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The 2024-25 Basketball seasons for high schools across Nebraska began last weekend with the Raider boys’ teams playing Friday and Saturday night. They split the games in the won-loss categories, but showed a promise of an interesting team this year. Game summaries follow. L-N – ARAPAHOE: 39-25: It’s been said, “the biggest improvements of basketball teams comes after the first game.” Judging from the second game of the season for L-N, that might just be true. L-N traveled further west on Saturday night to meet Arapahoe High School and came back...
The L-N Lady Raiders opened their 2024-25 basketball season last weekend with a bit of a rough opening. Both games were lost. Enough high-lights were seen, however, that may bode well for the coming season. The game summaries: L-N – RED CLOUD: 27-55: It may have been the early season “jitters,” but the girls had trouble putting the ball through the hoop, hitting only 21 percent while Red Cloud hit close to 40 percent. A highlight for L-N was the rebounding where they held a 37-33 edge. Kara Menke led all scorers with 17, hitting 6 of 12 from...
Roy William Arasmith, 74, of Jewell, Kansas, died on Dec. 7, 2024, after an extended battle with cancer. He was born on May 19, 1950, in Beloit, Kansas, to Kenneth Lyle and Noma (Knowlton) Arasmith. Roy grew up on the family farm southwest of Jewell. He attended the Prairie Plain country school (District 24) for five years until it closed, then attended Jewell Grade School and Jewell High School, graduating with the Class of 1968. Roy furthered his education at the North Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School at Beloit, graduating...
Matthew “Matt” James Howell, 39, of Formoso, Kansas, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home in Beloit, Kansas, surrounded by his family after a brief but courageous battle with kidney cancer. He was born on May 1, 1985, in Salina, Kansas to James and Nancy (Weir) Howell. Matt grew up in Formoso and graduated from Mankato High School in 2003. He then attended Fort Hays State University and majored in criminal justice. Matthew was a gentle giant and loved people but especially animals. He also liked Notre Dame Foo...
In January, members of the Superior Board of Education will appoint a new board member to fill the vacancy left by Matt Sullivan. Sullivan’s term expires at the end of 2024. He did not file for reelection. As part of the regular December Superior Board of Education meeting, the board directed Superintendent of Schools to file the vacancy notice with Nuckolls County as required by law. In other business November general fund expenditures in the amount of $642,836.57 were approved. Two policies were reviewed and amendments proposed based on l...
The Superior Chamber of Commerce sponsored a passport contest in association with the Once Upon a Christmas promotion held Friday in downtown Superior. The chamber had originally planned to select one winner of 50 Superior Bucks from the completed passports but the response was so great, the decision was made to select two winners. The winners selected are Brena Garcia and Heather Tyler. The completed passports had to be stamped by each particpating business before being returned to the chamber office. There were 19 participating business...
Members of the Superior High School bowling team kicked off their season last Thursday when the took on Araphoe at Superior Bowl. Superior boys won with Braden Wulf scoring the most points. The girls lost. Teagan Cool scored the most points for the Wildcats. Tuesday, the team competed in a bowling dual at McCool Junction. Saturday they are to be part of a seven team tournament in Hastings. The team is coached by Nelson Petersen....
Friday, Superior hosted a triangular wrestling meet with Meridian and Thayer Central. Superior earned 49 points to Meridian's 12. Earning points for the Wildcats were Xavier Pierce (120 pound) - 6 points; Holden McDonald* (126 pound) 4 points; Dean Baden* (132 pound) 4 points; Joe Kerrigan (144 pound) 6 points; Cooper Benjamin (150 pound) 6 points; Lincoln Sander (157 pound) 6 points; Kamden Boyles* (165 pound) 5 points; Kyler Boyles* (190 pound) 6 points) Christian Osweiler (6 points). However,...
The Superior girls basketball team opened regular season play with a win over Sutton 52 to 32 Thursday evening in Sutton. Last year, Sutton beat the Wildcats 52 to 39. The Superior Wildcats played strong defense and never trailed. At halftime, they were leading 35-24. At one point, during the second quarter, they lead by 18 points. However, the Sutton Fillies out-scored the Wildcats in the third quarter 11 to 4 and cut Superior's 18 point lead in half. At the half, it looked as though the...
