Ellinwood Boys versus Hoisington

A matchup of MCAA League rivals brought the Ellinwood Eagles to the home court of the Hoisington Cardinals.

It was fairly close first have with the Cardinals taking a lead into halftime that only grew wider after the break. The final score was Hoisington 54 Ellinwood 33.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Hoisington vs Minneapolis Boys

For a second year in a row, the Minneapolis Lions took on their hosts, the Hoisington Cardinals, at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

The two squads that stepped on the floor were different from last year’s and it showed in the end. Hoisington’s #4 Cody Stetler showed his dominance early on with blocked shots and a dunk. Fouls limited his playing later on, but by that time the game was in the Cardinals hands. The final score ended at 49 to 37 with the hosts being crowned Champions.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Victoria vs Hoisington Boys

The Victoria Knights took on the hosting Hoisington Cardinals in the semi-finals of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

The Knights tried to keep up with the Cardinals but fell behind quickly. They did their best to close the gap in the second half, but could not get any closer than the final score of 65 to 51.

Victoria will face Ellsworth for Third Place. Hoisington will matchup against Minneapolis for a second consecutive year for the Championship.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Ellinwood vs Hoisington Girls

The Ellinwood Lady Eagles squared off against the hosting Hoisington Lady Cardinals in the semi-finals of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

Hoisington jumped to a quick lead but the Lady Eagles battled to try to close the gap. In the end Ellinwood could not contain Hoisington and the final score was 51 to 37 for the Lady Cardinals.

Ellinwood will face Otis-Bison for Third Place and Hoisington will take on Russell for the Championship.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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2011 Keady Basketball Classic: Hoisington Boys vs Larned

The final semifinal game of the 2011 Keady Basketball Classic pitted the Hoisington Cardinals against the hosting Larned Indians.

From the start it was a physical game dominated by Hoisington. The real story of the game was the number of fouls called. In the First Half alone, 36 fouls were called on both teams combined.

At the final whistle, Hoisington won with a score of 68 to 35.

Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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2011 Keady Basketball Classic: Kiowa County Boys vs Hoisington

The Kiowa County Mavericks started off their 2011 Keady Basketball Classic with a matchup against the Hoisington Cardinals.

The Cardinals took control of the game early and took off from there. Number 32, Derrick Kaiser, had an amazing game with only scoring seven baskets. All seven of those baskets came from behind the Three Point Line. He was one of the big reasons for a final score of 60 to 25.

Kiowa County will play Otis-Bison next and Hoisington will play tournament hosts, Larned.

Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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Great Bend versus Hoisington JV Football

Great Bend made the short trip up US-281 to play a junior varsity football game at Hoisington.

The game was very one-sided with Great Bend winning 41-0.

Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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Hoisington versus Sedgwick

The Hoisington Cardinals started their 2011 season with a Saturday afternoon game with the Sedgwick Cardinals.

This game was a back and forth battle that went to overtime to decide it. Sedgwick won the game with a 2-point conversion to make it 22-21.

Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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Hoisington Boys vs Minneapolis (2011 Hoisington Winter Jam)

The 2011 Hoisington Winter Jam concluded with a Championship matchup of two undefeated Class 3A schools, Minneapolis and Hoisington.

The First Half of the contest was a tight battle with both teams trading baskets. In the Second Half, the Minneapolis Lions opened up the score on their strength in shooting Free-Throws.

In the end, the Lions handed the Hoisington Cardinals their first defeat of the year.

Here are some pictures from the game:

Hoisington Boys vs LaCrosse (2011 Hoisington Winter Jam)

The Hoisington Cardinals faced the LaCrosse Leopards in a semi-final game at the 2011 Hoisington Winter Jam.

It was a close game with the Cardinals pulling away in the end to go to the Championship game.

Here are some pics from the game: