MCPHERSON – Tuesday served as more than a typical weekday tennis tournament win for the McPherson High School girls tennis team. Instead, it was the annual Doug Gayer Classic tournament that honors the late former high school tennis coach.
WICHITA, Kansas – A 2-6 record may say otherwise, but the McPherson High School boys soccer team has started to trend in the right direction as of late after a dominant win over El Dorado on Tuesday and a strong performance against 6A powerhouse Derby on Thursday.
PJ’s Bar and Grill is planning to open in Little River before the annual fall festival in October. The family-owned establishment has been under remodel since June and will be ready for business soon according to co-owner Paul Sigsbee.
OTTAWA, Kansas – The difference between a 3-0 and 1-2 start is miniscule for the McPherson College football team with two one-point losses on the schedule, but the Bulldogs finally broke through the ice with a 27-18 win over Ottawa Saturday night behind a big rushing night from Jonathan White.
McPherson Museum & Arts Foundation, 1 111 E. Kansas Ave.
SOLOMON – Remaining unbeaten for the season, the Canton/Galva football team for the second game in a row earned a win by halftime point rule when they went into Solomon on Friday and earned a 58-6 victory.
LINDSBORG – Nearly matching their winning score from week two, the Smoky Valley football team scored win number two in a row at home on Friday when they buried Larned 46-12. The win raises the Vikings season mark to 2-1 for the season as they now prepare for a huge test this Friday when they make a road trip to unbeaten and Class 3A top ranked Andale.
Grant Stephens before Braxton Lafferty broke loose for his second long scoring run of the game, this time from 34 yards to put Little River up 38-14 heading into the final 12 minutes of play. Rylan Konen capped off the Redskin scoring with a one-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the home crowd the satisfying 32-point, 46-14 victory.
Swimming season may not be happening until the next calendar year for the McPherson High School girls swimming team, but bubbles are already stirring in the water as the high school announced Angela Brunk as the new head coach of the program.
LIITLE RIVER – Little River, currently ranked number two in 8-Man Division I football, needed a strong second half on Friday to gain a home field 46-14 win over Ell-Saline. The Redskins put the first points on the board in the first quarter when Braxton Lafferty found a lane and dashed 41 yards to the end zone and with Braden Young’s twopoint conversion, Little River was up 8-0 early.