Rice County Sports

K-State Women Selected for 2026 WBIT

Monday, March 16

MANHATTAN, Kansas – For the 10th time in the last 12 seasons, Kansas State women's basketball will make a postseason appearance as the Wildcats have accepted a bid to play in the 2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) and will host Georgia Tech in the... Read More.

Shockers Earn NIT Bid, Set to Host Wyoming in First Round

Monday, March 16

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Postseason basketball is coming back to Wichita State, as the Shockers earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and will host Wyoming in a first round matchup at Charles Koch Arena on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. Wichita... Read More.

Kansas Earns No. 4 Seed in 2026 NCAA Tournament

Monday, March 16

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks have received an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region. The 68-team tournament bracket was announced Sunday evening. Making its 53rd all-time appearance in the tournament, Kansas will face No. 13... Read More.

K-State Announces Casey Alexander as Men’s Basketball Coach

Monday, March 16

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Casey Alexander, who guided Belmont to 166 wins and four conference titles in the last seven seasons, including the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Championship, has been named the 27th head men's basketball coach at Kansas State, Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced Friday... Read More.

Arizona Wins 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Championship

Sunday, March 15

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arizona completed the season sweep of Big 12 championships with a 79-74 win over No. 2 seed Houston in the title game Saturday night at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. BOX SCORE Behind another composed, veteran performance from tournament Most Outstanding Player... Read More.

Little River Girls and Beloit St Johns Tipton Boys Win Kansas 1A Basketball State Titles

Sunday, March 15

The Little River High School girls basketball team can hang up a fifth state championship banner next to the Redskins “four-peat” championship banners from 1995-98. The Redskins, who finished the season with a 25-2 record, defeated Wabaunsee 59-24 in the Kansas Class 1A Division I... Read More.

Salina Sacred Heart Girls Knock off Ellinwood to Win Their First Class 2A State Basketball Title

Sunday, March 15

The Salina Sacred Heart Knights knocked off No. 1 seed Ellinwood 43-34 to claim the first Kansas Class 2A state basketball title in program history Saturday afternoon at William Allen White Auditorium in Emporia. Salina Sacred Heart, which defeated Moundridge 69-56 in the semifinals, finished... Read More.

Sterling Black Bears Cap Perfect Season with Kansas 2A Boys Basketball State Title

Sunday, March 15

The Sterling Black Bears ran the table on the 2025-26 basketball season with a 28-0 record, but it was not easy because the Berean Academy Warriors put up a battle in the Kansas Class 2A boys state title contest Saturday night. The Black Bears fought... Read More.

Little River Girls Dethrone Centralia to Reach Class 1A DI State Title Game

Saturday, March 14

The Little River High School girls basketball team is headed to another state title game. The Redskins knocked off Centralia 59-47 in the Class 1A Division I girls state basketball tournament semifinals Friday night at Dodge City United Wireless Arena. The Centralia Panthers defeated Little River... Read More.

Sterling Boys Roll Into Class 2A State Boys Championship Game to Play Berean Academy

Saturday, March 14

The Sterling Black Bears moved into the Kansas Class 2A state championship game with a 73-52 victory over St. Marys in the semifinals Friday night at Emporia’s White Auditorium. Sterling, the defending Class 2A state champions, improved to 27-0. The Black Bears led at halftime... Read More.

Central Plains Oilers Fall to Norwich in 3rd-place Game at Class 1A DI Boys State Tournament

Saturday, March 14

The Norwich Eagle boys basketball team defeated the Central Plains Oilers 62-52 in the third-place game of the Class 1A Division I state tournament Friday afternoon at Dodge City’s United Wireless Arena. Norwich finished the season with a 24-5 record and Central Plains finished 25-4. The... Read More.

Rooted in Faith, United in Cheer: Urwiller and Warner’s Story Comes Full Circle

Saturday, March 14

By Sheridan Nguyen Sports have a way of bringing people together and creating lifelong friendships and relationships for coaches, athletes and fans. For cheerleaders Morgan Urwiller and Hallie Warner, it gave them the unique experience of being brought them back together as teammates after cheering together... Read More.