NWKS Radio Sports Update-- October 21, 2026

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Two area golfers earned a state medal yesterday in Wichita. Goodland's Natalie Cure earned a top-five finish at the Class 3-2-1A State Girls Golf Tournament. Cure shot an 82 in Tuesday's final round to finish fifth overall with a two-day total of 167. Rawlins County's Addison Schilde tied for 15th with a 186, while Goodland's Sadie Sederstrom tied for 26th with a 194. Colby's Cora DeGood finished 38th with a 207. St. Mary's Colgan claimed the state team championship, winning a tiebreaker over Silver Lake, while Prairie View's Harley Wade captured the individual title with a 150.

8 of 12 area teams advanced in HS volleyball postseason yesterday:

-Wallace County finished 2-0, winning the Cheylin Regional. Cheylin went 1- 1, finishing runners-up.

-W/G won their own regional & Greeley County finished runners-up

-DCHS finished 2-0 winning its own regional, while Rawlins County went 0-2

-Quinter won the Osborne Regional, going 3-0. St. Francis went 0-3

-Weskan finished as runners-up at the Western Plains regional

-Golden Plains finished as runners-up at the Dighton regional. Brewster & Triplains both had their seasons end.

***Sub-State VB will take place this coming weekend at sites to be determined.

Colby Community College volleyball is up to number eight in the latest NJCAA Division One national rankings. The Trojans have won six straight, improving to 21-and-4 overall and 12-and-1 in conference play following wins over Hutchinson and Seward County last week. The Trojans visit Cloud County tonight before hosting seventh-ranked Dodge City next week in a showdown between two of the nation's top ten teams.

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self says retirement isn't on his mind as the Jayhawks prepare for the new season. The 63-year-old Hall of Famer considered stepping away following last season but says his health has improved and he's ready to get back to work. Self is entering his 24th season at Kansas and 34th overall, despite the growing challenges of NIL, the transfer portal and player eligibility battles. The 17th-ranked Jayhawks host 11th-ranked Louisville tonight in exhibition action. (ESPNU)