Conference basketball tournament tips off Saturday

Basketball enthusiasts will find plenty of opportunities to watch area teams in action, beginning Saturday, as the 2023 Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament tips off.

Opening-round games will be played at Elkhorn Valley and Elgin Public.

Boys' bracket

The first boys' game will feature the Boyd County Spartans and North Central Knights. They will tip off at 2 p.m., at Elgin Public. The Spartans enter as the number eight seed and North Central is the ninth seed.

St. Mary's will meet CWC at 5 p.m. The Cardinals are seeded sixth, while the Renegades enter as the 11th seed.

At 6:30 p.m., in Elgin,...