But Southwest didn’t travel to Kearney for a coronation. Like they have all season, the Roughriders battled.

RED CLOUD - Coming into Friday’s D6 semifinals, the Red Cloud Warriors had scored 61 points per game (not counting a forfeit) in rolling to a 10-0 record. Virtually unstopped all season, the Warriors put their offense on the field first in Friday’s contest against Southwest.

Southwest’s upcoming opponent in the Class D6 State Championship Game has left the same impression on a number of people that have watched them and played them, including Medicine Valley Coach Scott Trimble.

and another to Gage Hammond. Kelley was a favorite target as he pulled in eight receptions for 103 yards.

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BARTLEY - In a rematch of a regular season meeting three weeks earlier, the Southwest football team received a much tougher challenge from visiting Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Friday night in the D6 quarterfinals. But while a a prolific offense sputtered at times, the Roughriders showed they could win with grit, turning away the Mustangs, 27-23, to earn their 10th win of the season advance to Friday’s State semifinals at Red Cloud.

LINCOLN - In a wild match where each set ended unpredictably from the trend, the Southwest volleyball team was unable to capitalize on the opportunities it had in a four-set loss to Overton at the Class D State Volleyball Tournament.

LINCOLN - After a dominant third set victory, the Cambridge volleyball team had closed to within a set of a State Championship Saturday Morning at John Cook Arena in Lincoln. Playing in their second Class D2 State Championship in three years, the Trojans looked and played like they’d been there before, controlling two of the first three sets with service pressure, lots of offense and poise.

LINCOLN - Typicallyspeaking, in the semifinals of the State Volleyball Tournament, it’s not wise to fall into deep holes on the scoreboard. The competition is too good and it’s too hard to string long runs together.