Sports

Highland Park Bests Hutchinson for 3rd Place at 5A State Tournament

Sunday, March 12

By: Mac Moore, KSHSAA Covered EMPORIA, Kan. (KSHSAA COVERED) - Highland Park coach Mike Williams had his coach’s clipboard close-by throughout the Class 5A boys basketball third-place game, but he did not use it to draw up plays.He wrote a handful of strategies and talking points... Read More.

Class 2A Girls Championship: Berean Academy Flips Script on Riverside for First State Title Since 2008

Sunday, March 12

By: Brent Maycock, KSHSAA Covered MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSHSAA Covered) – If there’s one aspect of the game that Berean Academy girls’ basketball coach Kristin Wiebe prides her team being better at than their opponents, it’s defense. Well, in the first quarter of Saturday’s Class 2A state... Read More.

Class 2A boys championship: Moundridge Gives Unrau His “Happily Ever After” Ending with Sixth State Championship

Sunday, March 12

By: Brent Maycock, KSHSAA Covered MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSHSAA Covered) – Vance Unrau had a real dilemma on his hands in late February. Having already announced he was retiring as a teacher and athletic director at Moundridge effective at the end of the school year, the longtime... Read More.

Class 1A Division I Boys Championship: Macksville Mustangs Charge past Classical in Third Quarter, Secure Title

Sunday, March 12

By: Kevin Thompson, KSHSAA Covered Contributor DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSHSAA Covered) – Macksville’s first state title came in 2006, before most of this year’s team was born. The second came in 2011, when they were just kids.The next generation of the Mustangs made it a... Read More.

Class 3A Boys Championship: Hesston Reloads to Secure a 3A Three-peat

Sunday, March 12

By: Brad Hallier, KSHSAA Covered Contributor HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSHSAA Covered) - There were a lot of questions surrounding the Hesston boys before the season started. Could the Swathers adequately replace maybe the best senior classes in school history? Would there be any sort of transition issue... Read More.

K-State Earns NCAA Tournament Bid, to Play Montana State Friday

Sunday, March 12

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State was rewarded for a successful season on Sunday night, as the Wildcats earned their 32nd overall bid to the NCAA Tournament, including the first under head coach Jerome Tang. No. 12/12 K-State (23-9, 11-7 Big 12) was selected as... Read More.

Kansas Earns No. 1 Seed in the West, to Play Howard in NCAA Tournament First Round

Sunday, March 12

By KUAthletics.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – The defending NCAA National Champion Kansas Jayhawks earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, marking their 51st all-time appearance and NCAA record 33rd consecutive appearance. Kansas will play Howard in the first round on Thursday, March 16,... Read More.

Jayhawks Advance to Big 12 Tournament Title Game With Win Over Cyclones

Friday, March 10

By KUAthletics.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Gradey Dick made a couple of crucial baskets during a second-half run that gave Kansas control, and the third-ranked Jayhawks went on to beat Iowa State 71-58 on Friday night to... Read More.

Porter Tallies 11 Assists in First Round Rout of Tulsa

Friday, March 10

By GoShockers.com FORT WORTH, Texas -- Wichita State used a big second half to put away Tulsa, 81-63, Thursday evening in American Athletic Conference Championship first round action at Dickies Arena. BOX SCORE Craig Porter Jr. scored 10 points and handed out a career-high 11... Read More.

Salthawks Advance on In Emporia, Will Face Kapaun in Friday’s 5A Semifinals

Friday, March 10

EMPORIA, Kan. – Hutchinson boys basketball improved to 22-1 following an impressive 84-51 win over Pittsburg in the opening round of the 5A State Tournament played Thursday at White Auditorium in Emporia. BOX SCORE The Salthawks jumped out to an early 21-8 advantage and never... Read More.

Bullpup Girls Advance to 4A Semifinals, Defeating Topeka Hayden 65-41

Friday, March 10

By Grant Barrett, Ad Astra Radio SALINA, Kan. - Early foul trouble seemed to be no trouble for the McPherson Bullpup Girls on Thursday, as they opened the Class 4A State Quarterfinals with a 65-41 win over the Topeka Hayden Wildcats. After his 16th state quarterfinal... Read More.

Class 2A Boys Quarterfinals: Moundridge Overwhelms St. Marys in 63-31 Stunner

Friday, March 10

By: Brent Maycock, KSHSAA Covered MANHATTAN, Kan. (kshsaacovered.com) – Whatever expectations veteran Moundridge coach Vance Unrau had for Wednesday’s Class 2A state quarterfinal showdown with 2022 runner-up St. Marys, one thing is certain. “Not this,” Unrau admitted. Indeed, nobody really saw this one coming – a 63-31... Read More.