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TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team had an 11-point lead to start the fourth quarter of its season opener versus Maize South on Friday, Dec. 6.

TSnews The Goddard Lions boys basketball team hosted Augusta for its season opener on Friday, Dec. 6.

TSnews The Andrew Gower era is off to a good start at Conway Springs, as the Cardinals downed Medicine Lodge 41-36 in his first game as the team’s girls basketball coach. “It was good to get the first win – and what stood out to me the most was how we played team defense and our level of conditioning showed,” Gower said.

TSnews After suffering a tough season-opening loss last week on Thursday, the Garden Plain girls basketball team bounced back for a 56-54 win at the Trinity Academy Knights on Friday. The Owls led the Knights at the end of each of the first three quarters, going into the fourth quarter with a 45-40 lead.

TSnews The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team faced Maize South in their season opener on Friday. After a quick start, the Tigers were outscored decisively in the game’s second half, losing 66-47.

The Conway Springs Cardinals rallied from a 9-point deficit at the beginning of the fourth quarter to force overtime, but could not complete the comeback as they fell 53-50 at home to Medicine Lodge in last Friday’s boys basketball season opener in a battle of two of the top teams in Class 2A.

TSnews The Argonia Raiders boys basketball team could not quite dig out of an early hole in last Friday’s season opener against Pretty Prairie and dropped a 59-49 decision to the Bulldogs. “We did take the loss against Pretty Prairie, but we learned a lot,” Argonia coach Jacob Callaway said.

TSnews When the Conway Springs Cardinals defeated the Centralia Panthers 41-6 on Nov. 30 in the Class 1A State championship game at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson, they accomplished far more than winning a State title.

TSnews In the fourth quarter of the Class 1A State championship football game, the Conway Springs Cardinals were in control with a 34-6 lead. The Cardinals had scored first, fallen behind for a little more than five minutes, then regained the lead and began running away with the lead.

The Conway Springs Cardinals turned in a dominant performance in the final game of a perfect season, defeating the Centralia Panthers 41-6 in the Class 1A championship on a chilly Saturday night at Hutchinson’s Gowans Stadium.