Hoisington High School

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.

Congratulations to the Cardinal Boys Basketball Team for their 56-41 victory over the #2 seeded Victoria Knights today in the Winter Jam. Hoisington runs their record to 7-6 after their recent back to back wins.

Due to some school cancellations and changes, we have modified our basketball schedule for today’s Winter Jam. Our Cardinal Girls basketball team will no longer be playing, but our Boys basketball team will now play at 3 PM as per the schedule below. Take off work early 😉 and come out to support our Boys as they try to follow up last night's 62-50 win over Minneapolis. Noon Pratt girls vs LaCrosse girls 1:30 Ellinwood vs Minneapolis girls 3:00 Victoria vs Hoisington boys

CANCELLATIONS: Due to the impending weather, our Wrestling teams will NOT be competing tomorrow or Saturday 😔 Both teams will be back in action at our own Cardinal Classic next Friday, January 30th at 3pm. In addition, the scheduled Honor Band competition for this weekend at KSU has been cancelled. Stay safe and warm!

Day 2 of the Winter Jam 🏀 Tournament has concluded. In the nightcap, Hoisington was defeated by the Reno County Sabres. The Cardinals made a gallant effort in the hectic last couple of minutes but came up on the short end 60-57. On another note, the Shriners presented Taylen Morales with his Shrine Bowl selection at halftime.