Broncos battle for regional berth, stunned by NWC

Head coach Dustan Arlt isn’t fond of Monday games. He’s even less happy about playing Northwest Christian on the President’s Day holiday. In the past two seasons, the only times the LRS Broncos have lost to the Crusaders has been in the sub regional tournament on President’s Day.

“It’s ironic,” Arlt said.

The Broncos opened the sub-regional tournament Saturday in Waitsburg against Waitsburg-Prescott. The Broncos simply overpowered WP and rolled to a 78-33 win.

Then in Monday’s semifinal battle with NWC, a rocky first half created a deficit LRS couldn’t quite overcome in the final half. The Cru...