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TSnews Coming off a victory over Class 3A’s top-ranked Hesston Swathers, the Cheney Cardinals boys basketball team earned its second victory of the week with a 69-48 victory at Garden Plain last week. It was the second loss of the week for the Owls.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals girls basketball team outscored the Garden Plain Owls 16-6 in the third quarter of last Friday’s game, and that run made the difference as the Cardinals won 48-34 in Garden Plain. Both teams were looking to bounce back from lopsided losses on Jan.

The Campus Colts basketball teams’ Friday games with the Derby Panthers were postponed, as both schools and many others called off classes for the day. The Colts did not have games early last week.

TSnews Last season, the Clearwater Indians boys basketball team did not win a single game. This season is a different story.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team found itself in an early hole it never could dig out of as it opened 2024 last Tuesday with a 43-26 loss to the Halstead Dragons. Halstead led 14-3 after the opening period and extended its lead to 23-10 by the intermission.

TSnews The Goddard Lions wrestling team had two boys win titles and 10 overall finish in the top six as the Lions’ boys squad took second at the Dodge City Invitational last weekend. “Dodge City was a good tournament for our kids to get five matches each in one day after the long holiday break,” Goddard coach Brett Means said.

It's a new year, and many of us have made New Year's resolutions. I've never been very good with resolutions.

High school sports teams returned to action this week. Some basketball teams played on Tuesday, while others return to the court this Friday.

State football championships by two different Cardinal football teams highlighted the local year in sports, but 2023 was full of many other great moments from January through December. Here is a look at the year in sports.