The Hiawatha Red Hawks took the floor at the Round House for the final time in the 2021 season on Tuesday night, hosting the Sabetha Bluejays. The Red Hawks could not find the wins they wanted to close out the regular season, as the boys fell 61-43 and the girls took the 45-33 loss.

The Lady Mustangs earned two more wins last week, beating Wetmore 42-40 on Thursday, Feb. 18, and Linn 70-44 on Friday, Feb. 19.

The Hiawatha Red Hawks played a pair of games on Friday and Saturday, hosting the Perry Lecompton Kaws, then traveling to Royal Valley over the weekend. The Lady Red Hawks split their games, knocking off Perry and falling to Royal Valley, while the boys were unable to pick up a win against e…

The Hiawatha Lady Red Hawks traveled to Sabetha on Thursday for a make up game against the Bluejays, and the Hawks fought hard but could never find their footing, falling behind early and picking up the 54-27 loss.

The Horton Chargers boys basketball team dropped back-to-back games last week, as the team traveled to JCN and Jackson Heights on Tuesday and Wednesday night. The girls nearly pulled off a win at JCN, but came up just short in their only action of the week.

The Doniphan West Lady Mustangs improved to 13-3, posting wins over Onaga (67-39) and Hanover (47-43) last week.

A busy week of basketball concluded with games on back-to-back nights this Thursday and Friday for the Hiawatha Red Hawks, as the squads traveled to Troy, then came home to host the Holton Wildcats to close out the week. The Hawks got the better of their match up with the Trojans, but neithe…

One Doniphan West Mustang wrestler, freshman Cameron Yuill, is moving on in postseason competition.

For the second time this season, the Hiawatha Lady Red Hawk basketball team proved to be too much to handle for the Riverside Cyclones.

The Doniphan West Lady Mustangs went 2-0 last week, beating Axtell 64-35 and Clifton Clyde 50-39.

Two Doniphan West Mustang wrestlers, Cooper Clark and Cameron Yuill, are moving on to the next level of post season competition after qualifying at districts.

The Royal Valley Panthers rolled into Hiawatha on Thursday night, in a rescheduled showdown between the Big 7 foes, and the Panthers gave the Red Hawks more than they could handle, shutting down the boys team by a score of 61-35 and knocking the Lady Red Hawks off 56-42.

The Hiawatha Red Hawks traveled to Jeff West on Friday night to play for the second consecutive night. The Tigers were ready and waiting, as both squads shut down Hiawatha’s offense for long stretches and poured it on at the other end.

Cole Hinton took first at 138 pounds at the Big 7 League wrestling tournament at Jeff West High School on Jan. 30.

The Horton Chargers started their week with a home match up against Northeast Kansas League rivals the Jackson Heights Cobras. Both the boys and girls squads battled hard and kept things close against the Cobras, but ultimately fell to the Jackson County teams.

The Hiawatha High School Trap Club announced that they will move forward with their 2021 season, and is seeking donations from local businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Hiawatha Red Hawks were coming off a dominant night of wins on Friday night, after blowing out the Horton Chargers, but Tuesday night’s trip to Nemaha Central was a different matter altogether, as both the Hiawatha boys and girls teams found themselves on the wrong side of big losses on …

The Doniphan West Mustangs basketball teams made a clean sweep of Blue Valley on Friday, Jan. 29. The girls varsity cruised to a 69-21 win and the boys won 60-44.

The Hiawatha Red Hawks took a break from Big 7 and tournament play on Friday night, to travel across the county to take Horton Chargers.

The Lady Hawks finished off the home round robin Girls Classic with another strong win against Atchison High School, earning the 57-40 victory.

The Rossville Bulldogs might have wished they had stayed home on Friday evening, as the Hiawatha Red Hawks would hand the Dawgs losses across the board.

The KSHSAA Board of Directors met Wednesday to approve up to four spectators per participant starting Jan. 29 through the end of the winter activity season.

The Horton Chargers got back into action this week, after Friday’s postponed contest against Jackson Heights, hosting McLouth for a pair of Northeast Kansas League showdowns.

(The Red Hawks played St. Mary’s at 4 p.m. Thursday and fell 59-49.)

The Hiawatha High School will be hosting the Girls Basketball Classic next week.

The Doniphan West Mustang boys went 2-1 last week, defeating Centralia 39-38 at home, losing to Valley Falls 40-34 at home, and defeating Valley Heights in the first round of the league tournament.

The Horton Chargers returned to action this week, and the girls team swept a pair of road games with Maur Hill-Mount Academy and Oskaloosa, while the boys picked up a pair of losses.

Tuesday night’s match up between the home court Sabetha Bluejays and the visiting Hiawatha Red Hawks was a showdown of the Big 7’s final winless teams.

The Doniphan West Lady Mustangs varsity and junior varsity teams both came up with wins over Washington County on Friday, Jan. 8.

Friday night started off on a strong note for the Hiawatha Red Hawk basketball teams, as the girls jumped out to a big lead in the early going of their contest with the Perry Lecompton Kaws, and that positive feeling lasted until under one second to go in the boys game.

The Hiawatha Red Hawks hosted the Riverside Cyclones for the final game of 2020 on Tuesday night, and the Lady Red Hawks came away with their second consecutive win, while the boys dropped their contest with the Cyclones.

The Horton Charger basketball teams were in action this week, travelling to ACCHS last Friday, then coming home to take on Pleasant Ridge on Monday night. The boys pulled out a win over the Tigers, but both squads fell to the Rams.

After a couple losses on their home court, the Hiawatha Lady Red Hawks righted the ship on Friday night, knocking off the Holton Wildcats in the first road game of the year. The boys team had some positive moments, as well, but could not keep pace with the Cats as the game wound down, pickin…

The Doniphan West Mustang varsity girls head into Christmas break with a 5-0 record, with recent wins over Troy and Frankfort.

The Hiawatha seventh grade girls added an undefeated basketball season to follow an undefeated volleyball season.

After struggling to get on the court this season, Monday night got things back to normal, as the Horton Chargers opened play against JCN.

Both the Hiawatha girls and boys teams held leads in the first half of Tuesday night’s games against Nemaha Central, but neither team could finish the job, as both Red Hawks squads fell to the visiting Thunder.

The Doniphan West Mustang girls went 2-0 last week, posting road wins over Riverside and Oskaloosa.

Friday marked the opening of the Hiawatha Red Hawk basketball season, as the team took on the Jeff West Tigers with only three practices under their belts as they returned from remote learning, and the Tigers took advantage of the rusty Hawks, winning both varsity games.