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Lyons Falls to Republic County

Saturday, September 20

The Lyons Lions made the two-hour trek North to face the Republic County Buffaloes in Belleville on Friday Night, in what turned out to be a perfect evening for high school football. The storms stayed well to the South, but the evening ended up... Read More.

Black Bears Offense Has Sterling Night Against Inman

Saturday, September 20

STERLING — Sterling remained unbeaten Friday night, pulling away late to defeat Inman 60-47 in a high-scoring battle. Running back Zane Farney led the Black Bears (3-0) with five rushing touchdowns, including long runs of 47 and 76 yards in the first quarter. Wyatt Newberry... Read More.

Sterling Tennis Player Chelsie Brown’s Winning Streak Reaches 50, Captures No. 1 Singles at Ellsworth Invitational

Friday, September 19

Sterling High School senior Chelsie Brown, the defending Kansas Class 3-2-1A state champion at No. 1 singles, placed first in the Ellsworth Invitational girls tennis tournament with a 3-0 record Thursday and extended her winning streak to 50 straight matches. Brown (14-0 this season, 101-14... Read More.

Haven’s Isaiah Doherty Takes First Place at St. John Invitational Cross Country Meet

Friday, September 19

Haven High School junior Isaiah Doherty captured the varsity boys 5K race Thursday at the Larned Invitational cross country meet with a time of 17 minutes, 13.73 seconds. The meet was hosted by St. John-Hudson High School and took place at the Stafford Country Club. Lyons... Read More.

Lady Warrior late surge, unable to overtake the Swedes

Thursday, September 18

In their conference opener, Bethany College edged out Sterling College 2-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in Lindsborg, Kan. The Swedes capitalized with a high shot count, 16 with 11 shots on goal compared to Sterling's seven shots with six on goal. Sterling's goalkeeper made... Read More.

Sterling comes up short against Bethany

Thursday, September 18

Bethany College edged past Sterling College 2-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in their conference opener. Despite Sterling's early lead with a goal in the first half, Bethany responded with two goals, including the game-winner in the second half. Both teams had 18 shots, but... Read More.

Sterling Volleyball Team Wins Two Matches Against Hutchinson Trinity

Thursday, September 18

The Sterling High School volleyball team went 2-0 against Hutchinson Trinity Catholic High School Tuesday at the Sterling gymnasium. Sterling won the first match 25-20, 25-20 and 25-13, 26-24. Trinity plays two matches at Inman Friday. Sterling plays Sedgwick and Classical School of Wichita Tuesday.

Sterling sweeps KCAC Golfer of the Week Honors

Wednesday, September 17

KANSAS —Sondre Jensen and Addelyn Patterson, both of Sterling College, have earned the KCAC Men's and Women's Golfer of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday. The two golfers were selected for their performances from Sept. 8-14 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All... Read More.

Lady Warrior Womens Volleyball battle in conference opener against Coyotes

Wednesday, September 17

Sterling College battled hard against a tough Kansas Wesleyan opponent in the conference opener in the Gleason Center on Tuesday, Sept. 16. However, the Coyote came away with a win in four sets, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22r. Despite Sterling's strong blocking performance with 11... Read More.

Hometown Kid Jensen Shows His Potential with First Two MLB homers

Wednesday, September 17

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On a night in which Cal Raleigh made history with two powerful swings and Salvador Perez was honored by the Royals’ faithful for hitting his 300th career home run over the weekend, Carter Jensen made sure he wasn’t the catcher left behind. The Royals’ backstop went... Read More.

Sterling Girls Tennis Team Captures Great Bend Invitational

Wednesday, September 17

The Sterling High School girls tennis team captured the Great Bend Bend Invitational Saturday with 56 points. Great Bend and Wakeeney-Trego tied for second with 50 points, followed by Dodge City 37, Garden City 35, Liberal 29, Hoisington 21 and Ellinwood 2. Sterling’s Chelsie Brown captured... Read More.

Little River Varsity, JV, C Volleyball Teams Sweep Matches at Goessel

Wednesday, September 17

The Little River High School varsity, junior varsity and C team swept their volleyball matches Tuesday at Goessel. The varsity defeated Goessel 25-10, 25-10 and Elyria Christian 25-5, 25-13. The JV defeated Goessel 25-9, 25-16. The C team defeated Canton-Galva 25-21, 27-25.