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McPherson County KS - Youth Sports & Activities


VIKINGS CLOSE DECMEBER 3-2
RYAN HITTING DOUBLE-DOUBLE PER GAME By Staff LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley boys basketball team closed out the December part of the 2025/26 schedule with three wins and a pair of losses after scoring a pair of wins in the final week before the holiday break. After losing a heart wrenching 52-61 game to Concordia on Friday, December 12, the Vikings powered back and scored a 55-41 win over Belle Plaine on Tuesday, and a fourth-quarter comeback win over
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Dec 22, 20254 min read


HEITSCHMIDT, OLSEN, RYAN TO LEAD 2025/26 VIKINGS
LOOKING FOR A WINNING SEASON By Staff LINDSBORG – It has been a rough couple of seasons for the Smoky Valley boys’ basketball program as they look to take a big step forward and find their first winning season since 2022/23. After finishing 4-17 in each of the past two seasons, Doug Schneider enters his fifteenth season in charge of the program with high hopes of finding success while building the team around center Ty Heitschmidt and guard Braylon O
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Dec 4, 20253 min read


LADY VIKINGS LOOK TO IMPROVE IN 2025/26
WILL ‘PLAY FAST & FURIOUS’ By Staff LINDSBORG – The 2024/25 season did not go as hoped for the Smoky Valley girls basketball program as they finished just 6-15 overall and 2-6 in league play before losing in the first round of the state Class 3A sub-state tournament, all while running with two productive seniors around a group of ambitious underclassmen. Jason Drouillard begins his fifth season at overseeing the Lady Vikings while looking for a retur
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Dec 3, 20253 min read


11 AREA RUNNERS QUALIFY FOR STATE
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
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Oct 28, 20253 min read


LADY VIKINGS DROP PAIR OF MATCHES
LOSE TO HALSTEAD & HOISINGTON By Staff LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley volleyball team dropped to 9-13 for the 2025 season...
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Oct 2, 20252 min read


VIKINGS LOSE AT TRINITY ACADEMY
OPAT RUNS FOR 136 YARDS By Staff WICHITA – On Friday, the Smoky Valley football team traveled to Wichita to battle with...
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Oct 1, 20252 min read


VIKINGS STUMBLE, LOSE TO HAVEN BY 32
WICHITA TRINITY ACADEMY UP NEXT By Staff LINDSBORG – After a couple of complete wins, the Smoky Valley...
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Sep 22, 20252 min read


VIKINGS STAY UNBEATEN
HAMMER BELLE PLAINE 48-18 By Staff BELLE PLAINE – The Smoky Valley football team continues to roll early in the 2025 season...
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Sep 14, 20252 min read


THIS WEEK #2 IN THE COUNTY
FREE READ – WHO PLAYS PLUS WHEN & WHERE By Staff Week one is done and with it we have all five small school football teams...
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Sep 8, 20253 min read


VIKINGS SQUEEZE OUT SEASON OPENING WIN OVER LARNED, 8-6
HEITSCHMIDT, GENGLER, BOUGHFMAN, OPAT LEAD TEAM By Staff LARNED – The Smoky Valley football, looking for a much better...
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Sep 7, 20252 min read


THIS WEEK IN THE COUNTY
FREE READ – WHO PLAYS & WHEN By Staff This is IT!! The time has finally arrived where the kids of the area schools get to...
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Sep 1, 20253 min read


VIKINGS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK IN 2025
HEITSHCMIDT, OPAT, MILLER PROVIDE SENIOR LEADERSHIP By Staff LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley football program returns 13...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read


WEBSITE UPDATE/NEWS
Here is what is going to happen…... Good morning, everyone, this is Will – the general manager operator of the website...
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Apr 10, 20252 min read


THE WEEK THAT WAS FOR FEBRUARY 3-9
A LOOK BACK – A FREE READ!! By Staff Here is a look back at the week of Monday, February 3 through Sunday, February 9 for...
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Feb 10, 20253 min read


SMOKY VALLEY VIKING BASKETBALL
OLSON, RYAN, and HEITSCHMIDT WILL LEAD VIKING HOOPSTERS By Staff LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley boys basketball team...
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Nov 23, 20243 min read


SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKIING BASKETBALL
BLANCHAT, BOUGHFMAN TO LEAD 2024/25 LADY VIKINGS By Staff LINDSBORG – Ater sprinting to a 15-7 season record in 2023/24...
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Nov 22, 20243 min read


SMOKY VALLEY CROSS COUNTRY
CLARK, WILLEMS WILL RUN AT STATE FOR LADY VIKINGS By Staff LINDSBORG – On Saturday, the Lady Viking cross country team...
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Oct 29, 20241 min read


SMOKY VALLEY FOOTBALL
VIKINGS WIN BY 23 OVER NICKERSON By Staff NICKERSON – By scoring a 36-13 win on the road at Nickerson on Friday, the Smoky...
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Oct 22, 20242 min read


SMOKY VALLEY CROSS COUNTRY
CLARK WINS LEAGUE TITLE - LADY VIKING FINISH 2ND AT LEAGUE MEET By Staff LARNED – On Thursday, the Smoky Valley cross...
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Oct 20, 20242 min read


SMOKY VALLEY FOOTBALL
VIKINGS GET HUMBLED BY HESSTON, 48-6 By Staff HESSTON – On Friday, the Smoky Valley youthful football team traveled south...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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