Rice County Sports

Sterling Moves to 2-0 With Win at Moundridge

Saturday, September 13

By Brian RichterMOUNDRIDGE — The Sterling Black Bears stayed unbeaten Friday night, riding big plays from their ground game and defense to a 27-15 road victory over Moundridge.Sterling wasted no time as Zane Farney broke free for a 67-yard touchdown run just two plays... Read More.

Victoria Takes Win over Central Plains in Top Eight-Man Showdown

Saturday, September 13

Victoria scored the first 16 points of the game, and then Central Plains scored the next 20 unanswered. Both teams each scored a touchdown in the final minute of the game, and the last team in the game to score was Victoria, who came... Read More.

Area Runners Compete at Hesston Swather Special, Inman’s Tyler Martisko Takes Gold in Senior Boys Competition

Saturday, September 13

The Inman High School cross country team had a good day at the Hesston High School Swather Special with six medalists.Tyler Martisko took home the gold in the senior boys 5K race with a time of 17 minutes, 42.6 seconds. Riley Roots finished third... Read More.

Lyons Competes but Falls to Minneapolis

Friday, September 12

Lyons battled Friday but fell short to Minneapolis, 16-6.Owen Just opened the scoring for Minneapolis with a 1 yard QB sneak with 6 seconds remaining in the 1st quarter culminating a 12 play 62 yard drive to take the 7-0 lead. As the first... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Tuesday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-9/9/25

Wednesday, September 10

VolleyballMcPherson TriangularBuhler d. Mulvane 25-18, 25-23McPherson d. Buhler 25-14, 25-11 Sterling Mod QuadRemington d. Trinity Catholic 25-19, 25-19Central Christian Academy d. Trinity Catholic 25-11, 25-9Sterling d. Remington 26-24, 25-23Central Christian Academy d. Sterling 25-20, 25-18 Hutchinson TriangularHutchinson d. Salina South 25-14, 22-25, 25-21Hutchinson d. Campus 25-16,... Read More.

Kansas Media High School Football Rankings – Week 2

Wednesday, September 10

Class 6A (1st place votes) Record Points LW1 Manhattan (8) 1-0 114 —2 Wichita Northwest (4) 1-0 106 —3 Lawrence Free State 1-0 92 —4 Blue Valley Northwest 1-0 88 —5 Derby 0-1 71 —6 Gardner-Edgerton 0-1 63 —7 Wichita East 1-0 31 —8 Maize 1-0 28 —9 Junction City 1-0 16 —10 Shawnee Mission East 1-0 13 —Receiving Votes: Olathe North 10, SM Northwest 10, BV West 8, Washburn Rural 5, Olathe South 5Class 5A (1st... Read More.

Little River Football Team Ranked 4th in Eight-Man I in KEMFA Coaches Poll

Wednesday, September 10

The Little River Redskins football team is ranked fourth in Eight-Man Division I in the Kansas Eight-Man Football Association poll for Week 2.South Central is ranked No. 1 in Eight-Man I, followed by Leoti-Wichita County and Central Plains. Lincoln is ranked fifth.Axtell is ranked... Read More.

Area Teams Listed in KVA’s Week 1 Volleyball Rankings

Wednesday, September 10

rom the KVAThe Kansas Volleyball Association announced its Week 1 rankings.Records listed reflect information that was submitted by Monday.Among the Ad Astra Radio area teams ranked are McPherson (4-3), No. 8 in Class 4A; Hesston (6-1), No. 3 in Class 3A; Halstead (3-3), No.... Read More.

Kansas to Open Big 12 Play Against West Virginia at 5 p.m.

Monday, September 8

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas football is set to open Big 12 Conference play versus West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. on FS1, the league announced Monday.The matchup between Kansas and West Virginia will be the first Big 12 Conference game this season... Read More.

Sterling defeat Barclay with a 3-0 shutout

Monday, September 8

Sterling triumphed over Barclay College with a decisive 3-0 victory on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Sterling, Kan. Sterling dominated the match, outshooting Barclay 40-13. The Warriors secured the win with two first-half goals and added another in the second half. Sterling's defense held firm,... Read More.

Strong first quarter for Warriors ends in loss to Evangel

Monday, September 8

Evangel University defeated Sterling College 51-14 on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Nixa, Mo. Evangel's dominant rushing attack accounted for six touchdowns, including a 56-yard run, contributing to their 412 rushing yards. Sterling's special teams provided a highlight with a 74-yard kickoff return for a... Read More.

Lady Warriors sweep Mustang Invitational

Monday, September 8

The Lady Warriors traveled to Conway Ark. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5-6 to compete in the Mustang Invitational hosted by Central Baptist College. Sterling came out of the tournament with three wins, includings sweeps of both the University of the Ozarks and Dallas... Read More.