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Larks drop games to Jayhawk foes

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:32:07 +0000

GREAT BEND — The Hesston College basketball teams are heading into the break after a pair of losses to Jayhawk Conference foes for each team.

The Hesston women fell to Barton Community College 80-63 Monday in Great Bend. The game was tied 31-31 at the half. Barton was able to pull away in the second half.

Cheyenne Hedrington led Barton with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Phikala Anthony scored 15, followed by Mariana Lambert with 14, Kailai Brantner with 11 and Brandy Winbush [...]

Panther hunt

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:20:58 +0000

Sports briefs

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:34:12 +0000

Bethel signs

softball player

Bethel College softball coach Stacy Middelton signed Jeni Reichenberger of Wichita to a letter of intent to play for the Threshers beginning with the 2014-15 school year.

Reichenberger is an outfielder at Bishop Carroll High School, where she helped lead the Golden Eagles to Class 5A state titles the past three seasons.

"Jeni is a great addition to our campus both in the classroom and on the softball [...]

Area basketball roundup

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:34:13 +0000

Prep Girls

Moundridge Classic

Moundridge 50, Inman 21

MOUNDRIDGE — The Moundridge High School girls' basketball team held rival Inman to seven points in the first half, claiming a 50-21 win Tuesday in the Moundridge Classic.

Moundridge led 15-2 after the first quarter.

MacKenzie Suderman led the 2-0 Wildcats with 13 points. Brooke Holloway added 12.

Moundridge plays Lyons Thursday.

INMAN [...]

State prep scores

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:09:24 +0000

Kansas Prep Scores

Tuesday's Scores

The Associated Press

BOYS

Abilene 15, Rock Creek 14

Andale 57, Winfield 40

Ashland 66, Ingalls 50

Baileyville-B&B 50, Doniphan West 37

Beloit 70, Clay Center 52

Blue Valley Southwest 66, William Chrisman, Mo. 45

Buhler 66, Smoky Valley 43

BV Northwest 71, Bishop Miege 39

Cair Paravel 67, Veritas Christian [...]

Burrton girls fall to Little River

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:54:22 +0000

GOESSEL — The Burrton Charger girls struggled scoring Tuesday, falling to Little River 40-20 in the Goessel Classic.

Burrton falls to 0-2 in the classic, 1-2 overall, and plays in the fifth-place game at 4 p.m. Saturday. Little River, 1-1, can reach the finals with a win over Canton-Galva Friday.

Emily Baldwin led Little River with 15 points. Abbie Winter led Burrton with 12 points.

Burrton fell down 10-0 in the first 4:44 of the game. Abbie Winter broke the shutout [...]

Burrton boys fall to Little River

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:48:25 +0000

GOESSEL — A big Little River run midway in the second quarter was too much for the Burrton Charger boys to overcome in a 57-39 loss Tuesday in the Goessel Bluebird Classic.

Burrton, 1-1 in the classic and 2-1 overall, likely plays in the third-place game at 7 p.m. Saturday. Little River can clinch a spot in the finals with a win Friday over Canton-Galva.

"Defensively, they really put it too us with their pressure," Burrton coach Tyler Hoopes said. "That's [...]

Central Christian pulls away in second half

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:43:03 +0000

GOESSEL — The Goessel High School boys' basketball team made one big comeback, but two big comebacks were too much to ask for in a 64-46 loss to Hutchinson Central Christian Tuesday in the Goessel Bluebird Classic.

Goessel, 0-2, was outscored 21-9 from 3-point range and 14-7 from the free throw line.

"We came out (in the second quarter) and made some adjustments on them," Goessel coach Curtis Guhr said. "Then they came out in the second half and hit some [...]

Goessel girls down Cougars at classic

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:42:08 +0000

GOESSEL — The Goessel High School girls' basketball team got off to a ragged start, but was able to get some offensive rhythm going in the second half to claim a 48-12 win over Hutchinson Central Christian Tuesday in the Goessel Classic.

Goessel improves to 1-1, 1-0 in the classic. Central is x-x, 0-2 in the classic and will play in the fifth-place game Saturday.

Goessel was led by Page Hiebert with 16 points. Eight other players scored.

"It was slow starting, [...]

Railer teams third at Hays

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:38:55 +0000

HAYS — The Newton High School basketball teams each finished third after wins Saturday at the Hays City Shootout.

The Railer girls ended the tournament with a 41-35 win over Garden City. The Railer boys stopped Great Bend 55-29.

Scoring details of the games were not reported at deadline.

Both the boys and girls are 2-1 and play Friday at Salina Central. The girls play at 6 p.m., followed by the boys 20 minutes after the conclusion of the girls' game. [...]

Railer wrestlers 2-3 at Ark City

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:34:43 +0000

ARKANSAS CITY — The Newton High School wrestling team finished 2-3 Saturday at the Arkansas City Dual Meet Invitational.

Newton claimed four first-place finishes at the meet.

Newton downed Maize 42-34 and Newkirk, Okla., 42-30. The Railers fell to Arkansas City 42-29, Stillwater, Okla., 52-21 and Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 37-35.

Newton finished fourth in the team standings. Stillwater won, followed by Kapaun, Arkansas City, Newton, Newkirk and Maize.

"We peformed [...]

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Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:31:09 +0000

Monday's games

Goessel Classic

GOESSEL — At the Goessel Classic, the Elyria Christian girls downed Hutchinson Central Christian 41-25 and the Canton-Galva girls downed Burrton 58-26.

In boys' games, Central Christian downed Elyria Christian 58-17 and Burrton downed Canton-Galva 47-41.

Scoring details of the games were not provided.

In games today, the Little River and Burrton girls play at 4 p.m., followed by the Little [...]

Railer swimmers third at Maize

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:22:19 +0000

WICHITA — The Newton High School boys' swimming team finished third Saturday at the 10-team Maize Invitational at the Wichita Northwest YMCA.

Maize won the meet with 462 points, followed by Maize South at 259, Newton at 256, Rose Hill at 254 and Wichita Northwest at 190.

Jace Schmidt placed third in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:01.55, a state qualifying time. Schmidt placed third in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.03, breaking the state time of 1:05.14. In two meets, [...]

Thresher women win on road

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:10:48 +0000

STERLING — The Bethel College women's basketball team used a Jessica Ebenkamp layup at the buzzer to hand host Sterling a 61-60 loss Saturday night in KCAC play in Sterling.

The game was tied 32-32 at the half. Sterling took the lead with a layup with 26 seconds remaining in regulation. Bethel worked the remaining clock. Laren Ulrich fed Ebenkamp the pass to set up the game winner.

April Harpe led Bethel with 15 points. Brieanna Zerger added 15 points off the bench. [...]

Bethel men outscored from charity stripe

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:10:32 +0000

STERLING — The Bethel College men's basketball team is still looking for its first win of the season, falling to Sterling College 98-89 Saturday in KCAC play.

Bethel had one of its best shooting nights of the season, hitting 31 of 61 for 50.8 percent. Sterling was just 30 of 67 for 44.8 percent, but the Warriors outscored Bethel 30-18 from the free throw line.

Bethel was outrebounded 51-31.

Sterling, 5-4 overall and 1-1 in KCAC play, was led by Darius Alexander with [...]

Game on

By Ashley Bergner Newton Kansan — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Although the 2014 United States Golf Association Amateur Public Links championship is still more than half a year away, Chris Tuohey with Sand Creek Station golf course in Newton already considers this to be "crunch time."

Years in the making, the event is coming to Newton next summer and likely will be the largest sporting event ever hosted in Harvey County. Tuohey and his team at Sand Creek Station are excited about getting closer to an event they've spent a long time [...]

Area basketball roundup

Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:23:01 +0000

Newton games

Scoring and stats of the Newton High School basketball games at the Hays City Shootout were not received at deadline.

The Railer girls fell to Riley County 60-30. Newton plays at 1:30 p.m. today in the third-place game against Garden City.

The Newton boys lost to Hays 60-35. Newton plays Great Bend at 3:15 p.m. today for third place.

PREP GIRLS

Moundridge 48, Little River 31

MOUNDRIDGE [...]

Halstead boys make late run

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:12:59 +0000

WHITEWATER — The Halstead High School boys' basketball team played a tough first half against a young, but scrappy Remington side Friday in the two teams' season opener in rural Whitewater, but the Dragons were able to pull away in the second half to claim a 58-34 win.

A 15-3 third quarter proved to be the difference for Halstead.

"Defense wasn't a problem for us tonight," Halstead coach Tony Hoops said. "We missed some shots we normally don't miss. We shot [...]

Kansas Prep Scores

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:52:58 +0000

Friday's Scores

The Associated Press

BOYS

Abilene 60, Smoky Valley 33

Andover Central 81, Wichita Campus 47

Atchison 71, Perry-Lecompton 55

Augusta 78, Mulvane 49

Baldwin 42, Jefferson North 33

Basehor-Linwood 77, KC Bishop Ward 29

Belle Plaine 63, Bluestem 53

Beloit 63, Concordia 48

Blue Valley Southwest 65, SM North 62

Burlington 76, Osawatomie 65

Burrton 68, [...]

Bronco girls stop Halstead

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:45:46 +0000

WHITEWATER — The Halstead High School girls' basketball team got off to the start it wanted in its season opener at Remington Friday, but the host Broncos got the inside game going after the first quarter, posting a 63-35 win.

After a slow start shooting, Remington finished 24 for 47. Halstead started hot, but finished 11 of 36.

"We had some turnovers, then on defense, we had some situations we didn't handle very well," Remington coach Ben Wertenberger said. [...]