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The Garden Plain Owls wrestling team had five wrestlers place at the Ellsworth Wrestling Tournament last Saturday to kick off the new year in solid fashion. “Ellsworth is a tough tournament with lots of good teams,” Garden Plain coach Travis Daerr said.

The Goddard Lions boys and girls wrestling teams headed to Dodge City last Friday and Saturday for the Dodge City Invite, with the boys winning five individual titles and just missing out on winning the tournament.

The Campus Colts girls basketball had a big moment on Friday afternoon, beating the Wichita West Pioneers 55-15. The game, originally set for Friday morning at Park City Arena as part of the GWAL-AVCTL Challenge, was played in the afternoon and relocated to Wichita South.

The Garden Plain girls basketball team improved its record to 4-3 with a 48-35 home win over the Dodge City Red Demons. It was the Owls’ only game last week.

The Conway Springs Cardinals boys basketball team used a strong second quarter to take a 61-41 win over the Belle Plaine Dragons last Tuesday and begin the new year with a win. The Cardinals led 10-5 after the opening period, but scored 21 points in the second quarter and took a 31-13 lead to the locker room.

The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team hosted the crosstown Goddard Lions on Friday, Jan. 10, coming away with a 64-43 win.

The Goddard Lions girls basketball team traveled to Eisenhower on Friday, Jan. 10, and came away with a win, 48-43.

Name: Cooper Woodruff High school: Clearwater Indians College: Sterling Warriors Sport: Football Why Sterling? Connections between Clearwater head coach Justin Burke and Sterling head coach Reggie Langford, Jr., helped open the door for Woodruff, who looked at and got offers from other small four-year Kansas schools. “I visited my junior year, and Coach Langford couldn’t have been better. I like the school and small-town feel.”

The Campus Colts girls bowlers have to be considered the favorites to win State every season. They won their seventh State title in 10 years in 2024, capturing the Class 6A crown.

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