BLUE DRAGONS OPEN REGION 6 ON ROAD SATURDAY AT COWLEY

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team open the 2026 Region 6 Tournament on the road on Saturday.

The Blue Dragons (14-16) earned the No. 11 overall seed for the Region 6 Tournament and will play at sixth-seed Cowley (18-12) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Scott Auditorium in Arkansas City.

Hutchinson dropped a pair of close games with Cowley this season.

With Cowley ranked No. 12 on December 6, the Blue Dragons were defeated by the Tigers, 65-53. Then on February 7, the Dragons dropped a 63-60 decision to Cowley in Arkansas City.

The Hutchinson-Cowley winner will travel to play Dodge City on Tuesday's quarterfinal round.

Saturday's meeting will be the 22nd all-time postseason matchup between Hutchinson and Cowley. The Blue Dragons own a 12-9 all-time lead against Cowley in the postseason.

The last postseason meeting came in 2024 in the Region 6 semifinals at the Sports Arena. The Blue Dragons defeated Cowley 89-83.

Saturday's game will be the 200th all-time Region 6 Tournament game for Hutchinson. The Blue Dragons own a 154-45 all-time Region 6 Tournament record.

The semifinals and finals will be played at Barton's Fleske Fieldhouse in Great Bend on March 13-14.

The Blue Dragons bid for their 19th Region 6 Tournament championship, the first since 2015.

2026 REGION 6 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Opening Round – Saturday, March 7 at Home Sites
No. 9 Garden City (17-13) at No. 8 Cloud County (17-13) – 2 p.m. in Concordia
No. 12 Colby (7-23) at No. 5 Seward County (18-12) – TBA in Liberal
No. 11 Hutchinson (14-16) at No. 6 Cowley (18-12) – 4 p.m. in Arkansas City
No. 10 Fort Hays Tech Northwest (15-15) at No. 7 Independence (15-15) – TBA in Independence

Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 10 at Home Sites
Garden City/Cloud County winner at No. 1 Barton (22-8) – TBA in Great Bend
Colby/Seward County winner at No. 4 Coffeyville (21-9) – TBA in Coffeyville
Hutchinson/Cowley winner at No. 3 Dodge City (20-10) – TBA at Dodge City
Fort Hays Tech Northwest/Independence winner at No. 2 Butler (21-9) – TBA in El Dorado

Semifinals – Friday, March 13 at Fleske Fieldhouse, Great Bend
3 p.m. – Garden/Cloud-Barton winner vs. Colby/Seward-Coffeyville winner
7:30 p.m. – Hutchinson/Cowley-Dodge City winner vs. FHT Northwest/Independence-Butler winner

Championship – Saturday, March 14 at Fleske Fieldhouse, Great Bend
5 p.m. – Semifinal winners