There’s lots of high school basketball involving Panhandle teams this week, including:
The 3-day Cabela’s Shootout in Sidney Thursday-Saturday; the 2-day Alliance Holiday Tournament Thursday and Friday; and the 2-day Chadron Holiday Tournament Friday and Saturday.
On the road, the Scottsbluff boys and girls are in the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference tournament Thursday-Saturday; the Hay Springs boys and girls have the Arapahoe Holiday Tournament; and the Crawford boys and girls are in the Brady Holiday Tournament Friday and Saturday.
Teams in the Cabela’s Shootout are the host Red Raiders, Gering, Imperial-Chase County, and Gothenburg from Nebraska…Wyoming’s Douglas and Cheyenne South, and Denver Love Christian.
The Alliance tournament brings together Alliance, Bridgeport, Mitchell, and Gordon-Rushville while the Chadron tournament offers Hemingford, Bayard, and Valentine as well as the Cardinals.
In Arapahoe…it will be Hay Springs, Arapahoe, Pleasanton, and Hitchcock County while Crawford joins Anselmo-Merna, Wauneta-Palisade, and host Brady in the Brady tournament.
The 8 GNAC schools playing in Columbus are Scottsbluff, Columbus, Norfolk, Kearney, North Platte, Hastings, McCook, and Lexington.
Cabela’s Holiday Shootout
Boys Thursday At Sidney High
Denver Love Christian vs. Cheyenne So., 3:45 MT
Sidney vs. Gothenburg, 7:15
At Sidney Middle School
Douglas (Wyo.) vs. Chase County, 3:45
Hershey vs. Gering, 7:15
Friday: Loser’s bracket games, 5:30 and 7:15 p.m. at SMS;
semifinals, 5:30 and 7:15 p.m. at SHS
Saturday: Seventh-place, 11:45 a.m. fifth-place, 3:15 p.m. at SMS;
third-place, 11:45 a.m. at SHS; final, 3:15 p.m. at SHS.
Girls Thursday at Sidney High
Denver Love Christian vs. Cheyenne So., 2 MT
Sidney vs. Gothenburg, 5:30
At Sidney Middle School
Douglas (Wyo.) vs. Chase County, 2
Hershey vs. Gering, 5:30
Friday: Loser’s bracket games, 2 and 3:45 p.m. at SMS;
semifinals, 2 and 3:45 p.m. at SHS
Saturday: Seventh-place, 10 a.m. fifth-place, 1:30 p.m. at SMS;
third-place, 10 a.m. at SHS; final, 1:30 p.m. at SHS
Alliance Holiday Tournament
Boys Thursday
Gordon-Rushville vs. Bridgeport, 2:30 MST
Alliance vs. Mitchell, 5:30
Friday: Consolation, 2:30; final, 5:30
Girls Thursday
Gordon-Rushville vs. Bridgeport, 1 MST
Alliance vs. Mitchell, 4
Friday: Consolation, 1; final, 4
Arapahoe Holiday Tournament
Boys Thursday
Hitchcock County vs. Pleasanton, 1:45
Arapahoe vs. Hay Springs, 5:15
Friday: Consolation, 1:45; final, 5:15
Girls Thursday
Pleasanton vs. Hitchcock County, 3:30
Arapahoe vs. Hay Springs, 7
Friday: Consolation, 3:30; final, 7
Greater Nebraska Conference
Thursday Boys At Columbus High
Kearney vs. Norfolk, 3:45
Scottsbluff vs. Columbus, 7:15
At CCC-Columbus
North Platte vs. Hastings, 3:45
McCook vs. Lexington, 7:15
Friday: Loser’s bracket games, 3:45 and 7:15 at CCC-Columbus;
championship semifinals, 3:45 and 7:15 at Columbus High
Saturday: Seventh-place, 11:45 a.m.; fifth-place, 3:15 p.m.at CCC-Columbus
third-place, 11:45 a.m.; final, 3:15 p.m. at Columbus High,
Thursday Girls at Columbus High
North Platte vs. Columbus, 2
Norfolk vs. Scottsbluff, 5:30
At CCC-Columbus
McCook vs. Hastings, 2
Kearney vs. Lexington, 5:30
Friday: Loser’s bracket games, 2 and 5:30 at CCC-Columbus;
championship semifinals, 2 and 5:30 at Columbus High
Saturday: Seventh-place 10 a.m.; fifth-place, 1:30 p.m.at CCC-Columbus
third-place, 10 a.m.; final, 1:30 p.m. at Columbus High,
Chadron Holiday Tournament
Boys Friday
Valentine vs. Bayard, 4 MT
Hemingford vs. Chadron, 7
Saturday: Consolation, Noon; final, 3
Girls Friday
Valentine vs. Bayard, 2 MT
Hemingford vs. Chadron, 5:30
Saturday: Consolation, 10 a.m.; final, 1:30
Brady Holiday Tournament
Boys Friday
Crawford vs. Anselmo-Merna, 2:45
Brady vs. Wauneta-Palisade, 6:15
Saturday: Consolation, 2:45; final, 6:15
Girls Friday
Crawford vs. Anselmo-Merna, 1
Brady vs. Wauneta-Palisade, 4:30
Saturday: Consolation, 1; final, 4:30