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Liberal, Kansas – After falling short on the road in Coffeyville just a few days ago, the Seward County Saints men’s basketball team stepped foot on the floor inside of the Green House to take on the #8 nationally ranked Cougars where despite a big second half surge, the Saints were unable to recover from the hole they dug in the first, losing 69-53 to Barton at home.

The Nado take on 3-0 Fairland in their second-round matchup of the Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament. Coffeyville is coming off a 10-point, 56-46, win over Owasso on Tuesday. Zay Logan led the team in scoring with 12 followed by nine from Aaron Tunstall and 8 from Kasen Dollar. The Nado are 2-0 with two double-digit wins and averaging 58 points a game while holding opponents to just 36 points a game. Logan leads the Nado in scoring averaging 14 a game.

The Cherryvale Chargers begin a new basketball season with a new leader at the helm of the team. Brett Gilchrist begins his first season as the Chargers boys basketball coach. He says the group is still working on building chemistry between returners and new players. The notable name on the...

As long as the road is between Coffeyville and Liberal, the Seward Lady Saints had a long night offensively in Coffeyville Wednesday night. Seward shot 13.8 percent going 9-65 in a 57-37 loss at Nellis Hall. The Lady Ravens jumped on SCCC early taking a 17-4 lead and 19-5 after...

Fort Scott High School’s boys swimmers opened their season Tuesday with a win in Coffeyville. Competing in the swim cooperative were sophomores Stewart Davenport, Ostin Harrington and Bronson Smith, Fort Scott; sophomore Kaden McCorkle, Pittsburg; and seniors Tallon Bonine and Gavin Caldwell, and juniors Apollo Matundan and Nate Troth, Frontenac.

The Copan boys basketball team will play for a championship in their own Copan Shootout on Saturday evening. The Hornets rebounded to beat Quapaw on Thursday evening, 61-43. The win is a bounce-back for Copan, which lost to Quapaw in overtime in a regular season game last week. Hornets will...

The Red Ravens return home flying high following a road win to snap a three game skid. Coffeyville sits at 5-5 on the season, and host the Seward County Saints in the final conference game before break. The Saints enter the game 3-5 on the year, and just 1-3 in conference play.

In the battle of Caney High Schools, the Trojans traveled to the land of Bullpups and came away with a 53-35 victory. Fouls and missed free throws played a key role in the loss for the Bullpups, who fell to 0-3 in the young season. The Trojans were able to...

YATES CENTER — Facing Sedan in the first round of the preseason tournament at Yates Center, the Cherryvale Chargers cruised to a 60-29 victory on Tuesday night. Kadynce Forman led the Chargers with 17 points while freshman Harmony John added 15 points.Visit here for more details.

The new Lady Nado head coach starts his career off with a win 51-41 over Caney. The Field Kindley girls got off to a hot start shooting 54% from the field in the first half and would lead 30-26 at halftime. The second half started rocky for the Lady Nado as they would get cold from the floor and Taiylor and Kaylin Caron got into foul trouble. Despite shooting 23% in the second the Lady Nado, thanks in large part to good defense, extended their second-half lead and would win by 10. Head Coach Tyler Coots says it's a good feeling to get that first win out of the way.

The Copan Hornets were able to extract some revenge with a decisive win over Quapaw, a team they lost to earlier in the season. Thursday’s 61-43 victory over Quapaw landed the Hornets in the championship game of their own tournament. Senior Tryston Easter led the way in scoring again...

The Nado boy's basketball team start the season strong with a dominating 60-26 win over Caney. The Nado would go on a 16-0 run through the second quarter finding themselves in a comfortable 35-15 lead at the half. In the second half, the Nado used 58% shooting to extend their...

The Eureka High School boys basketball team opened their season last Friday night with a 17-67 loss to the Independence Bulldogs. Playing the 4A Bulldogs, on opening night on the road, was a challenge the young Tornadoes were unable to meet. In spite of the lopsided score, however, the Tornadoes ...

Red Raven football begins a new era under new head coach Nick Dobler. Dobler was named head coach in November, following four seasons as defensive coordinator, and following Jeff Leiker announcing his plans to step down as football coach. Dobler says learning under Coach Leiker has been a valuable experience.

The Riverton Rams opened their season last Friday at home against the Cherryvale Chargers who were totally overmatched by the Rams and the game was over real early as the Rams were ahead by the score of 37 to 7 after the first quarter in route to a 86 to 31 win.

Lady Titan Wrestlers, Katie Simpson, senior, and Emily Britt, junior, opened their 2023-24 season with wins at the Kan/Okla Tournament, Friday, in Caney. Simpson, a two-sport athlete on the mat and the basketball court for the Lady Titans won all four bouts by pin in the 135-pound weight class to earn her first win of the season. Britt took the 140-pound class with three pins to start her…

The dogs were out in full force last night in Galena; the Caney Valley Bullpups split a doubleheader, with the ladies defeating the Bulldogs 64-30, while the Bullpup boys fell 50-46. Timely shooting from beyond the arc and great defense saw the Lady Bullpups lead 19-2 after the 1st quarter...

John Rittenoure - CANEY, Kans. (December 6, 2023) - A date has been set and the AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series 2023 championship banquet will be held, in conjunction with the Caney Valley Speedway banquet, on January 20 at the new Osage Casino and Hotel in Bartlesville.

The majority of area high school basketball teams are tournament-bound this week, with Copan and Nowata both hosting tournaments Dec. 4-9. The Copan Hornets improved to (5-1) on the season with a 50-36 win over Bluejacket in the Copan Tournament on Dec. 4. They will play Quapaw on Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Lady Titan Wrestlers, Katie Simpson, senior, and Emily Britt, junior, won their respective weight classes, Friday, at the Kan/ Okla Wrestling Tournament, Friday, at Caney Valley. They are being recognized as Titan of the Week. Katie, a two sport athlete for the Lady Titan Wrestling Team and the Lady Titan Basketball Team, won the 135 pound weight class with wins by pin over wrestlers from…