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All the way to state: Cannon, Parr qualify for Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament; By Jeff Deters; February 24, 2010; For the first time in four years, the De Soto Wildcats will be represented at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament.
Parr, Vukas win league titles: By Jeff Deters; February 13, 2010; De Soto’s Donny Parr (189) and Brandon Vukas (171) both won Frontier League titles Saturday at Eudora. The Wildcats finished seventh overall.
Winner take all: Heavyweight victory boosts Wildcats past Pirates; By Jeff Deters; February 3, 2010; It seemed fitting that the best match of the night was the last match. That bout was the havyweight dual between De Soto’s Shane Schramm and Piper’s Caleb King.
Boys let lead slip away, fall late to Panthers 63-62: By Jeff Deters; February 3, 2010; The De Soto boys basketball team would sure like to have the beginning of the third quarter and end of the fourth quarter back.
Cat girls out-hustled in 74-55 loss to Paola: By Jeff Deters; February 3, 2010; The frustration on coach Dwight Spencer’s face after the game told the story.
Boys repeat dreams end early at Tongie Tournament: By Jeff Deters; January 27, 2010; The De Soto boys basketball entered the Tonganoxie Invitational looking to defend last year’s tourney title.
Second half surge: Wildcat girls win three of four games; By Jeff Deters; January 27, 2010; The De Soto girls basketball team was fine with having to play Saturday in the final round of the Tonganoxie Invitational.
Eudora boys top De Soto 35-31: By Jeff Deters; January 23, 2010; TONGANOXIE – Eudora High’s Justin Ballock scored 12 points and Drew Noble scored eight to help lead the Eudora boys to a 35-31 victory over De Soto in the third-place game Saturday at the Tonganoxie Invitational.
Wildcat girls top Cards in fifth-place game 44-37: By Jeff Deters; January 23, 2010; TONGANOXIE – De Soto High’s Katie Williams scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help lead the DHS girls to a 44-37 victory over Eudora in the fifth-place game Saturday at the Tonganoxie Invitational
Wildcats fall in second round 44-37: By Jeff Deters; January 22, 2010; TONGANOXIE – Ice cold shooting and 18 turnovers cost the De Soto High boys basketball team dearly as it lost to Silver Lake 44-37 Friday in the second-round of the Tonganoxie Invitational.

Recent photos

Taylor Saucerman (33) and Jesse Spencer (44) defend a Louisburg drive in the second half. The girls lost the game 45-35.

Paul Stallbaumer drives inside during the first half against Louisburg Friday at De Soto. Stallbaumer scored 12 points in De Soto's 50-31 victory.

Cole Cannon wrestles during a 160-pound match against Louisburg’s Mason Whaley at the regional tournament in De Soto. Cannon won the match and the regional championship. Cannon and teammate Donny Parr (189) qualified for this weekend’s state tournament in Salina.

Dylan Burford (25) is one of five seniors on the De Soto boys basketball team. The Wildcats will play Louisburg at 7:30 p.m. Friday in De Soto. De Soto will open sub-state play next week.