The Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Board has unanimously approved a proposal to push back the state date for the winter sports season.

As of now, the proposal would push the start date back to January 15th. Teams would be allowed to practice until December 22nd where appropriate, but the winter moratorium would be extended through January 3rd. During this time, no contact would be allowed between coaches, athletes or schools.

Under the proposal, basketball teams would be limited to 13 games each, and wrestling teams would be limited to 12 events, with a 20 competition point max. 

You can find the full propsal, submitted by the executive board, here. The KSHSAA Board of Directors will discuss this proposal during a special meeting held virtually on November 24th at 1:00 pm.

The K-State basketball season is set to tipoff a week from today, but Athletic Director Gene Taylor has announced that fans will not be able to attend basketball games for the remainder of the month of November.

The First Annual Little Apple Classic is set to begin November 25th with Drake, Colorado, and South Dakota all participating.

This rule is could be extended depending on the number of cases on campus and in the city of Manhattan. K-State hosts a game vs. UNLV on December 5th and a game vs. Milwaukee on December 8th before their first conference home game vs. Baylor on December 19th.

Wichita State men's basketball head coach Gregg Marshall decided to resign after allegations of physical abuse to former players and an assistant coach.

The team will move on from Marshall after a 14-year stint including an undefeated regular 2013-14 season and a Final Four appearance in 2013.

Assistant coach Isaac Brown will take over as the interim head coach. Brown is in his 19th season overall at the Division I level, having also served as an assistant at Louisiana Tech (2011-14), Arkansas State (2010-11), Arkansas (2007-10) and South Alabama (2002-07).

The South Central Border League has updated its league policy regarding COVID-19 to allow for participants only through December 19th.

The league, which consists of schools such as Sedan, Cedar Vale and West Elk, is making the move with the goal of maintaining in-person instruction for students, while still allowing kids to participate in the winter season of school activities. 

Parents and legal guardians will be considered participants for attendance as long as all policies are followed, including the requirement to wear a mask. Events will still be streamed for spectators. No food or drinks will be allowed in facilities, nor will concession stands be open. The league will revisit the policy at the end of December.

An Independence Community College Pirate will continue his athletic career close to home. Tim Dalger, a returning sophomore from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, signed a letter of intent to continue his career at the University of Tulsa.

Dalger averaged 11 points per game in 29 appearances during his freshman campaign, and dropped a season high 29 points against conference rival Cowley. The winger started in 15 games and averaged 20 minutes per game. Dalger will play the 2020-2021 season with the Pirates, before joining Tulsa for the 2021-2022 season. He will be classified as a junior for that season.

The Golden Hurricane posted a 21-10 overall record last season and finished 13-5 in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa also announced on Wednesday the signing of Gavyn Elkamil out of Link Year Prep. Elkamil hails from the SEK area, being from Pittsburg, Kansas.

The official start of the NJCAA men's basketball season is still over two months away but the ICC men's basketball team will be hosting a 3-team scrimmage Saturday at the ICC Fieldhouse. Independence Chamber of Commerce Director Lisa Wilson gives us more details.

The ICC women's team will also hold a scrimmage against Johnson County on Saturday, December 5^th at 2 pm before starting the season in January.

A man has permanent damage to his left eye during a bar fight involving KU basketball player Silvio de Sousa, according to an affidavit.

The incident occurred early New Year's Day outside of Brother's Bar in Lawrence. The victim recalled that he was struck on the face by a closed right fist and bled from his eye after he was struck.

The alleged victim's mother informed officers that he was mildly autistic.

De Sousa announced a few weeks ago that he had planned on opting out of the 2020-21 basketball season. De Sousa has been suspended in the past for his legal guardian accepting money to play for the Kansas basketball program along with his part in the K-State-KU brawl that occurred in January in which he grabbed a barstool and tried to strike a K-State player with it.

Sedan's undefeated season came to an abrupt end Friday night, as the Blue Devils were defeated by Chase County 56-18.

It was known coming into the contest that both teams were strong offensively, but the Bulldogs simply overwhelmed the Sedan defense all night, including a 55-yard touchdown rush on the very first play of the game. Chase County quarterback Mitchell Budke rushed for three touchdowns, threw for one, and even returned an interception for a touchdown late in the second quarter. 

Sedan would find some offense here and there, including a 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Eli Campbell to junior receiver Dameion Hatten. Campbell and Hatten would also connect for the game's longest offensive play, a 62-yard touchdown pass. However, Chase County would pull away early in the third quarter, and ultimately put the game out of reach to claim the regional title.

Sedan finishes its 2020 campaign with a record of 9-1 and a district title. With Sedan losing tonight and Oswego falling to Madison in other area action, Game of Week coverage has concluded for the year. 

Sedan will once again be the focus of our Game of the Week as the Blue Devils host a regional matchup against Chase County.

Sedan, still undefeated at 9-0, defeated Oxford 58-6 in last week's opening round. Quarterback Eli Campbell rushed for five touchdowns in that game and threw for one more. In the backfeld, Sedan employed a running back committee that included Garrett Everett and freshman Jeremiah Prince. The Blue Devil defense was also stout, forcing four Oxford turnovers.

However, the competition will be decidedly stiffer this round, as Chase County are themselves 7-2 and defeated Cedar Vale-Dexter last Thursday by a final of 66-0. The Bulldogs played some very good competition during the regular season, with their two losses coming to undefeated squads Lebo and Madison.

The winner of Friday's contest will move on to face the winner of Clifton-Clyde and Little River. In other area games, Oswego will continue their run toward an 8-man championship by taking on Madison, while Fredonia travels to Osage City for Class 2A action.

Despite their best efforts, Field Kinley's soccer season is over after a 1-0 loss to Rose Hill on Tuesday night.

Overall, it was a fantastic season that led them to a state quarterfinal for the first time in school history as the Nado finish with a record of 13-2.

The Rose Hill Rockets will advance to the state semifinals this Friday at Wichita Stryker Soccer Complex.

Field Kinley soccer has a chance to advance to state tonight if they defeat the Rose Hill Rockets in the state quarterfinal.

A spot in the state tournament on Friday at the Wichita Stryker Sports Complex is at stake between two teams that have already tangoed this season. Rose Hill won the first meeting 5-2 on August 26th handing the Nado their only regular season loss. The Nado look to show that this is a much more developed and overall more sound team than it was back in late August.

The match will begin at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Coffeyville.