KEARNEY - The Hi-Line boys basketball team ended a three-game skid with a resounding 69-31 victory over Wilcox-Hildreth to wrap up Fort Kearny Tournament action Friday. The Bulls outscored the Falcons in each quarter and led 30-14 at the half before racing away after the break.

ARAPAHOE - A fourthquarter surge pushed the Cambridge girls basketball team past Arapahoe Tuesday night, clinching a victory from a game the Trojans had trailed for better part of 30 minutes. Arapahoe led almost throughout the first three quarters and held tight to the lead in the fourth.

KEARNEY - A strong first half was enough to push the Hi-Line girls across the finish line for their second victory of the season Thursday. The Bulls scored 21 points before the break and took a 21-11 lead over Axtell before holding on for a 30-26 win over the Wildcats in Fort Kearny Conference Tournament play in Kearney.

The Medicine Valley girls basketball team bounced back from its short appearance in the RPAC tournament with a 2-1 week that included a win over a subdistrict opponent. MV started off the week with a victory on its home court over Mullen last Tuesday.

With the postseason looming, the Medicine Valley Raiders went 2-1 last week with wins over Mullen and Wauneta- Palisade. The Raiders jumped all over Mullen (7-9) early, holding the Broncos to one free throw over game’s first 4:15 and taking a 9-1 lead.

BARTLEY - In a game that didn’t feature many possessions, the Southwest girls basketball team stumbled in a home defeat to Dundy County-Stratton, 40-39, last Tuesday, dropping their seventh game of the season.

BARTLEY - With a methodical style, the Southwest boys basketball team gave visiting Dundy County-Stratton everything it wanted last Tuesday, but came up a bit short in a 47-39 loss to the Tigers. The Roughriders led throughout the first half and enjoyed a 25-21 advantage at the break.

MERNA - With a marathon of a weekend, the Maywood-Hayes Center girls basketball team battled its way to three wins in three days and continued rallying momentum for the postseason. The Wolves improved to 18-2 this season with wins at Hershey Thursday, home against Hitchcock County Friday and at Anselmo-Merna Saturday.

BARTLEY - All six local wrestling teams wrapped up the regular season at the Southwest invite Friday in Bartley. Hi-Line led local teams with a seventh place finish while Arapahoe was ninth, Southern Valley was 10th and Southwest and Cambridge finished 14th adn 15th.

William “Bill” Lee Shearer, age 68, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born on May 14, 1955, at Norton, Kansas, to Leroy William and Merna Marie (Brand) Shearer.