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SALINA — Iola High’s Korbin Cloud, who qualified for the upcoming Class 4A State Wrestling Championships, gets a doozy of an opening-round match to start the competition. Cloud, who has racked up 20 victories against…

Allen Community College continued its torrid start to the 2024 softball season Monday. One day after sweeping Seward County, the Red Devils were back on the diamond  to take on Southeast of Beatrice, Neb. Allen…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska women’s basketball player alleges coach Amy Williams and athletic director Trev Alberts did not take appropriate action when her sexual relationship with an assistant coach became widely known.…

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Whit Merrifield was willing to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies for less guaranteed money and perhaps less playing time than he could get elsewhere. “It checked a lot of boxes for…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The goal was obvious to William Byron: put the No. 24 Chevrolet in victory lane in the 2024 Daytona 500 to launch Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season. Mission accomplished, even…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Abmas became the 12th player in men’s Division I history to reach 3,000 career points and Texas held off Kansas State 62-56 on Monday night. Abmas, a graduate transfer who…

INDEPENDENCE — The emotions of three years worth of blood, sweat and tears came to the fore Saturday as Iola High senior Korbin Cloud squared off in his Class 4A consolation semifinal. Cloud, who finished…

EUREKA  — Humboldt High’s wrestling program reached another milestone Saturday. Buoyed by Cole Mathes and Garren Goodner, both of whom took second place in their respective weight classes, the Cubs qualified four wrestlers for the…

COLONY — Crest High ended a 20-year drought with a party Friday evening. The Lady Lancers finished off their first winning season since 2004, and their first Three Rivers League championship since 2001 with a…

COLONY — Crest High made sure Senior Night would be a successful one early on Friday. The Lancers raced to a  25-7 lead against Yates Center and never looked back in a 67-28 victory. “We…