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TSnews The Clearwater Indians golfers hope to lower their scores and move up in the placings during the 2026 season. Leading the way will be senior Tyler Campbell, who has had a good offseason.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals softball team will be young when it takes to the diamond this spring – but the cupboard isn’t entirely bare for the Cardinals. “We return four starters and a few players that gained some varsity experience last year,” Cheney coach Justin Batt said.

TSnews After losing a large class to graduation, the Cheney Cardinals will be reloading this golf season. The Cardinals sent their entire team to State a year ago, and two of those team members are back and will be the building blocks for 2026.

TSnews This year’s Cheney Cardinals track and field team enters the new season looking to replace several athletes who competed at the State meet last year. The girls team, especially, will have to find new athletes to shine as they look to defend their Central Plains League title and the Class 3A regional championship that they shared with rival Garden Plain.

TSnews With 10 players, including six starters, back from a 20-win season last spring, the Cheney Cardinals baseball team is taking aim at another good season. Leading the way are a pair of three-year starters in seniors Reece Tolar and Kaden Ludwig.

TSnews The Campus Colts boys tennis team enters the 2026 season with a large roster of 25 players, headlined by a senior class of nine that includes most of last year’s varsity contributors. The Colts will look to improve on a 2025 season that featured some competitive moments but ended without a State qualifier.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls swim team returns two State qualifiers while it simultaneously provides a home for swimmers at schools without their own teams or facilities. This year, the Colts team includes swimmers from Norwich, Clearwater and Belle Plaine, the latter school being the newest school in the co-op effort.

TSnews Last year, the Campus Colts golf team finished most tournaments near the bottom of the standings. There were several first-time golfers on the team, so the season was a learning experience.

TSnews A pair of State-qualifying athletes will lead this year’s Campus track and field team, as the Colts work to build up their young program. The Colts had a small State-qualifying contingent in 2025, competing in just four events, including one relay.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls soccer team enters the 2026 season with a large roster, a wealth of returning talent, and the memory of last year’s Titan Classic tournament championship, the program’s first in-season tournament title in at least seven years. The Colts finished 2025 with a first-round regional loss to Dodge City, ending a season that featured plenty of competitive, close games.