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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...
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...
L/N Basketball teams open season with double wins and losses A person can say the opening weekend of L-N High School 2023-24 basketball was great, or you could say it certainly was not great. Both statements would be correct. You see, the boys had to sweat a little bit, but they won both opening games by coming from behind for the wins. The girls, however, got off to a rougher start being defeated in both games. A quick side note here for the new rules for the current basketball season: *each...
The Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team has had a rough start to the season. They dropped their first two games. The Red Cloud Warriors handed them a 44-20 loss Friday at Nelson. Arapahoe visited Nelson Saturday and left town with a 52-27 win . The Raiders traveled to Franklin Tuesday for a game with the Flyers with results unavailable at press time. Statistics were unavailable at press time. The Raiders travel to Franklin Friday for a game with the Flyers. Lawrence-Nelson visits Davenport Saturday....
Elledge leads Raider Wrestlers in opening match The Nebraska High School Winter Sports began last weekend and for the L-N Raider Wrestling team that meant a trip to Harvard on Saturday for their wrestling invitational. L-N had four participants in the meet with the following results: 285 Pound Class: Nathan Elledge (4-1) placed third and scored 13.0 team points. The start for Nathan was inauspicious as he lost his opening round. However, he won rounds two, three and four with falls over competitors from Sandy Creek, Alma and Sutton. For the...
The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team opened the season with a 53-46 loss to Pike valley in the opening round game of the Lakeside Preseason Tournament at Downs Friday. Cooper McDill led the Rock Hills ofense with 24 points. Tristyn reynolds kicked in seven points. Justin Luong and Eli whelchel contributed five points each. Cam Ward dropped in three points. Eli Vance hit for two points. McDill hit the boards for seven rebounds. Reynolds pulled down four rebounds. Luong accounted for three rebounds. Vance and ethan wirth added two...
The lack of bench depth showed up in the Rock Hills High School girls basketball team opening game Friday against Pike Valley at Downs They lost a close game 38-32 in their opening round game of the Lakeside Preseason Tournament. Bethany Simmelink dropped through 16 points for the Grizzlies. Rock Hills played Lakeside at Downs Tuesday with game results unavailable at press time. The Grizzlies play Stockton at Downs Friday. They take on Thunder Ridge at Downs Saturday....
The Lawrence-Nelson High School wrestling team made their debut at the Harvard Invitational Saturday. The Raiders competed against 14 teams from Johnson County Central, Red Cloud-Blue Hill, Sutton, Republic County, Alma, Nebraska Christian, Meridian, Riverside, Shelton, Sandy Creek, Harvard, Kenesaw, Superior and Hastings St. Cecilia. Lawrence-Nelson finished in 14th place with 13 points. Grayhm Beck and Augustus Harrison competed in the 175 pound weight bracket. Harrison finished in eighth place while Beck finished in 13th place. Brandt Mc...
The Superior High School boys basketball team opened the season with a 65-35 loss to the Republic County Buffaloes at Superior Saturday. A computer issue resulted in statistics being unavailable. The Fairbury Jeffs played Superior at the high school gymnasium Tuesday with game results unavailable at press time. The Wildcats visit Wilber Saturday for a game against Wilber- Clatonia. Superior travels to Blur Hill Tuesday....
The Superior High School girls basketball team opened their season Thursday against Sutton at Sutton. The Fillies downed the Wildcats 52-39. Superior entertained the Republic County Buffaloes at Superior Saturday and recorded a 62-20 win to even their record at 1-1. The Fairbury Jeffs were in Superior Tuesday. Game results were unavailable at press time. Game statistics were unavailable because of a computer issue. Superior travels to Wilber Saturday for a contest with the Wilber-Clatonia...
The Superior High School wrestling team opened the 2023 season at the Harvard Invitational Saturday. Superior finished in 10th place with 60 points. Teams from 14 other schools competed at the event. Schools represented were Johnson County Central, Red Cloud-Blue Hill, Sutton, Republic County, Alma, Nebraska Christian, Meridian, Riverside, Shelton, Sandy Creek, Harvard, Kenesaw, Lawrence-Nelson and Hastings St. Cecilia. Holden McDonald started his season off with a first place finish in the 126...
The Superior High School drill team competed at the MidWest Regional Classic Sunday. The event was staged at Pappilion-LaVista South High School. The Wildcats competed against Class A and B schools. The team was entered in the Pom class. They brought home a 10th place trophy for their efforts. They trailed Ralston by three points. The team provides support for Wildcat sports teams at home games and special events as well as competing against other schools in the Pom and high kick...
If you haven't noticed, things just keep moving in high school sports (and all other things as well). Football playoffs just finished last week and Nebraska high schools will begin a schedule of winter activities this coming weekend. The L-N High School basketball teams and the wrestling team will begin their fun and games this Friday and Saturday. Both the boys and the girls' basketball teams are in class D-2 this year. They begin their 2023-2024 season with home games. They entertain Red...
With the state championship games for Nebraska’s high school football season being played last week, the 2023 season is now in the history books. For the L-N High School Raiders, the year was a successful season as they ended up in the state playoffs, winning and losing a game therein. The season record was 7-3. The Raiders had a balanced team this season and looking beyond the won-loss record, the Raiders’ offense generated a total of 3,422 yards for the season. The defense held all opponents to only 2,283 yards of offense. South Loop was the...
The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team opens the 2023-2024 season opens at Courtland Friday when they tip off against the Pike Valley Panthers. They travel to Downs Saturday to play Lakeside in the Lakeside preseason tournament. Zach Duffy, head coach, will look to his two seniors, Kale Whelchel and Tyler Hanson to provide leadership. Cam Ward, Cooper McDill, Christian Wurm and Eli Vance represent the junior class. Ethan Wirth is the sole sophomore on the team. Cruz Navarro, Justin...
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team will feature a shallow bench this season as there are only seven players on the roster. Nick Mizner, head coach, has his game management work cut out for him. Grace Ayers and Hannah Simmelink are the senior class team members. Bethany Simmelink, Alex Fogo, Halle Mizner and Emily Strand are the sophomore class representatives. Alivia Lindberg is the lone freshman on the team. The team will face a daunting task in improving upon last season's 11-11...
Rock Hills High School will have two wrestlers competing with the Beloit Trojans wrestling team as part of a cooperative program. Coe Neilson, a senior, will look to qualify for the state tournament in his final season. Junior Pierce-Hernandez is the other Rock Hills wrestler. Beloit opens their season today (Thursday) at Phillipsburg....
The Superior High School bowling team opens their 2023 season today (Thursday) with a match against Arapahoe at Arapahoe. The Wildcats travel to McCool Junction Tuesday for match against the Mustangs. The boys team members are Lenden Worm, Colton McCutcheon, Cooper Ehlers, Kayden Sheely, Tyler Combs, Wyatt Miska, Aydin Young, Brayden Wulf and Bo Streit. The girls roster is comprised of Jada Hemion, Ashleigh Primus, Teagan Cool, Skylar Cool, Brooke Ekstein and Alexis Primus. The team is coached by Nelsen Petersen....
The Superior High School wrestling team faces a busy season opening weekend. The team travels to Hebron for a dual match with Thayer Central Friday. They visit Harvard Saturday to compete at the Harvard Invitational.. The team has a number of young wrestlers with positive potential for the season ahead. Holden McDonald will be in the 126 pound weight bracket. Cooper Laaker fits in the 132 weight set. Jackson Bernal fills the 138 pound weight slot. KP Morgan, Cooper Benjamin and Cooper Sheely fill out the 144 pound weight bracket. Lincoln...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School girls basketball team enters the 2023-2024 season with a new head coach. Dan Kennedy takes over from Andy Peterson. The Raiders open the 2023-2024 season at Nelson Friday when they host Red Cloud. Arapahoe comes to Nelson Saturday. The team faces another uphill battle for a post-season spot as their schedule is heavily weighted against them. They compete in D2. They will face 12 D1 schools, five D2 schools and one C2 school. This puts them at a disadvantage with gaining a spot in district play. The team has...
It's that time of the year when volleyball morphs into basketball for the Superior High School girls basketball team. The team opens their 2023-2024 season today (Thursday) at Sutton. They entertain the Republic County Buffaloes at the high school gymnasium Saturday. The Fairbury Jeffs visit Superior Tuesday. Senior class representatives on the roster are Madison Heusinkvelt and Lilly Edwards. The junior class contributes Sadie Cornell, Halle Bargen, Rayne Biltoft and Faith Butler. Ariana...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School boys basketball team looks to improve upon last season’s 11-11 record with the return of several more experienced players. The Raiders open the season Friday at Nelson where they host Red Cloud. Arapahoe visits Nelson Saturday. Wyatt Baker and Connor Janda return as seniors. Aidan Zikmund, Carter Griffis, Riley Cannaday, Sawyer Cox and Carson Vaughn represent the junior class. Cody Funk is the sole sophomore on the team. Jace Hoelting, Jackson Williams, and Caleb Griffis are the freshman class team members. D...
