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Patriot BB Powers Through To Lincoln! Girls Lose OT Heartbreaker to Eventual C2 Runner-Up
It’s post-season time for Patriot basketball, and the girls were looking to make four straight trips to Lincoln this year, and they succeeded! After defeating Cross County, the #1 team in their . . .
Boys’ C Team Loses at Tekamah
The C-team boys’ basketball team finished their season by traveling to Tekamah to compete in a tournament on Saturday, February 17th. They took on the Tekamah-Herman Tigers and the Lyons-Decatur Cougars, but just fell . . .
Patriot Boys End Season in Sub-Districts
On Monday, February 19th, the Patriot boys traveled to Norfolk Catholic to begin post-season play in their sub-district tournament. The Patriots played Stanton in the first round, and won with a score of 64-32. . . .
Scouts Best Patriots in Last Regular Season Game
On February 16, the Clarkson Leigh boys’ basketball team traveled to David City to take on the Scouts in their final game of the regular season. The JV team started out the night. It was a close game going into . . .
BBB Defeats Mustangs
On Tuesday, February 6th, the Patriot boys faced the Pierce Bluejays. The game was hosted in Leigh. To kick off the game, the Blujays led the Patriots 14-11 closing the first half. The Patriots were able to have a . . .
C-Team Girls Finish Season
The C-Team girls’ basketball team finished off their last game of the season on Feburary 5. The girls stayed home at Leigh to face the Battle Creek Braves. The girls fought hard but fell 8-32 in the end. . . .
Girls Finish Regular Season
It was a week filled with home basketball games, and the final home games of the season at that. On Tuesday, February 6, Clarkson Leigh Patriots hosted the Pierce Bluejays on their home court in Leigh. The . . .
JH Boys Struggle to Find a Groove
After having many of their games cancelled due to weather in early January, the junior high boys’ basketball team played four games in one week! In the first two of those games, they faced Humphrey St . . .
Patriot Boys Battle At Conference
After a struggling season so far, the Patriots traveled to Bancroft-Rosalie to face the #4 seeded Panthers in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament on January 26. The Panthers jumped out . . .
C Team Falls Short
On January 25th, 2024, the C team boys and girls basketball team played against West-Point-Beemer in Clarkson. The girls’ JV also played that night against Wayne. Everyone battled hard, but all 3 teams fell short of winning. Coach . . .
Junior High Boys Step on the Court
On January 21, the Clarkson-Leigh junior high boys basketball team made their debut. To kick off their season, they played against the Howells-Dodge Jaguars. The game was hosted in Leigh and although the boys came out to play hard, they . . .
C Team back in action
On January 22, it was finally the time for the C team girls to get back on the court after winter break. The Patriots took on the Boone Central Cardinals in Clarkson. The girls were ready to play and played with a . . .
Patriots take on Gators
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriots traveled to Wisner-Pilger for a Tuesday night game against the Gators. After the JV games had finished, the varsity girls dominated the first half of their game, leading 25-10 going . . .
Lopsided Games at LHNE
On Tuesday, January 16 the Clarkson Leigh Patriots traveled to Norfolk for a basketball marathon against the Lutheran High Northeast Eagles. The night started out with both the JV girls and boys playing. The JV . . .
Patriots Drop Two
The boys’ basketball team battled against David City Aquinas at home in Clarkson on January 2nd. The Patriots kept it close after the first quarter, down 7-8. Aquinas opened it up in the 2nd quarter, outscoring the Pats 16-6 and . . .
Boys Basketball Starts Season at Home
The boys’ basketball team began their season by playing two games over the weekend on Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2. This year’s team has many new faces this year with the loss of many seniors from last year, . . .
Boys’ BB Struggles Offensively
In two of their final games before the Christmas break, the Patriot boys’ basketball team was hungry for a win, as they hosted the West-Point Beemer Cadets in Clarkson on December 14th, and headed to Howells on December 16th for a . . .
C Team BBall Begins Season
The C-Team Patriot girls’ and boys’ basketball teams began their seasons on December 4th and followed up with another game the following Monday, December 11. On the 4th, traveled to Humphrey to . . .
Girls Pick up Another Two Wins
The Varsity girls kept it rolling with two more wins to add to their record playing West Point-Beemer and on December 14 and playing Howells-Dodge on December 16. Junior Brynn . . .
Holiday Tournament Champs!
Every year after moratorium ends, the Clarkson-Leigh girls’ basketball team takes part in a holiday tournament. This year’s tournament took place in Shelby on December 28th and 29th and the Patriot girls emerged . . .
JH GBB Picks up First Win
On Thursday, December 7th, the junior high girls’ basketball team played against Columbus Scotus. Although both the A and B team lost, it was still a good game. Coach Tami Sayers stated, “The girls played with energy and handled . . .
JHGBB Faces Madison
On December 14th the junior high girls Patriots traveled to Madison to take on the Dragons in their final game before Christmas break. The Patriot girls have had a good learning season and looked to try to pick up their second . . .
Knights Defeat Patriot C Team
On December 18, the C-team girls basketball team hosted the Norfolk Catholic Knights. The Patriots started off the first quarter slow on the defensive end off the court and allowed the Knights to capitalize. Coach Becca Hiatt . . .
Panthers Oust Patriots
The boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams are struggling to find their groove early this year, as they both suffered losses at the hands of the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers in an away game on December 8. They were both . . .
Patriot Boys Fall In Close Games
On Friday, December 28th, the Clarkson-Leigh basketball teams headed to Shelby for the holiday tournament. To kick off the tournament for the boys, the Pats played Fullerton. Coming into the first . . .
Patriot Girls Defeat Monarchs, Fall Short Against Tigers
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriots girls’ basketball team faced off against David City Aquinas in Clarkson on January 2nd. The Patriot girls led the Monarchs the entire game, and the final score ended 64-36. Ten different girls were . . .
Patriots Fall to Knights
The Clarkson-Leigh boys and girls basketball teams went up against the Oakland-Craig Knights on December 5th in Clarkson. There was no girls’ JV game against Oakland-Craig. . . .
Patriots Play Complete Game in Road Win
The Clarkson-Leigh girls had a great game against the David City Scouts on December 14th. The girls’ JV ended the game off 19-35 with another win. The varsity team started off slow . . .
Pats Face Vikings Before Break
On December 18, the girls’ and boys’ JV and Varsity teams went against the Lakeview Vikings. The girls’ JV started the night off. and the final score was 23-9 in favor of the Patriots. . . .
JH GBB Starts season
The junior high girls’ basketball season is in full swing. The girls began their season at the Humphrey tournament on November 18, which only the A team played. They lost to Battle Creek 14-47 and Wayne 6-38. Their next game was . . .
Junior High Girls Looking For First Win
On December 2nd, the junior high girls’ basketball team played Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family. The B-team lost 16-21 and the A-team lost 12-42. Next on December 4th, the junior girls played Battle Creek, and again . . .
Patriot Girls 1-1 After Opening Games
On December 1st, the girls’ varsity team battled against Humphrey High in the first game of the season in Leigh. They were hoping to edge out a win and begin the season undefeated, but that was not in the cards for the Patriot girls. . . .
New Faces on the Boys’ BB Team
It’s that time of year again when it’s time to step away from the field and onto the court. There are 22 boys who are playing basketball this year. The coaches are Mr. Jeff Bachman, Mr. Connor Blum, and Mr. Andy . . .
Lady Pats Look to Score
The Lady Patriots have a great team for basketball this year. There are many new people on the team this year, including 14 freshmen. There are also many great players who are returning to the varsity team. The head coach for the . . .
BBB C-Team Continues to Learn
The boys C basketball team is continuing to gain experience with each game they play. This year's team is a young, promising team. On January 16, the Patriot C-Team traveled to Dodge to take on the Howells-Dodge Jaguars. The Patriots . . .
Patriots Battle Eagles in Mid-Week Action
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriots had a night of marathon basketball on Tuesday evening, January 17th in Leigh against the Lutheran High Northeast Eagles. Both the girls’ varsity and JV teams dominated. The final score of the . . .