Sports

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys basketball team arrived in the Eisenhower gym on Friday, Feb. 16, in the unfamiliar role of favorite.

TSnews The Goddard Lions girls basketball team traveled to Eisenhower on Friday, Feb. 16, and won 44-41, narrowly frustrating the Tigers’ latest attempt to shake off a losing streak that started on Jan.

TSnews The only thing better than the Argonia Raiders boys basketball team rallying for a win was doing it against an in-county rival. The Raiders trailed Caldwell by six points at halftime last Tuesday, but used a strong second half to beat the Bluejays 47-42.

TSnews Members of the Campus and Clearwater swim teams took part in the State swimming and diving meet last Thursday through Saturday. After spending the season as a cooperative, the Colts and the Indians competed as separate teams in different classes.

TSnews Area bowling teams will be competing in regional meets this week. The Campus Colts teams, including the Class 6A runner-up girls team, was slated to bowl on Wednesday at Liberal.

TSnews In their most-lopsided win of the season, the Garden Plain Owls pounded the Douglass Bulldogs 50-18 on Feb. 13.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders girls basketball team used a strong second quarter to build up a 16-point halftime lead on the way to a 40-31 win over Caldwell last Tuesday night. “We came out really strong and had a great first half,” Argonia coach Dixie Brewster said.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls basketball team had its best offensive performance of the season in last Friday’s 58-42 road loss to the Hutchinson Salthawks. This was the first time all season the Colts have scored above 40 points.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians boys basketball team split a pair of games last week, winning 5940 at El Dorado last Tuesday, but losing 60-34 to Wellington last Friday. The Indians led El Dorado 16-10 after the opening period, and pushed their lead to 30-18 by the intermission.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals girls basketball team dropped a close contest to Medicine Lodge last Friday, 44-40, spoiling the Cardinals’ homecoming night. “Unfortunately, it came down to free throws,” Conway Springs coach Sheri Mercer said.