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TSnews The Cheney Cardinals wrestling team showed it could do more with less as it made a strong showing last weekend at the El Dorado Invitational despite taking just five wrestlers (three boys and two girls) to the tournament. “The experience of our wrestlers is showing right now,” Cheney coach Kevin Schultz said.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls picked up a victory in their season opener last Thursday, beating the visiting Wellington Crusaders 49-48 on a late shot by freshman Cooper Eck. It was a game of runs for both teams, including a 15-5 run by Wellington to end the first half, giving the Crusaders a 25-19 lead at the break.

TSnews The Garden Plain Owls wrestling team got its season off to a solid start last weekend with a fifth-place finish at the El Dorado Invitational. The Owls finished fifth with 75 1/2 points, one-half point ahead of Burlingame and 7 1/2 points ahead of fourthplace Cheney.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians boys and girls wrestling teams earned six medals (five girls and one boy) at wrestling tournaments in Pratt last weekend. On the girls side, the Indians took fifth last Friday with 104 points and had five wrestlers place in the top four.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders girls basketball team had just six players available to play in last Friday’s season opener and ultimately could not keep pace with Pretty Prairie in a 46-23 loss. “We had a tough game to begin the season,” Argonia coach Dixie Brewster said.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers boys and girls wrestling teams opened their seasons last week with tournaments at Pratt and had three wrestlers – two girls and a boy – bring home medals from the events. On the boys side, the Tigers finished 15th last Saturday with 33 1/2 points, one-half point behind Holcomb for 14th and three points behind 13th-place Clearwater.

TSnews The Eisenhower and Goddard swim team went to its first-ever meet last week, competing at Maize. The Tigers placed seventh out of 13 teams, a good showing for a team debut.

TSnews The Campus Colts won at Salina last Thursday, their first team victory of the season. The meet is co-hosted by Salina Central and Salina South but is scored twice – once with each of the home teams.

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys and girls wrestling teams opened their seasons last weekend with a pair of tournaments, with the girls at Pratt last Friday and the boys at Gardner- Edgerton the next day. On the boys side, the Lions finished sixth at the Gardner-Edgerton Invitational with 136 1/2 points, seven behind fifthplace Liberty, Missouri and 7 1/2 points behind fourth-place Lincoln East of Nebraska, led by two champions and five more in the top eight.

The Goddard Lions girls basketball team opened its 2024-25 campaign with a win at home versus Augusta, 46-44. “It was a close one, but we got it done,” Lions head coach Jeremy Heim said.