Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–From the moment he put on a SCHS track uniform, there was no doubt that Marshall Faurot was a natural at track. A three-year qualifier for state track in three events each year, Faurot has made a name for himself not only in Kansas, but to coaches nationwide. On Wednesday morning,...

Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The Great West Activities Conference recently announced their all-league selections for the 2018 football season. This was the first year that no GWAC champion was crowned, since not everyone was able to have a full league slate. 1st Team Offense Quarterback: Jordan Schippers, Sr, Colby Running Back: Calvin Stapp, Jr, Colby;...

DODGE CITY, KAN. — Gary Thomas has announced his resignation as the head coach for the Dodge City Community College football team. Thomas submitted his resignation to Athletic Director Jake Ripple on Tuesday. Thomas came to Dodge City in 2013 and has been the head football coach ever since. The Conqs went 33-33 in...

Photo by Adam Shrimplin Garden City, KS-For all Jeff Sims’ accomplishments in eight years as coach in the Jayhawk Conference, none mean more to him than moving his guys on to the next level. Now it’s he, who gets the opportunity in the NCAA ranks. Sims was named the new Head Football Coach at...

FORT SCOTT, KAN. — The Dodge City Community College football team ended the 2018 season with a 27-7 win on the road at Frary Field over the Fort Scott Greyhounds. Conq running back Anthony Watkins ended his sophomore campaign with a bang. The sophomore from Harvey, Illinois rushed for 232 yards on 34 carries...

Garden City, KS-When Jeff Sims stood in front of his team a week before their season opener with Dodge City, he was very direct in his message. “I don’t know if you guys will win a game this season,” he said. “It doesn’t look promising.” Well, so far, they’ve won all of them, and...

Manhattan, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Both teams were coming in to Saturday’s game at 3-6 overall, and 1-5 in the Big 12. Something had to give. After a first half that saw little activity, the second half made up for it, as Alex Delton’s 21-yard touchdown run with 2:46 left helped Kansas State rally to knock off...

Andale, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–When Scott City and Andale met 26 years to the date, the Indians would run 77 plays, compared to 31 for the Beavers. Friday night’s Class 3A Sectional would see a similar situation. Unfortunately for Scott City, they were unable to get their defense off the field, and fell to Andale 35-14...

Andale, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–When the season began, you had a good feeling that Scott City and Andale would match up in the playoffs. That time has come. Two teams who are only meeting for the second time ever meet up in Andale, as the Indians and the Beavers match up in a battle of 10-0...

Garden City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Entering Wednesday night’s game, there was no doubt who was going to win. Garden City entered 2-0 on the season, in hopes to continue to improve in different areas of their game. The Busters led wire-to-wire Wednesday night, and cruised to a 93-52 win over Sterling JV inside Conestoga Arena. Garden...