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Area Players Represented on Eight-Man II District 5 Football Team

Friday, November 14

Hutchinson Central Christian, Pretty Prairie and Fairfield placed players on the 2025 Eight-Man II District 5 All-District Team.The team was released on Wednesday and posted online.Hutchinson Central Christian dominates the First Team offense with five players: Junior quarterback Luke Eigsti, senior running back Piercen... Read More.

Mays II Scores 33 a Swede men’s basketball takes down the Bears

Wednesday, November 12

Haviland, Kan. – The Bethany College Swedes took a trip to Haviland, Kan. to take on the Barclay College Bears in the second of two games between the two in a five-day span.Just like the last time these two met up, Bethany controlled the... Read More.

Hutchinson Central Christian Will Battle Victoria in Eight-Man II Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 8

The Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars will host an Eight-Man II Elite Eight quarterfinal game against Victoria next Friday in a battle of unbeaten teams.Hutchinson Central Christian shut out Logan-Palco 56-0 Friday at Central Christian and Victoria defeated Dighton 64-14.Central Christian is 10-0 and Victoria... Read More.

Hutchinson Central Christian Advances to Eight-Man II Second Round

Friday, October 31

The Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars advanced to the second round of the Kansas Eight-Man II football playoffs with a 54-0 victory over the Stafford Trojans Thursday night at Central Christian.Central Christian improved to 9-0 and Stafford finished the season with a 2-7 record.The Cougars... Read More.

AVCTL I & II League Cross Country: Hutch High Boys 12th

Sunday, October 19

The Hutchinson High School boys and girls cross country team competed in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division I championship Saturday on the Kansas Veterans Home course in Wichita.The Hutchinson varsity boys placed 12th in the AVCTL I team standings with 330 points.... Read More.

Regional Volleyball Tournaments for 2A, 1A Division I, 1A Division II Start Monday

Wednesday, October 15

Regional play for Kansas Classes 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division II begins on Monday.In the Class 2A regional Monday at Moundridge, No. 1 Moundridge will play Washington County, followed by Inman vs. Wichita Central Christian Academy, Moundridge vs. CCA and Inman vs.... Read More.

NCCC Women’s Basketball’s Jiyani Thompson – NJCAA Division II Honorable Mention All-American

Thursday, April 10

CHANUTE, Kan. (GoNeosho.com) - Neosho County's standout guard, Jiyani Thompson, has been named an NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Honorable Mention All-American! Thompson capped off a stellar season as the third-leading scorer in the KJCCC, averaging 15.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. A First-Team All-KJCCC selection, she was a major... Read More.

McPherson’s Own Grace Pyle Named WBCA NCAA Division II All-American at Pittsburg State

Friday, March 21

ATLANTA, Ga. (PittStateGorillas.com) - Pittsburg State University senior guard Grace Pyle garnered NCAA Division II All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) today (Mar. 19).Pyle, who was selected to the honorable mention All-America list, becomes the 10th player in program... Read More.

Barton Bowling Opens Tournament Season with Strong Results at SWIBC I and SWIBC II; Peterson Leads Individually with Third Place Finish

Monday, October 7

FORT WORTH, Tex. (BartonSports.com) - Competing in their first weekend tournament of the season, the Barton Community College bowling programs returned home with four top-10 performances over the pair of teir-2 tournaments held at the City View Lanes in Fort Worth, Tex.Opening the weekend... Read More.

Allen Fieldhouse and Booth Family Hall of Athletics to Close for Phase II Upgrades

Friday, February 23

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Due to planned upgrades, historic Allen Fieldhouse and the Booth Family Hall of Athletics will be closed from March 7 through October.On March 8, 2023, Kansas announced transformational upgrades to historic Allen Fieldhouse and construction on the project is now... Read More.

Irena Sendler – WW II Hero – Performance in Lindsborg

Monday, September 4

By Irene Nielsen, Historical Echoes LINDSBORG, Kan. --- The public is invited for a first-person performance of Irena Sender and Afternoon Tea at the J O Sundstrom Center in Lindsborg on September 17, at 2:30 pm. Irena’s discovery from the annals of WW II heroes was... Read More.

Remains of World War II Soldier to be Buried in Southeast Kansas

Friday, May 26

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (KPR) — The remains of a U.S. soldier killed during World War II will be interred June 2, at Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kansas. Graveside services for Army Air Force Staff Sgt. David E.... Read More.