Conference tournament begins Saturday

Roundball fans, get ready for a week of action as the 2022 Niobrara Valley Conference basketball tournament tips off Saturday, Jan. 29.

Girls' division

Opening round contests will be played at North Central - Springview and Stuart. At 2 p.m., in Springview, North Central enters as the fifth seed and will play the 12th-seeded Lady Warriors from Neligh- Oakdale. The Summerland Bobcats enter as the sixth seed and are slated to play West Holt, the 11th seed, at 5 p.m., in Springview.

At Stuart, the Lady Broncos will meet Boyd County at 3:30 p.m. Stuart enters as the seventh seed, Boyd County lands as the 10th seed.

CWC will tip off against Santee at 5 p.m. The Lady Renegades enter as the number eight seed and Santee sits in the ninth spot.

Second-round games will be played at St. Mary's and Niobrara.

The Cardinals enter as the top seed and will play the winner of the CWC-Stuart matchup at 6:30 p.m.

Following that game, Elgin Public/Pope John, seeded fourth, will tip off against the winner of the North Central - Neligh-Oakdale game.

In Niobrara, the Cougars enter as the second seed and will play the winner of the Stuart-Boyd County contest at 6 p.m.

The winner of the Summerland-West Holt game, will play at 7:30 p.m.

Semi-final games are slated for 5 and 6:30 p.m. tipoffs, Feb. 3, at North Central in Bassett.

The consolation game will begin at 2 p.m., Saturday, at West Holt High School in Atkinson. The championship game will begin at 5 p.m.

Boys' division

Summerland enters the tourney as the eighth seed and will play Neligh-Oakdale, Saturday, at 3:30 p.m., at North Central - Springview.

At 6:30 p.m., the Knights, sitting as the sixth seed, will face the 11th seed, Boyd County.

At Stuart, West Holt will face Niobrara/Verdigre at 2 p.m. The Huskies enter as the fifth seed, while N/V sits in the 10th spot.

At 6:30, Santee will face CWC. Santee enters tournament play as the fifth seed and CWC is seeded 12th.

Second round games will be played Tuesday, Feb. 1, at either St. Mary's or Stuart.

The top-seeded Cardinals will face either Summerland or Neligh-Oakdale at 6 p.m.

At 7:30, the winner of the Santee-CWC game will face Elkhorn Valley. The Falcons are seeded fourth.

At Stuart, the second-seeded Broncos will face either West Holt or N/V, at 6 p.m. EPPJ will play the winner of the North Central-Boyd County game at 7:30 p.m.

Semi-final contests will be played Thursday, Feb. 3, at North Central in Bassett, with games scheduled for 2 and 3:30 p.m.

The consolation contest will begin at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, at 3:30, and the championship will tip off at 6:30 p.m., at West Holt.

Admission prices are set at $5 for adults and $3 for students in kindergarten through 12th grade,

Only tournament passes will be accepted.