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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.

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.

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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.

The Conway Springs Cardinals boys basketball team used a combination of stout defense and the downtown shooting of Eli Benge to down Hutchinson Central Christian 5029 in the fifth-place game of the Marion tournament last Saturday.

The Garden Plain Owls girls basketball team split its games last week, starting with a big 57-21 win at the Rose Hill Rockets. The Owls had a big first quarter with plenty of scoring combined with a good defense as they raced out to a 20-7 lead.

Garden Plain started strong in both halves of last week’s road game at Rose Hill, giving the Owls a 62-51 win over the Rockets on Dec. 9.