Body CAMBRIDGE - In a team race that went to the wire, Southern Valley edged Cambridge, 152.5-149, to claim the RPAC Championship Saturday at the conference tournament held in Cambridge. Southern Valley medaled nine wrestlers while the Trojans medaled eight.

Body There has been very little drama for East and West tops seeds Southwest and Maywood-Hayes Center as both cruised through the first two rounds of the tournament and into Thursday evening’s semifinals.

Body The Republican Plains Activities Conference will tip off its annual conference basketball tournament under a new and slightly revised format this weekend.

Body Scores Thursday, January 16 Dundy County-Stratton 55, Medicine Valley 21 Friday, January 17 Maywood-Hayes Center 50, Sandhills/Thedford 25 Arapahoe 61, Hi-Line 44 Southern Valley 51, Holdrege 44 Cambridge 43, Sutherland 24 Southwest 63, Bertrand 25 Saturday, January 18...

Body CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge boys and girls basketball teams will both enter RPAC Tournament play riding win streaks as each went unbeaten during a busy stretch of games last week.

Body SOUTHERN VALLEY Visiting Southwest dominated the opening quarter and made an early lead stand up in a 5444 victory at Southern Valley Saturday.

Body BERTRAND - The Maywood-Hayes Center girls basketball teams overcame a pair of slow starts to post lopsided wins over Sandhills/Thedford and Bertrand to stretch their record to 14-2 this season.

Body The Medicine Valley boys basketball team picked up one win last week, but let a second slip out of its grasp. The Raiders faced a familiar foe Jan.

Body MV started off the week Jan. 14 at Cambridge (6-7).

Body HOLDREGE - Southern Valley dominated the middle quarters and escaped Holdrege with a 51-44 win Friday night. The Eagles trailed 12-6 after a quarter, but outscored the Dusters 35-19 during the middle quarters, which was enough to push them to the finish of a 7-point win.