Rice County Sports

Lakin Girls End Lyons Season

Sunday, March 1

By Doug Higgins In Class 3A girls substate play at Lakin, the Lakin girls got the convincing win over the Lyons Lions, 68-23. Lakin raced out to a 24-7 first-quarter lead and then matched that point production to lead 48-14 at the halftime break. Lakin had three... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Saturday Statewide Sub-State Basketball Scoreboard-2/28/26

Sunday, March 1

1A-DI Boys Sub-State Clifton-Clyde Sub-State 1 Semifinals (1) Olpe 73, (9) Centralia 53 (4) Rural Vista 57, (5) Wabaunsee 50 Clifton-Clyde Sub-State 2 Semifinals (10) Burlingame 38, (2) Bishop Seabury 36 (3) Canton-Galva 62, (6) Troy 61 Madison Sub-State 1 Semifinals (1) Pleasanton 47, (8) Fairfield 28 (4) Norwich 53, (5) Crest 36 Madison Sub-State 2 Semifinals (7) Flinthills... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Saturday State Boys & Girls Wrestling Scoreboard Hutchinson – 2/28/26

Saturday, February 28

KSHSAA STATE BOYS WRESTLING STATE TITLE MATCHES: 3-2-1A @ Hays: 150#: Jace Grizzle - Lyons (STATE CHAMPION) State Championship: d. Jasper Johns, Minneapolis (4-0) 4A @ Salina: 113#: Luke Martin - Andale (STATE CHAMPION) State Championship: d. Brodie Starcher, Tonganoxie (16-8, MD) 132#: Judd Eck - Andale (2nd Place) State Championship: lost to... Read More.

No. 25 Barton Baseball claims series opener with late inning rally at KCK

Saturday, February 28

The No. 25 Barton Community College baseball team opened its three-game road set Friday afternoon with a 10-7 victory over Kansas City Kansas Community College at the KCKCC Baseball Complex in Kansas City, Kansas. The Cougars used a three-run seventh and a five-run eighth inning... Read More.

17 student-athletes earn 2026 NAIA Winter Scholar-Athlete honors

Saturday, February 28

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2026 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports. Each semester, the NAIA Scholar‑Athlete list celebrates student‑athletes who excel in both academic and athletic arenas. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the winter sports... Read More.

Smith earns KCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention

Saturday, February 28

KANSAS — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2025-26 KCAC Men's Basketball all-conference teams and award winners. Student-athletes were selected for all awards by vote of the KCAC head men's basketball coaches. Oklahoma Wesleyan University took home the regular-season conference title for the fifth... Read More.

Lyons Rallies But Can’t Overtake Scott City in Substate Opener

Saturday, February 28

By Doug Higgins In Class 3A boys substate play, Scott City got the win in front of the home crowd on Friday over Lyons, 56-48, to advance to the semifinals next Tuesday. Lyons had a 2-1 lead early on, but Scott City never trailed after gaining... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday Statewide Sub-State Basketball Scoreboard-2/27/26

Friday, February 27

3A Girls Sub-State Haven Sub-State 1 Quarterfinals (1) Halstead 58, (16) Wichita Collegiate 31 (8) Haven 59, (9) Minneapolis 34 (14) Neodesha 44, (13) Fredonia 25 (5) Garden Plain 48, (12) Trinity Academy 43 Haven Sub-State 2 Quarterfinals (2) Cheney 53, (15) Council Grove 19 (7) Hesston 66, (10) Chaparral 12 (3) Southeast of Saline... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday State Boys & Girls Wrestling Scoreboard Hutchinson – 2/27/26

Friday, February 27

KSHSAA STATE BOYS WRESTLING 5A @ Park City 106#: Noah Vela, Newton Rd. 1: Won via Tech Fall 17-1 (1:11) Quarterfinal: Lost via Decision 13-7 Moves on to Consolation Quarterfinal 106#: Dion Brown, Hutchinson Rd. 1: Won via Fall 1:01 Quarterfinal: Won via Decision 13-7 Semifinal: Won... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Thursday Statewide Sub-State Basketball Scoreboard-2/26/26

Friday, February 27

3A Boys Sub-State Haven Sub-State 1 Quarterfinals (1) Wichita Collegiate 106, (16) Kingman 53 (8) Smoky Valley 64, (9) Fredonia 52 (4) Neodesha 54, (13) Minneapolis 53 (5) Caney Valley 54, (12) Halstead 34 Haven Sub-State 2 Quarterfinals (2) Hesston 64, (15) Council Grove 23 (7) Trinity Academy 46, (10) Garden Plain 32 (3) Chaparral... Read More.

Sterling battles against Friends, unable to overcome free throw deficit

Thursday, February 26

WICHITA, Kan. — No 6 seed Sterling College fell to No. 3 seed Friends University, 75-68, in a closely contested matchup in the quarterfinal round of the KCAC Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Sterling's defense recorded 11 steals to keep the game competitive, but... Read More.

K-State’s Second-Half Rally Falls Short at Colorado, 79-70

Thursday, February 26

BOULDER, Colo. – A 3-pointer by freshman Andrej Kostic helped Kansas State close to within a possession with 2:13 to play after trailing by as many as 22 points, but Colorado was able to salt the game away from the free throw... Read More.