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MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s improved play of late continued Friday as the Wildcats took an early lead in their Class 1A-I Substate playoff opener. But some hot shooting from visiting Flinthills, coupled with an…

KANSAS CITY — The Allen Community College men and women split their pair of road matchups at Kansas City Kansas Community College on Saturday afternoon.  The Red Devils (21-8; 10-3) were never able to rally…

The Yates Center High boys and girls both fell in the first round of their Class 1A-I substate playoff games on Thursday and Friday night.  The Wildcats (5-16) played a tight game with Madison and…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Markquis Nowell had 22 points, eight assists and four steals and No. 14 Kansas State defeated Oklahoma State 73-68 on Saturday for its third straight win. Keyontae Johnson added 17 points…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dajuan Harris was one point shy of a career high as he scored 17 points to help lift No. 3 Kansas over West Virginia 76-74 on Saturday. The stifling Jayhawk defense…

Sophomore Cole Mathes of the Humboldt Cubs wrestling team finished in fifth place at the Kansas Class 3A state championship in the 165-pound weight class in Hays Saturday. He completed the chore by beginning the…

It was an eventful night in the Tri-Valley League as a pair of local teams faced off in the first round of the class 1A-I substate playoffs. Crest Crest High’s boys (14-7) got up early…

SALINA — Iola High’s Wyatt Westervelt saw his decorated wrestling career end at the 4A state tournament today. Westervelt fell in matches to Justin Degollado of Ulysses via pin at 1:07 of the first period,…

Both the Iola girls and boys teams kept the home crowd in their seats with some stellar play against some very good Santa Fe Trail teams Thursday night.  The Mustangs (8-12) cranked up the intensity…

MORAN — The third time was the charm for Crest High’s girls Thursday. After twice falling in hard-fought matchups with rival Marmaton Valley during the regular season, the Lady Lancers turned the tables when it…