Andover Central boys dispatches Eisenhower for 5A State berth
By LIONEL TIPTON ANDOVER, Kansas – The days of narrow misses are over. Andover Central’s boys are headed to the Class 5A tournament. Spared a matchup at top-seeded Great Bend…
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Andover boys reach third consecutive 5A state tournament
BY CHARLES CHANEY ANDOVER, Kan. — A word you hear a lot about with the Andover boys’ basketball team: consistency. The Trojans are nothing but consistent. Making three consecutive state tournaments,…
Cold start ends Circle boys playoff run
BY CHARLES CHANEY ANDALE, Kan. — They were top-seeded for a reason. The top-seeded 4A west Andale Indians used their physicality and a hot start to end Circle’s season on Friday…
Colony-Crest tops Flinthills girls in 1A-I sub-state final
BY DAN CLAYCAMP CANTON, Kan. — The second-seeded Flinthills Mustangs quest for their first state berth since 2021 came up short on Friday night with the Colony-Crest Lancers closing out the…
Andover girls over come Bishop Carroll and back to 5A State
By LIONEL TIPTON ANDOVER, Kansas – A year ago, Andover’s girls took a glossy 22-0 record into state, advancing to the Class 5A semifinals and finishing third. Even with the…
Andover boys pulls away in second half, avoids 5A’s upsets
By LIONEL TIPTON ANDOVER, Kansas – For much of his high school career, Andover senior Josh Kim has been a key component of the Trojans’ offense. But Kim suffered through…
Early offensive outburst helps Circle roll to fifth straight
By LIONEL TIPTON TOWANDA, Kansas – There might have been just one seed separating Circle and Winfield, but Tuesday night’s sub-state opener showed it to be a much wider gap.…
Butler County girls high school basketball playoff pairings
BY CHARLES CHANEY The girls high school basketball playoffs have begun in Butler County and for some, there are titles to be had and there are other schools who are…
Butler County boys high school basketball playoff pairings
BY CHARLES CHANEY Welcome to March. Where the baskets mean a little more and the games get more intense. Most of the schools are still alive in the postseason, with…
Flinthills girls come alive in second half to make sub-state final
By LIONEL TIPTON ROSALIA, Kansas – Second-seeded Flinthills and No. 7 Canton-Galva sputtered through a sloppy first half Saturday night, with each team committing 12 turnovers and combining for 32 total points. But the pace picked…