Kansas High School Basketball - Dighton triumphant over Wheatland-Grinnell
January 14, 2025: Grainfield, KS 67737 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Dighton Hornets (Dighton, KS) and the host Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks (Grainfield, KS), observed Dighton's basketball team overwhelm Wheatland-Grinnell by a score of 76-26.
The Hornets (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Francis (St. Francis, KS). The Indians come into the Northwest Kansas challenge with a 1-9 record. In their last challenge, St. Francis was routed by Idalia (Idalia, CO), 58-49, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Thunderhawks encounter the Northern Valley Huskies (Almena, KS) in a Western Kansas Liberty challenge, on Friday, January 17. Wheatland-Grinnell will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 69-49 non-league loss to Decatur Community (Oberlin, KS).