Highland Basketball Tournament

December 31, 2025

The Highland Lady Cougars basketball team will compete in the Annual Highland Basketball 2026 tournament. Team members pictured are: Front row (l-r): Alainah Logsdon, Tegan Parrish, Abby Lay, Addy Abell, Chevie Sharpe, Corinne Brinkley, and Azriel Smith.
Back row (l-r) : Addison Fish, Emma Berry, Shay Smith, Ella Vaughn, Josie Murphy, Ali Lundberg, Aspen Scifres, Keera Rothweiler, and Malia Thomas.
The Lady Cougars Head Coach is Ashton Jaco. Assistant Coaches are Jason Vaughn and Summer Goings. Managers are Isabella Hamlin and Emma Bonnell.

The annual Highland Basketball tournament begins January 5. This is the fifty-fourth year for the tournament. This tourney will have two pool play sections. On the girls side, Pool A has the Highland Lady Cougars, Palmyra and QND JV. Pool B teams are Keokuk, Kirksville and Clark County. The boys team Pool A will have Kirksville, Clark County and Highland and Pool B teams are Keokuk, Palmyra and QND JV.
On Monday, January 5, in girls action Keokuk will face Clark County at 4:30 p.m. and the Highland Lady Cougars will play Palmyra at 7:30 p.m.
The Kirkville boys will face Highland Cougars on Monday, Jan. 5 at 6 p.m. and the 9 p.m. game will have Keokuk against QND JV boys.
Tuesday, Jan. 6 will have girl’s games at 4:30 with Palmyra facing QND JV and Kirksville against Clark County at 7:30 p.m. One January 7, the girl’s team of Keokuk against Kirksville at 4:30 p.m. and Highland against QND JV at 7:30 p.m.
Also on Jan. 6 on the boys action, Clark County will face Highland at 6 p.m. and Keokuk will face Palmyra at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 Kirksville boys will play Clark County at 6 p.m. and Palmyra boys will play QND JV team at 9 p.m.
A weather day is scheduled for January 8, and the games on Friday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 10, will be determined based on preliminary play.