Louisburg pulled off the 64-52 victory with the late surge against Turner on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Louisburg Lady Cats held Turner to less than five points in each of four quarters of basketball on the road.

TOPEKA — Seven area wrestlers are ranked in the top six in their weight classification by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.

Happy Birthday to Elvis Aaron Presley. The king of rock and roll would be 85 today. He will always be my favorite singer and performer.

TONGANOXIE — The Louisburg Wildcat wrestling team had its hands full at the Randy Starcher Memorial Dual Tournament prior to the Christmas break.

LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Lady Cat basketball team was outscored 10-0 by the No. 2 ranked Piper Lady Pirates to start its final game of 2019.

SPRING HILL — Janel Carbajo of Spring Hill is one of six finalists who could be on her way to Canton, Ohio.

LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Wildcats ended the 2019 schedule by giving the No. 1 ranked Piper Pirates a heart-pounding game Friday, Dec. 20.

TOPEKA — The Louisburg High School cheerleaders placed first in the 2019 KSHSAA Game Day Spirit Showcase Competition, winning the first girls team state championship in school history.

TOPEKA — The Louisburg Lady Cats soccer team ran into Bishop Miege in the Class 4A-1A state championship game, again.

HUTCHINSON — For the third year in a row, the Louisburg Lady Cat volleyball team placed among the top four teams in the state.

SALINA — The Louisburg Lady Cat softball team rode two come-from-behind regional victories to end its season in the Class 4A state softball tournament.

TOPEKA — Everyone on the Miami County boys swim team improved their time in at least one event during a meet in Topeka.

LAS VEGAS — Lakin Cunningham was born to rodeo.

There is something about the black and white film “It’s A Wonderful Life” that speaks to me every Christmas. It isn’t Christmas until I have seen the movie and hear ZuZu (Karolyn Grimes) say, “Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”

LOUISBURG — Michael Waldron sank a pair of 3-pointers to get the Wildcats going in the home opener.

LOUISBURG — The Louisburg Wildcat wrestling team opened its home schedule with the December Duals.

LOUISBURG — Megan Foote scored the first 10 points for the Lady Cats, giving Louisburg a 16-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

LANSING — The Miami County boys swim team placed sixth in its first meet of the season.