Sterling Black Bears

Several area wrestlers are ranked in the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association rankings released on Tuesday. • Nickerson senior Elizabeth Dick is ranked fourth in the Girls All-Class division in 235 pounds and first in Class 4A. • Sterling sophomore Jacyn Boeken is ranked second at 115... Read More.

Sterling, the defending Kansas Class 2A state champions and the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2A this year, defeated Hugoton 78-55 in the championship game of the 54th annual Sterling Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament Friday night and improved to 13-0. “We played very free today,”... Read More.

Girls Basketball 13th Annual Sterling Invitational Championship-Southeast of Saline 43, Hugoton 21 3rd Place-Scott City 48, Sterling 37 5th Place-Smoky Valley 44, Kingman 38 7th Place-Lyons 50, Trinity Catholic 41   Salina Invitational Semifinals Wamego 43, Salina Central 34 Wichita East 59, Salina South 22 Consolation Semifinals Buhler 46, Junction City 39 Great Bend 60, Abilene 36   Hillsboro... Read More.

Girls Basketball 13th Annual Sterling Invitational Semifinals Hugoton 54, Sterling 20 Southeast of Saline 45, Scott City 23 Consolation Semifinals Smoky Valley 48, Trinity Catholic 17 Kingman 39, Lyons 30   Salina Invitational First Round Salina Central 56, Buhler 24 Wamego 58, Junction City 20 Wichita East 76, Abilene 23 Salina South 54, Great Bend 48   Eli J. Walter... Read More.

By Doug Higgins In a renewal of the Rice County rivalry, Sterling got the upper hand with a 60-27 win in the opening round of the 13th Sterling Invitational Tournament on the girls’ side of the bracket. The Black Bears turned a nine-point first-period lead into... Read More.

Girls Basketball 13th Annual Sterling Invitational First Round Hugoton 53, Kingman 22 Scott City 52, Smoky Valley 32 Sterling 60, Lyons 27 Southeast of Saline 79, Trinity Catholic 28   Hillsboro Trojan Classic First Round Remington 42, Clay Center 35 Holcomb 38, Riley County 27 Sacred Heart 48, Hillsboro 28 Moundridge 54, Hesston 36   Eli J. Walter Tournament... Read More.

Girls Basketball Clearwater 33, Buhler 29 Republic County 56, Lyons 35 Bennington 44, Sterling 27 Remington 52, Trinity Catholic 31 Inman 54, Marion 24 Andale 57, Haven 56 (ot) Hutchinson 62, Great Bend 41 Little River 73, Rural Vista 30 Central Christian 51, Stafford 28 Pretty Prairie 54, Norwich 35 Ness City 58, Chase 29 Smoky... Read More.

Girls Basketball Buhler 36, Augusta 33 Ell-Saline 53, Trinity Catholic 34 Southeast of Saline 74, Lyons 22 Central Plains 48, Sterling 30 Andale 49, Clearwater 35 Central Christian 50, Attica 27 Stafford 49, Fairfield 33 Pretty Prairie 49, Skyline 12 Hutchinson 49, Valley Center 32 Haven 82, Nickerson 21 (Monday, 1/12) Hillsboro 37, Haven 35 Larned... Read More.

The Sterling High School boys basketball team, the defending Kansas Class 2A state champions, stayed on top of Class 2A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll released on Tuesday. Ell-Saline, Salina Sacred Heart, Moundridge and Berean Academy are ranked 2-3-5-7 in Class 2A... Read More.

Girls Basketball Buhler 26, Winfield 23 Larned 56, Lyons 23 Moundridge 54, Sterling 23 Marion 38, Trinity Catholic 20 Andale 55, Wichita Collegiate 16 Salina South 42, Hutchinson 40 South Haven 41, Fairfield 36 Pretty Prairie 41, Caldwell 23 Little River 69, Peabody-Burns 9 Ellinwood 95, Chase 24 Haven 50, Pratt 34 Kingman 41, Nickerson 33 Halstead... Read More.

Blake Smith scored 26 points, including 13 in each half, and Boston Ekart added 24 points coming from an array of dunks and 3-pointers, as the reigning Class 2A champion Sterling kept up its undefeated start Tuesday, beating Trinity Catholic 81-23. Each team welcomed a... Read More.

Aleya Ravenstien scored 20 points, and Blaine Locke added 12, as the Sterling girls started the third quarter strong in pulling away for a 54-38 win on Tuesday at Trinity Catholic. The Black Bears' full-court defense caused problems in the third quarter, as they started... Read More.