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Referee schedules have been released for the Battle of the Borders Tournament and Conqueror Basketball League this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, February 14, 15 and 16. Please find your game times and text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

You will notice there are some time slots still available for this weekend. These games will be filled on a first come/first serve basis. Please contact Brent at 402-618-2859 to pick up any of these time slots.

When you confirm, please text the day, venue, court and time that you have been scheduled.

Please note that all officials should report to their game site at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. Games at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex have experienced parking delays. That is not an excuse, however, for being late for your game. Plan ahead and give yourself at least 15 minutes to find a parking place and arrive before your scheduled tip-off.

Please also note that our dress code is to wear predominantly black shorts or sweatpants, with Stripes TUCKED IN. You can wear any color comfortable athletic shoes.

If you want to work a bunch of games over our busiest weekend of the Winter season, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 14, 15 and 16, is going to give you a great opportunity. The Annual Battle of the Borders Tournament, sponsored by Elkhorn Attack/Elite and the Bennington Basketball Association will be held on various courts. The Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) will be played on its normal 8 to 10 courts Saturday and Sunday. We will take as many officials as possible wanting to work courts all day on Saturday and Sunday. We will have 27 courts going per hour on Sunday. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Courts being used for the Battle of the Borders tournament will include Bennington Elementary, Bennington High School, Bennington Middle School, Bennington South Middle School, Elkhorn Middle School, Going Vertical, Bowlero (The Mark) and Trinity Classical Academy in Waterloo. Courts being used for CBL games will be Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School, Elkhorn Ridge Middle School, Elkhorn Valley View Middle School, West Bay Elementary, West Dodge Station Elementary and Elkhorn Grandview Middle School.

We will give courts to those wishing to work all day on Saturday and Sunday. All courts Friday night will have 3 to 4 games per court.

Please get your availability in as early as possible. Thank you!

It’s shaping up as a “Super” weekend with the Roundball Rumble “No Zone” Tournament and Conqueror Basketball League (CBL), Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, February 7, 8 and 9. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

When texting your confirmations, please remember to list the day, venue, court and time.

The Roundball Rumble “No Zone” Tournament and Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) makes for a “Super” weekend, Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, February 7, 8 and 9. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-25-1740.

We are getting an early start gathering availability for everyone. Games will be played Friday night at 6,7,8,9 pm. Saturday games will run from 8 am until about 6 pm. Then, with Sunday’s big game starting around 5:30, last games will be scheduled no later than 3 pm, meaning everyone can be home by around 4 or so.

Once again, parking continues to be a timing issue at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South. It is taking 10 or 15 minutes to find close parking at the venue. Please don’t cut it too close and put your partner in a tough spot working games solo. Come early, please.

Referee schedules for the Midwest Winter Hoops Showdown and Conqueror Basketball League (CBL), Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 31, February 1 and 2, have been released. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

One important reminder on parking at the Union Bank and Trust Sorts Complex — please give yourself plenty of time to arrive at the facility and find a parking spot. You cannot expect to just show up 5 minutes before game time and be on time.

Looking ahead, the weekend of Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, February 7, 8 and 9 will be Super Bowl weekend. Plans are for ALL games to be done by 4 pm on that Sunday.

When you confirm, please text the day, venue, times and court you are assigned. Thank you!

The Midwest Winter Hoops Showdown presented by Elkhorn Attack/Elite, as well as the Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) highlight action Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, January 31, February 1 and 2. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Just another reminder that Friday night games, as well as Saturday morning and Sunday morning games, are the most-requested referee slots for the entire weekend. Providing flexible availability, especially after noon both Saturday and Sunday, is appreciated.

Referee schedules have been released for the Elkhorn Attack/Elite January Jam tournament and an abbreviated Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) schedule for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, January 24, 25 and 26. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

The Annual January Jam Tournament, with over 240 teams, and Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) highlight the officiating schedule for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 24, 25 and 26. Please text your availability for the busy weekend to Brent at 402-618-2859 and Jim at 402-215-1740.

Please note, our most requested times are Friday nights and Saturday and Sunday mornings. We are not able to honor all of those requests. However, if you give us availability after 12 noon into the evenings, on either Saturday or Sunday, we are 90 percent able to honor those requests, especially if you give us some flexibility in your hours. We assigned games to over 100 officials last weekend. We thank you for your loyalty and dedication.

Referee Schedules for Winter Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) and the Winter Hoops Challenge, scheduled this coming weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 17, 18 and 19, are being released a few hours later than usual today. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Due to the past busy weekend, the actual Winter Hoops Challenge schedules for the teams have yet to be released. Therefore, there could be some slight changes to the final referee grids.

I also have some notes from last weekend and weekends moving forward.

Please work the courts you have been assigned each weekend. Changing courts can cause errors in payroll and make it very difficult to sort out problems that could occur in the games. Jim and I have to be able to reach officials working specific courts.

Also, please be aware that due to the Martin Luther King holiday next Monday, January 20, pay thru Gusto could be delayed one day. Please plan accordingly.

Super Bowl weekend we will have CBL games and a tournament. Games on Super Bowl Sunday, February 9, will end early so that everyone can be done and ready for the game, parties, etc.

Thanks for helping us get off to a great start this winter. Your hard work and dedication is appreciated!

Things keep right on rolling Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 17, 18 and 19, with the Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) and Winter Hoops Challenge, sponsored by Elkhorn Attack/Elite and the Bennington Basketball Association. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Games will be played at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex 2 South, Elkhorn Public School gyms, Trinity Classical Academy in Waterloo, as well as select Bennington Public School gyms.

We will take availability for all day, and would welcome 2 or 3 officials wanting to take a court on Saturday and/or Sunday.