Tournament Opener on Thursday in Providence

Tuesday, March 18

GAME NOTES | BRACKET LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) - No. 7 seed Kansas (21-12) will face No. 10 seed Arkansas (20-13) in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 20, at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. Tipoff is... Read More.

2024-25 Central Plains League Basketball Postseason Honors

Monday, March 17

BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR: Linndy Frieden - Cheney PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Joshua Burdick - Cheney DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jase Robertson - Cheney First Team: Joshua Burdick - Cheney Ke'Veon Ruiz - Medicine Lodge Kaeden Kasselman - Garden Plain Quaid Thomas - Cheney Carter Peintner... Read More.

Central Prairie League All-League Basketball Teams 2024-25

Monday, March 17

An asterisk (*) denotes a unanimous selection. BOYS First Team *Diego Esparaza - Macksville *Landon Simpson - Ellinwood Brodie Crites - Central Plains Brody Nowak - Victoria Emmeitt Delp - St. John Second Team Aiden Hekele - Central Plains Lee Holopirek - La Crosse Hector Gomez -... Read More.

1A-DII Boys State Basketball Recap: Cunningham 2nd, Elyria Christian 3rd

Sunday, March 16

COLBY, Kan. – Three Ad Astra Radio area teams competed in the KSHSAA 1A-DII State Basketball Championships at the Colby Event Center this week. When the dust settled, two schools brought home trophies as Cunningham finished as the state runner-up and Elyria Christian took... Read More.