Sports

Area junior high athletes will be busy Thursday, with Stockton and Plainville enjoying home contests while Palco and Natoma take to the road. The Stockton Junior High Tigers will welcome Lincoln for an afternoon and evening of volleyball and football action.

The Stockton Junior High Tigers traveled to Downs last Thursday to take on the Lakeside Knights, with the Tiger volleyball teams enjoying a successful outing by picking up wins at all three levels.

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The Stockton Tigers took a 12-8 lead into the locker room at halftime, but came up just short in their home opener Friday night, falling to the South Barber Chieftains, 20-18, at Tiger Stadium.

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The Stockton Lady Tigers picked up a victory at Beloit last Tuesday before facing a challenging field of teams at the Purple and Gold Tournament in WaKeeney on Saturday. Stockton traveled to Beloit for a triangular with St.

The Palco Roosters hit the road last Friday night for a non-conference matchup with the Otis-Bison Cougars. Palco’s defense provided the scoring highlights for the Roosters, but Otis-Bison came away with a 53-13 victory.

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