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TSnews The undefeated Sterling Black Bears, looking like the best team in District 7 and one of the best teams in all of Class 1A, beat the host Conway Springs Cardinals 46-20 last Friday. The Cardinals’ playoff hopes took another hit as they lost their fifth straight game and remained winless in district play.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders continued their blazing run through the high school volleyball season as they swept through the South Central Border League Tournament last Saturday to bring home the championship trophy. The Raiders downed West Elk 25-7, 25-10, Sedan 25-8, 25-8, Caldwell 25-14, 25-12 and Cedar Vale/Dexter 25-6, 25-8 to reach the tournament finals.

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys soccer team opened last week with a 5-0 win at Augusta on Tuesday, Oct. 7, then fell 4-0 at Andover Central on Thursday.

TSnews The host Hutchinson Salthawks cruised to a 42-0 win over the Campus Colts last Friday at Gowans Stadium. The Colts’ offense was kept in check by the Salthawks’ defense, gaining just 58 offensive yards.

TSnews The Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars stayed undefeated with a 36-0 shutout win over the Argonia-Attica Titans in last Friday’s football game in Attica. It was the first district loss and first regular-season loss for the Titans (4-2, 2-1), who lost a Week 2 non-district game in overtime.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians football team won its most important game of the season last week, a 15-7 win over the struggling Collegiate Spartans. It was a defensive battle, with the Spartans holding a 7-6 halftime lead.

TSnews Four local schools competed at Wichita Trinity’s Wild Wind XC Festival on Saturday in Wichita Twenty-two teams competed in the boys varsity race. Eisenhower had the best finish, placing ninth.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls football team took control of Class 2A District 5 in last Friday’s road football game, a 37-0 shutout of the Kingman Eagles. The Owls are now 3-0 in the district, the lone undefeated team in the district.

TSnews Last Thursday’s 34-27 home win by the Goddard Lions over the Salina South Cougars was by no means pretty, but the Lions showed resiliency in finding a way to win. The winless Cougars took a 7-0 lead with a pick-6 interception to begin the second quarter.

TSnews A 34-7 road win at the Chaparral Roadrunners last Friday has the Cheney Cardinals football team still in the hunt for a Class 3A District 7 championship. The Cardinals took a 7-0 first-half lead on a 35-yard touchdown pass to Nolan Durr on the game’s opening drive.