Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Kimball boys suffer pair of losses at WTC Tourney

The Kimball High boys received the number one seed and a first round bye into the 2017 Western Trails Conference basketball tournament, but along the way they stumbled and suffered a pair of back-to-back defeats to finish a disappointing fourth.

In Friday night semi-final play, they went up against Hemingford, a 62-31 winner over Morrill in a first round pairing. The Horns lost 54-46. They played like they were sick, because they were sick. A good share of the Kimball players were battling illness, and it showed. Shots simply were not falling for the Horns, but they managed to take a 9-7 le...