Rice County Sports

High School Football Preview: Rice County

Wednesday, September 3

Ad Astra Radio is previewing area football teams, based on county. Today, we preview Rice County. Previous previews: Aug. 25: Pawnee County. Aug. 26: Kingman County Aug. 27: western Sedgwick County Aug. 28: Stafford County Aug. 29: Reno County Aug. 30: Rush County Aug. 31 Barton County Sept. 1 Edwards County Sept. 1: Marion... Read More.

AP Top 25 College Football Poll – Week 2

Tuesday, September 2

Rk. Teams Conference Prev. Recent Result Pts. (FPV) 1 Ohio State (1-0) Big Ten 3 vs. Texas W 14-7 1636 (55) 2 Penn State (1-0) Big Ten 2 vs. Nevada W 46-11 1558 (7) 3 LSU (1-0) SEC 9 @ Clemson W 17-10 1514 (3) 4 Georgia (1-0) SEC 5 vs. Marshall W 45-7 1410 (0) 5 Miami (FL) (1-0) ACC 10 vs. Notre Dame W 27-24 1360 (0) 6 Oregon (1-0) Big Ten 7 vs. Montana State W 59-13 1302 (1) 7 Texas (0-1) SEC 1 @ Ohio State... Read More.

Sterling drops season opener to Tabor

Tuesday, September 2

Tabor College defeated Sterling College 34-9 on Saturday at Smisor Stadium. Tabor scored 21 points in the first half, including two passing touchdowns. Sterling managed a 74-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, but the Bluejays extended their lead with two rushing touchdowns in... Read More.

Rice County High School Sports Preview: 8/31/25-9/6/25

Monday, September 1

RICE COUNTY, Kan. – It will be a full week of varsity sports for high schools in Rice County this week. After a few teams started their seasons last week, every fall sport will have competitions this week. See the full schedule for Rice... Read More.

CKL Preseason Volleyball Tournament: Hesston Defeats Hillsboro in Championship Match

Sunday, August 31

The Halstead, Haven and Nickerson high school volleyball teams competed at the Central Kansas League preseason tournament Saturday at the Hesston Middle School gymnasium. Hesston defeated Hillsboro 25-21, 25-23 in the championship match. Halstead, the defending Kansas Class 3A state champions, finished with a 2-2 record... Read More.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s 2-Run Homer in Eighth Lifts Royals over Tigers 3-1

Sunday, August 31

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night. After pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert drew a seven-pitch walk from Tyler Holton (5-4), Witt connected for... Read More.

No. 17 Kansas State Dodges Upset-Minded FCS North Dakota 38-35 on Last-Minute TD

Sunday, August 31

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left and No. 17 Kansas State escaped with a 38-35 victory over FCS opponent North Dakota on Saturday night. Kansas State avoided becoming the first ranked team to... Read More.

Greene, Carpenter and Dingler Power Tigers to a 5-3 Come-From-Behind Win over Royals

Friday, August 29

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night. After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits... Read More.

Jalon Daniels Throws for 280 Yards, 4 Touchdowns and Kansas Easily Defeated Wagner 46-7

Friday, August 29

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Jalon Daniels threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns despite playing just one drive in the second half and Kansas easily defeated Wagner 46-7 on Friday night. Emmanuel Henderson hauled in six of Daniels’ passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns for... Read More.

Kansas Volleyball Association 2025 Pre-Season Rankings

Thursday, August 28

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Volleyball Association is pleased to announce the 2025 Pre-Season Volleyball Rankings. Current classifications for rankings are based on enrollments from the 2024-25 school year, and the rankings will be adjusted when updated classifications are released at the end of... Read More.

Men’s Soccer Warriors Comes Up Short Against USAO

Wednesday, August 27

STERLING, Kan. (SCWarriors.com) - The Sterling College Warriors ran into a tough opponent as they took on the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in their home opener. Sterling battled hard but was unable to get anything going offensively... Read More.

Perez Leads Royals to 12-1 Rout of White Sox and Moves into 3rd Place on Franchise RBI List

Wednesday, August 27

CHICAGO (AP) - Salvador Perez hit a leadoff homer and a two-run double in Kansas City’s eight-run fifth inning as the Royals pummeled the Chicago White Sox 12-1 on Wednesday night. Perez’s double gave him 993 RBIs — one more than Amos Otis for third place... Read More.

High School Football Preview: Rice County

AP Top 25 College Football Poll – Week 2

Sterling drops season opener to Tabor

Rice County High School Sports Preview: 8/31/25-9/6/25

CKL Preseason Volleyball Tournament: Hesston Defeats Hillsboro in Championship Match

Bobby Witt Jr.’s 2-Run Homer in Eighth Lifts Royals over Tigers 3-1

No. 17 Kansas State Dodges Upset-Minded FCS North Dakota 38-35 on Last-Minute TD

Greene, Carpenter and Dingler Power Tigers to a 5-3 Come-From-Behind Win over Royals

Jalon Daniels Throws for 280 Yards, 4 Touchdowns and Kansas Easily Defeated Wagner 46-7

Kansas Volleyball Association 2025 Pre-Season Rankings

Men’s Soccer Warriors Comes Up Short Against USAO

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