Body The Southwest girls basketball pushed its win streak to 21 with a pair of wins last week and a Subdistrict championship, advancing on to Friday’s district title match against Pleasanton. Arapahoe and Cambridge saw their seasons come to an end at the tournament.

Body BENKELMAN - The top two seeds - Dundy County-Stratton and Hitchcock County - in the Subdistrict D1-12 Tournament advanced to Thursday’s final meaning the season has ended for three area basketball teams.

Body A strong opening quarter propelled Overton to a 63-47 victory over Southern Valley in Monday’s subdistrict tournament opener, ending the Eagles’ season at 4-20. Overton scored 19 in the first eight minutes and led the Eagles 19-8 to the second.

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Body OMAHA - Over five intense days, 18 local athletes competed at the State Wrestling Tournaments, held separately for the first time for boys and girls, in Omaha.

Body Three area girls basketball teams moved within one victory of reaching next week’s State Basketball Tournament last week. Maywood-Hayes Center and Southern Valley advanced to Class C2 district finals and will both make long road trips in advance of Friday’s district finals tilts.

Body CURTIS - Both the topseeded Medicine Valley boys basketball team and the second-seeded Southwest Roughriders advanced into semifinal action Tuesday at the Subdistrict D2-8 Tournament in Curtis.

Body SUTHERLAND - Two Medicine Valley wrestlers got within a win of reaching the State Tournament, but the team’s season ended at the D-4 District Tournament in Sutherland.

Body BARTLEY - The Southwest boys basketball team found just enough offense to tip a pair of home games their way, defeating Axtell, 64-60, on Friday before taking down Wallace, 68-64, in a makeup game Monday afternoon.