Rice County Sports

Sterling Baseball Loses Series for First Time This Season

Monday, February 26

STERLING, Kan. (SCWarriors.com) – The Sterling baseball team had not lost a series all season and had not lost a game at home yet this season. That all changed when the Bethany College Swedes took two out of three from the Warriors.Game 1 –... Read More.

Freshman S’Mya Nichols Scores 22, Leads Kansas Past Kansas State 58-55

Sunday, February 25

BY DAVID SMALELAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Freshman S’Mya Nichols scored 22 points to lead Kansas to a 58-55 win over No. 10 Kansas State on Sunday.BOX SCORETaiyanna Jackson added 11 points and Holly Kersgieter scored 10 for Kansas (16-11, 9-7 Big 12), which... Read More.

Complete Effort Powers K-State Past BYU, 84-74

Sunday, February 25

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Junior Arthur Kaluma paced five Wildcats in double figures with a career-best 28 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds, as Kansas State snapped a 3-game losing streak with a wire-to-wire 84-74 win over No.... Read More.

Dickinson Scores 20 to Lead Kansas Past Texas, 86-67

Sunday, February 25

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 20 points, KJ Adams had 16 and No. 9 Kansas beat Texas 86-67 on Saturday night.BOX SCOREAll five Kansas starters scored in double figures as Johnny Furphy contributed 16, Dajuan Harris Jr. had 14 and Nicolas... Read More.

Area Results from KSHSAA Wrestling Championship Saturday

Sunday, February 25

By Lucky Kidd Three Reno County wrestlers came up one match short in their bid for state titles at the KSHSAA Wrestling Championships Saturday.Hutchinson's Cade Smith lost an 8-0 major decision to Bradley Trimmell of Andover at 157 pounds in 5A at Hartman Arena in... Read More.

After 13 Seasons, Hosmer Hangs up His Spikes

Friday, February 23

By Thomas Harrigan & Anne Rogers, MLB.com/Royals SURPRISE, Ariz. – Eric Hosmer, a former All-Star first baseman and World Series champion with the Royals in 2015, has decided to retire. Hosmer, 34, announced his retirement Wednesday in a post on social... Read More.

Allen Fieldhouse and Booth Family Hall of Athletics to Close for Phase II Upgrades

Friday, February 23

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Due to planned upgrades, historic Allen Fieldhouse and the Booth Family Hall of Athletics will be closed from March 7 through October.On March 8, 2023, Kansas announced transformational upgrades to historic Allen Fieldhouse and construction on the project is now... Read More.

Jayhawks’ Win Streak Snapped at No. 24 Baylor

Wednesday, February 21

WACO, Texas (KUAthletics.com) – S’Mya Nichols matched her career high with 23 points on Wednesday night, but the Kansas Jayhawks had its five-game win streak snapped after suffering a 69-61 defeat to No. 24 Baylor at Foster Pavilion.BOX SCORENichols reached the 20-point... Read More.

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... Read More.

1-2-3A Basketball Sub-state Seeding Released

Wednesday, February 21

KANSAS - KSHSAA released sub-state seedings for 1A, 2A & 3A this week, closing the gap between today and post-season play on the hardwood.Below are the regions Ad Astra Radio will cover. Click on the links labeled "Boys Bracket" & "Girls Bracket" to view... Read More.

Dutro Earns First KCAC Baseball Player of the Week

Tuesday, February 20

WICHITA, Kan. (SCWarriors.com) — Ryan Sandoval of No. 16 Kansas Wesleyan University and Andrew Dutro of Sterling College have earned the KCAC Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from February 12-18... Read More.

KU Baseball’s Shojinaga Named Big 12 Co-Player of the Week

Tuesday, February 20

IRVING, Texas (KUAthletics.com) – Kansas sophomore Kodey Shojinaga was named Big 12 Co-Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Shojinaga wins the honor in the first week of Big 12 awards this season.Shojinaga hit .462/.533/1.077 (6-for-13), with two doubles, two home... Read More.