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Heartland 59, Central Valley 48 Weeping Water Holiday Tournament Pawnee City 52, Southern 29 15. Northwestern 11-1 352 15 ana 41, OT Wednesday, December 30 p.m.; Championship — 6:15 p.m.); Ashland-Greenwood Tournament Division A Kearney Catholic Tournament (KCHS) 16. 8-3 290 16 INDEPENDENCE BOWL: Virginia BASKETBALL, MEN’S Coyote Wayne Holiday Tourn. (Hartington TUESDAY’S S.D. BOYS Omaha Roncalli 45, Ashland-Green- Parkview Christian 59, Lewiston 45 Kearney Catholic 65, Ogallala 15 17. South Florida 7-2 282 17 Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Classic at Salina, Kan. (MMC vs. Cedar Catholic, Laurel-Concord- Aberdeen Central 52, Rapid City wood 44 York Tournament North Platte St. Patrick’s 60, Am- 18. California 8-2 237 18 FOSTER FARMS BOWL: Nebraska Friends, 2 p.m., KYNT-AM) Coleridge); Wynot at Crofton Stevens 42 Platteview 67, Plattsmouth 34 York 60, Elkhorn 57 herst 22 19. Oklahoma 9-2 209 19 37, UCLA 29 BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S WRESTLING, PREP Pierce Canistota 58, Flandreau 51 Bishop Nuemann Tournament Yutan Holiday Tournament Lincoln Lutheran Tournament 20. Miami 12-1 165 20 Monday, Dec. 28 Kansas Wesleyan Classic (MMC Inv. (Hartington Cedar Catholic, Corsica/Stickney 92, Alcester- Bishop Neumann 67, Lincoln Chris- Yutan 74, Omaha Brownell-Talbot Omaha Duchesne Academy 36, 21. Arizona State 9-3 164 21 MILITARY BOWL: Navy 44, Pitts- vs. McPherson, noon, KYNT-AM) Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 10 Hudson 62 tian 24 42 Raymond Central 25 22. Michigan State 9-2 129 22 burgh 28 BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Creigh- a.m.) Dakota Valley 79, Parkston 57 Brady Tournament Lincoln Tournament (Nebraska Wes- 23. Seton Hall 10-1 83 24 QUICK LANE BOWL: 21, ton Holiday Tourn. (Third — 4:15 Thursday, December 31 Eureka/Bowdle 69, Northwestern 53 Anselmo-Merna 64, Brady 30 TUESDAY’S NEB. GIRLS leyan Tournament) 24. DePaul 8-5 79 23 Central Michigan 14 p.m.; Championship — 7:45 p.m.); BASKETBALL, BOYS’ Buse- Hitchcock County 49, Eustis- Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 46, 25. Iowa 10-2 54 25 Huron Holiday Classic (Marty man Classic at Centerville (Beres- Irene-Wakonda 58, Sully Buttes 47 Elwood 41, Southwest 30 Tuesday, Dec. 29 Farnam 33 Tekamah-Herman 44 Others receiving votes: UCLA 44, California vs. Lyman, noon; Gayville-Volin ford vs. Viborg-Hurley, 5 p.m.; Lausanne Collegiate, Tenn. 58, Gering 39, Wheatland, Wyo. 35 ARMED FORCES BOWL: Georgia 42, Missouri 41, Florida 24, 55, Air Force 36 vs. Faulkton, 1:45 p.m.); Omaha Lennox vs. Centerville, 7 p.m.); Sioux Falls Roosevelt 45 Cabela’s Holiday Shootout High Plains Community 32, Pal- Logan View Tournament Gering 52, Wheatland 49 Elmwood-Murdock 40, Logan View Oregon 18, Syracuse 15, Virginia Tech Baylor Nation Holiday Tourn. (Santee); Shootout On The Elkhorn at Wis- McCook Central/Montrose 53, Scot- myra 18 RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL: land 31 Gothenburg 48, Chase County 35 26 14, Princeton 9, Nebraska 8, St. John’s 49, North Carolina 38 Randolph Holiday Tourn. (Third — ner (Ponca); Wayne Holiday Tourn. Adams Central Tournament Fort Calhoun 67, Arlington 39 8, Southern Cal 7, Auburn 4, Duquesne Nevada (6-6) vs. 3:30 p.m.; Championship — 6:30 (Hartington Cedar Catholic, Laurel- Minneapolis Henry, Minn. 104, Clearwater/Orchard Holiday Tourn. Adams Central 65, Boone Central/ ARIZONA BOWL: CWC 48, Ewing 17 3, Boston College 2, Dayton 2, Army 1, Colorado State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ASN) p.m.); Shootout On The Elkhorn at Concord-Coleridge) Bridgewater-Emery 74 Newman Grove 26 Malcolm Tournament Malcolm 49, Centennial 12 Tulane 1. Texas Tech (7-5) vs. Wisner (Ponca); Verdigre Booster Pierre 64, Watertown 57 Columbus Scotus Tournament Bennington 36, Broken Bow 35 TEXAS BOWL: BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ Sioux Falls Washington 70, Mitch- Twin River 46, Columbus Lakeview Omaha Nation Tournament LSU (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Club Holiday Tourn. (Third — 4:30 Buseman Classic at Centerville 27 Ainsworth Holiday Tournament Emerson-Hubbard 66, Lyons-Deca- p.m.; Championship — 8 p.m.); (Centerville vs. S.F. Lincoln JV, 3 ell 53 Ord 58, North Central 47 Wednesday, Dec. 30 tur Northeast 55 Au- Wayne Holiday Tourn. (Hartington p.m.); Shootout On The Elkhorn Sisseton 44, Elk Point-Jefferson 30 Doane Tournament Stuart 65, Ainsworth 36 FOOTBALL BIRMINGHAM (ALA.) BOWL: Solen, N.D. 62, McLaughlin 40 Crete 63, Ralston 35 Omaha Nation 79, Santee 13 burn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. Cedar Catholic, Laurel-Concord- at Wisner (Ponca); Wayne Holiday Alliance Tournament FBS PLAYOFFS (ESPN) Coleridge); Wynot at Crofton Tourn. (Hartington Cedar Catholic, Tea Area 61, Vermillion 57 Elm Creek Tournament Alliance 43, Gordon/Rushville 39 Perkins County Tournament Cozad 46, Gibbon 30 Wallace 52, Perkins County 31 Thursday, Dec. 31 NC State (7-5) vs. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge) Todd County 92, Bennett County 53 Exeter/Milligan 59, Shelton 18 BELK BOWL: BASKETBALL, GIRLS’ ORANGE BOWL (SEMIFINAL): Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Creighton Holiday Tourn. (Third Dakota Holiday Tournament Freeman Sportsman Holiday Tourn. Mitchell 68, Bridgeport 33 Randolph Tournament (Holiday) Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 3 Friday, January 1 Sutton 49, Thayer Central 27 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 48, Louisville (7-5) — 2:30 p.m.; Championship — 6 IUPUI Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, N.D. 62, Silver Lake 32, Alma 21 p.m. (ESPN) MUSIC CITY BOWL: BASKETBALL, MEN’S Leola/Frederick 34 Gillette Energy Classic Tournament Plainview 27 COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (SEMIFI- vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN) p.m.); Omaha Nation Holiday at USD (2:30 p.m., KVHT-FM) Gering 52, Wheatland, Wyo. 49 Ansley-Litchfield Tournament Randolph 54, Winside 14 Wisconsin (9-3) Tourn. (Santee); Randolph Holiday Milbank Tournament Ansley-Litchfield 38, Giltner 20 NAL): Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State HOLIDAY BOWL: BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tourn. (Third — 2 p.m.; Champion- Denver at USD (noon, KVHT-FM) Langford 50, Milbank Area 39 GNAC Tournament Heartland 47, Central Valley 42 Ravenna Holiday Tournament (12-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Ortonville, Minn. 62, Webster 45 Columbus 58, Lexington 56 Ravenna 30, Centura 25 Monday, Jan. 11 Thursday, Dec. 31 ship — 5 p.m.); Shootout On The HOCKEY, BOYS’ Yankton at Norfolk 63, Hastings 41 Ashland-Greenwood Tournament Riverside 41, Overton 34 CHAMPIONSHIP: Orange Bowl win- Houston (12-1) vs. Elkhorn at Wisner (Ponca); Swiftel Brookings (7:30 p.m.) Classic Omaha Roncalli 40, Ashland-Green- PEACH BOWL: ner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. Florida State (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Classic (Platte-Geddes vs. Canby, Yankton Redfield/Doland 65, Fargo Oak Semifinal wood 26 Sandy Creek Tournament HOCKEY, BOYS’ JV Scottsbluff 72, Kearney 47 Cross County 52, Wood River 40 (ESPN) 3:30 p.m.); Verdigre Booster Club at Brookings (5 p.m.) Grove Lutheran, N.D. 63 Platteview 59, Plattsmouth 48 Friday, Jan. 1 Harding County 58, LaMoure-Litch- Great Northeast Nebraska Tournament Sandy Creek 44, Central City 40 OUTBACK BOWL: Northwestern Holiday Tourn. (Third — 2:45 Hartington Cedar Catholic 66, Bishop Neumann Tournament COLLEGE BOWLS (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. ville-Marion, N.D. 33 Bishop Neumann 81, Wahoo 38 Seward Tournament Pender 22 Minden 59, Holdrege 39 (ESPN2) Snowball Classic Lincoln Christian 70, Elkhorn South Saturday, Dec. 19 West Point-Beemer 62, Laurel- Seward 74, Southern Valley 38 Michigan (9-3) vs. Burke/South Central 63, Hot Springs 67 CELEBRATION BOWL: NC A&T 41, CITRUS BOWL: 61 Concord/Coleridge 54 St. Edward Tournament Alcorn State 34 Florida (10-3), noon (ABC) Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307 Oakland 23, San Diego 20, OT Brady Tournament Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377 Colome 86, Centerville 54 Gretna Christmas Tournament Clarkson/Leigh 44, St. Edward 30 NEW MEXICO BOWL: Arizona 45, FIESTA BOWL: Notre Dame (10-2) Saturday, Dec. 26 Brady 54, Hitchcock County 26 Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404 Washington 38, Philadelphia 24 Swiftel Classic Aurora 80, Nebraska City 44 Nebraska Christian 46, Osceola 33 New Mexico 37 vs. Ohio State (11-1), noon (ESPN) Gretna 66, Lincoln Pius X 40 Cabela’s Holiday Shootout Iowa (12-1) vs. Stan- West Sunday, Dec. 27 Deuel 53, Lake Preston 38 Gering 39, Wheatland 35 Stanton Tournament (Holiday) LAS VEGAS BOWL: Utah 35, BYU ROSE BOWL: Stanton 51, O’Neill 29 ford (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN) W L T Pct PF PA Houston 34, Tennessee 6 Gregory 70, Estelline 28 Heartland Conference Tournament Gothenburg 38, Chase County 37 28 Lincoln Southeast 62, Grand Island West Holt 47, Madison 28 Oklahoma State x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276 Kansas City 17, Cleveland 13 Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 58, Laramie, Wyo. 59, Sidney 42 CAMELIA BOWL: Appalachian SUGAR BOWL: 47 (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 7:30 p.m. x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270 N.Y. Jets 26, New England 20, OT Wilmot 44 Torrington, Wyo. 58, Hershey 37 Superior Tournament State 31, Ohio 29 Homer Tournament Red Cloud 46, Franklin 26 San Jose State 27, (ESPN) Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376 Indianapolis 18, Miami 12 Chadron Tournament (Invite) CURE BOWL: Bancroft-Rosalie 67, Homer 42 Superior 51, Lawrence-Nelson 34 Georgia State 16 Saturday, Jan. 2 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371 Detroit 32, San Francisco 17 TUESDAY’S S.D. GIRLS Spearfish, S.D. 61, Valentine 35 Buffalo 16, Dallas 6 Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer Tourn. Syracuse Tournament NEW ORLEANS BOWL: Louisiana TAXSLAYER BOWL: Penn St. (7-5) NATIONAL CONFERENCE Elk Point-Jefferson 55, Viborg- Clearwater/Orchard Tournament Southern 40, Pawnee City 39 Auburn 44, Syracuse 41 Tech 47, Arkansas State 28 vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) East Chicago 26, Tampa Bay 21 Hurley 51 CWC 61, Ewing 36 Atlanta 20, Carolina 13 Kearney Catholic Holiday Tournament Verdigre Tournament Monday, Dec. 21 LIBERTY BOWL: Kansas St. (6-6) W L T Pct PF PA St. Thomas More 33, Mt. Vernon/ Elkhorn Valley 46, Clearwater/Or- y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356 Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 17 Amherst 68, North Platte St. Pat- Bloomfield 61, Osmond 30 MIAMI BEACH BOWL: Western vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Plankinton 27 chard 32 rick’s 59 Niobrara/Verdigre 46, Allen 40 Kentucky 45, South Florida 35 ALAMO BOWL: Oregon (9-3) vs. Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400 New Orleans 38, Jacksonville 27 Watertown 62, Pierre 59 Columbus Scotus (Columbus Holiday) TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407 St. Louis 23, Seattle 17 Lincoln Wesleyan Tournament Columbus Lakeview 41, Twin River Waverly Tournament Tuesday, Dec. 22 Winner 67, Bon Homme 22 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 70, Norris 51, Omaha Gross Catholic 29 West Virginia Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340 Arizona 38, Green Bay 8 36 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL: CACTUS BOWL: Chadron Tournament (Invite) Tekamah-Herman 51 Weeping Water Holiday Tournament Akron 23, Utah State 21 (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. South Minnesota 49, N.Y. Giants 17 Spearfish 61, Valentine, Neb. 35 Columbus Scotus 38, Schuyler 33 Logan View Tournament Division A Toledo (ESPN) W L T Pct PF PA Monday, Dec. 28 Creighton Tournament (Holiday) BOCA RATON (FLA.) BOWL: Dakota Holiday Tournament Elmwood-Murdock 61, Logan View Sterling 60, East Butler 32 32, Temple 17 y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298 Denver 20, Cincinnati 17, OT Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, N.D. 59, Boyd County 52, Hartington-New- Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325 55 Division B Wednesday, Dec. 23 Sunday, Jan. 3 Leola/Frederick 31 castle 44 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379 Jacksonville at Houston, noon Fort Calhoun 62, Arlington 53 Lewiston 57, Parkview Christian 38 POINSETTIA BOWL: Boise State Ellendale, N.D. 41, Britton-Hecla 28 Wausa 56, Creighton 31 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Omaha Nation Tournament Wilcox-Hildreth Tournament 55, Northern Illinois 7 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459 Washington at Dallas, noon Huron Holiday Classic David City Tournament East Detroit at Chicago, noon Lyons-Decatur Northeast 53, Emer- Hampton 39, Wilcox-Hildreth 29 GODADDY BOWL: Georgia South- North Bison 51, Iroquois 27 Elgin Public/Pope John 58, David W L T Pct PF PA son-Hubbard 44 Kenesaw 51, Harvard 33 ern 58, Bowling Green 27 W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets at Buffalo,noon Chester 42, Jones County 34 City 49 y-N. England 12 3 0 .800 455 295 x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303 New England at Miami, noon Omaha Nation 94, Santee 50 Wisner-Pilger Tournament Thursday, Dec. 24 N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292 Hitchcock-Tulare 42, Mitchell Chris- Elm Creek Tournament Battle Creek 54, Ponca 51 x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289 New Orleans at Atlanta, noon Perkins County Tournament Cozad 44, Gibbon 26 BAHAMAS BOWL: Western Michi- Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342 tian 32 Creek Valley 43, Sandhills/Thed- Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380 Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Elm Creek 46, Doniphan-Trumbull York Tournament gan 45, Middle Tennessee 31 Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379 James Valley Christian 54, Potter ford 39 Elkhorn 45, York 36 Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373 Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon 44 HAWAII BOWL: San Diego State 42, South County 41 Humphrey St. Francis 55, Deshler West Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Randolph Holiday Tournament Cincinnati 7 W L T Pct PF PA McIntosh 55, Marty Indian 52 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 52, GNAC Tournament 42 W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, noon Hastings 42, Norfolk 39 Saturday, Dec. 26 Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307 Marshall Tournament (SMSU) Plainview 40 y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277 Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m. McCook 54, Lexington 43 Yutan Tournament ST. PETERSBURG (FLA.) BOWL: Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384 First Round Sandy Creek Tournament Archbishop Bergan 44, Yutan 32 Marshall 16, UConn 10 x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271 St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:25 Fulda, Minn. 58, Wilmot 43 North Platte 58, Scottsbluff 45 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418 Milford 69, St. Paul 42 Washington State 20, St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311 p.m. Grand Island Central Catholic Tourn. SUN BOWL: Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393 Milbank Tournament Fifth Place Miami 14 San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371 San Diego at Denver, 3:25 p.m. Waubay/Summit 40, Milbank Area Fullerton 48, Grand Island Central USA TODAY WOMEN’S TOP 25 North Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. Central City 56, Sandy Creek 49 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL: Wash- x-clinched playoff spot 37 Catholic 42 The top 25 teams in the USA Today W L T Pct PF PA y-clinched division Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:25 p.m. Seward Tournament Shelby/Rising City 45, Fillmore Cen- women’s college basketball poll, with ington 44, Southern Mississippi 31 y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263 Waverly-South Shore 54, Ortonville, Minden 44, Holdrege 32 Thursday, Dec. 24 Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m. tral 37, OT first-place votes in parentheses, records PINSTRIPE BOWL: Duke 44, Indi- Minn. 49 Seward 60, Southern Valley 41 Snowball Classic Great Nebraska Shootout Tournament through Dec. 28, points based on 25 Shootout on the Elkhorn Tournament Pender 38, Hartington Cedar Catho- points for a first-place vote through one Platte-Geddes 52, Wall 46 Ponca 58, Battle Creek 52 Swiftel Classic lic 32 point for a 25th-place vote and previous Silver Lake Holiday Tournament West Point-Beemer 68, Laurel- ranking: Bruegman had four steals in the victory. Classic on Tuesday. Belle Fourche 37, Sisseton 34 Exeter/Milligan 68, Shelton 65 Winner Tournament Concord/Coleridge 35 Record Pts Pvs Caitlin Kumm led Osmond with Jada Cunningham added 12 points St. Edward Tournament 1. UConn (32) 10-0 800 1 Waubay 40, Milbank Area 37 Osceola 55, Nebraska Christian Gretna Tournament Girls seven points. and Carly Knutson had nine points for Gretna 61, Aurora 40 2. South Carolina 12-0 768 2 46, OT 3. Notre Dame 11-1 720 3 Bloomfield will play in the champion- Washington (5-1), which out-scored TUESDAY’S NEB. BOYS St. Edward 60, Clarkson/Leigh 54 Heartland Athletic Conference Tourn. Fremont 67, Lincoln North Star 34 4. Baylor 13-0 708 4 FROM PAGE 8 ship at 6:15 p.m. today (Wednesday). Marshall 33-13 after halftime. Southwest 55, Elwood 42 Stanton Holiday Tournament Lincoln East 59, Grand Island 35 5. Maryland 11-1 659 5 Madison 48, West Holt 46 Osmond will play for third at 2:45 p.m. Marah Mulso scored 20 points for Adams Central Tournament Lincoln Southeast 54, Lincoln High 6. Texas 11-0 654 6 Adams Central 69, Broken Bow 59 O’Neill 76, Stanton 50 BLOOMFIELD (4-3)...... 23 29 45 61 Marshall (6-3). 43 7. Kentucky 11-0 607 7 W. Point-Beemer 68, Lau- OSMOND (2-4)...... 10 15 21 30 Bennington 65, Boone Central 48 Superior Tournament 8. Mississippi State 12-1 550 8 Lawrence-Nelson 54, Superior 46 Homer Tournament Ainsworth Holiday Tournament Guardian Angels 64, Bancroft- 9. Ohio State 8-3 517 10 Red Cloud 35, Franklin 27 Ainsworth 85, Stuart 43 Rosalie 17 10. Oregon State 9-2 506 9 rel-Concord-Coleridge 35 Ord 52, North Central 44 Verdigre Holiday Tournament Howells/Dodge 66, Homer 19 11. Stanford 10-2 475 11 WAYNE, Neb. – West Point-Beemer Niborara-Verdigre 46, Monday Osmond 58, Bloomfield 46 Alliance Tournament Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer Tourn. 12. Duke 9-3 411 12 jumped out to a 39-11 halftime lead on Bridgeport 72, Mitchell 22 Waverly Tournament Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 48, 13. Texas A&M 9-3 369 14 Norris 63, Omaha Gross Catholic 48 the way to a 68-35 victory over Laurel- Allen 40 Parkston Classic Ansley-Litchfield Tournament Tri County 41 13. Florida State 10-3 369 13 VERDIGRE, Neb. – Emily Knust’s Giltner 35, Ansley-Litchfield 30 Waverly 55, South Sioux City 54 Concord-Coleridge in the opening Redfield-Doland 53, round of the Great Northeast Nebraska 17 point, 15 rebound double-double led Shootout on Tuesday. Niborara-Verdigre earn a 46-40 victory over Allen in girls’ basketball action Parkston 47 in the second round of the tournament today Ponca trailed by seven points, but outscored Amanda Hansen scored 18 points PARKSTON – Redfield-Doland (Wednesday), while Wayne will face Pender in the Braves 46-33 the rest of the way. No statis- and had six steals to lead WP-B. in the Verdigre Booster Club Holiday outscored host Parkston 31-16 in the Boys the consolation bracket. tics were reported for the victorious Indians (4-3). McKenzie Bruce netted 16 points in the Tournament on Tuesday in Verdigre, middle two periods to claim a 53-47 For Battle Creek (6-1), Kobe Lade scored 14 victory. Nebraska. points to lead the way. Josh Schick and Aaron victory over the Trojans in the Parkston FROM PAGE 8 Katie Leapley led LCC with 10 Jace Forker was the next highest girls’ basketball Classic on Monday. Rudloff each had 10 points. scorer for N-V with eight points, and Verdigre Booster Club PONCA (4-3)...... 12 28 41 58 points, eight rebounds and four blocked Jamie Tebben scored a game-high BATTLE CREEK (6-1)...... 19 32 37 52 shots. Brittany Eisenhauer added 10 boards. 22 points and had eight rebounds to Cedar Catholic 66, Holiday Tourn. West Point-Beemer will face For Allen, Lexi Oswald led with 12 lead Redfield-Doland. Allison Tschetter Norfolk Catholic in the semifinals today points, and Gabby Sullivan and Bri and Brenna Taylor each had nine points Pender 22 Osmond 58, Swiftel Classic (Wednesday) at 4 p.m. LCC will face Hingst each added 11. in the victory. WAYNE, Neb. – With three players Bloomfield 46 O’Neill St. Mary’s today at 9 a.m. N-V will face Bloomfield in the Paige Semmler and Kailee Schnabel scoring in double figures Hartington Gregory 70, Estelline 28 LAUREL-CONCORD-COL. (0-7)...... 6 11 23 35 championship of the tournament today VERDIGRE, Neb. – The Osmond BROOKINGS – Gregory’s Robert Vomacka each had 11 points to lead a balanced Cedar Catholic defeated Pender 66-22 WEST POINT-BEEMER (5-1)...... 20 39 56 68 (Wednesday), while Allen will face Parkston attack. Halli Heisinger and in the first round of the Great Northeast Tigers used four players in double and Jayde VanDerWerff each just missed Osmond in the third-place game today. figures to down Bloomfield 58-46 in the double-doubles in a 70-28 rout of Estelline at the Keelan Bialas each had nine points for Nebraska Shootout at Wayne State Swiftel Classic on Tuesday. ALLEN (2-6)...... 4 20 22 40 opening round of the Verdigre Booster Norfolk Catholic 51, NIOBRARA-VERDIGRE (2-7)...... 8 18 34 46 the Trojans. College’s Rice Auditorium in Wayne, Vomacka finished with 18 points and nine Redfield-Doland, 3-1, travels to Nebraska, on Tuesday. Club Holiday Tournament on Tuesday in rebounds, and VanDerWerff had 17 points and Verdigre, Nebraska. eight rebounds for Gregory. Kolten Salonen O’Neill St. Mary’s 50 Madison on Saturday. Parkston hosts Stephen Hillis and Sean Kathol each WAYNE, Neb. – Alex Anderson Winner on Saturday. recorded 12 points to lead all players, Caleb Krohn scored 17 points added 11 points. Huron Classic and Brett Simmons had 14 points for Brandan Spiering had 11 points for Estelline. scored 18 points to lead Norfolk Catholic REDFIELD-DOLAND (3-1)...... 13 29 44 53 while Matthew Becker added 11 in the Gregory hosts Andes Central-Dakota Chris- past O’Neill St. Mary’s in the opening McIntosh 55, Marty 52 PARKSTON (2-4)...... 14 23 30 47 HCC victory. Osmond. Cole Moes netted 11 points tian on Jan. 5. Estelline plays in the Entringer and Brock Johnson added 10 points in round of the Great Northeast Nebraska HURON – McIntosh put three play- Dylan Roth was the high-scorer for Classic on Thursday in Brookings. Shootout on Tuesday. ers in double figures on the way to a Pender with nine points. the victory. GREGORY (2-1)...... 18 31 54 70 Sully Buttes 55, Nathan Hingst led Bloomfield with ESTELLINE (1-3)...... 1 22 24 28 Maddie Love scored 15 points and 55-52 victory over Marty at the Huron HCC will face the winner of Wayne Courtney Schindler added 11 points in Holiday basketball Classic on Tuesday. Hanson 51 and Louisville in the second round of 16 points and nine rebounds. Tyler Holz had 13 points, seven rebounds and four the win. Jada Maher posted 19 points and 11 PARKSTON – Sully Buttes survived a the tournament today (Wednesday), For St. Mary’s, Sydney Hupp led the rebounds, and Lauren Baumberger had mid-game surge by Hanson to claim a 55-51 while Pender will take on the loser in the steals. GNAC Tourn. victory over the Beaverettes in the Parkston girls’ Osmond will play Niobrara-Verdigre way with 14 points. Hattie Blumenstock 18 points, 12 rebounds and six steals to basketball Classic on Monday. consolation bracket. Norfolk 63, Hastings 41 and Taylor Colman each had seven lead McIntosh. Kaylee Bertolotto added PENDER (1-6)...... 4 11 15 22 the championship today (Wednesday) at MCCOOK, Neb. – Norfolk defeated Hastings Sully Buttes led 22-4 after one quarter, but CEDAR CATHOLIC (3-3)...... 17 34 54 66 8 p.m. Bloomfield will play Allen for third 63-41 in semi-finals the Greater Nebraska points. 12 points in the victory. Hanson outscored the Chargers 38-18 through at 4:30 p.m. Athletic Conference Tournament in McCook, Norfolk Catholic plays West For Marty, Lanessa and Laney the middle two periods to lead 42-40 after three Nebraska, on Tuesday in boys’ basketball action. Honomichl each scored 17 points. quarters. Sully Buttes outscored the Beaverettes BLOOMFIELD (1-6)...... 5 22 34 46 Point-Beemer in the semifinals today 15-9 in the fourth quarter to claim the victory. OSMOND (5-1)...... 11 30 43 58 Norfolk’s Logan Strom led with 24 points Norfolk Catholic 72, (Wednesday) at 4 p.m. St. Mary’s plays McIntosh, 4-0, takes on Newell on Racquel Wientjes scored 15 points to lead and six rebounds, while Matt Hagedorn added Laurel-Concord-Coleridge today at 9 Saturday. Marty draws White River on O’Neill St. Mary’s 39 12 points. Sully Buttes. Chloe Lamb added 13 points and No stats were reported for Hastings. a.m. Jan. 7. eight rebounds in the win. WAYNE, Neb. – Matt Miller scored 30 points Niobrara-Verdigre 51, O’NEILL ST. MARY’S (6-2)...... 8 23 36 50 MARTY (1-3)...... 13 18 40 52 Kynedi Cheeseman scored a game-high 19 to lead Norfolk Catholic over O’Neill St. Mary’s Norfolk will play in the championship of the tournament today (Wednesday), while Hastings NORFOLK CATHOLIC (2-4)...... 12 23 38 51 MCINTOSH (4-0)...... 8 25 45 55 points to lead Hanson. Megan Guericke added 72-39in the first round on the boys’ side of the Allen 27 10 points. Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout at Wayne will play in the third-place game. VERDIGRE, Neb. – Cauy Drobny HASTINGS (4-4)...... 7 19 32 41 Sully Buttes, 4-0, faces Kimball-White Lake State College’s Rice Auditorium in Wayne, on Saturday in Wolsey. Hanson, 6-1, hosts Nebraska, on Tuesday. scored 15 points as Niobrara-Verdigre NORFOLK (7-1)...... 10 31 49 63 Wayne 54, Louisville 48 O-C Holiday Tourn. routed Allen 51-27 in the Verdigre Wagner on Jan. 5. Jacob Molacek added 13 points and Myles WAYNE, Neb. – Wayne defeated SULLY BUTTES (4-0)...... 22 36 40 55 Vrbka added 10 points to the Norfolk Catholic Booster Club Holiday Tournament on Louisville 54-48 in the girls’ division of Elkhorn Valley 46, Clear- HANSON (6-1)...... 4 27 42 51 Victory. Tuesday in Verdigre. Monday the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout For St. Mary’s Josh Cuddy was the leading Ricky Bickerstaff and Cade water/Orchard 32 scorer with 13 points. at ’s Rice Audito- Kalkowski both added nine points Aberdeen Roncalli 64, rium in Wayne, Nebraska, on Tuesday. CLEARWATER, Neb. – Elkhorn Val- Webster 57, Winner 47 Norfolk Catholic will face West Point-Beemer ley defeated Clearwater/Orchard 46-32 in the second round today (Wednesday), while for Niobrara-Verdigre, which will face Kylie Hammer led Wayne with 16 PARKSTON – Haley Rithmiller and McKen- Elk Point-Jefferson 53 zie Volesky combined for 49 points as Webster St. Mary’s will play Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in Osmond in tonight’s (Wednesday) ABERDEEN – Aberdeen Roncalli outscored points, while Tarah Stegemann added in the first round of the Girls’ Division the consolation bracket. Clearwater/Orchard Holiday Tournament downed Winner 57-47 in the Parkston girls’ championship game. Allen will play Elk Point-Jefferson 25-11 in the third quarter to 11. basketball Classic on Monday. O’NEILL ST. MARY’S (1-7)...... 6 15 28 39 Bloomfield for third place. pull away to a 64-53 victory over the Huskies in in Clearwater, Nebraska, on Tuesday. Rithmiller scored a game-high 26 points NORFOLK CATHOLIC (2-6)...... 22 33 55 72 the Cavalier Christmas Classic on Monday in For Louisville, Oliva Heard had the ALLEN...... 4 8 16 27 team-high with 12 points and Maggie For Elkhorn Valley, freshmen Han- and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Volesky netted NIOBRARA-VERDIGRE...... 13 28 40 51 Aberdeen. nah Ollendick and Amber Miller led the 23 points for Webster. Olivia Breske added 10 Gus Reede scored 21 points and Logan Hiatt scored 11. rebounds in the victory. Kast scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Wayne will take on Pender in the way in scoring with 11 and 10 points, Louisville 52, Wayne 50 respectively, while another fresman, Allison Cox and Gabriel Kocer each had 10 WAYNE, Neb. – Louisville defeated Wayne for Roncalli, which led 26-23 at the half. Braden second round of the tournament today points for Winner. 52-50 on the boys’ side of the Great Northeast Shootout On The Summers had 12 points, five assists and three Sierra Rystrom, collected 11 rebounds Webster, 5-1, plays Sioux Falls in the Swiftel Nebraska Shootout at Wayne State College’s blocked shots in the victory. (Wednesday), while Louisville will face Hartington Cedar Catholic in the and Liz Osborn notched six steals. Classic on Wednesday in Brookings. Winner, Rice Auditorium on Tuesday in Wayne, Michael Murphy led EPJ with 21 points. Con- 2-2, hosts Bon Homme today (Tuesday). Elkhorn nor Henze had nine points and nine rebounds. consolation bracket today. For C/O, Kinzly Macke led all players Nebraska. by scoring 12 points. WEBSTER (5-1)...... 12 31 45 57 Leading the way for Louisville was Josh Gray Ponca 58, Jared Merkley had nine points and four assists WAYNE (7-2)...... 11 23 35 54 WINNER (2-2)...... 13 26 35 47 with 14 points and Hunter Klein and Jake Zahn for the Huskies. LOUISVILLE (6-2)...... 17 29 38 48 Elkhorn Valley will play in the cham- with 10 apiece. Battle Creek 52 Roncalli, 4-0, hosts St. Thomas More today pionship game of the tournament today For Wayne Payton Gamble led the team with WISNER, Neb. – Ponca overcame a slow (Tuesday). EPJ, 3-3, faces Sisseton today in (Wednesday), while O-C will play in the Ethan 56, Dell Rapids 46 14 points, Tyler Gilliland added 12, and Ryan start to beat Battle Creek 58-52 in the opening Aberdeen. ELK POINT-JEFFERSON (3-3)...... 4 23 34 53 Verdigre Booster Club third-place game. PARKSTON – The Ethan Rustlers used four Jaixen scored 11. round of the Shootout on the Elkhorn basketball ELKHORN VALLEY (4-5)...... 8 24 32 46 Louisville will play Hartington Cedar Catholic ABERDEEN RONCALLI (4-0)...... 11 26 51 64 players in double figures to outlast Dell Rapids tournament on Tuesday in Wisner, Nebraska. CLEARWATER/ORCHARD (3-6)...... 8 17 21 32 56-46 in the Parkston girls’ basketball Classic Holiday Tourn. on Monday. 9; Anthony Stransky 4-9 1-2 12; Drew Matsushima 1-2 laid it in for a 76-73 lead with Bloomfield 61, Kacey Bartscher scored 15 points and Karly 2-2 5; Jeremy Grundmayer 0-0 0-0 0; Jalen Hurley 6-9 SMSU Classic Gustafson scored 14 points for Ethan. Ellie 0-1 14; Alex Irvine 4-8 0-0 8; Patrick Ciganovic 4-8 1-3 3:43 left. Osmond 30 Hohn and Rachel Hawkins each had 11 points College 11; Cody Willett 1-8 0-0 3; Taylor Millay 1-3 0-0 2; Drew FGCU led 71-68 at the end in the victory. Cheskie 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-69 4-9 72. VERDIGRE, Neb. – Sarah Castane- S.F. Washington 55, Mikaela Stofferahn scored 14 points for Dell FROM PAGE 8 KANSAS WESLEYAN (6-8) of regulation after a Norelia da posted 18 points and 14 rebounds to Rapids, which led 36-35 after three quarters. Trent Edwards 0-0 1-2 1; Ryan Hill 8-10 6-6 22; jumper with 46 seconds left. lead Bloomfield to a 61-30 victory over Marshall 38 Emma Paul added 11 points. Dylan Hidalgo 2-5 0-0 5; Dominique Johnson 8-14 6-7 But Tre Burnette’s 3-point Osmond in the opening round of the MARSHALL, Minn. – Anna Good- Ethan, 3-1, plays Philip in the Chamberlain Wesleyan surged past Mount 26; Grant Sylvester 0-2 2-2 2; Arique Moss 2-6 0-0 6; hope scored 13 points and Maddie Wi- East-West Classic on Wednesday. Dell Rapids, Keion Criswell 1-3 1-2 3; Christian Mitchell 0-1 2-2 2; play tied it with 33 seconds Verdigre Booster Club Holiday Tourna- 3-3, plays at Garretson on Jan. 5. Marty College 82-72 in Tues- Kyle Roth 0-2 0-0 0; Joey Long 0-0 0-0 0; Jacob Lunz ment on Tuesday in Verdigre, Nebraska. ley dished out 11 assists as Sioux Falls left. Washington beat Marshall (Minnesota) ETHAN (3-1)...... 13 23 35 56 day night’s men’s basketball 3-7 0-0 6; Eli Smith 4-4 1-1 9. TOTALS 28-54 19-22 82. Brittany Kerbel posted 14 points DELL RAPIDS (3-3)...... 10 26 36 46 Halftime: KWU 39-27. Three-Pointers: MMC 12- FGCU (6-6) turned it over, and seven steals for Bloomfield. Amber 55-38 at the Southwest Minnesota State game at the Coyote Classic in 33 (Stransky 3-6, Denning 3-7, Hurley 2-4, Ciganovic but Burnette missed a 3 as Salina. 2-4, Matsushima 1-1, Willett 1-5, DeCristino 0-6), KWU 7-17 (Johnson 4-6, Moss 2-5, Hidalgo 1-2, Criswell 0-1, time expired. Johnson scored 26 points Mitchell 0-1, Hill 0-2). Total Rebounds: MMC 36 (Ciga- Kasperbauer was 7 of 14 and Hill added 22 for Kansas novic 5), KWU 31 (Smith 7). Assists: MMC 15 (Irvine 4), KWU 13 (Hidalgo 4). Personal Fouls: MMC 22, KWU from 3-point range against a Vermillion dec. Chris Loutsch, Milbank 10-3. 7th Waconia, Minnesota, leads Wesleyan (6-8), which saw a - Brock Wulf, Sioux Falls Washington pin. Slayton 19. Fouled Out: Willett. Turnovers: MMC 11, KWU 10. Florida Gulf Coast team that 39-27 halftime lead trimmed Neugebauer, Parkston 3:49. the 68-team event with 120 entered the contest leading Wrestling 195: 1st - Payson Dirk, Sturgis dec. Corey Fichter, points. Scott West (Min- to as little as 55-53 with 9:02 the nation defending the 3, Sioux Falls Lincoln 7-2. 3rd - Carter Carstens, Sioux remaining. The Coyotes, FROM PAGE 8 Falls Roosevelt pin. Evan Kizer, Howard 5:19. 5th - nesota) has 111.5 points for Monday: USD 89, holding opponents to 23.7 Keaton Wagner, Garretson dec. Malik Paulson, Sioux second. though, finished strong to percent. Falls Washington 5-3. 7th - Hunter Shamatt, Brandon nab the win. Valley 5:25. 3rd - Dan Armstrong, Sioux Falls Roos- Valley pin. Hunter Christopherson, Vermillion 0:55. The Watchdogs took just FGCU 81, OT Christian Terrell led the evelt dec. Kyler Holzbauer, Parkston 3-2. 5th - Jake 220: 1st - Andrew Sorensen, Brandon Valley dec. four wrestlers to the event, Jalen Hurley scored 14 SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Anderson, Milbank dec. Nick Eli, Lennox 7-1. 7th - Joel Carpenter, Sturgis 6-3. 3rd - Alex Capell, Sioux Eagles with 25 points. Falls Roosevelt dec. Payton Smith, Canton 4-1. 5th - but two advanced to the points to lead Mount Marty, Casey Kasperbauer scored S. DAKOTA 89, FLORIDA GULF COAST 81, OT Dommonick Pechous, Watertown pin. Jack Konechne, Garretson 3:59. Jace Johnson, Wagner dec. Sam Metivier, Lennox 6-5. semifinals with 4-0 efforts while Anthony Stransky had FLORIDA GULF COAST (6-7) 7th - Adam Heap, Sioux Falls OGorman pin. Brody a career-high 31 points on Morant 2-4 0-0 4, Norelia 8-15 4-10 20, Reid 2-9 152: 1st - Hunter O`Connor, Sioux Falls Wash- Surrell, Vermillion 1:58. on the opening day: Dakota 12 points, and Patrick Ciga- 2-4 7, DeBose 4-7 2-2 12, Terrell 8-19 7-9 25, John- ington dec. Blake Bietz, Parkston 3-2. 3rd - Winston 11-for-20 shooting to lead 285: 1st - Dane Stahl, Watertown dec. Truman son 2-7 4-6 8, Mickle 0-0 0-0 0, Cvjeticanin 1-3 0-0 3, Brown, Sturgis dec. Tate Coon, Brookings 3-0. 5th Galt at 132 pounds and Nick novic recorded 11 points, five past Florida Ashes, Wagner 7-5. 3rd - Eddie Miller, Brookings Tucker 0-1 2-5 2. Totals 27-65 21-36 81. - Tanner Fridrich, Tea Area maj. dec. Chase Small, Casperson and 170 pounds. rebounds and three assists. Brandon Valley 15-2. 7th - Dillon Bollinger, Watertown pin. Alex Lorenzini, Sioux Falls Washington 2:47. 5th Gulf Coast 89-81 in overtime S. DAKOTA (8-6) - Tucker Bigge, Parkston pin. Andrew Josko, Sioux Robertson 4-12 3-4 11, Burnette 6-15 4-5 16, Mc- dec. Cole Dockter, Milbank 4-1. Jared Lyle won his first The Lancers, who made 12 Monday night. Falls Roosevelt 4:54. 7th - Tanner Kettwig, Milbank pin. Clelland 2-7 5-6 9, Kasperbauer 11-20 2-2 31, Davis 160: 1st - Kyle Yasgar, Sioux Falls Roosevelt three matches at 145 pounds three-pointers, also got nine pin. Lucas Bietz, Parkston 4:35. 3rd - Jacob Schoon, Austin Pulse, Brandon Valley 2:52. Tied at 71 at the end of 5-8 2-2 12, Norris 1-4 0-0 3, Hagedorn 0-1 1-2 1, Jech before falling in the quarter- points from Deric Denning regulation, Eric Robertson 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 31-71 19-25 89. Brookings dec. Carter Kratz, Vermillion 3-1, OT. 5th Halftime—S. Dakota 35-22. End Of Regula- - Jacob Sailer, Sturgis dec. Kyle Seibel, Canton 8-2. finals. Tristan Lutter (220) and eight each from K.J. De- 7th - Aidyn Feldhaus, Howard dec. Nathan Tuttle, started overtime with a tion—Tied 71. 3-Point Goals—Florida Gulf Coast 6-19 Rumble On The Red advanced to the third round Cristino and Alex Irvine. 3-point play to give South Da- (DeBose 2-3, Terrell 2-6, Cvjeticanin 1-3, Reid 1-4, Watertown 4-2. FARGO, N.D. – Beresford Mount Marty, now 1-12 on Tucker 0-1, Johnson 0-2), S. Dakota 8-22 (Kasper- 170: 1st - Austin Ripp, Parkston pin. Joey Otta, before dropping consecutive kota (7-6) the lead for good. bauer 7-14, Norris 1-1, Robertson 0-1, Jech 0-1, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 1:34. 3rd - Jacob Wagner, Sioux scored 51 points on the open- decisions. the season, plays Friends Uni- Marc-Eddy Norelia’s two Davis 0-1, McClelland 0-1, Hagedorn 0-1, Burnette Falls Washington dec. Cole Soulek, Wagner 6-2. 5th ing day of the Rumble on the versity today (Wednesday) at 0-2). Fouled Out—McClelland, Robertson, Tucker. Re- - Austin Hanson, Watertown by forfeit over Colton The tournament con- free throws cut the deficit to bounds—Florida Gulf Coast 49 (Norelia 12), S. Dakota Laubach, Canton. 7th - Ethan Kanable, Harrisburg pin. Red wrestling tournament, cludes today (Wednesday). 2 p.m. in Salina. one, but Robertson gathered 39 (Burnette 10). Assists—Florida Gulf Coast 9 (Reid Brett Culver, Vermillion 4:08. Tuesday in Fargo, North MOUNT MARTY (1-12) 3), S. Dakota 17 (McClelland 6). Total Fouls—Florida 182: 1st - Devin Stork, Canton dec. Jake Vinson, K.J. DeCristino 4-13 0-1 8; Deric Denning 3-7 0-0 an offensive rebound and Gulf Coast 25, S. Dakota 23. A—2,087. Sturgis 4-2. 3rd - Lincoln Ode, Brandon Valley dec. Dakota. Cole Eidem, Brookings 5-3. 5th - Noah Westergaard,