Sterling Black Bears

WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita Sports Commission has released their finalists for their prestigious Athlete of the Year awards in 2026.  Among the six combined finalists for the boys and girls awards, three are from the Ad Astra Radio area. Sterling's Chelsie Brown is one... Read More.

Sterling High School senior Julia Kilgore won the Class 2A girls 400-meter gold medal for the fourth straight year at the Kansas State Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday at at Crossland Stadium on the Wichita State University campus. Kilgore posted a time of... Read More.

Wichita State University’s Crossland Stadium (formerly University Stadium, formerly Cessna Stadium) will host the largest state track and field meet in the nation Friday and Saturday. Crossland Stadium has been the site for the state track meet since 1970. More than 20,000 fans are expected to... Read More.

4A State Golf @ Hesston Golf Course Full Results Team Standings: 1. Wamego 578, 2. Bishop Miege 598, 3. Andale 618 Individual State Champion & Area Medalists: T1. Regan Kueker, Wamego 138; T1. Ethan Small, Independence 138; 4. Brooks Dyer, Andale 140; T9. Cole Cooper, McPherson 146 3A... Read More.

  At all Regional Track & Field meets, the top three placers qualify for the State Track & Field Meet.  The next six best performances in each event qualify for State, however, no more than four at-large qualifiers can come from the same regional.  Anyone... Read More.

4A Regional Softball East Regional 2 Semifinals (4) Paola 10, (13) Ottawa 5 (5) Wamego 10, (12) Labette County 1 Championship (5) Wamego 9, (4) Paola 1   East Regional 3 Semifinals (2) Santa Fe Trail 5, (15) El Dorado 1 (7) Tonganoxie 14, (10) Baldwin 0 (5 innings) Championship (2) Santa Fe Trail 5, (7) Tonganoxie... Read More.

4A Regional Softball West Regional 1 Semifinals (1) Clearwater 10, (16) Abilene 0 (5 innings) (8) Mulvane 13, (9) Hoisington/Central Plains 5 Championship (1) Clearwater 6, (8) Mulvane 5   West Regional 2 Semifinals (4) McPherson 13, (13) Hugoton 0 (5 innings) (5) Circle 11, (12) Larned 1 (5 innings) Championship (4) McPherson 4, (5) Circle 1   West Regional 3 Semifinals (2) Chapman... Read More.

4A Regional Baseball West Regional 1 Semifinals (1) Mulvane 7, (16) Abilene 0 (9) Rose Hill 6, (8) Clay Center 2 Championship (1) Mulvane 11, (9) Rose Hill 0 (5 innings)   West Regional 2 Semifinals (4) Pratt 12, (13) Larned 0 (5 innings) (5) Augusta 2, (12) Ulysses 0 Championship (4) Pratt 7, (5) Augusta 1   West Regional 3 Semifinals (2)... Read More.

Several area high school boys tennis players were named to the Kansas Tennis Coaches Association All-State Teams released on Tuesday. Buhler, Hesston (the Class 4A state champion) and McPherson were well-represented on the Class 4A team. Sterling’s Jace Darnahuer, who placed third at state, made... Read More.

  3A Sub-State Golf Southeast of Saline Sub-State @ Salina Municipal Golf Course Full Results Team State Qualifiers: 1. Hesston 296, 2. Nemaha Central 334, 3. Marysville 336 Individual Champion & Area State Qualifiers: 1. Carter Frey, Hesston 71; 2. Austin Penner, Hesston 72; 4. Evan Koehn, Hesston... Read More.

Sterling High School junior Jace Darnhauer placed third in singles at the Kansas Class 3-1A boys state tennis tournament Saturday at Prairie Village’s Harmon Park Complex. Darnauer defeated Central Plains’ Camden Stiles in the third-place match when Stiles retired in the second set. Sterling’s juniors duo... Read More.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. – The Wichita Collegiate Spartans dominated the 3-2-1A Boys State Tennis Tournament at Harmon Park Tennis Complex Friday and Saturday, finishing first and second place individually in both the singles and doubles brackets.  Their performance gave them a maximum possible amount... Read More.