control,” Lovin said. “We don’t want to go at a snail’s pace, but we also don’t want to go with our hair on fire.

SOUTHERN VALLEY Any frustrations the Southern Valley girls basketball team felt about dropping their first two games of the season were taken out on last week’s opponents as Southern Valley walloped Cambridge, Hi-Line and Overton to improve to 3-2 this season.

EUSTIS - After Maxwell blitzed the Hi-Line boys basketball team at the outset, the Bulls settled in and shut the Wildcats down in the second half to post a 59-54 comeback victory. The Bulls trailed 26-13, but after the explosive first eight minutes for the Wildcats in which they hit five threes, Hi-Line clamped them down.

Stalder (106), Chase Hamilton (120) and Nate Grilli (190) took third in their respective weight classes. Trey Broeker (285) finished fourth for the Eagles. Sully Bantam (138) and Prestin Horwart (150) each earned victories at the tournament for Southern Valley as well.

SARGENT - With four finalists, the Cambridge wrestling team took third place at the Twin Loup Invite in Sargent Friday. Carter Hanes led the Trojans with another first-place finish, improving to 12-0 this season at 150 pounds.

ANELMO - With five medalists, the Hi-Line wrestling team finished fourth at the AnelmoMerna Invite Saturday. Parker Schutz led the Bulls with a first-place finish at 144 pounds, pinning his way to the title.

MCCOOK - The Southwest girls basketball team found itself in a pair of dogfights over the weekend at the Cattle Trail Tournament, but turned to its defense to pull out a pair of victories, capturing the tournament title.

The Medicine Valley boys basketball team put a nice run together through this year’s Cattle Trail Tournament. The Raiders opened with a win over Maywood/Hayes Center and followed it up with a victory over Southwest before falling to undefeated Dundy County Stratton in the championship game.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - With six individual medalists, the Southern Valley boys wrestling team emerged from a tight team race as the runner-up behind champion Chase County at Friday’s home invite. The Eagles scored 112 team points, 11 better than third-place Sutherland and four other teams that all scored at least 88.

SOUTHERN VALLEY Like it had 48 hours earlier, the Hi-Line boys basketball team showed its best in the fourth quarter as it rallied past Southern Valley for its third win in four outings. Tuesday, the Bulls rallied from a 13-point deficit after a quarter for a 59-54 win over Maxwell.