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TSnews The Campus and Eisenhower- Goddard swim teams competed in a seven- team meet last Thursday at the Glenn Crum Natatorium in Haysville. The Campus Colts had a good night, as the girls scored 526 points for a big win.

Goddard comes in eighth TSnews The boys golf season got off to an early start, as the Eisenhower Tigers and Goddard Lions competed at the Andover tournament at Crestview Country Club on March 31. The Tigers – who placed third at last year’s 5A State tournament – shot 307 to finish second and beat Bishop Carroll on a tiebreaker.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals baseball team won two more games last Thursday at the Central Plains League tournament in Goddard, beating Medicine Lodge 11-3 and Wichita Trinity 5-2 to win the tournament. The Cardinals pounded out 13 hits against Medicine Lodge, with Reece Tolar and Kolt Kuhn leading the way with three apiece and Cameron Eastman adding a pair.

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The Argonia Raiders will begin the track and field season this Friday at the Conway Springs participation meet. The Raiders were supposed to compete last Friday at Oxford, but cold and rain washed out that event.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls kicked off the new track and field season last Thursday at Andale’s Paul “Bear” Schmidt Invitational. The meet honors the late Schmidt, the longtime Andale head coach.

TSnews Three out of four boys tennis teams in the TSnews coverage area started their seasons last week. Conway Springs hosted a home quadrangular, winning first place and besting squads from Chaparral, Hutchinson Trinity and McPherson.

TSnews The weather was much kinder on Monday, when Clearwater High School hosted Cheney and Conway Springs, along with other teams, in the Indians’ season-opening participation meet. The meet was moved from last Friday, when weather conditions were not conducive to a track meet.

TSnews A big contingent of athletes took part in Monday’s Eisenhower participation track and field meet. The meet has been slated for last week, but was rescheduled to Monday to avoid cold and wet weater.

TSnews The Goddard Lions girls soccer team played three games at home last week, competing in the tournament they co-host with Eisenhower. The Lions lost their first two games before rebounding with an 8-0 win over Wichita West.