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TSnews The Argonia Raiders won’t have any representatives at this year’s Class 1A State track meet. The Raiders came close in some events, but were not able to get the top-four finish needed in any event to qualify for State.

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TSnews The Goddard Lions baseball team came through when it counted against the Andover Central Trojans in last Wednesday’s Class 5A regional championship game. The Lions (16-6) tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on Sandler Bowyer’s solo homer, then took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth when Austin Rudkin doubled home Mason Healy on the way to a 2-1 win.

TSnews The Campus Colts swim team wrapped up the season at last week’s Class 6A State swim meet, held in Topeka. Senior swimmer Sayler Roberts put the cap on an outstanding swim career with a pair of top-5 performances.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers made it a clean sweep for the Goddard school district in baseball regional play last Wednesday by also capturing a Class 5A regional title. The Tigers downed Valley Center 8-1 in semifinal action, then beat Maize South 8-4 in the regional finals to earn a trip to Wichita.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers softball team is hoping its third trip in a row to the Class 5A State tournament is a charm. The Tigers (17-5) punched their tickets to State last Wednesday on the strength of strong pitching in regionals, shutting out Topeka West 1-0 in eight innings in the semifinals, then downing Great Bend 6-2 to win the regional championship.

Two local volleyball players will take part in the Kansas Volleyball Association all-start match. Ryleigh Stuhlsatz, a graduate of Garden Plain High School, and Campbell Hague, a graduate of Cheney High School, will take part in the all-star match on June 3 at Lee Arena, on the Washburn University campus in Topeka. The match time is 4:30 p.m.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals girls edged the Garden Plain Owls for the Central Plains League track and field girls title lat Thursday in Cheney. The Cardinals on the meet with 164 meets, while Garden Plain scored 149.

TSnews The Eisenhower boys golf team is heading to the Class 5A State tournament next week, courtesy of Tuesday’s third-place finish at the regional the Tigers hosted at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wichita. The Tigers shot 301 to grab the third-and-final team-qualifying spot.

TSnews Players from all four local-area boys tennis teams qualified for State tournaments held over the weekend. Eisenhower singles player Kyle King was the sole State medalist from the TSnews coverage area.