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PIN—Abilene’s Zane Baugh (left) pins Clay Center’s Marty Robinson in a wrestling dual Thursday. The Cowboys won the match 51-24. (Photo by Tim Horan)
Cowboys defeat Clay Center, tie for first in league
Abilene snapped a five-year losing streak when the Cowboy wrestlers defeated Clay Center with a decisive, 51-24, dual victory Thursday. Not only did the Cowboys defeat their wrestling rivals, they put themselves in a position to share the North Central Kansas League title, something Clay Center has won the past five years. “In the past 16 years we’re up 9-7,” said Abilene coach James Stout, who was elated to get a win. “Those five (losses) in a row were hard to take. It feels pretty good to finally beat them. It cycles. “It was a spark for us, something we haven’t accomplished in a while...
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Concordia tops Chapman in wrestling
CONCORDIA—Concordia remains tied for the North Central Kansas League wrestling title with a 68-12 win over Chapman Thursday. “We wrestled hard but we just can’t get over the hump,” said Chapman co...
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REBOUND—Abilene’s Allyne Clark (22) and Wamego’s Rachel Griffitt (4) go after a rebound during the North Central Kansas League game Tuesday. (Photo by Tim Horan)
Lady Raiders lead NCKL with win
WAMEGO—On a night when the Abilene Cowgirls needed a perfect game on offense and the defense needed to stop the North Center Kansas League’s leading scorer, neither happened Tuesday. Wamego’s Kayl...
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LAYUP—Abilene’s Adrian Polk (30) scored over Wamego’s Marshall Wethington (45) in Tuesday’s 53-40 win. (Photo by Tim Horan)
Cowboys roll to 14th win
WAMEGO—Coaches say it’s always nice to win on the road in the North Central Kansas league. It’s even better to play well. That’s almost how the Abilene Cowboys won 53-40 over Wamego Tuesday. “We ...
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Herington wins over Lincoln
HERINGTON—The Herington Railroaders came from behind to defeat Lincoln, 55-41, Tuesday. Struggling on offense, Herington scored just six first-quarter points and added only nine in the second. How...
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Tigers top Irish
CLAY CENTER—Clay Center defeated the Chapman Irish 60-28 Tuesday. Chapman fell behind early and Clay Center led 34-14 at halftime. Jordan Bauman led the Irish with 12 points. Chapman, 8-6, will...
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Hope Lions win at Manhattan
MANHATTAN—The Hope Lions held Flint Hills to just eight first-half points and went on to win 58-29 Friday. Hope led 15-4 after the first quarter and 25-8 at halftime in the non-conference basketba...
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ALL ARMS—Cowgirls Kelsey Lacy (10), Carly Gassman (13) and Kurstin Guy(4) surround Leyli Beims (41) in the 45-26 North Central Kansas League win over Concordia Friday. (Photo by Tim Horan)
Cowgirls ready to turn the Page Tuesday
The now patented Cowgirl defense was in charge Friday night. Tuesday night Abilene coach Janelle Geist is hoping it can turn the page on Kaylee Page when the Cowgirls travel to Wamego. “That is a...
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BIG DAY—Abilene’s Collin Sexton (10) scored 11 points and helped the Abilene Cowboys earn a 54-50 win over Concordia Friday. (Photo by Tim Horan)
Cowboys hold off Concordia
Friday was a red letter day for Collin Sexton. The senior on the Abilene Cowboys’ basketball team was named Abilene High School’s Most Improved Player. Before the start of the North Central Kans...
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TAKEDOWN—Abilene’s Kane Kelly flips Hugh McConnell of Newton in the semifinals of the Rocky Welton Invitational in Garden City Friday. (Photo by Josh Harber, Garden City High School)
Kelly wins 100th match
GARDEN CITY—Kane Kelly accomplished a lot at the Rocky Welton Invitational. While he would have liked to have won the tournament named after his grandfather, he settled for second. The championshi...
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Herington, Chapman split
CHAPMAN—The Herington Railers scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to win over the Chapman Fighting Irish 57-55 Friday in a non-conference basketball game. Trailing Chapman by four points, 43-39...
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Chapman wrestlers compete in six duals
CONCORDIA—The Fighting Irish of Chapman participated in the Concordia Duals on Friday and Saturday. It was a difficult tournament for the Irish who went 0-6 for the two-day event. Chapman lost to...
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TAKEDOWN—Abilene’s Slade Sare (top) attempts a takedown against Marysville’s Tyler Rockwell Thursday. Abilene narrowly lost the league match 34-30. (Photo by Tim Horan)
Cowboys lose thriller, Kelly wins 99th career match
Can it get much closer? Probably. But not by much. The wrestling dual between the Abilene Cowboys and the Marysville Bulldogs had fans from both sides on their feet and yelling. The North Centra...
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Persuasion

Clark signs with Highland

Cowgirls win in two overtimes

Solomon competes in Centre Tournament

Railers compete in Flint Hills League Tournament

Kelly wins at Beloit

Hope competes in Centre Basketball Tournament

Irish win Royal Valley Tournament

Cowboys win Salina Invitational Tournament by By TIM HORAN Sports Editor