With a strong second half, the Hi-Line girls basketball team pulled away from visting Maxwell for a 53-33 victory, its first of the season. The Bulls had trailed 26-24 at the half, but held the Wildcats to just seven points in the second half and outscored Maxwell 29-7 to roll away to the victory.

Wood River Girls Tournament Results for Southern Valley Girls 120 - Ashley Serfontein (0-2) placed 3rd; Round 1 Jalee Lewandowski (Centura Girls) 3-0 won by fall over Ashley Serfontein (Southern Valley Girls) 0-2 (Fall 1:03); Round 2 - Cherish Faircloth (Wood River Girls) 4-3 won by fall over Ashley Serfontein (Southern Valley Girls) 0-2 (Fall 0:37) 135 - Gracie Chavez (4-6) placed 4th; Round 2 - Gracie Chavez (Southern Valley Girls) 4-6 won by fall over Alice Chlebounova (Doniphan-Trumbull Girls) 0-4 (Fall 1:11); Round 3 - Aliyah Eacker (St. Paul Girls) 3-2 won by fall over Gracie Chavez (Southern Valley Girls) 4-6 (Fall 0:41); Round 4 - Sarah Klein (Centura Girls) 5-0 won by fall over Gracie Chavez (Southern Valley Girls) 4-6 (Fall 0:59); Round 5 - Dulce Montanez (Grand Island Girls) 4-5 won by fall over Gracie Chavez (Southern Valley Girls) 4-6 (Fall 1:33) Southern Valley Girls Invitational Results for Southern Valley Girls 115 - Esmeralda Aguayo (8-2) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points; Round 1 Esmeralda Aguayo (Southern Valley Girls) 8-2 won by fall over Taylor Weber (Sandhills/ Thedford Girls) 4-1 (Fall 3:47); Round 2 - Esmeralda Aguayo (Southern Valley Girls) 8-2 won by fall over Arianna Schutt (York Girls) 2-8 (Fall 1:52); Round 3 - Natalie Simmons (Norton Community) 5-3 won by fall over Esmeralda Aguayo (Southern Valley Girls) 8-2 (Fall 3:24); Round 4 - Esmeralda Aguayo (Southern Valley Girls) 8-2 won by fall over Sarah Cockerill (Perkins County Girls) 2-8 (Fall 0:43); Round 5 - Esmeralda Aguayo (Southern Valley Girls) 8-2 won by fall over Ellie Shaver (Franklin Girls) 3-7 (Fall 0:46) 120 - Ashley Serfontein (4-5) scored 7.0 team points; Champ.

NORTH PLATTE - With more than 200 team points, the Hi-Line wrestling team finished runner-up at the North Platte St. Pat’s Invite.

The Cambridge wretsling team finished runner-up to Anselmo-Merna by four points at the Twin Loup Ivite Friday in Sargent. The Trojans had eight medalists and return home Saturday for the Fran Jorgensen Invite.

Southern Valley Invitational Results for Arapahoe 106 - Gage Gooden (12) scored 3.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Logan Shriver (Alma) 4-3 won by fall over Gage Gooden (Arapahoe) 1-2 (Fall 1:51); Cons. Round 1 - Gage Gooden (Arapahoe) 1-2 won by fall over Cooper Woollen (Wilcox-Hildreth) 0-4 (Fall 5:00); Cons. Round 2 - Konner McCrumb (Wauneta-Palisade) 5-5 won by fall over Gage Gooden (Arapahoe) 1-2 (Fall 1:51) 113 - Cian McCorkle (3-6) placed 4th and scored 3.0 team points; Round 1 - Cian Mc-Corkle (Arapahoe) 3-6 won by fall over Dorian Garza (Norton Community) 0-9 (Fall 3:19); Round 2 - Tyson Freeman (Loomis/Bertrand) 9-3 won by tech fall over Cian Mc-Corkle (Arapahoe) 3-6 (TF-1.5 2:38 (17-1)); Round 3 - Carter Brandyberry (Alma) 12-1 won by fall over Cian McCorkle (Arapahoe) 3-6 (Fall 2:00); Round 5 - Ian Dunse (Alma) 5-5 won by decision over Cian McCorkle (Arapahoe) 3-6 (Dec 10-3) 120 - Clayton North (56) scored 5.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Clayton North (Arapahoe) 5-6 won by decision over Jace Hajny (Red Cloud/Blue Hill) 7-8 (Dec 8-6); Quarterfinal - Braxton Hammond (Southern Valley) 9-2 won by fall over Clayton North (Arapahoe) 5-6 (Fall 2:38); Cons. Round 2 - Clayton North (Arapahoe) 5-6 won by fall over Connor Sutton (Sandhills/ Thedford) 1-4 (Fall 0:49); Cons. Round 3 - Carter Horner (Loomis/Bertrand) 3-4 won by fall over Clayton North (Arapahoe) 5-6 (Fall 3:45) 126 - Wayne Lee (35) scored 3.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Emmitt Dirks (York) 8-1 won by fall over Wayne Lee (Arapahoe) 3-5 (Fall 5:03); Cons. Round 1 - Wayne Lee (Arapahoe) 3-5 won by fall over Gage Helgoth (Sedgwick County/Fleming) 1-4 (Fall 2:38); Cons. Round 2 - Asa Popp (Atwood-Rawlins County) 6-4 won by fall over Wayne Lee (Arapahoe) 3-5 (Fall 3:56) 132 - Corbin Carpenter (6-4) Champ. Round 1 - Chase Ostdiek (Red Cloud/Blue Hill) 8-4 won by fall over Corbin Carpenter (Arapahoe) 6-4 (Fall 1:09); Cons. Round 1 - Corbin Carpenter (Arapahoe) 6-4 won by major decision over Christopher Williams (Centura) 0-6 (MD 13-5); Cons. Round 2 - Corbin Carpenter (Arapahoe) 6-4 won by decision over Alex Diaz (Arapahoe) 4-5 (Dec 2-1); Cons. Round 3 - Tanner McLain (Hitchcock County) 6-4 won by decision over Corbin Carpenter (Arapahoe) 6-4 (Dec 1-0) 132 - Hunter Jorschumb (0-5) Champ. Round 1 - Kellan Brown (Loomis/Bertrand) 7-3 won by fall over Hunter Jorschumb (Arapahoe) 0-5 (Fall 1:23); Cons. Round 1 Gavin Dunse (Alma) 4-8 won by fall over Hunter Jorschumb (Arapahoe) 0-5 (Fall 0:19) 132 - Alex Diaz (4-5) scored 4.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Alex Diaz (Arapahoe) 4-5 won by fall over Hunter Koetter (Medicine Valley) 6-6 (Fall 1:43); Quarterfinal - Ryan Sramek (Atwood-Rawlins County) 7-2 won by fall over Alex Diaz (Arapahoe) 4-5 (Fall 2:33); Cons. Round 2 - Corbin Carpenter (Arapahoe) 6-4 won by decision over Alex Diaz (Arapahoe) 4-5 (Dec 2-1) 138 - Grayson Koller (32) scored 10.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Grayson Koller (Arapahoe) 3-2 won by fall over Destry Russell (Chase County) 3-2 (Fall 1:21); Quarterfinal - Hudson Holoch (York) 7-3 won by fall over Grayson Koller (Arapahoe) 3-2 (Fall 2:47); Cons. Round 2 - Grayson Koller (Arapahoe) 3-2 won by fall over Jorge Morales (Loomis/Bertrand) 1-6 (Fall 1:52); Cons. Round 3 Grayson Koller (Arapahoe) 3-2 won by fall over Gage Rasser (Red Cloud/Blue Hill) 13-3 (Fall 1:52); Cons. Semi - Keller Twohig (Franklin) 4-2 won by fall over Grayson Koller (Arapahoe) 3-2 (Fall 2:01) 145 - Titus Goshert (74) scored 1.0 team points; Champ. Quarterfinal - Nathan Kollmorgen (Hitchcock County) 5-4 won by decision over Titus Goshert (Arapahoe) 7-4 (Dec 5-4); Cons. Round 2 - Titus Goshert (Arapahoe) 7-4 won by decision over Luc Lopez (Axtell) 1-2 (Dec 3-2); Cons. Round 3 - Caden Trew (Red Cloud/Blue Hill) 13-4 won by decision over Titus Goshert (Arapahoe) 7-4 (Dec 11-7) 152 - Taylor Jones (0-2) Champ. Round 1 - Ryker Copeland (Sutherland) 4-4 won by fall over Taylor Jones (Arapahoe) 0-2 (Fall 1:18); Cons. Round 2 - Samuel Hare (Hitchcock County) 1-2 won by decision over Taylor Jones (Arapahoe) 0-2 (Dec 4-0) 160 - Rafe Hill (7-4) placed 4th and scored 17.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Rafe Hill (Arapahoe) 7-4 won by fall over Tyler O`Neil (Chase County) 3-5 (Fall 1:56); Quarterfinal - Tanner O`Brien (Hitchcock County) 5-1 won by decision over Rafe Hill (Arapahoe) 7-4 (Dec 8-4); Cons.

MCCOOK - In the first round of the Cattle Trail Basketball Tournament Tuesday, the Southwest girls and Arapahoe boys advanced to the tournament semifinals while the Southwest boys and Arapahoe girls fell to the consolation rounds.

EUSTIS - In a three-team battle that lasted throughout the tournament, Sutherland edged Cambridge and Hi-Line for the Hi-Line Wrestling Tournament title Friday in Eustis. The Sailors and Trojans had gained some separation in the finals and the championship came down to the last five weight classes as Sutherland edged Cambridge, 167.5-165 for first.

BARTLEY - The Southwest girls wrestling team finsihed seventh and Southern Valley took 14th at the 17team Southwest Invite Friday in Bartley. The Roughriders had two individual champions at the meet as Gracelyn Fries took first at 105 pounds and Madelyn Tryon finished first at 190 pounds.

Individual results for Arapahoe were as follows: 113 - Cian McCorkle (0-2) Paxton Bierman (South Loup (Callaway/ Arnold)) 2-2 won by fall over Cian McCorkle (Arapahoe) 0-2 (Fall 5:01); Cons. Round 2 Zan Ellison (South Loup (Callaway/ Arnold)) 1-2 won by fall over Cian McCorkle (Arapahoe) 0-2 (Fall 2:45) 120 - Clayton North (2-2) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points; Quarterfinal - Clayton North (Arapahoe) 2-2 won by fall over Emily Willis (Dundy County-Stratton) 1-2 (Fall 3:50); Semifinal - Luke Harper (Sutherland) 3-0 won by fall over Clayton North (Arapahoe) 2-2 (Fall 0:54); Cons.

WAUNETA - After cruising to victory on opening night, the Cambridge girls basketball team used some clutch play down the stretch to come back from 12 down to defeat Wauneta-Palisade Friday night and complete a 2-0 opening week.