All Logan County Small-School Girls Basketball Teams Qualify for CHSAA State Tournaments

Every small-school girls basketball program from Logan County — Merino, Fleming, Caliche and Peetz — qualified for the 2026 CHSAA state tournaments after CHSAA released brackets March 1-2 for the Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A fields. The brackets place each team among the top 32 teams in its classification, giving local programs postseason matchups as the regular season has come to a close.

Caliche enters the bracket as the No. 8 seed with a 16-7 record and a team scoring average of 46 points per game. Alexis Breidenbach leads the Buffaloes at 12.2 points per game and Ryann Svoboda averages 11.6 PPG. Peetz is listed as the No. 25 seed at 12-11 and 41.3 PPG, with Jaidynn Reiman scoring 9.4 PPG. "Caliche and Peetz are the next in tow for Logan County, with Caliche winning the No. 8 seed and Peetz picking up No. 25. They'll play each other in the first round of Caliche's region."

Local game results from the final week of the regular season underscore the stakes. Photo captions accompanying recent coverage show Merino beating Holyoke 59-26 on Feb. 27, 2026, and Peetz defeating Arickaree 32-19 on Feb. 28, 2026. Caliche fell 55-53 to Fleming on Feb. 28, 2026, in a one-possession game that left the Buffaloes at 16-7 heading into the bracket draw. Photo credits for those images are listed as OTSPORTSCHEK for Merino and Caliche and the Peetz School Facebook page for Peetz.

All of the first-round regional games are scheduled to take place on Friday, with game times and sites to be posted as they become available; fans should monitor CHSAANow for the official times and pairings. Specific seed information for Merino and Fleming and the exact calendar date for that Friday were not provided in the bracket material released alongside the initial listings, so game times and regional sites should be confirmed on the official bracket pages before making travel plans.

The bracket release gives each Logan County team "their chance to prove their mettle among the top 32 teams in their respective classifications," a phrase that captures both the accomplishment and the immediate challenge. With a county matchup already set between Caliche and Peetz, local postseason interest will focus on seed-based advantages, recent scoring form — Caliche's 46 PPG and Peetz's 41.3 PPG — and the narrow margins shown in late-February results as teams move from regular season to single‑elimination play.