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Viking Volleyball Takes 5th at CKL Preseason; Girls Tennis Opens Season

Tuesday, September 2

LINDSBORG, Kan. – It was a slow week to start the 2025-26 high school sports season for the Smoky Valley Vikings. The girls tennis and volleyball teams each opened their season at Hesston during the final week of August. The highlight saw the volleyball... Read More.

CKL Preseason Volleyball Tournament: Hesston Defeats Hillsboro in Championship Match

Sunday, August 31

The Halstead, Haven and Nickerson high school volleyball teams competed at the Central Kansas League preseason tournament Saturday at the Hesston Middle School gymnasium.Hesston defeated Hillsboro 25-21, 25-23 in the championship match.Halstead, the defending Kansas Class 3A state champions, finished with a 2-2 record... Read More.

Blue Dragon men’s cross country team ranked 4th in preseason poll

Thursday, August 28

The Hutchinson Community College men’s cross country team is ranked No. 4 in the 2025 NJCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Preseason Poll.The men’s and women’s polls were released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).The... Read More.

Kansas Volleyball Association 2025 Pre-Season Rankings

Thursday, August 28

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Volleyball Association is pleased to announce the 2025 Pre-Season Volleyball Rankings. Current classifications for rankings are based on enrollments from the 2024-25 school year, and the rankings will be adjusted when updated classifications are released at the end of... Read More.

Hutchinson High School volleyball team hosts AVCTL Preseason Tournament Saturday

Tuesday, August 26

The Hutchinson High School volleyball team opens the season Saturday at home with the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Preseason Tournament.The tournament starts at 9 a.m. at the Salthawk Activity Center.Other schools competing in the AVCTL Preseason Tournament are Andale, Andover, Dodge City, Goddard Eisenhower,... Read More.

KCAC Releases 2025 Preseason Poll for Women’s Volleyball

Friday, August 22

KANSAS (KCACSports.com) — Oklahoma Wesleyan University, the reigning regular-season and conference tournament champion, was ranked No. 1 in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Women's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference office announced Friday.The Eagles secured the top spot by garnering 164 total... Read More.

Preseason Women’s Soccer Poll Released for 2025 KCAC Teams

Thursday, August 21

KANSAS (KCACSports.com) - Oklahoma Wesleyan University earned the top spot in the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference office announced Thursday.The Eagles were ranked No. 1 after tallying 168 total points and securing 12 first-place votes. Friends... Read More.

KCAC Releases 2025 Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Wednesday, August 20

KANSAS (KCACSports.com) - Oklahoma Wesleyan University took home the top spot in the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference office announced Wednesday.The Eagles were ranked No. 1 after tallying 169 total points and securing 13 first-place votes.... Read More.

Reigning Champion Blue Dragons Football Ranked No. 1 in NJCAA D1 Preseason Poll

Monday, August 18

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KJCCC.org) - Defending NJCAA Division 1 Football National Champion Hutchinson Community College has been ranked number one in the NJCAA Football Division 1 preseason poll as three Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference teams hold top-15 preseason rankings.Receiving all 12 first-place votes and... Read More.

Sam Darnold impresses in preseason debut with Seattle Seahawks, win against Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday, August 17

SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold looked the part of a franchise quarterback in his first appearance at Lumen Field as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 33-16 in a preseason game on Friday night.Darnold, who did not appear in... Read More.

2025 KCAC Preseason Football Team Announced

Wednesday, August 13

KANSAS — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is proud to announce the 2025 KCAC Football Preseason Team, as voted on by the conference's head coaches. The group consists of four sophomores, one redshirt sophomore, ten juniors, three redshirt juniors, sixteen seniors, one redshirt senior,... Read More.

KCAC Releases Preseason Football Polls

Wednesday, August 13

KANSAS —The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference released their preseason polls on Tuesday. Friends was picked to finish atop the Franklin "Gene" Bissell Division by both the media and coaches, while Evangel was chosen as the top team in the Dr. Ted Kessinger Division in... Read More.