UPDATE, 12:18 P.M. Friday
The Fort Calhoun boys basketball team will play Gordon-Rushville on Monday in the Class C1 Nos. 8-9 District Final. The 6 p.m. game will played at a neutral site, Broken Bow High School.
Pioneers fall to Omaha Concordia
The Fort Calhoun boys basketball team lost its Class C1 Subdistrict 3 finals game at Omaha Concordia on Thursday, 59-34.
The 25-point loss dropped the Pioneers to 19-5, but didn't end their season.
FCHS next competes in the district finals round against Gordon-Rushville. The 21-3 Mustangs are the No. 8 overall seed after their own subdistrict defeat to Ogallala, 60-49.
The district final will be the Pioneers' third in the last four seasons. They lost the previous two to Auburn in 2019 and Lincoln Christian in 2020, falling a win shy of their first state tournament since 1923 each time.
Washington County District Finals Schedule
Friday: Blair girls basketball at Sidney, 5:30 p.m. MST (6:30 Central); Broadcast — striv.tv/Sidney (video), 94.7 FM or blairradio.com (audio)
Saturday: Blair boys basketball at McCook, 2 p.m.; Broadcast — youtube.com/McCookPublicSchools
Monday: Fort Calhoun boys basketball vs. Gordon-Rushville at Broken Bow High School, 6 p.m.
For the full story on subdistrict and district basketball, check out next Tuesday's Washington County Pilot-Tribune. Enterprisepub.com/sports will have daily updates as well.
