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Nebraska Girls State Basketball Championships

Girls state basketball schedule, results

Scores and schedules for the state girls basketball tournaments in Lincoln.

Class D-1: Pender holds off St. Mary's for title

St. Mary’s took a 36-35 lead early in the fourth quarter Saturday, but Pender’s defense clamped down after that, holding the Cardinals scoreless the final 7 minutes, 40 seconds.

State hoops: Girls third-place roundup

Highlights and boxscores from the third-place games in the girls basketball state tournament.

Class B: Northwest gets hot, stays cool to top Norris

Northwest rallied from an 14-point, third-quarter deficit to topple the Norris girls in double overtime and claim the Class B state title.

Class C-1: Pierce stands tall, claims first state title

Pierce’s Krystina Koepke rose above them all in the Class C-1 state championship, posting a double-double on the way to a 51-34 victory against Kearney Catholic.

Class A: Lincoln Southeast gets title No. 10

Jessica Shepard scored 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead the Lincoln Southeast girls basketball team to its 10th state championship.

Photos: Girls basketball, Pierce vs. Kearney Catholic, 3.2.13

Pierce and Kearney Catholic meet in the Class C-1 state championship Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Ron Powell: Knights meet their high expectations

State championship trophies aren’t luxury items for the Lincoln Southeast girls basketball program. They’re the expectation every season for the Knights.

Class B: Northwest gets hot, stays cool to top Norris

Northwest rallied from an 14-point, third-quarter deficit to topple the Norris girls in double overtime and claim the Class B state title.

Photos: Girls basketball, Norris vs. Northwest, 3.2.13

Norris and Northwest meet in the Class B state championship Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Class C-1: Pierce stands tall, claims first state title

Pierce’s Krystina Koepke rose above them all in the Class C-1 state championship, posting a double-double on the way to a 51-34 victory against Kearney Catholic.

Class A: Lincoln Southeast gets title No. 10

Jessica Shepard scored 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead the Lincoln Southeast girls basketball team to its 10th state championship.

Photos: Girls basketball, Pierce vs. Kearney Catholic, 3.2.13

Pierce and Kearney Catholic meet in the Class C-1 state championship Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Class D-2: Wynot comes from behind for three-peat

Wynot overcame a 15-point, third-quarter deficit to win its third straight girls state basketball championship with a 60-52 victory over Osmond.

Photos: Girls basketball, Lincoln Southeast vs. Bellevue West, 3.2.13

Lincoln Southeast and Bellevue West meet in the championship of the Class A state tournament Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Photos: Girls basketball, Wynot vs. Osmond, 3.2.13

Wynot and Osmond meet in the championship game of the Class D-2 state tournament Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Class C-2: Crofton repeats with win vs. Hastings SC

Top-ranked Crofton defended the Class C-2 state girls basketball title with a dominating 43-31 victory over second-ranked Hastings St. Cecilia Saturday.

Photos: Girls basketball, Crofton vs. Hastings St. Cecilia, 3.2.13

Crofton and Hastings St. Cecilia meet in the championship game of the Class C-2 state tournament Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Class B: Northwest ends Seward title run in semis

Just when it looked as if Seward might pull off some of the magic — and good basketball — the Bluejays have counted on to win four straight Class B titles, Northwest's McKenzie Brown buried a three-pointer and Seward's chances for a fifth crown Friday at the Devaney Sports Center.

Previous state tournament experience does not always rule

Being an outsider can be tough in Nebraska girls high school basketball, at least when it comes for teams trying to reach the state tournament.

State notebook: Class A final a battle of the best

The preseason No. 1 and end-of-regular-season No. 1 will meet in the Class A state title, one of several pieces of news and notes from Friday's semifinals.

Class D-1: St. Mary's upsets top seed GACC

No. 4 seed and sixth-ranked St. Mary’s upset top-seeded and defending Class D-1 champion Guardian Angels Central Catholic 58-52 Friday night.

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Class D-1: Emerson-Hubbard rally falls short vs. Pender

Emerson-Hubbard saw its frantic fourth-quarter rally come up just short against Pender in the Class D-1 semifinals.

Photos: Girls basketball, St. Mary's vs. Guardian Angels CC, 3.1.13

Photos: Girls basketball, Seward vs. Northwest, 3.1.13

Seward and Northwest meet in the semifinals of the Class B state tournament Friday, March 1, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Class B: Hohlen free throws lift Norris past Beatrice

The Norris girls rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to punch a ticket to their first Class B state championship game with a 59-54 overtime victory over Beatrice.

Photos: Girls basketball, Pender vs. Emerson-Hubbard, 3.1.13

Pender and Emerson-Hubbard meet in the Class D-1 state semifinals Friday, March 1, 2013, at Pershing Center.

Class D-2: Osmond blasts FCSH to reach title game

Osmond coasted to the Class D-2 title game as the sixth-ranked Tigers dominated every aspect of play against No. 4 Falls City Sacred Heart in a 51-28 state semifinal game.

Photos: Girls basketball, Beatrice vs. Norris, 3.1.13

Beatrice and Norris meet in the Class B state semifinals Friday, March 1, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.

Class C-1: Kearney Catholic swats Wahoo

A perennial powerhouse in volleyball, Kearney Catholic has claimed one state championship trophy this school year.

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