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Little River Dominates Ell Saline 46-0 in Season Opener

Saturday, September 5

The Little River High School football, which moved from Eight-Man I to Eight-Man II, opened the 2026 season with an 46-0 victory over Ell-Saline Friday night at Brookville. Little River led 8-0 after one quarter, 22-0 at halftime and 34-0 after three quarters. Little River will... Read More.

Lyons Storms Back to Top Republic County

Saturday, September 5

Lyons scored three second-half touchdowns to overcome a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat Republic County on Friday, 22-14. Zander Young scored two touchdowns on runs of 2 yards and 40 yards. Quanick Hamilton scored the final TD on a 20-yard run to seal the win... Read More.

Sterling Opens Title Defense with Impressive Win Against Moundridge

Saturday, September 5

Jace Darnauer rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns, and Sterling used a barrage of big plays to beat Moundridge 53-21 Friday in Sterling. Jacob Lewis opened the game with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and added 79 rushing yards and another score. Nolan... Read More.

Brodie Crites Leads Central Plains to Massive Win Over Victoria

Saturday, September 5

Senior quarterback Brodie Crites threw for one touchdown and ran for another touchdown in the first half, while junior running back Keeton Robison rushed for two touchdowns in the second half, as the two Oilers led Central Plains to a 28-18 victory over the... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday High School Football Scoreboard Hutchinson-9/4/26

Saturday, September 5

Buhler 28, Maize South 7 Trinity Catholic 30, Belle Plaine 14 Andale 65, Rose Hill 12 Lyons 22, Republic County 14 Sterling 53, Moundridge 22 Central Christian 46, Life Prep 16 Stafford 38, Fairfield 6 Macksville 50, Pretty Prairie 44 Axtell 74, Reno County Sabres 44 Cunningham 40, Spearville 0 Skyline 20, Norwich 18 Haven... Read More.

Kansas Eight-Man Football Preseason Polls Released

Friday, September 4

The Kansas Eight-Man Football Coaches Association released its preseason rankings for the Eight-Man I and Eight-Man II divisions. The South Central Central High School Timberwolves are ranked No. 1 in Eight-Man I, followed by the Lincoln Leopards, Wakeeney-Trego Golden Eagles, Leoti-Wichita County Indians. South Central won... Read More.

Sterling Varsity Girls Tennis Team Places 1st at Home Meet

Friday, September 4

The Sterling High School varsity girls tennis team captured first place Thursday at the Sterling Invitational. The junior varsity team competed at the Ellsworth JV Invitational on Thursday. The Sterling varsity girls tennis squad competes at the Wellington Invitational at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Sterling varsity results, Sterling... Read More.

Haven High School’s Isaiah Doherty Wins Varsity Boys Race at Smoky Valley Invitational

Friday, September 4

Haven High School senior Isaiah Doherty captured first place in the varsity boys 5K run at the Smoky Valley Invitational cross country meet Thursday at the Lindsborg golf course. The Haven boys placed seventh in the team standings with 144 points. Doherty was clocked at 17... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Thursday High School Scoreboard Central Areas-9/3/26

Friday, September 4

Volleyball Fairfield Mod Quad Central Plains d. Fairfield 25-23, 25-16 Central Plains d. Pretty Prairie 25-23, 25-15 Pretty Prairie d. Chase 25-3, 25-3 Chase vs. Fairfield (Scores not available at this time) Cheney Triangular Cheney d. Little River 16-25, 25-11, 25-23 Little River vs. Nickerson (Scores not available at this time) Cheney d.... Read More.

Sterling College Aims to Bounce Back After USAO Loss

Thursday, September 3

CHICKASHA, Okla. — Sterling lost to the University of Science and Arts 8-0 on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The Warriors finished with four shots, while the Drovers totaled 37 shots and put 21 on frame. Sterling's goalkeeper made 13 saves over 90 minutes, with eight... Read More.

Rice County High School Football Preview

Thursday, September 3

Ad Astra Radio will preview area high school football teams, based on county. Today, we preview the teams from Rice County. Previous previews are listed below. Click on the county to see those previews. Reno County Marion County Western Sedgwick County Rush County Kingman County Read More.

Hoisington Varsity Volleyball Team Improves to 6-0 with Two Sweeps

Wednesday, September 2

The Hoisington High School Cardinal varsity volleyball team improved to 6-0 with a pair of sweeps Tuesday night at the Hoisington Activity Center. The Cardinals defeated Scott Community High School-Scott City 25-12 and 25-16 and Southeast of Saline 25-13 and 25-21. Southeast of Saline defeated Scott... Read More.