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BY Mark McCoy

MANHATTAN — The undefeated, top-ranked and two-time defending champion 2A Lady Oilers won a third consecutive State 2A championship with a 62-41 defeat of a good Olpe Lady Eagle team Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum on the campus of Kansas State University, in Manhattan. The Lady Eagles entered the tournament as the third seed with a 23-0 record and are coached by Jesse Nelson — who holds the best win-loss record in the state. The Lady Eagles have a lot of height, handle the ball well and are a young team, with only two seniors on the squad. All the Lady Eagles hit the hardwood wearing kneepads — and are adept at going after the ball.

BY Mark McCoy

MANHATTAN — The Central Plains Oilers took home the third-place State trophy Saturday, with a 56-26 win over Hill City in the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan. Senior Braedan Crites made the second O-men bucket of the game at the 6:06 mark and following a Ringnecks’ charity shot, Devin Ryan canned a trey to give Central Plains a 7-1 lead with 4:49 left in the first quarter. Hill City fought back to take a 1-point lead, 8-7 before Devin Ryan hit another 3-ball to give the Oilers a 10-8 advantage with 2:44 on the clock. The Oilers tacked on four points before senior Jake Warnken drained a trey at the 51 second mark to give Central Plains a 17-8 first quarter lead.

LADY OILERS THREE-PEAT

MANHATTAN — The Lady Oilers of Central Plains whipped a good Olpe team, 62-51, March 12 to claim their third consecutive 2A State basketball championship trophy in Manhattan.

MANHATTAN — The top-ranked, undefeated and two-time defending champion 2A Lady Oilers of Central Plains held on to get a 53-47 win over Hill City  March 11 in the sem-final round of the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.

The Lady O’s will play a very good and undefeated Olpe club at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan.

The top-ranked and undefeated 2A Oilers plucked the Seahawks, 77-56, March 10 in the first round of the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.

The O-men will meet undefeated and second-ranked Sacred Heart at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Bramlage Coliseum on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan.

MANHATTAN — The top-ranked, undefeated and two-time defending champion 2A Lady Oilers of Central Plains decimated the Lady Panthers of St. Mary’s Colgan of Pittsburgh, 48-24  March 9 in the first round of the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.

The Lady O’s will play Hill City at 3 p.m. Friday at Bramlage Coliseum on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan.

Ellsworth County I-R 

PALCO — The Lady Mustangs of Sylvan-Lucas Unified defeated the Lady Dragons, 58-44, Saturday in the championship match of the 1A Division II sub-State tournament in Palco. Sylvan-Lucas had a 16-5 lead by the end of the first period and scored 14 points while holding the Lady Dragons to six for a 30-11 half-time score. Wilson battled back in the third quarter, making 17 points and holding the Lady Mustangs to eight for a 38-28 third quarter tally.

CENTRAL PLAINS SWEEPS 2A ST. JOHN-HUDSON SUB-STATE TOURNAMENT — WHOLE TOWN STATE-BOUND II

ST. JOHN — The top-ranked and undefeated 2A Oilers defeated