Sports

The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team refused to be denied in the finals of the Kingman Eagle Classic last Saturday. Down by six points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Indians held the host Eagles to just two points and rallied for a 35-32 win – and the tournament title.

The Campus Colts and Eisenhower-Goddard Tigers swimming and diving teams recorded top-three performances at the Dec. 11 meet in Haysville.

Eisenhower boys basketball opened its road slate with a comeback win at Campus on Tuesday, Dec. 9, overturning a 10-point halftime deficit to prevail 56-48.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team opened its season with a tough test Tuesday, Dec. 2, falling 72-45 to visiting Maize South.

TSnews The Campus Colts swimming and diving team won at Salina last week, in a meet held on Dec. 4.

TSnews After dropping their first two games of the season last week, the Garden Plain Owls girls basketball team rebounded for a convincing 62-30 win over the Trinity Academy Knights in Wichita. It was a good response after the Owls lost at Wellington and dropped a home game against Moundridge.

TSnews The Sterling Black Bears, the defending Class 2A champions, looked like they are ready to defend their title as the beat the Cheney Cardinals 6943 at Cheney last week. It was a tough start for the Cardinals, who have a new look after losing a large senior class to graduation.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals wrestled in their first tournaments of the new season last weekend, with the boys taking seventh at the El Dorado Wrestling Tournament and their two girls competing at a tournament in McPherson. Leading the Cardinals on the boys side was Kameron Totty (106 pounds), who took third, while Cayle Mruk (132) placed fourth, Caeden Mruk (138) finished sixth and the trio of Cole Vestering (138), Colton Veach (165) and Landen Witte (175) all finished seventh.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers wrestling team had four wrestlers place in the top four – three boys and a girl – at boys and girls invites at Pratt last weekend. On the boys side, Malachi Rothenberger (150 pounds) and Abe Starnes (165) each took second last Saturday, while Blayre Cline (175) took third.

TSnews The Eisenhower and Goddard swimming and diving team placed fourth in the nine-team Newton Invitational last Thursday. The Tigers and the Buhler Crusaders battled for third place, with Buhler edging Eisenhower by 3 points, 165-162.