Goessel girls edged by Macksville
GOESSEL – The Goessel Bluebird girls’ basketball team saw a comeback fall just short, falling to Macksville 43-39 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Class 1A, Division I sub-state tournament in Goessel.
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Goessel boys advance with win
GOESSEL – The Goessel Bluebird boys’ basketball team opened post-season competition with a 72-43 win over Burrton in the quarterfinals of the Class 1A, Division I sub-state tournament in Goessel. Goessel led 11-3 after the first quarter and 31-23 at the half.
BC softball team splits twinbill
The Bethel College softball team claimed a split against Hastings College Sunday at Allen Jantz Field. Hastings won the first game 6-0 and Bethel won the second game 9-6.
Former Sheriff’s Employees: Culture of sexual harassment is decades old
Editor’s note: This is a followup to a story that first published online at thekansan.com Feb. 23.
Murry improves her medal at state wrestling
PARK CITY – As a sophomore in her first season of Class 6-5A girls’ state competition, Newton High School’s Jaymie Murray was just happy to be there and even happier to come away with the Railers’ first-ever medal at state.
Truckers, tractors, and Ukraine: What do they tell us about democracy?
Amidst pictures of the new war in Ukraine, the U.S. is anticipating photos of truck convoys arriving in the Washington D.C. area, protesting many issues including vaccine mandates. Ukraine’s democracy is under assault just as in the U.S., we are seeing democracy in action: people organizing to use their voices.
Area basketball roundup
Prep girls Heart of America Ell-Saline 49, Moundridge 33 BROOKVILLE – The Moundridge High School girls suffered a setback, falling to Ell-Saline 49-33 in Heart of America League play in Brookville. Moundridge trailed 10-7 after the first quarter and 24-14 at the half.
Threshers survive McPherson’s slow down
The McPherson College men’s basketball team achieved most of what it wanted to do Thursday in the KCAC post-season tournament quarterfinals against the Bethel Threshers. McPherson kept the pace slow and the score down, but Bethel’s Jaylon Scott’s 35 points and 10 rebounds paced the 20th-ranked (NAIA) and second-seeded Threshers to a 68-65 win.
Brockman qualifies for state bowling
WICHITA – Newton High School senior Emma Brockman placed 10th Wednesday at the Class 5-4-3-2-1A regional bowling tournament to qualify for state as an individual. Brockman rolled games of 190, 154 and 178 to finish with a 522 series.
Sports Calendar
Feb. 26 through March 6, All times Central NOTE: All competitions are subject to change.