The bracket for the 2025 NSAA girls state basketball tournament has been released. Anselmo-Merna will face Falls City Sacred Heart on Thursday evening at the Devaney Center in Lincoln tipping off at 6 p.m.. AM is the #7 seed in the tournament. The Lady Coyotes advanced to state by defeating Leyton in the D2-8 district final on Friday 45-42. Anselmo-Merna is 20-5 on the season and will make its seventh appearance at the girls state basketball tournament and first since qualifying in 2022. FCSH is 23-4 this season and is one of the most decorated programs in Nebraska girls basketball with eight state titles and five runner up finishes. The winner will move out to the state semifinals on Friday to play the winner of (#3) St. Mary’s vs (#6) Archangels Catholic. On the other side of the bracket, (#1) Shelton will face (#8) Wilcox-Hildreth and (#4) Dorchester will take on (#5) Silver Lake.
All Anselmo-Merna games from the girls state tournament will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com.
