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The Plainville Lady Cardinals saw their Mid-Continent League Basketball Tournament run come to an end with a narrow overtime loss to Phillipsburg on Thursday, January 22, in Norton, falling 53-50 in their second meeting of the season.

The Stockton Tigers boys basketball team had a busy week on their home court last week, hosting three opponents in five days and finishing with a 2–1 record in varsity play. Stockton opened the week on Monday against Natoma and came away with a 55–41 victory.

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Twenty-two boys and girls showed up at the Stockton High School Gym for the annual St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest on Wednesday, January 28th. The competition was fierce, with two age groups going head-tohead in tie-breakers after the initial competition.

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The ninth-seeded Stockton Tigers boys basketball team met fifth-seeded Rock Hills last Tuesday in their third game of the 2026 Northern Plains League Basketball Tournament in Lincoln.

The Stockton Junior High basketball teams endured a challenging night on the road last Thursday, as they came up short in all contests against Osborne. On the girls side, the A Team turned in a strong effort but fell in a close 26-22 decision.

The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest was held on Sunday, January 25th, at the Plainville Cardinal Gym, with the Knights overseeing the competition. After receiving three warm-up shots, each contestant had 15 tries to make as many free throws as possible.

Stockton seventh grader Eli Atkisson is the lone wrestler on this year’s boys junior high wrestling team. Atkisson, who wrestles in the 90-lb. weight class, opened his season at Plainville last Thursday, going 0-2. He will be competing at Smith Center this Thursday with action beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The Stockton Tiger girls wrestling team turned in a strong performance last Friday at the Nickerson Girls Varsity Invitational, finishing third overall in the 10-team field with 77.5 points. Lindsborg-Smoky Valley won the team title with 116.5 points, followed by Wichita-Bishop Carroll with 97.