The 2024 Southwest Conference Basketball Tournament bracket is now set. The Minden girls are the #1 seed and will play at home on Tuesday 23rd vs. either Cozad (6pm start) or Valentine (5pm start). The boys are the #7 seed and will play at Cozad on Tuesday 23rd at 6pm.
The full bracket is below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KObd2N86u_2ZGu2f-qRTf8ZFh6CcDsTF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116270266449122168421&rtpof=true&sd=true
The Boys Reserve level basketball game at Kearney Catholic scheduled for Thursday January 18th has been CANCELLED. This is due to both schools hosting rescheduled contests.
Here is the updated list of activities for next week. The weather has forced many changes to our schedule. GO WHIPPETS!
The Cheer Kids Camp that was scheduled to take place on Saturday 13th has been POSTPONED due to the basketball game being rescheduled. The future date of the cheer kids camp is TBD. More information will be shared regarding this event when available.
Home basketball scheduled for Saturday January 13th vs McCook has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday January 18th. On the 18th basketball vs McCook will be VARSITY ONLY with girls starting at 5pm and boys at 6:30pm. Also on Thursday the 18th, the girls and boys high school wrestling dual vs. Central City will now take place in the CL Jones gym and 7th grade boys basketball vs. Cozad will now be played in the Activities Gym.
Speech CNFL at Grand Island on Saturday January 13th has been CANCELLED.
The boys wrestling Dual Invitational that was scheduled for today has been CANCELLED. The home basketball games scheduled for Saturday January 13th are still on as scheduled for now. We will communicate with McCook later today and make a final determination for the Saturday basketball games.
MPS will not have school today, Friday, January 12th. Road crews are working hard to open up the roads. Drifts, visibility, and wind chill will be a problem for today and the weekend. We will get information about activities later today. Please be safe.
The Gothenburg Boys Dual Tournament scheduled for Saturday January 13th has been CANCELLED.
Kids cheer camp will continue as scheduled for Saturday January 13th from 1:00-2:00pm in the activities gym. The camp participants will perform at half time of the boys varisty game that begins at 4pm. Girls will report to theater at the beginning of the 2nd quarter of the boys game to prepare for the performance.
High School Girls Wrestling Invitational at Ord scheduled for Friday 12th has been CANCELLED.
BASKETBALL CANCELLED FOR TODAY:
The basketball games scheduled for tonight both for the high school (at Saint Cecilia) and middle school (at home) have been cancelled due to the latest winter weather forecast. Practices are allowed after school today, but all practices must end by 6pm.
TIME CHANGE FOR BASKETBALL SATURDAY 13th:
Due to the forecasted cold temperatures we are moving the start times for the high school home basketball games on Saturday 2 hours earlier than originally scheduled. JV will now start at 1pm, girls varsity 2:30pm, and boys varsity 4:00pm.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR THURSDAY 11th:
The high school games scheduled at Hastings St Cecilia for Thursday 11th will now be VARSITY ONLY. Varsity girls starts at 4:30pm with the boys game to follow. NO JV games will be played. This will allow our teams to play the games and return home before it is overly late in the evening. We are hoping to get these games in if at all possible.
We have a fantastic custodian and maintenance team. Thank You for all the time and effort you put in!
The high school home girls wrestling triangular that was scheduled for today has been rescheduled to Monday January 15th. The start time and details remain the same.
The high school basketball games originally scheduled for today at Ravenna have been CANCELLED and will NOT be rescheduled.
Due to poor road conditions and increased wind. MPS will not have school on Tuesday, January 9. We will not have evening activities. Please be careful. The highways and east-west roads are slick, and visibility is poor.
Congratulations to the speech team on a great showing at the first meet of the year at Adams Central on Saturday, January 6. Results are attached.
The MPS Board Meeting for tonight has been rescheduled to Monday, January 15th, at 7:00 p.m. Please be safe. Minden has been upgraded to a Blizzard warning until tomorrow morning.
Due to the incoming winter storm, MPS will not have school tomorrow and no evening activities. There is a possibility of a late start on Tuesday. We will get the information out as soon as we know. Please drive carefully and be prepared for a large amount of snow tomorrow.
