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The Barton Cougars had too much for the Seward County Saints Friday afternoon.  In a contentious semifinal game played on Barton’s home court. Barton’s Cougars roared to a 102-83 win over the visiting Seward County Saints.  Seward finishes 20-13.

The Saints jumped out to leads of 5-0 and 8-3.  Barton led 16-11 and led 18-13 with 11:16 to play.  Barton led 25-13 before the Saints cut the lead to 31-24 on a Bailey Milligan three pointer with 6:43 to play in the half.  Barton led 41-25 with 2:57 to play in the half.  Barton led 45-23 and led 45-28 at the half.  Barton’s lead ballooned to 56-33.  The Cougars led 59-36 with 14:38 to play.  Barton took their biggest lead of 24 at 65-41.  The Cougars roared their way to an 81-58 lead with 7:38 to play.

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District 4 hosted its Championship Tournament in Hays over the weekend of March 6 and 7. Liberal Wrestling Club took 32 wrestlers to the tournament. The top 4 from each weight class had the opportunity to advance to State tournament that took place in Topeka March 13 through 15.

Claiming the District 4 Championship title for 14U boys 100 pounds was Liberal’s, Lill Osborn. He entered the tournament seeded No. 1 and did not let that title get away from him. “We are so proud of Lill. He works hard during his time on the mat and is a great leader for our club to have. He is very deserving!” said Coach Krista Holcomb.

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COFFEYVILLE – Milestones have become a theme for the Seward County Saints this season, and another one arrived Wednesday night as the fifth-seeded Saints advanced to the Region 6 Semifinals for the first time since the 2018-19 season with an 84-75 win over four-seed Coffeyville at Nellis Hall.

Seward (20-12) advances to the Region 6 semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m., taking on host school and one-seeded Barton Community College at Fleske Fieldhouse. The winner plays in the championship on Saturday for a berth in the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship in Hutchinson.

The Saints led from start to finish as they took down the Red Ravens (21-10) on their home floor. It marks Seward's first win in Coffeyville since 2010.

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COFFEYVILLE – The fifth-seeded Seward County Lady Saints suffered an 87-62 loss to the fourth-seeded Coffeyville Red Ravens in the Region 6 Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at Nellis Hall.

Seward closes its season out with a 20-12 overall record, 14-11 in league play. The Lady Saints fell to Coffeyville on the road in the quarterfinals for a second consecutive season. The Red Ravens (23-8) advance to the semifinals and will take on one-seed Butler on Friday in Great Bend.

The Lady Saints battled in the first quarter with a Tyniah Smith jumper giving Seward an 11-9 lead at the 4:13 mark. There were multiple ties and lead changes in the first quarter. Coffeyville outscored the Lady Saints 9-2 the rest of the way to lead 18-13 after one.