{"id":27752,"date":"2026-01-15T12:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?page_id=27752"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:20:29","slug":"national-trail-conference-boys-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/national-trail-conference-boys-basketball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"National Trail Conference Boys Basketball Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-black1\">January 27th &#8211; January 31st, 2026 <\/span><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"font-black1\">On Air &amp; Online<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"columns-2-66-33\">\n<div class=\"columns-2-66-33-first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28096 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/updated_2026_NTC_bracket-scaled.png\" alt=\"National Trail Conference - Founded in 1935: Altamont, Windsor Stew-Stras, C H B C, Cumberland, Dieterich, Neoga, North Clay, Saint Anthony, Saint Elmo Brownstown, and South Central\" width=\"915\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-2-66-33-last\">\n<div class=\"ntc-quick-links\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@979XFM\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27804 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ntc-qlink-watch-v1.png\" alt=\"watch live on our You Tube channel\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net\/v5\/WXEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27803 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ntc-qlink-listen-v1.png\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/29283-altamont-upsets-cumberland-st-elmo-brownstown-north-clay-win-in-ntc-boys-tournament\/\">Altamont Upsets Cumberland, St. Elmo\/Brownstown, North Clay Win In NTC Boys Tournament, LIC Tourney Scores<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/29151-top-seeds-move-through-third-day-of-ntc-boys-basketball-tourney-with-victories\/\">Top Seeds Move Through Second Day of NTC Boys Basketball Tourney With Victories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/29017-neoga-south-central-dieterich-claim-ntc-tournament-opening-round-victories\/\">Neoga, South Central, Dieterich Claim NTC Tournament Opening Round Victories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tourney Preview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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