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Boys Games to Watch: 32 District Finals Set the Stage for State — Mar. 2-3
The final 32 district finals of the Nebraska boys basketball postseason tip off this week. For Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2, these are true win-or-go-home games — eight district final winners per class punch their ticket to state. Classes A and B operate differently:...
Girls Postseason Daily: Bennington Rolls to 24-0, Beatrice Survives Skutt in 1-Point Thriller to Set Class B State Field — Feb. 28 Recap
Seven Class B girls district finals wrapped up Saturday, and every winner is heading to state. It was a light slate by game count — but not by drama. An undefeated powerhouse kept rolling, a pair of nail-biters came down to single possessions, and the Class B state...
Boys Basketball Postseason Daily: EMF Stuns No. 1 Alma, 7 Upsets Rock Saturday’s District Finals — Feb. 28 Recap
Twenty-five postseason games hit the boards Saturday across five classes. Thirteen district finals in Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 produced the state's first confirmed boys postseason qualifiers — and the upsets were relentless. Seven lower-rated teams won in district...
Girls Postseason Daily: 13 Upsets Reshape State Picture — Five D2 Favorites Fall as District Finals Deliver Wild Friday — Feb. 27 Recap
Thirty-two district finals hit the hardwood across Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 on Friday — with Class A semifinal action adding to the load — and the results were anything but chalk. Thirty-eight postseason games. Thirteen upsets by the NebPreps Computer Ratings. In...
Boys Basketball Postseason Daily: Grand Island Edges South Sioux City in Two-Point Class A Thriller — Feb. 27 Recap
Class A boys basketball opened its district tournament with four first-round games Friday, all involving the lower seeds in five-team district brackets. Light slate, modest stakes — but one two-point nail-biter was worth staying up for. Here's your Feb. 27 recap....
Girls Basketball Postseason Daily: Kearney Eliminates Omaha Marian in Class A Districts — Feb. 26 Recap
Thursday was a one-game night for girls basketball, but it was a meaningful one. Class A district semifinal action produced a result worth tracking as the state tournament bracket begins to form. Kearney 67, Omaha Marian 59 — District A-3 No. 3 Kearney took down No....
Boys Basketball Postseason Daily: Guardian Angels Knock Out No. 2 Archangels, 10 Upsets Shake the Brackets — Feb. 26 Recap
Fifty-eight postseason games hit the hardwood Thursday across Classes B, C1, C2, D1, and D2 boys basketball. Ten teams sent home a higher-rated opponent. And in the most fitting upset of the postseason so far, Guardian Angels knocked out the Archangels. Here's your...
Girls Postseason Daily: Favorites Dominate District Semis, Bennington Rolls to 24-0 — Feb. 25 Recap
Class A and B girls district semifinals tipped off Wednesday with 28 games across 14 districts. The top seeds made a statement — and the bracket is shaping up exactly the way the ratings predicted, with a few notable exceptions. Here's your daily recap. Upset of the...
Boys Basketball Postseason Daily: 15 Upsets Shake Up Sub-District Openers — Feb. 24 Recap
Sub-district openers hit the hardwood Tuesday across Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 boys basketball. Eighty-eight postseason games. Fifteen upsets by the NebPreps Computer Ratings. Here's your daily recap. Upset of the Day No. 42 Wood River 67, No. 11 Cross County 62 — C2...
NebPreps Girls Weekly Highlights: No. 1 Lincoln Christian Falls, Three Undefeated Teams Still Standing — Feb. 16-22
The final week of the regular season delivered some seismic results across Nebraska girls basketball. A No. 1 team went down, sub-district positioning games produced upsets across four classes, and three undefeated teams survived to carry perfect records into...