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Allen Fieldhouse and Booth Family Hall of Athletics to Close for Phase II Upgrades

Friday, February 23

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Due to planned upgrades, historic Allen Fieldhouse and the Booth Family Hall of Athletics will be closed from March 7 through October. On March 8, 2023, Kansas announced transformational upgrades to historic Allen Fieldhouse and construction on the project is now... Read More.

Bullpup Basketball Closes Regular Season with Sweep vs. Mulvane on Senior Night

Friday, February 23

McPHERSON, Kan - The McPherson Bullpup basketball teams finished off a successful regular season Thursday against Mulvane, wrapping up year that saw both teams go undefeated in AVCTL D3 play and clinching the outright divisional title. GIRLS - McPherson 56, Mulvane 37 BOX SCORE After surrendering a... Read More.

Dragons Baseball Rolls to Eighth-Straight Victory

Thursday, February 22

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information McPHERSON, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) – Led by first baseman Mac Bowie's two round-trippers, the Hutchinson Community College baseball team hit a season-high five home runs as the Blue Dragons roll to their eighth-straight victory to open the season. BOX... Read More.

Late Rally Carries Dragons to Win at Northwest Tech

Thursday, February 22

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information GOODLAND, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) – The No. 15-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team overcame a season-high 29 turnovers with a late second-half comeback to survive an upset bid by the Northwest Tech Mavericks on Wednesday at Max Jones Fieldhouse... Read More.

No. 1 Blue Dragons Roll by Northwest Tech

Thursday, February 22

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information GOODLAND, Kan (BlueDragonSports.com) – The top-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team had another second-quarter explosion Wednesday night to earn its 26th-consecutive victory to start the season. BOX SCORE The Blue Dragons broke open their Jayhawk Conference road battle at Northwest... Read More.

Poor Second-Half Shooting Leads to Swedes’ Demise

Thursday, February 22

Leavenworth, Kan. (BethanySwedes.com) – The Bethany College Swedes Men's Basketball team traveled to Leavenworth, Kansas to take on the University of Saint Mary Spires in the Swedes' final home game of the season. BOX SCORE 4 different Swede starters would open up the game... Read More.

Men’s Basketball Bulldogs Fall at (9) Southwestern

Thursday, February 22

WINFIELD, Kan. (MacBulldogs.com) — The ninth-ranked Southwestern College Moundbuilders shot 58.8 percent from the field, and were 14-for-28 from the three point line, knocking off the McPherson College Bulldogs 103-68 in Winfield, Kan. BOX SCORE With the loss, the Bulldogs have lost three straight games,... Read More.

Women’s Basketball Bulldogs Take Down Southwestern

Thursday, February 22

WINFIELD, Kan. (MacBulldogs.com) — The McPherson College Bulldogs snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 73-62 win over the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kan. BOX SCORE The Bulldogs scored 32 points in the paint, and shot 37.9 percent from the field. Matisyn Moses paced... Read More.

Bullpup Bowlers Head to State after Boys Win & Girls Take Runner-up in Regionals

Thursday, February 22

McPHERSON, Kan. - The McPherson High School bowling teams are headed to the State Championship after a successful 4-1A Regionals run that ended with the boys team finishing first and the girls second. BOYS: The Bullpup boys bowled a combined score of 3076, outlasting 2nd place Buhler... Read More.

(10/9) K-State Outlasts (22/22) West Virginia in Overtime

Thursday, February 22

MANHATTAN, Kansas (KStateSports.com) – (10/9) K-State used a double-double effort from All-American candidate Ayoka Lee and key playmaking in overtime to power past (22/22) West Virginia, 73-64, on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Dating back to the final two home wins of last... Read More.

Jayhawks’ Win Streak Snapped at No. 24 Baylor

Wednesday, February 21

WACO, Texas (KUAthletics.com) – S’Mya Nichols matched her career high with 23 points on Wednesday night, but the Kansas Jayhawks had its five-game win streak snapped after suffering a 69-61 defeat to No. 24 Baylor at Foster Pavilion. BOX SCORE Nichols reached the 20-point... Read More.

Three Thoughts on Class 3A, 2A Substate Basketball

Wednesday, February 21

By Brad Hallier For some bizarre reason, KSHSAA classifications 3A and lower continue to adhere to the antiquated regionalized substate system. While 4A, 5A and 6A divide the state in half for substate, the smaller classifications maintain strict geography to decide the eight state-tournament qualifiers. That's... Read More.