Arapahoe and Southern Valley competed at the Southern Valley Wrestling Invite on Friday, Dec. 11. Arapahoe finished 11th as a team with 59 points and Southern Valley finished 12th with 26 points. Sutherland won the invite with 167 points.

CAMBRIDGE - With a strong second half, the Cambridge boys basketball team rolled late past South Loup for its seacond win of the season. The Trojans trailed the Bobcats 11-10 after a quarter, but controlled the rest of the contest with defense, moving in front 24-23 at the half.

Despite shooting fairly well, the Southern Valley girls lost both away games against Gothenburg and Overton this week. The Lady Eagles are now 1-4 for the season.

MCCOOK - After opening the season with a pair of top ten opponents, the Arapahoe girls basketball team battled back from a large deficit, but came up short Friday night in their quest for the first victory of the year.

The Southwest Boys’ Roughriders Basketball team was unable to grab a win at the 2020 Cattle Trail Invitational Basketball Tournament hosted at McCook High School and McCook Community College. The Roughriders lost the first match to Dundy County-Stratton Tuesday, Dec. 8, lost to WaunetaPalisade Friday, Dec. 11, and to Decatur Community on Saturday, Dec. 12.

The Southwest Girls’ Roughriders Basketball team finished in sixth place at the 2020 Cattle Trail Invitational Basketball Tournament hosted at McCook High School and McCook Community College. The Roughriders lost the first match to Decatur Community on Tuesday, Dec. 8, but defeated Arapahoe on Friday, Dec. 11 to be in the fifth/sixthplace game against Medicine Valley, Saturday, Dec. 12. Med Valley earned the victory to drop Southwest to sixth-place overall.

Southwest dominated a home triangular against Elm Creek and Overton on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - After a sluggish second quarter, the Cambridge girls basketball team found its advantage inside and pulled away after the break for a 30-34 victory at Southern Valley last Tuesday. The Trojans led throughout the first half, but struggled to shake the Eagles as they led 16-11 after a quarter and held a 22-16 edge at the half.

SOUTHERN VALLEY It took a minute or two for the action to get going in the annual showdown between Southern Valley and Cambridge boys basketball teams last Tuesday. But once the Eagles got going, they jumped all over the Trojans and were able to coast to a 61-38 victory.

MCCOOK - The Arapahoe boys basketball team picked up a victory in the first round, but saw its Cattle Trail Tournament end with a fourthplace finish after consecutive losses to quality foes over the weekend.