BENKELMAN - The top two seeds - Dundy County-Stratton and Hitchcock County - in the Subdistrict D1-12 Tournament advanced to Thursday’s final meaning the season has ended for three area basketball teams.

The Southwest girls basketball pushed its win streak to 21 with a pair of wins last week and a Subdistrict championship, advancing on to Friday’s district title match against Pleasanton. Arapahoe and Cambridge saw their seasons come to an end at the tournament.

Scores Subdistrict D1-10 Tournament Wauneta-Palisade 51, Hi-Line 40 Southwest 62, Wauneta-Palisade 31 Arapahoe 53, Cambridge 38 Southwest 60, Arapahoe 41 Subdistrict D2-9 Tournament Dundy County-Stratton 60, Medicine Valley 10 Subdistrict C2-8 Tournament Centura 53, Maywood-Hayes Center 46 Subdistrict C2-9 Tournament Southern Valley 47, Centennial 30 Southern Valley 44, Thayer Central 40 Up Next Friday, February 28 District Championships Maywood-Hayes Center @ Homer 4 p.m. Southern Valley @ Yutan 6 p.m.

GRAND ISLAND - The Hi-Line boys basketball team saw its season come to a close at the C2 subdistrict tournament in Grand Island Monday as the Bulls fell to Heartland, 51-25. Hi-Line could not muster offense in the contest as the Huskies outscored the Bulls 14-5 in the first and 19-7 in the second to build a 33-12 lead at the half.

In a tightly-contested battle, fourth-seeded Centura made the plays down the stretch and sprung the upset over Maywood-Hayes Center at the Subdistrict C2-8 Tournament Wednesday. Centura led a good chunk of the contest, but the battle was back-and-forth as the Centurions carried a 35-33 lead to the fourth.

While inclement weather butchered last week’s Subdistrict C2-9 Tournament schedule, it didn’t derail Southern Valley’s efforts in making another postseason run. The second-seeded Eagles cruised past Centennial, 47-30, Thursday then completed the Southern Nebraska Conference sweep with a 4440 victory over top-seeded Thayer Central Saturday to claim the title.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has sent invitations to schools across the state, seeking students’ entries for the 2026 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” environmental calendar. The contest is open to all Nebraska students from grades K through 12, and the submission deadline is May 1, 2025.

The Medicine Valley Raider Cheer Camp was held the first week of February with the group performing during halftime of the February 4th basketball game. .

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) encourages parents to know if their child is protected from rotavirus. Rotavirus is a very contagious virus that causes severe diarrhea. It is most common in babies and young children but can affect older children and adults.

Congratulations to Abby Helms, Lilly Helms, Brodie Heying, Kahlia Killough, and Kylee Odell on earning 6th place intermediate team honors at the 2025 Cattlemen’s Livestock Judging Contest! During this contest youth judged 12 beef classes, answered questions, and defended their placings in the reasons room. Tigh Renken, served as their coach and lead the teams.