Sports

Body TSnews The Garden Plain Owls girls basketball team played the roll of spoiler last Friday, beating the host Conway Springs Cardinals 44-38 on homecoming night. The Cardinals took a 5-point lead after the first quarter.

Body TSnews The Argonia Raiders girls basketball team used a strong defensive effort to down Udall 47-27 last Tuesday. The Raiders led 15-6 after the opening period and 21-12 at the half, then used a strong third period to take a 36-17 lead to the fourth quarter.

Body TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team hosted Arkansas City and Derby last week, beating Arkansas City 71-28 on Feb. 4, then losing to Derby, 55-43, on Feb.

Body The Eisenhower Tigers picked up a pair of wins in a dual with the Salina Central Mustangs. The boys won 2492-2150 and the girls won 2001-1609. The dual was held last Thursday.Jamie Duty of Eisenhower had the only 700-plus series, bowling 747 to place first.

Body The Eisenhower-Goddard boys swimmers placed fourth in a Jan. 28 quad at Wichita Heights.

Body The Super Bowl is a time for people to gather and cheer on their favorite team. Before the game kicks off on Sunday in New Orleans, the Kansas Department of Transportation reminds everyone to make a game-winning plan to drive sober.

Body The Garden Plain boys basketball team put up a good fight against the top team in Class 2A in the Owls’ only game last week. The Moundridge Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, downed the Owls 4941 in a game that had been postponed by weather earlier this year.

Body The Eisenhower Tigers headed to Andover last weekend for a tournament and had 10 wrestlers – nine girls and a boy – finish in the top 10.

Body The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team came painfully close to an upset of a tough Oxford Wildcats team last Friday night in Argonia. The Raiders took Oxford to overtime before ultimately dropping a 55-52 decision to fall to 2-10 on the season.

Body The Goddard Lions boys wrestling team made some noise last weekend when it competed at the always-tough Rocky Welton Invitational in Garden City. On the boys’ side, the Lions finished third as a team, with three wrestlers winning titles and three more finishing in the top five.