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TSnews The Adolph Rupp Invitational in Halstead is turning out to be a week of rematches for the Garden Plain Owls. They opened the tournament on Monday with a 60-54 win over the Rose Hill Rockets.

TSnews To say that the Argonia Raiders girls basketball team got off to a hot start in last Friday’s 58-25 win over the visiting Stafford Trojans might be an understatement. The Raiders led Stafford 34-2 after the opening period and took a 51-4 lead to the locker room in a game.

The Cheney girls basketball team won a low-scoring game against the Augusta Orioles last Thursday afternoon, coming away with a 31-27 victory at Newman University’s Fugate Gymnasium. The teams were tied at 17 at halftime.

TSnews The Campus Colts have started the new year with their first win streak of the season. The Colts beat Wichita South 60-50 on Jan.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls last Thursday snapped a three-game losing streak that extended back to December, as they won 54-40 against the Arkansas City Bulldogs in a game played at Newman University’s Fugate Gymnasium. It was the Owls’ first win of the new year.

TSnews Last week was a busy, challenging one for the Cheney boys basketball team, as the Cardinals earned a win over the Augusta Orioles in between a pair of non-league losses. The Cardinals wrested a 48-47 victory away from the Orioles in a game played at Newman University.

TSnews The start of the new year offered just what the doctor ordered for the Argonia Raiders boys basketball team last Friday night. The Raiders (5-3) dominated the second half of last Friday’s home game against Stafford to roll to a 62-35 win over the Trojans.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians boys basketball team saw its losing streak hit five games in a row as they fell to its Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division IV rival, the Wellington Crusaders, 51-39 last Friday night.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals opened the 2026 portion of their schedule last weekend at the 52nd Ellsworth Wrestling Tournament, with one Cardinals wrestler landing in the top four.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls wrestling team had a pair of wrestlers win gold at tournaments last week. The boys kicked off the new year last weekend at the Ellsworth Wrestling Tournament, with Nate Eck winning a title at 106 pounds and three more finishing in the top six.