Lutheran Invitational Tournament
High School Boys & Girls Basketball
Jan. 6-7, 2012
Concordia University Nebraska hosted its second annual Lutheran Invitational Tournament for high schools Jan. 6-7. The boys and girls teams of the four LCMS high schools in Nebraska were represented:
- Lutheran High Northeast (Norfolk) - Eagles
- Heartland Lutheran High School (Grand Island) - Red Hornets
- Concordia High School (Omaha) - Mustangs
- Lincoln Lutheran High School - Warriors
Tournament results
Jan. 2012: The girls team from Concordia Omaha earned an LIT championship with victories over Lincoln Lutheran in round one and over Lutheran Northeast in the final. In the boys bracket, Lutheran Northeast defeated Concordia Omaha in the first round and Heartland Lutheran in the finals in order to claim the trophy. The boys and girls teams from Lincoln Lutheran won both of the consolation brackets.
All-tournament teams for 2012
Girls
Kellie Sanchez (LLHS), Kelsey Dinkel (LHNE), Liz Gebhardt (LHN), Becky Mueller (CHS), Arianne Gesell (CHS), Lizzy Holmes (CHS)
Boys
Logan Wachal (LLHS), Isac Splattstoesser (HLHS), Logan Splattstoesser (HLHS), Sam Simonson (HLHS), Ross Freudenburg (LHNE), Mitch Knobbe (LHNE)
Tickets
LIT tickets may be purchased at the door for one-day admission. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students (K-12). (There will be no individual game ticket prices.) Doors will open 45 minutes before the start of the first game on each day.
Initial tournament pairings
The tournament brackets were determined by using the NSAA Point Leader Rankings for the third week of December.
Spectators
Spectators are encouraged to sit in the following areas as their respective game commences. Please note that coolers of food or beverages should not be brought into the Walz facility. The proceeds from the concession stand benefit the future development of Bulldog Athletics.
Home team
- Cheerleaders will be located on the east baseline adjacent to the home team bench
- Band will be located in the southeast bleachers that curve around the east baseline
- Fans will sit in the north bleachers behind the scorers table
Visiting team
- Cheerleaders located on the west baseline
- Band will be located in the far west sections of the south bleachers across the court from the scorers table
- Fans will sit in the north bleachers behind the visiting team bench.
LIT schedule
Friday, Jan. 6
- 2:20 p.m. - Opening devotion in the arena
- 3 p.m. - Girls game: Northeast (1) vs Heartland (4)
- 4:45 p.m. - Boys game: Northeast (1) vs Concordia (4)
- 6:30 p.m. - Girls game: Concordia (2) vs Lincoln (3)
- 8:15 p.m. - Boys game: Heartland (2) vs Lincoln (3)
Saturday, Jan. 7
- 9 a.m. - Girls consolation game
- 10:45 a.m. - Boys consolation game
- 12:30 p.m. - Girls championship game
- 2:15 p.m. - Boys championship game (half-time: all-school dance routine)
- 4 p.m. - Traveling trophy presentation; all-tourney teams announced; closing message & doxology
Post-tournament games
- 5 p.m. - Concordia University vs. Dordt College Women
- 7 p.m. - Concordia University vs. Dordt College Men
Once you've made it to Seward
All games will be played at Concordia's Walz Human Performance Complex, which is located on the northern edge (E. Hillcrest Dr. & Sunrise Dr.) of campus.
Next year's LIT
The 2013 LIT Basketball Tourney is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 4, and Sat., Jan. 5.
