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TSnews The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team enters the holiday break on a five-game winning streak after the Indians rallied for a 38-36 win at Rose Hill last Friday. Clearwater trailed the Rockets 9-4 after the opening period, but closed the game to 17-15 by halftime and tied the score at 26 by the start of the fourth quarter.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team ran a three-game gauntlet last week, facing two ranked Andover programs and perennial power Kapaun. They went 1-2 but, in head coach Matt Brumley’s view, took a real step forward.

TSnews The Campus Colts girls basketball team recorded the season’s first wins, beating the host Wichita West Pioneers 62-29 on Dec. 17.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals girls basketball closed out December with a hardfought 55-46 win at the Garden Plain Owls last Friday. The Cardinals jumped out to a 10-point early lead.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals boys basketball team has some momentum going into 2026 after taking their third win in a row last Friday by downing a shorthanded Fairfield squad 62-20. The Cardinals led 17-2 after the opening period and pushed their lead to 37-8 by the intermission and 50-13 by the start of the fourth quarter.

TSnews A well-known cliché says that defense wins championships. If that is true, the Argonia Raiders girls basketball team has a lot to feel good about heading into the holidays.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals will be departing the Central Plains League, its longtime home for athletics and and activities competition, and will join the Central Kansas League. The move will impact both Cheney High School and Cheney Middle School, as CMS will move from the Central Plains Middle School League to be part of the Central Kansas League Middle School League.

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Tigers vs. Colts

The Goddard Lions girls basketball team opened last week with a 48-38 home win over Buhler on Tuesday, then fell 47-32 at Andover Central on Friday. Head coach Jeremy Heim said his team’s tempo and pressure made the difference late against Buhler.