NWKS Radio's Sports Update-- October 23, 2026

It’s one of the busiest and most important weekends of the fall sports season:

WEEK 8

Goodland hosts Hugoton (Senior Night) – Rock-it 102.5 KLOE

Colby vs. Scott City (Sr. Night) – 100.3 the Ride

Golden Plains at Wheatland/Grinnell – FOC 97.9 AGOW

Hoxie vs. Rawlins County

Oakley at Trego

Quinter vs Dighton

Decatur Community vs. Hill City

Wallace County at Ness City

Weskan vs Brewster – CANCELLED

Winona-Triplains at Cheylin

St. Francis vs. Greeley County

Sub-State VB on Saturday

–Goodland faces Holcomb in Beloit

–Colby heads to Lakin to face Lakin

–Oakley will host and play Hoxie in the first round

–DCHS takes on Osborne at St. Johns-Tipton (Lincoln)

–Quinter heads to Linn to take on Sylvan-Lucas (Rock Hills)

–Wallace County takes on Golden Plains & Greeley County battles Western Plains in Ransom

–W/G hosts Weskan, Dighton & Cheylin in Grainfield

Regional XC on Saturday

– Colby & Goodland at Norton’s Prairie Dog Golf Course

–Hoxie & Oakley at the Belleville County Club

–All area 1A schools will be running at Tribune’s Prairie Ridge Golf Course

**Top three teams from each race qualify for state. The top 15 runners to cross the finish line in each race qualify for state

COLLEGE FB

Kansas State looks for its second straight win Saturday at Arizona State, while Kansas hosts Baylor for Homecoming, hoping to snap a three-game skid. Colorado travels to Oklahoma State after a narrow loss to tenth-ranked Utah. And Nebraska has the weekend off following a heartbreaking loss to Oregon. (100.3 the Ride & FOC 97.9)

NFL

The Chicago Bears picked up a 30-24 win over New England on Thursday Night Football, improving to 5-and-2 while snapping the Patriots' three-game winning streak. The unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs head to Seattle Sunday night, but will be without left tackle Josh Simmons, who's headed to injured reserve with a back injury. Meanwhile, the 4-and-2 Denver Broncos visit Arizona, hoping for their third straight win, with cornerback Patrick Surtain nearing a return from an ankle injury. (100.3 the Ride & Rock-It 102.5 KLOE)

MLB

The 2026 World Series gets underway Friday night as the Milwaukee Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays. Both teams are chasing their first championship. First pitch is set for 6:08 Mountain Time on FOX.