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Lady Railers chug ahead
It was a little tougher than it should have been, but the Ellis Lady Railroaders will be playing for a sub-state championship tomorrow night. The Railers led by as many as 20 over Oberlin in the third...
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Railers vs. Ringnecks times two
I am a few minutes away from departing Russell for my return to Hill City for tonight’s Class 2A sub-state championship doubleheader between the host Ringnecks and Mid-Continent League rival Ellis....
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Stately day
Saturday was a very long day in Hill City. The boys game was worth the price of admission and then some, even though I didn’t have to pay. Ellis fell behind the Ringnecks by 10 with 3:39 to go in the...
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State oversaturation
I am at one of the EIGHT Kansas high school basketball state tournaments right now. Let that sink in. A state with a population of less than three million, with less than 360 high schools, has EIGHT...
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Back on the bayou…
I just did a little research on my native state. There are 388 member schools of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association divided into seven classifications. Most classes include 60 to 70...
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Elimination Wednesday
The first night of the 2015 Kansas State High School Activities Association state basketball tournaments was not a good one for the teams I had the most interest in. I witnessed St. John-Hudson put on...
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Traveling Thursday
I am glad to be getting out of the Courtyard Junction City in a little bit. I found mold on the shower head. GROSS. I took a picture and I plan on sending it to the hotel. I don’t expect this at...
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Tigers roar into semis
Stockton bucked the Mid-Continent League trend and advanced at their state basketball tournament. The Tigers defeatd Dexter/Cedar Vale, a cooperative between two tiny schools near the Kansas/OKlahoma...
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Ringneck girls ousted
The Mid-Continent League’s 2014-15 girls basketball season has concluded. Hill City was eliminated from the Class 2A state tournament in Manahttan this evening with a 52-37 loss to Valley Falls. Valley...
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The Phillipsburg-Norton girls sub-state game Tuesday took a little longer than I would have liked. I left Norton’s gym 20 minutes later than I had expected, although I made good time on the drive back...
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