KAMERAN HAMEL shoots for three to score the first points of the game for the Tigers in their win at State over Berean Academy on March 11.

TREVOR MILLER drives to the basket against Berean Academy's Chase Wiebe during state basketball action on March 11 in Dodge City. Stockton upset previously unbeatened Elbing- Berean Academy 38-33.

STRIKERS

The Stockton Tiger boys’ Cinderella season came to a disheartening end last Thursday evening when word was received that the Kansas State High School Activities Association had canceled all the state basketball tournaments following the quarterfinal rounds.

THIS YEAR’S Stockton Recreation Men’s League Basketball Champions are from left: Stephen Bellerive, Damion Dix, Spencer Hilbrink, Zach Kesler, Clayton Benoit, Kyle Strutt and Jason Krizek. Not pictured is Travis Hahn.

Hunter Howell will be competing for his fourth State Championship in Topeka this Saturday and Sunday after placing first in the USAWKS 2020 District 4 Championship Tournament held on Saturday, March 7th, at Hays Gross Memorial Coliseum.

The West Regional Basketball Tournament in Plainville began its opening ceremony Saturday, February 15. The National Anthem was played on the trumpet by Kaiden Van Schuyver, followed by the Special Olympic’s oath was led by James Boehnke and signed by Chance Maes.

For the first time since 2015, the Stockton Tiger Boys are bound for the KSHSAA Class 1A State Basketball Tournament after defeating the Greeley County Jackrabbits 51-33 in the finals of the substate tourney at Russell on Saturday. The Tigers (14-11) are the eighth seed at State and will face topseeded and undefeated Elbing-Berean Academy (25-0) this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge

BOWLERAMA

KELSY CLAYTON took first place in her bracket at the War of the Roses 2020 Kansas Girls Open Tournament on March 1, 2020. Clayton participates with the Salina Wrestling Club. She is the daughter of Brooke and Ryan Clayton, granddaughter of Michele Kee, Stockton, and great-granddaughter of Evelyn Kee, Plainville.