Wrestlers from all corners of Nebraska journeyed to Omaha Thursday, February 15 to compete on the biggest stage of the season. The NSAA State Wrestling Championships were held at the CHI Health Center, and the athletes gave it everything they had from the moment the first whistle blew until the last hand was raised.
Entering the boys D1-1 subdistrict tournament in Johnson, the top rated Eagles are the only team in class D1 without a blemish on their record. Johnson-Brock knocked out their final opponent of the regular season with a 58-46 home win over the Mead Raiders.
With a 21-2 record, The Lady Eagles earned a chance to punch their ticket to the state tournament for the second year in a row with a game in Johnson. Now in the win-or-go-home stage of the postseason, the #4 Lady Eagles will host #13 Bancroft Rosalie (16-6) on Friday, February 13. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
The Bulldogs were never able to take the lid off the rims at Platteview High School in the subdistrict C1-1 semifinals on Tuesday, February 13. Auburn, rated #3 in the subdistrict, were outdone in every shooting category by the #2 Rockets as Syracuse repeated their February 6 victory over Auburn with another one to knock the Bulldogs out of postseason play.
The Bulldog girls dropped their final two home games in the last week of basketball before the postseason begins. Sydney Binder led the Bulldogs with 8 points against the Rockets on Tuesday, February 6 and 15 points against Lincoln Lutheran on Thursday, February 8, but it wasn’t enough to put Auburn over the top in either game. Entering the postseason the Bulldogs are 10-12 on the year.
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