The Fort Kearny Conference Tournament girls basketball quarterfinals were played on Monday. SEM advanced to the semifinal round with a 59-44 win over Loomis. The Lady Mustangs will face top seed Overton in the semis. Overton held off Ansley/Litchfield 37-24 to advance. On the other side of the bracket Elm Creek defeated Axtell 76-32 and Amherst defeated Pleasanton 74-48.
The Fort Kearny Conference tournament continues today with the boys quarterfinals. Games will be played at Elm Creek and SEM. Games at SEM begin with #3 seed Overton vs Loomis at 6 p.m. followed by the #2 seed SEM hosting Ansley/Litchfield at 7:30. Games at Elm Creek begin with #4 seed Pleasanton vs Amherst followed by top seed Elm Creek vs Wilcox-Hildreth.
The quarterfinals of the Lou-Platte Conference basketball tournament take place today. In the girls quarterfinals, Arcadia/Loup City will face top seed Central City. ALC advanced with a win over Gibbon (48-21) Monday night. Other girls quarterfinal games today include Ord vs Wood River, Centura vs Ravenna, and Doniphan-Trumbull vs St. Paul. In the boys quarterfinals, Arcadia/Loup City is the #3 seed and will host St. Paul. Other boys quarterfinal games today include top seed Doniphan-Trumbull vs Gibbon, Central City vs Wood River, and Ord vs Ravenna.
The Broken Bow girls and boys basketball teams will be back in action tonight when they host Lexington for a girls and boys doubleheader at the Broken Bow gym. Tonight’s games will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com. The girls varsity game is scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. with the boys game to follow. At half time of the boys varsity game, the Broken Bow Athletic Booster Club will be giving one lucky person the opportunity to make a half court shot to win $500. Tickets will be on sale at the game. Purchase one ticket for $5 or six for $20. Proceeds will go to benefit the Booster Club. The half court shot challenge is sponsored by Power Solutions.
Other area basketball games scheduled for today include:
Twin Loup at Burwell (girls only)
Mullen vs Valentine (boys only)
