Beginning this week, sophomores at NCHS begin test preparation for the upcoming math assessment tests. The students will work with selected Math instructors during Activity Periods until the test dates in April.

The MCL Art Show, located at the Dane Hansen Museum in Logan, will be in action until Sunday, March 7.

On Tuesday, March 2, the NCHS Lady Jays basketball team traveled to Beloit to face the Trojans in 1st round action in the Class 3A Substate. The Jays were able to get off to a solid start, but the strength of the Trojans took over and were able to defeat the Lady Jays 50-32. The loss ends the season for the Lady Jays, finishing the 2009-10 campaign with a 9-12 record.

On Monday, March 1, the NCHS Bluejays hosted the Smith Center Redmen in the first round of the Class 3A SubState Tournament. Although the Jays were able to earn a halftime lead, the Redmen were able to come back in the 2nd half to earn a 44-36 win. The loss ends the season for the Bluejays with a 12-9 record.

The NCHS Wrestling team won the Class 3-2-1A State Championship last weekend at Fort Hays State University. As a team, the Bluejays dominated the competition, scoring 174.5 points to outdistance runnerup Smith Center by 94 points. The Jays were able to win 9 individual medals, led by State Championships for John Risewick at 103, Kaenon Keiswetter at 145, and Landon Keiswetter at 152. State 2nd place finishers were Troy Bainter at 125, Spencer Shirk at 160, and Zane Perez at 171. 4th Place medals were earned by Billy Broeckelman at 130 and Kaid McKenna at 189, and 5th place was won by Connor Pfannenstiel at 140.

The public is invited to participate in a "SEND OFF" for the State qualifying wrestlers on Thursday, February 25 at 5:15 pm at the Wrestling Room.

The NCHS Wrestling team will take part in the 2010 Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Tournament to be held at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus at Fort Hays State University Friday-Saturday, February 26-27. The Jays will be sending 10 wreslters to the competition. Good Luck!!

Class 3-2-1A Wrestling Tournament Brackets/Information

The Class 3A SubState Basketball Tournament brackets have been released. The Boys earned the #3 seed and will host the Smith Center Redmen Monday, March 1 at 7:00 pm. The NCHS Lady Jays earned the #6 seed and will travel to Beloit to face the Trojans on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00 pm.

2010 Class 3A SubState Basketball Tournament Brackets

The NCHS Boys basketball team ended the regular season portion of their schedule this week with games at Plainville and at home against Colby for Senior Night. The Jays were able to earn a split of the two games, losing at Plainville 68-54, but coming back to earn a 46-39 victory over the Eagles. The Jays finish the regular season 12-8, 4-4 in MCL action.

The NCHS Lady Jays basketball team finished the regular season this week with games at Plainville and at home for Senior Night against Colby. The Lady Jays were upended at Plainville 46-38 and by Colby by a score of 38-22. The Lady Jays end the regular season with a 9-11 overall record, 3-5 in MCL play