Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86.

NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.

Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR’s Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. The sanctioning body updated its record books to reflect the decision, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip.

France and longtime NASCAR executive Mike Helton presented Allison with a plaque commemorating the victory. With it, Allison trails only fellow Hall of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93) in Cup wins.

Allison was inducted into NASCAR’s second Hall of Fame class, in 2011. He was the 1983 NASCAR champion, finished second in the series title race five times, and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500.

“Bobby was the ultimate fan’s driver,” Allison’s family said in a statement. “He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his fans and would stop to sign autographs and have conversations with them everywhere he went. He was a dedicated family man and friend, and a devout Catholic.”

He helped put NASCAR on the map with more than his driving. His infamous fight with Cale Yarborough in the closing laps of the 1979 Daytona 500 served as one of the sport’s defining moments.

“Cale went to beating on my fist with his nose,” Allison has said repeatedly, often using that phrase to describe the fight. “Cale understands like I do that it really was a benefit to the interest of racing. It proves that we were sincere.”

Born in Miami in 1937, Allison started searching for more racing opportunities outside the Sunshine State. He landed in central Alabama, where he found a number of small, dirt tracks.

He returned to Florida to get brother Donnie and close friend Red Farmer. They set up shop in Hueytown, Alabama, and dominated regional races throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. They were later joined in the Alabama Gang by Jimmy Mears, Neil Bonnett and Bonnett and Allison’s sons Davey and Clifford.

Allison retired in 1988 following a crash that nearly killed him. In June 1987, he wrecked on the opening lap at Talledega Superspeedway. He hit the outside wall and then got T-boned in the driver’s side door. He was initially declared dead upon reaching a local hospital but was later resuscitated.

He eventually regained his memory, re-learned everyday activities and attempted a comeback. But a series of tragedies led Allison to retire. His son, Clifford, was fatally injured during a crash in practice for the second-tier Busch Series at Michigan International Speedway in 1992. A year later, son Davey was killed in a helicopter crash at Talladega.

Three years after that, Bobby and wife Judy divorced. They reconnected four years later at their daughter-in-law’s wedding and were remarried in 2000. They remained together until Judy’s death in 2015.

Allison was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Pearson and Lee Petty.

“Bobby Allison personified the term ‘racer,’” France said in statement. “Though he is best known as one of the winningest drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history, his impact on the sport extends far beyond the record books.

Allison is one of 10 drivers to have won NASCAR’s career “grand slam” that includes the Cup Series’ most iconic races: the Daytona 500, the Winston 500, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Southern 500.

Allison made six IndyCar Series starts for Roger Penske, including a pair of Indy 500s.

BY&nbsp;JENNA FRYERU, Associated PressBobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86.NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The NASCAR family mourns the loss of Bobby Allison, who passed away peacefully at home today at the age of 86. <a href="https://t.co/X4zUxohSNc">pic.twitter.com/X4zUxohSNc</a>&mdash; NASCAR (@NASCAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1855401398369755510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR’s Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. The sanctioning body updated its record books to reflect the decision, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip.France and longtime NASCAR executive Mike Helton presented Allison with a plaque commemorating the victory. With it, Allison trails only fellow Hall of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93) in Cup wins.Allison was inducted into NASCAR’s second Hall of Fame class, in 2011. He was the 1983 NASCAR champion, finished second in the series title race five times, and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500.“Bobby was the ultimate fan’s driver,” Allison’s family said in a statement. “He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his fans and would stop to sign autographs and have conversations with them everywhere he went. He was a dedicated family man and friend, and a devout Catholic.”He helped put NASCAR on the map with more than his driving. His infamous fight with Cale Yarborough in the closing laps of the 1979 Daytona 500 served as one of the sport’s defining moments.“Cale went to beating on my fist with his nose,” Allison has said repeatedly, often using that phrase to describe the fight. “Cale understands like I do that it really was a benefit to the interest of racing. It proves that we were sincere.”Born in Miami in 1937, Allison started searching for more racing opportunities outside the Sunshine State. He landed in central Alabama, where he found a number of small, dirt tracks.He returned to Florida to get brother Donnie and close friend Red Farmer. They set up shop in Hueytown, Alabama, and dominated regional races throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. They were later joined in the Alabama Gang by Jimmy Mears, Neil Bonnett and Bonnett and Allison’s sons Davey and Clifford.Allison retired in 1988 following a crash that nearly killed him. In June 1987, he wrecked on the opening lap at Talledega Superspeedway. He hit the outside wall and then got T-boned in the driver’s side door. He was initially declared dead upon reaching a local hospital but was later resuscitated.He eventually regained his memory, re-learned everyday activities and attempted a comeback. But a series of tragedies led Allison to retire. His son, Clifford, was fatally injured during a crash in practice for the second-tier Busch Series at Michigan International Speedway in 1992. A year later, son Davey was killed in a helicopter crash at Talladega.Three years after that, Bobby and wife Judy divorced. They reconnected four years later at their daughter-in-law’s wedding and were remarried in 2000. They remained together until Judy’s death in 2015.ADVERTISEMENTAllison was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Pearson and Lee Petty.“Bobby Allison personified the term ‘racer,’” France said in statement. “Though he is best known as one of the winningest drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history, his impact on the sport extends far beyond the record books.Allison is one of 10 drivers to have won NASCAR’s career “grand slam” that includes the Cup Series’ most iconic races: the Daytona 500, the Winston 500, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Southern 500.Allison made six IndyCar Series starts for Roger Penske, including a pair of Indy 500s.<h2>___</h2>

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Voice of the Blue Dragons, Sean Boston, visited with sophomore linebacker, JaQuel Mack, for Episode 9 of the "Under the Helmet" segment, which aired earlier today on KHUT-FM and KWBW-AM/FM.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Voice of the Blue Dragons, Sean Boston, visited with sophomore linebacker, JaQuel Mack, for Episode 9 of the "Under the Helmet" segment, which aired earlier today on KHUT-FM and KWBW-AM/FM.<div><iframe title="HutchCC &quot;Under the Helmet&quot; - 11/9/24 - Ja'Quel Mack" 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=s7qfy-1731b82-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>

🎧 LISTEN: "Under the Helmet" with HutchCC LB JaQuel Mack

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Brenden Hausen knocked down six treys and scored 22 points to lead Kansas State to a 77-64 win over Cleveland State Saturday despite not scoring a point over the final two minutes.

Max Jones knocked down his only 3-pointer of the game with 2:11 left to give the Wildcats a 77-57 lead, David Castillo and Taj Manning both missed from beyond the arc in the final minutes.

Jones opened the game by tipping in his own missed layup, but Chase Robinson answered less than a minute later to get the Vikings even. Kansas State then rolled off eight straight points to take the lead for good. Coleman Hawkins hit two free throws midway through the half to push the lead to double digits and the Wildcats led by a dozen, 36-24, at intermission.

David N'Guessan and Hawkins each finished with 12 points and Jones added 11 for Kansas State (2-0). The Wildcats shot an efficient 26 of 45 from the field (57.8%) and was 10 of 19 from beyond the arc while collecting 16 assists on 26 made baskets.

Dylan Arnett scored 10 points and Je'Shawn Stevenson added another 10 off the bench for Cleveland State (1-2), which lost its second straight road game. The Vikings where held to just 23-of-60 shooting from the floor (38.2%), including 6 of 18 from long range.

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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Brenden Hausen knocked down six treys and scored 22 points to lead Kansas State to a 77-64 win over Cleveland State Saturday despite not scoring a point over the final two minutes.Max Jones knocked down his only 3-pointer of the game with 2:11 left to give the Wildcats a 77-57 lead, David Castillo and Taj Manning both missed from beyond the arc in the final minutes.Jones opened the game by tipping in his own missed layup, but Chase Robinson answered less than a minute later to get the Vikings even. Kansas State then rolled off eight straight points to take the lead for good. Coleman Hawkins hit two free throws midway through the half to push the lead to double digits and the Wildcats led by a dozen, 36-24, at intermission.David N'Guessan and Hawkins each finished with 12 points and Jones added 11 for Kansas State (2-0). The Wildcats shot an efficient 26 of 45 from the field (57.8%) and was 10 of 19 from beyond the arc while collecting 16 assists on 26 made baskets.Dylan Arnett scored 10 points and Je'Shawn Stevenson added another 10 off the bench for Cleveland State (1-2), which lost its second straight road game. The Vikings where held to just 23-of-60 shooting from the floor (38.2%), including 6 of 18 from long range.

🏀Hausen's career-high 22 leads K-State past Cleveland State

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — No. 3 Hutchinson (7-1, 3-1) returns home after a bye week to face Highland (5-4, 1-4).

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/41a8ce43-76f4-4e8d-8a50-ad9fb119267a">Two weeks ago, the Dragons turned the ball over six times and suffered a 27-22 loss to rival Butler.</a>

Sean Boston, Daren Dunn and Steve Carpenter prepare you for the noon kickoff from Gowans Stadium.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — No. 3 Hutchinson (7-1, 3-1) returns home after a bye week to face Highland (5-4, 1-4).<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/41a8ce43-76f4-4e8d-8a50-ad9fb119267a">Two weeks ago, the Dragons turned the ball over six times and suffered a 27-22 loss to rival Butler.</a>Sean Boston, Daren Dunn and Steve Carpenter prepare you for the noon kickoff from Gowans Stadium.<div><iframe title="CTK SEG 1 vs. Highland" 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=ctryh-1733631-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=ff6d00" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><div><iframe title="CTK SEG 2 vs. Highland" 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=ibc7i-173363d-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=ff6d00" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><div><iframe title="CTK SEG 3 vs. Highland" 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=4rtd6-1733642-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=ff6d00" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

🏈🎧 LISTEN: Countdown To Kickoff vs. Highland

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The No. 15 Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team picked up a thrilling 99-94 overtime victory over Southwestern Christian College (Tex.) on Friday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Jaquez Thornton scored a career-high 28 points to help lead the Blue Dragons to the win. Isaiah Jackson finished with 15, Bobby Cannon 15, DJ Dudley 13, and Aidan Wing 10.&nbsp;

Southwestern Christian knocked down 11 three-pointers, including five by Carson Brown. Brown led the Rams with 36 points in the loss.&nbsp;

The Blue Dragons are now 2-0 on the season and will face Labette on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. inside the Sports Arena, as part of the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.

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 </figure><a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20241108_0bpf.xml">BOX SCORE</a>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The No. 15 Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team picked up a thrilling 99-94 overtime victory over Southwestern Christian College (Tex.) on Friday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.Jaquez Thornton scored a career-high 28 points to help lead the Blue Dragons to the win. Isaiah Jackson finished with 15, Bobby Cannon 15, DJ Dudley 13, and Aidan Wing 10.&nbsp;Southwestern Christian knocked down 11 three-pointers, including five by Carson Brown. Brown led the Rams with 36 points in the loss.&nbsp;The Blue Dragons are now 2-0 on the season and will face Labette on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. inside the Sports Arena, as part of the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.

🏀 No. 15 HutchCC wins OT thriller

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The No. 1 Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team picked up a 68-23 win over Tabor College JV on Friday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

The Blue Dragons struggled early on, but took advantage of 29 Bluejay turnovers, scoring 29 points off of them.

Hutchinson (3-0) finished the game with 21 steals, four each from Dylan Alexander, Madi Denison, and Kahlen Norris.

Landon Forbes scored a career-high 16 points in the win, while also recording three steals. Brynne Katcher finished with 13 points, knocking down all six free throw attempts.

The Blue Dragons dominated in the paint, outscoring the Bluejays, 44-12. HutchCC finished with 23 fast break points and 35 points from the bench.

HutchCC out-rebounded Tabor, 44-29, including 17 offensive rebounds.

Tabor was led by Ellie McKellips with six points, all coming in the first half.

The Blue Dragons will host Murray State College (4-0) on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Sports Arena, as part of the BSN Sports Tip-off Classic.

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 </figure><a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20241108_y6ve.xml">BOX SCORE</a>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The No. 1 Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team picked up a 68-23 win over Tabor College JV on Friday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.The Blue Dragons struggled early on, but took advantage of 29 Bluejay turnovers, scoring 29 points off of them.Hutchinson (3-0) finished the game with 21 steals, four each from Dylan Alexander, Madi Denison, and Kahlen Norris.Landon Forbes scored a career-high 16 points in the win, while also recording three steals. Brynne Katcher finished with 13 points, knocking down all six free throw attempts.The Blue Dragons dominated in the paint, outscoring the Bluejays, 44-12. HutchCC finished with 23 fast break points and 35 points from the bench.HutchCC out-rebounded Tabor, 44-29, including 17 offensive rebounds.Tabor was led by Ellie McKellips with six points, all coming in the first half.The Blue Dragons will host Murray State College (4-0) on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Sports Arena, as part of the BSN Sports Tip-off Classic.

🏀 No. 1 Dragons too much for Bluejays

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 20 points and 10 rebounds for No. 1 Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels’ Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired Friday night.

Zeke Mayo had 21 points and KJ Adams Jr had 14 for the Jayhawks (2-0), who led 49-29 in the first half but trailed 87-83 with 3:28 to go. Dickinson and Mayo responded with a series of baskets to tie the game at 89, and Dickinson’s basket with 1:15 to go and free throw with 12 seconds remaining made it a three-point game.

The Tar Heels (1-1) raced up the floor, but Cadeau’s 3 from the wing was contested and never had a chance.

Seth Trimble scored 19 points to lead North Carolina. RJ Davis had 16 points and Cadeau finished with 12.

It was just the 13th matchup of the Tar Heels and Jayhawks, and first since Kansas rallied from a 16-point deficit to win the 2022 national championship. The only other time they have met on campus was in 1960, when Larry Brown — who would later coach the Jayhawks to the 1988 title — helped the Tar Heels win in Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas made a repeat seem unlikely when it built a 20-point first-half lead.

But the Tar Heels trimmed the deficit in the second half, and Jae'Lyn Withers' 3-pointer gave them an 80-79 lead with 7:06 to go. The two bluebloods wrestled it away several other times before Kansas finally put the game away.

North Carolina stayed alive by getting to the basket and drawing fouls, ultimately going 28 of 31 from the line. But the lack of production in the paint was a big problem.

Kansas avoided what would have been the biggest blown-lead loss in school history.

Dickinson's basket inside with 1:15 left gave Kansas the lead, and the All-American center's free throw forced North Carolina into needing a 3-pointer to tie the game.

20 — The lead that Kansas had in the first half. And that the Tar Heels overcame in the second.

North Carolina plays American next Friday night. The Jayhawks play Michigan State on Tuesday night in Atlanta.

Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season. Sign up&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apnews.com/newsletters">here</a>. AP college basketball:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll">https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball">https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball</a>

<figure>
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 </figure>LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 20 points and 10 rebounds for No. 1 Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels’ Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired Friday night.Zeke Mayo had 21 points and KJ Adams Jr had 14 for the Jayhawks (2-0), who led 49-29 in the first half but trailed 87-83 with 3:28 to go. Dickinson and Mayo responded with a series of baskets to tie the game at 89, and Dickinson’s basket with 1:15 to go and free throw with 12 seconds remaining made it a three-point game.The Tar Heels (1-1) raced up the floor, but Cadeau’s 3 from the wing was contested and never had a chance.Seth Trimble scored 19 points to lead North Carolina. RJ Davis had 16 points and Cadeau finished with 12.It was just the 13th matchup of the Tar Heels and Jayhawks, and first since Kansas rallied from a 16-point deficit to win the 2022 national championship. The only other time they have met on campus was in 1960, when Larry Brown — who would later coach the Jayhawks to the 1988 title — helped the Tar Heels win in Allen Fieldhouse.Kansas made a repeat seem unlikely when it built a 20-point first-half lead.But the Tar Heels trimmed the deficit in the second half, and Jae'Lyn Withers' 3-pointer gave them an 80-79 lead with 7:06 to go. The two bluebloods wrestled it away several other times before Kansas finally put the game away.<h2>Takeaways</h2>North Carolina stayed alive by getting to the basket and drawing fouls, ultimately going 28 of 31 from the line. But the lack of production in the paint was a big problem.Kansas avoided what would have been the biggest blown-lead loss in school history.<h2>Key moment</h2>Dickinson's basket inside with 1:15 left gave Kansas the lead, and the All-American center's free throw forced North Carolina into needing a 3-pointer to tie the game.<h2>Key stat</h2>20 — The lead that Kansas had in the first half. And that the Tar Heels overcame in the second.<h2>Up next</h2>North Carolina plays American next Friday night. The Jayhawks play Michigan State on Tuesday night in Atlanta.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season. Sign up&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apnews.com/newsletters">here</a>. AP college basketball:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll">https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball">https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball</a>

🏀 No. 1 Kansas holds on to beat No. 9 North Carolina

The No. 15-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team continues its season-opening four-game homestand on Friday and Saturday with two games in the annual BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.

The Blue Dragons (1-0) will play Southwestern Christian College (1-2) on Friday and the Labette Cardinals (1-2) on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. starts at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The Barton Cougars are the fourth team in the Classic field.

BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic Friday November 8 Schedule 3:00 p.m. - No. 2 Barton (0-0) vs. Labette (1-2) 7:30 p.m. - No. 15 Hutchinson (1-0) vs. Southwestern Christian (1-2) Saturday, November 9 Schedule 3:00 p.m. - No. 2 Barton vs. Southwestern Christian 7:30 p.m. - No. 15 Hutchinson vs. Labette

Site: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Radio&nbsp;(HutchCC Games only):&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT" target="_blank">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 7:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (analyst)</a> Video&nbsp;(All 4 games):&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/information/Athletics_Tab/BDSN_Schedule">Blue Dragon Sports Network</a> X: @bluedragonsport <a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/files/MBB_Game_2-3_-_BSN_Classic.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>

All four games of the men's BSN Classic will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.

The Blue Dragons got off to a solid start in head coach Kyle Fisher's first season with a 104-53 victory over Hesston College on Tuesday night.

Hutchinson shot 50.7 percent while holding the Larks to 24.2 percent shooting from the floor.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/cannon_bobby_1l4l">Bobby Cannon</a>&nbsp;came off the bench to lead the Blue Dragons with 15 points, leading five players to score in double figures.

The Blue Dragons play Southwestern Christian for the first time on Friday night. The Rams are a Division I Region 5 team from Terrell, Texas. The Rams dropped a 69-68 season-opening decision to Paris and lost 84-76 to Tyler. The Rams defeated Division III opponent Mountain View 98-92 on Wednesday.

Labette suffered a pair of big losses last weekend - 84-39 to Cowley and 109-56 to Independence. The Cardinals earned their first victory with a 93-66 win over the Southwestern College JV on Tuesday in Parsons.

Hutchinson is 4-0 in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1731075426114.jpeg" alt="Aidan Wing and the No. 15 Blue Dragon men's basketball team play Southwestern Christian and Labette this weekend in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic at the Sports Arena. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)" />
 <figcaption>Aidan Wing and the No. 15 Blue Dragon men's basketball team play Southwestern Christian and Labette this weekend in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic at the Sports Arena. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)</figcaption>
 </figure>Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe No. 15-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team continues its season-opening four-game homestand on Friday and Saturday with two games in the annual BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.The Blue Dragons (1-0) will play Southwestern Christian College (1-2) on Friday and the Labette Cardinals (1-2) on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. starts at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The Barton Cougars are the fourth team in the Classic field.BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic Friday November 8 Schedule 3:00 p.m. - No. 2 Barton (0-0) vs. Labette (1-2) 7:30 p.m. - No. 15 Hutchinson (1-0) vs. Southwestern Christian (1-2) Saturday, November 9 Schedule 3:00 p.m. - No. 2 Barton vs. Southwestern Christian 7:30 p.m. - No. 15 Hutchinson vs. LabetteSite: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Radio&nbsp;(HutchCC Games only):&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT" target="_blank">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 7:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (analyst)</a> Video&nbsp;(All 4 games):&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/information/Athletics_Tab/BDSN_Schedule">Blue Dragon Sports Network</a> X: @bluedragonsport <a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/files/MBB_Game_2-3_-_BSN_Classic.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>All four games of the men's BSN Classic will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.The Blue Dragons got off to a solid start in head coach Kyle Fisher's first season with a 104-53 victory over Hesston College on Tuesday night.Hutchinson shot 50.7 percent while holding the Larks to 24.2 percent shooting from the floor.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/cannon_bobby_1l4l">Bobby Cannon</a>&nbsp;came off the bench to lead the Blue Dragons with 15 points, leading five players to score in double figures.The Blue Dragons play Southwestern Christian for the first time on Friday night. The Rams are a Division I Region 5 team from Terrell, Texas. The Rams dropped a 69-68 season-opening decision to Paris and lost 84-76 to Tyler. The Rams defeated Division III opponent Mountain View 98-92 on Wednesday.Labette suffered a pair of big losses last weekend - 84-39 to Cowley and 109-56 to Independence. The Cardinals earned their first victory with a 93-66 win over the Southwestern College JV on Tuesday in Parsons.Hutchinson is 4-0 in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.

🏀 No. 15 Blue Dragons host Southwestern Christian, Labette in BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic

The No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team plays host to the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic, the first of two classics on the schedule this weekend at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Hutchinson (2-0) will play the Tabor College JV on Friday and Murray State (3-0) on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Barton is the fourth team in the tournament.

All four BSN Classic women's games will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.

BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic Friday, November 8 Schedule 1:00 p.m. - Barton (0-2) vs. Bethany JV (0-0) 5:30 p.m. - No. 1 Hutchinson (2-0) vs. Tabor JV (0-0) Saturday, November 9 Schedule 1:00 p.m. - Barton vs. Tabor JV 5:30 p.m. - No. 1 Hutchinson vs. Murray State (3-0)

Site: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Radio&nbsp;(HutchCC Games only):&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 5:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (analyst)</a> Video: (All 4 games):&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/information/Athletics_Tab/BDSN_Schedule">Blue Dragon Sports Network</a> X: @bluedragonsport <a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/files/Game_3-4_-_Women-s_BSN_Classic.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>

The Blue Dragons extended their overall winning streak to 39 games and home-court winning streak to 17 games on Tuesday with a wild 122-70 victory over Neosho County.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/jackson_hailey_q6t6">Hailey Jackson</a>&nbsp;had her second-straight double-double with career highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Blue Dragons, who forced a team single-game record 46 turnovers along with single-game records 42 free throws, 58 free-throw attempts and 192 combined points.

Friday's opponent, the Tabor JV, is the only KCAC junior varsity program on the schedule this season. Saturday's foe, Murray State, is off to a 3-0 start. Murray State plays Mountain View on Friday..

The Blue Dragons are 4-0 all-time in the BSN Sports Tipoff Classic.

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 </figure>Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team plays host to the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic, the first of two classics on the schedule this weekend at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.Hutchinson (2-0) will play the Tabor College JV on Friday and Murray State (3-0) on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Barton is the fourth team in the tournament.All four BSN Classic women's games will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic Friday, November 8 Schedule 1:00 p.m. - Barton (0-2) vs. Bethany JV (0-0) 5:30 p.m. - No. 1 Hutchinson (2-0) vs. Tabor JV (0-0) Saturday, November 9 Schedule 1:00 p.m. - Barton vs. Tabor JV 5:30 p.m. - No. 1 Hutchinson vs. Murray State (3-0)Site: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Radio&nbsp;(HutchCC Games only):&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 5:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (analyst)</a> Video: (All 4 games):&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/information/Athletics_Tab/BDSN_Schedule">Blue Dragon Sports Network</a> X: @bluedragonsport <a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/files/Game_3-4_-_Women-s_BSN_Classic.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>The Blue Dragons extended their overall winning streak to 39 games and home-court winning streak to 17 games on Tuesday with a wild 122-70 victory over Neosho County.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/jackson_hailey_q6t6">Hailey Jackson</a>&nbsp;had her second-straight double-double with career highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Blue Dragons, who forced a team single-game record 46 turnovers along with single-game records 42 free throws, 58 free-throw attempts and 192 combined points.Friday's opponent, the Tabor JV, is the only KCAC junior varsity program on the schedule this season. Saturday's foe, Murray State, is off to a 3-0 start. Murray State plays Mountain View on Friday..The Blue Dragons are 4-0 all-time in the BSN Sports Tipoff Classic.

🏀 No. 1 HutchCC to host BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic

High school football state playoffs continue this week with regional round action. See below for the schedule involving area teams.

All games will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, unless otherwise noted.

CLASS 5A No. 4 Hutchinson 33, No. 5 Liberal 13 (Thursday)

CLASS 4A No. 5 Buhler 62, No. 4 Mulvane 21 (Thursday) No. 8 McPherson (5-4) at No. 1 Wamego (8-1)

CLASS 3A No. 6 Hesston (8-1) at No. 3 Scott City (8-1)

CLASS 2A No. 5 Haven (8-1) at No. 4 Hoisington (5-4) No. 11 Halstead (4-5) at No. 3 Beloit (7-2)

CLASS 1A No. 5 Sedgwick (8-1) at No. 4 Plainville (7-2) No. 15 Trinity Catholic (4-5) at No. 10 Medicine Lodge (6-2) No. 6 Sterling (6-3) at No. 3 Valley Heights (7-2)

8-MAN DII Central Christian 48, Logan/Palco 6 (Thursday)

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 </figure>High school football state playoffs continue this week with regional round action. See below for the schedule involving area teams.All games will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, unless otherwise noted.Week 10CLASS 5A No. 4 Hutchinson 33, No. 5 Liberal 13 (Thursday)CLASS 4A No. 5 Buhler 62, No. 4 Mulvane 21 (Thursday) No. 8 McPherson (5-4) at No. 1 Wamego (8-1)CLASS 3A No. 6 Hesston (8-1) at No. 3 Scott City (8-1)CLASS 2A No. 5 Haven (8-1) at No. 4 Hoisington (5-4) No. 11 Halstead (4-5) at No. 3 Beloit (7-2)CLASS 1A No. 5 Sedgwick (8-1) at No. 4 Plainville (7-2) No. 15 Trinity Catholic (4-5) at No. 10 Medicine Lodge (6-2) No. 6 Sterling (6-3) at No. 3 Valley Heights (7-2)8-MAN DII Central Christian 48, Logan/Palco 6 (Thursday)

🏈 Week 10 area high school schedule

<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2024/11/7/womens-basketball-k-states-lee-named-to-wooden-award-watch-list">Via K-State Athletics</a>

MANHATTAN, Kan. — For the fourth time in her career, K-State senior center Ayoka Lee has been named to the Los Angeles Athletic Club John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, Preseason Women's Top 50 Watch List.

Lee was previously named to the Wooden Award Watch List in the 2021, 2022 and 2024 seasons. The product of Byron, Minnesota, was named to the Wood Award National Ballot in the 2022 and 2024 seasons.

The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2025 John R. Wooden Award® Women's Player of the Year. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award®. Wooden Award™ voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during the tournament's early round games. The Wooden Award All-American Team™ will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2025 John R. Wooden Award®, presented by Principal, will be presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 11, 2025.

Lee adds Thursday's recognition to her preseason haul of honors which includes: Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection, preseason All-America Second Team honors from The Athletic, selection to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Player of the Year Watch List, 2024-25 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List and being named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year by the league's coaches and her unanimous selection to the preseason All-Big 12 team. 

During the 2023-24 season, Lee was a Second Team All-America selection by The Athletic, a Third Team All-America honoree by The Sporting News, an honorable mention Associated Press All-American, an honorable mention WBCA All-American, a 2024 John R. Wooden Award National Ballot top-15 candidate, an All-Big 12 First Team selection, a Big 12 All-Defensive Team member and Big 12 All-Tournament Team recipient.

In her career, Lee ranks third in school history for points scored with 2,201, holds the school record for career scoring average at 19.1, owns the school record for career rebounds with 1,122, holds the school record for career rebounding average at 9.8, the school record holder for career blocks with 312 and blocks per game at 2.71 and owns the school record for career double-doubles with 60. She is the first player in program history with 300 or more career blocks and 100 or more career steals.

K-State women's basketball season tickets are available now. Prices start at just $75 with a Wildcat 4-Pack to see every game in Bramlage. Order now by visiting <a href="http://kstatesports.com/tickets">kstatesports.com/tickets</a> or calling 1-800-221-CATS.

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 </figure><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2024/11/7/womens-basketball-k-states-lee-named-to-wooden-award-watch-list">Via K-State Athletics</a>MANHATTAN, Kan. — For the fourth time in her career, K-State senior center Ayoka Lee has been named to the Los Angeles Athletic Club John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, Preseason Women's Top 50 Watch List.Lee was previously named to the Wooden Award Watch List in the 2021, 2022 and 2024 seasons. The product of Byron, Minnesota, was named to the Wood Award National Ballot in the 2022 and 2024 seasons.The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2025 John R. Wooden Award® Women's Player of the Year. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the Wooden Award®. Wooden Award™ voters will rank in order 10 of those 15 players when voting opens prior to the NCAA Tournament and will allow voters to take into consideration performance during the tournament's early round games. The Wooden Award All-American Team™ will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the 2025 John R. Wooden Award®, presented by Principal, will be presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 11, 2025.Lee adds Thursday's recognition to her preseason haul of honors which includes: Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection, preseason All-America Second Team honors from The Athletic, selection to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Player of the Year Watch List, 2024-25 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List and being named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year by the league's coaches and her unanimous selection to the preseason All-Big 12 team. During the 2023-24 season, Lee was a Second Team All-America selection by The Athletic, a Third Team All-America honoree by The Sporting News, an honorable mention Associated Press All-American, an honorable mention WBCA All-American, a 2024 John R. Wooden Award National Ballot top-15 candidate, an All-Big 12 First Team selection, a Big 12 All-Defensive Team member and Big 12 All-Tournament Team recipient.In her career, Lee ranks third in school history for points scored with 2,201, holds the school record for career scoring average at 19.1, owns the school record for career rebounds with 1,122, holds the school record for career rebounding average at 9.8, the school record holder for career blocks with 312 and blocks per game at 2.71 and owns the school record for career double-doubles with 60. She is the first player in program history with 300 or more career blocks and 100 or more career steals.K-State women's basketball season tickets are available now. Prices start at just $75 with a Wildcat 4-Pack to see every game in Bramlage. Order now by visiting <a href="http://kstatesports.com/tickets">kstatesports.com/tickets</a> or calling 1-800-221-CATS.

🏀 K-State’s Lee Named to Wooden Award Watch List

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MANHATTAN, Kan. &ndash; Using a strong first half from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/temira-poindexter/11861" rel="smarttag">Temira Poindexter</a>, (13/13) K-State eased past Belmont, 82-56, at Bramlage Coliseum on Thursday night. Poindexter led all scorers with 23 points, including 19 in the first half which featured five 3-pointers. The forward from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, finished 9-of-16 from the field including 5-of-11 from long range. She also filled up her stat line with four rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks. Senior forward&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kennedy-taylor/11860" rel="smarttag">Kennedy Taylor</a> made her first K-State start and responded with 18 points, including 12 in the second half, on 6-of-10 shooting and a 6-of-8 effort from the foul line and hauled in five rebounds. Sophomore guard <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/zyanna-walker/11859" rel="smarttag">Zyanna Walker</a> carded 14 points, five assists, six rebounds and three steals, while senior guard&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jaelyn-glenn/11850" rel="smarttag">Jaelyn Glenn</a> notched 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. HOW IT HAPPENED - K-State (2-0) used a 15-2 run midway through the first quarter to build a 19-10 lead before Belmont (0-1) cut the deficit to three, 19-16, at the end of the frame. Poindexter registered six of K-State&apos;s 15 points during the run. - The Wildcats used a 12-0 run to begin the second quarter to boost its lead to 31-16 with 5:48 remaining in the opening half. Poindexter registered eight of the 12 points during the run, carding her fourth 3-pointer of the first half with 6:11 to play. - Poindexter cashed in her fifth 3-pointer of the first half with 3:14 remaining and followed with a fastbreak layup with 2:43 left to give the Wildcats their halftime lead of 42-24. - A three-point play from Walker with 6:50 to play in the third quarter gave the Wildcats their largest of the night at 22, 50-28. - After the Bruins narrowed the deficit to 15, 50-35, the Wildcats used a 12-3 run to close the third quarter to build a 65-40 lead. Taylor scored eight of the final 12 points of the frame for K-State. - In the fourth quarter, K-State would shoot over 50.0 percent (54.5 percent) for the second time on Thursday night and edge the Bruins in the frame, 17-16. - The Wildcats finished the night shooting 51.7 percent (31-of-60) from the field including 40.9 percent (9-of-22) from deep. - K-State held Belmont to 31.3 percent (21-of-67) shooting including 18.2 percent (4-of-22) from long range. QUICK FACTS - K-State and Belmont met for the first time in the series. The Wildcats are 45-14 against current members of the Missouri Valley Conference. - K-State is 398-156 (.718) in its 37-season history inside Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats own a 231-30 (.885) record against non-conference opponents inside Bramlage. - K-State owns a record of 250-95 (.725) as an AP ranked team. K-State is 17-3 (.850) all-time when ranked 13th in the nation. - K-State head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-mittie/2524" rel="smarttag">Jeff Mittie</a> owns a career record of 646-370 (.636) in his 33 seasons as a head coach, including a mark of 192-135 (.587) in his 11 seasons at K-State. Mittie is 402-113 (.781) in games played in his home venue, including a 128-48 (.727) mark in Bramlage Coliseum. - The Wildcats are 162-54 (.750) in games played in the month of November, including wins in 50 of its last 61 games in the month. Under head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-mittie/2524" rel="smarttag">Jeff Mittie</a>, K-State is 48-11 (.814) in games during the 11th month.&nbsp; TEAM NOTES - K-State&apos;s starting five consisted of guards: <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/zyanna-walker/11859" rel="smarttag">Zyanna Walker</a>, <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jaelyn-glenn/11850" rel="smarttag">Jaelyn Glenn</a> and <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/serena-sundell/11858" rel="smarttag">Serena Sundell</a>; forward <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/temira-poindexter/11861" rel="smarttag">Temira Poindexter</a> and forward <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kennedy-taylor/11860" rel="smarttag">Kennedy Taylor</a>. This was the 105th career start for Sundell, the 101st career start for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jaelyn-glenn/11850" rel="smarttag">Jaelyn Glenn</a>, the 89th career collegiate start and second at K-State for Poindexter, the second career start for Walker and the 42nd career start for Taylor and her first at K-State. - The Wildcats held a 42-24 lead at halftime on Thursday. Under head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-mittie/2524" rel="smarttag">Jeff Mittie</a>, K-State is 152-19 (.889) when leading at halftime. - K-State shot 50.0 percent or better in a quarter twice on Thursday night (second and fourth frames). The Wildcats have four quarters of 50.0 percent or better shooting this season. - The Wildcats handed out 21 assists on Thursday. Over the last 17 seasons, K-State is 94-8 (.922) when handing out 20 or more assists in a game. - K-State pulled in 41 rebounds on Thursday to outrebounds Belmont (41-37). Over the last four seasons, K-State is 44-3 (.936) when holding the advantage on the glass. PLAYER NOTES - Poindexter tallied her 37th career game with 20 or more points and her 82nd career game with 10 or more points. She improved her collegiate point total to 1,609.&nbsp; - Poindexter made five 3-pointers on Thursday. This was her 16th career game with four or more connections from long range and her 56th time with two or more. She is the first Wildcat to make five or more 3-pointers in a game since&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/gabby-gregory/11191" rel="smarttag">Gabby Gregory</a> at Washington on March 24, 2023. - Poindexter collected two steals, which was her 28th career game and second at K-State with two or more steals. - Poindexter sent back two shots on Thursday. She owns 42 career games with two or more blocks. - Taylor registered her 45th career game with 10 or more points. - Walker recorded her 12th career game, all at K-State, with 10 or more points. - Walker dished out five assists, her fourth career game with five or more assists and her second this season. - Walker owns 12 career games with two or more steals. - Glenn scored 10 or more points in a game for the 41st time in her career. She needs 118 points to reach 1,000 career points. - Glenn made two 3-pointers on Thursday. This was her 49th career game with two or more connections from long range. She needs six connections to move into 10th on the K-State career 3-point field goals made list. - Glenn pulled in five rebounds, her 46th career game with five or more rebounds. She needs 31 rebounds to move into the top-30 in school history for career rebounds. - Glenn dished out four assists. She needs 14 assists to move into 25th on the K-State career assists list. - Glenn pocketed two steals on Monday. This was her 60th career game with two or more steals. Glenn passed Mariah White (2009-13; 209) for ninth on the K-State career steals list with 210. - Sundell&apos;s six assists on Thursday improved her career total to 558 and ranks fourth in school history for career assists. This was her 66th career game with five or more assists. FROM THE HEAD COACH K-State Head Coach <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-mittie/2524" rel="smarttag">Jeff Mittie</a> Opening Statement&hellip; &quot;Good win for our group tonight. I thought we did some good things. Poindexter got off to a great start in the first half. I thought defensively we gave up the early threes to 35, she really got the first couple, but we did a great job on 14 tonight. She comes into the game as a really, really good shooter. We don&apos;t give her anything from three tonight. I thought for the most part, we have pretty good communication, even though we had some players that were maybe playing a little different spot or maybe some extended minutes, I thought overall, this is a really good win for us.&quot;&nbsp; On much of the early season production coming from the transfer portal&hellip; &quot;It&apos;s the way of college athletics now. Well, 70% of our roster is players that started with us. Every year, there&apos;s going to be needs that you&apos;ve got to be able to fill in the transfer portal. Hopefully those needs come from graduation, and that&apos;s how our needs have come, but you don&apos;t always know, and you&apos;ve just got to be ready. So credit to my staff for doing a good job of identifying who fits what I&apos;m looking for, and who fits all of the things that we want in a player, not just on the basketball floor, but work ethic, chemistry wise, character, all the above.&quot; On [Ayoke] Lee and [Taryn] Sides&apos; potential returns from injuries&hellip;&nbsp; &quot;Yoki ecould have gone in tonight but I just would feel better if she wasn&apos;t 85% and I think that she&apos;ll be really, really good here through the weekend, and that&apos;ll give her good practice time. Taryn, I think will be the same way. I think it&apos;ll be good to have &nbsp;the weekend, and then hopefully we won&apos;t have any lingering effects after that.&quot; On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/temira-poindexter/11861" rel="smarttag">Temira Poindexter&apos;s</a> play this season&hellip; &quot;She seems just so effortless at times out there, right? And very instinctual and smart. She is picking up things that we&apos;re wanting her to pick up. And I noticed that right away in the summer, when we were going through a lot of plays, she was out there with veterans, and we&apos;re running an action that we&apos;ve run, so everybody knows it, and she didn&apos;t take long to pick it up. So all those things come to mind. I&apos;ve been impressed with her from the start of just how she wanted to acclimate herself with her teammates. I did want her to be more aggressive, but that hasn&apos;t been a problem in the first two games. I think she&apos;s found the right balance of aggressiveness and making the right play. There are things she needs to improve, she&apos;s got improved defensively. She had a stretch tonight where I didn&apos;t think she played through fatigue very well. She&apos;s got to play through that fatigue better. She was forced into a more ball handling role tonight, and I thought she did a pretty good job for the most part.&quot; On <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kennedy-taylor/11860" rel="smarttag">Kennedy Taylor</a> replicating some of the things&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ayoka-lee/11852" rel="smarttag">Ayoka Lee</a> does&hellip; &quot;I think we could stay with some of it. But what was challenging tonight about staying with some of it was the other lineups that we had on the floor. But you did see in the second half where we were able to run some stuff that has been bread and butter for Ayoka [Lee], because she is strong down low, and when she has an advantage down there, she does a pretty good job of using it.&quot; FROM THE FLOOR K-State Senior Forward <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/temira-poindexter/11861" rel="smarttag">Temira Poindexter</a> On embracing her new role with Kansas State&hellip; &quot;It&apos;s better than what I envisioned. I really am enjoying my time here, and I&apos;m just very grateful to be here and be able to play with the teammates that I&apos;ve met, and I feel like we&apos;re gonna be good this year.&nbsp; On her 23-point performance&hellip; &quot;I just have to give it up to my teammates for finding me, giving me good passes, and letting me get in my rhythm. So that&apos;s a lot to do with it.&quot; K-State Sophomore Guard <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/zyanna-walker/11859" rel="smarttag">Zyanna Walker</a> On gaining more minutes through the loss of depth&hellip; &quot;Yeah, losing Taryn (Sides) we lost a ball handler so that makes it harder out there. We ended up playing more minutes, so I feel like that&apos;s good for us going into the season and getting that cardio, endurance, and learning to play through fatigue, but we definitely missed her tonight for sure.&quot; On playing without&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ayoka-lee/11852" rel="smarttag">Ayoka Lee</a> in the offense&hellip; &quot;Yeah, it really stresses that we need to stay in front of the ball because we don&apos;t have her to send out of the paint. Rebounding&ndash;everybody has to rebound. Everybody has to box out. It really makes it hard on offense too, because we have to score, and we probably have to hit more outside shots. &quot; On potential with team depth this year&hellip; &quot;I think this team&apos;s potential is very high, just because of our depth. People were out who usually play a lot today, but we were able to hold it down and I still think we look pretty good out there. It&apos;s good for us to work through it early.&quot; UP NEXT The Wildcats continue its five-game home stand on Thursday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m., as K-State hosts Creighton. Thursday is a doubleheader night with the men&apos;s basketball game against LSU following at 8 p.m. Thursday&apos;s game is Purple Pride Night, as fans are encouraged to wear purple. For tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call (800) 221-CATS. Thursday&apos;s game will air on ESPN2 and will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and the flagship stations of K-State women&apos;s basketball in Manhattan, Sunny 102.5 and 1350 KMAN.</div>

🏀K-State women defeat Belmont

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 </figure><div>Kansas Athletics
 
LAWRENCE, Kan.&nbsp;&ndash; No. 1 Kansas (1-0) will host No. 9 North Carolina (1-0) on Friday, Nov. 8 in a top 10 matchup in Allen Fieldhouse. The blue blood battle will tip at 6 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN2. Kansas ranks No. 2 in all-time victories with 2,394 wins, while North Carolina is No. 3 at 2,373. &nbsp; Kansas opened the season with an 87-57 win against Howard on Nov. 4 in the second McLendon Classic honoring KU graduate and two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee John McLendon. For KU, it marked its 52nd-consecutive home season-opening victory, a streak that started in 1973-74. North Carolina is also 1-0 after its 90-76 win against Elon on Nov. 4. &nbsp; The Kansas-North Carolina series is tied at 6-6 and KU has won the last four meetings, all being in the NCAA Tournament. The last matchup was the 2022 NCAA title game, a Kansas 72-69 win in New Orleans. In the win against Howard, the Jayhawks were led by senior guard&nbsp;<dfn style="text-align: start;color: rgb(73, 73, 73);background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size: 16px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zeke-mayo/15498" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Zeke Mayo</a></dfn>&nbsp;who scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 5-for-8 from three-point range. Preseason All-America center&nbsp;<dfn style="text-align: start;color: rgb(73, 73, 73);background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size: 16px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/hunter-dickinson/15488" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Hunter Dickinson</a></dfn>&nbsp;added 16 points and six rebounds and tied his career high with three steals. Freshman forward&nbsp;<dfn style="text-align: start;color: rgb(73, 73, 73);background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size: 16px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/flory-bidunga/15502" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Flory Bidunga</a></dfn>&nbsp;added 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while graduate guard&nbsp;<dfn style="text-align: start;color: rgb(73, 73, 73);background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size: 16px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dajuan-harris-jr-/15490" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Dajuan Harris Jr.</a></dfn>&nbsp;had a team-high five assists. KU led 46-19 at halftime. &nbsp; Harris Jr. is vying to move into third all-time on the Kansas career assist list, entering Friday with 681 assists and three short of Cedric Hunter (684, 1984-87). Head Coach&nbsp;<dfn style="text-align: start;color: rgb(73, 73, 73);background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size: 16px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bill-self/727" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Bill Self</a></dfn>&nbsp;enters Friday night with a 51-30 (.630) record against Associated Press (AP) Top 10 opponents while at KU. Additionally, Self boasts a 24-4 (.857) record against AP Top 10 opponents at Allen Fieldhouse. Self has guided Kansas to wins in 18 of the last 20 contests at AFH, including a current stretch of eight straight. Kansas has won its last 15 games in Allen Fieldhouse against non-Big 12 foes and is 154-6 (.963) versus non-conference opponents in Allen Fieldhouse in the Self era (since 2003-04). &nbsp; Self is at 796 career wins as a head coach and has 589 at Kansas, one shy of tying Phog Allen (590) for the most wins as head coach while at KU. Allen amassed his 590th win on March 2, 1956, after 36 seasons on the Kansas sidelines. &nbsp; Kansas is No. 1 in the AP poll for the fifth time in poll history with all five in the&nbsp;<dfn style="text-align: start;color: rgb(73, 73, 73);background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size: 16px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bill-self/727" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Bill Self</a></dfn>&nbsp;era - 2004-05, 2009-10, 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Like the preseason AP poll, Kansas is No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. This is the second-straight season and the fifth time in the coaches&apos; poll that Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason poll with four in the Self era - 1996-97, 2004-05, 2009-10, 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25. &nbsp; UP NEXT Kansas will play Michigan State in the 2025 Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Kansas leads the series with Michigan State 8-7, and the Jayhawks have won the last three and four of the last five meetings with the Spartans. The teams are tied 2-2 in Champions Classic matchups.&nbsp; &nbsp; Kansas is 8-5 in the Champions Classic and the Jayhawks have won seven of their last eight appearances in the event after last year&apos;s 89-84 win against Kentucky in Chicago. Duke is 8-5 in the Champions Classic, while Kentucky is 5-8 and Michigan State 5-8.</div>

🏀 No. 1 Kansas to host No. 9 North Carolina in battle of blue bloods Friday

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutch High Salthawks put a complete game together on Thursday night at Gowans Stadium, winning over the Liberal Redskins in 5A playoff action 33-13.

Hutchinson stopped Liberal on a fourth down and then converted on their own fourth down in the red zone for a Jeremiyah Gaitho Karanu seven-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Salthawk lead.

After another Salthawk stand, Kade Smith sprinted down the near sideline for an 86-yard score and it was 14-0 Hutchinson with 11:32 before halftime.

Liberal's best play of the night was at the 10:39 mark of half number one when freshman quarterback Tevin Cotter found James Fieser for a 65 yard strike to cut it to 14-7.

Hutchinson bounced back with a pass of their own from Levi Kepler to Tayshaun Williams, but Williams was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and therefore the long extra point was missed and it was 20-7 Salthawks with 6:05 to go in the half.

Taysen Runyon hit a pair of field goals, one to close out the first half and another with 2:38 to go in the third quarter and Hutch led 26-7 at that point.

Liberal's final score of the night was Cotter to Fieser again from six yards out, but they missed the two point try and it was 26-13.

Hutchinson closed out the scoring for the night with a Levi Kepler pass to Terrell King. After Runyon's PAT, it was 33-13 and that was the final.

Smith ran 24 times for 245 yards and the one TD. The Salthawk defense held Liberal to just 93 yards rushing and the Salthawks outgained the Redskins 406-275.

Hutchinson is now 8-2 and advances to play the winner of Friday night's game between Great Bend and Hays. Liberal closes out its season at 7-3.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1731037317950.jpeg" alt="The Hutch High Salthawk football team takes a team photo following a 33-13 win over Liberal in the Class 5A playoffs Thursday night at Gowans Stadium. Photo by Dan Naccarato." />
 <figcaption>The Hutch High Salthawk football team takes a team photo following a 33-13 win over Liberal in the Class 5A playoffs Thursday night at Gowans Stadium. Photo by Dan Naccarato.</figcaption>
 </figure>NICK GOSNELL Hutch PostHUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutch High Salthawks put a complete game together on Thursday night at Gowans Stadium, winning over the Liberal Redskins in 5A playoff action 33-13.Hutchinson stopped Liberal on a fourth down and then converted on their own fourth down in the red zone for a Jeremiyah Gaitho Karanu seven-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Salthawk lead.After another Salthawk stand, Kade Smith sprinted down the near sideline for an 86-yard score and it was 14-0 Hutchinson with 11:32 before halftime.Liberal's best play of the night was at the 10:39 mark of half number one when freshman quarterback Tevin Cotter found James Fieser for a 65 yard strike to cut it to 14-7.Hutchinson bounced back with a pass of their own from Levi Kepler to Tayshaun Williams, but Williams was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and therefore the long extra point was missed and it was 20-7 Salthawks with 6:05 to go in the half.Taysen Runyon hit a pair of field goals, one to close out the first half and another with 2:38 to go in the third quarter and Hutch led 26-7 at that point.Liberal's final score of the night was Cotter to Fieser again from six yards out, but they missed the two point try and it was 26-13.Hutchinson closed out the scoring for the night with a Levi Kepler pass to Terrell King. After Runyon's PAT, it was 33-13 and that was the final.Smith ran 24 times for 245 yards and the one TD. The Salthawk defense held Liberal to just 93 yards rushing and the Salthawks outgained the Redskins 406-275.Hutchinson is now 8-2 and advances to play the winner of Friday night's game between Great Bend and Hays. Liberal closes out its season at 7-3.

🏈 Salthawks advance in playoffs

Three area teams played their games on Thursday night this week due to forecasted weather on Friday.

All three schools (Hutch High, Central Christian School, Buhler) were victorious and will advance to the sectional round next week.

All other games will be played on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

CLASS 5A No. 4 Hutchinson 33, No. 5 Liberal 13

CLASS 4A No. 5 Buhler 62, No. 4 Mulvane 21 No. 8 McPherson (5-4) at No. 1 Wamego (8-1)

8-MAN DII Central Christian 48, Logan/Palco 6

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 </figure>Three area teams played their games on Thursday night this week due to forecasted weather on Friday.All three schools (Hutch High, Central Christian School, Buhler) were victorious and will advance to the sectional round next week.All other games will be played on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted.Week 10CLASS 5A No. 4 Hutchinson 33, No. 5 Liberal 13CLASS 4A No. 5 Buhler 62, No. 4 Mulvane 21 No. 8 McPherson (5-4) at No. 1 Wamego (8-1)CLASS 3A No. 6 Hesston (8-1) at No. 3 Scott City (8-1)CLASS 2A No. 5 Haven (8-1) at No. 4 Hoisington (5-4) No. 11 Halstead (4-5) at No. 3 Beloit (7-2)CLASS 1A No. 5 Sedgwick (8-1) at No. 4 Plainville (7-2) No. 15 Trinity Catholic (4-5) at No. 10 Medicine Lodge (6-2) No. 6 Sterling (6-3) at No. 3 Valley Heights (7-2)8-MAN DII Central Christian 48, Logan/Palco 6

🏈 EAGLE Media Scoreboard (Regionals)

Reno County Coaches Show airs Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. on KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) and on KWBWradio.com. Sean Boston, Glen Grunwald and Rob Dreher visit with area coaches and student-athletes throughout the school year for this weekly 30-minute show.

Rob Dreher w/ Curtis Morgan (Buhler High School cross country coach)

Sean Boston w/ Kyle Fisher (HutchCC men's basketball coach)

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 </figure>Reno County Coaches Show airs Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. on KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) and on KWBWradio.com. Sean Boston, Glen Grunwald and Rob Dreher visit with area coaches and student-athletes throughout the school year for this weekly 30-minute show.Rob Dreher w/ Curtis Morgan (Buhler High School cross country coach)Sean Boston w/ Kyle Fisher (HutchCC men's basketball coach)<div><iframe title="Reno County Coaches Show (Nov. 7, 2024)" 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=h6dvb-173157f-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>

🎧 LISTEN: Reno County Coaches Show (Curtis Morgan & Kyle Fisher)

The No. 14-ranked Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team advanced to the Region 6/Plains District Tournament championship game for the first time since 2014, defeating No. 11 Butler 2-1 in a semifinal matchup on Thursday at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.

Haley Rogers scored two goals, including a go-ahead penalty kick in the 59th minute, and goalkeeper Karsyn Slothower made 11 saves, including a spectacular game-saver with 6 minutes to play that was a milestone save for her.

Hutchinson (11-2-6) will play the winner of the other semifinal between Cowley and Kansas City – that game was played later Thursday – in the championship game at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park.

The Blue Dragons will make their eighth appearance in the Region 6 Tournament championship game, the first since 2014. The Dragons are bidding for their fourth regional championship, the first since 2011. Hutchinson snapped a six-game Region VI Tournament losing streak to the Grizzlies.

Going against a northeast wind in the first half, the Blue Dragons posted only one shot on goal, but they made it count.

Katharina Marx received a ball outside the box and drove toward the net. With three Butler players converging on her, Marx deftly slid a pass to her left to an undefended Rogers, who fired into a wide-open goal for a 1-0 Hutchinson lead with 35:43 remaining in the opening half.

The Grizzlies outshot the Blue Dragons the 10-1 in the first half. Slothower made six saves in the opening half, but Butler got the equalizer when Sakiko Manabe bent a left-footed shot into the lower left corner of the goal to tie the game at 1-1 with 5:12 to play in the first half.

The Blue Dragons earned a corner kick opportunity entering the 59th minute. Rogers delivered low cross attempt that deflected right back to her. She then sent a cross into the box and a Butler player fouled her in the box just after the pass resulting in a penalty kick for Hutchinson.

Rogers fired her PK to the lower right corner and got it past Rylie Schiffelbein for a 2-1 Blue Dragon lead with 31:38 remaining in the second half. Rogers’ penalty kick was the fourth in Blue Dragon postseason soccer history and the first since 2018. Rogers joins Nicole Randall (Oct. 25, 2010 vs. Garden City), Jen Rogers (November 7, 2013 vs. Butler) and Brailey Moeder (October, 25, 2018 vs. Johnson County) as Blue Dragons with a postseason penalty kick.

After taking the lead, the Blue Dragons had to survive five Butler corner kicks and relentless Grizzly pressure. Slothower made four tough saves in that span and Blue Dragon defender Ana Pokrandt made a team save right at the goal line to preserve the Dragon lead.

With just more than 6 minutes remaining, Butler delivered a free kick from 40 yards out and a Grizzly player tried chipping a pass over Slothower, who reached back and made a spectacular save, her 10th of the game to that point.

That gave Slothower 176 career saves, which surpassed Ashley Perez (2005-06) for the Blue Dragon career saves record. Slothower’s 11 saves in the game tied Carly McArthur (2007 vs. Laramie County) and Vickie Dukart (2013 vs. Butler) for the third-most saves in Blue Dragon postseason single-game history.

The Blue Dragons were outshot by Butler 22-4. Marx had a chance to give the Dragons a two-goal lead, but hit the left corner of the goal with 7:50 remaining in the second half.

The Blue Dragons run their unbeaten streak to 10 games (7-0-3).

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 </figure>The No. 14-ranked Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team advanced to the Region 6/Plains District Tournament championship game for the first time since 2014, defeating No. 11 Butler 2-1 in a semifinal matchup on Thursday at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.Haley Rogers scored two goals, including a go-ahead penalty kick in the 59th minute, and goalkeeper Karsyn Slothower made 11 saves, including a spectacular game-saver with 6 minutes to play that was a milestone save for her.Hutchinson (11-2-6) will play the winner of the other semifinal between Cowley and Kansas City – that game was played later Thursday – in the championship game at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park.The Blue Dragons will make their eighth appearance in the Region 6 Tournament championship game, the first since 2014. The Dragons are bidding for their fourth regional championship, the first since 2011. Hutchinson snapped a six-game Region VI Tournament losing streak to the Grizzlies.Going against a northeast wind in the first half, the Blue Dragons posted only one shot on goal, but they made it count.Katharina Marx received a ball outside the box and drove toward the net. With three Butler players converging on her, Marx deftly slid a pass to her left to an undefended Rogers, who fired into a wide-open goal for a 1-0 Hutchinson lead with 35:43 remaining in the opening half.The Grizzlies outshot the Blue Dragons the 10-1 in the first half. Slothower made six saves in the opening half, but Butler got the equalizer when Sakiko Manabe bent a left-footed shot into the lower left corner of the goal to tie the game at 1-1 with 5:12 to play in the first half.The Blue Dragons earned a corner kick opportunity entering the 59th minute. Rogers delivered low cross attempt that deflected right back to her. She then sent a cross into the box and a Butler player fouled her in the box just after the pass resulting in a penalty kick for Hutchinson.Rogers fired her PK to the lower right corner and got it past Rylie Schiffelbein for a 2-1 Blue Dragon lead with 31:38 remaining in the second half. Rogers’ penalty kick was the fourth in Blue Dragon postseason soccer history and the first since 2018. Rogers joins Nicole Randall (Oct. 25, 2010 vs. Garden City), Jen Rogers (November 7, 2013 vs. Butler) and Brailey Moeder (October, 25, 2018 vs. Johnson County) as Blue Dragons with a postseason penalty kick.After taking the lead, the Blue Dragons had to survive five Butler corner kicks and relentless Grizzly pressure. Slothower made four tough saves in that span and Blue Dragon defender Ana Pokrandt made a team save right at the goal line to preserve the Dragon lead.With just more than 6 minutes remaining, Butler delivered a free kick from 40 yards out and a Grizzly player tried chipping a pass over Slothower, who reached back and made a spectacular save, her 10th of the game to that point.That gave Slothower 176 career saves, which surpassed Ashley Perez (2005-06) for the Blue Dragon career saves record. Slothower’s 11 saves in the game tied Carly McArthur (2007 vs. Laramie County) and Vickie Dukart (2013 vs. Butler) for the third-most saves in Blue Dragon postseason single-game history.The Blue Dragons were outshot by Butler 22-4. Marx had a chance to give the Dragons a two-goal lead, but hit the left corner of the goal with 7:50 remaining in the second half.The Blue Dragons run their unbeaten streak to 10 games (7-0-3).

⚽ HutchCC wins semi over Butler

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 </figure><div>Kansas City Royals
 
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 <div style="color: inherit;border: 0px;">KANSAS CITY, Mo.&mdash;In conjunction with the Texas Rangers and Surprise Stadium, the Kansas City Royals today announced home game times for their 31-game Cactus League schedule for 2025. Game dates and opponents were announced in August. The Royals will begin their 23rd season in the Cactus League on Friday, Feb. 21 as the home team vs. the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium. Kansas City&rsquo;s schedule features 15 home games at Surprise Stadium, plus 3 games as the visiting team vs. the Rangers on Feb. 25, March 8 and March 22. Six of the 1st 8 home games will begin at 2:05 p.m. CT. Starting on Sunday, March 9, when Daylight Savings begins, 6 of the final 7 home games are scheduled for 3:05 p.m. CT. The Royals will host 3 night games during Cactus League play, on Saturday, March 1 vs. the Chicago Cubs at 7:05 p.m. CT, Wednesday, March 5 vs. the Seattle Mariners at 7:05 p.m. CT and Wednesday, March 19 vs. the San Francisco Giants at 8:05 p.m. There are three split-squad dates, on which the Royals will field a pair of teams and play 2 games, on Saturday, March 8, Saturday, March 15 and Friday, March 21. For the split-squad games Saturday, March 15, the Royals will host the Guardians in Surprise and will travel to Goodyear to play the Reds. This is a change from the schedule released in August, which had the Royals hosting the Reds and playing the Guardians in Goodyear. The Royals will play 33 games in 33 days next spring, including 31 Cactus League games in 30 days. The Royals are scheduled for three off days, on Tuesday, March 4, Tuesday March 18 and Sunday, March 23. The Royals will play every other Cactus League team at least once. They&rsquo;ll play their neighbors in Surprise, the Texas Rangers, seven times, including 2 games as the home team. Five of their 7 exhibition games vs. the Rangers will be part of Cactus League play, including their finale on Saturday, March 22 at 2:05 p.m. CT. After an off day on Sunday, March 23, the Royals will play 2 games at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas from March 24-25. The Royals will play 3 games vs. Seattle and Arizona, 2 games vs. Cleveland, the Athletics, Colorado, San Diego, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, the Cubs and Angels. They will play the White Sox and Dodgers once. In addition to their 33 exhibition games, the Royals will play a Spring Breakout Game on Friday, March 14 at the Diamondbacks, in which both organizations will field a team of minor league prospects. The Royals will play their regular season opener on Thursday, March 27 at Kauffman Stadium vs. the Cleveland Guardians. A complete Spring Training schedule is attached. Game dates and times are subject to change. Individual game tickets for Spring Training at Surprise Stadium will go on sale Nov. 12 at 10:00 a.m. MST online at SurpriseStadium.com.</div>
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⚾ Royals announce 2025 Spring Training home hame times

DODGE CITY, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team was eliminated from the Region 6 Tournament on Tuesday with an opening-round loss to Dodge City.

The sixth-seeded Blue Dragons fell 25-21, 25-16, 25-11 to the third-seed Conquistadors at the DC3 Student Activity Center.

Hutchinson’s season comes to a close with a 21-19 overall record.

The Blue Dragons were held to .021 hitting while Dodge City hit .381 for the match.

Freshman Atlyn Proctor had five kills to lead the Blue Dragons. Freshmen Brooke Galey and Kierny Follmer followed with four kills each. Sophomore Precious Johnson and redshirt freshman Tiana Simmons had three kills.

The Blue Dragons were out-blocked 7-4. Sophomore McKenzie Murphy had four total blocks, including one solo block.

Sophomore setter Shelbi Wilson closed with 18 assists.

Freshman libero Addy Foster had 13 digs. Hutchinson freshman digs record holder finished her season with 630 total digs. She moved past Samantha Lackey (2012) into second place on the Blue Dragon single-season digs list.

Galey had seven digs and Simmons had three digs.

SET 1: The Blue Dragons faced an early five-point deficit, but Ellie Suber’s ace serve pulled the Blue Dragons within 13-11. Three straight Dodge City errors got the Dragons within 15-14, then back-to-back Galey kills drew Hutchinson within 17-16. Dodge City answered with a 5-0 run, but the Dragons came right back with its own 5-0 run that was capped with a Galey ace to pull within 22-21. Dodge City claimed the set with a 3-0 run.

SET 2: Dodge City jumped out to an 8-1 run and extended it to 12-3. The Dragons climbed back into the set with a 6-1 run and pulled within 13-9 after a Murphy/Wilson double block. Leading 21-16, Dodge city scored on the final four rallies to take a 2-0 match lead.

SET 3: Back-to-back solo blocks from Simmons and Murphy tied the third set at 4-4, but the Dragons couldn’t grab the lead away from the Conquistadors. Dodge City went on a 5-0 run to take a 12-6 lead. The Conquistadors closed the match with an 8-1 run.

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 </figure>HutchCC Sports InformationDODGE CITY, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team was eliminated from the Region 6 Tournament on Tuesday with an opening-round loss to Dodge City.The sixth-seeded Blue Dragons fell 25-21, 25-16, 25-11 to the third-seed Conquistadors at the DC3 Student Activity Center.Hutchinson’s season comes to a close with a 21-19 overall record.The Blue Dragons were held to .021 hitting while Dodge City hit .381 for the match.Freshman Atlyn Proctor had five kills to lead the Blue Dragons. Freshmen Brooke Galey and Kierny Follmer followed with four kills each. Sophomore Precious Johnson and redshirt freshman Tiana Simmons had three kills.The Blue Dragons were out-blocked 7-4. Sophomore McKenzie Murphy had four total blocks, including one solo block.Sophomore setter Shelbi Wilson closed with 18 assists.Freshman libero Addy Foster had 13 digs. Hutchinson freshman digs record holder finished her season with 630 total digs. She moved past Samantha Lackey (2012) into second place on the Blue Dragon single-season digs list.Galey had seven digs and Simmons had three digs.SET 1: The Blue Dragons faced an early five-point deficit, but Ellie Suber’s ace serve pulled the Blue Dragons within 13-11. Three straight Dodge City errors got the Dragons within 15-14, then back-to-back Galey kills drew Hutchinson within 17-16. Dodge City answered with a 5-0 run, but the Dragons came right back with its own 5-0 run that was capped with a Galey ace to pull within 22-21. Dodge City claimed the set with a 3-0 run.SET 2: Dodge City jumped out to an 8-1 run and extended it to 12-3. The Dragons climbed back into the set with a 6-1 run and pulled within 13-9 after a Murphy/Wilson double block. Leading 21-16, Dodge city scored on the final four rallies to take a 2-0 match lead.SET 3: Back-to-back solo blocks from Simmons and Murphy tied the third set at 4-4, but the Dragons couldn’t grab the lead away from the Conquistadors. Dodge City went on a 5-0 run to take a 12-6 lead. The Conquistadors closed the match with an 8-1 run.

🏐 HutchCC season ends in Region 6 

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Behind 20 points from S'Mya Nichols and 11 from Regan Williams, the Kansas Jayhawks claimed a 56-43 victory over Lindenwood on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. 

The win makes 2024-25 the eighth-consecutive season started with a victory for the Jayhawks, who improve to 46-11 all-time in season openers.

"I think the game was a tale of two halves," Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider said after the game. "I was pleased with what we did in the first half. They had some actions that we didn't know they were going to run that we navigated pretty good. But then the second half, I just thought they were way more aggressive than us on both ends of the floor. The reason we won this game is we happened to make a few more shots than they did."

Kansas opened the first quarter with strong defensive energy. After Lindenwood scored first to take a 2-0 lead, Kansas responded with a layup from Nichols to tie it at 2-2 at the 6:43 mark, sparking a momentum shift. Nichols then assisted Sania Copeland on a fast-break three-pointer, pushing Kansas ahead 5-2. Moments later, Copeland set up Brittany Harshaw for another three-pointer, which extended the lead to 8-2. The low-scoring quarter ended with Kansas on top 11-5.

In the second quarter, Kansas maintained its defensive intensity. The Jayhawks limited Lindenwood to 3-for-15 shooting in the second quarter and used a 15-0 run that spanned nearly six minutes to hold a 29-11 lead at halftime. The 11 points allowed in the first half marks the third-lowest scoring output in program history for a Kansas opponent in the first half of a game. It was also the fewest points by a KU opponent since Idaho State was held to 11 points in the first half of a contest on Nov. 11, 2002.

Lindenwood continued to give the Jayhawks problems in the second half, and outscored KU in both the third and fourth quarters. Kansas led by as much as 20 points in the game on four occasions, but Lindenwood cut the final deficit to 13 after outscoring KU 17-13 in the fourth quarter.

Nichols led the Jayhawks with 20 points and five assists, one off her career high. The sophomore was 7-of-11 from the field and hit 5-of-6 free throws in addition to knocking down one three-pointer. In her first official game action, Williams connected on 5-of-8 field goal attempts for 11 points, while adding five rebounds. Harshaw added nine points and and a team-high nine rebounds for the Jayhawks.

Kansas shot 43.1 percent (22-51) from the field and knocked down six three-pointers, while holding Lindenwood to 27.1 percent (16-59) shooting and just one made three. The Jayhawks outrebounded the Lions 38-to-37 and had 10 assists compared to three for LU.

Kansas hosts Sam Houston State on Monday, Nov. 11, for its second of four-straight games played at Allen Fieldhouse to open the regular season. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT on and will be broadcasted on ESPN+.

- Kansas led 29-11 at halftime, which ties for the third-fewest points allowed in the first half of a game in program history. 

- With the victory, Kansas improves to 46-11 all-time in season openers and 51-6 in home openers. Kansas is 9-1 in season openers during the Brandon Schneider era, including wins in each of the last eight. 

- Four players made their first career starts at Kansas in the game as transfers Sania Copeland, Elle Evans and Brittany Harshaw were joined by freshman Regan Williams in the starting lineup. KU's fifth starter was S'Mya Nichols, who has now started all 34 games in her career. 

- Nichols finished with 20 points to lead the Jayhawks, marking the 10th 20-point game of her career, and 30th time scoring double-digits in 34 career games. Nichols has scored over 20 points in three of her past four games. 

- Kansas joins 13 other Big 12 member teams who have collected a season opening win, with Baylor the only team left that hasn't played a game this season. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1730979924391.jpeg" alt="Image Courtesy KU Athletics" />
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 </figure>LAWRENCE, Kan. — Behind 20 points from S'Mya Nichols and 11 from Regan Williams, the Kansas Jayhawks claimed a 56-43 victory over Lindenwood on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. The win makes 2024-25 the eighth-consecutive season started with a victory for the Jayhawks, who improve to 46-11 all-time in season openers."I think the game was a tale of two halves," Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider said after the game. "I was pleased with what we did in the first half. They had some actions that we didn't know they were going to run that we navigated pretty good. But then the second half, I just thought they were way more aggressive than us on both ends of the floor. The reason we won this game is we happened to make a few more shots than they did."Kansas opened the first quarter with strong defensive energy. After Lindenwood scored first to take a 2-0 lead, Kansas responded with a layup from Nichols to tie it at 2-2 at the 6:43 mark, sparking a momentum shift. Nichols then assisted Sania Copeland on a fast-break three-pointer, pushing Kansas ahead 5-2. Moments later, Copeland set up Brittany Harshaw for another three-pointer, which extended the lead to 8-2. The low-scoring quarter ended with Kansas on top 11-5.In the second quarter, Kansas maintained its defensive intensity. The Jayhawks limited Lindenwood to 3-for-15 shooting in the second quarter and used a 15-0 run that spanned nearly six minutes to hold a 29-11 lead at halftime. The 11 points allowed in the first half marks the third-lowest scoring output in program history for a Kansas opponent in the first half of a game. It was also the fewest points by a KU opponent since Idaho State was held to 11 points in the first half of a contest on Nov. 11, 2002.Lindenwood continued to give the Jayhawks problems in the second half, and outscored KU in both the third and fourth quarters. Kansas led by as much as 20 points in the game on four occasions, but Lindenwood cut the final deficit to 13 after outscoring KU 17-13 in the fourth quarter.Nichols led the Jayhawks with 20 points and five assists, one off her career high. The sophomore was 7-of-11 from the field and hit 5-of-6 free throws in addition to knocking down one three-pointer. In her first official game action, Williams connected on 5-of-8 field goal attempts for 11 points, while adding five rebounds. Harshaw added nine points and and a team-high nine rebounds for the Jayhawks.Kansas shot 43.1 percent (22-51) from the field and knocked down six three-pointers, while holding Lindenwood to 27.1 percent (16-59) shooting and just one made three. The Jayhawks outrebounded the Lions 38-to-37 and had 10 assists compared to three for LU.Up NextKansas hosts Sam Houston State on Monday, Nov. 11, for its second of four-straight games played at Allen Fieldhouse to open the regular season. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT on and will be broadcasted on ESPN+.Postgame Notes- Kansas led 29-11 at halftime, which ties for the third-fewest points allowed in the first half of a game in program history. 1. 7 at Creighton, 12/2/81 2. 9, vs. Iowa State, 1/22/92 T3. 11, vs. Lindenwood, 11/6/24 T3. 11, vs. Idaho State, 11/11/02- With the victory, Kansas improves to 46-11 all-time in season openers and 51-6 in home openers. Kansas is 9-1 in season openers during the Brandon Schneider era, including wins in each of the last eight. - Four players made their first career starts at Kansas in the game as transfers Sania Copeland, Elle Evans and Brittany Harshaw were joined by freshman Regan Williams in the starting lineup. KU's fifth starter was S'Mya Nichols, who has now started all 34 games in her career. - Nichols finished with 20 points to lead the Jayhawks, marking the 10th 20-point game of her career, and 30th time scoring double-digits in 34 career games. Nichols has scored over 20 points in three of her past four games. - Kansas joins 13 other Big 12 member teams who have collected a season opening win, with Baylor the only team left that hasn't played a game this season.

🏀 KU defeats Lindenwood in season opener 

HUTCHISNON, Kan. — Hutchinson High School (7-2) continues its playoff run at home against Liberal (7-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Gowans Stadium.&nbsp;

The game has been moved to Thursday, due to forecasted weather on Friday.

Catch the Salthawk Football Pregame Show sponsored by The Medicine Shoppe at 6:30 p.m. on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5)</a>.

The award winning EAGLE Media sportscast crew consisting of Nick Gosnell with the play-by-play and color analyst Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato. Hutch High senior Matt Peterson will provide the NFHS video stream on the KSHSAA and Hutch High&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/">NFHS Video Stream</a>&nbsp;Channel.

Game audio is available at kwbwradio.com of click <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">HERE</a>. Download the KWBW Radio app and take the game with you on the road.

The NFHS Network Hutch High Channel is a pay-per-view broadcast this season. Choose either an annual pass or pay month-to-month.

The live broadcast will begin at 6:50 p.m.

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 </figure>HUTCHISNON, Kan. — Hutchinson High School (7-2) continues its playoff run at home against Liberal (7-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Gowans Stadium.&nbsp;The game has been moved to Thursday, due to forecasted weather on Friday.Catch the Salthawk Football Pregame Show sponsored by The Medicine Shoppe at 6:30 p.m. on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5)</a>.The award winning EAGLE Media sportscast crew consisting of Nick Gosnell with the play-by-play and color analyst Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato. Hutch High senior Matt Peterson will provide the NFHS video stream on the KSHSAA and Hutch High&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/">NFHS Video Stream</a>&nbsp;Channel.Game audio is available at kwbwradio.com of click <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">HERE</a>. Download the KWBW Radio app and take the game with you on the road.The NFHS Network Hutch High Channel is a pay-per-view broadcast this season. Choose either an annual pass or pay month-to-month.<figure>
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🏈🎥🎧 Hutch High hosts Liberal in regional playoff game

Per Hutchinson High School athletic director, Steve Kappenman, the Salthawks' home playoff game against Liberal has moved to Thursday Nov. 7, due to the forecasted weather for Friday.

The game will now be played at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Gowans Stadium.

Hutchinson is 7-2 and the No. 4 seed, while Liberal is also 7-2 and the No. 5 seed.&nbsp;

The game will be broadcasted on KWBW Radio, 1450-AM and 98.5-FM.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730082822631.png" alt="Photo Courtesy KSHSAA" />
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 </figure>Per Hutchinson High School athletic director, Steve Kappenman, the Salthawks' home playoff game against Liberal has moved to Thursday Nov. 7, due to the forecasted weather for Friday.The game will now be played at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Gowans Stadium.Hutchinson is 7-2 and the No. 4 seed, while Liberal is also 7-2 and the No. 5 seed.&nbsp;The game will be broadcasted on KWBW Radio, 1450-AM and 98.5-FM.