Bison, Warrior holidays are set; Arapahoe girls win in Kansas

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — The McCook Bison are all set to play next in a Nebraska City Holiday Tournament tipping one week from today.

McCook joins a field featuring the Louisville Lions, Ralston Rams and host Nebraska City Pioneers.

Both teams will play the Pioneers as here is a look at that entire two-day tourney schedule:

Thursday, Dec. 28

Noon — Louisville girls vs. Ralston

1:45 p.m. — Louisville boys vs. Ralston

3:30 p.m. — McCook girls (4-4 record) vs. Nebraska City (2-5).

5:15 p.m. — McCook boys vs. Nebraska City (1-6).

Friday, Dec. 29

Noon — girls’ consolation game; 1:45 p.m. — boys’ consolation; 3:30 p.m. — girls’ championship game; 5:15 p.m. — boys’ championship.

Braithwait tourney

The Bob Braithwait Arapahoe Holiday Tournament is all set for next week.

Thursday, Dec. 28

Girls — Arapahoe vs. Wallace in South gym; Southern Valley vs. Blue Hill in North gym, 5:30 p.m.

Boys — Southern Valley vs. Blue Hill in North gym, 7 p.m.; Arapahoe vs. Wallace in South gym, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 29

Girls — Consolation in South gym; Championship in North, 5:30 p.m.

Boys — Consolation in South Gym; Championship in North, 7:15 p.m.

Warriors vs. Valley

ALMENA, Kan. — Undefeated Northern Valley, Kan., beat the Arapahoe boys, 65-34, Tuesday evening.

Sophomore Kade Fisher scored 17 points and junior Trenton Roskop 10 for most of 4-4 Arapahoe’s offense.

The Northern Valley Huskies are now 7-0.

Girls win!

The Arapahoe girls scored a 43-41 win over Northern Valley in Tuesday’s varsity opener.

Junior Sage Larson’s 12 points led a balanced 4-4 Warrior attack with senior Berkley Warner adding eight, junior Cadence Carpenter six, sophomore Emma Strand five and freshman Desi Farner five. No. Valley fell to 1-6.