The Eureka High School boys played the Bluestem Lions on the road to close out the week. The Tornadoes won this game 50-47. The Tornadoes started the game hot, building up a 15-point lead at halftime. The Tornadoes let the Lions back in the game with some cold shooting in the third quarter, combined with the Lions getting hot outside the arc. The Lions continued their hot shooting in the final frame, but the Tornadoes were able to find the basket again as well, gutting out the three-point victory.
The West Elk Patriots will be represented at their first girls state wrestling tournament as Lady Patriot senior Kayla Wright etched her name in history and punched her ticket to the 4-1A State Wrestling tournament next week in Salina. This will be Wright’s first state appearance.
Bulldog basketball traveled to West Franklin Tuesday, Feb. 6 where varsity teams went 1-1 with the Falcons.
In a start to finish dominating performance, the Eureka Lady Tornadoes took down the Council Grove Braves on their home court on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The Lady Tornadoes controlled the game from start to finish, getting a 38-19 lead at halftime that rolled into their 64-30 victory.
Two Lady Tornadoes will return to the 4-1A State Wrestling tournament next week as they both earned hardware at the Columbus Regional last Saturday, Feb. 10.
On Monday, Feb. 5, the Eureka Lady Tornadoes took on the Fredonia Yellowjackets for the second time this season. In commanding fashion, the Tornadoes claimed a 74-34 victory over the Yellowjackets.
West Elk boys basketball went 2-1 last week as they defeated Bluestem and Udall before falling to Caldwell on Friday, Feb. 9.
The Eureka High School boys lost two games to begin the week, at Fredonia on Monday and against Council Grove at home on Tuesday. Both games were much the same story as previous Tornado efforts: poor shooting combined with early turnovers led to large first half deficits that the Tornadoes were unable to overcome.
On Friday, Feb. 2, the Eureka Lady Tornadoes faced the Neodesha Bluestreaks on the road.
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