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Bulldogs Punch Ticket Back to NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships with Rout of Battle Creek in Seward
Bulldogs Punch Ticket Back to NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships with Rout of Battle Creek in Seward

Bulldogs Punch Ticket Back to NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships with Rout of Battle Creek in Seward

By Tuesday morning, six of the class C1 state tournament teams had already earned their spot in the 2024 NSAA Boys Basketball Championships, but one team in particular was missing from that list. In the last five C1 boys state basketball tournaments, only one team has been a mainstay, but to make their sixth straight appearance, the Auburn Bulldogs would have to get a win over Battle Creek in the C1-3 district championship in Seward on Tuesday, February 27.

Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State
Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State
Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State
Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State
Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State
Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State
Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State

Four Overtime Skirmish Ends in Heartbreak for Lady Eagles Who are Denied Repeat Trip to State

By the final period of play, junior Taryn Ottemann had lined up for the tip five times. By the second overtime, her challenger was a different player as fouls disqualified Bancroft-Rosalie’s starting center. Through what might have seemed like a nauseating case of Deja Vu, Ottemann won all five tips for the Lady Eagles in the district final.

Bulldogs Bounced From Subdistrict Tournament Unable to Go Shot-For-Shot with Rockets
Bulldogs Bounced From Subdistrict Tournament Unable to Go Shot-For-Shot with Rockets
Bulldogs Bounced From Subdistrict Tournament Unable to Go Shot-For-Shot with Rockets

Bulldogs Bounced From Subdistrict Tournament Unable to Go Shot-For-Shot with Rockets

The Bulldogs were never able to take the lid off the rims at Platteview High School in the subdistrict C1-1 semifinals on Tuesday, February 13. Auburn, rated #3 in the subdistrict, were outdone in every shooting category by the #2 Rockets as Syracuse repeated their February 6 victory over Auburn with another one to knock the Bulldogs out of postseason play.

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