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The final Elkhorn Attack and Elite tournament of 2025, the Holiday Hoopfest, will be played this weekend, Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, December 19, 20 and 21. Referee schedules are included in this post and you can text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

I wanted to include a reminder that after your final game of each set of games you work, please wait for your replacement to arrive. We need to make sure each court has 2 officials before you leave. If it’s 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the next game and your replacement has not arrived, call Brent at 402-618-2859 and he will check on your replacement. We are very proud of our reputation of having two officials on every court for every game. And although it may just be a couple minutes at the start of a game, we want to make sure we have all games covered. Thank you!

Also, watch nbostripes.com this week. I will post the 2026 schedule for both the Conqueror Basketball League and the upcoming tournament schedule.

Happy Holidays!

The final youth basketball tournament before the holidays — Elkhorn Attack and Elite’s Holiday Hoopfest — is scheduled for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, December 19, 20 and 21 at venues in West Omaha, Elkhorn and Waterloo. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

The tournament should have a busy schedule for Friday night, December 19, so be sure to include that in your availability. It isn’t clear how late we will be going Saturday or Sunday evenings. Remember, the more flexible you are, the better chance you have of getting games. Please text your availability as soon as possible as we will attempt to have the schedules out by Sunday evening so everyone can make plans for the weekend ahead.

The referee schedules for the Elkhorn Attack Boys’ Santa Shootout and Elkhorn Elite Girls’ Rule Tournament this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, December 12, 13 and 14, have been released. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

These early schedules could have some slight changes. If so, Brent will text you updates on your individual schedule later in the week. Also, please be aware that these are two separate tournaments, so rules will slightly vary.

Times for the Girls’ Rule Tournament will be every hour on the hour (8:00, 9:00, 10:00, etc.) while the Boys’ Santa Shootout will run every :55 minutes (8:00, 8:55, 9:50, etc.).

Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled start time for your first game.

We’ve also had questions about the weekend of December 19, 20 and 21. We WILL have a tournament that weekend.

Two tournaments, the Elkhorn Attack “Santa Shootout” for Boys, and the Elkhorn Elite “Girls Rule” event, are scheduled for West Omaha (Elkhorn and Waterloo) venues Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, December 12, 13 and 14. If you would like to officiate a busy Friday night and the rest of the weekend, please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

These tournaments are going to have well over 300 teams and will be played on 18 courts over these 3 days. We will need 36 officials on Friday night alone.

If you would like to work all weekend, let us know.

The courts we will be playing on will be Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South (6 courts), Trinity Classical Academy in Waterloo (2 courts), Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School (2 courts), Elkhorn Grandview Middle School (2 courts), Elkhorn Ridge Middle School (2 courts), Elkhorn Valley View Middle School (2 courts) and Elkhorn Middle School (2 courts).

Referee schedules for the Conqueror Basketball League Tournament this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, December 5, 6 and 7 have been released. Please take notice that Friday night games will be played at both Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex buildings — NORTH and SOUTH — at 6, 7, 8 and 9 pm. Games will also be played Friday night at Trinity Classical Academy in Waterloo at 6, 7 and 8 pm. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before your game times. We want all officials to be on their court, dressed and ready to go at GAME TIME. Also, with many different age divisions playing, it is important to know the rules for each age division. Kindergarten, first and second grade games have different rules than third grade on up to eighth grade. And, please be aware that Conqueror Basketball League rules do not allow Zone defenses until the sixth grade. Do not allow coaches to use a “Matchup” zone defense. That is not person-to-person defense!

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

Thank you!

With the long Thanksgiving weekend coming up, a lack of teams has caused the cancellation of the Turkey and Stuffing tourney scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday. So, after a welcome weekend of Thanks and rest, we will look ahead to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 5, 6 and 7 and the Conqueror Basketball League Tournament. Please text your availability for that weekend to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

We hope this weekend off on November 29 and 30 will give everyone a chance to spend time with family and friends.

It’s our biggest Fall weekend so far this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 21, 22 and 23, as Elkhorn, Bennington and West Omaha venues will be hosting the Battle of the Borders Tournament and the sixth weekend of Conqueror Basketball League. Please read through the schedules of 27 courts carefully, find your assignments and text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859, or Jim at 402-215-1740.

With all the different locations, and Holiday traffic getting busier all the time, it’s more important than ever to arrive early at your game destinations. Please check the addresses of the two Bennington Middle School locations. Parking could be difficult, as well. Please plan accordingly. Also, be sure to check Battle of the Borders tournament rules and know they could be slightly different than the Conqueror Basketball League rules.

Thank you!

Over 500 games will be played Friday Night, Saturday and Sunday, November 21, 22 and 23 in the Conqueror Basketball League and the annual Battle of the Borders Tournament. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Because of the large number of games, and the numerous sites that will be used, officials wishing to work all day Saturday and Sunday, are welcome. We will do everything we can to schedule officials wishing to work together.

Games will go until 9 pm on Saturday night, and 6 pm on Sunday evening.

The referee schedules for the Boys Fall Hoops Tournament and the fifth week of Conqueror Basketball League this Friday Night, Saturday and Sunday, November 14, 15 and 16 have been released. Please read through the schedules carefully and text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

There will be a change at Nebraska Basketball Academy this weekend as game times will be staggered on the two courts in order to eliminate foot traffic congestion in the building. Games will begin on the hour on court one, and then begin on the half hour on court two.

The weekend of Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 14, 15 and 16 will feature the Boys’ Fall Hoop Challenge and Conqueror League Basketball. Please text your officiating availability for the weekend to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

We want to continue to remind everyone to please arrive early for your games, especially at the Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South. Parking continues to be a challenge.

Also, please read through the rules at the scorer’s table for the various age groups. Tournament rules differ from Conqueror rules, so it is crucial to stay up to date.