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Thad Ward Returns to K-State as Associate Head Coach

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Thad Ward, who served as the Wildcats' wide receivers coach during their 2022 Big 12 Championship season and has spent the last three seasons at Illinois, has been hired as Kansas State's associate head coach and will tutor the wide receivers, head... Read More.

College Sports Transfer Portal System is a Mess

These two things are true about college athletics in the age of the transfer portal system: • You really cannot tell who the players are without a program. • The college sports transfer portal system is a mess. Monday was the first day of the transfer portal... Read More.

Area High School Basketball Roundup for Friday Jan. 2, 2026

Haven girls rally against Wichita Trinity, Wildcat boys fall to Knights The Haven High School girls basketball team came from behind to defeat Wichita Trinity Academy 51-45 Friday night at the Haven gymnasium. Avery Brawner led the Wildcats with 22 points. Rilynn Patry scored 13 points. The... Read More.

Area Sports Roundup, Transfer Portal, Signings

Cheney High School alumnus Jackson Voth is in the transfer portal after a breakout season with the Drake Bulldogs where he caught 51 passes for 600 yards and five touchdowns. Voth, who helped lead the Cardinals to a 2023 state title and beating Andale twice,... Read More.

15-day Transfer Portal Window Opens on Jan. 2, 2026

Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, is the first day of the 15-game window for the NCAA (FBS/FCS) Football Transfer Portal. The window closes on Jan. 16. Players on the two teams in the CFP National Championship (Jan. 19, 2026) will get an extra five days (Jan. 20-24)... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Fall Outstanding Athlete: Brodie Kuhn

It’s almost hard to imagine, but it wasn’t long ago when McPherson High School didn’t have a girls golf team. But, as is often the nature of Bullpup sports, it wasn’t long before McPherson was winning trophies at state and producing collegiate-caliber golfers. Brodie Kuhn has... Read More.

Bullpups Fall in 810 Showcase

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. - McPherson High School Basketball fell in both varsity matches at the 810 Varsity Showcase on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Shawnee Mission East High School. The Bullpup Girls fell to yet another highly-ranked 6A team in Olathe North, 60-36. McPherson trailed just 33-22... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday High School Scoreboard McPherson-12/19/25

Girls Basketball Rock Creek Invitational Consolation Semifinals Hesston 55, Topeka-Hayden 47   Halstead 49, Smoky Valley 27 Marion 42, Sterling 41 Remington 41, Bennington 28 Moundridge 78, Sedgwick 16 Salina Central 59, Newton 24 Canton-Galva 57, Centre 17 Elyria Christian 51, Solomon 21 Goessel 51, Douglass 30 Inman 71, Central Christian Academy 18 Boys Basketball Rock Creek Invitational Semifinals Hays 56,... Read More.