REDSKINS EARN 2026 ST. JOHN MID-WINTER CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY Like many other games across Kansas, due to weather it has taken a full week to finish the Little River boys run to the title game of the St. John Classic where they scored a 55-47 win over Central Plains to secure the tournament title  on Saturday, January 31..             It began on Monday, January 19 when the Redskins held off Cimarron for a 55-44 win. After they played their way into the championship gam

Champions - 2026 St. John Mid-Winter Classic Eleven days after getting their initial win at the St. John Mid-Winter Classic, the Little River girls brought home a champions trophy by defeating county rival Inman, 69-43, in a rescheduled event due to weather, giving the Lady Redskins the Classic Champions Trophy.   In the first game of the tournament played on Tuesday, January 20, the Lady Redskins hammered Nickerson 72-19.             Little River rolled out to a 24-point,

LADY REDSKINS CHANNEL CHAMPIONSHIP HERITAGE IN NEAR UPSET OF CLASS 6A WICHITA EAST   By Staff (Pic = post game sportsmanship, photo of a top Class 6A and the top Class 1A Division I schools - Wichita East Lady Blue Aces and Little River Lady Redskins)           LITTLE RIVER — A packed home crowd watched 1A Division I Little River go toe‑to‑toe with one of the largest schools in Kansas on Friday night, as the Lady Redskins pushed Class 6A No. 5 Wichita East for four quarters b

NOW 9-1 WITH SIX GAME WIN STREAK   By Staff             LITTLE RIVER – Hosting Goessel and Rural Vista this past week proved to be beneficial for the Little River boys’ basketball team as they dismantled Goessel, 80-18, before defeating Rural Vista on Friday, 67-40.             Now 9-1 for the season, the Redskins have won six in a row since their loss to Class 2A powerhouse Moundridge just before the holiday break. Next up will be three games as part of the St. John/Hudson b

NOW 11-0   By Staff             LITTLE RIVER – The Little River girls basketball team continued to roll by scoring a pair of decisive home court wins last week, including a 43-point victory over Rural Vista and a 47-point win over Goessel.             Now 11-0, the Lady Redskins now prep for the St. John/Hudson Girls Basketball Tournament that will run from Monday, January 19 to Saturday, January 24.             On Tuesday, Little River hosted Goessel where they ran out to a

FELDMAN SURPASSES 1,000 CAREER POINTS             LITTLE RIVER – The Little River girls basketball team continues to roll through their schedule as they completed a busy first full week of January by humbling Herington by 55 on Tuesday, dismantling Peabody/Burns by 60 on Friday and thumping St. John/Hudson by 30 on Saturday, all on the road.             During the game with Herington, senior Arika Feldman surpassed the 1,000-point mark of her career as a Lady Redskin during t

NOW 6-1 FOR SEASON             LITTLE RIVER – After going into the holiday break with a loss the Little River boys bounced back with a pair of decisive wins to begin the 2026 side of the basketball schedule with victories over Herington and St. John/Hudson.   Against Herington on Tuesday, the Redskins ran out to a 17-point, 27-10 lead by the end of the first quarter and held a commanding 26-point, 43-17 advantage at the halftime break. After pushing the lead to 58-20 by the e

FELDMAN SCORES A DOUBLE-DOUBLE   By Staff             LITTLE RIVER – The Little River girls continue to play like they are on a mission as they opened the second half of the 2025/26 schedule on Friday with a resounding 82-21 thumping of visiting Norwich.             Ranked first in Class 1A Division I the Lady Redskins are now 6-0 for the season after scoring a pre-holiday break win, 52-40, over the top team in Class 2A, Moundridge.   In the Moundridge game, Arika Feldman sco

CLOSED DECEMBER WITH LOSS   By Staff                     LITTLE RIVER – After finishing the first month of the 2025/26 with a loss to Class 2A powerhouse Moundridge just before Christmas break, the Little River boys bounced back and held on to earn a four-point, 52-48 win over Norwich on Friday.             The Redskins took a seven-point, 14-7,  lead out of the first quarter and held the same seven-point advantage, 22-15, going into the halftime break. After the break Norwic

NOW 4-0 ON SEASON           (Enjoy the free writes in December, we return to subscription status after Christmas - my staff and I have to live and  pay expenses, at $2.50/month, it is a good deal!)   By Staff             The Little River boys duplicated the girl’s team by winning all three games in the Goessel Bluebird Classic to earn the tournament championship trophy..             It took a win over Hutchinson Central Christian, 59-21, followed by a 24-point victory over El

FELDMAN, OLANDER, LOOK  LEAD LITTLE RIVER (Enjoy the free writes in December, we return to subscription status after Christmas - my staff and I have to live and pay expenses, at $2.50/month, it is a good deal!)             GOESSEL – The Little River girls basketball team continues to look like they are on a mission as they plowed through the three games of competition last week to win the trophy as champions of the annual Goessel Bluebird Classic Tournament.                 

LADY REDSKINS DISMANTLE CHASE COUNTY   By Staff             The Little River girls basketball team are hoping to make a run again for a state championship in 2025/26 and by the way they opened the season they appear to be on a mission as they dismantled Chase County to the tune of a 68-point, 87-19, win on Tuesday night.             Running out to a huge 22-point, 27-5 lead by the end of the first quarter, the Lady Redskins never looked back and never let up on the gas pedal

LADY REDSKINS RETURN SIX STARTERS, 61 PPG   By Staff             LITTLE RIVER – After nearly claiming a state championship, the Little River girls have six players returning with starting experience as they look to do as they did in volleyball, claim victories and hopefully a state title.             In 2024/25 the Lady Redskins dominated the Wheat State League schedule, going 8-0, and came within one win of the Class 1A Division I state title (losing to unbeaten Centralia) w

RENKEN & GARRISON TO LEAD REDSKINS IN 2025/26   By Staff             LITTLE RIVER – Closing the 2024/25 season at the state tournament only to lose to eventual state champion Olpe, left a desire for the 2025/26 team to peak even better and aim for a state title of their own!                     Beginning his fifth season in charge of the Redskin program, Erik Base has accumulated a record of 59-31at this point while being assisted by former McPherson College head coach, Roger

FINISH SEASON 9-1   By Staff                     On Friday, the Little River football team played a slugfest I their 8-Man, Division I sectional matchup with Sylvan/Lucas, losing 44-50 and finishing the 2025 season 9-1.             Sylvan/Lucas will take their 10-1 mark to the state semi-finals to play Lincoln, also 10-1.  The other 8-man, division I semi-final matchup will be between unbeaten (10-0) South Central and 10-1 Hill City for a spot in the state championship game.

44-2 FOR SEASON             LITTLE RIVER – The Little River volleyball has become  legendary in recent times as they have dominated Class 1A Division I Kansas volleyball by winning four straight state championships.             Finishing the 2025 season with 28 straight win and 44-2 overall, the Lady Redskins dominated all five matches at the Class 1A Division I  state championship tournament in Dodge City two weekend ago, winning all five matches in straight set by an averag

NOW 9-1, TO PLAY SYLVAN/LUCAS   The Little River football team is moving on in the 8-man, division I state playoffs after defeating Lyndon 52-20 on Friday.             Now 9-1 for the season, the Redskins will  play host to Sylvan/Lucas next Friday for a chance to be among the final eight of the state playoffs. Sylvan/Lucas is also 9-1 in the season after beating Rosalia/Flint hills 62-14 on Friday.             The game started out with both Little River and Lyndon trading t

HUNTING FOR STATE TITLE FOUR IN A ROW             LITTLE RIVER – The Little River volleyball program cruised through both regionals and sub-state to earn the title of number one seed at the 2025 Class 1A Division I state volleyball tournament in Dodge City beginning on Thursday, October 30.             Now 39-2, the Lady Redskins will be in pool ‘A’ where they will battle with Frankfort, Goessel, and Centralia at 11:00, 1:00 and 3:00 on Thursday. Little River has already beat

FINISH SEASON 7-1   By Staff             LITTLE RIVER – It was over early and done by halftime Thursday as the Little River football team concluded their 2025 regular season with a resounding 72-0 hammering of Solomon.             Now 7-1 for the season, the Redskins await the conclusion of Friday games to determine where they play next as they begin a run for a possible 8-Man, Division I state championship.             Scoring six times in the first quarter, Little River wen

GARRISON, EWERTT, KONEN LEAD REDSKINS   By Staff             CLAFLIN – In a game that had 100 points scored, 110 offensive plays ran for 838 yards, the Little River football team managed to outgun and outscore Central  Plains to gain a 68-32 victory.             Little River scored 10 times in the game including three in the first quarter on a pair of long scoring pass plays from quarterback Jaxson Konen to Jaren Garrison covering 46 yards and a second on covering 68 yards to