Baldwin City — No. 3 Baker University won its first round of the NAIA Tournament against No. 14 Texas Wesleyan 72-58 behind a dominant second half in which the Wildcats outscored the Rams 41-28.
The Wildcats are in the middle of one of their best seasons in program history. The team won the Heart of America conference title for the first time since 1989 and set a program record for wins with 28 before the ...
Kansas City, Mo. — For the second time in under a week, the Kansas Jayhawks will face the Arizona Wildcats.
The Jayhawks’ 98-94 overtime win over UCF in the second round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday brought them a date with the No. 3 seed Wildcats, whom the Jayhawks beat 83-76 in the regular-season finale at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday.
This time, the Wildcats will have had four days of rest. The ...
Eudora girls basketball lost to Bishop Miege 68-35 in the first round of the 4A state basketball tournament in Salina on Thursday, ending the Cardinals’ season.
The Cardinals finished with a 20-3 record and their first trip to the state tournament since 2022.
The Stags came in with a 15-game win streak in the state tournament. They played mistake-free while the Cardinals struggled to hit shots. The Stags ...
Baldwin’s boys basketball season ended in the first round of the 4A state basketball tournament with a 60-59 overtime loss to McPherson in Salina.
Junior Bulldog Leo Schoenberger scored a go-ahead layup with eight seconds left, giving the Bulldogs a one-point lead. McPherson ran the length of the court, and Gabe Pyle scored on a driving layup in the final second to win.
Baldwin finished 18-5 and fell short ...
At any given Free State sporting event, odds are that Jamar Reese is somewhere near the action.
Reese, a former student-athlete for the Firebirds from 2004-07, has been a staple at Free State events for the last 12 years. In that time, he hasn’t missed a football game. He can be found hanging around the baseball and softball fields in the spring. And since 2017, he has been an assistant coach for the boys ...
Updated 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11:
Two Douglas County basketball teams — Eudora girls basketball and Baldwin boys basketball — will compete in the 4A state basketball tournament in Salina this week.
All 4A tournament games will be at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.
Eudora girls basketball enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed with a 20-2 record. The Cardinals won their first substate game ...
