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Colts, Tigers chase state titles

TSnews WICHITA – Calling the Campus Colts softball team’s postseason run impressive might just be an understatement. The Colts won nine games in a row to make it all the way to last Saturday’s Class 6A State championship game against Gardner-Edgerton at Wilkins Stadium.
Presley Ray scores the Colts’ only run during Saturday’s Class 6A State championship game. Campus placed second following a 4-1 loss to Gardner-Edgerton. This was the Colts’ second championship game appearance in three years. They faced Olathe Northwest in the 2024 finals, and placed second in 6A that season, too. Dale Stelz/TSnews

EHS caps best-ever soccer season

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers will look back on the 2026 soccer season with great pride, as the Tigers put together their best-ever season in the program’s 13 years. The Tigers finished the season as the Class 5A State runner- up.
Eisenhower’s Kaitlyn Celso, left, tries to win a ball from the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints during Saturday’s Class 5A State soccer championship, which was played in Wichita.

Kansas bicycle maps now available

The new 2026-28 official State Bicycle Map of Kansas is now available from the Kansas Department of Transportation. Whether riding a few miles or cycling across the state, this edition offers a variety of information to help active transportation users plan a short trip or a long ride.

Conway Springs to host Biking Across Kansas camp

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – The 2026 edition of Biking Across Kansas will come through Conway Springs next week. The annual event covers 550 miles, and gets underway this Friday with a short ride from the Colorado-Kansas border to Johnson City.

Police Reports

Cheney Police Reports May 18 – Assisted Fire/EMS, 100 block N. Main; Juvenile problem, 800 block N.

Clearwater approves mayor’s appointments

CLEARWATER – At its May 12 meeting, the Clearwater City Council approved Mayor Burt Ussery’s annual May appointments of city officers, including Courtney Zollinger as treasurer, Jaye Poe as city clerk and freedom of information officer, Jamie Burley as court clerk and Becky L. Hurtig as municipal...

Wheat outlook is troublesome

Favorable fall conditions for wheat planting gave way to a warmer- than-usual winter and spring cold snaps, placing the Kansas wheat crop in a precarious situation.
Carson Vineyard drives a combine near Argonia at Harper Farms, which belongs to Phil Harper and Trevor Pierce. The farm reported a good test weight of 63, but the harvest forecast statewide is less optimistic. Harvest is getting underway about two weeks earlier than normal. Contributed photo
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