The Wildcat and Lady Wildcat basketball teams are gearing up for the RPAC tournament beginning this Saturday. In the meantime, the boys will hope to start a new winning streak while the girls aim for further improvement. Hear all about it in this week’s Wallace Wildcat sports update!
The Sutherland Lady Sailors and Chase County Lady Longhorns advanced to the semifinals of the SPVA girls basketball tournament with victories last night. Chase County edged Perkins County 37-36, and Sutherland routed Maxwell 74-28. Tonight in the SPVA boys basketball tournament, semifinal action will pit top-seed St. Pat’s against Perkins County at 6 PM, and second-seed Chase County against Hershey at 7:30.
The updated brackets are HERE.
The Sutherland Lady Sailors are a big fish in the SPVA pond, but their rivals from St. Pat’s and Hershey aren’t exactly guppies. One of the best SPVA girls hoops tournaments in recent memory gets underway tonight for the Lady Sailors. The Sailor boys are hoping that their SPVA experience leads them to their first win. Hear all about it on this week’s Sutherland Sailor sports update!
The Brady Eagles and Lady Eagles kept right on winning last weekend, and are hoping to stay hot heading into next week’s Sandhills Conference tournament. Eagles head coach David Jacobs says he’s pleased with his team’s offensive progress. Hear his thoughts and more in this week’s Brady Eagle sports update!
The Hershey Panthers and Lady Panthers took on their archrivals last night, and each walked off the court victorious. For the Lady Panthers, it’s another big win in what’s been an exciting season so far. For the boys, they hope their win is a turning point for the rest of their year. Hear all about it in this week’s Hershey Panther Sports Update!
The Wallace Wildcat boys have started a new winning streak in the new year! The Lady Wildcats are hoping a winning streak of their own is right around the corner. Catch up with all the latest news from the hardwood in this Wallace Wildcat Sports Update!
The following are scores for prep basketball games Tuesday night:
GIRLS:
Gothenburg 58, Arapahoe 47
Hershey 57, Sutherland 30
Maxwell 49, Maywood 39
Medicine Valley 42, Hayes Center 38
North Platte St. Patrick’s 55, Mullen 39
Southern Valley 61, Chase County 20
BOYS:
Arapahoe 62, Gothenburg 52
Hershey 43, Sutherland 39
Maxwell 44, Maywood 32
Medicine Valley 59, Hayes Center 34
North Platte St. Patrick’s 64, Mullen 41
Southern Valley 58, Chase County 50
The South Platte Valley Association released the brackets for the boys and girls basketball tournaments to be played next week. St. Patrick’s and Chase County are the two top seeds in the boys bracket, while Hershey and St. Pat’s are the top two in the girls tourney.
The bracket can be viewed online here. Tournament play takes place at North Platte Community College starting next Monday.
The Brady Lady Eagles are red-hot! Their winning streak continued through the holidays and they’re looking like one of Class D2’s best teams. The Eagle boys are hoping a similar hot streak comes their way soon – hear what their coach is saying about where his team needs to improve. Hear all about it in this week’s Brady Eagle Sports Update!
The North Platte boys and girls swim teams competed at the Kearney Invite on Saturday.
Team results
Boys
Kearney 519
Pius X 508
NPHS 409
McCook 316
Girls
PiusX 668.5
Kearney 620
McCook 368
NPHS 261.5
North Platte’s lone individual winner was Tyler Halligan, who took first in the 100 backstroke.
