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Last Saturday in Plainville the Stockton Lady Tigers played Norton for the second time in eight days. This time the 12th-seeded Lady Tigers were taking on fifthseeded Norton in the play-in games of the 2021 Mid-Continent League Basketball Tournament.

LADY TIGER SENIOR Logan Winklepleck shoots a threepointer during action at Hill City last Friday..

KAMERAN HAMEL pushes the ball up the floor for an uncontested layup after stealing it from his Hill City opponents in action last Friday..

NOLAN BUSS shoots for two points in action last Friday in Hill City, avoiding a block from the Ringncecks’ Brody McDowell..

Justus Hulse (152) and Rylan Basart (182) both placed first at the 2020 Alan Dolezal Invitational wrestling tournament held last Saturday at Russell. Both Tiger grapplers pinned each of their opponents on their way to standing on top of the podium.

The Stockton Wrestling Club competed this past week in the Phillipsburg Open at Phillipsburg on Saturday, January 9th. Four wrestlers with the club placed in the top three, with Cole Flower, once again, placing first.

The 2021 Mid-Continent League Basketball Tournament is set to begin this Saturday with the play-in games. With COVID-19 still an issue, the girls’ play-in games will be moved to Plainville, while the boys’ will be held in Stockton.

The Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced the 2021 Sub-State Basketball Assignments.

Looking at the roster, one would not expect the Stockton Tigers to have much of a chance against a much bigger Norton Bluejay team.

The Stockton Junior High wrestling season will open next Thursday, January 21, when the Tigers travel to Plainville. Action will begin at 4:00 p.m. Stockton will then be on the road to Oberlin and Hoxie, before having a home match on February 11.