St. John’s Wade signs with K-State

ST. JOHN - St. John High School basketball all-stater Dean Wade signed his letter of intent with Kansas State University Wednesday. Wade has led St. John to back-to-back state basketball championships.

Brack signs with KSU track team

Great Bend High School's Jayce Brack signed a letter of intent to throw for the Kansas State University track team. When asked what was going through his mind from the time he received the acceptance letter to when he made it all final and it became a reality he said, "It felt good to finally make it official. I've grown up a Kansas State fan and really love the atmosphere at Kansas State and Manhattan. A lot of schools always talk about family but Kansas State is a school that genuinely has a family atmosphere. I was just ...

Oilers seek state title berth tonight at Ness City

By Jim Misunas

Oilers rally past Spearville in 42-40 thriller

CLAFLIN – After leading all afternoon, the Central Plains Oilers trailed Spearville 32-28 after the Royal Lancers converted its fourth 2-pointer in the Eight-Man I state football quarterfinals.

Hoisington loses to Minneapolis 17-14

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis scored the game-winning touchdown with 19 seconds left to stun Hoisington High 17-14 Saturday in the Class 3A football playoffs. Hoisington finishes with a 9-2 record as co-champion of the Central Kansas League West Division.

Kansas State Playoffs

FRIDAY'S GAMES

KEEPING THE EDGE

CLAFLIN - The toughest challenge for state-ranked eight-man football teams is finding a way to stay sharp despite playing until halftime in most games.

Hoisington heads to Minneapolis Saturday for playoff matchup

Hoisington High's second football playoff challenge takes the Cardinals to Minneapolis for a 7 p.m. Class 3A showdown Saturday.

Hoisington takes first playoff step

HOISINGTON – The Hoisington Cardinals played like a football playoff veteran.

Hoisington, Central Plains play Saturday

KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Oiler volleyball team claims third at state

EMPORIA – The Central Plains High School volleyball squad out of Claflin took third at the 2A tournament this past Friday and Saturday at White Auditorium in Emporia.

Macksville’s Penner a two-time runner-up

WAMEGO – Macksville High's Henry Penner ran a perfect tactical race, his best time ever at Wamego Country Club.

Combined Record

Hoisington, Central Plains play home playoff games

eleteClass 3A Football Playoffs

ON A ROLL

CLAFLIN – You might call the Central Plains High School volleyball squad out of Claflin a juggernaut.

Panther softball swept away

OLATHE - Great Bend discovered the quality of softball at the Sunflower Softball Challenge is state-caliber. The Panthers lost to defending 6A state champion Olathe Northwest ...

Liberal soccer blanks GBHS

Liberal High's girls soccer team didn't perform like they were the last-place team in the Western Athletic Conference.

Hoisington’s Ball, Yott, Oiler Barton each win two events

ELLSWORTH - Hoisington's returning state placer Christopher Ball won the pole vault (12-0) and 100-meter hurdles (15.5) and placed runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles ...

Two relays win at Ness City track

NESS CITY -The Pawnee Heights girls won the 3,200-meter relay and the Otis-Bison boys captured the 400-meter relay at Tuesday's Ness City Track ...

Larned softball splits with Pratt

PRATT - Larned pitcher Mattie Glover was flawless in a dominating 6-0 shutout against Pratt. The Greenbacks timed her perfectly in a second-game 11-7 victory for ...

Great Bend swimmers win Garden City meet

BY JIM MISUNAS

Larned tennis captures title

LARNED - Larned's No. 1 singles Dalton Penka and No. 1 doubles Andrew Bright-Logan DeMond captured first place to spark the Indians to the team ...

Indians shut out Great Bend soccer

HAYS - The Hays High Indians scored two second-half goals for a 2-0 Western Athletic Conference soccer victory. The Indians employed a ball-control possession game.

SPLIT DECISION

On a 78-degree day, Great Bend's bats were red hot against Garden City.

Western Athletic girls soccer standings

WESTERN ATHLETIC GIRLS

Weekly sports schedule

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Western Athletic Conference softball standings

WESTERN ATHLETIC GIRLS