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TSnews The Garden Plain Owls football team defeated the Douglass Bulldogs for the second time in 14 days, winning last Thursday at home 56-14. The victory advances the Owls in the Class 2A playoffs.

TSnews DODGE CITY – Not even going winless at the Class 2A State volleyball tournament could take the shine off the Conway Springs Cardinals’ best season in two decades. The Cardinals wrapped up their season with a trio of losses in pool play at State last Friday at United Wireless Arena, falling to Jefferson County North 17-25, 26-24, 22-25, Valley Heights 11-25, 25-27 and to Oakley 23-25, 25-18, 19-25.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers boys soccer team pushed its postseason run to the brink last week, winning 2-1 in overtime at Emporia on Tuesday, Oct. 28, before falling 3-1 at Maize South in the regional championship two nights later.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals girls cross country team had four of its scorers place in the top 30, helping them to a third-place finish at the Class 3A State meet at Lawrence’s Rim Rock Farm. Meanwhile, Stratton Young placed fifth as in individual competitor in the boys race, giving Cheney a memorable day in yet another trip to the State meet.

TSnews The host Garden Plain Owls defeated the Clearwater Indians 23-6 last Thursday in the final regular- season game for both schools. It was a non-district contest, as both teams kept an eye on other games to see how their overall seeding for the playoffs might be impacted.

TSnews The Goddard Lions ended the football regular season with a 35-28 home loss to the Salina Central Mustangs. The Lions wrapped up the season at 5-3, while the Mustangs finished 7-1.

TSnews The Pratt Greenbacks football team topped the Cheney Cardinals 24-7 to win Class 3A District 7, as the teams matched their undefeated district records in Pratt on Friday night. The Greenbacks took a 7-0 in the first quarter, capping a drive with a 1-yard run.

TSnews Brayden Pappas ran for three long touchdowns and gained 230 yards last Friday at Wichita Northwest, but it was still a tough night for the Eisenhower football team as the Tigers lost to the Grizzlies 56-27. The Grizzlies (7-1) were ranked No.

TSnews The Conway Springs Cardinals’ 2025 football playoff hopes rested on two things – a win last week over the South Sumner Outlaws, and some help from the Medicine Lodge Indians with a victory of Ellinwood Eagles. The Cardinals did their part at home last Thursday with a 48-35 over the Outlaws.

TSnews The Campus Colts boys soccer team fell 3-0 to Maize on Tuesday, Oct. 21, then lost 4-1 at Hutchinson on Thursday.