Short-handed, the Newton High School girls’ basketball team continues to make strides, falling to Hutchinson 48-38 Friday in AV-CTL I play at Ravenscroft Gym. Newton fell to Hutchinson by 29 in the last meeting, but was able to stay with the Salthawks throughout the game in the rematch.
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Former Newton High School basketball player, later coach, Kenneth Schlup died Jan. 19 at age 90.
WINFIELD – The Bethel College women’s basketball team put together one of its biggest win margins of the season, stopping Southwestern 84-48 Thursday in KCAC play in Winfield. It was the second-highest score of the season for the Threshers and the highest in conference play.
WINFIELD – The Bethel College men’s basketball team suffered some serious damage to its hopes for a repeat as KCAC champions, falling to Southwestern 66-61 Thursday in Winfield. The loss was Bethel’s second straight, falling to third place in the KCAC.
Newton USD 373 introduced Monday night incoming high school head football coach Greg Slade at a reception held at the Newton High School auditorium. Slade spent 15 years as the head coach at Rose Hill High School from 1998 to 2013, winning the Class 4A state title in 2011 and reaching the state title game in 2004.
The Newton High School girls’ basketball team is still looking for consistent offense after a 39-24 loss to Maize Tuesday in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I play at Ravenscroft Gym. “I can’t wait to see them again to be honest,” Newton coach Tavis Leake said.
TOPEKA — Douglass High School activities director Jason Menard says there’s no justification for a Kansas House bill rewriting state law to make virtual school, homeschool and nonaccredited private school students eligible for extracurricular activities in the public school district where they reside.
The Newton High School boys’ basketball team was unable to match the size and physical play of the Maize Eagles, falling 67-38 Tuesday in AV-CTL I play at Ravenscroft Gym. “It was a disappointing effort,” Newton coach Andy Preston said.