The brackets for the 2014 Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference boys and girls basketball tournaments were released on Monday and the North Platte Lady Bulldogs are the No. 2 seed in the girls bracket and the Bulldogs boys are the No. 6 seed.

The 2014 GNAC Tournament will take place in Hastings, Monday, December 29-Wednesday, December 31.

The Lady Dawgs are the No. 2 seed with a 4-2 record to start the season. The defending GNAC Champion Norfolk is the No. 1 seed, also with a 4-2 record. The two teams have two common opponents so far this season. North Platte lost at Lincoln East 63-53 and beat Columbus at home 57-52. Norfolk beat Columbus on the road 48-44 and lost at home vs. Lincoln East 54-43.

North Platte will play seventh-seeded McCook in the first round of the tournament on Monday, December 29 at 2:00 pm. The game will be played in the South Gym in Hastings and can be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or online at northplattepost.com. The Lady Dawgs are led by senior Kaitlynn Harvey, who is averaging 17 points per game and 2.5 steals. Fellow senior Jessy Hunt is averaging 12.8 points and nine rebounds per game. McCook is currently 3-3 on the season. The bracket for the girls tournament can be seen below.

The North Platte Bulldogs boys basketball team is the No. 6 seed in next week’s tournament and will play third-seeded Kearney in the first round. The game will tip-off at 3:45 on Monday, December 29 in the South Gym in Hastings. The game can be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or online at northplattepost.com. The Dawgs are 1-5 on the season and are led by junior Rashawn Bryant with 13 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. Senior Shane Mauch is also averaging in double-figures with 10.5 points per game to go along with 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

The defending GNAC Champion Norfolk is the No. 1 seed on the boys side as well, with Scottsbluff as the No. 2 seed. The boys bracket can be seen below.