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 Weather Conditions Push Back Start of NTC Tournament to Tuesday 

Published on January 25, 2026 4:56 pm
Last Updated on January 25, 2026 4:59 pm

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Because of this weekend’s blast of winter weather, National Trail Conference officials have made the decision to postpone Monday’s scheduled games at the 90th Annual National Trail Conference Boys Basketball Tournament and, as a result, adjust the tournament schedule for the rest of the week at Altamont High School.

Please see our NTC Tournament page for updated brackets and tons of information about each team.

The tournament is now to run as listed below:

Tuesday, Jan. 27

Game 1, 5 p.m. – #8 CHBC vs. #9 Neoga
Game 2, 6:30 p.m. – #7 SEB vs. #10 South Central
Game 3, 8 p.m. – #3 Dieterich vs. #6 WSS

Wednesday, Jan. 28

Game 4, 5 p.m. – #1 Cumberland vs. Winner Game 1
Game 5, 6:30 p.m. – #2 St. Anthony vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6, 8 p.m. – #4 Altamont vs. #5 North Clay

Thursday, Jan. 29

Game 7, 5 p.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 8, 6:30 p.m. – Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 9, 8 p.m. – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 6

Friday, Jan. 30

Game 10, 6:15 p.m. – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 5
Game 11, 7:30 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Saturday, Jan. 31

Game 12, 11:30 a.m. – Loser Game 8 vs. Loser Game 10 (Seventh Place)
Game 13, 1 p.m. – Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10 (Consolation Championship)
Game 14, 2:30 p.m. – Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 (Third Place)
Game 15, 7:30 p.m. – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11 (Championship)