Lutheran Invitational Tournament
High School Boys & Girls Basketball
Jan. 4-5, 2013
Concordia University Nebraska hosted its second annual Lutheran Invitational Tournament for high schools Jan. 4-5. 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
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.
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. 4
- 3 p.m. - Girls game: Concordia Omaha vs Heartland Lutheran
- 4:45 p.m. - Boys game: Lutheran High Northeast vs. Concordia Omaha
- 6:30 p.m. - Girls game: Lincoln Lutheran vs Lutheran High Northeast
- 8:15 p.m. - Boys game: Lincoln Lutheran vs. Heartland Lutheran
Saturday, Jan. 5
- 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
- 4 p.m. - Traveling trophy presentation; all-tourney teams announced; closing message & doxology
How are the teams doing this season?
Based on NSAA Point Leader Rankings (3 JAN 2013) for boys and girls:
Boys
C2 - Lutheran High Northeast (8-2), 43.2000
C1 - Lincoln Lutheran (7-3), 43.4000
D2 - Heartland Lutheran (4-4), 41.2500
C1 - Omaha Concordia (2-4), 40.6667
Girls
C1 - Omaha Concordia (4-2), 42.5000
C1 - Lincoln Lutheran (5-5), 41.5000
C2 - Lutheran High Northeast (3-6), 39.1111
D2 - Heartland Lutheran (2-7), 38.3333
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.
