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Blue Dragon baseball forces second Region 6 championship game

Saturday, May 18

By Brad HallierThe Hutchinson Community College baseball team has done it the hard way, but they need just one more win to claim the Region 6 championship.After losing their first game of the tournament at Wichita State's Eck Stadium, the Blue Dragons have rattled...

Three storylines to watch for at regional softball

Friday, May 10

By Brad HallierRegional softball site managers are probably nervously watching the weather forecast for the upcoming week. While Tuesday will be warm and dry, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday have a good chance of rain and storms.Welcome to postseason spring sports. Here are three more...

Three storylines to watch for at regional baseball

Friday, May 10

By Brad HallierAlthough Class 3A and Class 2-1A have begun regional baseball play, the biggest games will be next week. The upper classifications will start next week.Here are three storylines to watch for at area regional tournaments.Don't underestimate HutchinsonSurely by now, the teams in...

Salthawk sports roundup: Baseball team enters postseason play one of hottest teams in Kansas

Wednesday, May 8

By Brad HallierThe Hutchinson High baseball team completed its regular season Tuesday with an impressive sweep of Derby at Hobart-Detter Field.The Salthawks won the first game 5-0 and the second game 7-6. The Salthawks have won 13 of their last 15 games after starting...

Three thoughts on boys state tennis

Wednesday, May 8

By Brad HallierIt wouldn't be spring sports in Kansas without constantly checking the upcoming weather forecasts. Fans and school administrators are probably are getting a little nervous looking at next week's forecast across the state, as many days could have rain.But state tennis should...

Salthawk sports roundup: Baseball team shakes off loss, splits with Salina Central

Wednesday, April 24

The Hutchinson High baseball team saw a six-game losing streak end Tuesday at Salina Central, but the Salthawks didn't let the disappointment linger long as they beat Central 5-1 in the second game of the doubleheader.Central won the first game 5-4 on a walk-off...

Salthawk sports roundup: Girls soccer continues to play well against top teams

Wednesday, April 17

The Hutchinson High girls soccer team continued to play well against some of the best opposition in the Wichita area, although wins have been hard to come by.Tuesday at the Salthawk Sports Complex, the Salthawks fell 5-4 to Class 6A power Maize, which is...

No Fooling! Blue Dragon Women Win National Championship in Overtime Thriller

Tuesday, April 2

By Brad Hallier CASPER, Wyo. - The whistle blew with 0.7 seconds left in the second half Monday night at the Ford Wyoming Center.The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team had been given a lifeline.Down by three points, the mission for freshman guard Hailey Jackson...

Connors State lassos Blue Dragons, ending Hutchinson’s NJCAA run

Wednesday, March 27

By Brad HallierKernan Bundy hiked his jersey over his face, his arms over his head.The inevitable was fast approaching, and the pain was evident for the Hutchinson Community College sophomore and his teammates. The final seconds of...

Blue Dragons roar past Chipola, advance to NJCAA quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 26

By Brad HallierThe Hutchinson Community College men's basketball players and coaches have heard the stories. The legends of how loud the Sports Arena could get during the NJCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship, especially the deeper the Blue Dragons get into the tournament.Tuesday, the...

Blue Dragons overcome sluggish start to salt away Salkehatchie

Monday, March 25

By Brad HallierEven after playing 19 games at the Hutchinson Sports Arena this season, the feeling was different Monday for the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team.The arena was the same, but the backdrop was not. This wasn’t...

Barton tops Hutchinson men to win Region 6; Blue Dragons now wait

Saturday, March 16

By Brad HallierIf you ask Hutchinson Community College men's basketball coach Tommy DeSalme, Sunday shouldn't be suspenseful.Alas, the only team in Kansas that can definitively prepare for the NJCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship as of Saturday evening is Barton.The top-ranked Cougars jumped to...