2018 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament

Another MUDECAS Basketball Tournament is in the books! And it was a busy one! 

So here is my photo recap of some of my favorite 30 photos. If you cannot get enough MUDECAS coverage, check out the Beatrice Daily Sun for more! 

My MUDECAS week included stopping by the Truman Center at SCC to cover the B Division opening rounds. I also helped coordinate Striv Sports coverage of the tournament -- but after the Thursday snow day, our schedules' dramatically changed. 

I ended up helping out the Striv stream of the semifinal games on Friday at the Beatrice City Auditorium. Joining the Striv crew of Eric, Austin & Aaron, we had some of the JCC Striv Crew on site! So Friday was all about the live stream! 

We returned to the Auditorium on Saturday to broadcast all four of the Division Championship Games -- which you can rewatch here. So 4 games Friday and then 5 games Saturday meant for a busy end of the 89th Annual MUDECAS Basketball Tournament! Congrats to the Sterling Lady Jets & the Exeter-Milligan Timberwolves for their B Division Championships. And congrats to the Falls City Sacred Heart boys & girls teams for sweeping the A Division Championships!

Luckily, I was able to grab my camera for a few of the championship games for the Daily Sun! Thanks for checking in! Can't wait until next year!

Palmyra's Madelyn Sweney (13) and teammate Marissa Waltke (right) prepare for their game versus the Southern Lady Raiders in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Jayme Ullman (right) advances the ball as Palmyra's Clara Whyman (left) defends as the Southern Lady Raiders defeat the Palmyra Lady Panthers, 60-35, in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Madi Zvolanek reacts after transition turnover as the Southern Lady Raiders defeat the Palmyra Lady Panthers, 60-35, in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Jayme Ullman (left) protects the ball from Palmyra's Taya Ptacnik (right) as the Southern Lady Raiders defeat the Palmyra Lady Panthers, 60-35, in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Cheyenne Leach (right) and Clara Whyman (left) fight to control the ball as the Southern Raiders defeat the Palmyra Lady Panthers, 60-35, in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sterling's Carly Wenzl (right) drives toward the basket as the Sterling Lady Jets defeat the Parkview Christian Lady Patriots in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sterling's Carly Wenzl shoots for the Sterling Lady Jets as they face the Parkview Christian Lady Patriots in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sterling's Malayna Wingert (left) and Sheanna Stolz (right) react during a Jets free throw as the Sterling Lady Jets defeat the Parkview Christian Lady Patriots in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 8, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sterling's Logan Jasa (right) protects the ball on a second-half drive in front of defender Sabian Adams (left) as the Pawnee City Indians defeat the Sterling Jets, 42-35, in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. The Pawnee City Indians react after defeating the Sterling Jets, 42-35, in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Trevin Saathoff (20) shoots during the first quarter as the Southern Raiders face the Lewiston Tigers in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Lewiston's Daniel Gonzalez (30) attempts to block the shot by Southern's Braden Klover (22) as the Southern Raiders face the Lewiston Tigers in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Teammates congratulate Lewiston's Treyton Hippen (10) after his halftime buzzer beater as the Southern Raiders face the Lewiston Tigers in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Exeter-Milligan's Eric Olsen (left) attempts to block a shot by Meridian's Tybor Smith (right) as the Exeter-Milligan Timberwolves face the Meridian Mustangs in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Exeter-Milligan's Eric Olsen (3) drives toward the basket as Meridian's Garret Klipp (23) defends as the Exeter-Milligan Timberwolves face the Meridian Mustangs in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball B Division Tournament, on January 9, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Madi Zvolanek (top) grabs a rebound during the first half as the Sterling Lady Jets face the Southern Lady Raiders in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sterling's Malayna Wingert (left) leads the Jet offense during the first half as Southern's Jayme Ullman (right) defends as the Sterling Lady Jets face the Southern Lady Raiders in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. The Sterling Lady Jets celebrate after defeating the Southern Lady Raiders in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sterling's Sydney Huls and Malayna Wingert celebrate after defeating the Southern Lady Raiders in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. The Sterling Lady Jets celebrate after defeating the Southern Lady Raiders in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball B Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Meridian's Erin Johnson (right) drives toward the basket as Sacred Heart's Abby Fiegener (left) defends as the Meridian Lady Mustangs face the Falls City Sacred Heart Lady Irish in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's McKenzie Witt (left) passes the ball to a teammate during the first half as the Meridian Lady Mustangs face the Falls City Sacred Heart Lady Irish in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's Sara Wertenberger (left) reacts with teammate Elizabeth Keithley (right) after scoring as time expired in the third quater as the Meridian Lady Mustangs face the Falls City Sacred Heart Lady Irish in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's Ahren Ebel (left) dribbles toward the basket as Meridian's Jaicee Sobotka (right) defends as the Meridian Lady Mustangs face the Falls City Sacred Heart Lady Irish in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. The Falls City Sacred Heart Lady Irish celebrate after defeating the Meridian Lady Mustangs in the MUDECAS Girls Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Freeman's Michael Gronewold (right) shoots in front of Sacred Heart's Drew Bippes (left) as the Freeman Falcons face the Falls City Sacred Heart Irish in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's Tristan Keithley (left) and Drew Bippes (middle) fight for a rebound with Freeman's Jake Gramann (right) as the Freeman Falcons face the Falls City Sacred Heart Irish in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's Tyler Witt (middle) scores on a layup as the Freeman Falcons face the Falls City Sacred Heart Irish in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's Sean Arnold (left), Theo Rohrer (middle) and Tyler Witt (right) react after defeating the Freeman Falcons in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb. Sacred Heart's Anthony Froeschl (left) and Tyler Witt (right) celebrate after defeating the as the Freeman Falcons in the MUDECAS Boys Basketball A Division Championship, on January 13, 2018, in Beatrice, Neb.