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TSnews The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team came painfully close to stopping a two-game skid in its pre-holiday finale last Friday at South Barber. The Raiders rallied to force overtime, but ultimately came up just short in a 64-63 double-overtime loss to the host Chieftains last Friday.

TSnews The Kansas City Chiefs will move to the Kansas side of the state line, starting with the 2031 season. Reports began circulating at the end of last week when a meeting of the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Committee (LLC) was announced.

TSnews Eisenhower’s boys basketball team faced three straight programs with recent state pedigrees last week, falling 54-29 to Andover on Tuesday, Dec. 16, winning 63-50 at Andover Central on Friday, Dec.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls wrestling team had a mixed finish to the varsity part of its pre-holiday schedule last Thursday when it split a triangular dual with Central Plains League rivals Cheney and Chaparral. The Owls beat Cheney 48-12, but fell to Chaparral 48-30.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers wrestling team wrapped up 2025 by competing at a pair of tough tournaments last weekend, with the boys heading to the Emporia Winter Classic and the girls competing at the Wichita North Invitational. On the boys side, the Tigers took eighth at Emporia with 90 1/2 points, edging out Jayhawk Linn/ Pleasanton by 4 1/2 points.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals wrestling team had one of its female wrestlers end 2025 with a strong performance at a tournament last week. Emma Arnold (135 pounds) won a pair of matches at the Bishop Carroll Invitational last weekend and took sixth at an event featuring much larger schools, including Maize and Wichita Heights.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls wrestling team is taking a full head of momentum into the holidays after taking the title at the Wichita North Invitational last weekend. The Colts finished first with 185 points to easily outdistance the competition, with 11 of their 14 girls placing.

TSnews The Goddard Lions wrestling team wrapped up the 2025 portion of its schedule last weekend by making the trip to Missouri for its annual appearance at the Kansas City Stampede, one of the nation’s toughest tournaments. On the boys side, Oscar Gauna (113 pounds) took fourth place to lead the Lions, while Carson Walk (132), Nick Miller (138), Daxton Downing (144), Thomas Walter (150), Kolton McElwain (157), Grayson Means (175) and Graeson Reid (215) all earned wins at the rugged event.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians wrestling team put an exclamation point on the 2025 portion of its season when its boys took third at the Marion County duals last Friday. The Indians swept the Hillsboro Maroon pool at the tournament, downing Hillsboro 70-12, Rock Creek 54-30 and West Elk 72-6.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians boys basketball team got a rough introduction against Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division IV competition last week, going 0-2 against its league foes. The Indians head into the break with a 2-4 record after a 66-28 loss at Rose Hill last Friday in AVCTL Division IV action.