The 11-1 Johnson-Brock Lady Eagles earned the top spot in the A division of the 2024 girls MUDECAS tournament in Beatrice last week. Unfortunately for the top seeded Lady Eagles, their chance to claim the MUDECAS title was blown away by the recent severe winter weather as the tournament was canceled after multiple push backs.
This high school boys basketball season, 282 Nebraska teams took the court, hoping to defeat their competition and avoid adding losses to their record. Now in mid-January only nine of those teams have made it through their schedule unscathed. Two of those remaining teams happen to be the two boys basketball teams right here in Nemaha County.
The Class D1 #4 Lady Eagles went 3-0 this past week with wins over Lourdes Central Catholic on Tuesday, January 2, Pawnee City on Thursday, January 4, and Weeping Water on Saturday, January 6. Taryn Ottemann led the Lady Eagles with an average of 20 points per game in the three-game stretch. Johnson-Brock defeated their three most recent opponents by an average margin of 33 points.
Coach Grant Cole’s Bulldog team found themselves in a couple of battles this past week. The Auburn girls hosted Maryville, Missouri and Palmyra this past week in Auburn. The Bulldogs fell short against the Spoofhounds on Tuesday, January 2, but bounced back with a close victory over Palmyra on Friday, January 5. Auburn sits at 5-7 following their most recent week of play.
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