Sports

The West Elk Patriot basketball teams competed in the SCBL Tournament last week, at Cowley County, where the Lady Patriots claimed third place and the Patriot boys placed fifth.

Junior High Tornado Basketball competed at home last Wednesday, Jan. 17 where they faced the Cherryvale Chargers.

The Eureka Tornadoes played in the annual Hillsboro basketball tournament this past week in Hillsboro. The Tornadoes opened tournament play with a 14-65 loss to Holcomb. The game was as lopsided as the score, as the Tornadoes had 12 turnovers in the first quarter against the Holcomb press. In addition, the Holcomb cagers shot the ball very well, and the Tornadoes couldn’t buy a shot. Between not shooting well and not taking care of the ball, the game was over well before half time.

The Lady Tornado basketball team claimed fifth place at the Trojan Classic Tournament in Hillsboro last week, after they went 2-1 against strong competition. As the seventh seed, Eureka had their work cut out for them with a loaded tournament field. Two of the eight teams were undefeated prior to the three-day competition.

Two Lady Tornado seniors claimed hardware at their final home wrestling invitational last Saturday, Jan. 20.

TOPEKA – The 35-second shot clock has been approved on a trial basis for the 202425 basketball season by the Kansas High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) Executive Board at their board meeting Wednesday.

The Lady Tornadoes kicked off the 2024 season with a victory against the Burlington Wildcats.

On Jan. 3, Dave Durkin hit his first hole-in-one on number 12 at the Eureka Country Club. He used a 7 iron for the 134-yard, par 3.

The Bulldog matchup against Lebo, rescheduled due to winter weather, was held last Thursday, Jan. 11.