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The Nelson Community Club welcomed Santa Claus to Nelson Saturday at the Nelson Community building. Several youth were waiting outside for his arrival. Miles Schroer was so excited to greet Santa that he could hardly contain himself....
Some of the boys on this year's boys' basketball team may not have been born the last time the L-N Raiders won their first four games of a season. You have to go back 14 years before you find a year where the first four games were won. That was the 2009-2010 year when they won their first 7 games. Rather stay in the present? OK, last week the Raiders defeated Franklin on Friday night by a score of 34 to 27 and Bruning-Davenport-Shickley (BDS) on Saturday evening by a score of 37 to 24. The two v...
It took a trip out west for the L-N girls’ basketball team to find their first victory of this young season. But, find it they did with a team effort at Franklin. It was not a blow-out win, but one where the girls played well, with their defensive effort maybe the most effective tool. GIRLS: L-N 34 – FRANKLIN 20 The box score: L-N 11 7 8 8 - 34 Franklin 7 4 7 2 - 20 Kara Menke seems to be a favorite of all our opponents so far this season and they guard her closely. In the first half of play, Addi McCloskey, Jessica Sole and Josie Hajny all...
The Lawrence-Nelson wrestling team competed in their second invitational meet last weekend with a trip to Osceola. The results: 144 pound class: Leslie Corman placed 12th. Leslie lost his first two rounds and received a bye in the third round. 165 pound class: Grayhm Beck placed 12th. Grayhm lost his first two rounds and received a bye in the third round. 165 pound class: Augustus Harrison placed 12th. Augustus received a bye in his first round, but then lost his next two rounds. 190 pounds...
7 marked the first year preschoolers were included in the Superior Elementary Winter program. They performed The Reindeer Pokey, Hello Reindeer, Ring Those Christmas Bells, Jingle Jingle Little Bell and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Fifth graders performed Mix it Up and Hot Cross Buns. Kindergarten and first grade did renditions of The 12 Days of Christmas, The First Noel and All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth. Second and third grade sang It's time to Deck the Hall, Christmas...
With a final score of 44 to 39, the Superior Wildcats claimed victory over Fairbury in varsity girls basketball played last Tuesday. Superior had 46 rebounds over Fairbury's 27 as well as 11 assists over their 6. Fairbury managed to steal 12 times while the Wildcats stole 10 times. Both teams successfully blocked three times each. Field goal percentage was nearly identical at 28 percent for Superior and 27 percent for Fairbury. Superior made 19 percent of their three-point shots and 53 percent...
The Superior Wildcats were defeated 33 to 63 by Fairbury in varsity boy's basketball played last Tuesday in Superior. Fairbury had more rebounds with 27 over 15 and more assists - 15 to Superior's 8. They also had more steals at 9 over the Wildcats' 4. Both teams had the same amount of successful blocks at two a piece. FG percentage for Superior was 38 percent while Fairbury's was 48 percent. Three-point shots were 25 percent and 37 percent by Superior and Fairbury respectively. However, the...
Fern Marie Reed, 77, the daughter of Cecil and Irene (Bisbee) Figgins, was born Aug. 21, 1946, at the family farmstead near Burr Oak, Kansas. She died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Brodstone Healthcare Hospital in Superior, Nebraska. A lifelong resident of Jewell County, Fern grew up in the Burr Oak area. She received her education attending the Burr Oak schools, graduating with the class of 1965. She was united in marriage with Merl Reed on July 17, 1965, at the Methodist Church in Burr Oak. This union was blessed with two sons, Michael...
Dolores Jean Hubbard, the daughter of Lloyd and Lydia (Taylor) Schultz, was born Jan. 12, 1936, at Guide Rock, Nebraska. She died Nov. 28, 2023, at the Brodstone Healthcare Hospital in Superior, Nebraska. Dolores was a graduate of the Hastings High School and after the completion of her formal education, she was employed as a seamstress with Mode O’ Day in Hastings. While attending a VFW event, she met the love of her life, Jasper. They were united in marriage on July 3, 1957, at Guide Rock. This union was blessed with two children, Edward W...
