HAYS, Kan. - Hays High and Hutchinson girls met in the class 5A sub-state Championship on Friday night to battle for a spot in the 5A State Basketball Tournament. The Salthawks had a brief lead early at 4-0, but the wheels quickly came off at the start of the second quarter as Hays eliminated the Salthawks 56 to 17 ending a 29 year drought of qualifying for State for the Indians.

Hutchinson scored the first four points of the game. It took the Indians nearly three minutes to put anything on their side of the scoreboard. Katie Linenberger hit a pair of free throws and start the Indians scoring..

Hays held the Salthawks scoreless for the remainder of the quarter for an 8-4 lead after the first eight minutes. The second quarter belonged to the Indians. Linenberger scored the first six points of the frame forcing a Hutchinson timeout.

The Salthawks scored out of the time out for their only points of the second quarter. Molly Buckles scored the final two points of the quarter right before the buzzer to polish off a 13-0 run and a 27-6 halftime lead.

Hutch was led by Kaia Smith's seven points. Grace Posh and Clara Ontjes had three each, Ava Krone and Kohlbie Craft finished out the Salthawks scoring with two points each.

The Indians Molly Martin scored 16, Jenna Schmeidler had 15, Zoe Winter added 11 and Katie Linenberger chipped in 10. The Indians are 22-0 setting a record for their most wins in a season.

Seniors Grace Posh, Lily Rodriquez and Kaia Smith finished off their season at 15 and 8 including one the first times Hutchinson has reached the sub-state championship game in recent seasons.

Posh finishes her career with 971 points scored over her four seasons. Posh has committed to Seward County Community College to begin her college career.

Rodriquez will compete on the Hutch High Golf team this spring before enrolling at Hutchinson Community College in the fall.

Smith is undecided where she will play but has had several offers to continue her athletic career at the next level.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741440872076.jpeg" alt="Salthawk Girls drop sub-state championship game to Hays 56-17 on Friday, March 7th, 2025" />
 <figcaption>Salthawk Girls drop sub-state championship game to Hays 56-17 on Friday, March 7th, 2025</figcaption>
 </figure>HAYS, Kan. - Hays High and Hutchinson girls met in the class 5A sub-state Championship on Friday night to battle for a spot in the 5A State Basketball Tournament. The Salthawks had a brief lead early at 4-0, but the wheels quickly came off at the start of the second quarter as Hays eliminated the Salthawks 56 to 17 ending a 29 year drought of qualifying for State for the Indians.Hutchinson scored the first four points of the game. It took the Indians nearly three minutes to put anything on their side of the scoreboard. Katie Linenberger hit a pair of free throws and start the Indians scoring..Hays held the Salthawks scoreless for the remainder of the quarter for an 8-4 lead after the first eight minutes. The second quarter belonged to the Indians. Linenberger scored the first six points of the frame forcing a Hutchinson timeout.The Salthawks scored out of the time out for their only points of the second quarter. Molly Buckles scored the final two points of the quarter right before the buzzer to polish off a 13-0 run and a 27-6 halftime lead.Hutch was led by Kaia Smith's seven points. Grace Posh and Clara Ontjes had three each, Ava Krone and Kohlbie Craft finished out the Salthawks scoring with two points each.The Indians Molly Martin scored 16, Jenna Schmeidler had 15, Zoe Winter added 11 and Katie Linenberger chipped in 10. The Indians are 22-0 setting a record for their most wins in a season.Seniors Grace Posh, Lily Rodriquez and Kaia Smith finished off their season at 15 and 8 including one the first times Hutchinson has reached the sub-state championship game in recent seasons.Posh finishes her career with 971 points scored over her four seasons. Posh has committed to Seward County Community College to begin her college career.Rodriquez will compete on the Hutch High Golf team this spring before enrolling at Hutchinson Community College in the fall.Smith is undecided where she will play but has had several offers to continue her athletic career at the next level.

🏀 Hutch High Girls season comes to an end; Hays High advances to state for the first time in 29 seasons

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 <figcaption>EAGLE Media High School Basketball Sub-State Scoreboard</figcaption>
 </figure><div><h1>Saturday, March&nbsp;8</h1>
<h2>4A&nbsp;Girls</h2>
[2] Buhler (17-4)&nbsp;vs. [10] Towanda-Circle (10-11), 5 p.m. [West sub-state championship]
[9]&nbsp;McPherson&nbsp;(10-11) at [1] Wellington (20-1),&nbsp;5 p.m. [West sub-state championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>3A Boys</h2>
[4]&nbsp;Haven (19-3)&nbsp;vs. [1] Cheney (20-1),&nbsp;6:30 p.m. [Halstead sub-state #1 championship]
[2] Hesston (19-2) vs. [6] Council Grove (14-7),&nbsp;5 p.m. [Halstead sub-state #2 championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>2A Boys</h2>
[1] Sterling (18-3) vs. [5] Stanton County (15-6), 2:30 p.m. [Sublette sub-state #1 championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>2A Girls</h2>
[1] Moundridge (20-2)&nbsp;vs. [5]&nbsp;Whitewater-Remington (17-5), 6:30 p.m. [Moundridge sub-state #1 championship]
[3] Inman (18-3)&nbsp;vs. [2] Bennington (19-3),&nbsp;5 p.m. [Moundridge sub-state #2 championship]
&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h2>1A-I Boys</h2>
[1] Little River (14-6) vs.&nbsp;[2] Oxford (16-3), 6:30 p.m. [Canton-Galva sub-state #2 championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>1A-II Boys</h2>
[9] Hutchinson-Central Christian (10-10) vs. [5] Sharon Springs-Wallace County (12-8), 5 p.m. [Dighton sub-state #2 championship]
[1] McPherson-Elyria Christian (16-4)&nbsp;vs. [4] South Haven (12-8), 6:30 p.m. [McPherson-Elyria Christian sub-state #1 championship @ Central Christian College]</div>

🏀 Hutch Post area sub-state schedule for March 8

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 has moved six of its conference football games to Friday nights next fall, along with another matchup of league teams that won’t count in the standings.

Those were among the&nbsp;<a href="https://big12sports.com/news/2025/3/7/big-12-announces-2025-football-friday-game-selections.aspx" target="_blank">10 games involving Big 12 teams</a>&nbsp;selected Friday by the league’s television partners, ESPN and Fox, for Friday night broadcasts. There will be two games on three of those nights.

On the opening weekend of the season, Baylor will host SEC team Auburn, and Colorado will be home against ACC team Georgia Tech on Aug. 29. Arizona plays at Arizona State and Utah is at Kansas on Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving.

There will also be two games Sept. 12, with Colorado at Houston, and Kansas State at Arizona. That matchup of Wildcats won’t count in the Big 12 standings since it part of a pre-existing schedule agreement between the two teams before the league expanded to 16 teams last year.

The other four Friday night games are Tulsa at Oklahoma State (Sept. 19), TCU at Arizona State (Sept. 26), West Virginia at BYU (Oct. 3), and Houston at UCF (Nov. 7).

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 </figure>IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 has moved six of its conference football games to Friday nights next fall, along with another matchup of league teams that won’t count in the standings.Those were among the&nbsp;<a href="https://big12sports.com/news/2025/3/7/big-12-announces-2025-football-friday-game-selections.aspx" target="_blank">10 games involving Big 12 teams</a>&nbsp;selected Friday by the league’s television partners, ESPN and Fox, for Friday night broadcasts. There will be two games on three of those nights.On the opening weekend of the season, Baylor will host SEC team Auburn, and Colorado will be home against ACC team Georgia Tech on Aug. 29. Arizona plays at Arizona State and Utah is at Kansas on Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving.There will also be two games Sept. 12, with Colorado at Houston, and Kansas State at Arizona. That matchup of Wildcats won’t count in the Big 12 standings since it part of a pre-existing schedule agreement between the two teams before the league expanded to 16 teams last year.The other four Friday night games are Tulsa at Oklahoma State (Sept. 19), TCU at Arizona State (Sept. 26), West Virginia at BYU (Oct. 3), and Houston at UCF (Nov. 7).

🏈 Big 12 Conference moves 10 football games to Fridays next fall

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — JJ Quinerly made a critical steal to set up her game-winning basket and scored 24 points to lift No. 16 West Virginia to a 73-69 win over No. 20 Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday.

The Wildcats attempted a sideline inbounds lob into the key when Quinerly soared in to intercept the ball with a minute to go.&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/WVUWBB/status/1898085411194282080" target="_blank">She then drove into the lane for a floater that put West Virginia on top 71-69</a>&nbsp;with 44.2 seconds remaining.

Temira Poindexter missed a wide-open 3 from the right sideline before Sydney Shaw iced it with two free throws.

The fourth-seeded Mountaineers face the winner of Colorado and TCU in Saturday’s semifinals.

Jordan Harrison scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half for West Virginia (24-6). Shaw added 13 points and Jordan Thomas 11.

<a href="https://x.com/KStateWBB/status/1898084402535559217" target="_blank">Reserve Kennedy Taylor scored 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting</a>&nbsp;for the Wildcats (26-7). Poindexter scored 16 points and Serena Sundell added 10 with nine assists, giving her a KSU single-season record 233.

The Wildcats made 13 of 15 shots (87%), including 5 of 6 behind the arc to race to a 33-23 lead. Quinerly had 15 at halftime as the Mountaineers were within 44-36.

Harrison had 11 points in the third quarter and hit a basket to give the Mountaineers their first lead 54-53. But after she made two free throws with four seconds left, Poindexter drilled a long 3 at the buzzer and Kansas State led 58-56 entering the fourth.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741373689598.png" alt="Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics" />
 <figcaption>Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — JJ Quinerly made a critical steal to set up her game-winning basket and scored 24 points to lift No. 16 West Virginia to a 73-69 win over No. 20 Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday.The Wildcats attempted a sideline inbounds lob into the key when Quinerly soared in to intercept the ball with a minute to go.&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/WVUWBB/status/1898085411194282080" target="_blank">She then drove into the lane for a floater that put West Virginia on top 71-69</a>&nbsp;with 44.2 seconds remaining.Temira Poindexter missed a wide-open 3 from the right sideline before Sydney Shaw iced it with two free throws.The fourth-seeded Mountaineers face the winner of Colorado and TCU in Saturday’s semifinals.Jordan Harrison scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half for West Virginia (24-6). Shaw added 13 points and Jordan Thomas 11.<a href="https://x.com/KStateWBB/status/1898084402535559217" target="_blank">Reserve Kennedy Taylor scored 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting</a>&nbsp;for the Wildcats (26-7). Poindexter scored 16 points and Serena Sundell added 10 with nine assists, giving her a KSU single-season record 233.The Wildcats made 13 of 15 shots (87%), including 5 of 6 behind the arc to race to a 33-23 lead. Quinerly had 15 at halftime as the Mountaineers were within 44-36.Harrison had 11 points in the third quarter and hit a basket to give the Mountaineers their first lead 54-53. But after she made two free throws with four seconds left, Poindexter drilled a long 3 at the buzzer and Kansas State led 58-56 entering the fourth.

🏀 K-State women eliminated from Big 12 Tournament by West Virginia

HAYS, Kan. — The Hutchinson High Salthawk girls continue sub-state play on the road tonight, taking on the Hays High Indians in the Class 5A West Sub-State Championship. Hutch High (15-6) enters as the No. 8 seed, while Hays High (21-0) holds the No. 1 seed.

The winner will advance to the Kansas Class 5A Girls State Tournament next week in Emporia.

Radio Broadcast: Catch all the action on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW Radio (1450 AM/98.5 FM)</a> with the award-winning EAGLE Media sportscast crew. Play-by-play announcer Glen Grunwald, recently named KSHSAA Sportscaster of the Year, will be joined by color analyst Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato.

Pregame coverage begins at 5:45 p.m., with tipoff set for 6 p.m.

Fans can listen live on HutchPost.com or kwbwradio.com. The free KWBW app is also available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Video Streaming: The game will be available as a pay-per-view stream on the <a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/kshsaa/gamfb938855b8">Hays High NFHS Network channel</a> OR&nbsp;<a href="https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/hays/organization/2455/hays-high-school/team/8207/girls-varsity-basketball">Hudl.tv Hays High Channel</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741335897190.jpeg" alt="Hutch High Girls @ Hays High Sub-State Championship March 7th- 2025." />
 <figcaption>Hutch High Girls @ Hays High Sub-State Championship March 7th- 2025.</figcaption>
 </figure>HAYS, Kan. — The Hutchinson High Salthawk girls continue sub-state play on the road tonight, taking on the Hays High Indians in the Class 5A West Sub-State Championship. Hutch High (15-6) enters as the No. 8 seed, while Hays High (21-0) holds the No. 1 seed.The winner will advance to the Kansas Class 5A Girls State Tournament next week in Emporia.Radio Broadcast: Catch all the action on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW Radio (1450 AM/98.5 FM)</a> with the award-winning EAGLE Media sportscast crew. Play-by-play announcer Glen Grunwald, recently named KSHSAA Sportscaster of the Year, will be joined by color analyst Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato.Pregame coverage begins at 5:45 p.m., with tipoff set for 6 p.m.Fans can listen live on HutchPost.com or kwbwradio.com. The free KWBW app is also available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play.Video Streaming: The game will be available as a pay-per-view stream on the <a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/kshsaa/gamfb938855b8">Hays High NFHS Network channel</a> OR&nbsp;<a href="https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ks/hays/organization/2455/hays-high-school/team/8207/girls-varsity-basketball">Hudl.tv Hays High Channel</a>.Girls Game vs Hays High on hudl.tv:<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.hudl.com/broadcast/embed/2253952?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>

🎧🎥🏀 Hutch High girls travel to Hays for sub-state championship

LAWRENCE, Kan. —&nbsp;Kansas men's basketball signee Darryn Peterson has been named the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

Peterson is the third Jayhawk to win the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year honor joining Andrew Wiggins in 2013 and Cliff Alexander in 2014. The award started in 1987.

A 6-foot-5 guard from Canton, Ohio, Peterson is nationally ranked No. 2 by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, and No. 3 by Rivals.com and On3.com. A 2025 McDonald's All-American, Peterson is playing his senior prep season at Prolific Prep in Napa, California, where he averages 30.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He shoots&nbsp;52 percent from the field and 86 percent from the free throw line as Prolific Prep has posted a 28-5 record.

Peterson played his first two years of high school basketball at Cuyahoga Falls High School in Cuyahoga, Ohio, and then transferred to Huntington Prep in West Virginia in 2023-24 before moving on to Prolific Prep. He played club basketball for Phenom United where he averaged 28.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 4.2 steals and 3.0 blocked shot per game this past summer in the Adidas 3Stripes Select league.

In 2023, Peterson won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. At the championship, Peterson averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals in earning all-tournament honors.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741369343910.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Kansas Athletics" />
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 </figure>Kansas AthleticsLAWRENCE, Kan. —&nbsp;Kansas men's basketball signee Darryn Peterson has been named the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.Peterson is the third Jayhawk to win the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year honor joining Andrew Wiggins in 2013 and Cliff Alexander in 2014. The award started in 1987.A 6-foot-5 guard from Canton, Ohio, Peterson is nationally ranked No. 2 by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, and No. 3 by Rivals.com and On3.com. A 2025 McDonald's All-American, Peterson is playing his senior prep season at Prolific Prep in Napa, California, where he averages 30.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He shoots&nbsp;52 percent from the field and 86 percent from the free throw line as Prolific Prep has posted a 28-5 record.Peterson played his first two years of high school basketball at Cuyahoga Falls High School in Cuyahoga, Ohio, and then transferred to Huntington Prep in West Virginia in 2023-24 before moving on to Prolific Prep. He played club basketball for Phenom United where he averaged 28.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 4.2 steals and 3.0 blocked shot per game this past summer in the Adidas 3Stripes Select league.In 2023, Peterson won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. At the championship, Peterson averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals in earning all-tournament honors.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 KU signee named National High School Player of the Year

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741363887547.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Kansas Athletics" />
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 </figure>Kansas Athletics<div>LAWRENCE, Kan. &ndash;&nbsp;Kansas football will play its regular season finale vs. Utah at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 28, the Big 12 Conference announced on Friday. Kickoff time and tv designations will be announced at a later date. &nbsp; Kansas' matchup with Utah will be the final of seven home games played at the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. It will be the first meeting between the two teams as members of the Big 12 Conference, while Kansas and Utah last met in 1996. The series history between the Jayhawks and the Utes dates back to 1950, in a series that is tied 2-2 all-time. &nbsp; The Jayhawks will also play host to Fresno State (Aug. 23), Wagner (Fri., Aug. 29), West Virginia (Sept. 20), Cincinnati (Sept. 27), Kansas State (Oct. 25) and Oklahoma State (Nov. 1) during the 2025 season. &nbsp; Kansas football enters Leipold's fifth season in Lawrence featuring a talented roster led by senior quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jalon-daniels/1362">Jalon Daniels</a>. Daniels started all 12 games for the Jayhawks last season and finished strong, leading the team to wins in three of its final four games, including three straight wins over ranked opponents. &nbsp; Kansas also welcomes back several accomplished starters on the offensive and defensive lines in&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/bryce-foster/15525">Bryce Foster</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/kobe-baynes/1448">Kobe Baynes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/dean-miller/1429">Dean Miller</a>, Tommy Dunn and DJ Withers, among others, along with a nationally recognized transfer class and a group of emerging playmakers poised to make a difference in 2025. &nbsp; Fans looking to experience the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium can purchase a full seven-game season ticket package beginning at $350, with&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.kuathletics.com/feature/2025-Season-Tickets">more information available here</a>. As part of the per-seat donation model beginning in 2025-26, fans will see an all-in price that includes the cost of the ticket, the annual donation associated with the seating location, plus applicable taxes and fees. For more information on the Per-Seat Donation model,&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.kuathletics.com/feature/PSD">click here</a>, or&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.fanthreesixty.com/2025_football_ticket_interest_form?mnemonic=ku">submit an interest</a>&nbsp;form to be contacted by a member of the sales team.&nbsp; Parking pricing and information will be released at a later date prior to select-a-seat.</div>

🏈 KU game against Utah moved to Nov. 28

<a>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–</a>&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced Friday that Kansas State’s non-conference football game at Arizona originally scheduled for Saturday, September 13, will now be played on Friday, September 12.

The game will be shown on either an ESPN or FOX network, and the game time and network designation will be announced at a later date.

Kansas State will play at Arizona for the eighth time in school history and will play in Tucson for the first time since defeating Wyoming in the 1993 Copper Bowl. K-State won the battle of the Wildcats last season, 31-9, in the first game of a home-and-home non-conference series that was scheduled prior to Arizona joining the Big 12.

Season tickets for Kansas State’s six-game 2025 home slate&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/3/3/2025-football-season-ticket-information-announced">are on sale now</a>&nbsp;by visiting&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.k-statesports.com/tickets">www.k-statesports.com/tickets</a>&nbsp;or by calling 1-800-221-CATS.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741363755052.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics" />
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 </figure>Kansas State Athletics<a>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–</a>&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced Friday that Kansas State’s non-conference football game at Arizona originally scheduled for Saturday, September 13, will now be played on Friday, September 12.The game will be shown on either an ESPN or FOX network, and the game time and network designation will be announced at a later date.Kansas State will play at Arizona for the eighth time in school history and will play in Tucson for the first time since defeating Wyoming in the 1993 Copper Bowl. K-State won the battle of the Wildcats last season, 31-9, in the first game of a home-and-home non-conference series that was scheduled prior to Arizona joining the Big 12.Season tickets for Kansas State’s six-game 2025 home slate&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/3/3/2025-football-season-ticket-information-announced">are on sale now</a>&nbsp;by visiting&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.k-statesports.com/tickets">www.k-statesports.com/tickets</a>&nbsp;or by calling 1-800-221-CATS.

🏈 K-State’s game at Arizona moved to Sept.12

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson High School athletic director Steve Kappenman announced on Friday morning that Hutch High graduate, Cidy Vargas has been named the next boys head soccer coach for the Salthawks.

Vargas had been an assistant coach for both the girls and boys programs at HHS.

Vargas takes over for Tyler Lawrence, who helped guide the Salthawks to an 11-4-2 record this past fall. The 11 wins were four more than Hutch High had during the 2023 season.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson High School athletic director Steve Kappenman announced on Friday morning that Hutch High graduate, Cidy Vargas has been named the next boys head soccer coach for the Salthawks.Vargas had been an assistant coach for both the girls and boys programs at HHS.Vargas takes over for Tyler Lawrence, who helped guide the Salthawks to an 11-4-2 record this past fall. The 11 wins were four more than Hutch High had during the 2023 season.

⚽ Hutch High alum Vargas named Salthawk boys coach

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 <figcaption>EAGLE Media High School Basketball Sub-State Scoreboard</figcaption>
 </figure><div><h1>Friday, March&nbsp;7</h1>
<h2>5A&nbsp;Girls</h2>
[8] Hutchinson (15-6) at [1] Hays High (21-0),&nbsp;6 p.m. [West sub-state championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>4A Boys</h2>
[3]&nbsp;Pratt (16-5) vs. [6] Clay Center (15-6),&nbsp;7 p.m. [West sub-state championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>3A Girls</h2>
[1] Hesston (21-0) vs. [4] Riley County (16-5), 7:30 p.m. [Halstead sub-state #1 championship]
[2] Halstead (20-1) vs. [11] Marysville (11-11), 6 p.m. [Halstead sub-state #2 championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>2A Boys</h2>
[1] Moundridge (22-0) vs. [4]&nbsp;Berean Academy (16-6), 7:30 p.m. [Moundridge sub-state #1 championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>1A-I&nbsp;Girls</h2>
[1] Little River (18-0) vs. [4] Madison (13-7), 7:30 p.m. [Canton-Galva sub-state #1 championship]
&nbsp;
<h2>1A-II Girls</h2>
[3] Hutchinson-Central Christian (16-4) vs. [2] Lebo (18-1), 7:30 p.m. [McPherson-Elyria Christian sub-state #2 championship @ Central Christian College]</div>

🏀 Hutch Post area sub-state schedule for March 7

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741353805467.jpeg" alt="Addi Lutz celebrates with first-base coach Ray Aguirre after hitting a ninth-inning walk-off single to lead the Blue Dragon softball team to a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over No. 14 Butler in Game 1 on Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Sammi Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)" />
 <figcaption>Addi Lutz celebrates with first-base coach Ray Aguirre after hitting a ninth-inning walk-off single to lead the Blue Dragon softball team to a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over No. 14 Butler in Game 1 on Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Sammi Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)</figcaption>
 </figure><div>Hutchinson CC sports Information
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Freshman designated player Addi Lutz came up big not just once, but twice on Thursday, to lead the Hutchinson Community College softball team to a wild come-from behind walk-off victory over No. 14 Butler in a KJCCC doubleheader at Fun Valley.
The Dragons rallied from four runs down entering their final at-bat in Game 1, forced extra innings and Lutz roped a walk-off single into center field to score&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/stauffer_gabby_t8qf">Gabby Stauffer</a>&nbsp;for a 7-6 victory in nine innings over the Grizzlies. Butler came back to take Game 2 10-2 in six innings.
The Blue Dragons improved to 9-5 overall and are 5-1 in the Jayhawk Conference. Butler suffered its first loss of the season and is now 7-1 overall and 1-1 in the KJCCC. Hutchinson will play host to Labette in a make-up doubleheader at 2 and 4 p.m. on Sunday at Fun Valley.
GAME 1 RECAP &ndash; Hutchinson 7, Butler 6 (9 innings) Butler led 3-2 entering the seventh inning in Game 1 and scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take a 6-2 lead. That's when the Blue Dragon fireworks started.
The bottom of the seventh started with a&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/kruger_kaibryn_wwcp">Kaibryn Kruger</a>&nbsp;double,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/golly_taylor_l19d">Tailor Golly</a>&nbsp;RBI double and a Stauffer RBI double cut the Butler lead to 6-4. After a walk to&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/backhaus_brooke_ngsp">Brooke Backhaus</a>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/brawner_brie_hldl">Brie Brawner</a>&nbsp;line-out to third base for the first out of the inning, Stauffer and Backhaus moved up 60 feet each on a wild pitch. Lutz then laced a single up the middle that deflected off the second-base bag to score Stauffer and Backhaus to tie the game at 6-6. One batter later, Lutz was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a Butler error to end the seventh.
Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/schmidt_jessica_edec">Jessica Schmidt</a>&nbsp;got the Blue Dragons out of their seventh-inning jam and pitched three innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts and a walk and hit allowed.
Then in the bottom of the ninth, the Dragons cashed in on two Grizzly throwing errors. With Stauffer at third and Brawner at first, Lutz singled up the middle to score Stauffer with the game-winning run and secure a three-game win streak over Butler, which included the two championship game victories in the 2024 Region 6 Tournament championship game.
The Blue Dragons had eight hits off three Butler pitchers.
Lutz was 3 for 5 with a season-high three RBIs. Stauffer was 3 for 5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/kruger_kaibryn_wwcp">Kaibryn Kruger</a>&nbsp;was 2 for 4 with a double and two runs. Golly went 2 for 4 with a double and RBI
GAME 2 RECAP &ndash; Butler 10, Hutchinson 2 (6 innings) The Blue Dragons jumped on Butler starter Ellie Randall for two runs on one hit.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/kruger_kaibryn_wwcp">Kaibryn Kruger</a>&nbsp;scored on a bases-loaded walk to Brawner and Golly scored on a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead. Butler scored three runs in the top of the second to take a 3-2 lead.
After&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/dice_emily_75aj">Emily Dice</a>&nbsp;lined into a double play in the second, Butler seized control. Randall allowed just two hits after the first inning.
The Grizzlies broke the game open against three Hutchinson pitchers with a five-run fifth and two-run sixth inning.
Kruger, Staffer and Lutz had the only hits for the Dragons in Game 2.
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/thomas_aubree_o0p2">Aubree Thomas</a>&nbsp;(4-2) suffered the loss for the Dragons, working 4 1-3 innings with five hits and five runs allowed.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/bios/tomlinson_morgan_0v0v">Morgan Tomlinson</a>&nbsp;and Schmidt also pitched as Butler out-hit the Dragons 10-3 in the second game.</div>

🥎 Clutch Lutz hits rally Dragons past Grizzlies

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DODGE CITY &ndash; Catcher Eli Duncan had two home runs and six RBIs to ignite a Hutchinson Community College offense that struggled in Thursday's Jayhawk West opener on Thursday at Cavalier Field in Dodge City.
Duncan's performance led the No. 21-ranked Blue Dragons in Game 2 to a 23-11 victory over the Conquistadors. Dodge City won the opener 8-2 earlier Thursday.
The Blue Dragons are now 14-3 overall and 1-1 in league play. Dodge City is 12-4 overall and 1-1 in the league. Games 3 and 4 of this opening KJCCC series will be at 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field.
Hutchinson's 23-run explosion in Game 2 tied for the highest single-game output in the Brock Nehls' era and it tied for the eighth-most runs scored in single-game history. The last time the Dragons scored at least 23 runs last May 10, 2024 against Labette in the opening round of the Region 6 tournament at Hobart-Detter Field.
GAME 2 RECAP (Hutchinson 23, Dodge City 11 &ndash; 7 innings) Duncan is the first Blue Dragon this season with a multi-home run game. He hit a three-run home run in the top of the third inning to give the Blue Dragons a 6-1 lead. Then after Dodge City rallied to take a 9-8 lead, Duncan launched his second three-run home run to left field as part of a season-high 10-run inning in the top of the sixth inning.
Duncan finished 2 for 5 with a career-high six RBIs, which is also an individual high for the Blue Dragons this season.
The Nos. 8 and 9 hitters for the Dragons &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/griffin_leo_z3t1">Leo Griffin</a>&nbsp;and Duncan &ndash; combined to go 6 for 9 with 10 RBIs, six runs, three doubles and two home runs.
Griffin was a career-best 4 for 4 with three doubles, which tied a Blue Dragon single-game record for doubles with nine others &ndash; the last time by Ben McLaughlin vs. State Fair on March 9, 2021.
Griffin,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/mazza_antony_9347">Anthony Mazza</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/allen_griffin_bmj4">Nick Glantz</a>&nbsp;all tied a team single-game record for runs scored with four each. They are the 32nd, 33rd and 34th Blue Dragons to score four runs in a single game.
The Blue Dragons had a season-high four home runs, also getting homers from Mazza and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/stokes_taber_u8n0">Taber Stokes</a>.
Hutchinson jumped out to leads of 3-0, 6-1 and 9-3 before Dodge City rallied to take a 9-8 lead after five innings. The Blue Dragons sent 14 batters to the plate in the sixth inning and racked up six hits to take an 18-9 lead. The Dragons tacked one five more runs in the top of the seventh to take a 23-9 lead.
Mazza, who in Game 1 had his 14-game hitting streak to start the season ended, was 3 for 3 with three RBIs, including his second home run of the season. Stokes was 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs. Stokes was a single shy of hitting for the cycle with a two-run home run, RBI triple and a double.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/maher_quinn_nqj4">Quinn Maher</a>&nbsp;was 3 for 4 with three runs scored. A.J.Mustow drove in two runs.
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/ainsworth_seth_huwf">Seth Ainsworth</a>&nbsp;(2-0) was the winning pitcher, going the final 3 1-3 innings. He allowed five hits and three runs with four strikeouts and two walks.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/perry_gabe_wq1l">Gabe Perry</a>&nbsp;went 3 2/3 innings in his start. He allowed seven hits and eight runs.
GAME 1 RECAP (Dodge City 8, Hutchinson 2) Dodge City Game 1 starter Will Davis scattered six his and shut out the Dragons leading to the seventh in the Conquistadors' 8-2 win.
The shutout disappeared when Maher hit two-out, two-run home run in the to of the seventh for Hutchinson's first runs of the game.
Maher was 2 for 4 with a double and home run to lead the Blue Dragons. Stokes was 2 for 2 with a walk.
Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/roehler_trenton_pudh">Trenton Roehler</a>&nbsp;(0-1) pitched five innings and allowed 10 hits and six runs. Brand Phillips pitched the sixth inning. Dodge City had 11 hits with two doubles, a triple and home run.</div>

⚾ Dragons erupt for 23 runs in Game 2 at Dodge City

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🎧 LISTEN: 🏀 Hutch High girls in sub-state championship; 🏀 Other area teams in title games

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Coming off their best-ever performances in the Region 6 Indoor championships two weeks ago, the Hutchinson Community College men's and women's track and field teams now take aim at the 2025 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which begin Friday at Texas Tech University.
The 2025 Region 6 champion Blue Dragon men have 10 athletes competing in 18 individual events beginning on Friday. The Blue Dragon women, who finished third at the Region 6 championship have nine athletes competing in 14 different events.
BLUE DRAGON TRACK AND FIELD NJCAA Indoor National Championships &ndash; Day 1 When: Friday, March 7, 2025 Where: Texas Tech Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX Times: Multi-events &ndash; 9 a.m.; Field events &ndash; 1 p.m.; Running Events &ndash; 1:30 p.m. Video:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.njcaa.org/network/championships/ind-tf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NJCAA Network (all day &ndash; PPV)</a> Live Results:&nbsp;T<a href="https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=7609" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TU Sports Information</a> <a href="https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mtrack/mtrack-ind/2024-25/national_championship/schedule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK FOR MEET SCHEDULE</a>
The Blue Dragon distance runners will see plenty of action over the two-day run of the indoor championships at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center.
Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/mangelson_farrin_7y5g">Farrin Mangelson</a>&nbsp;is scheduled to compete in three events &ndash; the Mile run, 3,000-meter and 5,000 meters. Mangelson is the Blue Dragon indoor record holder in the 3,000 (8:19.75) and 5,000 (14:35.35) and is 10th in Dragon history in the indoor Mile (4:19.62). Mangelson qualified in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters and received a while-card invitation in the Mile.
The women will be led by sophomore Jordyn Picolet, who will compete in three events &ndash; 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and Mile run). Like Mangelson, Picolet owns Blue Dragon indoor school records in the 3,000 (10:19.29) and 5,000 (18:06.64).
Here are all the Blue Dragon 2025 Indoor national qualifiers, including national ranking and qualifying marks:
Men <a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/kiprotich_titus_hgfs">Titus Kiprotich</a> 18. 5,000 Meters &ndash; 14:37.76 22. 3,000 Meters &ndash; 8:22.46 25. Mile run &ndash; 4:10.64
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/kogo_cornelius_hf87">Cornelius Kogo</a> 34. 3000 Meters &ndash; 8:28.14 Mile Run- No time (white card entry)
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/legrand_leo_gfpl">Leo LeGrand</a> 19. 800 Meters &ndash; 1:53.06 18. 1,000 Meters &ndash; 2:27.85
De'Shawn Lester 18. 600 Meters &ndash; 1:19.73
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/makalo_kebba_vl76">Kebba Makalo</a> 21. 60 Meters &ndash; 6.77 27. 200 Meters &ndash; 21.54
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/mangelson_farrin_7y5g">Farrin Mangelson</a> 18. 3,000 Meters &ndash; 8:19.75 16. 5,000 Meters &ndash; 14:35.35 Mile Run &ndash; No time (white card entry)
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/parkinson_malique_53uy">Malique Parkinson</a> 16. Triple Jump &ndash; 47-7 3/4
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/spencer_jayce_3o70">Jayce Spencer</a> 14. Pole vault &ndash; 14-4 1/2
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/warren_d-antonio_9loc">D'Antonio Warren</a> 52. 200 Meters &ndash; 21.78
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/williams_elisha_7e2c">Elisha Williams</a> 15. 600 Meters &ndash; 1:19.46 3. Long Jump &ndash; 25-0
WOMEN Laura Avila 68. Mile Run &ndash; 5:23.57 40. 5,000 Meters &ndash; 18:35.89
Grace Bender 16. Pole vault &ndash; 10-0
Abigail Grantham 28. 1,000 Meters &ndash; 3:07.09 45. Mile Run &ndash; 5:18028
Aiyanna Green 16. Shot Put &ndash; 41-1 12. Weight Throw &ndash; 49-3
Deisheline Mayer Scott 7. Shot put &ndash; 45-1 16. Weight Throw &ndash; 48-3 1/2
Alycia McCoy 15. Pole vault &ndash; 10-2 3/4
Janiel Monteque 8. Shot put &ndash; 44-2 1/2
Jordyn Picolet 29. 3,000 Meters &ndash; 10:19.29 26. 5,000 Meters &ndash; 18.06.64 Mile run &ndash; no time (white card entry)</div>

👟 Blue Dragons take 32 qualifiers to NJCAA indoor nationals

At beginning of tough stretch, Lakers show grit with overtime victory over Knicks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is fitting that in a town built on movies and television, JJ Redick likes to use a popular directing term to refer to different moments in his first season as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. On Thursday night, the Lakers provided Redick with another memorable callback moment. Los Angeles began a stretch of five games against some of the top teams in the NBA with a 113-109 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. The Lakers have won eight straight and are second in the Western Conference at 40-21.

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson expected to miss time after suffering ankle injury in OT loss to Lakers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York star guard Jalen Brunson could miss an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury during overtime in the Knicks' 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game that Brunson was still being examined by the medical staff. Brunson rolled his right ankle with 1:24 remaining in overtime after landing on the foot of Lakers guard Austin Reaves after being fouled on a drive to the basket. Brunson got help up from teammates and stayed in the game to make both free throws and tie it at 107. He then came out and went to the locker room.

After Curry's highlight heave in a 40-point game, Green says the 'NBA is lucky' to watch the showman

NEW YORK (AP) — Perhaps only Stephen Curry could describe his basket as the first half was ending as a "rhythm shot." Who else but the most accomplished outside shooter in history could be in rhythm when he's nearly 40 feet away and not even facing the basket? Curry threw in the turnaround heave from 38 feet with 0.3 seconds left in the second quarter while scoring 40 points in Golden State's 121-119 victory over Brooklyn on Thursday night. Longtime teammate Draymond Green said after the game he was thinking to himself that "the NBA is lucky, because this man is going into every arena and putting on a show."

Bengals All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson receives permission to seek a trade, AP sources say

Two people with knowledge of the move say All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson received permission from the Cincinnati Bengals to seek a trade. Hendrickson led the NFL in sacks this past season. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss personnel moves. ESPN first reported the move after receiving a statement from Hendrickson. Hendrickson had 17 1/2 sacks last season for the second straight year. His 57 sacks since joining the Bengals in 2021 are third-most in the league over the past four seasons.

Browns restructure Watson's contract to get under the salary cap, AP source says

Deshaun Watson's contract has been reworked again by the Cleveland Browns as the team looks to clear salary cap space with the new league year less than one week away. A person with knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press the latest restructuring of the quarterback's contract will clear nearly $36 million in cap space for the Browns. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move, which was first reported by ESPN. The Browns were nearly $22 million over the cap before restructuring Watson's deal. It is the second time in three months that Watson's contract was reworked.

Avalanche acquire Brock Nelson from the Islanders on the eve of the NHL trade deadline

The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders. The move came hours after the Western Conference-rival Vegas Golden Knights reacquired winger Reilly Smith in a deal with the New York Rangers. Much of the action Thursday came in the East, where New Jersey added on defense with Brian Dumoulin, Florida got depth center Nico Sturm and the Rangers also bought by acquiring Carson Soucy from Vancouver.

Avalanche standout Cale Makar has 6-point game to break franchise record for defenseman

DENVER (AP) — The ever-modest Cale Makar did all he could to downplay his two-goal, four-assist night. It was a performance that just so happened to be the most productive scoring night by a defenseman in franchise history. Teammate Nathan MacKinnon made sure to put Makar's achievement in proper perspective as well as his entire season. MacKinnon said it's tough to find a better player in the league. Makar became the third defenseman in the last 30 years to notch six points in a game. He joins Kris Letang in 2023 and Sheldon Souray in 2004, according to NHL Stats.

US offers $10 million reward for fugitive snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ring

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who is wanted for running a multi-national drug trafficking network and planning multiple murders related to the drug ring. The FBI has added 43-year-old Ryan Wedding to its 10 Most Wanted list, while also announcing the State Department's $10 million offer. Wedding was charged last June with murder and drug crimes. Those charges were augmented in September in an indictment that alleged Wedding and others arranged the shipment of some 60 tons of cocaine a year. Wedding finished 24th in parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Olympics.

Outfielder Lawrence Butler agrees to $65.5 million, 7-year deal with A's, AP source says

A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations says outfielder Lawrence Butler has agreed to a $65.5 million, seven-year contract with the Athletics. The agreement, first reported by ESPN, includes a team option for 2032 and was subject to a successful physical, the person said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract hasn't been completed. Butler, a 24-year-old who was a sixth-round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, hit .262 average, 22 home runs and 18 stolen bases last year.

Wyndham Clark handles a stressful test at Bay Hill to lead by 2

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wyndham Clark has the lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a brutal day of cold and wind at Bay Hill. Clark played in the afternoon and got a slight reprieve with calmer wind. But his 67 was still the highest score to lead at Bay Hill in eight years. He leads by two shots over a group that includes Shane Lowry and Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley. Rory McIlroy bogeyed his last hole for a 70. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler battled to a 71. Only 14 players in the 72-man field of this signature event managed to break par.

Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:

Final	San Francisco	7	Chicago White Sox	3	

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 </figure>AP Sports Summary for March 7th, 2025:At beginning of tough stretch, Lakers show grit with overtime victory over KnicksLOS ANGELES (AP) — It is fitting that in a town built on movies and television, JJ Redick likes to use a popular directing term to refer to different moments in his first season as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. On Thursday night, the Lakers provided Redick with another memorable callback moment. Los Angeles began a stretch of five games against some of the top teams in the NBA with a 113-109 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. The Lakers have won eight straight and are second in the Western Conference at 40-21.Knicks guard Jalen Brunson expected to miss time after suffering ankle injury in OT loss to LakersLOS ANGELES (AP) — New York star guard Jalen Brunson could miss an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury during overtime in the Knicks' 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game that Brunson was still being examined by the medical staff. Brunson rolled his right ankle with 1:24 remaining in overtime after landing on the foot of Lakers guard Austin Reaves after being fouled on a drive to the basket. Brunson got help up from teammates and stayed in the game to make both free throws and tie it at 107. He then came out and went to the locker room.After Curry's highlight heave in a 40-point game, Green says the 'NBA is lucky' to watch the showmanNEW YORK (AP) — Perhaps only Stephen Curry could describe his basket as the first half was ending as a "rhythm shot." Who else but the most accomplished outside shooter in history could be in rhythm when he's nearly 40 feet away and not even facing the basket? Curry threw in the turnaround heave from 38 feet with 0.3 seconds left in the second quarter while scoring 40 points in Golden State's 121-119 victory over Brooklyn on Thursday night. Longtime teammate Draymond Green said after the game he was thinking to himself that "the NBA is lucky, because this man is going into every arena and putting on a show."Bengals All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson receives permission to seek a trade, AP sources sayTwo people with knowledge of the move say All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson received permission from the Cincinnati Bengals to seek a trade. Hendrickson led the NFL in sacks this past season. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss personnel moves. ESPN first reported the move after receiving a statement from Hendrickson. Hendrickson had 17 1/2 sacks last season for the second straight year. His 57 sacks since joining the Bengals in 2021 are third-most in the league over the past four seasons.Browns restructure Watson's contract to get under the salary cap, AP source saysDeshaun Watson's contract has been reworked again by the Cleveland Browns as the team looks to clear salary cap space with the new league year less than one week away. A person with knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press the latest restructuring of the quarterback's contract will clear nearly $36 million in cap space for the Browns. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move, which was first reported by ESPN. The Browns were nearly $22 million over the cap before restructuring Watson's deal. It is the second time in three months that Watson's contract was reworked.Avalanche acquire Brock Nelson from the Islanders on the eve of the NHL trade deadlineThe Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders. The move came hours after the Western Conference-rival Vegas Golden Knights reacquired winger Reilly Smith in a deal with the New York Rangers. Much of the action Thursday came in the East, where New Jersey added on defense with Brian Dumoulin, Florida got depth center Nico Sturm and the Rangers also bought by acquiring Carson Soucy from Vancouver.Avalanche standout Cale Makar has 6-point game to break franchise record for defensemanDENVER (AP) — The ever-modest Cale Makar did all he could to downplay his two-goal, four-assist night. It was a performance that just so happened to be the most productive scoring night by a defenseman in franchise history. Teammate Nathan MacKinnon made sure to put Makar's achievement in proper perspective as well as his entire season. MacKinnon said it's tough to find a better player in the league. Makar became the third defenseman in the last 30 years to notch six points in a game. He joins Kris Letang in 2023 and Sheldon Souray in 2004, according to NHL Stats.US offers $10 million reward for fugitive snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ringLOS ANGELES (AP) — There's a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who is wanted for running a multi-national drug trafficking network and planning multiple murders related to the drug ring. The FBI has added 43-year-old Ryan Wedding to its 10 Most Wanted list, while also announcing the State Department's $10 million offer. Wedding was charged last June with murder and drug crimes. Those charges were augmented in September in an indictment that alleged Wedding and others arranged the shipment of some 60 tons of cocaine a year. Wedding finished 24th in parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Olympics.Outfielder Lawrence Butler agrees to $65.5 million, 7-year deal with A's, AP source saysA person with direct knowledge of the negotiations says outfielder Lawrence Butler has agreed to a $65.5 million, seven-year contract with the Athletics. The agreement, first reported by ESPN, includes a team option for 2032 and was subject to a successful physical, the person said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract hasn't been completed. Butler, a 24-year-old who was a sixth-round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, hit .262 average, 22 home runs and 18 stolen bases last year.Wyndham Clark handles a stressful test at Bay Hill to lead by 2ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wyndham Clark has the lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a brutal day of cold and wind at Bay Hill. Clark played in the afternoon and got a slight reprieve with calmer wind. But his 67 was still the highest score to lead at Bay Hill in eight years. He leads by two shots over a group that includes Shane Lowry and Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley. Rory McIlroy bogeyed his last hole for a 70. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler battled to a 71. Only 14 players in the 72-man field of this signature event managed to break par.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___INTERLEAGUEFinal	Tampa Bay	5	Philadelphia	4	Final	San Francisco	7	Chicago White Sox	3	Final	Texas	8	San Diego	2	Final	L.A. Dodgers	8	Texas	4	Final	Pittsburgh	9	Baltimore	5	Final	Houston	5	N.Y. Mets	1	Final	Cleveland	4	Arizona	0	Final	Kansas City	9	Chicago Cubs	3	Final	Milwaukee	10	Athletics	0	Final	Arizona	11	Seattle	4	___AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal	Toronto	7	Boston	4	Final	Minnesota	8	N.Y. Yankees	4	Final	L.A. Angels	5	Seattle	5	___NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal	Washington	12	St. Louis	1	Final	Miami	1	Atlanta	1	___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	Chicago	125	Orlando	123	Final	Boston	123	Philadelphia	105	Final	Atlanta	124	Indiana	118	Final	Golden State	121	Brooklyn	119	Final	Houston	109	New Orleans	97	Final OT	L.A. Lakers	113	New York	109	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal	Winnipeg	4	Philadelphia	1	Final	Utah	4	Detroit	2	Final	Carolina	3	Boston	2	Final	Florida	3	Columbus	0	Final	Tampa Bay	6	Buffalo	5	Final	Nashville	5	Seattle	3	Final OT	Dallas	3	Calgary	2	Final OT	Edmonton	3	Montreal	2	Final	Colorado	7	San Jose	3	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLFinal	(8)Michigan St.	91	Iowa	84	___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___INTERLEAGUE		Miami	at	Boston	1:05 p.m.			Atlanta	at	Minnesota	1:05 p.m.			Chi Cubs	at	Chi White Sox	3:05 p.m.			Arizona	at	L-A Angels	3:10 p.m.			Houston	at	St. Louis	6:05 p.m.			Texas	at	Colorado	8:40 p.m.			L-A Dodgers	at	Seattle	8:40 p.m.	___AMERICAN LEAGUE		Minnesota	at	Tampa Bay	1:05 p.m.			Cleveland	at	Athletics	3:05 p.m.			L-A Angels	at	Kansas City	3:05 p.m.			Baltimore	at	Detroit	6:05 p.m.			Toronto	at	N-Y Yankees	6:35 p.m.	___NATIONAL LEAGUE		Philadelphia	at	Pittsburgh	1:05 p.m.			San Francisco	at	Cincinnati	3:05 p.m.			San Diego	at	Milwaukee	3:10 p.m.			N-Y Mets	at	Washington	6:05 p.m.	___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION		Cleveland	at	Charlotte	7 p.m.			Memphis	at	Dallas	7:30 p.m.			Utah	at	Toronto	7:30 p.m.			Minnesota	at	Miami	8 p.m.			Portland	at	Oklahoma City	8 p.m.			Phoenix	at	Denver	10 p.m.			San Antonio	at	Sacramento	10 p.m.			New York	at	L.A. Clippers	10:30 p.m.	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE		Detroit	at	Washington	7 p.m.			Winnipeg	at	New Jersey	7 p.m.			Utah	at	Chicago	8:30 p.m.			Minnesota	at	Vancouver	10 p.m.			Pittsburgh	at	Vegas	10 p.m.			St. Louis	at	Anaheim	10 p.m.	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL		South Florida	at	(16)Memphis	9 p.m.			(18)Purdue	at	Illinois	8 p.m.	___

📢📰 Sports Headlines for Friday

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HOUSTON &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/harlond-beverly/9059" rel="smarttag" rev="9059" data-airgap-id="61">Harlond Beverly</a></dfn>&nbsp;scored a game-high 16 points and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ronnie-degray-iii/9061" rel="smarttag" rev="9061" data-airgap-id="62">Ronnie DeGray III</a></dfn>&nbsp;grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Wichita State in a 63-59 road win at Rice Thursday night in Tudor Fieldhouse. Wichita State (18-12, 8-9) snapped a two-game skid and has now won four of its last five road games to end the regular season. Beverly scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half, marking his second straight 16-point outing.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/xavier-bell/9058" rel="smarttag" rev="9058" data-airgap-id="63">Xavier Bell</a></dfn>&nbsp;finished with 13 points &ndash; 11 in the second half. DeGray had a career night on the glass, grabbing 16 rebounds, including six offensive, to go with seven points.&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quincy-ballard/9056" rel="smarttag" rev="9056" data-airgap-id="64">Quincy Ballard</a></dfn>&nbsp;blocked four shots to go with six points and seven rebounds. Neither team lit the world on fire, offensively. Both teams shot less than 40 percent from the field and they combined to shoot 6-for-34 from beyond the arc. Wichita State was 2-for-14 and Rice finished 4-for-20. Wichita State committed only eight turnovers and was plus-10 on the glass. A slow start for Wichita State allowed Rice to take an early 8-2 lead just minutes into the game. Wichita State slowly but surely got its offense on track behind 11 straight points from Beverly. His own personal 8-0 run turned a two-point deficit into a 21-14 lead with 7:01 left in the half. Two Rice free throws briefly stopped Beverly's run, but the Shockers came right back with consecutive scores from&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quincy-ballard/9056" rel="smarttag" rev="9056" data-airgap-id="65">Quincy Ballard</a></dfn>&nbsp;and Beverly to give Wichita State its largest lead of the half, 26-16. The Shockers would hold a 28-21 lead with 4:11 left, but the Owls would climb back in by scoring seven of the final 10 points to make it 31-28 at halftime. Beverly's 12 first half points led all scorers, as Wichita State shot 44.8 percent from the field. Rice would miss 11-of-12 three-pointers and shoot just 35.5 percent overall. Wichita State stretched its lead to nine right off the bat out of halftime after scoring the first six points. At the 12:46 mark the margin was 10 and momentum on Wichita State's side, but the Owls got an uncontested dunk and back-to-back three-pointers to pull within three, 48-45. The final 10 minutes would be a defensive slugfest. Wichita State would never relinquish the lead, but never lead by more than six down the stretch. With 5:31 to go, Wichita State led 58-55 and neither team would score until the 2:54 mark when Rice split a pair of free throws. Both teams went another 1:37 before Rice pulled within one on another 1-for-2 trip to the line. Finally after going 4:52 without a score,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bijan-cortes/9060" rel="smarttag" rev="9060" data-airgap-id="66">Bijan Cortes</a></dfn>&nbsp;dumped in a floater to put the Shockers up 60-57 with 51 seconds left. A DeGray free throw pushed it to four with 7 seconds remaining. Rice would race down and convert on a goaltend with 1.5 seconds on the clock. An immediate foul on the inbounds sent Bell to the line where he swished both to ice the game. Up Next Wichita State hosts Tulsa in the regular season finale Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m. for Senior Day in Charles Koch Arena.</div>

🏀 Shocker men hang on for road win at Rice

<a href="https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/Releases/FSR">First &amp; Second Round Schedule</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/Files/Bracket_WBB_64Team.pdf">Tournament Bracket</a>

<a href="mailto:sean.boston@eaglemedia.com">SEAN BOSTON</a> Hutch Post

The Sterling College Warriors women's basketball team will make the 652-mile one-way trip to McKenzie, Tenn. for the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship First &amp; Second Round March 14-15.

The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI9955XYWuw%20">selection show</a> took place on Thursday evening.&nbsp;

The Warriors, who earned an automatic bid after winning the KCAC Tournament title Tuesday, will be the No. 16 seed in the Cramer Quadrant.&nbsp;Sterling will play the host, Bethel (Tenn.) on Friday, March 14. The game time is yet to be determined.

The winner of the Sterling-Bethel game will face the winner of Benedictine and LSU Alexandria (La.) in the Second Round on Saturday, March 15.

Sterling enters the national tournament with a 21-10 record and has won three consecutive games. Bethel (Tenn.) is 23-7 and has won four straight. The Wildcats defeated Campbellsville (Tenn.) in the&nbsp;Mid-South Conference on Tuesday.

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 </figure><a href="https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/Releases/FSR">First &amp; Second Round Schedule</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/Files/Bracket_WBB_64Team.pdf">Tournament Bracket</a><a href="mailto:sean.boston@eaglemedia.com">SEAN BOSTON</a> Hutch PostThe Sterling College Warriors women's basketball team will make the 652-mile one-way trip to McKenzie, Tenn. for the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship First &amp; Second Round March 14-15.The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI9955XYWuw%20">selection show</a> took place on Thursday evening.&nbsp;The Warriors, who earned an automatic bid after winning the KCAC Tournament title Tuesday, will be the No. 16 seed in the Cramer Quadrant.&nbsp;Sterling will play the host, Bethel (Tenn.) on Friday, March 14. The game time is yet to be determined.The winner of the Sterling-Bethel game will face the winner of Benedictine and LSU Alexandria (La.) in the Second Round on Saturday, March 15.Sterling enters the national tournament with a 21-10 record and has won three consecutive games. Bethel (Tenn.) is 23-7 and has won four straight. The Wildcats defeated Campbellsville (Tenn.) in the&nbsp;Mid-South Conference on Tuesday.<figure>
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🏀 Sterling women open NAIA tournament March 14 in Tennessee

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LAWRENCE, Kan. &ndash;&nbsp;Kansas baseball had its second walk-off victory in as many weeks as the Jayhawks won 4-3 on Thursday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark to improve to 11-1 overall this season. The Milwaukee pitcher caught a soft line drive for the second out of the ninth inning and then attempted to throw the ball to first base for a double play, but he sailed the ball over the first baseman's head to allow&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/tj-williams/16134" rel="smarttag" rev="16134" data-airgap-id="70">TJ Williams</a></dfn>&nbsp;to score the game-winning run. &nbsp; Sophomore starting pitcher&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/cooper-moore/16136" rel="smarttag" rev="16136" data-airgap-id="71">Cooper Moore</a></dfn>&nbsp;tossed seven innings and allowed three runs, two of which were earned. Moore had a career-high seven strikeouts and allowed only one walk. His seven innings pitched were also a career high. Junior&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/alex-breckheimer/16154" rel="smarttag" rev="16154" data-airgap-id="72">Alex Breckheimer</a></dfn>&nbsp;followed Moore and threw two scoreless frames and earned the win. Junior&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/derek-cerda/16140" rel="smarttag" rev="16140" data-airgap-id="73">Derek Cerda</a></dfn>&nbsp;hit his first home run of the season on the first pitch Kansas saw offensively on Thursday. &nbsp; HOW IT HAPPENED &bull; Kansas (11-1) started the ninth inning with&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/jackson-hauge/16155" rel="smarttag" rev="16155" data-airgap-id="74">Jackson Hauge</a></dfn>&nbsp;reaching base on a fielding error. Two batters later,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/chase-diggins/16124" rel="smarttag" rev="16124" data-airgap-id="75">Chase Diggins</a></dfn>&nbsp;hit a ball to the shortstop who failed to complete a throw to second base for a force out and sent the ball into right field. An intentional walk to&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/sawyer-smith/16138" rel="smarttag" rev="16138" data-airgap-id="76">Sawyer Smith</a></dfn>&nbsp;loaded the bases for&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/michael-brooks/16122" rel="smarttag" rev="16122" data-airgap-id="77">Michael Brooks</a></dfn>. He lined out softly to the pitcher but an errant throw to first base in an attempt to turn a double play led to the winning run. &bull; The Jayhawks started out fast on Thursday as Cerda led off the first inning with a solo home run on the first pitch. The Jayhawks were able to add another run in the first on an RBI groundout by senior&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/tommy-barth/16141" rel="smarttag" rev="16141" data-airgap-id="78">Tommy Barth</a></dfn>&nbsp;to score sophomore&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/brady-ballinger/16147" rel="smarttag" rev="16147" data-airgap-id="79">Brady Ballinger</a></dfn>. That built Kansas a 2-0 lead. &bull; Milwaukee (1-11) was able to even the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning. The Panthers hit back-to-back hard RBI singles directly at the mound that brought in a pair of runs. &bull; The Panthers took the lead in the fifth inning on an unearned run. Gabe Roessler came in to score on a wild pitch to make it a 3-2 Milwaukee lead. &bull; The Jayhawks were able to tie up the game in the seventh inning as Barth hit a bases loaded RBI single to left field. That made it 3-3. &bull; Breckheimer came into the game in relief of Moore and continued his early season dominance with two scoreless innings. &nbsp; PITCHERS OF RECORD Win:&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/alex-breckheimer/16154" rel="smarttag" rev="16154" data-airgap-id="80">Alex Breckheimer</a></dfn>&nbsp;(1-0) Final line: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO Loss: Logan Snow (0-1) Final line: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO <iframe title="Video: Kansas vs. Milwaukee Highlights - University of Kansas" src="https://kuathletics.com/showcase/embed.aspx?Archive=2086&amp;autoplay=false" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" align="" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-airgap-id="81"></iframe> &nbsp; SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME
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&nbsp; QUOTABLES &amp; NOTABLES "The old adage of winners find a way &ndash; I think that was a good example today. I haven't had a chance to look at [the box score], but we had 14 runners left on base. You leave runners on base when you're a good offense. That's part of part of baseball when you're pressuring with two outs, but 14 is a lot. Some of that was decisions I made. I chose to bunt with (<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/chase-diggins/16124" rel="smarttag" rev="16124" data-airgap-id="83">Chase Diggins</a></dfn>) there and their pitcher made a heck of a play. What I loved about it was in the ninth, we get an out and then the guy hammers one to right center and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/mike-koszewski/16125" rel="smarttag" rev="16125" data-airgap-id="84">Mike Koszewski</a></dfn>, who has been sitting on the bench for two hours, goes out there and makes an absolutely unbelievable catch that gets us two outs. Then, Breck strikes the guy out and we get to the ninth. The thing that I loved is there is just complete and total belief inside that dugout of like, okay, here we go. I tell the guys all the time you can wish and you can dream, but there is something about having faith and having belief that we have prepared. Super proud of how they competed and there is nothing better than being on that side of a walk-off." &ndash; Head Coach&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/dan-fitzgerald/871" rel="smarttag" rev="871" data-airgap-id="85">Dan Fitzgerald</a></dfn> &nbsp; "Today I was a little bit more aggressive. My past at-bats I was a little too passive. That worked today, so I'm going to keep doing that." &ndash;&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/derek-cerda/16140" rel="smarttag" rev="16140" data-airgap-id="86">Derek Cerda</a></dfn> &nbsp; "I was feeling really good. I had a whole lot of confidence and just the ability to throw strikes and let my defense work behind me and get weak ground balls." &ndash;&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/cooper-moore/16136" rel="smarttag" rev="16136" data-airgap-id="87">Cooper Moore</a></dfn> &nbsp; &bull; Kansas improved to 11-1 on the season. &bull; Kansas has walk-off wins on back-to-back Thursdays. The last time Kansas had two walk-off wins in the same season was 2023. &bull; Cerda's leadoff home run was the first for Kansas since Dylan Ditzenberger vs. Kansas State on May 15, 2021. &bull; Moore had career highs of seven innings and seven strikeouts. &bull; Breckheimer earned his first win as a Jayhawk. &bull; Ballinger has reached base safely in all 12 games this season. &nbsp; UP NEXT Kansas and Milwaukee will play the second of four games at Hoglund Ballpark on Friday. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. CT. The start time was originally 3 p.m. CT but was adjusted due to weather. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live audio will be available on the Jayhawk Sports Network.</div>

⚾ Kansas seals walk-off win against Milwaukee

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[2]&nbsp;McPherson 64,&nbsp;[15] Ulysses&nbsp;36 [West sub-state]
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[1]&nbsp;Sterling&nbsp;70,&nbsp;[9] Medicine Lodge&nbsp;45 [Sublette sub-state #1]
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🏀 Hutch Post area sub-state scoreboard for March 6

The Reno County Coaches Show and More, heard every Thursday on KWBW AM/FM (1450/98.5) from 6-6:30 p.m. This week's show includes KC Wyandotte boys basketball head coach AJ Spencer, as well as a look at area sub-state brackets with Glen Grunwald.

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🎧 LISTEN: Reno County Coaches Show and More

<a href="https://cdn.website-editor.net/s/5a79e9a061d94ee4ba1a58c2affe6358/files/uploaded/2025_4-1A_State_Boys_Results.pdf?Expires=1743891016&amp;Signature=TvJD2wwmtUH0if1fLyJwfScjP2G64ae4VsSyczpLyO07bO0obQ9i1LY~8maN5BXUdnaYo-iK83945vcTKo~SYTiT4EBxLXqPlhrkpi138VHoiPTy03IBSo~oBBMdvnIZDmqfOfnlImgS5f-XlVdcSM35x5PmcqyGZwFmhnpkAwOqKK3-U2deFOIKojP~1IJmrOrydLTRpnbRMe320ooNmAEW0NMRAa4j~gi0pQu4dIMHX0FVGEHckI3Qg2JfKAXpBggLa20IlkEaKagzwKZaawva-ACg366E1Nb5IB7ZDeaevPDpJ~Q~czDUHzgbuQ0-mTPphLMKKpVSdS7dEi9aGA__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=K2NXBXLF010TJW">4-1A state bowling results</a>

The Buhler High School boys bowling team finished 4th place as a team at the KSHSAA class 4-1A state championship on Thursday afternoon at Bowlero-Northrock.

The Crusaders finished behind Topeka-Hayden, Mulvane and Andale. Buhler had a team score of 3203.

The top Crusader finisher was senior Julian Morrison in 18th place. Morrison bowled a 212, 223 and 185 for his series total of 620.&nbsp;

Freshman Logan Brown (601) finished 23rd, senior Malachi Willis (587) was 26th, senior Dominic Gaede (566) 31st, senior Ryan Klug (543) was 43rd and senior Trevor Tustian (503) finished 59th.&nbsp;

Hesston High School sophomore Tanner McAllister led the Hutch Post area qualifiers with a 4th place finish 693 series, while fellow sophomore teammate Mario Murillo was 11th with a 660 series.

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 </figure><a href="https://cdn.website-editor.net/s/5a79e9a061d94ee4ba1a58c2affe6358/files/uploaded/2025_4-1A_State_Boys_Results.pdf?Expires=1743891016&amp;Signature=TvJD2wwmtUH0if1fLyJwfScjP2G64ae4VsSyczpLyO07bO0obQ9i1LY~8maN5BXUdnaYo-iK83945vcTKo~SYTiT4EBxLXqPlhrkpi138VHoiPTy03IBSo~oBBMdvnIZDmqfOfnlImgS5f-XlVdcSM35x5PmcqyGZwFmhnpkAwOqKK3-U2deFOIKojP~1IJmrOrydLTRpnbRMe320ooNmAEW0NMRAa4j~gi0pQu4dIMHX0FVGEHckI3Qg2JfKAXpBggLa20IlkEaKagzwKZaawva-ACg366E1Nb5IB7ZDeaevPDpJ~Q~czDUHzgbuQ0-mTPphLMKKpVSdS7dEi9aGA__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=K2NXBXLF010TJW">4-1A state bowling results</a>The Buhler High School boys bowling team finished 4th place as a team at the KSHSAA class 4-1A state championship on Thursday afternoon at Bowlero-Northrock.The Crusaders finished behind Topeka-Hayden, Mulvane and Andale. Buhler had a team score of 3203.The top Crusader finisher was senior Julian Morrison in 18th place. Morrison bowled a 212, 223 and 185 for his series total of 620.&nbsp;Freshman Logan Brown (601) finished 23rd, senior Malachi Willis (587) was 26th, senior Dominic Gaede (566) 31st, senior Ryan Klug (543) was 43rd and senior Trevor Tustian (503) finished 59th.&nbsp;Hesston High School sophomore Tanner McAllister led the Hutch Post area qualifiers with a 4th place finish 693 series, while fellow sophomore teammate Mario Murillo was 11th with a 660 series.

🎳 Buhler boys finish 4th in 4-1A state championship

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Serena Sundell scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half to help No. 20 Kansas State beat UCF 80-65 on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament.

Kansas State (26-6) equaled its win total from last season, with the 52 wins tied for the third-most over a two-season span in program history.

The Wildcats have advanced at least one round in 21 of the previous 28 Big 12 championships. Kansas State will play No. 4 seed and 16th-ranked West Virginia in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Wildcats lost 70-57 to the then-No. 17 Mountaineers on Feb. 17.

Sundell scored eight straight Kansas State points in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats hold a double-digit lead for the final 6:54 of the game. Sundell was 5 of 6 from the field in the fourth to help K-State shoot 75%.

Zyanna Walker added 13 points, Jaelyn Glenn had 11 points and Kennedy Taylor 10 for Kansas State. Sundell reached 20-plus for the sixth time this season.

Kaitlin Peterson scored 21 points and Emely Rodriguez added 17 points for UCF (12-18).

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Serena Sundell scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half to help No. 20 Kansas State beat UCF 80-65 on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament.Kansas State (26-6) equaled its win total from last season, with the 52 wins tied for the third-most over a two-season span in program history.The Wildcats have advanced at least one round in 21 of the previous 28 Big 12 championships. Kansas State will play No. 4 seed and 16th-ranked West Virginia in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Wildcats lost 70-57 to the then-No. 17 Mountaineers on Feb. 17.Sundell scored eight straight Kansas State points in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats hold a double-digit lead for the final 6:54 of the game. Sundell was 5 of 6 from the field in the fourth to help K-State shoot 75%.Zyanna Walker added 13 points, Jaelyn Glenn had 11 points and Kennedy Taylor 10 for Kansas State. Sundell reached 20-plus for the sixth time this season.Kaitlin Peterson scored 21 points and Emely Rodriguez added 17 points for UCF (12-18).

🏀 No. 20 K-State women open Big 12 Tournament with win over UCF

<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T5qPkmt_3jM1tTDdSgTWiGj1l5g5QPSD/view">4-1A state bowling results</a>

The Buhler High School girls bowling team placed 3rd at the KSHSAA class 4-1A state championship on Thursday at Bowlero-Northrock in Wichita.&nbsp;

Macy Miller was the highest placer for the Crusaders with a 6th place finish.&nbsp; The sophomore bowled a 533 series, 142 in the first game, followed by 217 and 174. Junior Aubrey Ewing placed 17th with a 494 series (157, 155, 182) and senior Brayla Johnson placed 19th with a 490 series (153, 144, 193).

The other Crusaders that did not medal were junior Cheyann Geesling (479), senior Eva Goertz (457), and junior Madalyn Bohringer (420). Geesling finished 25th, Goertz 30th and Bohringer 42nd.

Andale won the 4-1A state title with a 2786 series, Chanute finished 2nd bowling a 2707.

McPherson finished 8th as a team, led by senior Brooke Henry with a 495. Smoky Valley sophomore Kirah Taskinen placed 20th with a 489 series.

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 </figure><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T5qPkmt_3jM1tTDdSgTWiGj1l5g5QPSD/view">4-1A state bowling results</a>The Buhler High School girls bowling team placed 3rd at the KSHSAA class 4-1A state championship on Thursday at Bowlero-Northrock in Wichita.&nbsp;Macy Miller was the highest placer for the Crusaders with a 6th place finish.&nbsp; The sophomore bowled a 533 series, 142 in the first game, followed by 217 and 174. Junior Aubrey Ewing placed 17th with a 494 series (157, 155, 182) and senior Brayla Johnson placed 19th with a 490 series (153, 144, 193).The other Crusaders that did not medal were junior Cheyann Geesling (479), senior Eva Goertz (457), and junior Madalyn Bohringer (420). Geesling finished 25th, Goertz 30th and Bohringer 42nd.Andale won the 4-1A state title with a 2786 series, Chanute finished 2nd bowling a 2707.McPherson finished 8th as a team, led by senior Brooke Henry with a 495. Smoky Valley sophomore Kirah Taskinen placed 20th with a 489 series.

🎳 Buhler girls place 3rd at 4-1A state

<a href="https://kjccc.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/div1/2025_NJCAA_Region_6_Tournament">Region VI Women's Information</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://kjccc.org/sports/mbkb/2024-25/div1/2025_NJCAA_Region_6_Tournament">Region VI Men's Information</a>

The Hutchinson Community College Athletic Department announced tickets for the Region VI Tournament second round games will go on sale Monday, March 10.

The Blue Dragon women will play at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m.

Both opponents are to be determined, depending on how Saturday's first round games go.

The HutchCC women will play the winner of Cloud County and Colby, while the men will get either Butler or Pratt.

All season-ticket holders have the right to purchase their seats from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. on Monday.&nbsp;

All fans can purchase general admission or unsold reserved seats at those same times.

All seats not sold by 4 p.m. Tuesday are open to all fans for purchase when the gates open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

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 </figure><a href="https://kjccc.org/sports/wbkb/2024-25/div1/2025_NJCAA_Region_6_Tournament">Region VI Women's Information</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://kjccc.org/sports/mbkb/2024-25/div1/2025_NJCAA_Region_6_Tournament">Region VI Men's Information</a>The Hutchinson Community College Athletic Department announced tickets for the Region VI Tournament second round games will go on sale Monday, March 10.The Blue Dragon women will play at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m.Both opponents are to be determined, depending on how Saturday's first round games go.The HutchCC women will play the winner of Cloud County and Colby, while the men will get either Butler or Pratt.All season-ticket holders have the right to purchase their seats from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. on Monday.&nbsp;All fans can purchase general admission or unsold reserved seats at those same times.All seats not sold by 4 p.m. Tuesday are open to all fans for purchase when the gates open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.<figure>
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🏀 Region VI Tournament tickets go on sale Monday

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 </figure><div><h1>Thursday, March&nbsp;6</h1>
<h2>4A Boys</h2>
[2]&nbsp;McPherson (16-4)&nbsp;vs. [15] Ulysses,&nbsp;6 p.m. [West sub-state]
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<h2>2A Boys</h2>
[1]&nbsp;Sterling (17-3)&nbsp;vs. [9] Medicine Lodge,&nbsp;7 p.m. [Sublette sub-state #1]
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