Body Arapahoe First Quarter Merit Honor Roll Seniors: Courtney Eidson, Addie Jeffcoat, Chambrae Klein, Jacob Moore, Leigha Odell, Emerson Swanson, Haiden Van Houtan, Gentry Warner. Juniors: Titus Goshert.

Body ELMWOOD - For three quarters, the ninth-seeded Hi-Line football team stood toe-to-toe at eight-seeded Elmwood-Murdock Friday night, even after missed opportunities had cost the Bulls a chance to play with the lead.

Body LINCOLN - The Southwest football team’s 5-3 regular season was rewarded with a berth in the Class D6 playoffs Friday. Their reward came with a pricetag, though, as the Roughriders were shipped to Lincoln to face one of the very best six-man teams in the State.

Body GRAND ISLAND - In what turned out to more of a slog than a dress rehearsal for the State Tournament, the secondseeded Cambridge volleyball team did what it was supposed to with 15th-seeded Bancorft-Rosalie in saturday’s district final at Grand Island Central Catholic.

Body KEARNEY - Eleven local athletes, including two teams, took part in the Class D State Cross Country Meet Friday in Kearney. The Cambridge girls finished 15th and the Hi-Line girls were 18th in the girls race.

Body PAXTON - Needing a road victory to clinch a spot in the playoffs, the Southwest football team made just enough plays to get the job done Thursday at Paxton.

Body NELIGH - The Cambridge football season came to a close Thursday with a 70-22 loss to third-seeded Neligh-Oakdale (8-1). Cambridge (4-5) got off to a stumbling start and fell in a 28-0 hole after a quarter.

Body CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge and Hi-Line volleyball teams squared off in the first round of the Subdistrict D1-11 Tournament Monday as the Trojans ended the Hi-Line season with a 25-8, 25-16, 25-7 victory.

Body CAMBRIDGE - The Arapahoe volleyball team saw its season come to a close with a 25-15, 25-20, 25-9 loss to No. 3 Maywood-Hayes Center at the Subdistrict D1-11 Tournament in Cambridge.

Body BARTLEY - The Southern Valley volleyball team saw its season end Monday at the Subdistrict C2-11 Tournament as the Eagles fell to South Loup, 25-17, 25-23, 25-21.