TSnews The Independent Panthers girls basketball team jumped out to an 18-3 lead after one quarter in last Thursday’s Class 2A substate semifinal, and beat the Garden Plain Owls 62-29 in Sedgwick. Leading 37-13 at halftime, the Panthers extended their lead with a 17-6 run through the third quarter in the substate semifinal game.
TSnews The Goddard Lions boys basketball team ended their season playing in their first substate championship game since Eisenhower High School split off from Goddard more than a decade ago, losing at Kapaun 72-42 on March 1. “We just had no juice, no energy,” Lions head coach Blake Myers said.
This week’s TSnews Athletes of the Week are Allie Gentry, McKenzie Goupil and Riley Emerson. The Campus Colts’ trio of bowlers medaled at last week’s 6A State tournment, helping the Colts to their seventh championship in a decade..
TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals boys basketball team has come painfully close to making it to State several times since its last trip 12 years ago. The Cardinals won 17 games in 2016, but lost in the substate semifinals.
TSnews With just 30 points scored in the first half – and only 11 of them by the Campus Colts – Saturday’s 6A substate championship game between the Colts and the Derby Panthers boys basketball team was shaping up to be an ugly contest. It was a beautiful win for the Colts, however, who won 46-45 in overtime against their arch rival.
TSnews Thanks to a strong defense and a balanced scoring attack, the Clearwater Indians girls basketball team is headed back to State. The Indians rode a smothering defense and balanced offensive attack to a 45-33 win over Concordia last Friday in the Class 4A substate championship game at Clearwater.
TSnews The only way for the Cheney Cardinals girls basketball team to improve last year’s performance at the Class 3A State tournament is to win the championship. They would like to do just that, adding a third State trophy to the titles they won 2010 and 2021.
TSnews With a substate championship victory over the Collegiate Spartans, the Cheney Cardinals boys basketball team is ready to make another run at its first-ever State title. The team has several members who played key roles in the football team’s first State championship, so this might just be the year to do it.
Goddard bowlers compete TSnews The Eisenhower girls bowling team came close to winning another State bowling championship. The Tigers took second at the Class 5A championship on March 1.