ARAPAHOE - In completing an 8-0 regular season, the formula has been mostly the same for the Arapahoe football team - grab a lead early, lean on a strong and opportunistic defense and roll away to victory.

CAMBRIDGE - After each team had largely dominated their first round matchups at D1-12 Subdistrict Tournament, the Cambridge and Southwest volleyball teams squared off one final time this season for the Subdistrict title and an automatic berth in Saturday’s district final.

KEARNEY - The Cambridge and Hi-Line cross country teams sent individuals to compete at the Class D State Cross Country Meet in Kearney Friday with each athlete representing their school well.

OVERTON - The Hi-Line volleyball team took down one victory, but dropped a match with eventual-champion Overton in the quarterfinals to finish their Fort Kearny Tournament 1-1.

Team qualifier - Cambridge Girls (Kori Koeppen, Paige Sickels, Rachel Harris, Megan tenBensel, Brenna Deterding) Class D Girls State Cross Country Meet Individual Qualifier - Whitney Dickau, Hi-Line Class D Girls State Cross Country Meet.

SUMNER - The Southwest football team dropped a 62-6 contest at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Friday night as the Roughriders fell to 1-6 on the season.

BENKELMAN - The Cambridge football team could not have asked for better opportunities to start Thursday's regular season finale at Dundy County-Stratton.

CAMBRIDGE - The Arapahoe and Cambridge volleyball teams opened the Republican Plains Activities Conference Tournament against each other Monday in Cambridge.

Monday evening at the first round of the RPAC Volleyball Tournament No. 1 seeded Alma hosted matches. The first meeting of the evening was a battle between fourth-seeded Southwest and fifth-seeded Southern Valley.

MCCOOK - The Cambridge volleyball team reached its first Republican Plains Activities Conference Tournament Championship game since 2007 and finished runner-up in a hard-fought pair of matches Tuesday night at the Graff Events Center in McCook.