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Pratt finishes strong for third

BY MATT BROWNING, Eagle correspondent | March 14 at 3:05 a.m.

SALINA — Pratt coach David Swank doesn't consider himself a miracle worker, but what he did in one season with the Pratt boys basketball team borderlines on historic.

Starling, Gardner drop Bullpups to fourth

BY BROOKS SEELEY, Eagle correspondent | March 14 at 3:05 a.m.

TOPEKA — McPherson's lone senior, Treg Fawl, had expended all his energy. He didn't have anything left and neither did the rest of the Bullpups on Saturday at the Kansas Expocentre.

Bias, Central KO Carroll

BY BROOKS SEELEY, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

TOPEKA — Still holding a Save-A-Tooth container with both hands, Andover Central's Tiffany Bias tried to describe how tough of a game she had just endured against Bishop Carroll.

Berean quickly reaches boys final

BY LIONEL TIPTON, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

MANHATTAN — Just as it did in its quarterfinal, Berean Academy came out strong Friday night, holding Salina Sacred Heart to 18.8-percent shooting in the first half and taking a 29-13 halftime lead.

Quick injury dampens Cheney win

BY MATT BROWNING, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

SALINA — The Cheney girls' 64-52 win over Holton on Friday afternoon in the Class 4A semifinals was supposed to be a celebration of the Cardinals getting a chance to win their first state championship.

Heights in position for rare 6A repeat

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

EMPORIA — Everything about the beginning of Heights' boys basketball season was easy.

Marion triumphs, Garden Plain falls

BY TAYLOR ELDRIDGE, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

HUTCHINSON — Environments such as the Class 3A girls basketball tournament will always lead to some sort of adversity.

Collegiate’s defense crushes Rossville

BY TAYLOR ELDRIDGE, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

HUTCHINSON — If ever there was a moment to encapsulate Collegiate’s run of dominance, it came with six minutes remaining in its 60-36 semifinal victory over Rossville in the Class 3A tournament on Friday night.

KC Sumner overpowers Pratt in semifinals

BY MATT BROWNING, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

SALINA — The Pratt boys basketball team doesn’t have a lot of size.

Topeka West puts stop to McPherson, Ulsaker

BY BROOKS SEELEY, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

TOPEKA — Trailing 48-45, McPherson’s Treg Fawl and Christian Ulsaker missed three-pointers to tie the game with seven seconds to go in overtime. Topeka West’s Alex North made 1 of 2 free throws to seal it.

South Gray, Hanover claim 1A

Eagle staff | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

South Gray won its second Class 1A girls championship in three seasons, defeating Argonia 57-51 in overtime Friday at Gross Coliseum in Hays.

Unbeaten Olpe throttles Berean

BY LIONEL TIPTON, Eagle correspondent | March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

MANHATTAN — After shooting 70.4 percent in the first half, the top-seeded Olpe Eagles cooled in the second half — to 66.7 percent.

Friday's state basketball box scores (March 12)

March 13 at 1:18 a.m.

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Garden Plain knocks out Hillsboro

BY TAYLOR ELDRIDGE, Eagle correspondent | March 12 at 9:24 a.m.

HUTCHINSON_ Something about what Sarah McCormick was seeing inside the Garden Plain gymnasium in late December gave her an inkling something like Thursday night in Hutchinson was possible.

Argonia girls reach Class 1A title game

Eagle staff | March 12 at 2:39 a.m.

Advancing to their first championship game, the Argonia girls swept by St. Paul 47-30 in Thursday's Class 1A tournament semifinal at Gross Coliseum in Hays.

Berean Academy moves past Lyndon

BY LIONEL TIPTON, Eagle correspondent | March 12 at 2:39 a.m.

MANHATTAN — Normally, a player scoring 37 points in a high school game — especially a state tournament game — means good things.

Pratt heats up to eliminate Circle

BY matt browning, Eagle correspondent | March 12 at 9:24 a.m.

SALINA — Pratt sophomore guard Micah Swank admitted he was "feeling it."

Central, Carroll win to set up semifinal

BY BROOKS SEELEY, Eagle correspondent | March 12 at 9:24 a.m.

TOPEKA — When Andover Central's girls were sent home last season by Bishop Carroll in a sub-state final, coach Stana Jefferson hated the feeling of being home during Class 5A tournament week.

Last shots don't fall for Maize

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | March 12 at 1:32 p.m.

EMPORIA — As they led their postgame handshake lines, it was impossible not to fixate on Maize's Ryan Schultz and Leavenworth's Nino Williams.

Thursday's state basketball box scores (March 11)

March 12 at 2:39 a.m.

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Flurry carries Heights girls to 6A semifinals

BY JOANNA CHADWICK, The Wichita Eagle | March 11 at 4:40 p.m.

EMPORIA — Four minutes into Wednesday's quarterfinal game of the Class 6A tournament, Lawrence Free State girls coach Bryan Duncan was comfortable. His team's zone defense was actually controlling the tempo against oh-so-quick Wichita Heights.

Council Grove can't cope with Collegiate

BY TAYLOR ELDRIDGE, Eagle correspondent | March 11 at 4:40 p.m.

HUTCHINSON — Collegiate's success against other Class 3A boys basketball teams doesn't come from an extraordinary tactical advantage.

Ulsaker scores 38 in Bullpups' win

BY BROOKS SEELEY, Eagle correspondent | March 11 at 4:40 p.m.

TOPEKA — McPherson junior Christian Ulsaker didn't take it upon himself to replace Jake Pyle, who is out the rest of the year with a spleen injury, and his nearly 20 points per game.

Argonia cruises to first tournament victory

Eagle staff | March 11 at 3:12 a.m.

Last season the Argonia Raiders entered the Class 1A girls tournament with a perfect record and lost its first game.

State basketball scoreboard (March 11)

March 11 at 3:12 a.m.

Boys

Buzzer-beater spurs Berean Academy to win

BY LIONEL TIPTON, Eagle correspondent | March 11 at 3:12 a.m.

MANHATTAN — As the final seconds of the third quarter ticked off Wednesday, Berean Academy's Janelle Rust picked up a loose ball and gave it an underhanded heave with both hands toward the basket.

Cheney goes inside to bop Circle

BY MATT BROWNING, Eagle correspondent | March 11 at 4:40 p.m.

SALINA — All Circle girls basketball coach Brian Henry could do was lift his hands in the air, shrug his shoulders and wonder what it would take to defend Cheney center Merissa Quick.

Wednesday's state basketball box scores (March 10)

March 11 at 3:12 a.m.

BOYS

Burrton's Santiago sets record

Eagle staff | March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

Hanover, the defending Class 1A champion, advanced to Thursday's semifinal with an 85-66 victory over Burrton, but Burrton's Alex Santiago stole the show, scoring a state-record 53 points.

Central girls rally behind Bias

BY jeffrey LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

It's difficult to consider Andover Central's 2008-09 girls basketball season a disappointment, even though it ended without a state tournament appearance.

Central assistant might miss tourney

BY JOANNA CHADWICK, The Wichita Eagle | March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

Basketball has taken a bit of a backseat at Andover Central this week. Even though both boys and girls team advanced to the Class 5A tournament, which begins today with the boys at Topeka's Kansas Expocentre.

Unbeaten Cheney set for tourney

BY TAYLOR ELDRIDGE, Eagle correspondent | March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

Merissa Quick has accepted the fact that opponents can't look her directly in the eye on the basketball court.

3A Girls

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At Hutchinson Sports Arena

3A Boys

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At Hutchinson Sports Arena

2A Girls

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At Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan

2A Boys

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At Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan

4A Boys

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At Salina Bicentennial Center

4A Girls

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At Salina Bicentennial Center

6A Boys

March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

At White Auditorium, Emporia

5A Girls

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At Kansas Expocentre, Topeka

5A Boys

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At Kansas Expocentre, Topeka

6A Girls

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At White Auditorium, Emporia

State basketball tournaments

March 8 at 12:08 a.m.

Boys

State basketball tournaments

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Boys Quarterfinals

1A Girls

March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

At Busch-Gross Coliseum, Hays

1A Boys

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At Busch-Gross Coliseum, Hays

Carroll boys pick right time to mesh

BY TAYLOR ELDRIDGE, Eagle correspondent | March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

The emotions were too much for Bishop Carroll boys basketball coach Lonnie Lollar, holding him captive inside his team's locker room in Andover.

Reaching state tourney part of Pratt rebound

BY JOANNA CHADWICK, The Wichita Eagle | March 10 at 1:43 a.m.

When David Swank was named the boys basketball coach at Pratt for this season, the Greenbacks automatically became a Class 4A contender.

Five-for-five substitutions help Maize girls reach state

BY JOANNA CHADWICK, The Wichita Eagle | March 8 at 12:08 a.m.

Maize senior Kirsten Chamberlin wasn't sure what to think when first-year coach Jerrod Handy told the Eagles about his plan for games.

Maize edges North

BY JOANNA CHADWICK, The Wichita Eagle | March 7 at 2:28 a.m.

Maize coach Chris Grill is notorious, whether his team wins or loses, for how long he stays in the locker room following games. He didn't change his pattern Saturday night at South, even though his team had defeated North 43-41 to advance to the Class 6A tournament.

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