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Little River’s Arika Feldman Named 2026 Sports in Kansas 1A-I Girls Player of the Year

Sunday, March 29

Arika Feldman led Little River to its first girls basketball state championship since 1998, finishing a dominant season by helping complete a full-circle moment after back-to-back runner-up finishes. The 6-foot-2 senior averaged 19 points, 6.4 rebounds and nearly 2 blocks per game, anchoring a team... Read More.

Sterling High School Senior Boston Eckart Named 2026 Sports in Kansas 2A Boys Player of the Year

Sunday, March 29

Boston Ekart led Sterling High School to a dominant season and back-to-back state championships, finishing as one of the top players in Kansas regardless of class. The 6-foot-6 senior averaged 22.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.4 block per game, anchoring a team that... Read More.

2026 Sports in Kansas 1A-I Girls Coach of the Year: Little River’s Cy Rolfs

Sunday, March 29

Cy Rolfs led Little River to a 1A-I state championship, defeating Wabaunsee 59-24 in the title game. The victory marked the program’s first girls basketball state title since the late 1990s, when legendary coach Shane Cordell led Little River to four straight championships from 1995-1998. The... Read More.

2026 Sports in Kansas 2A Boys Coach of the Year: Sterling’s Derek Schneider

Sunday, March 29

Derek Schneider led Sterling to a perfect 28-0 season and a 2A state championship to go back to back state champions, defeating Berean Academy 59-49 in the state finals at Emporia. The Black Bears finished as one of the most dominant teams in Kansas regardless... Read More.

Sterling High School Student-athletes Compete at 1A State Powerlifting Meet

Sunday, March 29

Seven Sterling High School student-athletes competed in the 1A State Powerlifting meet on Saturday at Conway Springs. The Black Bear boys placed ninth in the team standings with 17 points. The Sterling girls placed 10th with 12 points. Each competitor made three attempts in the three... Read More.

Warriors Have Record Breaking Day at ESU Spring Open

Saturday, March 28

EMPORIA, Kan. – Sterling College track and field competed at the Emporia State Spring Open on Friday, March 27. The Warriors had yet another record-breaking performance as Blake Robertson broke the school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 46.90m (153-10) to... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-3/27/26

Saturday, March 28

Baseball Lyons/Sterling 12, Nickerson 2 (6 innings) Lyons/Sterling 17, Nickerson 5 (5 innings) Great Bend 8, Hutchinson 4 (8 innings) Great Bend 8, Hutchinson 1 Little River 14, Inman 13 Inman 6, Little River 4 (3 innings; Lights) Moundridge 20, Canton-Galva 5 (4 innings) Moundridge 15, Canton-Galva 0 (3 innings) Bennington 3, Remington... Read More.

Briar Named NCCAA All-American

Friday, March 27

Greenville, SC - The 2026 NCCAA Division I Women's Basketball All-Americans have been announced. Whitney Hay of Campbellsville University has been named the 2026 National Player of the Year. Becky Mullis of College of the Ozarks was named the National Coach of the Year for the second... Read More.

Baseball Coaches Release First KABC Poll

Friday, March 27

The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches released its first rankings of the Kansas high school baseball season. The KABC Rankings for the week of March 23, 2026, as voted on by member coaches of the association. KABC rankings are selected by member coaches of the Kansas... Read More.

Sterling High School Senior Kasey Spangenberg to Compete in Rodeo at Pratt CC

Friday, March 27

Sterling High School senior Kasey Spangenberg signed a letter of intent Wednesday to compete on the Pratt Community College rodeo team. In other signing news: • Hillsboro High School senior Talia Jost signed to play volleyball at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe. • Clifton-Clyde High School senior... Read More.

Lyons High School’s Kennedy Grizzle Named First Team All-State by KWCA

Friday, March 27

Lyons High School senior Kennedy Grizzle, a state champion, earned First Team Girls All-State recognition by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association on Thursday. Three Lyons girls wrestlers earned Honorable Mention recognition: Taylor Baxter, Carsyn Winger and Mia Pulley.

Sterling’s Ekart, Little River’s Feldman Named to KSHSAA All-State Squads

Friday, March 27

Sterling High School senior Boston Ekart and Little River senior Arika Feldman was named to the KSHSAA Covered Boys All-State basketball team. Ekart has led the Sterling Black Bears to back-to-back Kansas Class 2A boys state championships and a 52-game winning streak. Feldman led Little River... Read More.