The first-place Cambridge cross country team takes off together Friday morning. Alma/Southern Valley’s Tayley Becker (above left) and Southwest’s Ambie Custard (right).

BLUE HILL - The Southern Valley football team dropped a 44-12 decision at Blue HIll Friday. The Eagles found some success moving the ball on the ground, rushing for 113 yards as a team, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Bobcats, who grabbed their second win of the season.

The Hi-Line football team used a big fourth quarter to grab its first win of the season Friday, downing Elm Creek 36-18 to even their record at 1-1. The Bulls scored three times in the fourth quarter, blowing open a game they led 14-6 through three.

The Arapahoe junior varsity football team traveled to Curtis Monday night to take on the Raiders from Medicine Valley. The Warriors started with the ball and moved the ball all the way down to the 12 yard line before stalling out and turning it over on downs.

In a match that varied between tightly-contested sets and blowouts, the Hi- Line volleyball team outlasted Medicine Valley last Tuesday in four, 25-13, 23-25, 25-11, 25-22, to improve to 2-1 this season.

CAMBRIDGE - While both teams dominated pool play Saturday, something had to give in the tournament final between Cambridge and Southwest. With a strong serve-and-block game, Cambridge emerged undefeated (3-0) with a 25-18, 25-20 victory over the Roughriders, dealing Southwest (3-1) its first defeat of the season.

ELWOOD - In a physical contest between two teams that liked to run right at each other, Arapahoe opened its season by pulling away in the second half for a 34-16 victory over Hi-Line in Elwood Friday night.

BENKELMAN - The Cambridge girls finished first and the Cambridge boys were second as area teams opened cross country season at Dundy County-Stratton last week. The Cambridge girls captured first place in the team race, edging Chase County by three points with a total of 26.

The Hi-Line cross county team started its season off on Saturday at Sutherland. As a new meet for the Bulls, the athletes were pretty nervous to see how the competition and course would go.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - In a match that couldn;t have been more tightly contested, the Southern Valley volleyball team nudged past Hi-Line last THursday for a five-set win, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13.