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TSnews WICHITA – The Argonia Raiders girls basketball team saw its season end against arguably the best team in Kansas last Wednesday in the Class 1A Division II State quarterfinals.

The Cheney Cardinals never got their offense going in a 35-21 Class 3A substate semifinal loss on March 4. The Cardinals led Hesston 6-2 after a very low-scoring first quarter, but managed just one more point in the half to fall behind 17-7 at halftime.

The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team ended their season in the first round of substate play, losing at Hays 66-51. Hays came out of the gate fast in the first quarter, building up a 16-8 lead.

The Goddard Lions girls basketball team concluded their season with a substate first-round loss, falling 53-30 at Bishop Carroll on March 4. The Lions finished their season with an 8-13 record.

Not even a loss in the Class 1A Division II substate finals could take the shine off a memorable season for the Argonia Raiders boys basketball team. While the Raiders fell to the Deerfield Spartans 58-49 at Caldwell, this season will still go down as the best season the team has had in many years.

The third meeting this season between the Derby Panthers and Campus Colts girls basketball teams followed roughly the same script as the previous matchups, with the highly-ranked Panthers shutting down the Colts’ offense en route to a big win.

The Conway Springs Cardinals boys basketball team’s bid to upset the Berean Academy Warriors could not survive a rough third quarter in last Wednesday’s 55-43 loss in the Class 2A substate semifinals at Elbing.

The Campus Colts boys basketball team’s season came to an end with a 7656 Class 6A substate loss to the host Wichita East Blue Aces. The Colts’ season ends with a 10-13 record.

The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team’s season came to an earlier- than-expected end last Wednesday when the Augusta Orioles downed the Indians 27-23 in the Class 4A substate semifinals at Clearwater.

Tigers girls fourth at State The Eisenhower Tigers girls bowlers placed fourth at the Class 5A State tournament, held March 5 in Wichita. The Tigers finished with a score of 2810, coming in just 37 pins behind third-place El Dorado.