Cattle Trail tournament just around the corner

McCOOK, Neb. — Varsity basketball openers tip off Thursday and Friday leading into the annual Cattle Trail Tournament next week.

Several Gazette-area teams are set to compete again in McCook starting one week from today.

The tourney moves to McCook’s Graff Events Center for semifinal play on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Championship games take place on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

A rundown of all the opening-round contests on Dec. 7:

GIRLS

Hitchcock County vs. Wauneta-Palisade, 3:30 p.m. at McCook High

Southwest vs. Medicine Valley, 3:30 at MCC

Arapahoe vs. Decatur Community , Kan., 6:30 p.m. at McCook High

Maywood-Hayes Center vs. Dundy County-Stratton, 6:30 at MCC

BOYS

Maywood-Hayes Center vs. Arapahoe, 5 p.m. at McCook High

Medicine Valley vs. Decatur Community, Kan., 5 p.m. at MCC

Southwest vs. Hitchcock County, 8 p.m. at McCook High

Dundy County-Stratton vs. Wauneta-Palisade, 8 p.m. at MCC

Dec. 10 semifinals

Girls at MCC: Winners of Hitchcock-W.P and Arapahoe-Decatur, 3:30 p.m.; winners of SW-Med Valley and MHC-DCS, 6:30 p.m. Consolation semis are same times at MHS.

Boys at MCC: Winners of Med Valley-Decatur and Hitchcock-SW, 5 p.m.; winners of MHC-Arapahoe and DCS-WP, 8 p.m.

Dec. 11 finals

GIRLS

Seventh place, 1 p.m. at MHS; Fifth place, 1 p.m. at MCC; Third place, 4 p.m. at MHS.

BOYS

Seventh place, 2:30 p.m. at MHS; Fifth place, 2:30 p.m. at MCC; Third place, 4 p.m. at MCC.

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