Rice County Sports

KU Basketball’s Darryn Peterson Named Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Thursday, October 16

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas freshman sensation Darryn Peterson has been named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and preseason all-conference as the league announced its coaches' preseason honors today.Kansas finished sixth in the coaches' preseason poll garnering 163 points. Houston (224... Read More.

Sterling Men’s Soccer comes up short in Salina

Thursday, October 16

Sterling fell to Kansas Wesleyan University 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Salina, Kan. Despite a strong defensive effort with goalkeeper recording six saves, Sterling was unable to find the back of the net. Kansas Wesleyan broke the deadlock with a goal in the... Read More.

Lady Warriors Soccer show strong first half, come up short in final minutes

Thursday, October 16

Kansas Wesleyan University defeated Sterling College 6-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Salina, Kan. Sterling's goalkeeper, Bella Duckworth, made nine saves, including five in the first half, but the KWU offense proved to be too much, scoring five goals in the second half.The first... Read More.

KVA Week 6 High School Volleyball Rankings

Thursday, October 16

Rank – School – Record – Last Week’s RankClass 6A 1. Mill Valley 25-4 (2) 2. Blue Valley West 24-4 (1) 3. Olathe West 21-7 (3) 4. Olathe Northwest 25-5 (4) 5. Blue Valley North 18-9 (5) 6. Washburn Rural 21-4 (6) 7. Manhattan 23-8 (7) 8. Shawnee Mission Northwest 20-8 (9) 9.... Read More.

Patrick Mahomes Named “AFC Offensive Player of the Week”

Wednesday, October 15

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Another week, another accolade for quarterback Patrick Mahomes.Mahomes was named the "AFC Offensive Player of the Week" on Wednesday after completing 22-of-30 passes for 257 yards and four total touchdowns in Sunday night's victory over the Detroit Lions. Mahomes, who also... Read More.

2025 KCAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll Results: Sterling ranked no. seven in coaches poll

Wednesday, October 15

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) conducted its 2025 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls, with Evangel University leading the Coaches' Poll, and Tabor College leading the Media Poll.In the Coaches' Poll, the Valor took the top spot, accumulating 161 total points... Read More.

Warriors Golf finish fourth at Pioneer Prairie Classic

Wednesday, October 15

Sterling College's Tobias Tajet led the team with a seventh-place finish, carding a 5-over-par final score, as Sterling competed in the Pioneer Prairie Classic in Andover, Kan. on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 13-14. As a team, the Warriors finished fourth with a total score of... Read More.

2025 KCAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll Results

Wednesday, October 15

KANSAS — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) conducted its 2025 KCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls, with Evangel University leading the Coaches' Poll, and Tabor College leading the Media Poll.In the Coaches' Poll, the Valor took the top spot, accumulating 161 total... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Tuesday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-10/14/25

Wednesday, October 15

VolleyballMcPherson TriangularWellington d. Buhler 25-21, 12-25, 26-24McPherson d. Buhler 25-19, 26-24 Moundridge DualMoundridge d. Trinity Catholic 25-11, 25-16Moundridge d. Trinity Catholic 25-14, 25-12 Maize South TriangularMaize South d. Hutchinson 25-15, 25-17Valley Center d. Hutchinson 25-19, 23-25, 25-22 Norwich TriangularNorwich d. South Barber 21-25, 25-15, 25-18Central Christian d.... Read More.

KSHSAA Releases Football District Assignments for 2026 & 2027

Wednesday, October 15

6-PLAYERDistrict 1: Buffalo-Altoona Midway, Chetopa, LeRoy-Southern Coffey County, Lost Springs-Centre, McPherson-Elyria Christian, Melvern-MDCV, Peabody-BurnsDistrict 2: Chase, Logan, Otis-Bison, Palco, Ransom-Western Plains, Rozel-Pawnee Heights, TescottDistrict 3: Ashland, Bucklin, Deerfield, Ingalls, Kiowa-South Barber, Moscow, SantanaDistrict 4: Almena-Northern Valley, Bird City-Cheylin, Brewster, Grainfield/Wheatland-Grinnell, Rexford-Golden Plains, Weskan,... Read More.

Regional Volleyball Tournaments for 2A, 1A Division I, 1A Division II Start Monday

Wednesday, October 15

Regional play for Kansas Classes 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division II begins on Monday.In the Class 2A regional Monday at Moundridge, No. 1 Moundridge will play Washington County, followed by Inman vs. Wichita Central Christian Academy, Moundridge vs. CCA and Inman vs.... Read More.

Kansas Class 3A Volleyball Regionals Announced

Wednesday, October 15

Kansas Class 3A regional volleyball tournaments will start on Monday.Halstead, the defending Class 3A state champions, will host a regional.In addition to the host Dragons, other teams assigned to the Halstead regional are Kingman, Chaparral, Caney Valley and Kingman.On Court 1 in the Main... Read More.