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Summit League basketball: South Dakota State holds off Kansas City

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January 26, 2024

Summit League basketball: South Dakota State holds off Kansas City

BROOKINGS — Usually if a basketball team has a stretch in a game where they outscore their opponent 20-0, they’re going to win that game.

South Dakota State had a 20-0 run in the first half of their Summit League game against Kansas City on Thursday, and they did indeed secure a 75-66 win in front of 2,012 Frost Arena fans.

But the Kangaroos did not go quietly.

Trailing by 15 late in the first half after that huge scoring stretch by the Jacks and by 10 at the break, UMKC came out hot in the second half, cutting the Jackrabbit lead to three points eight minutes in and taking a 61-59 lead with 6:32 to go.

It was tied at 66 with 2:46 to go when Luke Appel expanded the range on his patented one-hander, sinking a left-handed hook to put the Jacks on top for good, starting a 9-0 run to close out the game and send SDSU to 5-1 in Summit League play (12-9 overall).

“I just knew the shot clock was running out,” said Appel, who made the game-winner after grabbing the rebound when his first attempt was blocked by UMKC’s Jeff Ngandu. “I had just got blocked again so I just had to get something up there.”

“It was a good shot,” teammate Charlie Easley nodded approvingly.

UMKC’s Jeff Ngandu blocks a shot by SDSU’s Luke Appel in the second half of their Summit League game on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 at Frost Arena in Brookings.

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After Matt Mims had made it a two-score game with a pair of free throws, Zeke Mayo, who struggled much of the night, made an aggressive drive through the lane for a layup that made it a six-point lead and put the Kangaroos away.

“You have to love conference games – there’s always gonna be some excitement and there was tonight,” said Jacks coach Eric Henderson. “(UMKC) got hot in the second half. They made some hard shots. I was proud of our guys showing resiliency and finishing the game.”

The Jacks started slow, as both teams were a little sleepy on offense in the early going. Then came the 20-0 run, in which the Jacks defense kept the Kangaroos (8-13, 2-4) out of the paint and their offense dominated by sending it in there. The only two 3-pointers they made all night — both by Mims — also came during the 20-0 stretch.

“Our urgency defensively was really good and we rebounded better during that stretch,” Henderson said. “They only had four paint touches in the first half. We got ‘er cookin’. When you’re able to get stops and play with good pace on the offensive end you’ve seen this team be pretty efficient.”

SDSU coach Eric Henderson gets a hug from UMKC coach Marvin Menzies after their Summit League game on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 at Frost Arena in Brookings. The Jacks won 75-66.

Appel had 19 points to lead both teams, while Mims had 15. William Kyle had 13 points and seven boards and Easley had 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Mayo had nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.

The Jacks shot 49 percent to UMKC’s 36. SDSU outscored the visitors 17-3 at the line and 48-14 in the paint. The ‘Roos (who were led by Jamar Brown’s 17 points) were 15-of-38 from deep to SDSU’s 2-for-11, but ultimately SDSU’s dominance inside won out.

“Credit to (UMKC), they hit shots in the second half,” Easley said. “They started off hot and that’ll get you back in the game. They made it close — the next step for us is learning how to close games better.”

Women extend winning streak to eight

The Jackrabbit women picked up their eighth win in a row and improved to 6-0 in Summit League action with a 72-49 win over Kansas City at the Swinney Center in Kansas City.

Tori Nelson and Paige Meyer had 14 points each to lead the Jackrabbits (14-5 overall), with Nelson adding six rebounds, four assists and three steals and Meyer dishing a game-high five assists. Madison Mathiowetz had 12 points and five boards and Brooklyn Meyer added 11 points, seven rebounds and a whopping seven steals, a career-high.

No one scored in double figures for the Kangaroos, who shot 30 percent for the game and had 21 turnovers.

SDSU will return home to face Oral Roberts on Sunday for a 3 p.m. tip.

Matt Zimmer is a Sioux Falls native and longtime sports writer. He graduated from Washington High School where he played football, legion baseball and developed his lifelong love of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. After graduating from St. Cloud State University, he returned to Sioux Falls, and began a long career in amateur baseball and sports reporting. Email Matt at mzimmer@siouxfallslive.com.

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RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins

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March 4, 2026

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RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Below is a look at the results from Tuesday night’s high school basketball sub-state semifinals in Northeast Kansas.

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with what schools are hosting when that information becomes readily available.

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BOYS

5A East Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

KC Washington 68, Highland Park 38
Shawnee Heights 49, De Soto 37 (will play Leavenworth Friday)

5A West Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Topeka West 55, Hutchinson 32 (will play Bishop Carroll Friday)
Emporia 61, Great Bend 41 (will play Maize South Friday)
Seaman 73, Valley Center 51 (will play Hays Friday)

3A West Franklin Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Burlington 60, Osage City 35 (will play Baxter Springs Friday)

3A Sabetha Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Hiawatha 73, Oskaloosa 48 (will play Heritage Christian Friday)
Silver Lake 58, Sabetha 39 (will play Perry-Lecompton Friday 7:30 p.m.)

GIRLS

6A West Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Washburn Rural 60, Wichita South 32 (will play Derby)
Topeka High 69, Maize 45 (will play Liberal)
Manhattan 67, Free State 21 (will play Wichita East)

4A East Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Rock Creek 71, Parsons 23 (will play Tonganoxie)
Wamego 54, Labette County 33 (will play Bishop Miege)
Hayden 2, Athison 0 (will play Baldwin)

2A Eskridge/Mission Valley Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Rossville 71, KC Christian 49 (will play Maur Hill-Mount Academy)
Lyndon 61, Jeff. Co. North 31 (will play Valley Heights)
Valley Heights 65, Doniphan West 41 (will play Lyndon)

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Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union

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March 3, 2026

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Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union

In early 2026, the Kansas state legislature passed SB 244, a law which prohibits transgender people from using public restrooms on government property that align with their gender identity and establishes a private right of action that allows anyone who suspects someone is transgender and in violation of the law to sue that person for “damages” totaling $1,000.

The law also invalidates state-issued driver’s licenses with updated gender markers that reflect the carrier’s gender identity. In February 2026, transgender people across the state received letters from the state Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles informing them that their driver’s licenses “will no longer be valid,” effective immediately. SB 244 also prohibits transgender Kansans – or those born in Kansas – from updating the gender marker on state-issued birth certificates and driver’s licenses in the future.

The same day SB 244 went into effect, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kansas, and Ballard Spahr LLP filed a lawsuit challenging SB 244 in the District Court of Douglas County on behalf of two transgender men who had their driver’s licenses invalidated under the law. The lawsuit charges that SB 244 violates the Kansas Constitution’s protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality under the law, due process, and freedom of speech.

“The invalidation of state-issued IDs threatens to out transgender people against their will every time they apply for a job, rent an apartment, or interact with police,” said Harper Seldin, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project. “Taken as a whole, SB 244 is a transparent attempt to deny transgender people autonomy over their own identities and push them out of public life altogether.”

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Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm

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March 3, 2026

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Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of an illegal firearm.

According to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 22-year-old Antoine R. Gillum was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole.

His sentencing stems from a June 2024 incident in a metro gas station. KCPD investigators contacted Gillum inside and found that he had discarded a 9 mm pistol in an aisle between the merchandise. He also discarded a pill bottle containing multiple illegal substances: cocaine base, oxycodone/acetaminophen and oxycodone.

Officers searched the vehicle Gillum had arrived in and found approximately 32 grams of cocaine base.

On May 6, 2025, Gillum pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings. It’s a part of ‘Operation Take Back America,’ a nationwide Department of Justice initiative to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.

No further information has been released.

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