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NWKS Radio Sports Update-- October 26, 2026
Two area volleyball teams are headed to the state tournament later this week! Cheylin punched its ticket by sweeping Dighton and Wheatland-Grinnell to win its sub-state championship, while Greeley County swept Wallace County to claim the Western Plains sub-state title. Elsewhere, Goodland's season ended with a straight-set loss to Holcomb, while Colby was swept by Lakin. Oakley rallied from two sets down to beat Hoxie before falling to Hays TMP. Decatur Community beat Osborne before losing to St. John's-Tipton, while Quinter swept Sylvan-Lucas before falling to Linn in the sub-state championship.
Several Northwest Kansas cross country teams punched their tickets to state Saturday at regional meets. Quinter's boys claimed a regional championship with just 17 points, led by runner-up Carter Pennington, along with John Boone, Reid Bowman and Knox Betz, who finished fifth through seventh. Golden Plains' girls qualified with a third-place finish, led by Elizabeth Weiner in second and Adilyn Meier in seventh. Hoxie's girls captured a regional championship, led by Jenna Herl in fourth. Hoxie's boys also qualified with a runner-up finish, led by Nathan Haffner in 11th. Oakley's girls earned a state berth with a third-place finish, paced by Hadlie Younkin in eighth and Mackenzie Hubert in ninth. Oakley Boys were regional runners up: Jethro Chriler (1st) & Aaron Samuelson (3rd).
Goodland lost to Hugoton 28-16. **Cowboys to face Wichita Collegiate in 3A playoffs first round
Colby was blanked by Scott City 27-0.
Wheatland-Grinnell shut out Golden Plains 49-0 **W/G hosts Moscow on Thursday / GP hosts Bucklin Friday
Hoxie rolled Rawlins County 52-6 *Hoxie hosts Bennington on Thursday // RCHS heads to Lincoln on Friday
Oakley lost to Trego 52-22
Quinter finished the regular season unbeaten with a 36-18 win over Dighton *Quinter hosts Lakeside on Thursday
Decatur Community lost in a shootout to Hill City, 76-62 *DCHS heads to El-Saline
Wallace County routed Ness City 56-0 *WCHS hosts St. Johns Tipton Beloit=
Cheylin also had the shutout win over Triplains 48-0 **Cheylin hosts Deerfield //Triplains plays at Ashland on Thursday
St. Francis won their first game of the season, beating Greeley County 44-8
COLLEGE FB
The Jayhawks rallied from 11 down in the fourth quarter to stun Baylor 25-24 on Homecoming. Isaiah Marshall scored the go-ahead touchdown with just over a minute remaining, and Blake Herold blocked a potential game-winning field goal with 22 seconds left. Meanwhile, Kansas State fell at Arizona State, 28-17. Avery Johnson was sidelined by injury, but the Wildcats couldn't stop Sun Devils running back Cardae Mack, who scored four touchdowns. Colorado suffered its third straight loss, falling 57-24 at Oklahoma State. The Buffaloes led 24-23 at halftime before being outscored 34-nothing in the second half.
NFL
The Kansas City Chiefs are unbeaten no more! Seattle dominated Kansas City on Sunday Night Football, 20-3, holding Patrick Mahomes to just 165 passing yards as the Chiefs fall to 5-and-1. Meanwhile, Denver won its third straight, beating Arizona 30-16. Bo Nix threw for 222 yards and scored on a spectacular 62-yard touchdown run.
MLB
The Milwaukee Brewers look to move within one win of their first World Series championship Monday night! Milwaukee takes a two-games-to-none lead into Game Three against Tampa Bay after sweeping the first two games at home. The series shifts to Tampa Bay, with first pitch set for 6:08 Mountain Time on FOX.
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