LADY WILDCATS ROLL, WILDCAT BOYS STUMBLE   By Staff             The Moundridge girls and boys basketball programs hit the road on Tuesday for a Heart of America Conference doubleheader at Berean Academy, with the Lady Wildcats delivering a dominant 55–22 victory and the boys’ squad falling 64–40 despite a strong start and a standout scoring night from Easton Shahan.             With the win, the Lady Wildcats are now 14-2 while the loss drops the Wildcat boys to 13-3 as they

LADY REDSKINS WIN BY 61, REDSKINS WIN BY 19   By Staff           The Little River boys’ and girls’ basketball teams opened the month of February with a pair of dominating road wins at Solomon on Tuesday, showcasing defensive pressure, balanced scoring, and overwhelming control in transition.           The Little River girls delivered one of their most complete efforts of the season, racing out to a 23–2 first‑quarter lead and never looking back in a 73–12 rout.           The

EARN MID-WEEK WIN   The Moundridge boys picked up a strong home win Tuesday before dropping a triple‑overtime heartbreaker in the championship of the Hillsboro Trojan Invitational on Saturday.   The Wildcats opened the week by rolling past Garden Plain, 68–40. Jesse Lutz led the way with 23 points and five three‑pointers as Moundridge jumped out to a 23–9 first‑quarter lead and controlled the game throughout. Easton Shahan added 10 points, while both Heath Churchill and Layto

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

PLAY 3A POWERHOUSE HESSTON   By Staff   The Moundridge Wildcats (No. 2 in Class 2A) kept rolling at the Hillsboro Trojan Classic, improving to 12–1 with strong wins over Clay Center and Salina Sacred Heart to earn a spot in the championship game—now postponed due to weather.   Moundridge opened the week with a 58–44 win over Clay Center, opening on the back side, trailing 9-13 after the first quarter and 19-22 at halftime before blowing the game open with a 25‑point third qua

TAKE 5 TH  AT STERLING INVITATIONAL   By Staff          LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley girls basketball team has found a good groove this past ten days, winning three of their last four, including two in a row at the Sterling Invitational which was good for a fifth-place finish.        The Lady Viking suffered a loss to Scott City in game one before bouncing back to humble Hutchinson Trinity and then come-from-behind to get a victory over Kingman.        Now 4-7 for the season,

NOW 7-4 FOR SEASON   By Staff             LINDSBORG – By winning the final two games, over Southeast of Saline and Lyons,  at  the Sterling Invitational last week, the Smoky Valley boys basketball team have now won four of their last five game and six of eight.             This give the Vikings a 7-4 season mark as they tangle with Class 2A Hutchison Trinity (4-9) on the road Tuesday, January 27 before closing out the January schedule with a home battle against Russell (6-7)

4-1 LAST 5 GAMES   By Staff           ELYRIA – The Elyria Christian girls basketball team may only be 6-9 for the season, they are 4-1 in the last five games and finished fifth at the Berean Academy Eli J Walter Basketball tournament this past week after losing on Tuesday, 38-43, to Hutchinson Central Christian and then winning a pair of games on Thursday over Wichita Classical, 36-28 and on Friday, 61-44, over Ell-Saline.             Host Berean Academy won the tournament wi

SET TO PLAY AT STERLING TOURNAMENT   By Staff             LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley boys basketball team worked hard and earned a pair of wins last week, defeating Chapman at home, 63-32 on Tuesday followed by a 39-point victory on the road at Nickerson on Friday.             The pair of victories gives the Vikings a record of 5-3 for the season as they get ready to play in the Sterling Black Bear Tournament starting on Tuesday, January 30 when they battle with Hutchinson

NOW 2-6 FOR SEASON   By Staff             LINDSBORG – The Smoky Valley girls basketball team finished out the week Friday on the road with a huge win over Nickerson, 54-24, after losing at home on Tuesday to Chapman, 25-45.             Now 2-6 for the season, the Lady Vikings will now play at the Sterling Black Bear Tournament beginning on Tuesday when they tangle with Scott City. Other teams in the tournament are Sterling, Lyons, Hutchinson Trinity, Hugoton, Southeast of Sal

NOW 8-3, WINNER OF SIX STRAIGHT GAMES   By Staff             CANTON – With a pair of wins last week over Solomon (49-19) and Goessel (59-31) the Canton/Galva girls basketball team continues to roll through January with a win streak of five for the month and six overall.             Now 8-3 for the season, the Lady Eagles will be off for a week before closing out January with a flurry of games beginning with a road trip to Hutchinson Central Christian on Monday, January 26, a

NOW 8-3, RANKED 10 TH     By Staff             CANTON – The Canton/Galva boys basketball team got halfway through January by losing a heartbreaker with Solomon, 48-49 before thumping Goessel 65-17. The loss to Solomon broke a five-game winning streak.             Now 8-3 for the season, the Eagles are ranked tenth in Class 1A Division I. They get to rest for a week while prepping for a very busy final week of January where they will travel to Hutchinson Central Christian on M

NOW 11-1 WITH FIVE WINS IN A ROW   By Staff             MOUNDRIDGE – The Moundridge girls basketball team continues to roll along in the 2025/26 season as they pounded a pair of Wichita schools last week including a 58-14 drubbing of Wichita Central Christian Academy on the road Tuesday and a home court thumping of Wichita Classical, 67-20, on Friday.             With the Lady Wildcats now 11-1 on the season, they begin prepping to play in the Hillsboro Trojan Classic Basketb

NOW 10-1 FOR SEASON   By Staff           MOUNDRIDGE – This past week the Moundridge boys’ basketball team went to the big city of Wichita to earn a pair of wins, beating Wichita Central Christian Academy 64-29 on the road Tuesday and then pulling out a close 63-56 victory at home over Wichita Classical on Friday.           Now 10-1 for the season, the Wildcats will be busy this coming week as they participate in the Hillsboro Trojan Classic Basketball Tournament beginning on

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

BEAT PEABODY/BURNS & CENTRE   By Staff                      ELYRIA – Could the Elyria Christian girls’ team be turning a corner as they finish out the second week of the new year with a pair of wins over Peabody/Burns and Lost Springs/Centre.             Now 4-8 for the season the Lady Eagles will prep for next weeks Berean Academy Eli J. Walter Tournament beginning on Tuesday, January 20 against Hutchinson Central Christian.             As for the past week, the Lady Eagles

ELYRIA – The Elyria Christian boys basketball team had a busy first week back after the holiday break and found themselves losing to Reno County homeschoolers and Canton/Galva while getting a big win over Rural Vista in between.             The win and two losses puts the Eagles at 4-6 for the season with four of those losses to a pair of top five Class 2A schools in Wichita Classical and Moundridge as well as a pair of Class 1A Division I top-ten teams like Little River and