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The Superior High School volleyball team advanced to the final round of subdistrict play Monday when they downed the Deshler Dragons 25-19, 25-11 and 25-18 at Shickley. The Wildcats played Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, at Shickley, for the opportunity to advance into the district final. The number 2 seeded Wildcats took on the number one seed Eagles with match results unavailable at press time. Superior defeated the Eagles 3-1 in their lone meeting earlier in the season. Superior sits at number...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders volleyball team ended their 2024 campaign with a sub-district play-in game loss to Hampton, at Meridian, Monday. The Raiders closed out their regular season schedule last Tuesday at the Franklin triangular. They downed Giltner, 25-13 and 25-14, in two sets. They dropped host Franklin, 25-21 and 25-22, in two sets. The Raiders made Hampton work for the win taking them to four sets, 21-25, 23-25, 25-9 and 26-24. Lawrence-Nelson finished the season with a 12-25 record. Kara Menke led the Raider killers against Giltner...
They came close but couldn’t quite get there. Despite losing to High Plains Community at Lawrence by 27 points earlier in the season, the underdog Lawrence-Nelson Raiders came close to pulling off a tremendous upset Thursday at Clarks. The defense was stingy on both sides for the first three quarters. The game remained tied at 6-6 until High Plains took advantage of a Raiders fumble and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown to take a 14-6 lead. The Raiders scored on the first play of the fourth quarter to pull within two points of the Storm. A...
The Superior High School football team edged the Gibbon Buffaloes, 23-19, at Brodstone Memorial Field Thursday to close out their 2024 season with a 4-5 record. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, their wildcard points fell just shy of securing a Class C2 playoff berth. It was a successful conclusion for the team which returned to playing 11-man football this season. It was a seesaw game. Superior held a narrow 8-7 lead at the halfway mark. The Wildcats opened up a 15-7 lead after three quarters....
Friday evening, the L-N Raider Football team completed their regular season game with a 72-20 victory over Giltner High School on the home field in Lawrence. The victory gave the Raiders a regular season record of 5-3 and earned them a spot in the Class D-2 State Playoffs. The Raiders had most everything working for them in the first half of this game. They scored on each of their first four possessions of the first period and three of their four possessions in the second period. The score by quarter was a follows: L-N 32 24 0 16 - 72 Giltner...
The L-N football team has been in existence for 25 years now, and, they have qualified for the state playoffs for 23 of those years. 2024 makes the 23rd year as they finished the regular season with a 5-3 record. The playoffs include nine district championship winners plus 23 other teams with the highest qualifying points. The Raiders were the 17th highest team in terms of points. For the initial round of play, the state was divided into East and West to reduce travel. L-N is in the East division and is listed as the 10th highest team in...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team came away with mixed results for their past five matches. They went 2-3 including their stint at the Twin Valley Conference tournament. The Raiders downed the Blue Hill Bobcats, 15-25, 25-18, 25-19 and 25-18, in three sets at Lawrence last Tuesday. Bruning-Davenport-Shickley hosted a triangular match with High Plains Community Thursday. The Raiders fell to High Plains, 21-25 and 25-22, in two sets. B-D-S swept the Raiders 20-25 and 19-25, in two...
The Rock Hills Grizzlies ran into a stone wall Clifton-Clyde defense, Friday, as the Eagles handed the Grizzlies a 56-8 loss. Rock Hills failed to score an offensive touchdown in the game which left them with a 4-3 record for the season. Isaiah Ridgeway completed one of his two pass attempts for 13 yards. Cooper McDill completed four of his 23 pass attempts for 22 yards. Camden Ward landed two receptions for 16 yards. Ridgeway reeled in one pass for 18 yards. Eli Whelchel nabbed one pass for five yards. Eli Vance lost two yards with his lone re...
The Rock Hills High School volleyball team concluded their best season in years with a stellar 33-3 record. The Grizzlies closed out the regular season portion of their schedule by winning their final two matches of the season at the Osborne triangular match last Tuesday at Osborne Rock Hills swept Stockton, 25-10 and 25-19, in two sets. They downed host Osborne 25-23 and 25-21, for a sweep. The Grizzlies opened their post-season campaign hosting the 1A D1-Region 4 tournament at Mankato Tuesday. Match results were unavailable at press time....
Rayne Biltoft closed out her career as a Superior High School girl golfer with a 16th place finish at the state Class C championship tournament at North Platte last Tuesday. Biltoft qualified for the state event as either a team member or an individual all four years of her playing career. The match was played over the Lake Maloney Golf Club course at North Platte Monday and Tuesday. There were 93 golfers in the field. Biltoft carded identical rounds of 91 for both days to finish with a 36-hole...
Cross country runners from the boys and girls teams of Superior and Lawrence-Nelson High Schools competed for places at the state championship meet Thursday at the District D-4 meet hosted by McCool Junction High School. The 5 K races were run over the Camp Kateri course. The Superior boys team finished in 15th place in the 15 team field with 165 points. Gabe Zavela finished with a time of 22:29.66 for 54th place in the 78 runner field. Deylin Lawson was in 58th place with his time of 22:55.19. Cooper Sheely had a time of 26:25.05 for 74th...
The Superior High School volleyball team breezed through their opening round Southern Nebraska Conference tournament match, Monday, when they swept Sandy Creek in two sets. Things went downhill from there. Fairbury, a Class C1 team with a winning record handed the Wildcats a five-set, 25-22, 17-25, 25-21. 22-25 and 14-16, loss, to relegate Superior to the third place match last Tuesday at Milford. The C1 Milford Eagles put the Wildcats in fourth place with a four-set loss, 20-25, 20-25, 25-20...
It was a rough Friday outing for the Superior High School football team as they traveled to Wood River for a game with the Eagles. The Wildcats stayed within reach of Wood River after the first quarter, trailing only 14-6. Wood River dominated the second quarter by scoring two touchdowns and holding the Wildcats scoreless to take a 28-6 lead into halftime. Matters did not improve for Superior over the next two quarters as Wood River scored in the third and fourth quarters while limiting Superior...
Late season games often are given more importance than maybe they should have, but then again, maybe they should have the attention they get. Last Friday, the Raiders played High Plains High School in Clarks. Both teams carried a 4-2 record into the game and for a while it seemed the game would live up to the potential of a "good" game. But, then again there is that old adage: "There's good luck . . . there's bad luck . . . and sometimes there is just no luck at all." The game will go into the...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team picked up two much needed wins against D1 teams with winning records. The Raiders sent the Nebraska Lutheran Knights back to their castle with a 25-20, 20-25- 25-18 and 25-22, loss last Tuesday at Lawrence. They handed the Red Cloud Warriors a 11-25, 25-15, 25-16 and 25-22., four set loss at Lawrence Thursday. Kara Menke held the net for 22 kills against Nebraska Lutheran. Brynn Harrison and Hanna Skinner added five kills apiece. Josie Hajny posted...
The Rock Hills High School football team returned to their winning ways, Friday, with a 54-6 win against Washington County, at Washington. The Grizzlies roared out to a 42-6 lead at the half and never looked back. They added 12 points in the third quarter. The mercy rule was invoked and Rock Hills improved to 4-2 for the season. The Grizzlies travel to Clyde, Friday for a contest with the Clifton-Clyde Eagles....
The Rock HillsEE High School cross country team had a successful outing at the Lincoln Invitational , at Lincoln, Thursday. The boys team took third place in the 5 K varsity. Tristyn Reynolds took third place. Spencer Lindberg crossed the finish line in 13th place. Kobi Bowers was on his heels in 14th place. Noah Eakins cruised in at 18th place. Cruz Navarro was in 21st place. Nolan Grout held down 25th place. Kiplee Kussman took 28th place. Blake Fultz was in 31st place. Treyton Reynolds was in 33rd and Owen Mizner in 34th place. Alivia...
The Rock Hills High School volleyball team continued their amazing season by winning the Northern Plains League Tournament at Tescott Saturday. The Grizzlies kicked off their week with a triangular match at Lincoln last Tuesday. They swept Lincoln in two sets, 25-14 and 25-19. They handled arch-nemesis St. John’s-Tipton in two sets, 25-19 and 25-20. `They played a grueling five match Northern Plains League tournament, Saturday, at Tescott, and emerged with the championship trophy after winning all five matches. The Stockton Tigers extended t...
The Sueprior High School football team claimed a convincing 40-14 win over the Hastings St. Cecilia Bluehawks at Brodstone Memorial Field Friday. The Bluehawks bore no resemblance to their once dominating teams from the past. This version of the Bluejawks remain winless after this embarassment. Superior opened up a 33-0 lead at the half and never looked back. They extended the lead to 40-0 after three quarters of play. The Bluehawks managed to score two touchdowns in fourth quarter garbage time...
The Superior High School volleyball team downed the Heartland Huskies at Henderson Thursday, 25-12, 25-13 and 25-14, in three sets. They won their opening round Southern Nebraska Conference match over Sandy Creek, 25-12 and 25-13, to advance to a match with Fairbury at Milford Tuesday. Reagan Meyers dominated the net against Heartland with 23 kills. Hallie Bargen contributed eight kills. Ava Kirchhoff plowed down four kills. Chloe Mundorf and Cora Schnakenberg put away three kills. Sadie Cornell and Jordan Duncan pounded away for two kills...
The Superior High School girl golers competed at the Class C district match, played over the Hidden Valley Golf Course at Lincoln. Bella Henderson shot an 18 hole round of 143. Rayne Biltoft shot around of 86 for a second place finish a place in the fiel at the state championship Class C match at North Platte. The Fullerton Invitational was the final regular season match. for the golfers. Henderson competed in the varsity field for the first time this year and shot a round of 114. Biltoft carded a round of 94, good for 14th place. Biltoft was...
The Nuckolls County Knights, a cooperative program between Superior and Lawrence-Nelson Middle Schools, hosted the Exeter-Milligan-Friend Bobcats at Lawrence last Monday. After a hard fought first half, the Knights roared back for a 66-26 win. The Knights held a tenuous 18-12 lead at half time. They came out inspired and quickly took care of business with their smothering defense and fast acting offense. Mike Sander, head coach of the Knights, said, “This team is such a blessing to coach. They played their best game of the season against a v...
8 points in a football game? Yup, that's correct. It is pretty rare, but it does happen . . . and not by design. This reporter took a quick look back at the Raider scoring for the past 10 years and found only one game where the point total was 80 points or more. That was in 2018 when 96 points were scored. In those 10 years, there were four times when the Raiders scored in the 70 point range. No, I don't think scoring 80 points was a target for the Raiders, they just happened. Coach Blevins...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School cross country team competed at the Deshler Invitational last Thursday. Kynnedy Beale picked up 11th place in the girls 5K with her time of 27:01. Sawyer Cox was in 14th place in the boys 5K with his time of 22:14. leslie Corman held 21st place with his time of 24:19. Both runners improved their times from the previous meet. The team competes at the McCool Junction Invitational today (Thursday)....
The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team lost to the Elm Creek Buffaloes, 21-25, 19-25-25-16 and 18-25, at Lawrence, last Tuesday. The Raiders hosted Nebraska Lutheran at Lawrence Tuesday with match results unavailable at press time. Kara Menke recorded 13 kills. Brynn Harrison hammered down 10 kills. Hanna Skinner pounded down eight kills. Josie Hajny added seven kills. Harrison zipped through six aces. Hajny lined through three aces. Addi McCloskey and SKinner scored with two aces each. McCloskey mined the floor for 25 digs. Skinner...
