Rice County Sports

Sterling High School Student-athletes Compete at 1A State Powerlifting Meet

Sunday, March 29

Seven Sterling High School student-athletes competed in the 1A State Powerlifting meet on Saturday at Conway Springs. The Black Bear boys placed ninth in the team standings with 17 points. The Sterling girls placed 10th with 12 points. Each competitor made three attempts in the three... Read More.

Warriors Have Record Breaking Day at ESU Spring Open

Saturday, March 28

EMPORIA, Kan. – Sterling College track and field competed at the Emporia State Spring Open on Friday, March 27. The Warriors had yet another record-breaking performance as Blake Robertson broke the school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 46.90m (153-10) to... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-3/27/26

Saturday, March 28

Baseball Lyons/Sterling 12, Nickerson 2 (6 innings) Lyons/Sterling 17, Nickerson 5 (5 innings) Great Bend 8, Hutchinson 4 (8 innings) Great Bend 8, Hutchinson 1 Little River 14, Inman 13 Inman 6, Little River 4 (3 innings; Lights) Moundridge 20, Canton-Galva 5 (4 innings) Moundridge 15, Canton-Galva 0 (3 innings) Bennington 3, Remington... Read More.

Briar Named NCCAA All-American

Friday, March 27

Greenville, SC - The 2026 NCCAA Division I Women's Basketball All-Americans have been announced. Whitney Hay of Campbellsville University has been named the 2026 National Player of the Year. Becky Mullis of College of the Ozarks was named the National Coach of the Year for the second... Read More.

Baseball Coaches Release First KABC Poll

Friday, March 27

The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches released its first rankings of the Kansas high school baseball season. The KABC Rankings for the week of March 23, 2026, as voted on by member coaches of the association. KABC rankings are selected by member coaches of the Kansas... Read More.

Sterling High School Senior Kasey Spangenberg to Compete in Rodeo at Pratt CC

Friday, March 27

Sterling High School senior Kasey Spangenberg signed a letter of intent Wednesday to compete on the Pratt Community College rodeo team. In other signing news: • Hillsboro High School senior Talia Jost signed to play volleyball at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe. • Clifton-Clyde High School senior... Read More.

Lyons High School’s Kennedy Grizzle Named First Team All-State by KWCA

Friday, March 27

Lyons High School senior Kennedy Grizzle, a state champion, earned First Team Girls All-State recognition by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association on Thursday. Three Lyons girls wrestlers earned Honorable Mention recognition: Taylor Baxter, Carsyn Winger and Mia Pulley.

Sterling’s Ekart, Little River’s Feldman Named to KSHSAA All-State Squads

Friday, March 27

Sterling High School senior Boston Ekart and Little River senior Arika Feldman was named to the KSHSAA Covered Boys All-State basketball team. Ekart has led the Sterling Black Bears to back-to-back Kansas Class 2A boys state championships and a 52-game winning streak. Feldman led Little River... Read More.

What to Know About Royals-Braves Opening Day (Fri., 6:15 p.m. CT)

Friday, March 27

Ronald Acuña Jr.. and his cousin Maikel Garcia are still riding high after helping Venezuela win the World Baseball Classic. The two will now enjoy the experience of playing in the same Opening Day game. Acuña’s Braves will host... Read More.

Davis Scores 25 as Kansas Defeats SDSU to Advance to WBIT Semifinals

Friday, March 27

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas freshman Jaliya Davis scored 12 of her game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter as Kansas defeated San Diego State, 85-78, in the quarterfinals of the WBIT at Allen Fieldhouse Thursday evening.BOX SCORE Kansas junior Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Thursday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-3/26/26

Thursday, March 26

Baseball Buhler 11, Winfield 4 Buhler 16, Winfield 0 (5 innings) Andale/Garden Plain 13, Wellington 0 (5 innings) Andale/Garden Plain 6, Wellington 5 Halstead 14, Sedgwick 11 Kingman/Norwich 9, Southeast of Saline 8 Softball Buhler 15, Winfield 3 Buhler 14, Winfield 8 Andale/Garden Plain 22, Wellington 17 Andale/Garden Plain 22, Wellington 2 (5 innings) Inman 13,... Read More.

Blake Smith, Sterling Boys Basketball

Wednesday, March 25

Ad Astra Radio is proud to announce Sterling High School senior Blake Smith as this week’s Athlete of the Week, presented by Hutchinson Community College. The week - Smith capped off his impressive high school basketball career with three solid performances at the Class 2A... Read More.