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Sixty-Second Annual Rocky Welton Wrestling Invitational is this weekend

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Fresh of a win at the Ram Duals in Owasso, Oklahoma, last weekend 5A's top-ranked Goddard Lions will try to defend their Rocky Welton Invitational title this weekend. (Photo by Jammie Atkins)

GARDEN CITY – It’s on rare occasions that you will see a late-season wrestling invitational with such a large field comprised of highly-ranked teams and individual competitors from such a variety of locales.

But that’s what wrestling fans, coaches and the wrestlers themselves will see first-hand on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, at the 62nd Annual Rocky Welton Invitational here in Garden City.

Subway Sports Spotlight, Jan. 28th

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Bishop Carroll boys, Sylvan-Lucas/Lincoln junior Tra Barrientes and Trego Golden Eagles girls. (Photos: BCCHS Athletics, Becky Rathbun/Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Mandie Kinderknecht)

Check out a few noteworthy stories from recent Kansas high school basketball and wrestling action, and head to Subway for pre- or post-game meals, catering or Footlong Faves starting at $4.99. Order online at Subway.com.

Hoisington wins Winter Jam

KWCA Rankings, January 28th

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Pictured clockwise from top left: Blue Valley Southwest wins Beloit Invite, Sylvan-Lucas/Lincoln's Tra Barrientes, Newton's Grant Treaster and Marysville's Elise Rose. (Photos: Courtesy BSW Wrestling, Becky Rathbun/Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Aiden Droge, Everett Royer/KSportsImages.com)

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association released updated rankings January 28th, 2020. Check them out below:

KBCA Rankings, January 28th

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Top row, left-to-right: Maize South's Katie Wagner, Nemaha Central's Alliegh Kramer and Jeff Co. North's Josie Weishaar. (Photos by Tom Wagner, Nemaha Central Yearbook and Theresa Jobbins); Bottom row, left-to-right: J.C. Harmon's Lonell Lane, Augusta's Zach Davidson and Plainville's Jared Casey. (Photos by Brian Turrel/Wyandotte Daily News, Chase Hughes/Augusta Yearbook, Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com)

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association released updated team rankings January 28th.

Klieman headlines KFBCA Clinic; first HOF class to be honored

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Top row, left-to-right: Roger Barta, Gary Cornelsen, Marvin Diener and Ed Kriwiel. Bottom row: Dick Purdy, Chuck Smith, Tom Young and K-State coach Chris Klieman. (Photos: Barta, Diener, Smith, Young, Kansas Pregame file photos; Cornelsen, Kriwiel, KSHSAA/"Under The Lights"; Klieman courtesy K-State Athletics.)

Kansas State football head coach Chris Klieman will headline the Kansas Football Coaches Association (KFBCA) Annual Clinic for the second straight year and the association will induct their first-ever Hall of Fame Class this Friday evening in Wichita.

Beloit Invitational celebrates 50 years of excellence

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Blue Valley Southwest won the team title at this weekend's 50th annual Beloit Invitational. (Photo courtesy BVSW Wrestling)

Team Champion: Blue Valley Southwest, 261.5 points

Individual Champions:

106: Trent Clements, Chanute

113: Hayden Mills, Blue Valley Southwest

120: Tyler Voss, Colby

126: Brett Umentum, Blue Valley Southwest

Recent KCAC grads share similar experiences

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Pictured left-to-right: Trey Dubbert, Morgan Ediger and Dayton Walter. (Photos courtesy Sterling College Athletics, Tabor College Athletics and Ottawa University Athletics)

Kansas Pregame is joining forces with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference to profile Kansas student athletes competing in the KCAC. This time we're taking a look at three recent grads of KCAC member institutions.

Trey Dubbert, Sterling College

Legendary ESPN announcer Dick Vitale coming to Salina

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Dick Vitale will be in Salina on Feb. 6 as the key speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet. (Photo courtesy Salina Area Chamber of Commerce)

Ohh, Ohh, Ohh. Are you serious?

Dick Vitale - commonly referred to as Dickie V. - is coming to Salina on February 6 to appear as the Keynote Speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet.

Vitale is known for his emphatic, colorful way of describing the game of basketball. His phrases include "That's Awesome Baby, with a Capital A", "Diaper Dandy", "P.T.Per”, and many more. Most college basketball fans can recognize him by the sound of his voice.

KWCA Rankings, January 21st

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Pictured clockwise from top left: St. James Academy's Clay Lautt, Hoisington's Wyatt Pedigo, Mill Valley's Zach Keal, St. Thomas Aquinas' Jared Simma, Garden City's Anjelina Serrano and Paola's Jordyn Knecht. (All photos by Everett Royer, except Simma photo, provided courtesy of St. Thomas Aquinas Wrestling)

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association released their latest rankings for January 21st, 2020. Check them out below:

KBCA Rankings, January 21st

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Clockwise from top left: Schlagle's Ishante Suttington and Camille Evans, Liberal's Katie Horyna and Machia Mullens, Trego's Lili Shubert, St. John's Tanner Halling, Beloit's Vincent Palen and Eisenhower's Jordan Vincent. (Photos by Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com)

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association released their second set of boys and girls team rankings for 2020, Tuesday, January 21st. Check them out below:

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