The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced Wednesday starting with the 2022-2023 season, state associations can choose to adopt a 35-second shot clock in high school basketball games.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School announced Tuesday that it had hired Steve Eck as its new head boys basketball coach for the 2021-2022 school year.
In Maize’s first appearance in a boys state championship game in program history, the Eagles rolled to a 55-43 victory over Topeka West in the 5A championship, bringing home the program’s first title.
Elyria outscored the Tigers 25-11 in the final 10 minutes of action to advance to Saturday’s state championship game with a 55-42 win. The Eagles will play No. 1 seed Hanover.
The Eagles used 34 free throws in the game to hang on 52-47. Hugoton, now winner of 20 straight, is the lone team to beat Lakin this year, and the Eagles again draw the Broncs in Saturday’s sub-state title game.
The third time is the charm. The top-ranked Lakin boys are hoping the old adage holds true. After a pair of near misses in substate finales the past two seasons, the Broncs will again play for a substate title Saturday in Larned after Friday’s 60-40 win over Holcomb.
In the small, Rice County town of Lyons, the tightknit community wasn’t prepared for what happened on Oct. 16, 2020. It’s a day Friess said will forever be on his mind.
The move to the boys’ side has been a good one for Alex Hutchins. The Hays High coach took last year’s team to the final four before the season was interrupted by a pandemic last March. Friday night, his top-ranked Indians defeated Great Bend 50-32 to cap the school’s first perfect regular season since 2013-14.