BUNKER HILL, KS – The tradition continues as Smoky Hills PBS will provide live coverage of the 2025 Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championships. The event is scheduled for February 28 to March 1, 2025, at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
With their regular season tournaments recently ending, the Pratt High School Girls’ Wrestling team had been preparing for the annual Central Kansas League tournament and their regional contest. These two tournaments brought immense success for the Lady Greenbacks, including several state qualifiers.
The Lady Tigers of St. John continued their winning ways this past week with victories over Otis-Bison (68-27) and Victoria (60-29). The Lady Tigers are 14-5 and finish out the regular season at home this Friday (February 21) vs. Macksville on Senior Night.
The Pratt High School Boys’ Wrestling team recently wrapped up their regular season with the annual Central Kansas League Tournament. This tournament featured the best wrestlers from each school in the conference, and Pratt was able to prevail with a team championship and multiple individual titles. This year, the contest was held in Hesston on Thursday, February 13.
Athletes of the Week – week 8 Emmett Delp Freshman Emmet Delp at St. John High School has been contributing in a big way to the success of the Tigers…
Four boys and one girl make up the first-year Kiowa County High School wrestling team. Under the leadership of experienced coaches Shawn Cannon and Colton Oshel, the group is experiencing growth and success while building something new for the Mavericks nation.
More than a dozen Macksville Mustang alumni basketball players, managers, and coaches came back to their hometown last week in person, and by zoom, to share in a special recognition for head Coach Jeff Kucklman’s 400-win achievement.
On January 28, 31, and February 1, the Skyline Thunderbirds Girls’ Team got to play in the friendly confines of the Thunderdome for the 54 Classic Tournament. This was year 21 for this much-anticipated event, and as is the tradition, the boys’ and girls’ teams traded the home-court advantage with the Cunningham Wildcats just down the road. This year’s tournament was eight teams strong, including; Attica, Cunningham, Kinsley, Medicine Lodge, Norwich, Stafford, South Barber, and of course, Skyline.
On Tuesday, February 4, the Thunderbirds of Skyline High School (Pratt) hosted the Trojans of Stafford High. The teams were very familiar with each other’s game as they had multiple opportunities to see the opposition in action the previous week at the 54 Classic. This contest ended with a showdown finish, 47-41, in Skyline’s favor.
Coming out of a runner-up finish at the 2025 Hoisington Winter Jam, the Pratt High School Boys’ Basketball team was determined to get on the winning track as they move through their regular season schedule.