Sports

Cards claim county clash over Dusters

JASON EPP

• Leader & Times

TURPIN, Okla.— Max Garza gave the Cardinals a major presence in the paint scoring 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting to help lift Turpin to a 54-44 win over their county rivals from Beaver.

A close match throughout the first half, Turpin took the lead for good when Jag Huffman hit his second three of the game with 6:29 left in the third quarter to break a 26-26 tie. It was the game’s fourth lead change to go with five ties. Huffman scored twice more in the quarter as did Garza. Turpin outscored Beaver 17-11 in the quarter and stretched the lead to double digits for the first time in the game.

Saints receive ranking for first time since 2019

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For the first time since 2019, the Seward County Community College men’s basketball team is ranked in the NJCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Rankings.

The Saints, led by first year head coach Austin Downing, checked in at No. 19 in the week nine poll that was released on Tuesday. Seward, Dodge City (No. 15) and Butler (No. 25) are the three Jayhawk Conference schools to be ranked this week.

Lady Cards top Lady Dusters, 41-36

JASON EPP

• Leader & Times

TURPIN, Okla.— It was a happy homecoming for the Turpin Lady Cardinals who used a second quarter run to take a lead they never gave up and took down the Beaver Lady Dusters, 41-36.

With five ties and six lead changes in the first twelve minutes, it was a back-and-forth battle as Turpin and Beaver traded buckets. In the first half, Mya Ortiz lead the Turpin attack with 13 points in the and the Lady Cardinals were a perfect 7 of 7 from the charity stripe. A 10-3 run over a three-minute stretch late in the second quarter gave Turpin a 24-20 lead at the half.

Redskins swim team competes at Hays

Special to the Leader & Times

The Liberal High School boys swim team competed at Hays at a meet with six teams total Tuesday.

“It was a great meet in which many of our swimmers continue to achieve personal records by shortening their times,” Liberal coach Lidia Thomas said. “One of those included the Liberal B relay which was able to cut down their seed time by 35.46 seconds in the 400-meter freestyle relay, which is a great accomplishment.”

Liberal finished 5th overall.

Lady Red jump out early, knock off Lady Red Demons 54-35

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

Kylie Rhine scored 10 of her 20 points in the first quarter to help the lady Redskins jump out to a lead they would never relinquish in a 54-35 win over Dodge City.

Rhine dropped two threes in the first quarter, and Shamari Lewis hit a basket while being fouled for an old-fashioned three, and by the end of the first quarter the Lady Redskins had an 18-7 lead.

Both defenses stiffened in the second quarter, and baskets became more difficult. Lewis led the Lady Redskins with seven of the 11 points scored by Liberal in the second quarter, and the Lady Redskins took a 29-17 lead at half.