The Hoisington Girls/Boys 🏀 teams lost to Ellsworth today in a set of Saturday afternoon tilts. The Bearcats won the opener over the Lady Cardinals 52-34, while the Cardinal Boys were beat 58-50 in the finale. Both teams will be back at home next week vs Hillsboro on Tuesday and Larned on Friday.
It was a winning night all around Nickerson for the Cardinal basketball programs. The Lady Cards won the opener 56–24. The Boys teams scored a trifecta with wins in the C game, JV game and Varsity (55-35). Hoisington 🏀 will host Ellsworth at the Activity Center tomorrow at 2 PM and 3:30 PM.
It was a great first day of Wrestling for the Lady Cardinals at the 4A Regional today 👏🏾👏🏾 Hoisington sits in 3rd place heading into the medal rounds tomorrow. The Cards have 2 in the championship (Tristin Compton and Neveah Graves), 2 in the 3rd place match (Trinity Graves and Jayda Bailey), and a host of girls with great shots at qualifying for State tomorrow. Good luck Cardinals!!
Congrats to the Boys Wrestling team for their 4th place finish in today's CKL meet at Pratt. The Cardinals were led by 1st place🥇finishers Taylen Morales and Colin Mater. 2nd place🥈finishers were Corbyn Holinde, Kalob Lamb, Parker Turner, and Ruger Sneath.
It was an action packed evening at the Activity Center tonight! The Cardinal 🏀 teams played Haven and split a CKL double header with the girls losing a back/forth game 55-44 and the boys winning 62-46. Congratulations to Mason Martin who surpassed 1,000 career points tonight. In addition, Coach Kyle Haxton was presented with his 200th win banner. Finally, props to the Dance Team for their halftime performance and for entertaining the crowd with their K-8th grade proteges. We are proud of all of the HHS excellence on display tonight 👏🏾👏🏾
The road was not good to the Cardinal Basketball teams tonight in Ellinwood ☹️ The Varsity Girls lost the opener 67-49 and the Varsity Boys lost to the Eagles 54-42 in the nightcap. Hoisington will play at home next Tuesday against league foe Haven.
Congratulations 👏🏾 👏🏾 to the Girls Wrestling program on their runner-up finish today at CKL in Larned. Places:
100 Jolee Forrester 2nd
105 Kambree Powell 3rd
110 Jayda Bailey 2nd
115 AnnabelleGonzalez3rd
125 Trinity Graves 1st
135 Tristin Compton 2nd
145 Makiah Webber 3rd
155 Olivia Chambers 1st
170 Briley Bash 2nd
190 Neveah Graves 1st
235 Amerie Hinz 3rd
CARDS WIN! Congrats to the Lady Cardinal hoopers for their 65-46 win over Rock Hills HS tonight at the Activity Center. Their record now stands at 10-4. The next action will be a Boys/Girls doubleheader tomorrow at Ellinwood.
CKL BASKETBALL WINS... The Cardinal Basketball teams swept Smoky Valley on the road tonight (Girls) 45-30 (Boys) 47-37. The Girls will be back in action Thursday night (5pm) at the AC against Rock Hills HS. Both teams will be on the road Friday at Ellinwood.
We will be having a Yellow Out for our home basketball games on Tuesday, February 17th against Hillsboro. Please see the order form below, help support Zero Reasons Why, and show up in Yellow for the game. Go Cardinals!
The Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball teams will be on the road tonight taking on Smoky Valley at 6pm and 7:30pm. Here is the link to the games if you cannot attend:
It was throwback night at the HHS gym and throwdown night on the mats 🤼♂️ The Girls continued their hot streak with a sweep over Pratt and Ellsworth, while the Boys battled the same teams on Senior Night. Thank you to the following Seniors for your hard work and commitment to Cardinal Wrestling: Amerie Hinz, Madaline Kolas, Melody Braddy, Kalob Lamb, Colin Mater, Taylen Morales, and Jhadyn Turner.
Congratulations to the Cardinal Wrestling teams for their performances in tonight's Cardinal Classic at the Activity Center. The Girls finished first place 🥇in a dominating effort in the 17 team field. Trinity Graves and Tristin Compton both finished first in their brackets and the Cardinal Girls also had five runner up finishes to beat 2nd place Minneapolis by 40 points. The Boys finished 3rd place 🥉in the 16 team draw. Ruger Sneath, Taylen Morales, and Colin Mater led the Cards with runner up finishes. Both Varsity teams will be back in action Monday night at the HS gym in double duals vs Pratt and Ellsworth starting at 5pm.
The Cardinal Basketball teams split a double header on the road at Ell Saline tonight. The Girls ran their record to 8-4 with a 46-14 victory. The Boys lost to state 2nd ranked Ell Saline 69-45. Both teams will be back in action Tuesday at Smoky Valley.
WINTER SPORTS ADDITIONAL GAMES/MEETS....... Due to the recent wintry weather, our basketball and wrestling teams had some events cancelled. We are slowly but surely trying to make some of these up. For starters, the Boys/Girls Wrestling team will now host a set of duals with Pratt and Ellsworth next Monday night, February 2nd starting at 5pm. In addition, this will be our Senior Night. With regard to basketball, add these dates on your calendar: Varsity Girls Basketball (Home) Thursday, February 5th at 5pm vs Rock Hills HS. This is a Varsity only game. Varsity Girls/Boys Basketball (Home) Doubleheader Saturday, February 14th at 2pm/3:30pm with Ellsworth. Please come out and support our wrestlers and hoopsters.
The Cardinal Boys Basketball team got off to a 10-0 run and never looked back on their way to a 61-47 victory tonight in Phillipsburg. The Girls 🏀 team lost the opener 57-51. Props to both JV teams for their wins. Hoisington will travel to Ell-Saline this Friday for a non-league doubleheader.
Congratulations to the Cardinal Wrestling teams for their dual victories over Russell tonight. The Girls doubled up the Broncos 48-23 and the Boys won their event 35-25. Both teams will be back in action at the AC on Friday at 3pm in the Cardinal Classic.
Congratulations to the Lady Cardinal 🏀 team tonight for their 76-48 victory over Plainville. The girls will be back in action tomorrow night in the great northwest as part of a Boys/Girls doubleheader at Phillipsburg.
USD 431 Hoisington will have two hour delay to school tomorrow January 26, 2026. There will be no AM preschool.
TOURNAMENT UPDATE... The basketball games scheduled for Saturday at the Winter Jam have been cancelled. The Cardinal Girls team will hit the road Monday for a makeup game in Plainville. Both Boys/Girls teams will be in action Tuesday at Phillipsburg. Their January slate will conclude with a double-header Friday at Ell-Saline.
