Sports

Viking boys, girls lose in first round of playoffs

The Smoky Valley High School boys and girls basketball teams’ seasons have officially come to a close, as both the Vikings boys and Viking girls lost their sub-state opener last week. After picking up some momentum to begin the second half of the season with three wins in four outings, the Smoky Valley boys ended their regular season by losing 10 of their last 11 games and entered postseason play with a 4-15 record.

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Viking swimmers 31st at state meet

LENEXA – The first of the three winter sports wrapped up this past weekend in Lenexa at the class 5A-1A boys state swim meet, as the McPherson Bullpups/Smoky Valley Vikings fought their way in team points to finish in 31st and 33rd place, respectively. Following the league meet in Hutchinson a week and a half ago, McPherson/Smoky Valley took plenty of momentum into last weekend’s state meet as swimmers Gabe House, Beckett Schuckman, Cooper Bohme, Ethan Elder, and Ben Bocox were set to compete.

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