Local teams win NPL basketball tournament
By Melanie McGee
The first-ever Northern Plains League Basketball Tournament began Monday, Jan. 16, in Lincoln, Sylvan Grove and Tescott. Monday's 16 games split the teams into two brackets on the girls' side and two brackets on the boys' side. Tournament action continued Tuesday, Jan. 17 with quarterfinal games. Semifinals and consolation semifinals were played Friday, Jan. 20 with games in Lincoln, Sylvan Grove and Tescott.
The tournament concluded Saturday, Jan. 21, with 16 games in Lincoln with the Lincoln girls and Sylvan-Lucas boys earning NPL championships.
Northern Plains League Tournament
Jan. 16, 17, 20, 21, 2012
Jan. 16 Results
Girls
Lincoln 55, Chase 28
Sylvan-Lucas 42, Lakeside 19
Pike Valley 50, Tescott 32
Logan 39, Natoma 22
Southern Cloud 44, Palco 38
St. John's Tipton 47, Rock Hills 14
Thunder Ridge 52, St. Xavier 13
Boys
Lincoln 56, Northern Valley 38
Sylvan-Lucas 59, Southern Cloud 33
Tescott 55, Pike Valley 50
Lakeside 53, St. Xavier 22
Thunder Ridge 48, Palco 39
St. John's Tipton 61, Chase 42
Wilson 76, Logan 29
Rock Hills 62, Natoma 56
Jan. 17 Results
Girls Bracket A
Thunder Ridge 54, Southern Cloud 36
Lincoln 45, St. John's/Tipton 33
Wilson 58, Sylvan-Lucas 39
Logan 49, Pike Valley 48
Girls Bracket B
Palco 2, St. Xavier 0 (forfeit)
Rock Hills 54, Chase 37
Lakeside 2, Northern Valley 0 (forfeit)
Natoma 45, Tescott 41
Boys Bracket A
Lakeside 61, Tescott 45
Sylvan-Lucas 60, Lincoln 50
Rock Hills 45, St. John's Tipton 41 (OT)
Wilson 46, Thunder Ridge 39
Boys Bracket B
Pike Valley 2, St. Xavier 0 (forfeit)
Southern Cloud 53, Northern Valley 34
Chase 48, Natoma 46
Palco 48, Logan 35
Jan. 20 Results
Girls Bracket A
St. John's Tipton 51, Southern Cloud 31
Pike Valley 38, Sylvan-Lucas 29
Lincoln 53, Thunder Ridge 40
Wilson 46, Logan 39
Boys Bracket A
Lincoln 57, Tescott 42
Thunder Ridge 66, St. John's Tipton 62 (OT)
Sylvan-Lucas 52, Lakeside 45
Wilson 50, Rock Hills 36
Girls Bracket B
Chase 2, St. Xavier 0 (forfeit)
Tescott 35, Northern Valley 18
Palco 45, Rock Hills 44 (2OT)
Lakeside 57, Natoma 46
Boys Bracket B
Northern Valley 2, St. Xavier 0 (forfeit)
Natoma 64, Logan 40
Pike Valley 57, Southern Cloud 43
Chase 47, Palco 45
Jan. 21 Results
Girls Bracket A
Lincoln 36, Wilson 32 (Championship Game)
Thunder Ridge 41, Logan 27 (3rd Place Game)
Pike Valley 39, St. John's-Tipton 24 (5th Place Game)
Sylvan-Lucas 41, Southern Cloud 37 (7th Place Game)
Girls Bracket B
Lakeside 48, Palco 43 (9th Place Game)
Rock Hills 61, Natoma 36 (11th Place Game)
Chase 50, Tescott 45 (2OT) (13th Place Game)
St. Xavier 37, Northern Valley 27 (15th Place Game)
Boys Bracket A
Sylvan-Lucas 42, Wilson 40 (Championship Game)
Lakeside 51, Rock Hills 39 (3rd Place Game)
Thunder Ridge 63, Lincoln 57 (5th Place Game)
St. John's-Tipton 45, Tescott 39 (7th Place Game)
Boys Bracket B
Chase 48, Pike Valley 43 (9th Place Game)
Palco 50, Southern Cloud 29 (11th Place Game)
Natoma 40, Northern Valley 35 (13th Place Game)
St. Xavier 52, Logan 43 (15th Place Game)
Updated at 1:05 p.m. Jan. 24, 2012
