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TSnews The Goddard Lions girls basketball team competed in their midseason tournament in El Dorado over the weekend, going 1-2 to finish fourth. The Lions opened their campaign on Thursday, Jan.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals stumbled at the end the Haven Wildcat Classic last week, losing their last two games, including a 40-24 loss to the Circle Thunderbirds on Saturday. The Cardinals finished in fourth place.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals boys basketball team used a strong third period to turn a close game into a 54-40 win at Chaparral last Thursday. The game was a makeup of an earlier contest which was postponed.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team shook off an opening-round loss to win a pair of nailbiters and take fifth last week at the Mid-America Classic in McPherson. After dropping last Thursday’s opener 52-30 to the host Bullpups, the Indians downed Wichita Northwest 48-47 the next day, then beat Andover Central 54-53 in last Saturday’s fifth-place game.

TSnews The Goddard Lions fell to Class 5A’s current top-ranked team on the boys side, the Maize South Mavericks, 67-47 last Tuesday, Jan. 23.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals girls basketball team shook off a loss in the first round of the Mulvane Wildcat Classic to ultimately take fifth in the annual event. After falling to Wichita Collegiate 35-31 in last Thursday’s tournament opener, the Cardinals downed Winfield 33-30 the next night and then beat Wichita North 58-43 last Saturday in the fifth-place game.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team was busy on the hardwood last week, playing a road game at Salina Central on Tuesday, then traveling to Newton for a midseason tournament. They finished the four-game, six-day stretch with a 2-2 record, plus valuable experience against some high-quality teams, according to Tigers head coach Matt Brumley.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls basketball team was busy last week, with one regular-season game and three tournament games between Monday and Saturday. Unfortunately, the Colts went 0-4 in those games, and are still looking for the season’s first victory.

TSnews Last week was a hard one for the Garden Plain girls basketball team at the Haven Wildcat Classic. The Owls went 0-3 and struggled to score points in all three games.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team used a fast start last Tuesday to beat Udall 58-52 and halt a three-game losing streak. The Raiders led 16-7 after the opening period and pushed their lead to 29-17 by the intermission.