From a full house for the district final to a strong showing during the quarterfinal round of the NSAA State Basketball Tournament, fans of Centura High School hoops brought their “A” game during the postseason this year.
The St. Paul Wildcats had been hoping to carve out some success in the postseason, but the caliber of competition in the Subdistrict C1-9 Tournament made getting any traction a tall task.
The St. Paul Wildcats had a chance to end their regular-season on the right note Friday night, but the Blue and Gold struggled to stitch together four complete quarters and finished the evening with their fourteenth loss of the season.
After getting a taste of success in the LouPlatte Conference tournament and then winning two of their last three games in the regular season, the St. Paul girls’ basketball team was hoping to make some magic happen in the postseason.
The St. Paul Wildcats had big goals entering the 2024 NSAA State Wrestling Championships, and on the mats at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, they went the distance to achieve them.
High school basketball teams from across the state will converge in Lincoln to play for state titles the first two weekends in March. Nebraska Public Media will provide live coverage of championship games played at Pinnacle Bank Arena.