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Sterling comes up short against Tabor

Thursday, October 23

STERLING, Kan. — Sterling fell to Tabor College 2-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 22, despite a strong performance from their goalkeeper, who recorded seven saves. The Bluejays secured the victory with two first-half goals, maintaining the lead throughout the match. Sterling managed three shots on... Read More.

Athlete of the Week: Chelsie Brown, Sterling Tennis

Wednesday, October 22

STERLING, Kan. — Each week, Ad Astra Radio recognizes different athlete’s outstanding achievements. Ad Astra Radio is proud to announce Sterling High School senior Chelsie Brown as the Ad Astra Radio Athlete of the Week presented by Hutchinson Community College. The week - Brown capped off... Read More.

1A Division I Sub-State Volleyball Roundup: Little River, St. John Win Regionals

Wednesday, October 22

The Little River volleyball team, the No. 1 seed in Class 1A Division I, captured the Quad A regional Monday night at the Little River Gymnasium with a 2-0 record. The Redskins (36-2) defeated Pleasanton 25-7, 25-10 and Burden-Central 25-10, 25-14. Pleasanton defeated Burden-Central 25-22,... Read More.

Regional Volleyball Tournament Scoreboard Hutchinson-10/21/25

Wednesday, October 22

Top two teams advance to Sub-State Tournament on Saturday 10/25 KSHSAA Regional Volleyball Assignments 1A-DI Regional 2 Quad A @ Little River HS #1 Little River d. #9 Pleasanton 25-7, 25-10 #8 Central-Burden d. #9 Pleasanton 25-22, 25-18 #1 Little River d. #8 Central-Burden 25-10, 25-14 Regional Champion: Little River;... Read More.

Kelly earns KCAC Defensive Player of the Week

Tuesday, October 21

KANSAS —Biel Campo of No. 1 Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Cassidy Kelly of Sterling College have earned this week's KCAC Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Oct.... Read More.

Kansas High School Football Media Rankings – Week 8

Tuesday, October 21

It's the final week of the regular season for High School Football in Kansas (wow, has time flown by). Lots of upsets took place in week seven, most notoriously the ending of Axtell's 58-game win streak. The plethora of upsets saw lots of movement... Read More.

Regional Volleyball Tournament Scoreboard Hutchinson-10/20/25

Tuesday, October 21

Top two teams advance to Sub-State Tournament on Saturday 10/25 KSHSAA Regional Volleyball Assignments 3A Regional 3 Quad A @ Halstead HS #1 Halstead d. #Q16 Kingman 25-5, 25-17 #9 Chaparral d. #8 Caney Valley 25-16, 25-14 #1 Halstead d. #9 Chaparral 25-17, 25-13 #16 Kingman d. #8 Caney Valley... Read More.

Sterling Places 3rd at Class 2A Regional at Medicine Lodge

Tuesday, October 21

The Sterling High School volleyball team placed third at the Kansas Class 2A Regional 4 Quad C regional at Medicine Lodge with a 1-2 record. Sterling lost to Atwood-Rawlins County 25-20, 25-22 and Medicine Lodge 25-18, 25-7 and Wakeeney-Trego Community 28-26, 18-25, 25-11. Medicine Lodge won... Read More.

Warrior Men’s Soccer comes from behind, Defeat Evangel in Final Minutes

Monday, October 20

Sterling defeated Evangel 2-1 on Friday, Oct. 17. After trailing at halftime, Sterling equalized with a goal early in the second half and secured the victory with a game-winning goal. Sterling's defense held firm under pressure, with the goalkeeper making 11 saves. Evangel University... Read More.

Rice County High School Sports Preview: 10/20-10/26/25

Monday, October 20

RICE COUNTY, Kan. – All fall sports except football are into the postseason or have completed their season as we head toward the end of October. Find out where your favorite teams are competing this week below. Football Friday, October 24 Halstead @ Lyons (7:00... Read More.

Patrick Mahomes Leads Chiefs to 31-0 Rout of Raiders as Rashee Rice Returns with 2 TDs

Monday, October 20

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs so thoroughly dominated the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday that they probably didn’t need Rashee Rice, who had come back from a torn ACL and a six-game suspension to give them yet another dynamic weapon. The... Read More.

Sterling’s Chelsie Brown Repeats as 3-2-1A State Singles Champion

Sunday, October 19

Sterling senior Chelsie Brown captured her second straight singles championship at the Kansas Class 3-2-1A girls state tennis tournament in Salina. Brown defeated Classical School of Wichita’s Ani Doom in the semifinals 6-4, 6-0 and Ellsworth’s Karli Haase 6-1, 6-2 in the championship match. Brown received... Read More.