Hello and happy Monday everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine.
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On Monday, Southeast of Saline officially announced that Francis Flax, long-time head coach of Brown Mackie College, would be assuming the role of head boys basketball coach at SES.
Flax is a local coaching legend here in Salina, winning two national championships as head coach with Brown Mackie, another as head coach of the Kansas Cagers, and a fourth national title as GM of the Salina Liberty.
In addition to being voted into the NJCAA basketball hall of fame in 2008, Flax has also followed the program closely as the father of Bryson Flax, who coached the team for the last six years
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Over the weekend the Southeast of Saline track and field teams also posted a strong regional finish, with the boys team taking third, the girls team taking fourth, and seven individuals qualifying for state in 19 different events, including three relay teams.
For local coverage of ALL of our area athletes from all nine of our area schools at the state meet this Friday and Saturday, keep it locked to Salina Post.
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And finally, the Kansas City Royals dominated an American League foe over the weekend, collecting a clean sweep of the As
KC collected a 6-2 victory on Friday, a 5-4 victory on Saturday and an 8-4 win on Sunday to open the homestead at Kaufman, they’ll continue it tomorrow with a three-game set against Detroit at 6:40
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That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.