Sports

The Argonia Raiders girls basketball team used a stout defense to pull out a third-place finish at the Border Queen Tournament last Saturday, downing Central Burden 44-19 in the third-place game.

The Eisenhower Tigers wrestling team headed over to Butler County last weekend to compete in the Douglass Goodwill Invitational – and had a few wrestlers place high at the always-loaded event. On the boys side, Blayre Cline (165 pounds) took second, while Abe Starnes (175) took third.

The Clearwater Indians boys basketball team not only got a final-day win at the Kingman Eagle Classic, but the Indians also hit a small milestone along the way.

The Conway Springs Cardinals girls basketball team held the hosts to just 11 points in the final three periods to pull away for a 54-25 win last Saturday in the third-place game of the Marion tournament.

The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team’s quest for a Border Queen Tournament title ran into a roadblock last Saturday. The Raiders fell into an early hole and never could dig out of it in a 48-19 loss to undefeated Central Burden in the title game of the tournament.

The Cheney Cardinals placed second in their Cardinals Classic tournament, picking up two wins before falling 51-48 to the Pratt Greenbacks in Saturday’s championship game. Pratt also held a 3-point margin at halftime, 20-17, and the teams battled closely through all 32 minutes.

The Wellington Crusaders held on for a 45-43 win over the Cheney Cardinals in Saturday’s championship of the Cardinal Classic. The Cardinals had chances to win this game.

The Cheney Cardinals wrestling team made the trip to Hesston last weekend and had several wrestlers do well at the Hesston Invitational. On the boys side, Caeden Mruk (138 pounds) took second, while Cayle Mruk (132) took fourth and Colton Veach (165) placed fifth.

The Garden Plain Owls wrestling team took just seven wrestlers to last weekend’s Hesston Invitational, but that did not stop the Owls from finding success on the mat. As a team, the Owls took eighth in the boys standings and ninth on the girls side.

The Goddard Lions wrestling team is not known for backing down from a challenge – and that was true again last weekend.