The Hutchinson High School basketball games against Campus scheduled to be played on Tuesday, Feb. 18, have now been moved up to Monday, Feb. 17.

This change comes due to the anticipated winter weather on Tuesday.

Freshmen games will be held at 4:15 p.m., followed by the boys JV at 5:45 p.m., girls varsity at 6 p.m., and then the boys varsity and girls JV both at 7:30 p.m.

Both varsity games can be heard on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5)</a>, the flagship station of Salthawk Athletics.

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 </figure>The Hutchinson High School basketball games against Campus scheduled to be played on Tuesday, Feb. 18, have now been moved up to Monday, Feb. 17.This change comes due to the anticipated winter weather on Tuesday.Freshmen games will be held at 4:15 p.m., followed by the boys JV at 5:45 p.m., girls varsity at 6 p.m., and then the boys varsity and girls JV both at 7:30 p.m.Both varsity games can be heard on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5)</a>, the flagship station of Salthawk Athletics.

🏀 Hutch High moves Campus games to Monday

Area high school basketball schedule for Friday, Feb. 14

Buhler vs. McPherson Central Christian School at South Barber Fairfield vs. Pretty Prairie Halstead vs. Haven Hesston vs. Smoky Valley Hutch High at Derby Inman at Moundridge Little River vs. Elyria Christian Lyons vs. Beloit Nickerson at Hoisington Sterling vs. Remington Trinity Catholic vs. Berean Academy

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 <figcaption>Eagle Media HS Basketball Scoreboard</figcaption>
 </figure>Area high school basketball schedule for Friday, Feb. 14Buhler vs. McPherson Central Christian School at South Barber Fairfield vs. Pretty Prairie Halstead vs. Haven Hesston vs. Smoky Valley Hutch High at Derby Inman at Moundridge Little River vs. Elyria Christian Lyons vs. Beloit Nickerson at Hoisington Sterling vs. Remington Trinity Catholic vs. Berean Academy

🏀 Area high school hoops schedule for Feb. 14

AP Sports Summary for February 14th, 2025:

JuJu Watkins lifts sixth-ranked USC to program-defining win over No. 1 UCLA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins broke out of a scoring slump with 38 points, helping sixth-ranked USC topple No. 1 UCLA 71-60 and further delivering on her goal of restoring the program to its earlier glory. Some of those Trojans stars from the early 1980s — including Hall of Famers Cheryl Miller and Tina Thompson — joined a raucous crowd on its feet as USC rallied for the program's first win over a top-ranked team since 1983 on Thursday night. Watkins made six 3-pointers, 8-of-10 free throws, and 11 rebounds, eight blocks and five assists in 39 minutes.

Jets announce they've told Aaron Rodgers they're moving forward without him

The New York Jets announced they told quarterback Aaron Rodgers they are moving on without him next season. While Rodgers hasn't said whether he intends to continue playing for a 21st NFL season, the Jets with new general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn in charge have officially ruled out a return to New York. In a statement issued by the team, the Jets said they met with the 41-year-old quarterback last week and informed him of their plans. The four-time MVP is the fifth player in NFL history to throw 500 touchdown passes in the regular season. He has one year of non-guaranteed money left on his contract.

Philadelphia fans set to celebrate their beloved Eagles with Super Bowl parade on Valentine's Day

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles fans will be swooning on Valentine's Day as they swarm the city for a Super Bowl parade. There'll be a lot of love to go around. The underdog Eagles possess the Lombardi trophy after an easy 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is the game's MVP and running back Saquon Barkley the league's offensive player of the year. The parade starts at 11 a.m. in South Philadelphia, while the team ceremony kicks off at 2 p.m. on the art museum's "Rocky" steps. City leaders hope the famously exuberant Eagles fans will stay safe and keep the mood festive.

Castroneves to use "world-class driver" provisional to race in Daytona 500 after qualifying crash

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a "world-class driver" to receive a provisional spot. The Brazilian did not want to use the provisional and hoped to race his way into the field in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races. But he was involved in an early eight-car accident. With 41 drivers, it will be the largest Daytona 500 field since 43 cars was the standard in 2015. Bubba Wallace won the first qualifying race and Justin Allgaier raced his way into the Daytona 500 to help JR Motorsports make its Cup debut Sunday. Austin Cindric won the second qualifying race and Corey LaJoie earned the final spot in the field.

Oh, baby! Bubba Wallace celebrates his 1st win at Daytona with his newborn son and a new outlook

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace won the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500. He showed enough speed to make him one of the favorites heading into "The Great American Race." Wallace will start third in the Daytona 500 behind pole-sitter Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric. Wallace continued Toyota's early dominance at Daytona International Speedway, where Briscoe won the pole in his new Joe Gibbs Racing ride. The 31-year-old Wallace celebrated his first victory at Daytona by spraying a Coke at his crew, hugging car co-owner Denny Hamlin and then lifting his newborn high into the air a la "The Lion King." The baby was wearing noise-protective headphones and a checkered-flag bib while sucking on a pacifier.

McCarthy's big finish gives him the lead in the cold rain and brutal test of Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Denny McCarthy is leading the Genesis Invitational thanks to two holes to close out an otherwise tough and miserable day of weather. McCarthy finished birdie-eagle for a 68. That gives him a one-shot lead over Seamus Power and Patrick Rodgers. Scottie Scheffler was another shot back after missing a short birdie attempt on his final hole. Torrey Pines was brutal as ever because of a cold rain and enough wind. Two of the par 5s played over par. The fifth hole didn't yield a single birdie. Torrey Pines is filling in for Riviera this year because of the LA wildfires.

Steph vs. Sabrina, the big hit of All-Star weekend last year, won't happen this year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There will be no Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu rematch at All-Star weekend. The NBA announced Thursday that the 3-point shooting event bringing together two of the biggest stars in the NBA and WNBA is not going to be part of the lineup in San Francisco. It was the hit of All-Star weekend last year. Talks went on for weeks to try to make the rematch happen, even stretching into All-Star week itself. It seemed more than logical that a rematch would occur; All-Star weekend is on Curry's home floor this weekend and Ionescu is a Bay Area native who grew up watching Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

Marcus Stroman a no-show for New York Yankees' first two workouts

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Stroman has been a no-show on the field for the New York Yankees' first two spring training workouts. Stroman isn't required to participate in spring training until Feb. 22, the mandatory reporting date under the collective bargaining agreement. But most players arrive on the voluntary reporting date. Yankees manager Aaron Boon says he had talked to Stroman and knew he might be out the first couple of days. Boone wouldn't disclose Stroman's reasoning for being absent after the team's second day of practice Thursday.

Norway's Ingebrigtsen sets world record in the indoor mile days after Nuguse's mark

LIEVIN, France (AP) — Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen has set a world record in the indoor mile, beating Yared Nuguse's mark set just five days earlier at the Millrose Games. The two-time Olympic champion also set the world indoor 1,500 meter record at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF in northern France. Ingebrigtsen crossed the finish line in a time of 3 minutes, 45.14 seconds, improving on Nuguse's 3:46.63 in New York. Along the way, he hit 1,500 meters in 3:29.63, taking almost a second off the mark he set on the same track in 2022.

Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, 'floating piece of Americana' still thriving

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At 100 years old, the Goodyear Blimp is an ageless star in the sky. The 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 — flying roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International Speedway, actually — to celebrate its greatest anniversary tour. Even though remote camera technologies are improving regularly and changing the landscape of aerial footage, the blimp continues to carve out a niche. At Daytona, with the usual 40-car field racing around a 2½-mile superspeedway, views from the blimp aptly provide the scope of the event.

Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:

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 <figcaption>Sports Headlines and News for Friday, February 14th, 2025</figcaption>
 </figure>AP Sports Summary for February 14th, 2025:JuJu Watkins lifts sixth-ranked USC to program-defining win over No. 1 UCLALOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins broke out of a scoring slump with 38 points, helping sixth-ranked USC topple No. 1 UCLA 71-60 and further delivering on her goal of restoring the program to its earlier glory. Some of those Trojans stars from the early 1980s — including Hall of Famers Cheryl Miller and Tina Thompson — joined a raucous crowd on its feet as USC rallied for the program's first win over a top-ranked team since 1983 on Thursday night. Watkins made six 3-pointers, 8-of-10 free throws, and 11 rebounds, eight blocks and five assists in 39 minutes.Jets announce they've told Aaron Rodgers they're moving forward without himThe New York Jets announced they told quarterback Aaron Rodgers they are moving on without him next season. While Rodgers hasn't said whether he intends to continue playing for a 21st NFL season, the Jets with new general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn in charge have officially ruled out a return to New York. In a statement issued by the team, the Jets said they met with the 41-year-old quarterback last week and informed him of their plans. The four-time MVP is the fifth player in NFL history to throw 500 touchdown passes in the regular season. He has one year of non-guaranteed money left on his contract.Philadelphia fans set to celebrate their beloved Eagles with Super Bowl parade on Valentine's DayPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles fans will be swooning on Valentine's Day as they swarm the city for a Super Bowl parade. There'll be a lot of love to go around. The underdog Eagles possess the Lombardi trophy after an easy 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is the game's MVP and running back Saquon Barkley the league's offensive player of the year. The parade starts at 11 a.m. in South Philadelphia, while the team ceremony kicks off at 2 p.m. on the art museum's "Rocky" steps. City leaders hope the famously exuberant Eagles fans will stay safe and keep the mood festive.Castroneves to use "world-class driver" provisional to race in Daytona 500 after qualifying crashDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a "world-class driver" to receive a provisional spot. The Brazilian did not want to use the provisional and hoped to race his way into the field in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races. But he was involved in an early eight-car accident. With 41 drivers, it will be the largest Daytona 500 field since 43 cars was the standard in 2015. Bubba Wallace won the first qualifying race and Justin Allgaier raced his way into the Daytona 500 to help JR Motorsports make its Cup debut Sunday. Austin Cindric won the second qualifying race and Corey LaJoie earned the final spot in the field.Oh, baby! Bubba Wallace celebrates his 1st win at Daytona with his newborn son and a new outlookDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace won the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500. He showed enough speed to make him one of the favorites heading into "The Great American Race." Wallace will start third in the Daytona 500 behind pole-sitter Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric. Wallace continued Toyota's early dominance at Daytona International Speedway, where Briscoe won the pole in his new Joe Gibbs Racing ride. The 31-year-old Wallace celebrated his first victory at Daytona by spraying a Coke at his crew, hugging car co-owner Denny Hamlin and then lifting his newborn high into the air a la "The Lion King." The baby was wearing noise-protective headphones and a checkered-flag bib while sucking on a pacifier.McCarthy's big finish gives him the lead in the cold rain and brutal test of Torrey PinesSAN DIEGO (AP) — Denny McCarthy is leading the Genesis Invitational thanks to two holes to close out an otherwise tough and miserable day of weather. McCarthy finished birdie-eagle for a 68. That gives him a one-shot lead over Seamus Power and Patrick Rodgers. Scottie Scheffler was another shot back after missing a short birdie attempt on his final hole. Torrey Pines was brutal as ever because of a cold rain and enough wind. Two of the par 5s played over par. The fifth hole didn't yield a single birdie. Torrey Pines is filling in for Riviera this year because of the LA wildfires.Steph vs. Sabrina, the big hit of All-Star weekend last year, won't happen this yearSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There will be no Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu rematch at All-Star weekend. The NBA announced Thursday that the 3-point shooting event bringing together two of the biggest stars in the NBA and WNBA is not going to be part of the lineup in San Francisco. It was the hit of All-Star weekend last year. Talks went on for weeks to try to make the rematch happen, even stretching into All-Star week itself. It seemed more than logical that a rematch would occur; All-Star weekend is on Curry's home floor this weekend and Ionescu is a Bay Area native who grew up watching Curry and the Golden State Warriors.Marcus Stroman a no-show for New York Yankees' first two workoutsTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Stroman has been a no-show on the field for the New York Yankees' first two spring training workouts. Stroman isn't required to participate in spring training until Feb. 22, the mandatory reporting date under the collective bargaining agreement. But most players arrive on the voluntary reporting date. Yankees manager Aaron Boon says he had talked to Stroman and knew he might be out the first couple of days. Boone wouldn't disclose Stroman's reasoning for being absent after the team's second day of practice Thursday.Norway's Ingebrigtsen sets world record in the indoor mile days after Nuguse's markLIEVIN, France (AP) — Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen has set a world record in the indoor mile, beating Yared Nuguse's mark set just five days earlier at the Millrose Games. The two-time Olympic champion also set the world indoor 1,500 meter record at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF in northern France. Ingebrigtsen crossed the finish line in a time of 3 minutes, 45.14 seconds, improving on Nuguse's 3:46.63 in New York. Along the way, he hit 1,500 meters in 3:29.63, taking almost a second off the mark he set on the same track in 2022.Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, 'floating piece of Americana' still thrivingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At 100 years old, the Goodyear Blimp is an ageless star in the sky. The 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 — flying roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International Speedway, actually — to celebrate its greatest anniversary tour. Even though remote camera technologies are improving regularly and changing the landscape of aerial footage, the blimp continues to carve out a niche. At Daytona, with the usual 40-car field racing around a 2½-mile superspeedway, views from the blimp aptly provide the scope of the event.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	Golden State	105	Houston	98	Final OT	New Orleans	140	Sacramento	133	Final	Dallas	118	Miami	113	Final	Minnesota	116	Oklahoma City	101	Final OT	L.A. Clippers	120	Utah	116	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal	USA	6	Finland	1	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLFinal	(14)Memphis	80	South Florida	65	Final	(25)Maryland	83	Nebraska	75	___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION		Team C	at	Team T	9:15 p.m.			Team G League	at	Team M	9:55 p.m.			Team TBD	at	Team TBD	10:35 p.m.	___

📢📰 Sports Headlines for Friday

TOPEKA,
Kan. — 
Eagle Radio Hutchinson Sportscaster Glen Grunwald has been selected by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters to receive the KSHSAA Oscar Stauffer Sportscaster of the Year Award for 2025. This marks the second time that Grunwald has been given this award, winning it for the first time in 2020.

Grunwald is the voice of the Hutchinson High Salthawks and formerly was the lead sportscaster for&nbsp; the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon football and men's basketball team broadcasts until stepping away last March after 26 years which included being on the call for the Blue Dragons NJCAA Men's D1 Basketball Championship in 2017 and their first NJCAA Football Championship in 2021.

Grunwald joins a fraternity of the state's finest broadcasters, including former winners, longtime KU voice Bob Davis (1975, current KU voice Brian Hanni (2010 and 2012) and K-State voice Wyatt Thompson (1989).

"To win it once was a thrill, to win it a second time with so many great broadcasters in Kansas....I am just so blessed to be even mentioned in the same breath as Bob, Wyatt an Brian is such a blessing this late in my career. I mean these guys are legends in Kansas Sportscasting history." Grunwald said on winning the award.

Eagle Radio as a company currently employs six winners. Junction City's Dewey Terrill won in 1991, 1995 and 1998. Gerard Wellbrock from Hays won in 1996, 1997 and 2000. Dustin Armbruster from Hays won in 2013 and 2022, Cole Reif from Great Bend won in 2018 and Devin Hanney from Salina won in 2019 prior to Grunwald's 2020 win and again in 2021.

Grunwald was
honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) in 2017 as the recipient of
the Hod Humiston Award for Broadcast excellence. He was also named the Kansas
Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (KIAAA) Sportscaster of the
Year in 2022 and received an honorable mention award along with his broadcast partner Dan Naccarato in 2023 by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for medium market play-by-play.

Grunwald has
also been honored to be chosen as one of three finalist for the National Sports
Media Association organization as Sportscaster of the Year in Kansas for 2023 and again was in the top five finalist this past December for 2024.

Grunwald will receive his award at one of the KSHSAA state basketball championship events in March.

<a href="https://www.kshsaachamps.org/Shared/FullList/?i=4">KSHSAA Oscar Stauffer Award List of past winners</a>

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1739362562973.jpeg" alt="Salthawk Broadcast Crew consisting of&nbsp; Dan Naccarato "Coach Nac"-Matt Peterson-Glen Grunwald file photo" />
 <figcaption>Salthawk Broadcast Crew consisting of&nbsp; Dan Naccarato "Coach Nac"-Matt Peterson-Glen Grunwald file photo</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA,
Kan. — 
Eagle Radio Hutchinson Sportscaster Glen Grunwald has been selected by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters to receive the KSHSAA Oscar Stauffer Sportscaster of the Year Award for 2025. This marks the second time that Grunwald has been given this award, winning it for the first time in 2020.Grunwald is the voice of the Hutchinson High Salthawks and formerly was the lead sportscaster for&nbsp; the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon football and men's basketball team broadcasts until stepping away last March after 26 years which included being on the call for the Blue Dragons NJCAA Men's D1 Basketball Championship in 2017 and their first NJCAA Football Championship in 2021.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1739404084721.jpeg" alt="Glen Grunwald and Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato at the 2024 NJCAA National Tournament" />
 <figcaption>Glen Grunwald and Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato at the 2024 NJCAA National Tournament</figcaption>
 </figure>Grunwald joins a fraternity of the state's finest broadcasters, including former winners, longtime KU voice Bob Davis (1975, current KU voice Brian Hanni (2010 and 2012) and K-State voice Wyatt Thompson (1989)."To win it once was a thrill, to win it a second time with so many great broadcasters in Kansas....I am just so blessed to be even mentioned in the same breath as Bob, Wyatt an Brian is such a blessing this late in my career. I mean these guys are legends in Kansas Sportscasting history." Grunwald said on winning the award.Eagle Radio as a company currently employs six winners. Junction City's Dewey Terrill won in 1991, 1995 and 1998. Gerard Wellbrock from Hays won in 1996, 1997 and 2000. Dustin Armbruster from Hays won in 2013 and 2022, Cole Reif from Great Bend won in 2018 and Devin Hanney from Salina won in 2019 prior to Grunwald's 2020 win and again in 2021.<figure>
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 <figcaption>NJCAA Tourney 2024</figcaption>
 </figure>Grunwald was
honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) in 2017 as the recipient of
the Hod Humiston Award for Broadcast excellence. He was also named the Kansas
Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (KIAAA) Sportscaster of the
Year in 2022 and received an honorable mention award along with his broadcast partner Dan Naccarato in 2023 by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for medium market play-by-play.Grunwald has
also been honored to be chosen as one of three finalist for the National Sports
Media Association organization as Sportscaster of the Year in Kansas for 2023 and again was in the top five finalist this past December for 2024.Grunwald will receive his award at one of the KSHSAA state basketball championship events in March.<div><iframe title="2025 Oscar Stauffer KSHSAA Award Call_ Glen Grunwald KWBW Radio" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=rzt5k-17f8b1d-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=ff6d00" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><a href="https://www.kshsaachamps.org/Shared/FullList/?i=4">KSHSAA Oscar Stauffer Award List of past winners</a>

🎙️ Eagle Media Hutchinson Sportscaster Grunwald wins 2025 Oscar Stauffer Sportscaster of the Year Award

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250213_iryb.xml?view=boxscore">BOX SCORE</a>

GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Bo Aldridge scored a team-high 15 points in an 81-73 Hutchinson Community College loss at Garden City on Thursday inside of Conestoga Arena.

The Blue Dragons fall to 15-9 overall, 11-7 in Jayhawk Conference play.

Hutch now drops to fifth place in the tightly contested conference standings with six games remaining.

Garden City (14-11, 9-10) got off to a hot shooting performance to start each half. Hutchinson had an answer to the Broncbuster run to start the game, but not in the second half, as Garden City created some separation and never let Hutch back in.

The Blue Dragons struggled to shoot the ball from deep, going 4 of 18, while the Broncbusters knocked down 13 of 33 from long distance.

HutchCC was plus-seven on the glass and scored 33 bench points, while Garden City did not have a single point off of the bench.

Bobby Cannon posted his third double-double of the season, going for 13 points and 13 rebounds. Isaiah Jackson scored 13 and D.J. Dudley with 12 for the Blue Dragons in double-figure scoring.

Hutch will host Cloud County on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside of the Sports Arena, while Garden City will have its final bye of the regular season.

<figure>
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 <figcaption>Hutch Post Photo/Sean Boston</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250213_iryb.xml?view=boxscore">BOX SCORE</a>GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Bo Aldridge scored a team-high 15 points in an 81-73 Hutchinson Community College loss at Garden City on Thursday inside of Conestoga Arena.The Blue Dragons fall to 15-9 overall, 11-7 in Jayhawk Conference play.Hutch now drops to fifth place in the tightly contested conference standings with six games remaining.Garden City (14-11, 9-10) got off to a hot shooting performance to start each half. Hutchinson had an answer to the Broncbuster run to start the game, but not in the second half, as Garden City created some separation and never let Hutch back in.The Blue Dragons struggled to shoot the ball from deep, going 4 of 18, while the Broncbusters knocked down 13 of 33 from long distance.HutchCC was plus-seven on the glass and scored 33 bench points, while Garden City did not have a single point off of the bench.Bobby Cannon posted his third double-double of the season, going for 13 points and 13 rebounds. Isaiah Jackson scored 13 and D.J. Dudley with 12 for the Blue Dragons in double-figure scoring.Hutch will host Cloud County on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside of the Sports Arena, while Garden City will have its final bye of the regular season.

🏀 Garden City beats HutchCC men for third straight win

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250213_2b4y.xml?view=boxscore">BOX SCORE</a>

GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Hailey Jackson scored a career-high 32 points and Hutchinson Community College got back on the winning track with a 66-53 win over Garden City on Thursday night at Conestoga Arena.

The Blue Dragons are now 22-2 overall, 16-2 in Jayhawk Conference play. Hutch moves back into a tie for first place with Dodge City with six games remaining.

Hutchinson led 17-10 after the first quarter, 27-23 at halftime and 48-33 after three quarters.

Jackson also brought down a team-high eight rebounds in the win. She was the only Blue Dragon to score in double figures. Madi Denison scored five points, while bringing down a team-high eight boards and dishing off two assists.

The Blue Dragons knocked down 57% of their shots, going 23 of 40. The two areas where Hutch struggled the most were from behind the arc (3 of 10) and at the foul line (17 of 32).&nbsp;

Garden City (11-13, 8-11) had three starters score in double figures, led by Ana Ramos Pieres with 15 points and nine rebounds. The Broncbusters shot 38% from the floor.

HutchCC will host Cloud County on Saturday afternoon inside the Sports Arena for a 2 p.m. tipoff. Garden City is off for its final bye of the season on Saturday.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1739513064694.jpeg" alt="Hutch Post Photo/Sean Boston" />
 <figcaption>Hutch Post Photo/Sean Boston</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250213_2b4y.xml?view=boxscore">BOX SCORE</a>GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Hailey Jackson scored a career-high 32 points and Hutchinson Community College got back on the winning track with a 66-53 win over Garden City on Thursday night at Conestoga Arena.The Blue Dragons are now 22-2 overall, 16-2 in Jayhawk Conference play. Hutch moves back into a tie for first place with Dodge City with six games remaining.Hutchinson led 17-10 after the first quarter, 27-23 at halftime and 48-33 after three quarters.Jackson also brought down a team-high eight rebounds in the win. She was the only Blue Dragon to score in double figures. Madi Denison scored five points, while bringing down a team-high eight boards and dishing off two assists.The Blue Dragons knocked down 57% of their shots, going 23 of 40. The two areas where Hutch struggled the most were from behind the arc (3 of 10) and at the foul line (17 of 32).&nbsp;Garden City (11-13, 8-11) had three starters score in double figures, led by Ana Ramos Pieres with 15 points and nine rebounds. The Broncbusters shot 38% from the floor.HutchCC will host Cloud County on Saturday afternoon inside the Sports Arena for a 2 p.m. tipoff. Garden City is off for its final bye of the season on Saturday.

🏀 Jackson scores 32 to lead Blue Dragons to road win

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 <figcaption>EAGLE Media College Basketball Scoreboard</figcaption>
 </figure><div>Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025&nbsp;(KJCCC Women's Basketball)
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No. 6 HutchCC 66, Garden City 53&nbsp;
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Thursday, Feb.&nbsp;13, 2025&nbsp;(KJCCC Men's Basketball)
&nbsp;
Garden City 81, HutchCC 73&nbsp;
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Thursday, Feb.&nbsp;13, 2025&nbsp;(KCAC Women's Basketball)
Kansas Wesleyan 63, Bethel 61
Tabor 68, Bethany 64
Saint Mary 71, Avila 67
Sterling 83, Friends 80
Oklahoma Wesleyan 69, Ottawa 58
&nbsp;
Thursday, Feb. 13 2025 (KCAC Men's Basketball)
Kansas Wesleyan 71, Bethel 70
Tabor 110, Bethany 106
Saint Mary 77, Avila 56
Sterling 75, Friends 62
Oklahoma Wesleyan 83, Ottawa 76
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🏀 KJCCC/KCAC scores from Thursday, Feb. 13

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 </figure><div>Wichita State Athletics
 
CLEARWATER, Fla. &ndash;&nbsp;A cold day at the plate doomed Wichita State as they fell to No. 23/24 Kentucky, 2-0, and No. 5/5 Texas A&amp;M, 9-1, at Eddie C. Moore Complex on Saturday afternoon to open the Shriners Children&apos;s Clearwater Invitational. &nbsp; With the pair of losses against challenging foes, Wichita State fell to 5-2 on the year and opens with a 0-2 start in Clearwater. &nbsp; Wichita State 0, No. 23/24 Kentucky 2 &nbsp; The Wildcats manufactured the opening run, drawing a leadoff walk and later scoring the runner via a sacrifice fly, taking an early 1-0 lead.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Shockers had runners in scoring position in both the first and third innings but were unable to capitalize in the early going. &nbsp; In the bottom of the third, Kentucky doubled their lead with an RBI triple by Allie Blum, giving her both of the game&apos;s RBIs. &nbsp; That was all of the scoring for the game as neither side broke through in the final three innings, as Kentucky took the 2-0 victory over Wichita State. &nbsp; WSU outhit Kentucky by two but was 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/chloe-barber/9310" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chloe Barber</a>&nbsp;threw all 6.0 innings, allowing the two runs on just two hits, but was saddled with the loss, her first of the season. &nbsp; Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ellee-eck/9322" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ellee Eck</a>&nbsp;led the Shockers in the hits category with two, tying her season high. &nbsp; No. 5/5 Texas A&amp;M 9, Wichita State 1 &nbsp; In game two of the day for Wichita State, the 5th-ranked Aggies jumped on Shocker starter&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/alex-aguilar/9309" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Alex Aguilar</a>, bringing two runs home in the top of the first inning, one earned and one unearned.&nbsp; &nbsp; A&amp;M added to its lead with a solo homer in the second inning, extending the Aggie lead to 3-0. &nbsp; The Shocker bats remained cold early in the game, as they went scoreless through the first three innings. &nbsp; In the bottom of the fourth,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/taylor-sedlacek/9318" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taylor Sedlacek</a>&nbsp;broke the Shockers&apos; goose egg on the scoreboard with an RBI double into the gap in left center that brought&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-lucas/9314" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lauren Lucas</a>&nbsp;in to score all the way from first, making it a 3-1 game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Neither side scored in the fifth, but the Shockers gave themselves a chance to score in the bottom of the sixth. After&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/ellee-eck/9322" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ellee Eck</a>&nbsp;reached on catcher&apos;s interference, Sedlacek later legged out an infield single to give the Shockers two on and two out with&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sami-hood/9312" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sami Hood</a>&nbsp;at the plate. Hood put up a tough at-bat and ended it with a bouncing chopper up the middle, but the Aggie second baseman made a great snag and got the force out at second to end the WSU threat. &nbsp; In the next half inning, Texas A&amp;M dashed hopes of a comeback, loading the bases and bringing in three runs with a three-run double, making it a 6-1 game. The Aggies made it 9-1 before the inning was over with a couple hits off&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/erica-schertz/9316" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Erica Schertz</a>, who came in in relief. &nbsp; Aguilar survived a rocky start to throw 6.1 innings, allowing six earned runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts. She was saddled with the loss, her first of the season in the circle. &nbsp; Lucas (2-for-3) and Sedlacek (2-for-3) combined for all four of Wichita State&apos;s hits in the contest. &nbsp; Next Up The Shockers battle the San Diego State Aztecs on Friday at 4:00 PM CT in Clearwater.</div>

🥎 Shockers start Florida trip with pair of losses

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 </figure><div>Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Coming off its most impressive victory of the season on Monday night, the Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team is back on the road Thursday evening.
The Blue Dragons (15-8, 11-6 KJCCC) travel to play the Garden City Broncbusters (13-11, 8-10 KJCCC) at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Conestoga Arena in Garden City.
BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL Hutchinson (15-8, 11-5) at Garden City (12-10, 8-10) When: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Where: Conestoga Arena, Garden City, KS Time: 6:00 p.m. Radio:&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KHUT-FM (102.9), 5:45 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Steve Carpenter (Analyst)</a> Video:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kjcccsports.net/hutchcc/?B=2164343">Blue Dragon Sports Network, 5:45 p.m.</a> X: @bluedragonSport <a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/files/Game_24_-_Garden_City_men.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) beginning at 5:45 p.m. with Sean Boston (play-by-play) and Steve Carpenter (analyst) calling the action. The game will be streamed on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 5:45 p.m.
Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the game was postponed because of snow.
After an unexpected nine days off, the Blue Dragons came out strong on Monday at No. 14 Coffeyville. Shooting just shy of 50 percent and holding Coffeyville 14 points under its scoring average, the Blue Dragons earned a 76-66 victory over the Red Ravens. D.J. Dudley had 26 points and Bo Aldridge had 22 points to lead the Blue Dragons. Defensively, the Blue Dragons held the Red Ravens to 38.7 percent overall shooting and to just 2 of 17 shooting from 3-point range.
Garden City comes off an equally impressive victory at Coffeyville on Saturday, winning 93-79. The Broncbusters hit 14 of 29 3-point field goals. Antonio Choi and Emmanuel Manyuon each 22 points each with Choi hitting four treys. Jace Steinmetz was 5 of 7 from distance and finished with 17 points.
Hutchinson and Garden City are part of a six conference team battle for the final Region 6 Tournament first-round bye. With seven games to play, the Blue Dragons are in fifth place in the Jayhawk Conference, just 0.5 games behind fourth-place Butler. Colby is sixth with a 9-10 record after a Tuesday win over Butler. Garden City has climbed back into contention for that final first-round bye spot with an 8-11 record.
The Blue Dragons and Broncbusters play for the 197th time in a series that began in 1929. Hutchinson has dominated the series, owning a 145-51 all-time series lead.
The Dragons have won four straight games in the series after an 83-78 Dragon win on Dec. 11 at the Sports Arena. Trailing by two points with 13:21 remaining in the second half, the Blue Dragons got a combined 45 points from Dudley, Aldridge,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/thornton_jaquez_fh4s">Jaquez Thornton</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/jackson_isaiah_jg1r">Isaiah Jackson</a>&nbsp;in the final 20 minutes to lift Hutchinson.</div>

🏀 Blue Dragons face Broncbusters Thursday

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 </figure><div>Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team looks to rebound from its second loss of the season six days ago, hitting the road once again on Thursday.
The No. 8-ranked Blue Dragons (21-2, 15-2) travel to play the Garden City Broncbusters (11-12, 8-10) in the teams' second meeting of the season at 4:00 p.m. at Conestoga Arena in Garden City.
BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL No. 8 Hutchinson (21-2, 15-2) at Garden City (13-11, 8-10) When: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Where: Conestoga Arena, Garden City, KS Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9), 3:45 p.m. -&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean Boston (PBP); Steve Carpenter (Analyst)</a> Video:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kjcccsports.net/hutchcc/?B=2164334">Blue Dragon Sports Network, 5:45 p.m.</a> X: @bluedragonSport <a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/files/Game_24_-_Garden_City_women.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>
The game was postponed on Wednesday because of snow.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 3:45 p.m. with Sean Boston (play-by-play) and Steve Carpenter (analyst) calling the action. The game will be streamed on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 3:45 p.m.
After having their second league bye week of the season on Saturday, the Blue Dragons have had seven days off since a 64-55 loss at then-No. 22 Coffeyville last Thursday in Coffeyville. The Blue Dragons trailed by as many as 20 points before getting as close as five with 2 1/2 minutes to play.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/forbes_landon_o30r">Landon Forbes</a>&nbsp;had 14 points, while&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/jackson_hailey_q6t6">Hailey Jackson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/norris_kahlen_2uos">Kahlen Norris</a>&nbsp;had 13 points each.
The loss dropped the Blue Dragons into sole possession of second place in the KJCCC, a full game behind Dodge City with seven games to play. But the No. 6 Conquistadors were upset on Saturday 55-52 at Seward County and the Dragons now trail Dodge City by 0.5 games. Dodge City is off on Wednesday.
Garden City had a rough Saturday, falling 70-32 at Coffeyville. The Broncbusters trailed 24-8 after one quarter and never recovered. Jolie Mantz had 11 points to lead Garden City.
The first meeting on December 11 was a defensive battle between Hutchinson and Garden City. The Blue Dragons won 45-44 when Jackson hit three free throws with 1.5 seconds left in regulation. Those free throws capped off a 25-point effort by Jackson to lead the Blue Dragons. Sierra Driessen had 21 points to lead Garden City.
Wednesday's game will be the 101st all-time matchup between the Blue Dragons and Broncbusters. The Dragons lead the overall series 81-19 and have won 14 consecutive games in the series.</div>

🏀 No. 8 HutchCC travels to Garden City 

The Buffalo Bills have hired Chris Tabor as its next special teams coordinator, per sources.

Tabor was the running backs coach at HutchCC during the 1994 season for head coach Andy Hill.

Tabor most recently served as the interim head coach of the Carolina Panthers during the 2023 season, after the team had fired Frank Reich.

The 1994 Blue Dragons went 8-4 and finished second in the Jayhawk Conference. The Blue Dragons advanced to the KJCCC Playoff championship game for the first time.&nbsp;The season culminated with a 41-37 loss to Mesa Community College in the Valley of the Sun Bowl in Mesa, Arizona. 

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 </figure>The Buffalo Bills have hired Chris Tabor as its next special teams coordinator, per sources.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bills are hiring former Panthers interim head coach Chris Tabor as their special teams coordinator, per source. Tabor spent last season out of the NFL and now returns in Buffalo. <a href="https://t.co/kaw6Ys1Zio">pic.twitter.com/kaw6Ys1Zio</a>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1889446397776396454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Tabor was the running backs coach at HutchCC during the 1994 season for head coach Andy Hill.Tabor most recently served as the interim head coach of the Carolina Panthers during the 2023 season, after the team had fired Frank Reich.The 1994 Blue Dragons went 8-4 and finished second in the Jayhawk Conference. The Blue Dragons advanced to the KJCCC Playoff championship game for the first time.&nbsp;The season culminated with a 41-37 loss to Mesa Community College in the Valley of the Sun Bowl in Mesa, Arizona.

🏈 Former Blue Dragon assistant named Bills special teams coordinator

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 </figure>Kansas State Athletics<div><a name="x__Hlk148351062"></a>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;After serving the last three seasons as Kansas State&rsquo;s tight ends coach,&nbsp;Brian Lepak&nbsp;will now work with the Wildcat offensive line, head coach&nbsp;Chris Klieman&nbsp;announced Thursday. Additionally,&nbsp;Drew Liddle, who has spent seven years on the K-State staff over two different stints, has been named the assistant offensive line coach after serving as an offensive analyst in 2024.
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&ldquo;Not only is Brian one of the top young coaches in our conference, but his background and experience with the offensive line made him the logical choice for this role,&rdquo; Klieman said. &ldquo;It was also important to have two coaches work in the trenches with our guys, and elevating Drew to assist Brian provides us stability and allows for a smooth transition.&rdquo;
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Lepak&rsquo;s move to offensive line is part of K-State&rsquo;s new-look offensive staff as&nbsp;Matt Wells&nbsp;was elevated to offensive coordinator earlier this week following the departure of offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Conor Riley last week.
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&ldquo;I am grateful that Coach Klieman and Coach Wells have the faith in me to take this next step in my career,&rdquo; Lepak said. &ldquo;I am excited to get back to coaching the offensive line and building on the many things I learned from Coach Riley. Whomever becomes the new tight ends coach will be getting a group that is extremely coachable and gave Kansas State their very best the last three seasons. I cannot thank those guys enough for all they have done for me.&rdquo;
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Lepak (pronounced luh-PACK) found quick success during his first three years as a full-time coach for the Wildcats, tutoring Ben Sinnott to All-Big 12 First Team accolades in both 2022 and 2023, while the Wildcats had two tight ends pick up All-Big 12 honors in 2024 in&nbsp;Garrett Oakley&nbsp;(second team) and&nbsp;Will Swanson&nbsp;(honorable mention). It was the first time since 1997 that the Wildcats had a pair of All-Big 12 tight ends in the same season, while Oakley&rsquo;s second-team designation marked the first time in the Big 12 era that K-State had a first- or second-team all-conference tight end in three straight seasons.
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Under Lepak&rsquo;s guidance, the K-State tight end unit combined for a nation-leading 13 touchdown receptions in 2024. Five of those came from Oakley, which tied for the second most in school history by a tight end and third by any sophomore. Oakley enters his junior campaign of 2025 with seven career receiving touchdowns to rank third in school history among tight ends.
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Over his first two seasons tutoring the K-State tight ends, Lepak coached Sinnott to top-10 rankings nationally among the position group in receiving yards (third), receptions (fourth) and receiving touchdowns (tied for eighth).
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Under Lepak&rsquo;s leadership, Sinnott earned 2023 Honorable Mention All-America honors from Phil Steele and was a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award, the first player in school history to be named a semifinalist for the award that is presented annually to the nation&rsquo;s top tight end. Sinnott was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft &ndash; No. 53 overall &ndash; by the Washington Commanders, the highest-drafted tight end in school history.
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The 2025 season won&rsquo;t be the first time Lepak has coached an offensive line as he guided that position at Southern while also holding the title of run game coordinator. During his lone season in Baton Rouge, Lepak helped the Jaguars earn a top-20 final ranking during the 2021 spring season as all five Southern offensive linemen earned All-SWAC honors, including three first-team performers. Southern finished the COVID-shortened spring season with a 5-1 record.
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Lepak spent the previous three seasons as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma, assisting with an offensive line that helped pave the way for multiple national award winners &ndash; including two Heisman trophy winners &ndash; and helped lead the team to three consecutive Big 12 Championships and College Football Playoff appearances. In 2018, the offensive line was honored by winning the Joe Moore Award for the nation&rsquo;s most outstanding offensive line unit. He went to Oklahoma after spending the 2014 through 2016 seasons as a graduate assistant at Indiana.
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A native of Claremore, Oklahoma, Lepak was an offensive lineman for two seasons at Colorado State before transferring to Oklahoma where he spent three years, including the 2010 Big 12 Championship season, while he was an Academic All-American that year.
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After completing his playing career, Lepak was awarded the Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholar Award and attended law school at the University of Oklahoma College of Law where he was a member of the Oklahoma Law Review. He graduated in 2014 and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association the same year. In addition to his law degree, he has dual degrees in Accounting and Finance from the OU Price College of Business where he was the Outstanding Senior in Accounting.
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Lepak and his wife, Colleen, have three children, Thomas, Penelope and Luke.
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Liddle, a former K-State football player and staff member, returned to Manhattan for his second coaching tenure prior to the 2024 season as he served as an offensive analyst.
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Liddle worked the previous two seasons as the tight ends/fullbacks coach at UTEP, while he was the
offensive line coach at Abilene Christian during the 2021 season. While at ACU, Liddle served on the same staff as K-State&rsquo;s current Director of Roster Management&nbsp;Clint Brown&nbsp;and Director of Scouting&nbsp;Dimitri Donald. Under Liddle&rsquo;s guidance, the ACU offensive line ranked No. 19 nationally in fewest sacks allowed (1.27 per game) in addition to a No. 35 national ranking in rushing offense (164.2 yards per game).
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A veteran of 26 games throughout his four-year K-State career, Liddle was an Offensive Graduate Assistant at K-State for the 2015 and 2016 seasons before working as an Offensive Quality Control Coach and Assistant Director of Recruiting for the 2017 through 2020 seasons.
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A native of Oak Grove, Missouri, Liddle earned his bachelor&rsquo;s degree in political science from Kansas State in 2014, while he obtained his MBA in 2017. He is married to the former Kelli Krier.
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THE BRIAN LEPAK FILE
Hometown:&nbsp;Claremore, Oklahoma
College:&nbsp;Oklahoma &ndash; Bachelor&rsquo;s in Accounting and Finance (2010); University of Oklahoma College of Law (2014)
Family:&nbsp;Wife: Colleen; Children: Thomas, Penelope, Luke
Playing Career:&nbsp;Colorado State (Offensive Line), 2006-07; Oklahoma (2008-10)
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COACHING CAREER TIMELINE
2014-16, Indiana (offensive graduate assistant)
2017-19, Oklahoma (offensive graduate assistant)
2020, Southern (run game coordinator/offensive line)
2021, Kansas State (senior offensive quality control)
2022-24, Kansas State (tight ends)
2025, Kansas State (offensive line)
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THE DREW LIDDLE FILE
Hometown:&nbsp;Oak Grove, Missouri
College:&nbsp;Kansas State &ndash; Bachelor&rsquo;s in Political Science (2014); Master&rsquo;s of Business Administration (2017)
Family:&nbsp;Wife: Kelli
Playing Career:&nbsp;Kansas State (Offensive Line), 2010-14
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COACHING CAREER TIMELINE
2015-16, Kansas State (offensive graduate assistant)
2017-20, Kansas State (offensive quality control)
2021, Abilene Christian (offensive line)
2022-23, UTEP (tight ends/fullbacks)
2024, Kansas State (offensive analyst)
2025, Kansas State (assistant offensive line)</div>

🏈 Klieman promotes 2 offensive assistants

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics generates more than $486 million in annual economic activity for the Manhattan community and the state of Kansas according to a thorough economic impact study performed by nationally-renowned Tripp Umbach and the athletics department.

Tripp Umbach, who also recently performed a similar study with the university, utilized data from 2022-23 to conduct the study, which also revealed that more than 3,850 jobs resulted from the department's impact. From a tax perspective, K-State Athletics generated $26.2 million in direct and indirect/induced tax payments for state and local governments in Kansas, with $21.0 million amount specifically benefiting Manhattan.

"The experience surrounding game days in Manhattan is an amazing site to see – from Aggieville, restaurants, hotels and of course our purple-filled stadiums," Athletics Director Gene Taylor said. "On the heels of the most recent University-wide study, we wanted to exhaustively study ourselves on various fronts, and this summary from Tripp Umbach paints a solid picture of the overall value and impact K-State Athletics has on the local economy."

Visitors from outside of the community have a tremendous impact as more than $161 million in expenditures were accounted for in Manhattan and $201 million for the state. In addition, the 450 Wildcat student-athletes who live in the community accounted for $9.1 million of that spending.

A significant portion of K-State Athletics' economic impact is driven by visitor and fan spending before, during, and after sporting events. As a member of the Big 12 Conference, K-State attracts fans from across the country. Visitors from inside and outside Kansas flock to Manhattan to attend football, basketball, and other games. In FY23 alone, K-State Athletics welcomed 527,280 patrons to ticketed events, with many more attending non-ticketed games and matches.

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 </figure>K-STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSMANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics generates more than $486 million in annual economic activity for the Manhattan community and the state of Kansas according to a thorough economic impact study performed by nationally-renowned Tripp Umbach and the athletics department.Tripp Umbach, who also recently performed a similar study with the university, utilized data from 2022-23 to conduct the study, which also revealed that more than 3,850 jobs resulted from the department's impact. From a tax perspective, K-State Athletics generated $26.2 million in direct and indirect/induced tax payments for state and local governments in Kansas, with $21.0 million amount specifically benefiting Manhattan."The experience surrounding game days in Manhattan is an amazing site to see – from Aggieville, restaurants, hotels and of course our purple-filled stadiums," Athletics Director Gene Taylor said. "On the heels of the most recent University-wide study, we wanted to exhaustively study ourselves on various fronts, and this summary from Tripp Umbach paints a solid picture of the overall value and impact K-State Athletics has on the local economy."Visitors from outside of the community have a tremendous impact as more than $161 million in expenditures were accounted for in Manhattan and $201 million for the state. In addition, the 450 Wildcat student-athletes who live in the community accounted for $9.1 million of that spending.A significant portion of K-State Athletics' economic impact is driven by visitor and fan spending before, during, and after sporting events. As a member of the Big 12 Conference, K-State attracts fans from across the country. Visitors from inside and outside Kansas flock to Manhattan to attend football, basketball, and other games. In FY23 alone, K-State Athletics welcomed 527,280 patrons to ticketed events, with many more attending non-ticketed games and matches.

K-State Athletics generates $486.1 million in economic impact 

WICHITA, Kan.  – Despite 20 turnovers Wichita State was able to make enough plays down the stretch to record its third straight victory in a 69-64 battle with UTSA Wednesday night in Charles Koch Arena.

Wichita State (14-10, 4-7) has now won back-to-back games against conference opponents that they had previously lost to earlier this season. Its also the first three-game conference winning streak since March of 2021.

Corey Washington registered his sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Harlond Beverly did a little bit of everything, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Xavier Bell added 12 points, six rebounds and three assists on an off shooting night.

Quincy Ballard, on a minutes restriction after battling the flu the last few days, made a couple huge plays down the stretch, including a block and a key free throw. In limited minutes he added five points, six boards and two blocks.

AJ McGinnis knocked down three big three-pointers in 20 minutes off the bench.

For the second straight game Wichita State dominated the glass. The Shockers were +20 on the boards at South Florida and were +21 tonight vs. UTSA. Wichita State's 50 total rebounds were a season high.

Wichita State was efficient beyond the arc (7-for-15) and got to the free throw line 23 times, making 16. UTSA made 15 three-pointers in the first meeting in San Antonio, but finished just 6-of-24. At the line, they finished just 4-of-8.

The first half wasn't exactly easy on the eyes when it came to offense. Both teams shot below the 40 percent mark and combined for 15 turnovers in the first 20 minutes. Wichita State fell in an early hole, trailing by seven, but a 10-0 run capped by a Harlond Beverly steal and slam gave the Shockers a 19-15 lead with 5:05 left in the half.

Just as soon as Wichita State had seized momentum, UTSA immediately responded with a 7-0 run to retake a 22-19 lead.

After the lead traded hands twice more in the final minute, AJ McGinnis sent the Shockers into the locker room with a 28-27 lead on a banked in three-pointer.

Washington's 11 first half points led all scorers.

The start of the second half followed the final minutes of the first half. Wichita State scored the first nine points of the half to take its largest lead, 36-27, behind a Washington layup, Bijan Cortes three-pointer and four points from Quincy Ballard.

In the span of 2:21, UTSA had already erased that nine-point deficit behind an 11-0 run of its own to jump back in front, 38-37. That run would balloon to a 20-2 run, snapped only briefly by a Cortes layup.

Trailing 47-39, Wichita State came right back with a 7-0 response to make it a one-point game again.

A minute later the game was tied at 50, but over the final 8:02, Wichita State would not trail again. The game continued to stay within a five-point margin until a Bell three-pointer put the Shockers up 64-57 with 3:22 to go.

UTSA made another push to cut the lead to two with 1:59 remaining, but they would not score again. Wichita State held the Roadrunners scoreless over the final 1:59 and got key free throws from Ballard and Bell to pull out the win.

Up Next for the Shockers: The rematch between Wichita State and No. 14/14 Memphis comes to the Roundhouse Sunday at 11 a.m. on ESPN.

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 </figure>Wichita State AthleticsWICHITA, Kan. – Despite 20 turnovers Wichita State was able to make enough plays down the stretch to record its third straight victory in a 69-64 battle with UTSA Wednesday night in Charles Koch Arena.Wichita State (14-10, 4-7) has now won back-to-back games against conference opponents that they had previously lost to earlier this season. Its also the first three-game conference winning streak since March of 2021.Corey Washington registered his sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Harlond Beverly did a little bit of everything, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Xavier Bell added 12 points, six rebounds and three assists on an off shooting night.Quincy Ballard, on a minutes restriction after battling the flu the last few days, made a couple huge plays down the stretch, including a block and a key free throw. In limited minutes he added five points, six boards and two blocks.AJ McGinnis knocked down three big three-pointers in 20 minutes off the bench.For the second straight game Wichita State dominated the glass. The Shockers were +20 on the boards at South Florida and were +21 tonight vs. UTSA. Wichita State's 50 total rebounds were a season high.Wichita State was efficient beyond the arc (7-for-15) and got to the free throw line 23 times, making 16. UTSA made 15 three-pointers in the first meeting in San Antonio, but finished just 6-of-24. At the line, they finished just 4-of-8.The first half wasn't exactly easy on the eyes when it came to offense. Both teams shot below the 40 percent mark and combined for 15 turnovers in the first 20 minutes. Wichita State fell in an early hole, trailing by seven, but a 10-0 run capped by a Harlond Beverly steal and slam gave the Shockers a 19-15 lead with 5:05 left in the half.Just as soon as Wichita State had seized momentum, UTSA immediately responded with a 7-0 run to retake a 22-19 lead.After the lead traded hands twice more in the final minute, AJ McGinnis sent the Shockers into the locker room with a 28-27 lead on a banked in three-pointer.Washington's 11 first half points led all scorers.The start of the second half followed the final minutes of the first half. Wichita State scored the first nine points of the half to take its largest lead, 36-27, behind a Washington layup, Bijan Cortes three-pointer and four points from Quincy Ballard.In the span of 2:21, UTSA had already erased that nine-point deficit behind an 11-0 run of its own to jump back in front, 38-37. That run would balloon to a 20-2 run, snapped only briefly by a Cortes layup.Trailing 47-39, Wichita State came right back with a 7-0 response to make it a one-point game again.A minute later the game was tied at 50, but over the final 8:02, Wichita State would not trail again. The game continued to stay within a five-point margin until a Bell three-pointer put the Shockers up 64-57 with 3:22 to go.UTSA made another push to cut the lead to two with 1:59 remaining, but they would not score again. Wichita State held the Roadrunners scoreless over the final 1:59 and got key free throws from Ballard and Bell to pull out the win.Up Next for the Shockers: The rematch between Wichita State and No. 14/14 Memphis comes to the Roundhouse Sunday at 11 a.m. on ESPN.

🏀 Shockers outlast UTSA in a game of runs

AP Sports Summary for February 15th, 2025:

Alex Bregman and Red Sox agree to $120 million, 3-year contract, AP source says

Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Bregman can opt out after the 2026 and 2027 seasons to become a free agent again. He might need to shift from third base to second with the Red Sox, who already have All-Star slugger Rafael Devers at the hot corner. A two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion during nine years with Houston, the 30-year-old Bregman hit .260 with 26 homers and 75 RBIs in 2024, the final season of a $100 million, five-year contract. He also won his first Gold Glove.

Ohio State is hiring former Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, AP source says

A person familiar with the situation says that Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the agreement had not been announced. Coming off the national championship, Ohio State coach Ryan Day agreed in principle last year to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million per year. Day hired Patricia to fill the void left by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for the same job at Penn State. The 50-year-old Patricia was let go by the Philadelphia Eagles a year ago.

Trump NIL twist carries small legal impact. But to some 'it's putting women's sports back 25 years'

The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by making those payments subject to federal Title IX rules. President Donald Trump's education officials announced the change Wednesday, saying the policy from former President Joe Biden's final days in office had no legal basis under Title IX, the 1972 law forbidding sex discrimination in education. A Jan. 16 memo from the Biden administration told universities that NIL payments must be treated the same as athletic financial aid such as scholarships.

Yamamoto, Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers when the Dodgers play in Tokyo next month

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they face the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo next month, according to manager Dave Roberts. The two Japanese pitchers along with two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for Japanese fans during the two MLB games on March 18 and 19. The Cubs also have Japanese players in Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki. Roberts said Sasaki could theoretically pitch in one of the Dodgers' exhibition games earlier in the week in Tokyo, but the plan is for him to be ready for the second regular season game.

Quick return to Torrey Pines brings familiar setting with a lot more of golf's best players

SAN DIEGO (AP) — So much about Torrey Pines looks just like it did three weeks ago. Only it's a new tournament with a far stronger field. The Genesis Invitational typically is held at venerable Riviera. But the LA wildfires burned up so much of the Pacific Palisades community that organizers were forced to relocate. The choice was Torrey Pines because the infrastructure was in place. The field features 46 of the top 50 in the world. That includes Scottie Scheffler, back at Torrey for the first time since 2022. Also back is Rory McIlroy for the first time since the 2021 U.S. Open.

Fueled by grudge, Jamal Murray scores career-high 55 points in Nuggets' win over Trail Blazers

DENVER (AP) — The only thing hotter than Jamal Murray's jumper Wednesday night may have been his temper. The Denver Nuggets guard was still carrying a grudge against the Portland Trail Blazers over being ejected for some trash talking on Monday. Facing them again two days later, Murray let his play do his chirping as he turned in a career-best 55-point performance in a 132-121 win. Murray finished 20 of 36 from the floor, including seven 3-pointers. It's the third-most points in the franchise's NBA history, trailing only David Thompson's 73-point game on April 9, 1978, and Jokic's 56-point effort Dec. 7. In the ABA, Spencer Haywood had a 59-point game for the then-Rockets on April 15, 1970.

Briscoe gives Toyota its first Daytona 500 pole as Johnson and Truex also lock into NASCAR opener

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR's "Great American Race." It is the first Daytona 500 pole for Briscoe, who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing this season when Stewart-Haas Racing closed at the end of 2024. His move to the No. 19 gave Toyota its first pole in NASCAR's biggest race of the season. Former Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric qualified second in a Ford for Team Penske. Ford drivers claimed four of the top five spots in time trials, but only Briscoe and Cindric as the front row starters were locked in Wednesday night. The only other drivers locked in during time trials were Toyota drivers Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr.

Villanova edges No. 9 St. John's 73-71 to stop Red Storm's winning streak

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Tyler Perkins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining and Villanova defeated No. 9 St. John's 73-71, ending the Red Storm's 10-game winning streak. Wooga Poplar scored 22 points and Eric Dixon added 17 in a critical victory for the Wildcats, who have won three in a row. Aaron Scott led four players in double figures with 22 points for the Red Storm, who lead the Big East by one game over No. 24 Creighton. The teams meet Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Kadary Richmond had 17 points and 10 assists for St. John's. Simeon Wilcher and RJ Luis Jr. scored 12 apiece.

Nick Pivetta agrees to $55 million, 4-year contract with San Diego Padres, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Nick Pivetta has agreed to a backloaded $55 million, four-year contract with the San Diego Padres. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the deal, first reported by ESPN, was subject to a successful physical. Pivetta gets a $3 million signing bonus and salaries of $1 million this year, $19 million in 2026, $14 million in 2027 and $18 million in 2028. He can opt out after the 2026 and 2027 seasons to become a free agent again.

Mets finalize Pete Alonso deal and re-sign injured reliever Drew Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso and the New York Mets have finalized their $54 million, two-year contract on the same day spring training opened with the team's first formal workout for pitchers and catchers. New York also re-signed injured reliever Drew Smith to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026. Smith is expected to miss all or most of the upcoming season while recovering from his second Tommy John surgery. Alonso and the Mets agreed to financial terms last week, subject to a successful physical. The four-time All-Star first baseman gets a $10 million signing bonus and salaries of $20 million this year and $24 million in 2026. He can opt out after the 2025 season to become a free agent again.

Final	(12)Texas Tech	111	Arizona St.	106	

Final	(19)Mississippi	72	South Carolina	68	

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 </figure>AP Sports Summary for February 15th, 2025:Alex Bregman and Red Sox agree to $120 million, 3-year contract, AP source saysAlex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Bregman can opt out after the 2026 and 2027 seasons to become a free agent again. He might need to shift from third base to second with the Red Sox, who already have All-Star slugger Rafael Devers at the hot corner. A two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion during nine years with Houston, the 30-year-old Bregman hit .260 with 26 homers and 75 RBIs in 2024, the final season of a $100 million, five-year contract. He also won his first Gold Glove.Ohio State is hiring former Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, AP source saysA person familiar with the situation says that Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the agreement had not been announced. Coming off the national championship, Ohio State coach Ryan Day agreed in principle last year to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million per year. Day hired Patricia to fill the void left by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for the same job at Penn State. The 50-year-old Patricia was let go by the Philadelphia Eagles a year ago.Trump NIL twist carries small legal impact. But to some 'it's putting women's sports back 25 years'The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by making those payments subject to federal Title IX rules. President Donald Trump's education officials announced the change Wednesday, saying the policy from former President Joe Biden's final days in office had no legal basis under Title IX, the 1972 law forbidding sex discrimination in education. A Jan. 16 memo from the Biden administration told universities that NIL payments must be treated the same as athletic financial aid such as scholarships.Yamamoto, Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers when the Dodgers play in Tokyo next monthGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they face the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo next month, according to manager Dave Roberts. The two Japanese pitchers along with two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for Japanese fans during the two MLB games on March 18 and 19. The Cubs also have Japanese players in Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki. Roberts said Sasaki could theoretically pitch in one of the Dodgers' exhibition games earlier in the week in Tokyo, but the plan is for him to be ready for the second regular season game.Quick return to Torrey Pines brings familiar setting with a lot more of golf's best playersSAN DIEGO (AP) — So much about Torrey Pines looks just like it did three weeks ago. Only it's a new tournament with a far stronger field. The Genesis Invitational typically is held at venerable Riviera. But the LA wildfires burned up so much of the Pacific Palisades community that organizers were forced to relocate. The choice was Torrey Pines because the infrastructure was in place. The field features 46 of the top 50 in the world. That includes Scottie Scheffler, back at Torrey for the first time since 2022. Also back is Rory McIlroy for the first time since the 2021 U.S. Open.Fueled by grudge, Jamal Murray scores career-high 55 points in Nuggets' win over Trail BlazersDENVER (AP) — The only thing hotter than Jamal Murray's jumper Wednesday night may have been his temper. The Denver Nuggets guard was still carrying a grudge against the Portland Trail Blazers over being ejected for some trash talking on Monday. Facing them again two days later, Murray let his play do his chirping as he turned in a career-best 55-point performance in a 132-121 win. Murray finished 20 of 36 from the floor, including seven 3-pointers. It's the third-most points in the franchise's NBA history, trailing only David Thompson's 73-point game on April 9, 1978, and Jokic's 56-point effort Dec. 7. In the ABA, Spencer Haywood had a 59-point game for the then-Rockets on April 15, 1970.Briscoe gives Toyota its first Daytona 500 pole as Johnson and Truex also lock into NASCAR openerDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR's "Great American Race." It is the first Daytona 500 pole for Briscoe, who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing this season when Stewart-Haas Racing closed at the end of 2024. His move to the No. 19 gave Toyota its first pole in NASCAR's biggest race of the season. Former Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric qualified second in a Ford for Team Penske. Ford drivers claimed four of the top five spots in time trials, but only Briscoe and Cindric as the front row starters were locked in Wednesday night. The only other drivers locked in during time trials were Toyota drivers Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr.Villanova edges No. 9 St. John's 73-71 to stop Red Storm's winning streakVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Tyler Perkins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining and Villanova defeated No. 9 St. John's 73-71, ending the Red Storm's 10-game winning streak. Wooga Poplar scored 22 points and Eric Dixon added 17 in a critical victory for the Wildcats, who have won three in a row. Aaron Scott led four players in double figures with 22 points for the Red Storm, who lead the Big East by one game over No. 24 Creighton. The teams meet Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Kadary Richmond had 17 points and 10 assists for St. John's. Simeon Wilcher and RJ Luis Jr. scored 12 apiece.Nick Pivetta agrees to $55 million, 4-year contract with San Diego Padres, AP source saysA person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Nick Pivetta has agreed to a backloaded $55 million, four-year contract with the San Diego Padres. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the deal, first reported by ESPN, was subject to a successful physical. Pivetta gets a $3 million signing bonus and salaries of $1 million this year, $19 million in 2026, $14 million in 2027 and $18 million in 2028. He can opt out after the 2026 and 2027 seasons to become a free agent again.Mets finalize Pete Alonso deal and re-sign injured reliever Drew SmithNEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso and the New York Mets have finalized their $54 million, two-year contract on the same day spring training opened with the team's first formal workout for pitchers and catchers. New York also re-signed injured reliever Drew Smith to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026. Smith is expected to miss all or most of the upcoming season while recovering from his second Tommy John surgery. Alonso and the Mets agreed to financial terms last week, subject to a successful physical. The four-time All-Star first baseman gets a $10 million signing bonus and salaries of $20 million this year and $24 million in 2026. He can opt out after the 2025 season to become a free agent again.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	Orlando	102	Charlotte	86	Final	Boston	116	San Antonio	103	Final OT	Indiana	134	Washington	130	Final	Cleveland	131	Toronto	108	Final	Brooklyn	100	Philadelphia	96	Final	Milwaukee	103	Minnesota	101	Final	Oklahoma City	115	Miami	101	Final	Sacramento	119	New Orleans	111	Final	Detroit	128	Chicago	110	Final OT	New York	149	Atlanta	148	Final	Houston	119	Phoenix	111	Final	Utah	131	L.A. Lakers	119	Final	Denver	132	Portland	121	Final	Dallas	111	Golden State	107	Final	L.A. Clippers	128	Memphis	114	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal OT	Canada	4	Sweden	3	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLFinal	(3)Duke	78	California	57	Final	Villanova	73	(9)St. John's	71	Final	(12)Texas Tech	111	Arizona St.	106	Final	(19)Mississippi	72	South Carolina	68	Final	(21)Missouri	82	Oklahoma	58	___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION		Golden State	at	Houston	8 p.m.			Sacramento	at	New Orleans	8 p.m.			Miami	at	Dallas	8:30 p.m.			Oklahoma City	at	Minnesota	8:30 p.m.			L.A. Clippers	at	Utah	9 p.m.	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE		USA	at	Finland	8 p.m.	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL		(14)Memphis	at	South Florida	9 p.m.			(25)Maryland	at	Nebraska	8:30 p.m.

📢📰🎧 Sports Headlines for Thursday

&nbsp; CHARLOTTE, N.C. –&nbsp;Charlotte held off the Shockers' strong fourth quarter effort in a 73-59 win Wednesday evening in Halton Arena.

The 49ers (8-15, 3-9 AAC) led for 38 minutes of the game to claim their third conference win as the Shockers drop to 8-18, 2-11 AAC.

Charlotte's Alexis Andrews led all scoring with 27 points, hitting six threes and shooting 9-for-15 from the field. Keanna Rembert and Hayleigh Breland also finished in double figures with 19 and 15 points, respectively.

<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/princess-anderson/9000">Princess Anderson</a>&nbsp;put up a Division I career-high 21 points with five three pointers, and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/salese-blow/8995">Salese Blow</a>&nbsp;finished in double figures for the 15th&nbsp;time this season with 12 points.

Wichita State scored the first basket of the game, but Charlotte went on a 17-2 run in the first quarter to take a 13-point lead, holding the Shockers scoreless for over four minutes, but eight points from Anderson, including back-to-back threes helped cut the spread to eight going into halftime.

A back-and-forth third quarter saw Wichita State come within six, but Andrews hit a three in the final seconds of the quarter to push it back to nine.

The Shockers scored their second-most points in a fourth quarter this season with 24, courtesy of 11 points from Anderson as she tried to spark some momentum late, but they couldn't stop Andrews and the 49ers down the stretch as Charlotte closed out a complete game.

Both teams' benches had a high offensive production with the Shocker bench scoring 32, and the 49er bench putting up 34.Wichita State returns home to take on Rice (12-11, 5-6 AAC) Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Wichita State Shockers&nbsp; CHARLOTTE, N.C. –&nbsp;Charlotte held off the Shockers' strong fourth quarter effort in a 73-59 win Wednesday evening in Halton Arena.The 49ers (8-15, 3-9 AAC) led for 38 minutes of the game to claim their third conference win as the Shockers drop to 8-18, 2-11 AAC.Charlotte's Alexis Andrews led all scoring with 27 points, hitting six threes and shooting 9-for-15 from the field. Keanna Rembert and Hayleigh Breland also finished in double figures with 19 and 15 points, respectively.<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/princess-anderson/9000">Princess Anderson</a>&nbsp;put up a Division I career-high 21 points with five three pointers, and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/salese-blow/8995">Salese Blow</a>&nbsp;finished in double figures for the 15th&nbsp;time this season with 12 points.Wichita State scored the first basket of the game, but Charlotte went on a 17-2 run in the first quarter to take a 13-point lead, holding the Shockers scoreless for over four minutes, but eight points from Anderson, including back-to-back threes helped cut the spread to eight going into halftime.A back-and-forth third quarter saw Wichita State come within six, but Andrews hit a three in the final seconds of the quarter to push it back to nine.The Shockers scored their second-most points in a fourth quarter this season with 24, courtesy of 11 points from Anderson as she tried to spark some momentum late, but they couldn't stop Andrews and the 49ers down the stretch as Charlotte closed out a complete game.Both teams' benches had a high offensive production with the Shocker bench scoring 32, and the 49er bench putting up 34.Wichita State returns home to take on Rice (12-11, 5-6 AAC) Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Shocker women fall at Charlotte

CINCINNATI (AP) — Serena Sundell scored 21 points and dished 10 assists, Taryn Sides also had a double-double and No. 14 Kansas State rolled to a 90-53 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday night.

Sides had 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2 Big 12 Conference) for her first double-double. Temira Poindexter added 18 points. K-State was coming off a 30-point loss at No. 25 Oklahoma State.

Jillian Hayes had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Bearcats (14-9, 6-7). Chloe Mann and Reagan Jackson both added 10 points.

Sundell had 11 points in the first quarter when the Wildcats took a 22-16 lead and they broke the game open in the second quarter by making four 3-pointers and outscoring the Bearcats, who were 4 of 15 from the field, 20-9. Kansas State took a 42-25 lead at halftime.

Poindexter had back-to-back 3-pointers to put Kansas State on top 30-19, Sides scored the next Wildcat basket for a 33-21 lead and the lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way.

Kansas State went 10 of 16 in the third quarter when Cincinnati was 3 of 19 and the lead was 66-38.

The Wildcats shot 59% in the second half and 51% for the game while Cincinnati shot 39% for the game. K-State had 28 assists on 33 baskets, 10 of them 3-pointers.

UCF is at Kansas State on Saturday when the Bearcats go to No. 18 West Virginia.

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 </figure>CINCINNATI (AP) — Serena Sundell scored 21 points and dished 10 assists, Taryn Sides also had a double-double and No. 14 Kansas State rolled to a 90-53 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday night.Sides had 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2 Big 12 Conference) for her first double-double. Temira Poindexter added 18 points. K-State was coming off a 30-point loss at No. 25 Oklahoma State.Jillian Hayes had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Bearcats (14-9, 6-7). Chloe Mann and Reagan Jackson both added 10 points.Sundell had 11 points in the first quarter when the Wildcats took a 22-16 lead and they broke the game open in the second quarter by making four 3-pointers and outscoring the Bearcats, who were 4 of 15 from the field, 20-9. Kansas State took a 42-25 lead at halftime.Poindexter had back-to-back 3-pointers to put Kansas State on top 30-19, Sides scored the next Wildcat basket for a 33-21 lead and the lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way.Kansas State went 10 of 16 in the third quarter when Cincinnati was 3 of 19 and the lead was 66-38.The Wildcats shot 59% in the second half and 51% for the game while Cincinnati shot 39% for the game. K-State had 28 assists on 33 baskets, 10 of them 3-pointers.UCF is at Kansas State on Saturday when the Bearcats go to No. 18 West Virginia.

🏀 Sundell and Sides both have double-doubles, No. 14 K-State women beat Cincinnati

For the second-straight Wednesday, the Hutchinson Community College women's and men's basketball schedules have been altered.

The latest snowstorm to hit Kansas on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning has caused the postponement of the Blue Dragon women's and men's basketball games on Wednesday.

The games will be made up on Thursday (February 13) with different start times. The women's game is now at 4 p.m. and the men's game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Conestoga Arena in Garden City.

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 </figure>Hutchinson CC Sports InformationFor the second-straight Wednesday, the Hutchinson Community College women's and men's basketball schedules have been altered.The latest snowstorm to hit Kansas on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning has caused the postponement of the Blue Dragon women's and men's basketball games on Wednesday.The games will be made up on Thursday (February 13) with different start times. The women's game is now at 4 p.m. and the men's game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Conestoga Arena in Garden City.

🏀 HutchCC-Garden City games postponed until Thursday

AP Sports Summary for February 12th, 2025:

Kevin Durant becomes the 8th player in NBA history to score 30,000 points

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant has become the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. The Phoenix Suns All-Star reached the milestone on a free throw in the third quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The other players to reach the 30,000-point plateau in NBA history are LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain.

Fresh off a World Series win, the Los Angeles Dodgers look even more formidable in 2025

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers went through a light workout and most of the usual superstars were out on the field, including National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. It's been a short offseason for the franchise: The Dodgers hoisted the World Series trophy barely three months ago after beating the New York Yankees in five games. Los Angeles is trying to become the first team to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000. The team's ownership opened up its pocketbook during the offseason to add talent, signing two-time All-Star Blake Snell, Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki and relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates.

Eagles' Super Bowl-winning coordinator Kellen Moore will become the Saints head coach

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kellen Moore is leaving the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for his first NFL head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints. The 36-year-old Moore will join a Saints organization that's been floundering since the retirement of quarterback Drew Brees and departure of Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton. The Saints haven't made the playoffs since the 2020 season. Moore has been an offensive coordinator for six seasons with Dallas, the Los Angeles Charges and the Eagles. The Saints fired third-year coach Dennis Allen this past season with the team at 5-12. Moore oversaw the second-ranked rushing offense in the NFL while playing to the strengths of star running back Saquon Barkley and a big offensive line.

Historic decider as Goodison Park prepares to host Everton vs Liverpool derby for one final time

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — One of English soccer's most venerable and atmospheric stadiums is preparing to host a Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool later Wednesday for the 120th and final time with eternal bragging rights at stake. Goodison Park has been Everton's home since 1892 but will be demolished after this season with the club moving to a new 52,888-capacity venue at Bramley-Moore Dock on Liverpool's waterfront. Local rivals Everton and Liverpool have met 119 times in all competitions at Goodison since their first meeting there in 1894. They have 41 wins each. This is the decider. Liverpool can move nine points clear of second-place Arsenal in the Premier League. Everton hopes to push further clear of the relegation zone.

Bellingham strikes late for Real Madrid in 3-2 win at Man City in Champions League 1st leg playoff

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory in its Champions League playoff against Manchester City. Bellingham sealed a stunning comeback for holder Madrid in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium after City had led 2-1. Former City academy player Brahim Diaz leveled the game in the 86th minute before Bellingham's late winner silenced the home crowd. City had looked like taking a lead into the second leg at the Bernabeu next week after two goals from Erling Haaland. Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward the round of 16 by beating Brest 3-0 and Juventus won 2-1 against PSV Eindhoven. Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 win at Sporting Lisbon.

Dept of Education asks NCAA, high schools to erase records set by transgender athletes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Education has taken another step in advancing the Trump administration's new transgender policy for sports by asking the NCAA and a key high-school sports organization to restore titles, awards and records it says have been "misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories." The department sent a letter requesting the changes to the National Federation of State High School Associations and the NCAA. The NCAA changed its participation policy to restrict competition in women's sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from women's and girls sports.

Ben Simmons says he's ready to play at a high level for LA Clippers after being waived by Nets

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Ben Simmons has opened a new chapter with the Los Angeles Clippers, practicing with the team for the first time after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets. The former No. 1 pick is expected to make his debut either Wednesday at home against Memphis or Thursday at Utah. Simmons hasn't played since Feb. 1. He averaged 6.2 points and 6.9 assists in 33 games for the Nets this season. The three-time All-Star says he feels comfortable with his new team and is glad the Clippers view him as a point guard first. Simmons joins veterans Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and Norman Powell. He says he expects everyone to push each other to be better.

Yankees' Boone says he hopes his team would handle title `with a little more class' than Dodgers

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three months after the World Series, Yankees manager Aaron Boone remained unhappy with some of the Los Angeles Dodgers' remarks after they beat a sloppy New York team in five games for the title. Speaking at the start of spring training, Boone was asked whether his players took the comments personally. He says "probably a little bit" and adds "hopefully, we're in that position next year and handle things with a little more class." Los Angeles pitcher Joe Kelly said on his "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast the Dodgers entered each game saying: "Just let them throw the ball into the infield. They can't make a play."

Brandon Ingram gets $120 million extension from Raptors shortly after being acquired

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram has a $120 million extension from the Toronto Raptors before ever playing a game for them. The recently acquired forward agreed to the deal Tuesday, less than a week after the Raptors got him from the New Orleans Pelicans. Klutch Sports Group, Ingram's agency, congratulated the 2020 All-Star and NBA's Most Improved Player on his three-year extension in a post on X. Ingram has been out for two months with a sprained left ankle. The No. 2 pick in the 2016 draft has averaged 23 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists, scoring at least 20 points per game in all six seasons.

Goaltending depth is a 'luxury' for the US that could come up big at the 2026 Milan Olympics

MONTREAL (AP) — The U.S. is in a golden era of goaltending, with Boston's Jeremy Swayman, Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck, Dallas' Jake Oettinger and Vancouver's Thatcher Demko at the forefront of the country thriving at hockey's most important position. It's the biggest reason the Americans can realistically compete for gold at the 2026 Milan Olympics, which would be the first since 1980 but hardly a miracle. Instead, it's the product of USA Hockey developing goalies at a young age through college and into the pros. The NHL-run 4 Nations Face-Off is a showcase of U.S. goaltending.

Final	(3)Florida	81	(22)Mississippi St.	68	

		(19)Mississippi	at	South Carolina	7 p.m.	

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 </figure>AP Sports Summary for February 12th, 2025:Kevin Durant becomes the 8th player in NBA history to score 30,000 pointsPHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant has become the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. The Phoenix Suns All-Star reached the milestone on a free throw in the third quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The other players to reach the 30,000-point plateau in NBA history are LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain.Fresh off a World Series win, the Los Angeles Dodgers look even more formidable in 2025GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers went through a light workout and most of the usual superstars were out on the field, including National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. It's been a short offseason for the franchise: The Dodgers hoisted the World Series trophy barely three months ago after beating the New York Yankees in five games. Los Angeles is trying to become the first team to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000. The team's ownership opened up its pocketbook during the offseason to add talent, signing two-time All-Star Blake Snell, Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki and relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates.Eagles' Super Bowl-winning coordinator Kellen Moore will become the Saints head coachNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kellen Moore is leaving the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for his first NFL head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints. The 36-year-old Moore will join a Saints organization that's been floundering since the retirement of quarterback Drew Brees and departure of Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton. The Saints haven't made the playoffs since the 2020 season. Moore has been an offensive coordinator for six seasons with Dallas, the Los Angeles Charges and the Eagles. The Saints fired third-year coach Dennis Allen this past season with the team at 5-12. Moore oversaw the second-ranked rushing offense in the NFL while playing to the strengths of star running back Saquon Barkley and a big offensive line.Historic decider as Goodison Park prepares to host Everton vs Liverpool derby for one final timeLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — One of English soccer's most venerable and atmospheric stadiums is preparing to host a Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool later Wednesday for the 120th and final time with eternal bragging rights at stake. Goodison Park has been Everton's home since 1892 but will be demolished after this season with the club moving to a new 52,888-capacity venue at Bramley-Moore Dock on Liverpool's waterfront. Local rivals Everton and Liverpool have met 119 times in all competitions at Goodison since their first meeting there in 1894. They have 41 wins each. This is the decider. Liverpool can move nine points clear of second-place Arsenal in the Premier League. Everton hopes to push further clear of the relegation zone.Bellingham strikes late for Real Madrid in 3-2 win at Man City in Champions League 1st leg playoffMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory in its Champions League playoff against Manchester City. Bellingham sealed a stunning comeback for holder Madrid in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium after City had led 2-1. Former City academy player Brahim Diaz leveled the game in the 86th minute before Bellingham's late winner silenced the home crowd. City had looked like taking a lead into the second leg at the Bernabeu next week after two goals from Erling Haaland. Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward the round of 16 by beating Brest 3-0 and Juventus won 2-1 against PSV Eindhoven. Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 win at Sporting Lisbon.Dept of Education asks NCAA, high schools to erase records set by transgender athletesWASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Education has taken another step in advancing the Trump administration's new transgender policy for sports by asking the NCAA and a key high-school sports organization to restore titles, awards and records it says have been "misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories." The department sent a letter requesting the changes to the National Federation of State High School Associations and the NCAA. The NCAA changed its participation policy to restrict competition in women's sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from women's and girls sports.Ben Simmons says he's ready to play at a high level for LA Clippers after being waived by NetsINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Ben Simmons has opened a new chapter with the Los Angeles Clippers, practicing with the team for the first time after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets. The former No. 1 pick is expected to make his debut either Wednesday at home against Memphis or Thursday at Utah. Simmons hasn't played since Feb. 1. He averaged 6.2 points and 6.9 assists in 33 games for the Nets this season. The three-time All-Star says he feels comfortable with his new team and is glad the Clippers view him as a point guard first. Simmons joins veterans Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and Norman Powell. He says he expects everyone to push each other to be better.Yankees' Boone says he hopes his team would handle title `with a little more class' than DodgersTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three months after the World Series, Yankees manager Aaron Boone remained unhappy with some of the Los Angeles Dodgers' remarks after they beat a sloppy New York team in five games for the title. Speaking at the start of spring training, Boone was asked whether his players took the comments personally. He says "probably a little bit" and adds "hopefully, we're in that position next year and handle things with a little more class." Los Angeles pitcher Joe Kelly said on his "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast the Dodgers entered each game saying: "Just let them throw the ball into the infield. They can't make a play."Brandon Ingram gets $120 million extension from Raptors shortly after being acquiredTORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram has a $120 million extension from the Toronto Raptors before ever playing a game for them. The recently acquired forward agreed to the deal Tuesday, less than a week after the Raptors got him from the New Orleans Pelicans. Klutch Sports Group, Ingram's agency, congratulated the 2020 All-Star and NBA's Most Improved Player on his three-year extension in a post on X. Ingram has been out for two months with a sprained left ankle. The No. 2 pick in the 2016 draft has averaged 23 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists, scoring at least 20 points per game in all six seasons.Goaltending depth is a 'luxury' for the US that could come up big at the 2026 Milan OlympicsMONTREAL (AP) — The U.S. is in a golden era of goaltending, with Boston's Jeremy Swayman, Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck, Dallas' Jake Oettinger and Vancouver's Thatcher Demko at the forefront of the country thriving at hockey's most important position. It's the biggest reason the Americans can realistically compete for gold at the 2026 Milan Olympics, which would be the first since 1980 but hardly a miracle. Instead, it's the product of USA Hockey developing goalies at a young age through college and into the pros. The NHL-run 4 Nations Face-Off is a showcase of U.S. goaltending.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	Toronto	106	Philadelphia	103	Final	New York	128	Indiana	115	Final	Detroit	132	Chicago	92	Final	Memphis	119	Phoenix	112	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLFinal	(1)Auburn	80	Vanderbilt	68	Final	(2)Alabama	103	Texas	80	Final	(3)Florida	81	(22)Mississippi St.	68	Final	(15)Kentucky	75	(5)Tennessee	64	Final	(20)Michigan	75	(7)Purdue	73	Final	(8)Texas A&amp;M	69	Georgia	53	Final	(10)Iowa St.	77	UCF	65	Final	Indiana	71	(11)Michigan St.	67	Final	Kansas St.	73	(13)Arizona	70	Final	(17)Kansas	71	Colorado	59	Final	(18)Marquette	68	DePaul	58	Final	UConn	70	(24)Creighton	66	___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION		Charlotte	at	Orlando	7 p.m.			Indiana	at	Washington	7 p.m.			San Antonio	at	Boston	7 p.m.			Atlanta	at	New York	7:30 p.m.			Cleveland	at	Toronto	7:30 p.m.			Philadelphia	at	Brooklyn	7:30 p.m.			Detroit	at	Chicago	8 p.m.			Miami	at	Oklahoma City	8 p.m.			Milwaukee	at	Minnesota	8 p.m.			Sacramento	at	New Orleans	8 p.m.			Phoenix	at	Houston	8:30 p.m.			L.A. Lakers	at	Utah	9 p.m.			Portland	at	Denver	9 p.m.			Golden State	at	Dallas	9:30 p.m.			Memphis	at	L.A. Clippers	10:30 p.m.	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE		Canada	at	Sweden	8 p.m.	___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL		California	at	(3)Duke	9 p.m.			(9)St. John's	at	Villanova	6 p.m.			Arizona St.	at	(12)Texas Tech	9 p.m.			(19)Mississippi	at	South Carolina	7 p.m.			Oklahoma	at	(21)Missouri	9 p.m.	___

📢📰🎧 Sports Headlines for Wednesday

Hutchinson at Garden City - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13

Seward County at Barton - 5:30 p.m. (women), 7:30 p.m. (men)

Coffeyville at Cloud County - Postponed to Monday, Feb. 17

Pratt at Fort Hays Tech Northwest - Postponed to Monday, Feb. 17

Evangel at Southwestern - played on Tuesday •W: Evangel 71, Southwestern 68; M: Southwestern 91, Evangel 83

Bethany at Tabor - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13

Kansas Wesleyan at Bethel - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13

York at McPherson - 6 p.m. (women), 8 p.m. (men) •W: York 65, McPherson 56; M: McPherson 97, York 71

Avila at Saint Mary - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13

Friends at Sterling - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13

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 </figure>KJCCCHutchinson at Garden City - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13Seward County at Barton - 5:30 p.m. (women), 7:30 p.m. (men)Coffeyville at Cloud County - Postponed to Monday, Feb. 17Pratt at Fort Hays Tech Northwest - Postponed to Monday, Feb. 17KCACEvangel at Southwestern - played on Tuesday •W: Evangel 71, Southwestern 68; M: Southwestern 91, Evangel 83Bethany at Tabor - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13Kansas Wesleyan at Bethel - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13York at McPherson - 6 p.m. (women), 8 p.m. (men) •W: York 65, McPherson 56; M: McPherson 97, York 71Avila at Saint Mary - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13Friends at Sterling - Postponed to Thursday, Feb. 13

🏀 KJCCC & KCAC schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 12

VALLEY CENTER, Kan. - Both Salthawk basketball teams had to overcome adversity and rally back in the Nest versus Valley Center on Tuesday, but both teams came out with hard fought wins. Hutch High Girls overcame 24 turnovers to pull away in the second half 41-30. The Salthawk boys took over in the second half to get the win 60-47.

Tenley Keeton scored all of her points in the first half but it was enough to lead the Salthawks in scoring in a game that saw a 10 point lead at half-time evaporate quickly when the Hornets starting dropping 3 point baskets in the third period. Hutch led 22-12 at half to see that lead go away quickly to let Valley Center take the lead 23-22 before Clara Ontjes hit a corner trey and Lynnea Alverez knocked down two long range bombs to allow the Salthawks to gain control of the tempo and get the win. Alverez and Kaia Smith both added 8 points each in the win.

Hutchinson is now 9-5 on the season and travel to Derby on Friday night while the Hornets are 8-6 and match up with Maize.

Lamar Govain was fantastic in the third quarter to lead the Salthawks with 20 points scored while Senior guard Terrell King sliced and diced the Hornet defense fo 19 points. Danny Boone came off the bench to ad 9 as the Salthawks pulled away in the second half after trailing by two at the half 26-24.

The Salthawks put up 21 points in the third quarter that saw Hutch overcome a nine point deficit to at one time lead by as may as 17 points in the second half. At one time, Hutch owned a 15 to 0 run to take control of the game.

Hutchinson now plays 4 of their 6 remaining regular season games on the road by traveling to Derby to take on the Panthers on Friday night. Derby is currently ranked #1 in class 6A and is a hard team to beat on their home floor.

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 </figure>VALLEY CENTER, Kan. - Both Salthawk basketball teams had to overcome adversity and rally back in the Nest versus Valley Center on Tuesday, but both teams came out with hard fought wins. Hutch High Girls overcame 24 turnovers to pull away in the second half 41-30. The Salthawk boys took over in the second half to get the win 60-47.Girls recap:Tenley Keeton scored all of her points in the first half but it was enough to lead the Salthawks in scoring in a game that saw a 10 point lead at half-time evaporate quickly when the Hornets starting dropping 3 point baskets in the third period. Hutch led 22-12 at half to see that lead go away quickly to let Valley Center take the lead 23-22 before Clara Ontjes hit a corner trey and Lynnea Alverez knocked down two long range bombs to allow the Salthawks to gain control of the tempo and get the win. Alverez and Kaia Smith both added 8 points each in the win.Hutchinson is now 9-5 on the season and travel to Derby on Friday night while the Hornets are 8-6 and match up with Maize.Boys recap:Lamar Govain was fantastic in the third quarter to lead the Salthawks with 20 points scored while Senior guard Terrell King sliced and diced the Hornet defense fo 19 points. Danny Boone came off the bench to ad 9 as the Salthawks pulled away in the second half after trailing by two at the half 26-24.The Salthawks put up 21 points in the third quarter that saw Hutch overcome a nine point deficit to at one time lead by as may as 17 points in the second half. At one time, Hutch owned a 15 to 0 run to take control of the game.Hutchinson now plays 4 of their 6 remaining regular season games on the road by traveling to Derby to take on the Panthers on Friday night. Derby is currently ranked #1 in class 6A and is a hard team to beat on their home floor.