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TSnews The Cheney Cardinals volleyball team came painfully close to making it back to the Class 3A State tournament. The Cardinals led host Wichita Trinity 24-19 in the third and deciding set of their Class 3A substate title match last Saturday, sitting one point shy of going to State.

TSnews The Argonia-Attica Titans football team pounded the winless Pretty Prairie Bulldogs 56-6 in last week’s regular- season finale. The Titans wrapped up their district schedule with a 3-1 record, finishing second in 8-player Div.

TSnews A week after a disappointing loss to a winless Salina South team, the Campus Colts played much better last Friday in a 19-7 loss to the visiting Valley Center Hornets. The Hornets scored on the third play of the game for a 7-0 lead, and went up 13-0 with a second- quarter touchdown.

TSnews For the first time in 20 years, the Conway Springs Cardinals volleyball team is headed back to the State tournament. The Cardinals punched tickets to the Class 2A State tournament last Saturday with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-17 win over St.

TSnews The Cheney girls cross country team is heading to Saturday’s Class 3A State championship at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. The Cardinals claimed the third and final team spot at the Wichita 3A regional, finishing behind host Trinity Academy and Hesston.

TSnews Fullback Joe Diekemper had a career night in leading the Goddard Lions football team to a 44-35 win at the Arkansas City Bulldogs last Friday. The senior, who was limited last week after suffering a broken nose during a homecoming pep rally on game day, scored a career-high four touchdowns.

TSnews The Pratt Greenbacks football team – one of two front runners in Class 3A District 7, along with Cheney – won 42-13 at Clearwater last Friday. While the Indians’ offense struggled to move the ball, their defense did a commendable job, especially in the first half.

TSnews The stats from last Friday’s football game between the Eisenhower Tigers and visiting Andover Central Jaguars are a bit mind-blowing – 108 total points, more than 1,000 combined yards, 133 offensive plays and 16 touchdowns. The end results was a 55-52 win for the Jaguars, which improved their record to 4-3 and dropped the Tigers to 2-6 this season.

TSnews Kicking off an injured leg, Eli Benge helped keep the Conway Springs Cardinals’ football playoff hopes alive on Friday night. He hit a 22-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 17-14 double overtime win at the Ellinwood Eagles.

The 6-player Cunningham Wildcats had no problem adjusting to 8-player football in last Friday’s 62-14 win over the Argonia-Attica Titans. The host Wildcats are a very good small-school program.