Ogallala Boys' defeat Syracuse in High School Varsity Basketball on Thursday, March 12th, 2026, in State Quarterfinals; To play Douglas County West in State Semifinals on Friday, March 13th, 2026
(Photo Credit: Search "Basketball" or "Basketball Hoop Closeup" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #1 seeded Ogallala Indians High School Varsity Basketball team defeated the #8 seeded Syracuse Rockets in the Class C1 State Tournament Quarterfinals in Nebraska by a final score of 77 to 43 on Thursday, March 12th, 2026, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Syracuse finishes their season winning 18 games and losing just nin
Class C1 Boys' 2026 State Basketball Tournament Preview in Nebraska
(Photo Credit: Search "Basketball" or "Basketball Hoop Closeup" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel This is hopefully my short preview of the Class C1 Boys' High School Varsity Basketball State Tournament Preview in Nebraska. I will be posting content that I believe no other media outlet will cover. My goal I guess is to try to show which teams may be good enough (or not good enough) to win the State Tournament in Class C1 through facts that ar
Ogallala Girls' fall to Gothenburg in High School Varsity Basketball in the first round of State Tournament
(Photo credit: Search "Basketball" or "Close-Up Basketball" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #4 seeded Ogallala Indians Girls' High School Varsity basketball team lost to the $5 Gothenburg Swedes in the first round of the State Tournament by a final score of 70 to 63 on Thursday, March 5th, 2026, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ogallala blew a 12-point halftime lead and couldn't recover once Gothenburg took the lea
Ogallala Boys' defeat Columbus Lakeview in High School Varsity Basketball on Saturday, February 28th, 2026; Headed to State Tournament for fifth year in a row
(Photo Credit: Search "Basketball" or "Basketball Hoop Closeup" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) (Editor's Note: All wild card points, rankings and won-lost records in this story were as of the morning of Monday, March 2nd, 2026, according to nsaahome.org !) By: Evan Troxel The Ogallala Indians High School Boys' Varsity Basketball team remained undefeated (25 wins, 0 losses) and defeated the Columbus Lakeview Vikings in the Class C1-1 District Final by a fi
Ogallala Girls' defeat Louisville in High School Varsity Basketball on Friday, February 27th, 2026 in District Final; Advance to State Tournament and will play on March 5th, 2026
(Photo credit: Search "Basketball" or "Close-Up Basketball" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The # 4 ranked Ogallala Indians High School Girls' Varsity Basketball team defeated the #13 ranked Louisville Lions in the Class C1-4 District Final by a final score of 62 to 43 on Friday, February 27th, 2026, in the Prairie View Gymnasium on the Steve Morgan Court in Ogallala, Nebraska. Louisville ends their season with 18 wins and 7 losses. Ogallal
Ogallala Boys' defeat Bridgeport in High School Varsity Basketball in C1-10 Subdistrict Final on February 26th, 2026; To play Columbus Lakeview on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, in District Final
(Photo Credit: Search "Basketball" or "Basketball Hoop Closeup" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #1 seeded Ogallala Indians High School Boys' Varsity Basketball team defeated the #2 seeded Bridgeport Bulldogs by a final score of 85 to 44 in the Class C1-10 Subdistrict Tournament Championship Game on Thursday, February 26th, 2026, in the Prairie View Gymnasium on the Steve Morgan Court in Ogallala, Nebraska. Both Bridgeport and Ogallala q
Chase County Boys' defeat Chadron in High School Varsity Basketball on Monday, February 23rd, 2026; To play #2 Bridgeport on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, in Subdistrict Semifinals
(Photo Credit: Search "Basketball" or "Basketball Hoop Closeup" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #3 seeded Chase County Longhorns High School Boys' Varsity Basketball team defeated the #6 seeded Chadron Cardinals in the Class C1-10 Subdistrict Tournament Quarterfinals by a final score of 59-45 on Monday, February 23rd, 2026, on the Steve Morgan Court in the Prairie View Gymnasium in Ogallala, Nebraska. Derek Bissonette scored 18 points f
Sidney Boys' defeat Mitchell in High School Varsity Basketball on Monday, February 23rd, 2026; To play #1 Ogallala on Tuesday, February 24th in Subdistrict Semifinals
(Photo Credit: Search "Basketball" or "Basketball Hoop Closeup" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #4 ranked Sidney Red Raiders High School Boys' Varsity basketball team defeated the #5 ranked Mitchell Tigers by a final score of 61-27 in the Class C1-10 Subdistrict Tournament Quarterfinals on Monday, February 23rd, 2026, on the Steve Morgan Court in the Prairie View Gymnasium in Ogallala, Nebraska. Waymond Banks scored eight points for Mit
Ogallala Girls' defeat Chadron in High School Varsity Basketball on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026; To play Gothenburg in Subdistrict Final on Thursday, February 19th, 2026
(Photo credit: Search "Basketball" or "Close-Up Basketball" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #1 ranked Ogallala Indians Girls' High School Varsity basketball team defeated the #4 ranked Chadron Cardinals 69-37 in the Class C1-10 Subdistrict Semifinal on Tuesday afternoon, February 17th, 2026, on the Steve Morgan Court in the Prairie View Gymnasium in Ogallala, Nebraska. Both teams improved their average point differential for the entire
Bridgeport Girls' defeat Cozad in High School Varsity Basketball on Monday, February 16th, 2026; Bridgeport to play Gothenburg today on Tuesday, February 17th
(Photo credit: Search "Basketball" or "Close-Up Basketball" on Wix.com . Images in Media from Wix on Wix.com .) By: Evan Troxel The #3 ranked Bridgeport Bulldogs High School Girls' Varsity basketball team defeated the #6 ranked Cozad Haymakers 66-40 in the C1-10 Subdistrict Tournament on the Steve Morgan Court in the Prairie View Gymnasium in Ogallala, Nebraska, on Monday, February 16th, 2026. Braelyn Malcom scored 10 points for Cozad. She made four two-pointers and two free
