Body EUSTIS - The Hi-Line football team continued its complicated stretch of its schedule with a home contest against perennial winner, North Platte St. Pat’s Friday, dropping a 53-14 decision to the Irish (4-1).

Body CAMBRIDGE - Cambridge welcomed Medicine Valley for a duel Thursday, defeating the Raiders in straight sets, 25-14, 25-2, 25-16. The Trojans put forth a strong effort from the service line, dealing 17 aces.

Body STAMFORD - The Southern Valley/Alma softball team battled through a tough week, dropping five of six games down the stretch of the regular season, which ends Thursday at Kearney Catholic.

Body BENKELMAN - The Arapahoe football team struggled to generate offense and get its defense off the field in its road trip to D1 No. 2 Dundy County-Stratton Friday.

Body LOOMIS - Loomis wasted little time in flexing its strengths in Friday’s district tilt with Cambridge. The Wolves scored the first four times they possessed the football and jumped Cambridge in the opening quarter, taking a 32-6 lead 10 minutes in.

Body SOUTHERN VALLEY The Southern Valley football team struggled to slow Alma’s passing attack and fell in a hole too deep to climb from in a 42-14 loss Friday night.

Body SUTHERLAND - Saturday’s Sutherland Invite featured a great deal of action that was all a set up for an expected championship match of Class D1 No. 1 Overton vs D1 No.

Body KEARNEY - The UNK Cross Country Invite annually provides teams and runners with an opportunity to essentially preview the State Meet - the event is run on the State course with a field even more crowded than the State event.

Body BARTLEY - In a top 10 district showdown of unbeatens, the Wallace Wildcats leaned on their rushing game and a couple Southwest miscues to build a 24-14 lead at the half Friday night. But he who laughs last laughs best.

Body ARAPAHOE - A highly competitive team race came down to a point on the girls side and 12 area athletes earned medals at the Arapahoe cross country meet Thursday. Cambridge edged Maywood-Hayes Center by a point, 29-30, for the girls team title and Hi-Line was third with 34 points.