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Superior traveled to Geneva to take on Fillmore Central Saturday. The Cats were looking to add a third game to their streak of wins, but a poor shooting effort (18 percent from the field) stopped their streak. “We came out a little flat and Fillmore Central came out with energy and confidence. We dug ourselves a hole early, battled for a while but the shots didn’t fall,” Coach Chadwell said. Fillmore Central shot 47 percent from the field to help them get their first win of the year. The score was 44 to 49. Scoring was led by A.J. Leibel with...
The Superior High School girls basketball team lost a nail-biter to the Thayer Central Titans, 46-43, at Superior, Friday. They rebounded nicely with a 57-48 win over the Fillmore Central Panthers, at Geneva, Saturday to bring their record to 6-5. The Heartland Huskies visited Superior, Tuesday, with game results unavailable at press time. The Wildcats led Thayer Central 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. The Titans and Wildcats ditched defensive play in the second quarter. The Titans rang up 22 points while the Wildcats put up 13 to trail...
The Superior High School wrestling team competed at the Franklin Invitational, at Franklin High School Saturday. They finished in fifth place in the 13 team field with 105.5 points. Other teams at the event were the Kearney High School Gold squad, Red Cloud-Blue Hill, Gibbon, Axtell, Southern Valley, North Platte St. Patrick's, Franklin, Alma, Sandhills Valley, Sandhills-Thedford, Friend and Wilcox-Hildreth. Hayden Neeman brought home another first place finish in the 106 pound weight bracket. H...
The Lawrence- Nelson High School girls basketball team reeled off two straight wins to improve their season record to 5-5. Lawrence-Nelson downed the McCool Junction Mustangs 39-28 at Nelson last Tuesday. They continued their winning ways as they handed the Giltner Hornets a 60-35 loss at Giltner Thursday. The Raiders played Rock Hills at Mankato Tuesday with game results unavailable at press time. McCool Junction jumped out to an 11-4 lead over the Raiders after the first quarter. This seemed...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team allowed last Tuesday's game with McCool Junction, at Nelson, slip away to a 48-40 loss. The Raiders hung on to down the Giltner Hornets, 53-42, at Giltner, Thursday. The Raiders visited Mankato, Tuesday, for a contest with Rock Hills. Game results were unavailable at press time. The Raiders led McCool Junction 31-26 at the halfway mark. An offensive drought over the third and fourth quarters led to their 48-40 loss. Lawrence-Nelson was out scored 22-9...
Connor Cosand took fourth place in the 120 pound weight bracket at the J. R Durham Invitational Tournament at Norton High School Saturday. He earned five team points for the Beloit Trojans wrestling team. Buck Luedke took third place in the 220 pound weight bracket at the Concordia Junior Varsity tournament Friday. He earned nine team points. Cosand, along with Jacob Barry, Buck Luedke and Colton Nielson are part of the cooperative program with Beloit. The Beloit team travels to Marysville, Saturday, for the Marysville Invitational. The junior...
The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team won their first game of the season and evened their record at 1-1 with their 50-38 win over Chase, at Chase. Friday. The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders visited Mankato, Tuesday, for a game. Results were unavailable at press time. Jerrod Gillett led the Grizzlies scoring with 23 points. Davion McDonald added 20 points. The Pike Valley Panthers come to Mankato Friday. There will be a pass gate at Friday’s game for spectators. The Grizzlies travel to Lincoln, Tuesday, for a game....
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team recorded one of their more resounding wins of recent years when they downed the Chase Kats, 73-30, at Chase Friday. The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders visited Mankato, Tuesday, with game results unavailable at press time. Rock Hills opened up a 20-13 first quarter lead. They played perfect defense and offense in the second quarter to take an 50-18 lead into the half. They pulled further away in the third period, leading 64-24 over the hapless Kats. The final buzzer saw the Grizzlies record their first...
Coming or going . . . the L-N Lady Raiders had a good week of basketball last week. Two victories evened their season record at 5-5 as they enter the last half of the season. The games were different as McCool Junction brought in a strong team, the girls had to conquer for the win. Giltner is struggling this season and the Lady Raiders jumped all over them and rolled to an easy victory. L-N – McCOOL JUNCTION: 39-28: There's nothing like jumping right back into action following the holidays. T...
The return to the classroom and scheduled basketball practices and games was welcomed by most high schools in Nebraska last week. The Raiders played well against two different opponents last week. In McCool Junction L-N had a very good first half of play but could not carry that into the 2nd half to tame a McCool powerful team (record now 8-1). Then on Thursday, L-N put together a strong game in most aspects to roll to an impressive victory over Giltner. The game summaries: L-N – McCOOL JUNCTION: 40-48: The game is a study in ‘contrasting’ halv...
Troopers from the Nebraska State patrol were on scene with deputies from Nuckolls and Webster counties to assist with traffic control, Thursday afternoon, when a large prairie fire driven by high winds closed Highway 78 and Highway 36 to traffic. Multiple volunteer fire department responded to fight the blaze while farmer worked fire breaks with their tractors and discs. Photo from law enforcement....
