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Five Storylines to Watch for in KSHSAA Football Playoffs

By Brad Hallier The speculation and scenario guessing can stop, and the calculators can be put away. Postseason football has arrived in Kansas.The brackets were released Saturday morning by KSHSAA. Here are five storylines to watch for.Class 4A West again is wide openWho is the...

Conway Springs Pulls Away from Trinity, Clinching District

By Brad Hallier CONWAY SPRINGS, Kan. - The Trinity Catholic football team battled Conway Springs well into the second half Friday, but turnovers and Conway Springs' depth carried the Cardinals to a comfortable 41-6 win in the regular-season finale.The win clinched the Class 1A District...

Salthawks End Regular Season with Big Win at Andover

By Brad Hallier ANDOVER, Kan. - The Hutchinson Salthawks finished the regular season with their fourth straight win, 34-8 on Friday in Andover.The Salthawks finish the regular season 6-2 and earned the No. 5 seed in the Class 5A West playoffs.The Salthawks defense again was...

Booe, Foos go 2-2 at Class 5A State Tennis Tournament

By Brad Hallier SALINA, Kan. - Hutchinson High juniors Ellie Foos and Ayla Booe went 2-2 at the Class 5A state tennis tournament Friday and Saturday in Salina.The duo was seeded 18th and opened the tournament with a win over the No. 15 seed from...

Salthawks Run Rampant over Maize for Fifth Win

By Brad Hallier HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The Hutchinson Salthawks used a punishing ground attack Friday and overcame a sluggish start in beating Maize 36-17 on Friday at Gowans Stadium.The Salthawks rushed for 327 yards, led by Kade Smith's 130 yards and two touchdowns. Terrell King...

Black Cats? No, Black Bears Win Friday the 13th Thriller

By Brad Hallier HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Friday the 13th is probably the only way to describe Friday's Class 1A District 7 game between Trinity Catholic and Sterling.Neither team scored in regulation. Sterling scored in overtime on its only pass completion of the game, and one...

Buhler Straightens Up in Second Half in Crucial Win over Rose Hill

By Brad Hallier ROSE HILL, Kan. - Buhler kept pace with Abilene as the only two one-loss teams in the Class 4A West District on Friday, but it wasn't always a sight to see.Buhler had four first-half turnovers and was down by double digits in...

Three storylines to watch for at state tennis

By Brad HallierIt seems like just a couple days ago when KSHSAA released this year's classifications, and now, we're already looking at the first state tournament of the 2023-2024 academic year.Girls state tennis will start Friday at four different sites across Kansas. Here are...

McPherson Loses Heartbreaker to Wellington

By Brad Hallier MCPHERSON, Kan. - A touchdown in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter lifted Wellington to a victory on Friday against McPherson.Wellington escaped with a crucial Class 4A West District victory when quarterback Dusty Bannister hooked up with Maddox Black from 4...

Salthawks Offense Goes Wild in Thrashing of Campus

By Brad Hallier HAYSVILLE, Kan. - Hutchinson High had another big offensive attack Friday, getting 373 yards on 52 plays, as the Salthawks rolled to their fourth win of the season, 49-21 over Campus.Terrell King continued his strong season, rushing for 101 yards on just...

Trinity’s Late Rally Falls Short in District Loss to Medicine Lodge

By Brad Hallier MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. - Needing a win to keep pace with Conway Springs in Class 1A District 7, Trinity Catholic instead saw Medicine Lodge snag a crucial district win Friday, 16-14.Trinity fell behind 7-0 early but answered on Drew Dechant's 70-yard touchdown...