Sports

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls won a close battle at the Medicine Lodge Indians last Friday, winning 49-47. The victory helped the Owls bounce back from a loss earlier in the week against Trinity Academy.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team played a strong first three quarters Monday, but could not hold off a fourth-period surge by Wellington as the Crusaders rallied for a 59-48 win. Clearwater trailed 18-14 after the opening period, but rallied to lead 22-20 by halftime and 35-31 with eight minutes left in regulation.

TSnews A rough third quarter by the Campus Colts boys basketball team made the difference in a 49-41 home loss to the Maize South Mavericks, the topranked team in Class 5A. The Colts and Mavericks were tied at 24 at halftime.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians boys basketball team fell behind early as the Wellington Crusaders pulled away in the second period for a 57-39 win Monday night. Wellington led the Indians 13-8 after the first quarter before pushing its lead to 30-12 at halftime.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls basketball team struggled to score in their return to the court last Friday, losing 75-21 to the visiting Maize South Mavericks, the No. 6 team in Class 5A.

The Eisenhower Tigers girls bowling team won last Friday’s baker’s tournament at Bowlero Northridge. The Tigers scored 2895, edging Bishop Carroll and Wichita Northwest in a tight battle.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals wrestling team had five wrestlers – four boys and a girl – finish in the top six at last weekend’s Halstead Invitational. “We made improvement from last week,” Cheney coach Kevin Schultz said.

TSnews The Campus Colts wrestling team competed in a pair of tournaments last Saturday, with the boys heading to Kapaun-Mt. Carmel for the Duwane Miller Invitational and the Colts’ younger girls heading to the Clearwater Invitational.

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys wrestling team had five wrestlers finish in the top eight to help the Lions take seventh at last weekend’s Newton Tournament of Champions. “The Newton Tournament of Champions is the toughest in-state tournament we wrestle at all year,” Goddard boys coach Brett Means said.

The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help alleviate the shortage and help ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not put on hold.