MANHATTAN (AP) – Kansas State has 12 conference wins for the first time in 40 years after Thomas Gipson scored 20 points and Angel Rodriguez added 16 to lead the Wildcats to a 75-55 win over Texas Tech. The Wildcats did not take control until the second half, when reserve Nino Williams jump-started the...

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Elijah Johnson scored a career-high 39 points – 12 in overtime – and No. 6 Kansas rallied to beat Iowa State 108-96 on Monday night for coach Bill Self’s 500th career win. Travis Releford added 19 points for the Jayhawks (24-4, 12-3 Big 12), who snapped Iowa State’s 22-game home...

Garden City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Southwest Kansas basketball teams begin their sub-state competition Monday with the opening round games, to the Sub-State Championships Saturday. Below are the brackets for the area teams in their sub-states. Class 6A, Garden City Class 5A, Newton Class 5A, Hays Class 4A, Pratt Class 3A, Southwestern Heights Class 2A, Elkhart Class...

Wichita, KS (www.westernkansasnews.com) – The Dodge City Red Demon Wrestling team took four to the State Tournament this past weekend at Hartman Arena in Wichita and end up 15th as team. Garden City won the State Title with 173.5 points, Junction City 2nd with 125.5 and Derby 3rd with 117.5. The Red Demons did...

Hays, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The Norton Bluejays claimed the 2013 Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Tournament at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. Norton won their third state title in the last four years, and their sixth in the last 10 seasons. Hoxie finished second and Plainville captured third. Scott City, the defending state champion, finished fourth as...

Wichita, KS (www.westernkansasnews.com) – Going wire to wire the Garden City Buffalo Wrestling team collected their 8th 6A State Championship over the weekend at the Hartman Arena in Wichita. Garden City finished first with 173.5 points, Junction City 2nd with 125.5 and Derby 3rd at 117.5. The Buffaloes concluded their season with two individual...

Salina, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Ranked as the ninth team in Class 4A heading into the state tournament, the Holton Wildcats surprised the field to win the 2013 Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament at Salina’s Bi-Centennial Center. The Wildcats edge Colby, who finished runner-up for a second straight season. Andale placed third. Hugoton’s Patrick Weaver was the...

Wichita, KS (www.westernkansasnews.com) – The Dodge City Red Demons brought four wrestlers to the 6A State Tournament at Wichita and three remain on the final day of competition. Jaden McRoberts at 113 will have to come through the backside to place, at 120 Clay Weil and at 138 Dane Edwards have already claimed a...

Wichita, KS (www.westernkansasnews.com) – After spending two days in a hotel, due to the snow storm that crossed the state and working out at a local Wichita High School, the No. 1 Garden City Buffalo Wrestling team was anxious to get on the mats at the 2013 Kansas State High School Activities Association Championships...

2013 MODIFIED KSHSAA STATE WRESTLING SCHEDULE-ALL SITES Friday, February 22 Gates open at 2:00 pm * 2:00-3:30 pm: Weigh-ins · 1 pound growth allowance * 3:45 pm: Parade of Champions * 4:00 pm: 1st Round Matches * 2nd Round Matches, immediately following 1st round matches: · Championship Quarterfinals – 2 mats/class · 1st Round...