Sports

The Cheney Cardinals won their 14th straight game with a 38-7 home victory over the Holcomb Longhorns last Friday. The Cardinals strung together 13 wins in 2023 for a perfect season and the Class 3A State champion, the school’s first-ever football title.

The Clearwater Indians dominated the visiting Rose Hill Rockets to open the season on Friday night, winning 35-14. It was a good start for the Indians, who managed just two victories in 2023.

The Goddard Lions hosted the Campus Colts boys soccer team on Thursday, Sept. 5, coming away with a 2-1 victory after a close-fought battle.

The Eisenhower Tigers boys soccer team opened its 2024 campaign with a 1-1 tie at Maize Sept. 3.

The Campus Colts and Eisenhower Tigers opened the 2024 cross country season at Wichita State’s JK Gold Classic, at Clapp Park in Wichita. The Eisenhower boys had the best overall finishing, taking third out of 17 teams.

The Eisenhower Tigers sealed a 28-17 home victory against the Valley Center Hornets last Thursday, starting the new season off right after putting together their best record in school history in 2023.

The cross country season got underway last Thursday at the Clearwater Participation meet. The meet allows unlimited entries, giving schools a chance to put many runners into a competitive situation to start the season.

The Cheney Cardinals volleyball team got its season off to a hot start last week as it swept a pair of triangulars. Cheney was at Arkansas City last Tuesday, downing Eisenhower 21-25, 27-25, 25-20 and the host Bulldogs 25-16, 26-24.

Three of four girls tennis teams in the TSnews coverage area opened their seasons with meets last week. The Conway Springs Cardinals competed at Ellsworth, taking second as a team behind the hosts.

The Eisenhower Tigers girls golf team might have experienced a sense of deja vu after its first two tournaments of the season last week.