Eight Tornado wrestlers traveled to Cherryvale last week for the annual Tri-Valley League Tournament, where Lady Tornado senior Lyndsey Escareno was named champion in the 140-pound class. Lady Tornadoes Maela Neill, Makyla Gore, Harlie Owings and Kadin Deshane placed second. Tornadoes Paiton Gravatt and Trayton Carl Biering placed third and Ethan Bauer placed fourth.
The West Elk Patriot basketball teams hosted Oxford last Friday, Feb. 2, where the Lady Patriots were victorious for the night.
In a Tri-Valley League (TVL) game, the Eureka Lady Tornadoes hosted the Humboldt Cubs on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Putting on a defensive clinic, Eureka held Humboldt to only four points in the first quarter and two in the fourth quarter. The Tornadoes dominated in the 78-31 victory.
Nine Eureka area youth qualified for the District Knights Of Columbus Free Throw contest, held in Andover, last Sunday, Feb. 4, and five of them qualified for the South Central Regional contest on Sunday, Feb. 18 The top free throw shooter in each age division qualified for the Kansas South Central Regional Free Throw contest at Garden Plain High School on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m. Qualifying for the contest were pictured from left to right, Maggie Miller (10), Amorette Guillaume (13), Jersey Cox (14), Molly Dehlinger (11) and Tucker Damron (10).
Three Lady Tornadoes claimed hardware at the two-day Circle Tournament last Friday and Saturday. Lady Tornado seniors Lyndsey Escareno and Makyla Gore claimed second place and sophomore Harlie Owings placed third.
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