Sports

Body The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team lost two very different games last week: a tight battle, 33-30 at Valley Center on Dec. 12, then a blowout at home, at the hands of a highly-praised Andover squad, 70-24.

Body The Garden Plain Owls wrestling team fought hard last Thursday in a pair of home duals against Cheney and Chaparral, but ultimately came up short in both. The Owls lost to Chaparral 42-26 and to Cheney 48-30.

Body The Conway Springs Cardinals girls basketball team started the week strong as the Cardinals sprinted out of the gate last Tuesday and rolled to a 60-17 win over Caldwell.

Body The Garden Plain Owls basketball team came up just a little short against the Ell-Saline Cardinals, falling 50-43 in one of last week’s games between teams from the Central Plains League and the Heart of America League.

Body The Campus Colts moved into the Class 6A boys basketball poll and kept their record perfect with a 68-60 win at the Maize Eagles on Friday. It was the Colts’ first road game of the season.

Body The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team won on the road at Valley Center last Tuesday, Dec. 12, 63-58, then lost at home on Friday versus Andover, 62-48.

Body The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team came close to picking up its second win of the season last Friday night at South Barber. Close, but not quite, as the Raiders fell to the host Chieftains 41-37 to drop to 1-5 on the season entering this week.

Body The Clearwater Indians boys basketball team’s 5550 win over El Dorado last Tuesday was memorable for many reasons. For starters, it was the first victory for Clearwater head coach Jonathan Dykstal at the helm of the Indians.

Body With two victories last week, the Cheney Cardinals girls basketball team improved its record to 6-0. The Cardinals squeaked past the Trinity Academy Knights 43-42 on Tuesday, and then rolled over visiting Bennington 44-13 last Thursday.

Body The Goddard Lions boys basketball team went 1-1 last week, winning at home versus Salina Central on Tuesday, 64-55, then falling at Hutchinson on Friday, 62-50. Hosting Salina Central, Lions head coach Blake Myers said his team played well and held the lead throughout the game.