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TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team closed the regular season with a pair of wins last week, edging Andover Central 46-45 in overtime on Tuesday, Feb. 24, before rolling past Arkansas City 69-46 at home on Thursday, Feb.

TSnews Nate Eck wrapped up a strong season on the mat for the Garden Plain Owls when he finished fifth at the Class 3-2-1A State wrestling tournament last Saturday at Fort Hays State University. Eck shook off a quarterfinal loss to Corbin Franklin of Rawlins County to win three of his final four matches, including a 6-0 decision over Karsen Garner of Flinthills in the fifth-place match.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals girls basketball team had little trouble in its Class 2A substate opener against the Republic County Buffaloes last Thursday, rolling to a 45-13 win. The Cardinals sprinted out to an 11-3 lead after the opening period, then pitched a shutout in the second quarter to take a 24-3 lead to the locker room.

TSnews Not even a pair of losses to end the regular season could entirely spoil last week for the Clearwater Indians girls basketball team. Not only had the Indians secured the No.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals girls basketball team soared to a 53-19 home win over the Council Grove Braves last Friday in their Class 3A substate opening-round game. The second-seed Cardinals (18-5) are the highest seeded team in the substate bracket.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders girls basketball team continued its march toward its first State tournament appearance in many years with a 60-28 win over the Minneola Wildcats in Class 1A Division II substate semifinal action at Argonia. “It’s always exciting to get a postseason win and even more to get a chance to go to State,” Argonia coach Morgan Grippin said.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls girls basketball team escaped their Class 3A substate first-round game with a 48-43 overtime win at home last Friday over the Trinity Academy Knights. Trinity led by 3 points at halftime, 18-15.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls’ boys basketball season came to an end last Thursday, in a Class 3A substate loss at the Trinity Academy Knights, 61-50. The Owls fell behind by 6 points in the first quarter, and trailed by two to three possessions for much of the game.

TSnews The Campus Colts boys basketball team hit the road this week to open substate play. The Colts finished the regular season on a three-game losing streak, with defeats in both games last week.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals boys basketball teams opened play in their Class 3A substate with a 64-47 win last Thursday over the Haven Wildcats. The Cardinals started slowly but got the offense going in the second quarter with a 21-11 run that gave them a 32-23 halftime lead.