Bethany College's tennis teams opened their season at home against John Brown University, with the women losing 1-6 and the men winning 5-2. The Swedes were unable to get a match in women's doubles, ceding to the visitors.
The Bethany College softball team won eight games in a row, sweeping their play at two tournaments in one week and scoring in double digits three times.
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.
The Bethany College baseball team scored at least two runs in all but two of eight innings against Evangel University, winning 19-9, but lost the next two games of a series Friday and Saturday in Springfield, Mo.
The Bethany College women’s basketball team secured a playoff spot by beating Kansas Wesleyan University, 75-68, at home on Feb. 19. On Saturday at Friends University, the Swedes won their last regular season game 65-62.
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.
After 16 days away from the diamond because of winter weather, the Bethany College softball team returned to play with two wins against different teams in Branson, Mo., during a tournament that continued at press time.