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TSnews The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team dropped its second game in a row last Friday as the Raiders fell at Oxford 48-40. The Raiders led 11-10 after the opening period and 25-20 at the intermission, but the host Wildcats came out of the locker room strong and led 35-33 going to the fourth quarter.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team fell 55-50 at Salina South on Friday, Jan. 30, in a game that seesawed before the Cougars took control midway through the second quarter.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team ground out a 36-32 road win at Salina South on Friday, Jan. 30, in a defensive struggle between two evenly-matched teams.

The Goddard Lions wrestling team made the trip to Garden City last weekend for the always-tough Rocky Welton Invitational – and one wrestler brought home a title. On the boys side, Oscar Gauna won all of his matches by either fall or technical fall at 113 pounds to win a championship, while Thomas Walter (150) took fifth, Nick Miller (138) placed sixth, Kolton McElwain (157) and Kaston McElwain (120) both finished seventh, Matthew Martinez (132) placed ninth and Sawyer Parks (165) finished 13th.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians wrestling team made it a clean sweep last Thursday night as the boys and girls squads both got wins over El Dorado. On the boys side, Clearwater won 48-26, while the girls won 33-28.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers wrestling team had several wrestlers – three girls and two boys – finish in the top three at last weekend’s Andover tournament. On the boys side, Abe Starnes (165 pounds) and Blayre Cline (175) both finished third, while Eli Tornquist (157) and Maddox Walker (165) both placed fifth.

TSnews It was a weekend to remember for the Campus Colts wrestling team. The boys won the Bill Brown Invitational last Friday in Garden Plain with 177.5 points, 32 ahead of runner-up Andover Central, while the girls had two individual champions last Saturday at the Rocky Welton Invitational in Garden City.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals made the trek east on Highway 54 last Friday to wrestle at the Bill Brown Invitational – and found some success at the longtime tournament. Colton Veach (165 pounds) took second as he lost to Garden Plain’s Carter Tatom in the finals, while Cayle Mruk (126) finished third, the duo of Kameron Totty (106) and Caeden Mruk (138) both placed fourth and Landen White (175) finished sixth at Garden Plain.

TSnews Two Garden Plain wrestlers found home to be sweet indeed as they won titles at the Owls’ own Bill Brown Invitational last Friday. Nate Eck (106 pounds) and Carter Tatom (165) both won all of their matches by either fall or technical fall to win titles at the annual event.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals took second place at this year’s Haven Wildcat Classic, falling 61-39 to the Halstead Dragons, the tournament’s top seed and the No. 2 team in Class 3A.