2023 NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball Selection Show
By NJCAA.org
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Twenty-four teams are set to compete for the 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS from March 20-25.
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Reports: Chiefs Signing Offensive Tackle Jawaan Taylor to Four-year Contract
By Pete Sweeney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ArrowheadPride.com) - The Kansas City Chiefs have made their first signing of NFL free agency, signing now-former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor to a four-year contract. The deal was first reported by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Taylor, 25, first joined... Read More.
Highland Park Bests Hutchinson for 3rd Place at 5A State Tournament
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Salthawks Advance on In Emporia, Will Face Kapaun in Friday’s 5A Semifinals
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.
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The Salthawks jumped out to an early 21-8 advantage and never... Read More.
Jayhawks Top Mountaineers in Quarterfinals of Big 12 Tournament
By KUAthletics.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Playing without coach Bill Self on the sideline, third-ranked Kansas turned to big offensive performances from Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. along with some stingy defense to pull away from West Virginia 78-61 on Thursday in the quarterfinals... Read More.
