Sports

The Plainville and Palco Cross Country runners competed in the Phillipsburg Invitational/MCL 2026 meet on last Thursday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Golf Course, with a couple of runners placing in the Top 10.

The Stockton Junior High Tigers traveled to Scandia on Thursday, October 1, to take on Pike Valley in volleyball and football action. On the volleyball court, the Lady Tigers' A Team came away victorious, defeating Pike Valley in two competitive sets, 27-25 and 25-17.

The Stockton High School Lady Tigers picked up a pair of victories last week, defeating Thunder Ridge in home action on Tuesday before earning a win over Lakeside in the Northern Plains League Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.

The Stockton Junior High Tigers hosted Thunder Ridge last Thursday in volleyball and football action, with the visiting Longhorns coming away with victories in all four contests. On the volleyball court, the Lady Tigers battled hard but were unable to secure a win against Thunder Ridge.

The high school postseason volleyball season gets underway next week as Plainville, Stockton, Palco and Natoma prepare to compete in regional tournament action. All four teams will be looking to extend their seasons as they face opponents from across the state.

Coming off a 21-0 victory over Republic County the previous week, the Plainville Cardinals were hoping to keep that momentum going when they hosted the Smith Center Redmen in Mid-Continent League football action last Friday night.

STRIKERS Week 4 Back Alley Bunch 11-5 Fire Balls 11-5 Mitz Fitz 10-6 EGA Mad Wrenchers 7-9 Bi-Polar Rollers 6-10 BYE 0-0 Men High Game Scratch: Brian Deutscher 182, Jon Russell 171, Bob Artz 165. Men High Series Scratch: Brian Deutscher 509, Jon Russell 467, Darin Moon 425.

The Stockton Tigers welcomed the Osborne Bulldogs to town last Friday night for their annual Homecoming football game, with the visiting Bulldogs heading back home with a 46-0 victory.

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