Defending Mid-Winter Classic champion St. John (9-0) drew the top seed, but innovative scheduling gives the unbeaten Tigers three games next week. St. John will open against the Pratt-Macksville loser at 4:45 p.m. But the Tigers will still play in Friday’s second semifinal game at 8:15 p.m. against the Pratt-Macksville winner, which is scheduled Tuesday. The other bracket matches Ness City against Nickerson and Larned versus winless Wichita West (0-8) in Thursday’s games.
Great Bend High School’s boys (1-6) drew Circle (8-1) in the El Dorado Bluestem Classic at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at El Dorado High School. The Panthers will also play Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 at El Dorado.
The Class 2A Central Plains boys meet Class 6A Junction City in the Dodge City Tournament of Champions at 7 p.m. Jan. 22. The Dodge City field is filled with Class 6A and 5A schools.
The top seeds at the Hoisington Winter Jam are the Otis-Bison boys and LaCrosse girls. both unbeaten. Hoisington’s boys play Victoria at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Ellinwood’s boys play Minneapolis at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The Ellinwood girls meet Victoria at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Hoisington girls play Minneapolis at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Sterling girls tournament features Sterling and Lyons and eight teams with winning records. Wichita Life (10-3) is seeded eighth.
BOYS TOURNAMENTS
DODGE CITY TOC—Thursday, Wichita North vs. Derby, 2 p.m.; SM South vs. Wichita Carroll, 3:30 p.m.; Central Plains vs. Junction City, 7 p.m.; Dodge City vs. Newton, 8:30 p.m.; Friday, consolation, 2 and 3:30 p.m.; semifinals, 7 and 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Seventh place, 1 p.m.; Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.; Third place, 4 p.m.; Championship, 6 p.m.
EL DORADO—Thursday, Wichita Collegiate vs. Campus, 3 p.m.; Great Bend vs. Circle, 4:30 p.m.; Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel vs. Gardner-Edgertto, 6;15 p.m.; El Dorado vs. Wichita Trinity, 7:45 p.m.; Friday, consolation, 3 and 4:30 p.m.; semifinals, 6:15 and 7:45 p.m.; Saturday, Seventh place, 1:30 p.m.; Fifth place, 3 p.m.; Third place, 4:45 p.m.; Championship, 6:30 p.m.
ST. JOHN MID-WINTER CLASSIC—Tuesday, Pratt vs. Macksville, 7 p.m.; Thursday, St. John vs. Pratt-Macksville loser, 4:45 p.m.; Ness City vs. Nickerson, 6:30 p.m.; Larned vs. Wichita West, 8:15 p.m.; Friday, consolation, 4:45 p.m.; semifinal, 6:30 p.m.; St. John vs. Pratt-Macksville winner, 8:15; Saturday, Fifth place, 4:45 p.m.; Third place, 6:30 p.m.; Championship, 8:15 p.m.
HILLSBORO TROJAN CLASSIC—Tuesday, Holcomb vs. Clay Center, 4:45 p.m.; Hillsboro vs. Riley County, 8:15 p.m.; Hesston vs. Republic County, 4:45 p.m.; Bennington vs. Sunrise, 8:15 p.m.; Friday, consolation, 4:45 and 8:15 p.m.; semifinals, 4:45 and 8:15 p.m.; Saturday, Seventh place, 12:45 p.m.; Fifth place, 12:45 p.m.; Third place, 4:15 p.m.; Championship, 7:45 p.m.
STERLING—Monday, Beloit vs. Lyons, 6 p.m.; Sterling vs. Remington, 7:45 p.m.; Tuesday, consolation, 4 p.m.; Hugoton vs. Wichita Life, 5:45 p.m.; Southeast of Saline vs. Hutchinson Trinity, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, consolation, 4 p.m., semifinals, 5:45 and 7:30 p.m; Friday, Seventh place, 3 p.m.; Fifth Place, 4:45 p.m.; Third place, 6:30 p.m.; Championship, 8:15 p.m.
HOISINGTON WINTER JAM—Monday, Otis-Bison vs. Russell, 8:15 p.m.; Ellsworth vs. LaCrosse, 4:45 p.m.; Tuesday, Ellinwood vs. Minneapolis, 4:45 p.m.; Victoria vs. Hoisington, 8:15 p.m.; Thursday, consolation, 4:45 and 8:15 p.m.; Friday, semifinals, 4:45 and 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
GIRLS TOURNAMENTS
HILLSBORO TROJAN CLASSIC—Tuesday, Hesston vs. Flinthills Job Corps, 6:30 p.m.; Holcomb vs. Riley County, 3 p.m.; Hillsboro vs. Republic County, 6:30 p.m.; Clay Center vs. Wichita Sunrise, 3 p.m.; Friday, consolation, 3 and 6:30 p.m.; semifinals, 3 and 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Seventh place, 11 a.m.; Fifth place, 11 a.m.; Third place, 2;30 p.m.; Championship, 6 p.m.
HOISINGTON WINTER JAM—Monday, Ellsworth vs. LaCrosse, 3 p.m.; Otis-Bison vs. Russell, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Ellinwood vs. Victoria, 3 p.m.; Minneapolis vs. Hoisington, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, consolation, 3 and 6:30 p.m.; Friday, semifinals, 3 and 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, Remington vs. Wichita Life, 5 p.m.; Sterling vs. Southeast of Saline, 6:45 p.m.; Tuesday, consolation, 3 p.m.; Beloit vs. Hutchinson Trinity, 4:45 p.m.; Lyons vs. Hugoton, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, consolation, 3 p.m., semifinals, 4:45 and 6:30 p.m; Friday, Seventh place, 2 p.m.; Fifth Place, 3:45 p.m.; Third place, 5:30 p.m.; Championship, 7:15 p.m.
St. John top-seed at Mid-Winter Classic