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Great Bend draws Kapaun-Mt. Carmel
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Great Bend’s boys basketball team (2-6) will draw Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (4-5) at 3 p.m. in the El Dorado Tournament Thursday. The second round will be played Friday.
No. 1 ranked Central Plains (8-0) will join defending champion St. John (8-1) and Larned (8-1) at the St. John Mid-Winter Classic. St. John plays Nickerson and Larned plays Macksville in first-round games Thursday.
Ellsworth (6-2) and Otis-Bison (5-3) are the top-seeded boys teams at the Hoisington Cardinal Winter Jam. Otis-Bison plays Russell Monday and Ellsworth meets Hoisington and Ellinwood meets LaCrosse Tuesday in first-round games.
Minneapolis (7-1) and LaCrosse (8-1) are the top-seeded girls teams at the Hoisington Cardinal Winter Jam. Otis-Bison plays Russell Monday and Ellinwood meets Minneapolis Monday and Hoisington plays Victoria Tuesday in first-round games.

MID-SEASON TOURNAMENTS
EL DORADO
Thursday—Great Bend vs. Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, 3 p.m.; Wichita Trinity vs. Newton, 4:30; Campus vs. Wichita Collegiate, 6:15; El Dorado vs. Circle, 7:45. Friday—El Dorado-Circle loser vs. Trinity Academy-Newton loser, 3 p.m.; Great Bend-Kapaun loser vs. Campus-Collegiate loser, 4:30; El Dorado-Circle winner vs. Trinity Academy-Newton winner, 6:15; Great Bend-Kapaun winner vs. Campus-Collegiate winner, 7:45. Saturday—Seventh place, 1:30; fifth place, 3; third place, 4:45; championship, 6:30.
HALSTEAD
Monday—Cheney vs. Moundridge, 6 p.m.; Rose Hill vs. Andale, 7:30. Tuesday—Douglass vs. Garden Plain, 6 p.m.; Halstead vs. Haven, 7:30. Thursday—Cheney-Moundridge loser vs. Rose Hill-Andale loser, 6 p.m.; Halstead-Haven loser vs. Douglass-Garden Plain loser, 7:30. Friday—Cheney-Moundridge winner vs. Rose Hill-Andale winner, 6 p.m.; Halstead-Haven winner vs. Douglass-Garden Plain winner, 7:30. Saturday—Seventh place, 2 p.m.; fifth place, 3:30; third place, 6; championship, 8.
HILLSBORO
Tuesday—Riley County vs. Holcomb, 4:30 p.m.; Republic County vs. Bennington, 4:30; Clay Center vs. Hesston, 6; Sunrise Christian vs. Hillsboro, 7:30. Friday—Republic County-Bennington loser vs. Clay Center-Hesston loser, 4:30 p.m.; Republic County-Bennington winner vs. Clay Center-Hesston winner, 4:30; Sunrise-Hillsboro loser vs. Riley County-Holcomb loser, 7:30; Sunrise-Hillsboro winner vs. Riley County-Holcomb winner, 7:30. Saturday—Seventh place, 1 p.m.; fifth place, 1; third place, 4; championship, 7:30.
HOISINGTON CARDINAL WINTER-JAM
Monday—Otis-Bison vs. Russell, 8:15 p.m.; Victoria vs. Minneapolis, 4:45 p.m.; Tuesday—Ellsworth vs. Hoisington, 8:15 p.m.; Ellinwood vs. LaCrosse, 4:45 p.m.; Thursday—Otis-Bison-Russell loser vs. Victoria-Minneapolis loser, 4:45 p.m.; Ellsworth-Hoisington loser vs. Ellinwood vs. LaCrosse loser, 8:15 p.m.; Friday—Otis-Bison-Russell winner vs. Victoria-Minneapolis winner, 4:45 p.m.; Ellsworth-Hoisington winner vs. Ellinwood vs. LaCrosse winner, 8:15 p.m.; Saturday—Seventh place, 1:15 p.m.; Fifth place, 1:15 p.m.; Third place, 4:45 p.m.; Championship, 8:15 p.m.
PRATT
Monday—Stafford vs. Attica, 3:30 p.m; Norwich vs. Medicine Lodge, 5; Kinsley vs. South Barber, 6:30; Cunningham vs. Pratt Skyline, 8. Friday—Norwich-Medicine Lodge loser vs. Stafford-Attica loser, 3:30 p.m.; Kinsley-South Barber loser vs. Cunningham-Skyline loser, 5; Kinsley-South Barber winner vs. Cunningham-Skyline winner, 6:30; Norwich-Medicine Lodge winner vs. Stafford-Attica winner, 8. Saturday—Seventh place, 2 p.m.; fifth place, 3:30; third place, 5; championship, 6:30.
ST. JOHN
Tuesday—Pratt vs. Ness City, 7 p.m. Thursday—Central Plains vs. Pratt-Ness City loser, 4:45 p.m.; Pratt-Nickerson vs. St. John, 6:30; Macksville vs. Larned, 8:15. Friday—Macksville-Larned loser vs. Nickerson-St. John loser, 4:45 p.m.; Macksville-Larned winner vs. Nickerson-St. John winner, 6:30; Pratt-Ness City winner vs. Central Plains, 8:15. Saturday—Fifth place, 4:45 p.m.; third place, 6:30; championship, 8:15.
STERLING
Monday—Smoky Valley vs. Hugoton, 6 p.m.; Remington vs. Beloit, 7:45. Tuesday—Remington-Beloit loser vs. Smoky Valley-Hugoton loser, 4 p.m.; Hutchinson Trinity vs. Sterling, 5:45; SE-Saline vs. Lyons, 7:30. Thursday—Lyons-SE-Saline loser vs. Hutchinson Trinity-Sterling loser, 4 p.m.; Remington-Beloit winner vs. Smoky Valley-Hugoton winner, 5:45; Lyons-SE-Saline winner vs. Hutchinson Trinity-Sterling winner, 7:30. Friday—Seventh place, 4:45 p.m.; fifth place, 4:45; third place, 4:45; championship, 8:15.
GIRLS
HILLSBORO
Tuesday—Bennington vs. Clay Center, 3 p.m.; Republic County vs. Riley County, 3; Holcomb vs. Hillsboro, 6; Wichita Sunrise vs. Hesston, 7:30. Friday—Republic County-Riley County loser vs. Bennington-Clay Center loser, 3 p.m.; Republic County-Riley County winner vs. Bennington-Clay Center winner, 3; Sunrise Christian-Hesston loser vs. Holcomb-Hillsboro loser, 6; Sunrise Christian-Hesston winner vs. Holcomb-Hillsboro winner, 6. Saturday—Seventh place, 11:30 a.m.; fifth place, 11:30; third place, 2:30; championship, 5:45.
HOISINGTON CARDINAL WINTER JAM
Monday—Minneapolis vs. Ellinwood, 3 p.m.; Russell vs. Otis-Bison, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday— LaCrosse vs. Ellsworth, 3 p.m.; Hoisington vs. Victoria, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday—Minneapolis vs. Ellinwood loser vs. Russell vs. Otis-Bison loser, 3 p.m.; LaCrosse vs. Ellsworth loser vs. Hoisington vs. Victoria loser, 6:30 p.m.; Friday— Minneapolis-Ellinwood winner vs. Russell-Otis-Bison winner, 3 p.m.; LaCrosse-Ellsworth winner vs. Hoisington-Victoria winner, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday—Seventh place, 11:30 a.m.; Fifth place, 11:30 a.m.; Third place, 3 p.m.; Championship, 6:30 p.m.
STERLING
Monday—Hutchinson Trinity vs. Hugoton, 5 p.m.; Remington vs. Beloit, 6:45. Tuesday—Remington-Beloit loser vs. Hutchinson Trinity-Hugoton loser, 3 p.m.; Lyons vs. Sterling, 4:45; Smoky Valley vs. SE-Saline, 6:30. Thursday—Smoky Valley-SE-Saline loser vs. Lyons-Sterling loser, 3 p.m.; Remington-Beloit winner vs. Hutchinson Trinity-Hugoton winner, 4:45; Smoky Valley-SE-Saline winner vs. Lyons-Sterling winner, 6:30. Friday—Seventh place, 3 p.m.; fifth place, 3; third place, 3; championship, 6:30.