The 2017 Twin Valley League tournament continued on Thursday with the consolation game action at Washington County hgih school. Thursday's action is recapped below.

92.1 KMZA Broadcast plan (Friday, January 20th) - (click here to listen)
     Onaga vs. Hanover (boys Semifinal) 4:30pm 
     Wetmore vs. Centralia (girls Semifinal) 6:00pm
     Doniphan West vs. Troy (boys Semifinal) 7:30pm (also will air on 103.9 KNZA)  

92.1 KMZA Broadcast plan (Saturday, January 21st) - (click here to listen)
      Boys 3rd place game 4:30pm; Girls Championship 6:00pm & Boys Championship 7:30pm
(other games will be added to Saturday broadcast schedule also) 

TVL Tournament brackets (updated after Consolation games) --- girls & boys bracket

Stay tuned on Saturday after the Championship games as the 92.1 KMZA TVL All-Tournament Team will be announced

Special thanks to our special TVL Tournament sponsors on 92.1 KMZA -- Elmer's Repair, Bendena State Bank, Blue Valley Telecommunications, The State Bank of Bern - Axtell Branch,  Nemaha County Co-op, First National Bank of Frankfort, M&R Auto Parts, F&L Construction, Doug Heiman-Shelter Insurance and Koch & Company

Girls 

#13 Onaga vs. #9 Blue Valley -- Blue Valley won 35-30 

Blue Valley and Onaga played a wire to wire contest in consolation play of the TVL Tournament and with a 12-7 fourth quarter the Rams took the win 35-30. After one quarter of play it was a 12-7 Blue Valley lead but an 8-3 second quarter by Onaga tied the game at 15-15 at intermission and it was tied at 23-23 entering the fourth quarter. Eight different gals scored on the night for Blue Valley led by Tess Henry who tallied nine points as the Rams moved to 3-6 on the season. Onaga with the loss falls to 0-10 still in search of their first win of the year. Alexis VanDonge led the Buffaloes scoring 11 points hitting 7-11 free throws, while Shay Duer netted eight points. 

#11 Troy vs. #10 Valley Heights -- Valley Heights won 50-34

Balanced scoring and a 14-3 second quarter guided Valley Heights to the 50-34 victory over Troy in consolation TVL Tournament play. Up 13-9 after the first quarter Valley Heights ran their lead out further behind their strong second quarter and with a trio in double figures moved to 3-7 on the season. Sam Vermetten led Valley Heights with 12 points, while Kayla Smith scored 11 and Miranda Ohlde chipped in 10 points. Troy in the loss fell to 1-7 on the year and was led by Lexi Norris who scored 10 points. 

Friday, January 20th

#13 Onaga vs. #12 Axtell 1:30pm (consolation game)
#3 Hanover vs. #2 Washington County 3:00pm (Semifinals) 
#8 Doniphan West vs. #4 Linn 3:00pm (Consolation Semifinals) 
#5 Wetmore vs. #1 Centralia 6:00pm (Semifinals) on 92.1 KMZA (click here to listen)
#7 Frankfort vs. #6 Clifton-Clyde 6:00pm (Semifinals) 

Saturday, January 21st

#12 Axtell vs. #11 Troy 10:00am (consolation game)
#10 Valley Heights vs. #9 Blue Valley 10:00am (consolation game)

Boys

#13 Axtell vs. #12 Blue Valley -- Axtell won 42-30 

Axtell and Blue Valley faced off in consolation action of the TVL Tournament each looking for their first win of the season and a strong second half the Eagles snagged the win 42-30. Both teams started slow and Blue Valley was up 6-4 at the end of the first but a 14-10 second frame gave Axtell an 18-16 halftime lead. The lead grew in the second half for Axtell as they closed out the game with a 24-14 second half to move to 1-9 on the season. Axtell was led by Quinn Buessing who tallied 15 points, while Jonah Porting scored 10 points and Burke Deters added nine points. The loss sends Blue Valley to 0-10 on the year as they were led by a nine point game from Bradley Young. 

#11 Wetmore vs. #7 Linn -- Linn won 55-41

A tight contest back and forth through the first three quarters saw the fourth quarter decide the game as Linn outscored Wetmore 18-7 in the final quarter to grab the 55-41 win. The Bulldogs led by four after one, but Wetmore carried a 22-21 lead into the half only to trail by three to enter the fourth and Linn took the fourth to improve 5-4 on the year. Linn was led by Dillon Cooper who tallied 18 points, while Chase McGatlin who scored 17 points hitting 8-10 free throws. Wetmore with the loss fell to 1-8 on the season and were led in the loss by Alex Potter who scored 10 points, while both Kyle Bloom and Joel Hutfles each netted nine points. 

Friday, January 20th

#13 Axtell vs. #9 Frankfort 1:30pm (consolation game)
#3 Onaga vs. #2 Hanover 4:30pm (Semifinals) on 92.1 KMZA (click here to listen)
#8 Centralia vs. #4 Valley Heights 4:30pm (Consolation Semifinals) 
#5 Doniphan West vs. #1 Troy 7:30pm (Semifinals) 
         on 92.1 KMZA & 103.9 KNZA (click here to listen)
#10 Clifton-Clyde vs. #6 Washington Coutny (Consolation Semifinals) 

Saturday, January 21st

#11 Wetmore vs. #9 Frankfort 11:30am (consolation game)
#8 Blue Valley vs. #7 Linn 11:30am (consolation game)