Sports

Salina Central TSnews The Goddard Lions girls soccer team packed in three games last week, beating Salina Central on Monday before falling to Maize and Andover Central. The score on Monday, April 28, at Salina Central was 3-1.

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys track and field team was one of just two teams to score more than 100 points, as the Lions placed second at the Arkansas City invitational meet. The Lions scored 132 points, finishing 17 points behind Derby.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals and Argonia Raiders went to Wellington for a mid-season participation meet, which means team scores were not kept. For the Raiders, who have had small teams in recent years, this was one of their best meets in recent history.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers and Campus Colts competed in last Friday’s Salthawk Invitational, hosted by Hutchinson High School. The Eisenhower boys had the best team finish, placing fourth out of 13 teams with 76 points.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers baseball team improved to 13-7 on the season after sweeping a doubleheader at Arkansas City on Monday, taking the opener 7-0 and the nightcap 6-3. Last Friday, the Tigers split with Andover Central, winning the first game 7-4 but dropping the second 7-1.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians softball team swept a pair of doubleheaders to go on a four-game winning streak and improve to 18-4 on the spring. The Indians took two from Conway Springs-Argonia last Friday, downing the Reds 11-1 in the opener and 15-5 in the nightcap.

TSnews Local tennis teams wrapped up the regular season last week and looked ahead to league and regional meets. The Campus Colts were busy, hosting two home meets and traveling to Conway Springs.

TSnews Three local teams – the Cheney Cardinals, Garden Plain Owls and Clearwater Indians – placed first, second and third at last Friday’s Vernon Ferguson Invitational in Cheney. The Cardinals scored 118.33 to win, while the Owls (91) and Indians (81) rounded out the top three.

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys track and field team placed second at the April 22 invitational at Andover, while the Eisenhower Tigers placed fourth. The EHS girls were sixth and the GHS girls were 10th.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians hosted the Garden Plain Owls and nearly a dozen other teams at last Friday’s invitational track and field meet. The Garden Plain boys placed second, and the Owls’ girls were third.