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Hesston Earns Trip to 3A State Volleyball; Defending Champion Halstead Upset in Sub-State Opener

Sunday, October 26

There will be a new Kansas 3A state champion in 2025 because the Halstead Dragons were upset at their own sub-state Saturday.The No. 4 seed Garden Plain Owls defeated No. 1 seed Halstead 25-19, 25-23 in the semifinals.The Dragons finished the season with a... Read More.

Defending National Champion Blue Dragons Rip NMMI in 2025 Season-Opener

Sunday, September 7

Maybe it was the aliens in Roswell, N.M., that caused malfunctions in the main scoreboard, backup scoreboard, game clock and play clocks at New Mexico Military Institute’s Colt Stadium, but that didn’t faze the No. 1 Hutchinson Blue Dragons any.The No. 1-ranked Blue Dragon... Read More.

Hutchinson Knocks off Defending 4A Champion Andover Central

Saturday, September 6

The Hutchinson Salthawks football team opened the season Friday night by shutting out Andover Central 34-0 in a road game at Andover.Andover Central is the defending Kansas Class 4A state champions.The Salthawks avenged a 37-7 loss to Andover Central in the 2024 season-opener at... Read More.

Defending Champions Barton Men Picked Second Nationally, First in KJCCC

Tuesday, October 22

GREAT BEND, Kan. (BartonSports.com) - The bullseye for the Barton men's basketball team entering the 2024-25 season has been lessened ever so slightly as the Cougars have been picked No. 2 in the NJCAA Division I preseason poll.Coming off a prior season of completing... Read More.

Schedule Finalized for Defending Big 12 Champion Kansas

Tuesday, September 26

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Kansas men’s basketball will appear on ESPN Big Monday three times and 12 of KU’s 18 league contests will appear on ESPN or ESPN2 as the Big 12 announced its conference schedule for 2023-24 on Tuesday. The Big 12 also announced... Read More.