The Butler Grizzlies tried to overcome putting themselves in a 13-point hole to Wallace State midway through the second half of their NJCAA National Tournament opening round, but fell just short against their Alabama opponents in an 84-81 loss at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
The Butler Grizzlies lost 84-81 to Wallace State Community College (from Alabama) in the first round of the NJCAA National Tournament tonight.
El Dorado High School senior bowler Nik Eagle will have the opportunity to continue his competitive bowling in May.
The Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League announced their division boys basketball all-league selections Sunday night.
It’s been business as usual during Butler men’s basketball practice at the Power Plant, although the possible results could be even higher than the Grizzlies have already retained.
ANDOVER — The El Dorado Youth Wrestling Club had 10 wrestlers place in a youth wrestling sub-district meet in Andover and will compete this weekend in a district wrestling meet in Wichita.
MANHATTAN — As Osborne took a lead, Berean Academy continued to scratch back.
MANHATTAN — Coming into the Class 2A boys’ state tournament, Berean Academy senior Lonnie Penner was averaging a shade close to 11 points per game.
SALINA — A strong start to the second quarter had the Circle boys leading 22-18 with 1:16 left in the first half of their Class 4A state quarterfinal game against Pratt Thursday night, but the top-seeded Greenbacks scored the last five points of the half and went on to win 64-56.
SALINA – The Circle Thunderbirds had been flying high after claiming the Maize South sub-state to get to the Class 4A girls state tournament at Salina’s Bicentennial Center for a chance with destiny.
Eight members of the El Dorado High wrestling team were selected by league coaches to receive Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division III honors.
All the Butler Grizzlies thought about wanting to play game 34 of the season.
Then when they got the opportunity of playing game 34 — otherwise known as the Region VI men’s basketball championship at Wichita State’s Koch Arena — the Grizzlies had a focus of determination not to lose on the way to a 72-60 victory over the Coffeyville Red Ravens for their first regional title since 1996.
It’s a good thing Grizzlies have teeth because the Butler men were able to hold off the Seward County Saints by the skin of theirs in a 67-65 victory in a Region VI men’s basketball semifinal game at Wichita State’s Koch Arena.
The Circle Thunderbirds found themselves in a huge hole early in the second quarter of their Class 4A boys sub-state championship game at Maize South, trailing by 15 points after the Rose Hill Rockets hit five straight three-pointers.
The Circle Lady Thunderbirds were hoping to gain revenge on Rose Hill for practically winning the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division IV title at Hanson Court.
The Butler men moved on to the Region VI semifinals for the second consecutive season, fighting off Cloud County by a 82-69 score on Saturday at Koch Arena.
There was some admitted revenge factor in the minds of the Circle Thunderbirds as they prepared to play the Wichita Trinity Knights in a Class 4A Maize South regional Friday night.
The Circle Lady Thunderbirds avoided the upset bug Thursday night as they withstood a passionate challenge by the Mulvane Lady Wildcats to win 50-46 in a Class 4A sub-state semifinal at Maize South High School.
El Dorado senior Alex Wygle had been on this big stage before, but he wanted this year's trip to mean a little more.
The 2009-10 Jayhawk West men’s basketball conference player and coach of the year come from the Butler Grizzlies.
