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Mid-Season Basketball Tournaments for Jan. 26-31

Monday, January 26

Mid-Season Basketball Tournaments for Jan. 26-31 Compiled by Brent Maycock, KSHSAA Covered BOYS LYON COUNTY LEAGUE At White Auditorium, Emporia Games Monday – Hartford vs. Northern Heights, 5:30 p.m.; Burlingame vs. Waverly, 8:30 p.m. Games Tuesday – Madison vs. Lebo, 5:30 p.m.; Olpe vs. Marais des Cygnes Valley, 8:30... Read More.

19/19 Kansas Too Much For K-State, 86-62

Sunday, January 25

MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 19/19 Kansas broke open a tight contest with a decisive 8-0 run to snap a 3-game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum and earn an 86-62 win in the 304th Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday night. BOX SCORE Kansas (15-5, 5-2 Big 12) saw... Read More.

Kansas Outlasts Kansas State in Dillons Sunflower Showdown, 86-62

Sunday, January 25

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas' Flory Bidunga and Melvin Council Jr. each recorded double-doubles, while five Jayhawks scored in double-figures as No. 19 Kansas outlasted Kansas State, 86-62, in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday night. BOX SCORE Bidunga led... Read More.

Sterling Boys, Southeast of Saline Girls Crowned 2026 Sterling Invitational Champions

Saturday, January 24

Sterling, the defending Kansas Class 2A state champions and the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2A this year, defeated Hugoton 78-55 in the championship game of the 54th annual Sterling Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament Friday night and improved to 13-0. “We played very free today,”... Read More.

Viking Girls and Boys Take 5th at Sterling Invitational

Saturday, January 24

STERLING, Kan. – Following the same trajectory for the Sterling Invitational, the Smoky Valley basketball teams each went 2-1 this past week, taking fifth place finishes in tough battles on Friday. Girls Quarterfinals-Scott City 52, Smoky Valley 32 - The Beavers held a 10-5 lead after first... Read More.

Nickerson’s Monroe Wins 100th Career Match; Panther Wrestlers Take Team Title at Home Meet

Saturday, January 24

Nickerson High School senior wrestler Kristopher Monroe Jr. posted his 100th career victory in front of the hometown fans Friday at the Nickerson Boys Invitational. Monroe placed first in the 165-pound weight class. Also placing first for the Panthers were Aiden Brinkley at 120 pounds, Haven’s... Read More.

Nickerson’s Schneider 1st in 130 Pounds, Named Most Outstanding Female Wrestler at Nickerson Girls Invitational

Saturday, January 24

Nickerson High School’s Brooklyn Schneider placed first at 130 pounds and was named the Most Outstanding Female Wrestler at the Nickerson Girls Invitational Friday. Teammate Elizabeth Dick won the 235-pound weight class. Buhler’s Maliyah Jackson placed first at 145 pounds and Halstead’s Ashlee Ledford placed... Read More.

Rescheduling of Mid-Winter Classic Games Finalized, Including First-place Games

Saturday, January 24

The revised St. John Mid-Winter Classic basketball tournament schedule has been released. The changes were made because snow was in the forecast for the state of Kansas on Friday and Saturday. The fifth-place girls and boys games and the seventh-place girls and boys games will be... Read More.

Moundridge & Hesston to Meet for Boys Championship at Trojan Classic; Moundridge Girls Advance Too

Saturday, January 24

The Hesston boys basketball team improved to 13-1 with a 54-41 win over Holcomb Friday at the Hillsboro Trojan Classic and will play Moundridge for the championship at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Hillsboro High School gymnasium. The Moundridge boys defeated Salina Sacred Heart 64-41. Jesse... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Mid Season Basketball Tournament Scoreboard McPherson-1/23/26

Friday, January 23

Girls Basketball 13th Annual Sterling Invitational Championship-Southeast of Saline 43, Hugoton 21 3rd Place-Scott City 48, Sterling 37 5th Place-Smoky Valley 44, Kingman 38 7th Place-Lyons 50, Trinity Catholic 41 Hillsboro Trojan Classic Semifinals Sacred Heart 52, Remington 39 Moundridge 34, Holcomb 23 Consolation Semifinals Hillsboro 40, Clay Center 26 Riley County 38, Hesston 36 (ot) Eli... Read More.

62nd Annual McPherson Invitational – Day 2

Friday, January 23

Day two of the McPherson Invitational was held on Friday, Jan. 23, at the Roundhouse. The games were moved up from their original schedule due to the incoming winter storm and to ensure that the teams can make it home in time. There will be... Read More.

Weather Forces Postponement of Friday, Saturday Games at St. John Mid-Winter Classic; Little River Teams Roll

Friday, January 23

ST. JOHN, Kan. — There will be no games Friday and Saturday at the St. John Mid-Winter Classic because snow is expected to blanket the state of Kansas this weekend, according to news network forecasts. St. John already has canceled school Friday. “We will attempt to... Read More.

Mid-Season Basketball Tournaments for Jan. 26-31

19/19 Kansas Too Much For K-State, 86-62

Kansas Outlasts Kansas State in Dillons Sunflower Showdown, 86-62

Sterling Boys, Southeast of Saline Girls Crowned 2026 Sterling Invitational Champions

Viking Girls and Boys Take 5th at Sterling Invitational

Nickerson’s Monroe Wins 100th Career Match; Panther Wrestlers Take Team Title at Home Meet

Nickerson’s Schneider 1st in 130 Pounds, Named Most Outstanding Female Wrestler at Nickerson Girls Invitational

Rescheduling of Mid-Winter Classic Games Finalized, Including First-place Games

Moundridge & Hesston to Meet for Boys Championship at Trojan Classic; Moundridge Girls Advance Too

Ad Astra Radio Mid Season Basketball Tournament Scoreboard McPherson-1/23/26

62nd Annual McPherson Invitational – Day 2

Weather Forces Postponement of Friday, Saturday Games at St. John Mid-Winter Classic; Little River Teams Roll

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