BOWLERETTE Cikanek Law Breakers 21-15 Stockton Medical Clinic 19-17 WWB 17-19 Hamit Auction 15-21 High Game Scratch: Kyleigh Stice 174, Gail Gibbs 142, Dena Bouchey 140. High Series Scratch: Kyleigh Stice 415, Gail Gibbs 397, Dena Bouchey 389.

TEAM RED finished first in this year’s Stockton Recreation Commission Men’s Basketball League. Team members are, from left: Todd VanSchuyver, Mickey Hahn, Riley Allen, Logan Frederking, Zach Zimmerman, Justin Plante, and Dawson Workman. (Photo courtesy of SRC)

The saying goes, “it’s hard to defeat a team three times,” but the Stockton Tigers did just that and are heading to the KSHSAA Class 1A, Div. I State Basketball Tournament for the second straight year. Stockton’s third win over the Osborne Bulldogs this season didn’t come easy, however. The Tigers fell behind 9-0 early in the game, trailed by two at halftime, owned a ninepoint lead after three quarters of action, but had to hit key free throws in the final minute and a half to hold on for the 45-38 win.

The Stockton Wrestling Club sent six wrestlers, coached by Adam Balthazor and Kent Hahn, to the USAWKS 2021 District 4 Championships in Dodge City on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at United Wireless Arena.

Cole Flower, a member of the Stockton Wrestling Club, just finished a perfect season of wrestling, going an impressive 23-0. Flower competed at the Kansas Kids State Wrestling Championships on Sunday, March 11th, at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane and won by a fall in his first two rounds, before winning his Championship match by a 9-0 major decision.

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The Stockton Lady Tigers’ season came to an end last Thursday following their loss to the Osborne Lady Bulldogs in the semifinal round of the KSHSAA Class 1A, Div. I Sub-State Basketball Tournament held in Osborne.

STOCKTON TIGERS...2021 SUB-STATE CHAMPIONS! Tiger players lift the sub-state champions trophy high, celebrating Stockton’s win over the Osborne Bulldogs last Saturday. The state bound Tigers, along with the SHS Spirit Squad members are standing, from left: Assistant Coach Lee Lindsey, Max Moffet, Cameron Lindsey, Hayden Hilbrink, Ethan Means, Kameran Hamel, Jace Hull, Jonny Hamel, Nolan Buss, Troy Rogers, Logan Hemphill (manager), and Head Coach Rick Bice; and kneeling, from left: Coryn Hahn, Ruthie Voss, Madison Moffet, Michel Smith, Delany Snyder, Claire Plumer, Olivia Dix, Taigen Kerr, Logan Winklepleck, and Delanee Bedore.

JACE HULL shoots against Rock Hills in the Tigers’ substate semifinal victory in Osborne last Friday night..

Trailing 53-50 as time was running out in last Thursday’s sub-state quarterfinal game against Rock Hills in Mankato, Stockton junior Olivia Dix launched a three-pointer and was fouled, sending her to the charity stripe for three free throws and a chance to tie the game. Dix, who ended up with a game-high 34 points, calmly walked to the line and drained all three of them with :0.2 seconds remaining, sending the game into overtime.