Play began Monday in the Southwest Conference basketball tournament. The Broken Bow boys traveled to Valentine for the right to move into the quarterfinal round. The Indians fell short with Valentine pulling out the win 56-49. Valentine moves on in the tournament and will face top seed Ogallala in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. Other boys quarterfinal matchups include Ainsworth hosting Holdrege, Gothenburg will host McCook, and Cozad will host Minden.
The Broken Bow girls team will begin play Tuesday in the SWC tournament. Broken Bow is the #3 seed and will host Holdrege at the Indian gym. Tip off for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on KCNI 96.3 FM and kcni1280.com. Other girls quarterfinal games include top seed Minden hosting Valentine. Ogallala will host Ainsworth and Gothenburg will host McCook.
