By Staff             Moundridge – With a pair of commanding victories to end the month of December, the Moundridge boys will enter the 2026 parts of the schedule with a 7-0 mark and ranked second in Class 2A.             Upcoming for the Wildcats will be a home game with Bennington on Tuesday, January 6 followed by a road trip to Sterling on Friday, January 9. On Tuesday, January 13 and Friday, January 16, Moundridge will be at Wichita Central Christian Academy and hosting Wi

NOW 5-0 ON THE 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             MOUNDRIDGE – Still unbeaten two weeks into the 2025/26 season, the Moundridge boys stormed through their three games of the Moundridge tournament last week winning all three by a margin of 42 points!             After dismantling Lyons on Tuesday, 75-34, the Wild

NOW 6-0 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                 MOUNDRIDGE – The Moundridge girls continue to roll for the 2025/26 season as they scored three decisive and impressive wins at the Moundridge Tournament last week.             The Lady Wildcats opened the week with a 69-10 rout over Lyons on Tuesday, then followe

HATTIE HECOX, UNRUH LED LADY WILDCATS   By Staff             MOUNDRIDGE – In defense of their reigning Class 2A championship trophy, the Moundridge girls’ basketball program got the 2025/26 season underway with three commanding wins over Haven, Garden Plain and Elyria Christian on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.             The Lady Wildcats got their season rolling on Tuesday with a 31-point, 56-24 win over Haven as the team recorded five three-pointers, 30 rebounds and 12 as

MOUNDRIDGE TAKES DOWN HAVEN, ELYRIA CHRISTIAN   By Staff             MOUNDRIDGE – The Moundridge boys basketball team scored a pair of runaway victories over Haven and Elyria Christian on Tuesday and Friday  to open the 2025/26 season 2-0.             On Tuesday, the Wildcats jumped all over Haven in the first quarter, flying out to an 18-1 lead before settling in for a 10-point, 24-14 advantage at the halftime break. Moundridge outscored Haven 16-10 in the third quarter and

WILDCATS AIMING FOR A STATE TITLE   By Staff             MOUNDRIDGE – Losing just once, and it was in the state title game is how the Moundridge boys basketball team closed the 2024/25 season giving the Wildcats ample ammunition to strive for a state title run again in 2025/26.             After winning a state title two seasons ago in his first year as head coach, Dustan Kanitz has set the bar high  beginning his third season with his 48 wins and just four losses after takin

UNRUH, KAMINKOW, LEAD 2025/26 TEAM   By Staff             MOUNDRIDGE – With no seniors graduating, it appears the Moundridge girls’ basketball program has the makings to earn a second straight Class 2A championship come March after going 24-2 and earning the state title a year ago.             Coach Kaleigh Huxman begins her fifth season as the leader of the Lady Wildcat program and to this point has secured 65 wins to just 27 losses. In 2024/25 they beat nearly everybody in

LOST 14-22, FINISH 8-3   By Staff             While it seemed like the season would continue for three quarters, Moundridge gave up one big run in the final quarter and lost to Smith Center, 14-22, in the Class 1A Sectional State Playoffs, closing their 2025 season.             Smith Center, who came into the game ranked fifth in Class 1A and unbeaten, will now play undefeated and third ranked Sterling in the state semi-finals. If the Redmen win, they will play the winner of

GRILL RUNS FOR 194 YARDS             INMAN – After trailing the entire first half on the road at county rival Inman, Moundridge shut down the Teutons in the final two quarters while scoring 22 to get a 22-14 playoff win and move on in the Class 1A state playoffs.             Now 8-2 for the season, the Wildcats will go on the road again Friday to Smith Center to play the unbeaten (10-0) Redman in a sectional battle. Smith Center has beaten Whitewater (64-0) and Hays/Thomas Mo

PLAY INMAN IN REGIONALS             MOUNDRIDGE – The Moundridge football team got their district win on Thursday when they hammered Medicine Lodge for a 33-7 victory.                     Now 7-2 on the season, the Wildcats will get another shot at county rival Inman in their Class 1A Regional matchup. Inman is 8-1 and defeated Moundridge 7-22 on October 24.             Against Medicine Lodge, Paul Grill ran wild with 261 yards rushing on 27 carries which included a pair of to

BATTLE MEDICINE LODGE AT DISTRICTS             MOUNDRIDGE – Last Friday, the Moundridge football team ran into a buzzsaw call Inman and lost the final game of the regular season 7-22.             Now 6-2 for the season, the Wildcats will look for redemption in their first game of Class 1A districts on Thursday against Medicine Lodge. Medicine Lodge enters the game 4-4 for the season after beating Ellinwood 41-6 last Friday. Moundridge defeated Medicine Lodge 28-21 on Septembe

WILDCATS SENDING FIVE             It was a solid weekend for the cross-country teams of McPherson County area as eleven runners qualified from four schools, including three who finished in the top five at regionals and six in the top ten.                     Tyler Martisko and Riley Roots, both seniors at Inman, had the best day of running as Martisko finished second and Roots placed fourth at their regionals.             Also placing in the top five of their regional was Bay

GILL, COLWELL LEADS  OFFENSE   By Staff             SEDGWICK – The Moundridge football team traveled to Sedgwick Friday and returned home with a hard fought, 30-point, 38-8 victory thanks to the running of Paul Grill and the throwing of Owen Colwell.             Paul Grill ran the ball 15 times for 107 yards and a first quarter touchdown while Colwell only threw 17 passes but completed 13 for 128 yards and three scores.                     While Easton Shahan was Colwell’s le

GRILL RUNS FOR 212 YARDS   By Staff             MOUNDRIDGE – It was not pretty and had that bend but do not break style of play, all of...

GO 5-0, WIN 10 OF 12 SETS   By Staff             The Moundridge volleyball program continues to just win in the 2025 season as they...

BLOUGH MAKES 56-YARD FG   By Staff             REMINGTON – Playing without one of their most productive players, the Moundridge football...

KANITZ LEADS OFFENSE, GRILL TOPS DEFENSE   By Staff   HERINGTON – Friday evening the Moundridge football team traveled to Herington and...

TEAM NOW 20-1 FOR THE SEASON   By Staff             MARION – After winning a pair of matches with Ell-Saline on Tuesday last week the...

KANITZ ERUPTS FOR 320 YARDS OF OFFENSE   By Staff             MEDICINE LODGE – Moundridge traveled to Medicine Lodge for Friday night...

NOW 14-0 FOR SEASON             By Staff                     MOUNDRIDGE – The Moundridge volleyball program continues to roll along as...