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The state tournament games will go on, but without fans in the stands
From the Milestones in Nebraska's coronavirus fight series
- Margaret Reist , Matt Olberding
- Mar 11, 2020
- Mar 11, 2020 Updated Feb 26, 2021
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The Devaney Sports Center, typically a din during state basketball tournament games, will be largely empty when games tip off at 9 a.m. Thursday.
- GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Fans cheer during the Class C-1 semifinal game at the 2019 boys state tournament.
- Journal Star file photo
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The boys state high school basketball tournament will tip off as scheduled Thursday morning across Lincoln, but the biggest games of the year will be open only to immediate family members.
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Pat Lopez, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department's interim director, speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus March 11.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
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JUSTIN WAN, JOURNAL STAR FILE PHOTO
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