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GREAT BEND — The Central Plains High School Lady Oilers basketball team won their eighth straight state basketball title March 12, during the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s Girl’s Class 1A Division II championship game against Rexford-Golden Plains, at Barton Community College in...

Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan goes up high for a jump shot against Hanover in the first round of the state championship tournament. LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

If you’re a fan of the Centr Plains Oilers basketball teams, it doesn’t get much better than this week.Both the boys’ and girls’ teams brought home championship plaques from the 1A Division II sub-state game played on their home court at Claflin.

LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-ReporterWilson’s Noah Crawford jumps for the layup and two points at Friday’s Class 1A Division II Sub State finals at Claflin. Eventual champions Central Plains defeated the Dragons, 68-45.

Ellsworth’s Kylan Turnipseed concentrates on making a basket March 1 at the 3A Sub State Tournament at Minneapolis. The Lady Bearcats played Smoky Valley to end their season with a 33-54 loss. LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-ReporterBearcat Riley Stone goes up for the basket Feb.

WILSON — The Wilson High School Lady Dragons hosted the Otis-Bison Lady Cougars in the first round of substate basketball tournament Friday, Feb. 25. The Dragons were hot in the first quarter outscoring their opponent 12-5.

Ellsworth Bearcat wrestler Will Donley tries to pin his opponent at the 3-2-1 State Wrestling Tournament Feb. 25 in Hays. Donley lost one and won two but came up short for a medal, as did his teammate, Bradley Vopat, who lost on the first day of the tournament in a double elimination.

Ellsworth High School wrestler Sierra Lanning works on taking down Lena Aguilar of Chanute Feb. 24 to secure a fifth place medal at the Girls 4-1A State Wrestling Tournament in Salina. Courtesy photo

At right, Ellsworth Lady Bearcat sophomore Emma Moore shoots for two against Lincoln during a home game Friday.Below left, Ellsworth Lady Bearcat junior Ryan Tenbrink goes high for a shot against the Leopards Friday.Courtesy photo by Peyton Coonrod

Above, Wilson’s Connor Charvat pulls up in front of a Pike Valley defender. Courtesy photo by Ben Nondorf