BENKELMAN - After a sleepy start, the Cambridge boys basketball team awakened and exploded in and out of halftime to roll away for a 57-39 win over Hitchcock County in the first round of the Subdistrict D1-10 Tournament.

HAYES CENTER With victories Tuesday, the Maywood-Hayes Center and Medicinr Valkey boys basketball teams advanced to the Subdistrict D2-8 Finals on Thursday. Their paths through Tuesday’s contests were a bit different.

LOOMIS - Both the Arapahoe and Southern Valley boys basketball teams suffered similar fates at the Subdistrict D1-9 Tournament on Loomis. Monday, Arapahoe let an 11-point lead slip away and wilted down the stretch of a 45-43 defeat to Bertrand to see its season end at 12-13.

SOUTHERN VALLEY 'It's hard to beat a team three times.' No doubt, those words echoed for members of the Southern Valley girls basketball team as they prepared for last Thursday's subdistrict final against Alma, a team they'd battle for the third time in 22 days. Southern Valley had already handed the Cardinals two of their three losses ''It is hard to beat a team 3 times' was posted on the whiteboard in the locker room before the game,' Southern Valley Coach Richard McDonald said.

MAYWOOD - A new night and a new opponent, but the Subdistrict final result was almost identical to the first round for top-seeded Maywood-Hayes Center at the Girls D1-11 Tournament last Thursday. Two days after a 66-22 win over Hi-Line in the first round, the Wolves thoroughly beat Brady (13-11) 62-20 in Thursday’s final, improving to 21-2 on the season while advancing to a district final matchup Friday against Elgin/ Pope John.

Back-to-back wins last week improved the Medicine Valley boys basketball team to 9-11 on the season with just one game left. MV started off its week Thursday at home with a 5750 win over Maxwell (6-14).

BROKEN BOW - At th always-challenging District C-4 Tournament, the Hi-Line wrestling team qualified three for the Class C State Tournament. Parker Schutz led the way, finishing runner-up at 126 pounds and Connor Edwards won three-staright through the consolation bracket to take fourth and qualify at 106.

PLEASANTON - The Arapahoe wrestling team qualifi ed five for State and finished runner-up at the District D-3 Tournament in Pleasanton. Briggs Hill took the district title for the Warriors at 132 pounds and Grayson Koller was runner-up at 150 pounds.