HHS earns second joint State appearance

Eagles and Lady Eagles earn
Sub-State Championships at Lyons!

In the above left photo, Hugoton’s Lady Eagle basketball team includes, back row left to right: Sydney Hein, Coach Andy Gillen, Brooklyn Harper, Coach Jeff Ramsey, JoHanna Rawlins, Jaysa Featherston, Dallie Hoskinson, Rebecca Johnson and Coach Keenan Thompson. In the front are Jaqui Armendariz, Amy Scott, Katy Heger, Melissa Fabela, Marisol DonJuan and Lainey Hoskinson. The first-ranked 23-0 HHS girls will begin their State Championship play Wednesday, March 8 at Hutchinson Community College with a 3:00 p.m. game against eighth-seeded 15-8 Riley County High School.

HHS’s boys claim another Sub-State Championship Saturday at Lyons. The Eagle basketball team includes back row left to right: Jeff Persinger, Coach CJ Korf, Jagger Hertel, Carlos Montiel, Zack Leininger, Colby Korf, Tony Kinser, manager Jayden Korf, manager Martha Rubio, Coach Todd Fulton and Coach Gentry Slocum. In the front are Mitchell Hamlin, Jace Gilmore, Carter Brown, Valentino Degollado and Carlos Tinoco. The fifth-seeded 17-6 HHS boys will begin State play Thursday, March 9 in an 8:15 p.m. game against Gypsum-Southeast of Saline High School at Hutchinson Community College.

If you’re unable to attend the game but still want to cheer for the Eagles, click here to watch the semifinal games Friday and the girls’ and boys’ Championship games Saturday. At press time, the games Wednesday and Thursday’s will not be broadcast on OpenSpacesSports.com.