The start of the 2022 high school football season in Kansas, saw a great Week One matchup with the Little River Redskins traveling to face the Canton-Galva Eagles. The week before, Canton-Galva lost three players at the jamboree, including their starting quarterback. In stepped Senior transfer Jett Vincent. Vincent scored eight rushing touchdowns and threw…
The final game of the third night of the 2018 Hoisington Winter Jam pitted the Russell Broncos versus the Ellinwood Eagles. Out of the gate, both teams took a while to get on the board, taking almost four minutes to tally the first points. In the second quarter, Russell took firm control of the game…
A humid morning turned into a hotter afternoon as the Great Bend Chiefs and the Hays Eagles squared off in the American Legion Baseball AAA Zone Tournament. This game would decide the team to face McPherson for a berth to the State Tournament. Both teams sent players to the plate, but none of them could…
The Third Place game of the Boys Bracket in the 2016 Hoisington Winter Jam pitted the Ellinwood Eagles versus the Russell Broncos. Ellinwood jumped out to an early lead and rode that lead for most of the game. When the final buzzer rang, they won with a score of 47 to 37. Below are some…
The last game before Championship Saturday pitted two former league rivals, the Hoisington Cardinals and the Ellinwood Eagles. Hoisington jumped out to a quick lead and maintained control of the tempo and the score for most of the game. They survived a late rally to win over the Eagles by 42 to 39. Below are…
The last game of the Class 2A Sub-State in Claflin saw the Ellinwood Eagles face off with the Central Plains Oilers. The Oilers took control of the game from the start. Ellinwood would try to claw back, but the Central Plains defense prevented them from getting close. The Oilers won the game with a score…
The 2015 Boys Basketball Playoffs started with a rematch of the Ell-Saline Cardinals and the Ellinwood Eagles. The First Half saw both teams trade the lead and no one breaking away with a one point difference come halftime. In the Second Half, Ellinwood ran away with the game and the ball as they cruised to…
Leaving on a few days between sports, I jumped into shooting basketball with a trip to Ellis County for the opening round of the 2014 Hays City Shoot-Out. I arrived right as the horn sounded for Halftime of the Olathe North versus Newton Boys game. Olathe North held a sizable lead. Newton challenged a few…
Week Five of the football season saw the first District matchup for most teams. I went to the Eight Man Division I District 7 game featuring the Spearville Lancers versus the Ness City Eagles. Spearville came in undefeated and Ness City had just recorded their first loss of the year the previous week. The Lancers…
Week Three of the Football took me to Larned to watch two new rivals face off. The Indians hosted the Kingman Eagles. With the Eagles riding a two game shut out streak, the game looked to be a defensive battle. Both teams possessed and moved the ball, but could not find points in the First…
