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Still perfect! Blue Dragon women edge Butler to win Region 6 championship

Saturday, March 16

By Brad HallierThroughout his illustrious tenure as Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball coach, John Ontjes has coached some outstanding teams.Some, like this year’s team, won a conference title.Some, like this year’s team, won the Region 6...

Three storylines to follow for state girls basketball

Sunday, March 3

By Brad HallierWe can talk about how the smaller classifications do substate later, but boy, it sure stings seeing Halstead and Smoky Valley not at the Class 3A state tournament, simply because they were in the same substate with equally powerful Hesston.It's state-tournament week,...

Three storylines to follow for state boys basketball

Sunday, March 3

By Brad HallierThere were some surprises in substates, such as 15-loss Wichita East getting to the Class 6A state tournament, Class 4A bully Bishop Miege going out in the first round, and top-ranked Elyria Christian going ice cold in a Class 1A Division 2...

Salthawk sports roundup: Both basketball teams to play for substate championships

Wednesday, February 28

By Brad HallierThe Hutchinson High winter sports season will continue at least through the end of the week.The boys basketball team, seeded No. 5 in Class 5A West, will travel to No. 4 Great Bend for a 7 p.m. substate championship game, after the...

Three thoughts on Class 6A, 5A and 4A substate basketball

Saturday, February 24

By Brad HallierNow, every basketball team in Kansas knows its postseason draw.Saturday morning, KSHSAA released brackets for Class 6A, 5A and 4A. Those classifications are, of course, set up a little differently than the others. Instead of eight substates with a preset location and...

Three Thoughts on Class 3A, 2A Substate Basketball

Wednesday, February 21

By Brad Hallier For some bizarre reason, KSHSAA classifications 3A and lower continue to adhere to the antiquated regionalized substate system. While 4A, 5A and 6A divide the state in half for substate, the smaller classifications maintain strict geography to decide the eight state-tournament qualifiers.That's...

Salthawk Sports Roundup: Boys Wrestling Qualify Seven for State

Wednesday, February 21

By Brad Hallier The Hutchinson High boys wrestling team navigated the brutal Class 5A West Regional and qualified seven for this weekend's state tournament at Hartman Arena in Park City.Cruz Cannon led the Salthawks with a runner-up finish at 106 pounds. He was the Salthawks'...

Three Thoughts on 1A Substate Basketball Substates

Saturday, February 17

By Brad Hallier The madness has officially arrived in Kansas for 2024.Saturday morning, KSHSAA released the substate brackets for Class 1A Division and Division 2. While some 1A schools still have regular season games on the schedule, postseason play will get going Thursday at the...

Salthawk Sports Roundup: Swimming Heads to State, Bowling Prepares for Regionals

Thursday, February 15

By Brad Hallier HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The Hutchinson High boys swim team will head to the Class 5-4-3-2-1A state meet on Friday and Saturday in Topeka.The Salthawks have seven entries in the meet.Based on seedings, the Salthawks have a good shot at qualifying three entries...

Salthawk Sports Roundup: Ummel Pummels the Competition in Home Dual

Wednesday, February 7

By Brad Hallier Senior Brody Ummel continued his strong senior season for the Hutchinson High bowling team on Wednesday, finishing with a 749 series Wednesday at The Alley in Hutchinson.Ummel's performance helped the Salthawk boys beat Andover 2,422-2,281.Jacob Bofink finished third in the dual.On the...

Salthawk sports roundup: Girls basketball bounces back against Newton

Wednesday, January 31

By Brad HallierAfter a tough tournament week in Emporia, which saw the Hutchinson High girls basketball team finish sixth with two losses in three games, the Salthawks returned strong Tuesday by beating Newton 36-23 at the Salthawk Activity Center.After a tight first half that...

Salthawk Sports Roundup: Boys Basketball to Take on McPherson for Tournament Championship

Friday, January 19

By Brad HallierThe Roundhouse in McPherson will be hopping on Saturday.One of the premier midseason high school boys basketball tournaments will feature an old-school rivalry for the championship.Hutchinson vs. McPherson. Two rivals from the old Ark Valley League will meet up at 3:45 p.m....