Sports

It was a long night for the Campus Colts, who dropped to 0-2 this football season after a 49-7 road loss at the Maize South Mavericks. The Mavericks were in control from the start, putting up 35 first-half points and taking a 49-0 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Eisenhower Tigers and the Maize South Mavericks tied for first place at the Tigers’ home nine-hole tournament, played last Thursday at Auburn Hills Golf Course.

TSnews The Goddard Lions football team was unable to hold an early lead at home last Friday, as the Valley Center Hornets came back from behind to beat the Lions 14-6. The Lions took a lead late in the first quarter on a 30-yard touchdown run by Mason Healy, his third touchdown this season.

TSnews Both the Eisenhower Tigers and the Conway Springs Cardinals girls tennis teams got wins on the tennis courts last week. The winners for the Cardinals were the doubles team of Janel Meyer and Natalie Doffing, going 3-0 to finish first in No.

TSnews Area runners placed at the Wellington Invitational cross county meet on Sept. 9.

The Goddard Lions volleyball team had a long day last Saturday at the Arkansas City Invitational, going 1-3 at the tournament. The Lions lost to Mulvane 23-25, 22-25, Clearwater 17-25, 20-25 and Andover Central 17-25, 1925, but beat Winfield 25-17, 25-19.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians earned not one, but two, big wins over powerful competition on the volleyball court last week.

TSnews Playing last Thursday night, the host Garden Plain Owls and visiting Conway Springs Cardinals delivered another classic battle in this long-running rivalry. The Owls held on for a 20-14 victory.

TSnews The visiting Goddard Lions capitalized on Campus Colts turnovers to build a big first-half lead, as the Lions won last Friday’s football game in Haysville 46-8. Campus gave away the ball three times in the first half, with Goddard turning two of those turnovers into touchdowns.

TSnews Local-area girls tennis teams started their season, which is always short and competition-packed, compared to other fall sports. It was a slow start for most players, results-wise.