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Oliver wins basketball all-star game MVP

Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 12:22pm

Wabaunsee High School's Abby Oliver continued her amazing senior athletics season by winning the Flint Hills Optimist Club All-Star Game MVP after her Red Team defeated the Blue Team 66-62 Saturday night in Emporia.

Cover athletes Xavier Bell (Andover Central junior), Emily Ryan (Central Plains junior), and John Pfannenstiel (Ness City senior) helped their teams to State Titles. (File Photos)

Final KSHSAA State Basketball brackets

Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 10:32am

The 2018-19 Kansas high school basketball season is over. Check out the State Tournament brackets at the links below:

From left-to-right: Osborne's Steele Wolters scored 15 points as the Bulldogs survived Lebo 44-41; Kennedy Brown had 10 points, 10 boards and 4 blocks in just 17 minutes of play as Derby dominated SM NW 60-27; Central Plains' Brett Liebl scored 20 points in the Oilers' 55-30 win over Macksville; and Maize senior Caleb Grill put up 23 points with multiple dunks as the Eagles downed St. James 83-56. (Photo credit, left-to-right: Stephanie Baxa, Osborne County Farmer; Derby Informer; Joey Bahr; Dan Loving)

More "upsets" on day two of State

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 3:36pm

Whether they were truly upsets or just a case of schedule disparity leading to seeding discrepancies more lower seeds took down higher seeds on day two

Chanute pulled off the upset of the postseason with a 46-45 victory over three-time defending state champions Bishop Miege. (Courtesy Photo)

Sub-state tournament play all wrapped up

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 7:31pm

From 6A all through 1A, sub-state basketball is all wrapped-up in the state of Kansas.

6A (Boys)

From left-to-right: Alyson Potter, Carissa Beck and Jude Warren are providing Circle fans with plenty of excitement this basketball season. (Photos courtesy CHS Journalism)

No shortage of basketball talent at Circle

Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 8:39pm

The Circle High School boys basketball team accomplished something they had not done since 2013 — beat AVCTL DIII foe McPherson.

Left: Andover Central junior Xavier Bell has helped the Jaguars to a top-two ranking in 5A. Center: Frankfort senior Emilee Ebert is a big reason the Wildcats are ranked third in 1A. Right: Ness City senior John Pfannenstiel is one of top small school players in Kansas and has helped the Eagles grab the fourth place ranking in class 2A. (Photos by Bree McReynolds-Baetz)

Final KBCA rankings released

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 2:38pm

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association released their final rankings prior to postseason play.

Devin and Emily Ryan will try to keep both Central Plains teams undefeated throughout the postseason starting with this week's regional tournaments. (Devin Ryan photo by Joey Bahr, Emily Ryan photo by Everett Royer)

Regional play begins Monday for 1A basketball

Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 9:38am

With 108 schools spread across 16 regional sites, postseason basketball begins in Class 1A Feb. 18.

Winter cover athletes continue leading some of the top teams in the KBCA rankings. Left-to-right: Tor'e Alford is part of an outstanding group for top-ranked Derby; Maize standout Caleb Grill is helping to keep the Eagles atop the 5A rankings; Emily Ryan and the Central Plains Oilers continue their winning streak; Phillipsburg's Trey Sides is a big reason the Panthers are ranked fourth in 3A. (Photos by Bree McReynolds-Baetz Photography)

Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Feb. 11th rankings

Monday, February 11, 2019 - 10:43pm

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