Patriots 1-1 On the Road
The 4-11 Clarkson-Leigh Patriot boys’ basketball team had two games against the 8-6 Wakefield Trojans on January 24, 2026, and against the 2-14 Wisner-Pilger Gators on January 27th, 2026. Against the Trojans, the boys played . . .
C-Team Boys and Girls Beat WP-B
On Monday January 26, 2026, the C-team boys and girls played against the WestPoint Beemer Cadets at Clarkson High. They both added a victory to their record. The girls won 27-21 while the boys pulled off a 1-point victory, 32-31. . . .
Patriot Girls Defeat Scouts!
On Thursday, January 22, the girls’ basketball team took on the David City Scouts in Clarkson. The night started off with the JV girls playing 2 quarters. Junior, Carmen Malena said “This was a good game for our JV . . .
Patriots Pick Up Big Win, Close Loss Follows
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot girls’ basketball team had a busy week with two games, starting with a strong showing against Wakefield on Saturday, Jan. 24, and finishing with a tough loss to Wisner-Pilger on Tuesday, Jan. 27. . . .
GBB Falls to Defenders, Pendragons
On Friday, January 16, our boys and girls’ basketball team traveled to Humphrey to face the Defenders in a marathon game. The girls JV won their game 25-19. The girl varsity Patriots were down 16-30 against the Defenders, but . . .
BBB Loses in Back-to-Back Games
The boys’ basketball team kept busy this past weekend as they played the Archangels of Humphrey on January 16th and the Pender Pendragons on January 17th. The boys first traveled to Humphrey to play the Defenders. The JV boys . . .
Boys C-Team Heart-breakers
The Clarkson-Leigh Boys C-Team had a tough couple of games these last two weeks. They battled through two games against Lakeview and Howells-Dodge, but came up short in both of them. The Lakeview game was a tough one. The team fought hard . . .
Boys C-Team 1-1
The Clarkson-Leigh Boys C-Team basketball season officially kicked off against the Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs. It was a good game to start off the season, considering they won 46-28. It was pretty cool to watch a young team be able to put up . . .
Boys Defeat Tekamah-Herman
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot boys’ basketball team had a couple mid-season games against the 9-4 North Bend Tigers on January 8th, 2026 and against the 5-6 Tekamah-Herman Tigers on January 10th. The boys’ varsity started . . .
C Team Girls Start Winless
The girls C team basketball team has had two games so far this season. Their first game was against Humphrey-Lindsay Academy on December 8, and unfortunately, they didn’t come out with the win, but they figured out what they needed to . . .
C-Team Loses to Scotus
On Monday, January 12, the Clarkson-Leigh Patriots C team girls and boys both played against Columbus Scotus in Leigh. Both teams battled hard on Monday, but ended up falling short. The boys’ finished 17-32 and the girls came . . .
GBB Competes at Holiday Tourney
On December 30th and 31st, the Clarkson-Leigh girls’ basketball team faced back-to-back opponents in the 44th Annual Columbus Area Holiday Basketball Tournament played at Scotus Central Catholic High School. To start off the tournament, . . .
Patriot Boys Defeat Schuyler in Holiday Tourney
On December 30-31, the boys’ basketball team traveled to Scotus for this year’s holiday tournament, finishing 1-1. On December 30, the Patriot boys played the Scotus Shamrocks in the first round of the tournament. The . . .
Patriot Girls Pick Up Another Win!
The Clarkson-Leigh girls’ basketball girls are back in action. They recently played North Bend on January 8th and Tekamah-Herman January 10th. The girls played hard but fell short against North Bend, the final score ending up . . .
Patriots Sweep DCA
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot girls’ and boys’ basketball teams played two tough games versus David City Aquinas on January 6th. Starting the marathon off right, both of the JV teams pulled off wins. The JV girls won 17-7 . . .
BBB Plays Many Games Before Break
On the days of December 9th, 11th, and 13th, the boys’ basketball team kept busy with games, playing against Oakland Craig, Bancroft, and Battle Creek. Starting off on December 9th, the boys played Oakland-Craig in . . .
BBB Struggles Before Break
On December 18th, 20th, and 22nd, the Clarkson-Leigh boys’ basketball team was busy with many different games before the holiday break, matching up against West Point, Howells Dodge, and Lakeview. On December 18, the boys traveled . . .
GBB Faces Tough December Stretch
On Tuesday, December 9th, the Clarkson-Leigh Patriots took on the Oakland Craig Knights. The Patriots started out strong in the first quarter with a score of 10-14. The second half was a little tough for the girls, which ultimately led to a . . .
JH GBB Finishes Season
The junior high girls’ basketball team had a tough season this year, playing many competitive teams, and having a mostly seventh-grade squad. The girls began their season on Tuesday, December 2, as the team battled David City . . .
Varsity GBB Picks Up Win
On December 18th, the Clarkson-Leigh girls’ basketball team faced off against the West Point- Beemer Cadets. The JV girls started the game off with a win! The varsity girls played a great game also and defeated the Cadets 50-27. . . .
Girls Basketball Opens Season 1-1
The Patriot girls’ basketball team started off the season 1-1 on December 5th and 6th with a loss to Humphrey-Lindsay at home in Leigh and a win against Madison. Against Humphrey-Lindsay, the girls kept it tight in the first . . .
JHGBB Loses in Humphrey Tourney
The junior high girls’ basketball season is fast and furious. They recently played in a tournament on November 22 in Humphrey. They played two big games against Battle Creek and Wayne. The first game with Battle Creek was a tough one . . .
Junior High Girls Begin BB Season
A total of 17 girls make up on the Clarkson-Leigh junior high basketball team this year! To kick off the new season, the junior high girls’ basketball team first had a home game in Clarkson versus Shelby-Rising City on Monday . . .
Patriot Boys Start Season with Back-to-Back Heartbreak Losses
Kaylee Brabec, junior LHS journalism staff writer
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot boys’ basketball team kicked off their season by battling against the Humphrey Bulldogs on December 5 th in Leigh and Madison Dragons in Madison on the 6th. The boys’ varsity had a rough . . .
BBB Closes Regular Season with a Win
The Clarkson-Leigh boys’ basketball team finished off their regular season with a win! The Patriots went against the David City Scouts at Leigh on Friday, February 21. The final score of the game was the Scouts 48 and the Patriots 51. . . .
Patriot GBB Ends Season in Nailbiter Against Cadets
Monday, February 17, marked the start of girls’ sub-district basketball for the Patriots. This also marked the first time the Patriot girls’ program has been C1 in basketball, playing in the C1-6 subdistrict against Boone . . .
BBB Falls to Mead in Sub-Districts
After a tough season, the boys’ basketball played their final game of the year on February 24 against the Mead Raiders for sub-districts in Yutan. The Patriots were the #6 seed of the C2-2 sub district that also included #1 . . .
JH BBB Finishes Season
The Clarkson-Leigh Junior-High boys’ basketball team finished the season with their last two games earlier this month. They played Archangels Catholic on Monday, February 10 and the Madison Dragons on Thursday, February 13. . . .
C Team Girls Finish Season
On Thursday, January 30th, the C-team girls basketball traveled to their second to last game of the season in Wayne versus the Blue Devils. Two weeks later the girls then played the Tekamah-Herman Tigers in Tekamah on Monday, January . . .
Patriot BBB Picks Up Win Over Mustangs
The Clarkson Leigh Patriot boys’ basketball team battled against the Pierce Bluejays on February 11th and the Stanton Mustangs on the 13th. The boys’ varsity had tough start to the first game, which left them trailing . . .
Patriots Edge Out Winning Record to End Regular Season
Last week, the Patriot girls’ basketball team picked up a win and a loss on the road to finish out the regular season 12-11. On Tuesday, February 11th, they traveled out to Pierce where the Patriots put up a battle but came short of . . .
GBB Clinches 2 of 3 in Conference
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot girls’ basketball team entered the 2023 East Husker Conference tournament being seeded seventh, and ended the tournament with a fitting seventh place. Over the tournament the Patriots won 2 out of their 3 . . .
Boys Suffer Losses in Conference Play
Varsity Boys Basketball battled during the East Husker Conference tournament against Howells-Dodge and Wisner-Pilger. Their games were hosted in Oakland and Wakefield. As the #12 seed, they played against the #5-ranked Jaguars on the 1st of . . .
JH Boys’ BB Picks Up Wins
On the days of January 30th, February 4th, and February 6th the junior high boys’ basketball team kept busy with games, playing against David City, Schuyler, and Wayne. On January 30th the Patriots went against the DC Scouts in two . . .
C-L Boys End Games Before Conference
The Clarkson-Leigh Boys battled against Wakefield in Clarkson on January 25th. The JV boys started the night off with a close loss to the Trojans; the score was 26-28. During the varsity game, Clarkson-Leigh fell behind in the . . .
C-Team Loses to WPB
The girls’ and boys’ basketball team both fell short against the West Point-Beemer Cadets on Monday, January 27 in West Point. The girls lost with an end score of 23-39, and the boys also did not come out on top with a . . .
GBB Defeats the Trojans
On Saturday, January 25, The Clarkson Leigh girls’ JV and varsity basketball team played the Wakefield Trojans. This game was hosted at home in Clarkson and was a pretty interesting game with the Patriots coming out on top, and the . . .
JH Boys BB Faces Scotus, H-D
On Thursday January 23 and Tuesday, January 27, the Clarkson-Leigh JH boys’ basketball team played against Columbus Scotus and Howells-Dodge. The boys’ played a home game against Columbus Scotus on Thursday. The . . .
BBB Falls to Defenders, Pendragons
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot boys’ basketball team battled against the Archangels Defenders on the 17th and the Pendragons on the 18 th of January. In their first game, the Patriots had a heartbreaking loss to the Defenders at . . .
JH Boys BB Has Big Week
The junior high boys’ basketball had a big week last week. On Tuesday they played an away game against Lakeview on January 14, resulting in A team losing 10-31 and B team winning. Thursday, they played against Shelby-Rising . . .
JH Boys Continue Season
The JH boys’ basketball team started playing their first games at the start of the month. On January 18th, 2025, the team traveled to Humphrey to take on the Bulldogs. Unfortunately, the A team lost 12-48 and the B team lost 29-32. Even . . .
Junior High GBB Ends Season
Saturday, January 18, was a busy morning for the Patriot junior high girls’ basketball team as they matched up against Howells-Dodge for their final game of the season. Unfortunately, their final game ended in disappointment . . .
Patriots Down the Defenders
On Friday, January 17, the Archangel Defenders traveled to Leigh to take on the Lady Patriots. The Patriots got up in the first quarter before being outscored in the second and third. But thanks to a strong showing in the fourth quarter, the . . .
JH Girls BB Has Successful Week
Junior high girls’ basketball battled it out both Monday and Thursday night. On January 13, at 6 PM the Patriot girls’ basketball team went against the Stanton Mustangs. The Girls A team had a heartbreaking loss of 21-30 and . . .
C-Team Boys Lose Two
The C team boys’ basketball team had two games this week against Scotus and Lakeview. On Monday, January 13, the boys headed to Columbus Scotus to play the Shamrocks. The boys lost with an end score of 35-58. Freshman . . .
Boy's Basketball has a Bad Week
Coming back from Christmas Break, the Patriot boys’ basketball team was ready to play as they traveled to David City to face the Aquinas Monarchs on January 7, and hosted North Bend on January 9 for a matchup against the Tigers. . . .
GBB Has Tough Week
The Lady Patriots are officially halfway through the season. On January 7th, the team hit the road and traveled to David City to play the Aquinas Monarchs. The varsity girls battled hard for 4 quarters, but couldn’t grab the win after . . .
Girls Finish Third in Holiday Tourney
On December 28th and 30th Clarkson-Leigh girls’ basketball took on new opponents, joining a different Holiday Tournament, hosted by Lakeview, than previous years. The Patriot girls traveled to Columbus Lakeview on Saturday the 28th to . . .
Patriots Face Jags in Marathon
On December 21, the Clarkson-Leigh Patriots took on the Howells-Dodge Jaguars in another marathon Saturday, this time at the Patriot Pavillion in Clarkson. After both the girls’ and boys’ JV teams lost against the Jaguars, the . . .
Boys Defeat Schuyler in Holiday Tourney
On Saturday, December 28th, the Clarkson-Leigh basketball teams headed to Lakeview for the holiday basketball tournament, where they ended up finishing third and picking up their second win of the season. This was the first year . . .
JH Girls BB Begins Season
The junior high girls’ basketball team has had an eventful but tough start to their season, and they are still looking for their first win. On December 7 and 9, they battled against Humphrey and Battle Creek. In the A game, the girls . . .
Junior High Girls Find Success Before Break
The junior high girls’ basketball had a packed week with three games right before the Christmas break. On Monday, December 16, they played Columbus Scotus in Leigh with both the A and B teams losing with a score of 16-37 in . . .
Patriots Beat Scouts, Fall to Cadets
After a close win against the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers on December 12th, the Patriot girls’ basketball team faced off against the David City Scouts and West Point-Beemer Cadets on December 17th and December 19th. After a . . .
Boys BB Picks Up First Win
Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7, were very eventful days for the boys’ basketball team as they played their first games of the season. On Friday they played an away game against Humphrey-Lindsay Academy. After getting . . .
GBB Starts Season
The girls’ basketball team is coming off of a good season last year and rolling into what they hope will be another good season. They started off the season with a jamboree game win against Wynot in Leigh. This . . .
Girls Lose, Boys Win in First C-Team Matches
On Monday, December 9, the C-team girls’ and boys’ basketball team battled the Humphrey Bulldogs in Humphrey in their first games of the season. The first half of the girls’ game was rough, but they came back and . . .
JH Girls BBall Starts Season
The junior high basketball team started their season off at Humphrey in a tournament on November 23. They lost to Battle Creek 29-42 and Humphrey 8-30. “The girls started their junior high season with the tough Humphrey . . .
Patriot Girls Kick Off Season 1-1
On December 6-7, the Patriot girls began their basketball season by playing the Humphrey-Lindsay Academy Bulldogs and the Madison Dragons. Coming off of their Wynot jamboree game the Monday before, they travelled out to Humphrey to battle the . . .
Young Boys’ BB Team Starts Season with Jamboree
When asked about the upcoming season, head boys’ basketball coach, Jeff Bachman said, “I am really excited about our group this year. It's a good group of kids, who work hard and are pushing themselves to be better. I am . . .
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 . . .