Circle High School Thunderbirds

Boys roundup: Schomacker’s 39 points help Cheney beat Conway Springs

Gabe Schomacker scored 39 points, including a basket to force overtime, and Cheney won a Central Plains League boys basketball game 77-71 over host Conway Springs in two overtimes on Tuesday night. Full Story →

Girls roundup: Garden Plain edges Conway Springs

Noelle Dooley had 11 points and Cadence Bourne 10 as visiting Garden Plain turned a fourth-quarter tie into a 45-42 victory over Conway Springs in a Central Plains League matchup on Tuesday night. Full Story →

Girls roundup: Heights remains unbeaten

Jharian Bowen scored 21 points to lead Heights to a 76-23 win over West in a City League girls basketball game at Heights. Full Story →

Boys roundup: Eisenhower’s Evans gets third straight 30-point night

Trevon Evans scored 36 points on 13-of-18 shooting Friday night to lead Eisenhower to a 75-39 rout of host Arkansas City in an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division II boys game. Full Story →

Circle basketball: Girls team looks for scoring punch

Sometimes, life is full of interesting coincidences. In 2005, Jason Stucky was assisting at Andover High when the Trojans dropped an overtime stunner at Circle. Full Story →

Roundup: Arkansas City rallies into 5A playoffs

Arkansas City rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit to visiting West with all 27 second-half points Thursday night, winning 30-14 and putting on a late touchdown that insured a playoff berth in Class 5A. Full Story →

Roundup: Redington rallies Mulvane past Vikings

Ark City 41, A. Central 20 Full Story →

Roundup: Independent rolls by Belle Plaine

Trey Williams caught two touchdown passes and returned a kickoff for a touchdown as Independent beat host Belle Plaine 55-28 on Friday night in a Central Plains League game. Full Story →

Area roundup: Collegiate’s long plays hammer Wellington

Collegiate got long touchdown plays from four players in the first half to bury Wellington 42-6 in an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division IV game on Friday night at Collegiate. Full Story →

Volleyball notes: Northwest off to strong start

Craig Smith is in his first season coaching Northwest volleyball, a position he was eager to interview for because of his ties to the Grizzlies. He grew up on the west side and his brother was in the first Northwest graduating class of 1979. Full Story →

Collegiate volleyball wins two matches

Collegiate senior Maddie Lett has an absolutely wicked serve. It’s a floater, and when she hits it with her open hand, good luck to the opposing volleyball team on returning it. Full Story →