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McPherson County KS - Youth Sports & Activities


LITTLE RIVER BOYS WIN REGIONALS, GIRLS PLACE 4th
By Staff The Little River track/field teams did well at the state regionals as the Redskin boys won the regionals and the Lady Redskins finished fourth while the teams combined to qualify in 11 events for the state meet with top three finishes. Scoring 59 points and placing fourth in the team standings, the Lady Redskins qualified five athletes in individual events plus both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. Havana Olander and Dempsey Lafferty qualified by win
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2 days ago3 min read


REDSKINS DOMINAT, LADY REDSKINS PLACE 2ND – OLANDER, LAFFERTY, BRISTOW, DIEBALL GET MULTIPLE WINS
By Staff Hosting a track/field Invitational in Lyons on Tuesday, the Little River teams placed second in the girl’s division while the Redskin boys ran away with the team title. Little River was scheduled to participate at the Sterling Relays on Thursday before hitting the road on Tuesday to an Invitational in Burrton. For the Lady Redskins, they totaled 112 team points to finish second to Canton/Galva who won with 151. Hesston came in third with 98
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Apr 223 min read


LITTLE RIVER BOYS WIN LYONS INVITATIONAL, GIRLS PLACE FOURTH
By Staff The Little River boys track/field team earned a dominant win in the team standings Tuesday at the Lyons Invitational while the Little River girls finished fourth. Scoring 150 team points, the Redskins finished well ahead of second-place Halstead with 111 and third-place Inman with 107. Lyons, Hillsboro, and Marion were other teams competing. For the Lady Redskins, they finished with 96 team points, well behind meet champion Halstead with 140
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Apr 173 min read


LADY REDSKINS ARE STATE CHAMPIONS
DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS 59-24
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Mar 153 min read


LADY REDSKINS MAKE STATE FINALS
TAKE DOWN CENTRALIA BY 12
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Mar 142 min read


LITTLE RIVER MAKES STATE SEMI-FINALS
BEAT CENTRAL PLAINS BY 30
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Mar 133 min read


LADY REDSKINS EARN TRIP TO STATE
POUND SOUTH HAVEN, 76-23
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Mar 82 min read


LADY REDSKINS HAMMER FLINT HILLS
ROLLS TO SUB-STATE FINALS
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Mar 42 min read


LADY REDSKINS ROLL TO 17-1 WITH 3 BLOWOUT WINS
OUTSCORE CANTON/GALVA, WAKEFIELD, ELYRIA CHRISTIAN 198-53!! By Staff The Little River girls, ranked first in Class 1A Division I, continued their march through the 2025/26 season with another overwhelming week, sweeping Canton‑Galva, Wakefield, and Elyria Christian to push their record to 17–1. The only loss remains the late January setback to Wichita East, currently ranked seventh in Class 6A. Across the three games, Little River outscored opponents
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Feb 156 min read


LITTLE RIVER DOMINATES IN SWEEP OF CENTRE
BOYS/GIRLS COMBINE TO OUTSCORE CENTRE 159-29!! By Staff The Little River boys’ and girls’ basketball teams closed out last week in overwhelming fashion while earning a pair of lopsided wins over Centre on Friday evening. Both teams imposed their will from the opening tip and never looked back, wowing the crowd with a combined total of 159-29 scoring margin as the Redskin boys won 68-16 and the Lady Redskins earned a 91-13 victory. The top-ranked Lady R
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Feb 94 min read


LADY REDSKINS WIN ST. JOHN CLASSIC
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,
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Feb 25 min read


BIG SCHOOL, SMALL MARGIN: WICHITA EAST EDGES LITTLE RIVER BY 6!
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
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Jan 313 min read


LADY REDSKINS ROLL TO WINS OVER GOESSEL, RURAL VISTA
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
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Jan 183 min read


LADY REDSKINS POWER PAST HERINGTON, PEABODY/BURNS & ST. JOHN/HUDSON
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
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Jan 124 min read


LADY REDSKINS WIN BLUEBIRD CLASSIC
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.
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Dec 15, 20255 min read


LOOK LEADS SCORERS IN LITTLE RIVER SEASON OPENING WIN
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
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Dec 6, 20253 min read


LITTLE RIVER GIRLS AIMING FOR STATE TITLE
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
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Dec 2, 20253 min read


A LOOK AT THE LADY REDSKINS - 4X STATE CHAMPS
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
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Nov 14, 20256 min read


LITTLE RIVER CRUISES THROUGH REGIONALS, SUB-STATE
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
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Oct 28, 20253 min read


LITTLE RIVER ENDS REGULAR SEASON 32-2
FELDMAN, RALEIGH, LOOK, OLANDER LEAD TEAM STATS By Staff LITTLE RIVER – Heading into regionals next week, the Little River volleyball team is on target to win a fourth straight state championship as they closed out the final week of regular season action with eight straight wins and an overall mark of 32-2. Both losses came at the games with Ellinwood who is unbeaten and top-ranked in Class 2A. The Lady Redskins will now prep for their Class 1A Divi
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Oct 15, 20255 min read
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