ARAPAHOE - The Alma/ Southern Valley girls finished second and the Hi-Line girls and Southwest boys finished third at the Arapahoe cross country invite Thursday. ASV’s Tayley Becker took third individually to help the Saints to a runner-up finish at the meet.

GOTHENBURG - The Cambridge girls golf team took eighth and Southwest was 10th at the Gothenburg Girls Golf Invite last week. The Trojans’ Macy Jones led the Trojans with a fifthplace finish after a round of 86.

Emma Joppa threw a shutout to lead Southern Valley/Alma softball team past Centura-Central Valley 5-0 on Tuesday. The Saints tallied three runs in the sixth inning.

MAXWELL - The Hi-Line football team ran right, they ran left and they ran up the middle. Everywhere they ran, they found space as they rushed their way to a 54-12 victory at Maxwell Friday night.

The Hi-Line volleyball team dropped both ends of a triangular at Loomis Thursday then finished 1-2 at the North Platte Community College Tournament Saturday as the team advanced to 5-10 this season. At the tournament Saturday, the Bulls took down Paxton in straight sets, 25-18, 25-11.

BLADEN - Another tall challenge awaited the Southwest football team on Friday and the Roughriders found some success, but not on the scoreboard as hosting Silver Lake rushed to a 63-20 victory. The Mustangs improved to 3-0 behind 349 yards rushing and 35 first quarter points in building a 35-6 lead.

Arapahoe traveled to Elwood onThursday, September 19th to take on the Hi-Line Bulls. The Warriors got off to a fast start, sparked by a 41 yard kick return by Carl Nordine. Kade Fisher finished off the drive when he ran into the endzone from 11 yards out to put the Warriors up 6-0. The Bulls turned it over on downs on their first possession which set up the Warriors for another score. This time, Fisher found Branson Tejcka for a 10 yards pass for the score to put the Warriors up 12-0. The Warriors forced a Bull punt to finish up the first quarter. To start the second, Hayden Sich broke free up the middle for a 24 yard touchdown run to put the Warriors up 18-0. The Bulls found some success on their next possession scoring from 2 yards out to cut the Warrior lead to 18-6. The Warriors next possession again was finished by Fisher running it in from 11 yards out to put the Warriors up 24-6 with a minute left before half. The Warriors held Hi-Line to a three and out and got the ball back with 30 seconds left. On a reverse, Nordine ran 31 yards to put the Warriors up 30-6 at half. Fisher finished off the half intercepting a Bull pass.

Friday, September 24: 3:00 p.m.-Football @ Bertrand. Monday, September 27: JH Volleyball @ Elwood vs Cambridge; JV Volleyball @ Cozad Triangular; Cross Country @ UNK Invite.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - After each team had taken down Sutherland at the Southern Valley triangular last week, the Eagles squared off with Southwest in a match of RPAC teams off to strong starts this season.

BLUE HILL - In a head fake of sorts, the Arapahoe football team threw the ball on the first play of Friday’s contest at Blue Hill. The play went for a 65- yard touchdown from Tristian White to Colton Carlson to put the Warriors in front 8-0.