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Friday, February 03, 2012
Hangin' tough
Staff photo by Sarah Midgorden

Taylor Cowan of Ft. Pierre, S.D, rides Special Blend during the championship round of the CBR Horizon Series event on Friday night.




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General Headlines
The Manhattan Christian College men's basketball team defeated Union (Lincoln, Neb.) College on Tuesday 106-83.
Published 2/2/2012
The Manhattan Christian College men's basketball team swept a pair of home games over the weekend to improve to 13-9.
Published 1/30/2012
More than 30 professional bull riders from across the country set their sights on Manhattan Friday night for the CBR Horizon Series event.
Published 1/29/2012
At Frankfort, the Wildcats outscored Axtell 32-11 in the second and third quarter to win easily on Friday.
Published 1/29/2012
In Frankfort, Calahan Brown scored 22 points to lead the Wildcats to an easy victory over Axtell.
Published 1/29/2012
High School Sports News
Blue Valley High Headlines
Blue Valley scored just 10 points in the first half and didn't have the offensive firepower to hang with Wetmore.
Published 1/29/2012
The Rams improved to 4-10 and 2-4 in league play.
Published 1/29/2012
At Randolph, the Blue Valley Rams came off last week's Twin Valley League Tournament with a 39-27 win over Wakefield.
Published 1/25/2012
At Randolph, Blue Valley had three players in double figures and outscored Wakefield 36-29 in the second half on the way to a 55-45 win.
Published 1/25/2012
At Blue Rapids, a three-point deficit in the third quarter proved too much to overcome on Monday.
Published 1/17/2012
Manhattan High Headlines
The Manhattan High wrestling team got its final test before the Centennial League meet next Friday.
Published 2/3/2012
The Indians are still undefeated in league play as they go back into their league schedule on Friday against Topeka West.
Published 2/2/2012
Topeka West might be 0-13 this season, but that doesn't mean they aren't a scary team.
Published 2/2/2012
After more than two months of anticipation, Deante Burton finally got to put pen-to-paper on Wednesday.
Published 2/1/2012
With the way Washburn Rural was bowling on Monday, it was hard to stop the Junior Blues.
Published 1/31/2012
Riley County High Headlines
In Riley, the Falcons remained unblemished, routing Wabaunsee on Friday to improve to 13-0 and 6-0 in the Mid-East League.
Published 1/29/2012
In Riley, the Falcons improved to 8-5 and 4-2 in the Mid-East League with a win over Wabaunsee on Friday night.
Published 1/29/2012
The Riley County girls' basketball team opened play in the Hillsboro Trojan Classic on Monday with a convincing 59-17 win over Winfield.
Published 1/17/2012
At Hillsboro, Cameron Uphoff and Collin Wood each scored 11 points, but it wasn't enough to help Riley County pick up a win.
Published 1/17/2012
The Riley County girls held on to the No. 1 ranking this week in the Class 3A rankings from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
Published 1/17/2012
Rock Creek High Headlines
The Rock Creek girls won their fifth consecutive Hiawatha Invitational Tournament on Saturday by crushing the Horton Chargers.
Published 1/30/2012
In Flush, Rock Creek improved to 12-2 overall and 5-1 in league play as the Mustangs cruised to an easy victory.
Published 1/29/2012
At Hiawatha, after a slow start against the winless Hiawatha Red Hawks, the Rock Creek Mustangs jumped out to a big lead.
Published 1/25/2012
Rock Creek senior Caitlyn Larson has signed a letter of intent to play collegiate softball.
Published 1/24/2012
The Rock Creek Mustangs fell six points short Saturday at the Wabaunsee Invitational after going 1-7 in the final round to finish fifth.
Published 1/17/2012
Wamego High Headlines
Coaching is stressful. Now, imagine if the coach's daughter is on the team.
Published 2/3/2012
The Eagles' Rebecca Holder was the difference-maker, scoring 28 points to lead Silver Lake to its ninth win.
Published 1/29/2012
In Wamego, the Red Raiders trailed 49-41 after three quarters and didn't have enough in the take to overcome the deficit.
Published 1/29/2012
At Wamego, after building a big halftime lead, the Wamego Red Raiders kept pushing ahead in a 51-39 win over Council Grove.
Published 1/25/2012
At Wamego, the Wamego Red Raiders used a strong second half to beat Council Grove on Tuesday, 51-42.
Published 1/25/2012
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