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TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals ground out a big Class 1A football playoff win at home last Friday, running for 355 yards in a 52-22 rematch victory over the Sterling Black Bears. The Cardinals did not attempt a pass, as they ran out to a big first-half lead and then cruised to the win.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls’ football season ended at home last Friday, as the Ellsworth Bearcats won a back-and-forth game 34-31. The Owls wrap up the 2023 season with a playoff victory and an 8-2 record in their second season under head coach Todd Rice.

By Travis Mounts The Garden Plain Owls football team moved on in the Class 2A football playoffs with a 21-7 home win over the Halstead Dragons last Friday. The Owls did not play a perfect game, but they did more than enough to vanquish a team that has faced some of the state's top small schools.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals volleyball team wrapped up its third trip to the State semifinals in as many years last Saturday by taking fourth at the Class 3A State tournament in Hutchinson.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders volleyball team came oh-so-close to advancing to the semifinals at the Class 1A Division II State tournament in Emporia.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians volleyball team finished a win shy of advancing out of pool play at the Class 4A State tournament last Friday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena, but the Indians did beat the defending – and eventual – State champion along the way.

TSnews The Cheney girls cross country team placed fourth at Saturday’s Class 3A State cross country meet, held along with the 5A and 6A races at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. The Cardinals scored 149 points.

TSnews The Andover Trojans sprung a surprise on the Eisenhower Tigers during last Friday’s Class 5A football playoff game in Goddard. The Trojans came out in entirely different offenses and defenses, said Eisenhwoer head coach Darrin Fisher.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals scored all of their points in the first half of last Friday’s 50-0 playoff win against the Colby Eagles. The game was essentially a playoff tune-up for the Cardinals, who will face a much bigger challenge this Friday at home against the Holcomb Longhorns.

TSnews The powerful Wichita Northwest Grizzlies beat the Campus Colts 54-14 in last Friday’s Class 6A playoff game in Wichita, bringing an end to the Colts’ football season. The Colts end the season with a 2-7 record.