Badger Teams Take 3rd at Holiday Tournament

Gothenburg won both championships with room to spare Wednesday at the Chadron Holiday Basketball Tournament.

  The Lady Swedes jumped out to a 43-20 halftime lead and defeated Bridgeport 84-43 to win their championship while the Gothenburg boys led by just 24-23 at intermission, but outscored Bridgeport 37-23 in the second half and won that title 61-46.

Valentine teams earned both thirds in the tournament standings. The girls led 26-19 at halftime, were ahead by as many as 14 points in the second half and held off a late charge by Chadron to edge the Cardinals 49-45. Aiden Hand had 16 points, Paige Sprenger 14 and Devahney Belville 12 for Valentine. 

  The Badgers’ boys claimed their third by defeating Chase County 71-56 led by Dom Beebout with 19 points and Isaac Cronin and Trystan Beebout with 14 apiece. 

  The Lady Badgers are now 7-2 and the boys are 6-1.

  Gering finished fifth in the tournament’s final team standings by winning both of their consolation bracket games Wednesday. 

The Custer, S.D., girls won the game to determine seventh place by downing Niobrara County 47-35.  Chadron finished seventh on the boys’ backet by edging Custer 46-43.