HUMPHREY — There may be an arctic blast coming to the area weather-wise, but the Norfolk Catholic boys basketball team may have heated up right before its conference tournament.

CROFTON — Crofton overcame a sluggish offensive performance to defeat Pierce 39-33 in a defensive battle between a couple of front-runners in the Mid-State Conference as the teams head into the conference tournament.

Norfolk High competed against defending Class A state swimming and diving champion Lincoln Southwest in dual action on Thursday.

In three of the past four seasons, the Stuart Broncos finished with a winning record. Over that span, they've compiled a total record of 51-36.

WAKEFIELD — Lutheran High Northeast squandered a five-point first-quarter lead to end up on the wrong end of a double-overtime win by Wakefield — a game between a couple of teams that came into Tuesday’s matchup with 24 wins and only five losses.

TILDEN — Summerland and Tilden Elkhorn Valley’s boys and girls teams met on Tuesday for two battles between highly rated Niobrara Valley Conference foes. The games followed similar paths but had different endings.

With the Mid-State Conference tournament just around the corner, O’Neill and Norfolk Catholic provided a preview of the action as the Eagles’ boys and girls squads edged the Knights in a pair of close games on Tuesday night.

Dominant stretches in both games helped Lincoln North Star defeat Norfolk High School in a pair of Heartland Athletic Conference basketball games Tuesday night in Norfolk.

There wasn’t a hint of disappointment in coach Craig Wortmann’s voice following Hartington Cedar’s Catholic 49-28 loss to Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Saturday.

The Northeast Community College men’s basketball team put its talent on display early in the second half on Monday, playing the Hawks’ best basketball of the game during an eight-minute span.

CREIGHTON — Kyler Mosel efficiently reached a pair of milestones while also claiming a Lewis & Clark Conference championship on Monday.