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The 12th Red Neck Miniature Golf Tournament was held on Sunday in and around Deweese. Sixty-five teams participated on the beautiful February Sunday; with numerous others stopping by to bring donations; bid on silent auction items, etc. The day was filled with laughter, conversations amongst neighbors, friends and new acquaintances, tears for those fighting the battle now and those who have lost the battle; all while funds were being raised for St. Jude Research Hospital; and, for cancer...
The sub-district wins earned the Lady Raiders the right to move on in the Class-D-2 Playoffs. However, while they knocked off the number one and two teams in the sub-district, they are matched up with the state-wide No. 1 Seed, Overton. L-N is the No. 16 Seed. The game will be played at Overton beginning at 6 p.m., this Friday, Feb. 23....
No. 3 to No. 1 . . . An impressive trip . . . In Class D-2 Girls' Basketball there are close to 60 schools enjoying the sport from December to February. Right now, that number is down to 16 teams still playing the game. Soon, the number will be down to eight as the state wide tournament will take place. The system of eliminating school starts with the sub-district tournament with either four or five teams in each event. Lawrence-Nelson was assigned to the D2-4 tournament held at Heartland...
The end of the Class D-2 high school basketball season is quickly drawing to a close. The sure sign is the beginning of the sub-district tournament games. For this season, L-N is in district D2-2 and the Raiders are the number one seed in addition to hosting the event. The teams and Seeds are as follows: L-N No. 1: 12-10 Red Cloud No. 2: 11-11 Meridian No. 3: 5-15 Harvard No.4: 5-16 Dorchester No. 5: 0-21 The games will be played in Nelson and Harvard already defeated Dorchester in the ‘Play-in” game. L-N played Harvard on Tuesday night at 6 p...
The 22nd game of the regular season and one points decides the outcome of the game. The Raiders traveled to Deshler for the game and ended up on the lower end of a 38-39 score. L-N showed a marked improvement in their passing throughout the game, but the defensive effort could not stop Deshler until the final period. The score by quarter: L-N 9 9 5 15 - 38 Deshler 10 10 11 8 - 39 For most of the first half of play Deshler scored many of their points directly under the basket via drives and...
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team took a five game winning streak into Tuesday's final regular season contest contest against Osborne at Mankato with results unavailable at press time. Rock Hills downed Southern Cloud 48-20 at Mankato last Tuesday. Beth Simmelink pumped through 21 points for the Grizzlies while Halle Mizner put through 20 points. B. Simmelink was on fire against Thunder Ridge Friday as she scored a career high 24 points. Mizner put in 19 points. Rock Hills hosts...
The Rock Hills boys basketball team closed out the regular season portion of their schedule with a contest against Osborne at Mankato Tuesday. Game results were unavailable at press time. The Grizzlies took a modest two-game winning streak into their final game having downed Southern Cloud 42-18 at Mankato last Tuesday and Thunder Ridge, 41-36 at Mankato Friday. The Grizzlies enter post season play today when they travel to Downs to take on Lakeside in the opening round of 1A-D1 sub-state. Further games are dependent on the outcome of...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School girls basketball team proved they belong despite their season record. The Raiders made easy work of their sub-district bracket. They edged out Palmer at host school Heartland Lutheran’s court in Grand Island last Tuesday, 36-28. They secured their place in the district finals with a convincing 39-28 win over Heartland Lutheran at Grand Island Thursday It took a ferocious comebak for the Raiders to pull this game out. They trailed 19-14 at the halfway mark. Lawrence-Nelson pumped up the offense and reined in H...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team opened sub-district D-2-2 play at Nelson Tuesday when they took on the winner of Monday’s Dorchester and Harvard game. Should they prevail in this game, they will take on the winner of the Meridian and Red Cloud game today ((Thursday) at Nelson at 7 p.m. A sweep of sub-district earns the Raiders a place at the district finals and the opportunity to play for a berth at the state championship tournament....
Th Superior High School boys basketball team closed out their regular season schedule with a 64-33 loss to Sutton at Superior Friday. The loss left the Wildcats with a 1-21 regular season record. Superior took on the Heartland Huskies in a play-in game at Sandy Creek Monday. Despite an all-out effort, the Wildcats fell to Heartland by a51-46 score . The loss ended Superior's post-season hopes....
The Superior High School wrestling teams had three members compete at the state championship meet held at Omaha's CHI Center, Thursday through Saturday. Holden McDonald earned six team points in the C126 pound weight bracket. He was eliminated in the third consolation round. He finished the season with a 46-11 record. Kyler Boyles was awarded six team points for his efforts in the 175 pound weight bracket. He was also eliminated in the third consolation round. His season record was 45-13. The...
It took their wildcard points to secure a place in the Class C-2 district finals for the Superior High School girls basketball team after they lost their sub-district final match to Thayer Central. The Superior High School gymnasium was the host site for the sub-district C-2-2 games last Tuesday and Thursday. Superior had no trouble handling Wilber-Clatonia, 48-23 last Tuesday to advance to the final game. The Wildcats faced off against the Thayer Central Titans for a trip to the district...
Dale Leroy Delka was born on a fence post and hatched in Red Cloud, Nebraska, Feb. 14, 1947. Son of Harold and Olive Delka, Dale was the seventh son and one of 11 children, raised in an honest (somewhat), hardwork- ing (sometimes), and loving (always) family. He attended school in Guide Rock, Nebraska, where he still holds the record for minutes riding the bench, thanks to Coach Holtmeier. Dale was so appreciative of the record setting bench time Coach Holtmeier gave him, Dale later showed his...
Roger Joseph Reiter, 66, of Jewell, Kansas, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at the University of Kansas Health Systems, Kansas City, Kansas. Roger was born in Beloit, Kansas, on Oct. 23, 1957, to Arnold Joseph Reiter and Pauline Lucille (Abram) Reiter. Roger grew up on the farm south of Lovewell Lake until moving to Mankato in 1969. He attended Montrose Elementary until 7 th grade. He went to Mankato Junior High and graduated from Mankato High School in 1975. Roger married Angelia Gail Pierce, on...
David L. Wilton, 65, of Grand Island, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. His funeral was at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Adam Snoberger officiated. Burial was in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to either Trinity Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran School or Heartland Lutheran High School. David was born on Oct. 30, 1958, in Superior, Nebraska, the son of Ralph and Esther...
Jean Crouse, daughter of Clay Davenport and Lela (Hazen) Davenport, was born at home in Chester, Nebraska, on April 12, 1935, along with twin sister, Joan. Jean died at the age of 88 on Jan. 29, 2024, in Salina, Kansas. Jean first attended rural school near Chester, and later attended Chester Public School, graduating in 1952. After high school, Jean studied teachers training at Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, for one year. She then taught at a rural school for a year before she and...
Elaine Ruth (Boyles) Daubert, 62, wife of Edward Daniel Daubert, died Feb. 12, 2024, at Jupiter Medical center Hospice in Jupiter, Florida. Elaine died from complications of pancreatic cancer. Elaine, daughter of Delmar and Twyla (Howe) Boyles, was born June 19, 1961, in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Raised on the family farm in Jewell County, Kansas, she graduated valedictorian of the Class of 1979 at Burr Oak High School. She finished formal education at Fort Hays State University with a degree in...
Joyce Marie (Wakefield) Caylor was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, though most called her Uma. Joyce had a heart for others and was always trying to help people. Joyce Marie Caylor, 79, Olathe, Kansas, died of kidney failure on Feb. 6, 2024. Joyce Marie Caylor was born June 11, 1944, to Webster and Mable Wakefield. Her favorite thing to do was to go to the farm with her brothers. Joyce married John H. Caylor. Joyce, John, Jim (brother-in-law), and Joy (sister-in-law) were inseparable. They spent many years together and even...
The National Willa Cather Center is opening its newest permanent exhibit, Making A Place: A Long History of Red Cloud, on Friday, March 1, also Nebraska Statehood Day. Guests are invited to celebrate Nebraska and learn about the history of the region that was central to Willa Cather's life and literature. The opening will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the recently restored Farmers and Merchants Bank building at 338 N. Webster Street in Red Cloud. The exhibit opening is free of charge, with light...
