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The Plainville Cardinals closed out their 202526 wrestling season with three medalists at the 2026 KSHSAA 3-1A State Wrestling Championships held Friday and Saturday at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University.

The crowd got their money's worth at the girls sub-state quarterfinal action between the Logan-Palco Lady Trojans and Northern Valley Lady Huskies held on Tuesday, Febraury 24 at Almena.

The sixth-seeded Plainville Cardinals used a dominant third quarter to break open a tight game and defeat the 11th-seeded Ellinwood Eagles 63-45 in the quarterfinal round of the Smith Center 2A Sub-State Basketball Tournament.

The Stockton Tigers saw their season come to a close Tuesday night as they traveled to Sylvan Grove for sub-state quarterfinal action, falling to the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs 67-39. Sylvan-Lucas came out strong from the opening tip, building a 24-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.

The Plainville Lady Cardinals saw their season come to a close last Thursday night as they traveled to Medicine Lodge for the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A Sub-State Tournament. The Lady Cards, seeded 13th, were defeated 55--17, bringing their 2025-26 campaign to an end.

The Stockton High School Lady Tigers capped their season with a strong showing at the KSHSAA Girls 3-1A State Wrestling Championships, held Friday and Saturday at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.

On Monday, February 23, the Logan-Palco Trojans traveled to Ransom to play Western Plains in the quarterfinal round of the sub-state basketball tournament. Trailing in the fourth quarter, the Trojans came roaring back in the final period, outscoring the Bobcats 17-4 to capture the 38-35 win.

BOWLERETTE Week 22 WWB 24.5-7.5 Hamit Auction 22-10 Cikanek Law Breakers 17-15 Alley Katz 16-16 Party Crashers 12.5-19.5 BYE 3-29 High Game Scratch: Beverly Boland 190, Dena Bouchey 180, Tonya Long 179. High Series Scratch: Dena Bouchey 506, Tonya Long 499, Beverly Boland 468.

The KSHSAA 3-2-1A Regional Wrestling Tournament was held last Friday and Saturday in Norton, and four Plainville Cardinals punched their tickets to state competition.

Rooks County will be well represented this weekend as area wrestlers travel to Hays for the 2026 KSHSAA 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championships at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University.