Rebekah Klenke of Seward tries to block a shot by Whitney Brown of Northwest Feb. 28.
Seward's Camryn Opfer elevates over the Northwest defense for a shot Feb. 28.
Bailee Baack of Seward holds her position on defense Feb. 28 against Northwest.
Northwest's defense tries to keep Seward's Kayla Luebbe from finding an open teammate Feb. 28.
From left, Alayna Goldsmith, Ellie Oxford and Addison Smith of Seward watch the end of Seward's game against Northwest Feb. 28.
Camden Peery of Seward blocks the lane against Northwest's Whitney Jensen Feb. 28.
Hannah Benedict of Seward delivers a pass against Northwest Feb. 28.
Addison Smith of Seward moves into defensive position against Whitney Brown of Northwest Feb. 28.
Seward's Ellie Oxford controls the ball against Northwest Feb. 28.
A back-and-forth game in the first round of the Class B state girls’ basketball tournament Feb. 28 didn’t go Seward’s way.
Seward played conference opponent Grand Island Northwest in the tournament opener and lost 58-51. The Vikings led by one at halftime.
Camryn Opfer led Seward with a double double in her final high school basketball game. She scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Kayla Luebbe scored 11 for SHS, as well.
Seward finished the season with a 20-5 record. Northwest went on to win the Class B state title, beating Crete, another Central Conference team, in the final.
Seward will graduate five seniors – Opfer, Luebbe, Bailee Baack, Rebekah Klenke and Alayna Goldsmith.
