After an upset win over top-seeded North Platte St. Pat’s in the D1-12 subdistrict, Maywood/Hayes Center’s boys basketball team missed out on a chance at a state berth with a 36-27 loss to East Butler Monday in the D1-3 district final.

The Medicine Valley boys basketball season came to an end last week in the D2-8 subdistrict with a 42-56 loss to Sumner-Eddyville-Miller. The Raiders fell behind 4-12 in the first quarter and finished the quarter trailing 7-16.

SHELTON - After spotting the host Shelton Bulldogs an 8-2 lead in the first 90 seconds, the Arapahoe girls basketball team quickly took hold of Friday’s district title tilt. Once they had it in their grasp, the Warriors never let go.

HAYES CENTER - Playing in their 10th-consecutive district championship game, the Maywood/Hayes Center girls basketball team knew full well what it needed to do Friday to advance to their first State Tournament since 2021.

Tournament berth. Cambridge finished its season at 17-8.

SHELTON - Following a heartbreaking finish in their Subdistrict opener last Tuesday, the Arapahoe girls basketball team had to sit and wait. Like a lot of bubble teams come Selection Sunday, the Warriors had no control over whether or not their season would continue.

MAYWOOD - A lot can change in 10 weeks. Thursday’s subdistrict championship between topseeded Maywood/Hayes Center and third-seeded Southwest was a rematch from the first weekend of the season when the Wolves routed the Roughriders 84-46.

After the first two nights of Subdistrict action, three area teams won opportunities to compete for the Subdistrict championship on Thursday. At the Subdistrict D2-8 tournament, second-seeded Medicine Valley (14-9) took care of business Tuesday and dismissed third-seeded Sandhills/ Thedford, 51-36, to advance to Thursday’s title game against top-seeded Sumner-Eddyville-Miller(14-8), which ousted Brady, 62-32, on Tuesday.

OMAHA - Overton the course of five days split between two separate tournaments, local wrestlers excelled at the State Wrestling Championships in Omaha. At the Class B Girls Tournament Tuesday and Wednesday, all seven qualifiers won at least a match and three medaled, led by a State Championship from Southwest’s Madelyn Tryon at 235.

OMAHA - The Girls State Wrestling Tournament has been all too familiar for Southwest’s Madelyn Tryon. The senior had qualified all four years of high school, medaling sixth both her sophomore and junior seasons.