Mulvane High School Wildcats

Wellington tops Garden Plain for Mulvane crown

The final game of the Mulvane Wildcat Classic was a battle between two teams with almost matching records. Wellington defeated Garden Plain 39-33 to take the title. Full Story →

Basketball roundup: Carroll girls reach Free State championship game

Bishop Carroll’s defense clamped down on Leavenworth on Friday night, winning their semifinal game in the Lawrence Free State girls tournament 39-28 to advance to today’s championship game. Full Story →

Mulvane tournament: Wellington shoots past Southeast

MULVANE — The way Wellington coach Kevin Hackerott had it figured heading into Thursday’s semifinals of the Mulvane tournament, his girls basketball team was undersized and nowhere near as quick as their opponent, Southeast. Full Story →

Northwest falls on Lawrence three-pointer

Lawrence junior Shane Willoughby hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, his only field goal of the game, to cap a comeback and lead Lawrence past Wichita Northwest 57-56 in the first round of the Topeka Invitational on Thursday night. Full Story →

Friday’s area girls basketball roundup (Jan. 13)

Heights improved to 8-0 on the season with a 57-37 win over East on Friday night, but the Falcons may be without starting point guard Taylor Chandler for “a little bit,” according to coach Kip Pulliam. Full Story →

Buhler shakes off slow start in rout

Buhler coach Dennis Wahlgren said he might need to go back to the drawing board before next week’s showdown at the McPherson Invitational. Full Story →

Boys basketball roundup: Campus snaps skid; Andover, Central win

Campus snapped a two-game losing streak, winning at Salina South 58-49. Full Story →

Girls basketball roundup: North, Carroll pick up victories at Koch Arena

Quantity over quality at the free-throw line helped South’s girls basketball team to a 44-38 victory over North on Friday night in a City League game at Koch Arena. Full Story →

Patient Augusta works around Mulvane

AUGUSTA — On a few offensive possessions, Augusta held onto the ball for so long that the Orioles probably would have received multiple shot-clock violations before even attempting a shot—if a shot clock existed in high school basketball. Full Story →

Area boys roundup: El Dorado turns back Mulvane for first win

Travis House scored 20 points, Michael Riedl had 18 and Trevor Crain added 16 as the El Dorado Wildcats won their first boys basketball game, defeating Mulvane 67-60 in overtime on Friday night in El Dorado. Full Story →

Area girls roundup: Heights beats ranked Missouri team

The clock ticked down, and Heights appeared destined for its first girls basketball loss since the 2009-10 season. Full Story →