By Staff The Moundridge volleyball program has opened the 2026 season 4-1 after one week of play. On Saturday, August 29, the Lady Wildcats went 2-1 in a quad, scoring wins over Sedgwick and Conway Springs while losing to rival Inman. On Tuesday, September 8, Moundridge added a couple of straight-set wins over Wichita Classical and Remington. At this point, Lady Wildcat head coach Bryan Otte noted, “Three steps forward, two steps back, but

By Staff Could not do much better than the Canton/Galva football team in opening their 2026 season with a dominating win over Goessel, 52-6. On the first offensive play of the season, Eagle quarterback Dray Hoppes ran 60 yards for a touchdown. Goessel got their only score of the game later in the first quarter when they took an intercepted Hoppes pass and scampered 77 yards to the end zone, leaving them just two points down, 8-6, after one quarter of pl

By Staff History was made Friday night as Elyria Christian stepped onto the football field for its ‘first-ever game’, launching the Eagles' new six-man program. The Eagles battled a seasoned Peabody/Burns squad, filling the night with learning, growth, and first-game milestones despite a 7-54 loss. Peabody/Burns brought experience and success, having won three straight district championships and returning a strong senior group. That challenge gave Elyri

By Staff If you are going to find out what kind of football team you have, play the defending Class 1A state champions on opening night. Moundridge’s football team did just that, stepped into the challenge Friday and battled a physical Sterling squad well before eventually falling 21-53 in their season opener on the road. The Wildcats didn’t shy away from the fight and matched the Black Bears' energy early, punching in scores in each of the first two quar

By Staff Does not get much better for Little River’s football team than to open the 2026 season with a huge shut out, 46-0, win on the road at Ell-Saline. With Nash Look and Jaren Garrison splitting time at quarterback, each throwing a five-yard scoring pass in the first half, giving the Redskins a 14-0 lead heading to the halftime break. Nash connected with Blayne Baldetti and Garrison with Jake White for the touchdowns. Garrison added a six-y

By Staff Setting a standard for the season ahead, the McPherson High football team rolled past visiting Augusta on Friday in their 2026 season opener, 42-6. “We were able to get some revenge from last year,” noted Bullpup head coach Jace Pavlovich. “Our kids played incredibly well on both sides of the ball.” Taking a one-score, 14-6, led by the end of the first quarter, the Bullpups found the end zone one more time in each of the seco

By Staff The Inman football program made a statement in their season opener, going on the road and dominating Sedgwick 71-0. It was a statement that they were playing to settle some unfinished business from last season after falling short in the playoffs to rival Moundridge and then recommitted to consistency in their play. After scoring 30 points in the first quarter and adding 27 in the second, Inman cruised in with a touchdown in each of the third and

By Staff On Tuesday, the McPherson volleyball team scored a pair of wins over Buhler and Augusta, bringing the season mark for the Lady Bullpups to 3-3. Next up for the spikers will be on the road Tuesday, September 8 at Winfield for a triangular with the Lady Vikings and El Dorado. Here is a snapshot of the matches on Tuesday: MATCH vs. BUHLER Lady Bullpups won 2-1= 19-25, 25-23, 25-18 Coach Doile Reflections: “Wowza, we got off to a slow start while B

By Staff On Tuesday, the Inman volleyball team scored a pair of wins in sweeping a road trip to Canton/Galva with victories over Centre and Canton/Galva. In the sweep (25-10, 25-21) over Canton/Galva, Taylor Froese led the Lady Teutons with 14 kills, and Ellie Thimmesch had a dozen digs. Froese, Thimmesch and Maddison Parsons led Inman to a two-set sweep (25-20, 25-15) of Centre in the second match of the day. Thimmesch recorded 12 digs, Froese had another 14 k

By Staff The McPherson Lady Bullpup volleyball team opened its 2026 season on Saturday, hosting the AVCTL Preseason Invitational. McPherson finished the day 2-3 and were scheduled to battle with Buhler and Augusta in a road triangular at Augusta on Tuesday, September 1. Here is a SNAPSHOT look at the Lady Bullpups from Saturday’s action. MATCH RESULTS: Finished day 2-3 Lost to Maize South = 19-25, 13-25 Won over Goddard = 25-20, 25-15 Lost to Derby =

By Staff The Inman volleyball program opened its 2026 season going 5-0 while dominating its own Inman Invitational, hosting Remington, Kingman, Conway Springs, Sedgwick and Moundridge. While Inman won ten of eleven sets and finished as invitational champions at 5-0, cross-county rival Moundridge came in second at 4-1. Conway Springs finished 3-2, Sedgwick went 2-3, Kingman was 1-4, and Remington lost all five matches. Next up for the Lady Teuton volleyball is a ro

By Staff On Friday, the McPherson Middle School Lady Pup eighth and seventh grade volleyball teams opened their 2026 season with home wins over Arkansas City. 8th GRADE VOLLEYBALL: For the 8th grade ‘A’ team, they scored a two-match sweep, 25-15 and 25-9, over Ark City. According to head coach Christine Pianalto, “The girls battled a few unforced errors in the first set but were then able to become more consistent with serving and hitting in the second set.

This is a breakdown as to what to find in 2026 with the McPherson Lady Bullpup Tennis team – a summary type of manner: THE 2025 SEASON: Ø AVCTL III & IV Champions Ø Class 4A Regional Champions Ø Class 4A State Runner-up Ø Multiple state-placing doubles teams HEAD COACH TYLER BROWN: Ø 15TH Season as Head Coach Ø Assistant Coach = Ricardo Sanchez KEY LOSSES TO GRADUATION: Ø Maryn Sandbo = 4-time State Qualifier, 3rd at Class 4A State Championships, one of Lady Bul

By Staff This is a breakdown as to what to look forward to in 2026 with the McPherson Bullpup football team – in summary type of manner: THE 2025 SEASON: Ø Finished 5-4 HEAD COACH JACE PAVLOVICH: Ø 80-31 CAREER MARK Ø BEGINNING SEASON 12 2026 BULLPUP SNAPSHOT: Ø Returning Letter winners = 24 Ø Returning Starters – Offense = 9 Ø Returning Starters – Defense = 10 THE OFFENSE: Ø Identity – Balanced attack, and high-efficiency passing Ø Multiple explosive skill th

MOUNDRIDGE WILDCAT FOOTBALL PREVIEW By Staff It looks like a challenge is ahead for the Moundridge football program as they look to replace 13 graduated seniors while trying to keep the Wildcats among the Heart of America League’s consistent contenders for the 2026 season. After finishing 2025 with a 4-2 league record and an 8-3 overall mark, the Wildcats will enter the new season with fresh faces, new roles, and familiar expectations. Tyler O’Connor re

By Staff The Elyria Christian volleyball program heads into the 2026 season with a determined senior core, renewed depth, and a schedule that wastes no time testing the Lady Eagles. Entering her second season in charge of the Lady Eagles and tenth overall coaching, Amie Foote believes the team’s summer work has positioned them to make a meaningful noise in league play and hopefully in the post-season. With Emma Glendening and Laney Reiff being the

By Staff In a move designed to give male athletes a meaningful, competitive fall activity that fits both Elyria Christian’s size and its long-term vision, the Eagles are officially launching their first season of 6-Man football. For several years, Elyria has fielded a boys’ soccer team with varying levels of participation. At times, interest was strong; in recent seasons, however, numbers have dwindled, leaving students with only one season of competition

By Staff Entering the 2026 season, the Canton/Galva football program has something missing the past couple of seasons which were defined by youth, injuries, and one of the roughest district schedules in 8-Man Division 1 – they have upperclassmen, depth, and a clear identity. “We have had only five graduating seniors in two years with a pair in 2025 and three in 2024,” noted third-year head coach Ted Regehr. “When I took over the program two years ago, this gr

By Staff Tyler Martisko topped off his Inman career by winning gold twice at the 2026 Class 2A State Track/Field Meet in Wichita where the Teuton boys finished fourth overall and the Lady Teutons placed second thanks to a win in the 4x100 Meter Relay. Overall, the Teuton boys scored 42 points to finish fourth in the team standings after sending 11 entries through nine events and having six team points collected. (Tyler Martisko - Doug Neufeld Photography)

By Staff While the Little River track/field teams finished third and ninth in the team standings, they left their mark at the 2026 Class 1A State Meet over the weekend with a state record breaking relay and three first-place gold medals. With the Redskin boys finishing third overall with 36 points in six events, the highlight came in the preliminary run of the 4x100 Meter Relay where they broke a state record with a run of 43.05!! The quartet of Logan Schuber