SARGENT - With four medalists, the Cambridge wrestling team finished fourth place at the Twin Loup Invite Friday. Myles Stanton led the Trojans with a first-place finish at 190 pounds, earning a 45-second pin in the finals.

WEST POINT - At what will likely be the toughest tournament the Roughriders will compete at before the postseason, the Southwest girls wrestling team finished 13th at the Battle at the Point tournament in West POint Saturday.

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ELWOOD - A late flurry in the final seconds pushed the host Hi-Line Bulls past Southern Valley Thursday in an RPAC boys basketball showdown. Southern Valley broke away from a tied game at halftime and was in control with a seven-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.

ELWOOD - While they struggled to make shots and rebound the basketball at times, the visiting Southern Valley girls basketball team leaned on its defense to shut down Hi-Line Thursday in a 39-15 victory, the Eagles first of the year.

CAMBRIDGE - Southern Valley started strong, but the Cambridge girls basketball team finished strong and rolled away late to a 55-37 victory over the Eagles last week. The Eagles scored the first seven points of the game and led 13-10 after a quarter and 16-10 early in the second.

ELWOOD - Eight area wrestlers took first and three local teams finished in the top four at the annual Hi-Line Invite Friday. Four Arapahoe wrestlers captured the top spot on the podium to push the Warriors to a runaway team title, scoring 138.5 points.

BARTLEY - In the first big tournament of the season, the Southwest girls wrestling team shined on its home stage, taking first place in its 30-team invite Friday. Capri Sayer led the Roughriders with a first-place finish at 105 pounds, pinning her way to the title, while Rylan Custard (125) and Madelyn Tryon (235) each finished runner-up.

MCCOOK - At Tuesday’s first round of the Cattle Trail Tournament in McCook, four area teams earned victories and advanced to Friday’s semifinals. In girls’ action, Maywood- Hayes Center rolled past Medicine Valley, 71-17, and will battle Decatur Community Friday at 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN VALLEY The Southern Valley girls basketball team battled two of the top teams in the area to open the season and dropped both contests, falling to Minden, 5138, Friday before a 60-39 loss to Elm Creek Friday.