The Stockton Tiger boys’ Cinderella season came to a disheartening end last Thursday evening when word was received that the Kansas State High School Activities Association had canceled all the state basketball tournaments following the quarterfinal rounds.

THIS YEAR’S Stockton Recreation Men’s League Basketball Champions are from left: Stephen Bellerive, Damion Dix, Spencer Hilbrink, Zach Kesler, Clayton Benoit, Kyle Strutt and Jason Krizek. Not pictured is Travis Hahn.

Hunter Howell will be competing for his fourth State Championship in Topeka this Saturday and Sunday after placing first in the USAWKS 2020 District 4 Championship Tournament held on Saturday, March 7th, at Hays Gross Memorial Coliseum.

The West Regional Basketball Tournament in Plainville began its opening ceremony Saturday, February 15. The National Anthem was played on the trumpet by Kaiden Van Schuyver, followed by the Special Olympic’s oath was led by James Boehnke and signed by Chance Maes.

For the first time since 2015, the Stockton Tiger Boys are bound for the KSHSAA Class 1A State Basketball Tournament after defeating the Greeley County Jackrabbits 51-33 in the finals of the substate tourney at Russell on Saturday. The Tigers (14-11) are the eighth seed at State and will face topseeded and undefeated Elbing-Berean Academy (25-0) this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge

BOWLERAMA

KELSY CLAYTON took first place in her bracket at the War of the Roses 2020 Kansas Girls Open Tournament on March 1, 2020. Clayton participates with the Salina Wrestling Club. She is the daughter of Brooke and Ryan Clayton, granddaughter of Michele Kee, Stockton, and great-granddaughter of Evelyn Kee, Plainville.

HUDSYN HAGAN took first place in the 45-lb. and under weight class at the District 4 Tournament in York, Nebraska. This win qualified him to go to State in two weeks. Hudsyn is the grandson of Corky and Linda Hagan.

THE STOCKTON TIGERS ARE HEADED TO STATE after defeating Tribune-Greeley County in the sub-state finals last Saturday evening in Russell. Team members, pictured along with the SHS Spirit Squad following the game, are: kneeling, from left: Faith Wallace, Tatum Hamilton, Taigen Kerr, Olivia Dix, Maddy Moffet, Beatrice Griebel, Payton Keller, Logan Winklepleck, Delanee Bedore and Coryn Hahn; and standing, from left: Coach Kyle Fox, Jace Hull, Cameron Lindsey, Kameran Hamel, Ben Rogers. Gage Conyac, Quinn Coffey, Trevor Miller, Nolan Buss, Josh Coleman, Ethan Means, Logan Hemphill (manager), Troy Rogers, and Assistant Coach Rick Bice.

The Stockton Lady Tigers’ basketball season came to an end last Friday night following their 56-39 loss to the undefeated and top-ranked Thunder Ridge Lady Longhorns in the semifinals of the KSHSAA Class 1A Regional Basketball Tournament held at Rock Hills High School in Mankato.