Body EUSTIS - The eighthseeded Hi-Line boys basketball team dropped its Fort Kearny Conference Tournament opener to ninth-seeded Pleasanton Saturday, 40-35. The Bulls remained in striking distance, but trailed much of the game after falling behind with a six-point second quarter.

Body ARAPAHOE - It was a highly-successful day of competition for four local wrestling teams as two area squads tied for the team title and six individuals captured first in their weight brackets at the Darrell Barnes Invite in Arapahoe Saturday.

Body CURTIS - The Southwest wrestling team medaled four of its five wrestlers and finished seventh at the 18-team Medicine Valley Invite Friday. The Roughriders’ Mitchel Stritt came away with a tounament championship, earning four victories along the way.

Body MCCOOK - In a methodical, half-court affair, the Maywood-Hayes Center boys basketball team had enjoyed the lead through much of the first three quarters of Saturday night’s RPAC Championship game.

Body The Arapahoe bowling team is closing out its regular season in anticipation of next week’s distict meet at lexington. The Warriors squared off with Southern Valley in a dual last week and posted a 21-0 victory in the girls matchup and a 12-9 victory in the boys.

Body The Medicine Valley girls basketball team exploded to a lead in the first half and built to to nearly 50 points before in the second half before taking a 63-18 win at Hi-Line last week.

Body With a 16-point fourth quarter, the Hi-Line boys basketball team escaped past Medicine Valley last week, posting a 55-47 victory, pushing over .500 with their third-straight victory.

Body CURTIS - The 2024 Republican Plains Activities Conference Basketball Tournament opened play Saturday with first round games in the East played at Medicine Valley High School in Curtis.

Body Two weeks after the two needed overtime to settle a regular season result, secondseeded Cambridge leaned on its defense and shut down seventh-seeded Southwest for a 55-30 victory in Saturday’s first round.

Body The Cambridge and Maywood-Hayes Center boys basketball teams both advanced to the RPAC semifinals with victories in Tuesday night’s quarterfinal round. The Wolves improved to 13-2 with a 60-34 triumph over Hitchcock County.