Sports

The Stockton Tiger Sharks Swim Team began its 2025 swim season and eighth year of existence by traveling to its first meet on Saturday morning, June 1, in Alma, Neb. The Tiger Sharks dominated in their first meet, bringing home 40 first-place finishes—23 individual and 17 relays.

The 3rd Plainville Recreation Commission Junior Golf Camp has been taking place this week, from Monday to Wednesday, June 16-18. Forty-one young golfers, from 2nd through 12 graders, are participating. Twenty-one 2nd through 5th graders trained from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

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On Tuesday night, the men’s playing group had only 13 players for a Three-Man Scramble. Cold winds and rain kept attendance down.

Stockton’s Saj Snyder and Cheyenne Hoeting capped off their junior track seasons with 8thplace medals at the 2025 KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships held last Friday and Saturday at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.

On Saturday, May 31st, the Stockton Recreation Department held the 6th Annual Stockton Rec. The three-person fundraiser tournament was well-attended, with 26 teams participating. An additional ten teams signed up this year.

Three Tigers, Ava Dix, Cheyenne Hoeting and Saj Snyder, qualified for the 2025 State Track and Field Championships to be held this Friday and Saturday at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.

By Bill Scala Eighteen golfers braved high winds for the weekly Men’s Night on Tuesday, May 20th. The course was in great shape after receiving nearly an inch of rain that Sunday.

Junior Cheyenne Hoeting set a new school record at the 2025 Northern Plains League Track Meet held last Friday, the 16th, in Mankato. Hoeting broke her own record in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:38.11, earning her a silver medal at the meet. She also placed third in the 3200 Meter Run.

The 2025 Pike Trail League Junior High Track Meet was held last Tuesday in Mankato. Stockton’s sixth- and seventh-grade girls’teamsperformedwell in their final meet, scoring 87 points for a third-place finish.