Bluejays fall short of first win in overtime thriller

Two teams hungry for their first win of the season met at Palmer last Thursday, where the hosting Tigers used a second half surge to come away with a 48-44 overtime victory over Elba. On their home court, the Orange and Black had the hot hand right away.
ELBA junior Bladen Rathman battles past Palmer’s Adrian Kanter during the Bluejays’ game against the Tigers last Thursday. Photo by Jordan Coslor

WRESTLERS BATTLE AT MANSTEDT

St. Paul, Centura, and Central Valley all compete at meet Three area teams fought their way through a field of tough competition at the Norm Manstedt Invitational last Thursday afternoon, and from that field, one local wrestler returned home with hardware in hand.
WRESTLERS BATTLE AT MANSTEDT

Wildcats’ comeback falls short

With eighty-two seconds left in regulation last Tuesday night, St. Paul junior Maddox Quinn buried a three-pointer and cut Columbus Scotus’s lead to single digits.
ST. PAUL’S BEAU PARO pulls up for a three-pointer during the first half of last week’s game against Columbus Scotus. Paro had a pair of three-pointers in the first quarter of the Wildcats’ battle against the Shamrocks. Photos by Michael Happ

Elba earns win over Tigers

Standout performances from Elba’s Jarah-Lynn Morrow and Addison Wysocki helped stave off an upset bid from Palmer last Thursday as the Bluejays topped the Tigers on their home court, 41-32.
ELBA junior Chelski McKoski puts up a shot during the Bluejays’ game against Palmer last Thursday night. The Bluejays beat the Tigers 41-32. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Storm shifts gears, blows past Bluejays

The Elba Bluejays managed to hang with High Plains through the first sixteen minutes of last week’s holiday break contest; however, coming out of halftime, the Storm shifted gears and managed to blow past the Bluejays.
ELBA’S ADDISON WYSOCKI goes for a breakaway basket during the Bluejays’ game against High Plains last week. Wysocki led all players with sixteen points in the contest. Photo by Michael Happ

WILDCATS WIN TOURNEY

The St. Paul Wildcats unwrapped a late gift last Tuesday when they won consecutive games in O’Neill to hoist the first-place plaque at the Eagles’ annual holiday basketball tournament.

COUGARS HOLD BRONCOS AT BAY

Central Valley thwarts Stuart comeback in championship The Central Valley Cougars notched their eighth win of the season against Stuart last Tuesday afternoon, with the Cougars’ 5543 victory helping the Greeley County kids secure the championship of the Central Valley Holiday Tournament.
ZEVAN WOLF muscles his way to the basket during last week’s tournament championship game against Stuart. Wolf had twenty-one points in the contest. Photos by Michael Happ
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