10 years ago Elwood Care Center held their annual crowning of the Valentine King Edsen Chandler and Queen Eleanore Schutz. Elwood Boy Scouts attended First Methodist Church in Elwood recently.

10 years ago Nathan Witt, new pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, says he didn’t know that he wanted to be a Pastor. In fact, he didn’t find God until 1997 when he was invited to go to church by a friend.

10 years ago At the Arapahoe City Council meeting the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved a grant for $127,675 for the City of Arapahoe to develop a nine-pad RV park. ESU #11 sponsored the Jr.

A huge first quarter wasn’t quite enough to lead the Hi-Line boys basketball team to a victory at South Loup Friday as the Bobcats rallied from a 22-point deficit to win win 74-70 in overtime. The Bulls had jumped all over the Bobcats in the opening quarter, racing to a 29-7 lead through one.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - the Southern Valley boys basketball team dropped a pair of home games last week, falling to Gibbon on Tuesday and Dundy County-Stratton on Friday. The Eagles lost a 70-41 decision to the Buffaloes on Tuesday.

ARAPAHOE - The Arapahoe boys basketball team dropped a home contest with Bertrand Friday, 78-40. The Vikings lit up the scoreboard throughout the contest as they built a 31-16 lead at the half and expanded the margin to 50-38 to the fourth quarter.

The Cambridge boys basketball team split with Alma and Chase County over the weekend, taking down the Cardinals 68-57 on Friday before falling 76-45 to Chase County on Saturday. The Trojans led throughout the contest against Alma, but didn’t take control until building as big as a 25-point lead in the third quarter.

Southwest’s Bailey Truksa (left) and Asia Gallegos (right) score for the Roughriders Tuesday night. The Warriors’ Emerson Swanson dishes to a teammate in the paint.

Boys subdistrict tournaments will begin Monday and Tuesday for local boys basketball teams. While not all game times had been set as of press time, tournament brackets can be found on Page B3.

AMHERST - The Southern Valley girls basketball team avenged an earlier loss to South Loup with a 52-37 victory Tuesday night in the first round of the C2-10 Sub-district Tournament. The Eagles used a 21-point second quarter to blow open a 36-20 lead at the half.