Rice County Sports

Warriors take on Bethel in conference opener

Thursday, March 19

STERLING, Kan. – Sterling College Tennis faced Bethel College in their conference opener on Tuesday, March 18 losing 7-0 to the No. 19 ranked team. The day started with Bethel claiming the doubles point with a 3-0 sweep. Fernando Vargas and Kazuki Fukushima teamed up to... Read More.

Sterling battles against No. 9 ranked Bethel

Thursday, March 19

STERLING, Kan. – Lady Warrior tennis faced a tough match up against the No. 9 ranked team Bethel College on Tuesday, March 17 and came up short 7-0. The Threshers started by securing the doubles point with a 6-2 win in No. 1 double where Read More.

Sterling Starts Spring Season at Kyle Blaser Invitational

Wednesday, March 18

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Sterling College Golf opened up their spring season at the Kyle Blaser Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, March 16-17. Anders Hermansen let the Warriors, tying for 18th with a final score of +14, highlighting the team's performance at Gaillardia Country Club. The... Read More.

Cheer Finishes Fifth at KCAC Championships

Wednesday, March 18

YORK, Neb. – Sterling College Cheer finished fifth in the KCAC Cheer Championships on Saturday, March 14. The team scored in both prelims and finals with 0 deductions, scores of 76.47 and 78.93, respectively. "We went into the KCAC Championship weekend with high hopes on... Read More.

Shockers Grind Out First Round Win over Wyoming, Advance to NIT Second Round

Wednesday, March 18

WICHITA, Kan. - It wasn't pretty, but No. 3 seed Wichita State marches on to the NIT second round following a first round win over Wyoming, 74-70, Tuesday night in Charles Koch Arena. BOX SCORE Wichita State (23-11) recorded its first postseason win since 2019 when... Read More.

Athlete of the Week: Arika Feldman, Little River Girls Basketball

Wednesday, March 18

LITTLE RIVER, Kan. — Ad Astra Radio is proud to announce Little River High School senior Arika Feldman as this week’s Athlete of the Week, presented by Hutchinson Community College. The week - Feldman finished strong in leading Little River to the Class 1A Division... Read More.

CKL, HOPL, HOA, WSL Release All-League Basketball Teams

Tuesday, March 17

The Central Kansas League, Heart of the Plains League, Heart of America League and Wheat State League announced their All-League boys and girls basketball teams. CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE 2025-26 Boys Basketball All-League *Unanimous Selection 1st Team * Drew Bartell 11 6-6 Hesston * Ty Unruh 12 6-3 Hesston * Mason Martin... Read More.

Local Athletes Earn Heart of America All-League Basketball Honors

Monday, March 16

Multiple members of local high schools earned Heart of America League Basketball honors following the 2025-26 season. Below are the local honorees in no particular order. CLICK HERE to view the full honorees and standings from the Boys and Girls Basketball seasons. BOYS First... Read More.

Wheat State League Releases 2026 Basketball Honorees

Monday, March 16

The Wheat State League released its All-League honorees from the 2025-26 basketball season, recognizing honorees from Little River, Canton-Galva, Elyria Christian, Goessel, and Centre. Little River swept the Coach of the Year awards, won by boys head coach Erik Base and girls head coach Cy... Read More.

Warriors Upset No. 20 Ranked Braves in Three-game Series

Monday, March 16

STERLING, Kan. — Sterling upset No. 20 ranked Ottawa getting two wins in a three game series on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15. Sterling won the first two games in walk-off fashion, 7-6 and 15-14 but was unable to pull off the sweep, losing... Read More.

Sterling Drops Doubleheader to Ottawa

Monday, March 16

OTTAWA, Kan. — Sterling College fell to Ottawa University in a double header on Saturday, March 14. The Lady Warriors lost game one 4–0 and game two 8-1. Game 1 In game one, Sterling was unable to capitalize on its two doubles, while Ottawa University secured... Read More.

KU Women Accept Invitation to Play in 2026 WBIT

Monday, March 16

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The 2025-26 Kansas women's basketball season will continue in the postseason after the Jayhawks accepted a bid to compete in the 2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). The tournament field and bracket for the WBIT were announced on Sunday night. Kansas has received... Read More.