MOUNDRIDGE WILDCAT FOOTBALL PREVIEW By Staff It looks like a challenge is ahead for the Moundridge football program as they look to replace 13 graduated seniors while trying to keep the Wildcats among the Heart of America League’s consistent contenders for the 2026 season. After finishing 2025 with a 4-2 league record and an 8-3 overall mark, the Wildcats will enter the new season with fresh faces, new roles, and familiar expectations. Tyler O’Connor re

GRILL RUNS FOR 194 YARDS INMAN – After trailing the entire first half on the road at county rival Inman, Moundridge shut down the Teutons in the final two quarters while scoring 22 to get a 22-14 playoff win and move on in the Class 1A state playoffs. Now 8-2 for the season, the Wildcats will go on the road again Friday to Smith Center to play the unbeaten (10-0) Redman in a sectional battle. Smith Center has beaten Whitewater (64-0) and Hays/Thomas Mo

BATTLE MEDICINE LODGE AT DISTRICTS MOUNDRIDGE – Last Friday, the Moundridge football team ran into a buzzsaw call Inman and lost the final game of the regular season 7-22. Now 6-2 for the season, the Wildcats will look for redemption in their first game of Class 1A districts on Thursday against Medicine Lodge. Medicine Lodge enters the game 4-4 for the season after beating Ellinwood 41-6 last Friday. Moundridge defeated Medicine Lodge 28-21 on Septembe