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The Superior High School boys basketball team opens their 2023-2024 campaign Saturday when they host the Republic County Buffaloes at the Superior High School gymnasium. The Fairbury Jeffs visit Superior Tuesday. The senior class has Carsyn Koenig as its sole member. Caiden Smullins, Pandu Mateus and Thomas Mathis represent the junior class. Sophomore class roster holders are Ryan Sanders-Kramp, Kash Wenske, Colten Butler, Ayron Grassman, Mason Korb, Dayne Clark and Declan Miller. Freshman...
There is a new team competing for Lawrence-Nelson High School. Wrestling returns after a two-decade hiatus. Wrestlers had competed with Sandy Creek as part of the USD5 program. With the dissolution of that district, wrestling returns as a stand alone sport for the Raiders. Adam Theer serves as the head coach of the team. The team has four freshmen, a junior and a senior on the roster. Senior class member Nathan Elledge will provide the leadership for the team. He is the sole member with varsity experience. Kolton Johnson represents the junior...
The 2023 football season for the L-N High School Raiders came to an end Friday night in Callaway, Nebraska. The Raiders played one of the six undefeated class D-2 schools left in the Playoff system, South Loop (record 9-0). The result of the game was a 62 to 12 loss for the Raiders and the end of the season. L-N has a 7-3 won-loss record for the 2023 season. South Loop (SL) is a combined sports program for Callaway and Arnold schools and was one of six undefeated class D-2 schools in the...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team finished the 2023 season with a 13-17 record. Their schedule was brutal with them playing the majority of their games against higher class schools. They were eliminated in the second round of sub-district play. Kara Menke was the top Raider season killer with 260. Sydney Biltoft accounted for 216 kills. Hanna Skinner added 136 kills. Josie Hajny listed 40 kills Natalia Wehrman joined in with 35 kills for the season. Val Koehler and Claire Himmelberg recorded 10 kills each. Jessica Sole made four...
The Rock Hills High School football team saw their postseason journey come to an end Thursday when they lost to Decatur Community 38 to 20, at Mankato. The game was the opening round of D1 cross-district play. The Grizzlies finished the season with a 3-6 record. The team bids farewell to seniors Aaron Sterling, Julius White, Kale Whelchel, Coe Neilson and Mason McMains....
The football guru's that control high school football in Nebraska have devised a system that makes schools do a "play-in" game to make the playoffs. Thirty-two Class D schools are divided into east and west divisions and play this play-in game with the hope that traveling is reduced for all schools. After that starting round of games, the 16 teams that won are reseeded into one state-wide bracket. Well . . . the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders were one of only four schools where the lower seeded team...
The L-N Raiders earned the right to advance in the Class D-2 Football Playoff system last week by winning their first game. The second round has all 16 survivors put in a single bracket with the top point team playing the lowest point team, etc. L-N is the 13 seeded team and they will play No. 4 seeded, South Loop at 5 p.m. Friday, in Callaway. South Loop is a cooperative sports program for Callaway Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools. They have had a cooperative sports program since 2007. According to the Nebraska Schools Activities...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team finished their regular season schedule with a triangular match at Giltner last Tuesday. The Raiders lost to the host Giltner Hornets in three sets, 25-20, 21-25 and 23-25. They grounded the Franklin Flyers, 25-16 and 15-15, for a two-set sweep. They opened sub-district play, Monday with a three-set sweep of Giltner, 25-21, 25-10 and 25-11, at Shelton, to advance to the final match against Shelton Tuesday at Shelton Match results were unavailable at press time. Sydney Biltoft led the Raider...
The Rock Hills High School volleyball team concluded a successful season. Even though they did not advance to the state tournament, they posted a winning record for the first time as well as defeating arch-rival St. John’s-Tipton for the first time. They fell to Decatur Community, 25-22 and 25-21, at Stockton, Saturday, in Class 1A- D1 sub-state play, to close out their season with a 21-15 record. Rock Hills closed out their regular season schedule with a triangular match at Lincoln last Tuesday. The Grizzlies downed host Lincoln, 25-22 and 2...
Even though they didn’t qualify any runners for the state meet, the Rock Hills High School cross country team can consider the season a resounding success. Fielding a cross country team for the first time, the team held their own against schools with well-established programs. Several of the team members had no distance running experience prior to the season yet they did not allow that to deter them. Patience, practice and persistence paid off and bodes well for the future in this grueling sport. The team competed at the 1A regional meet at S...
The Rock Hills High School football team closed out regular season play, Friday, with a 40-0 win over Washington County at Mankato. The win left the Grizzlies with a 3-5 record. Rock Hills enters post season play today (Thursday) when they take on Decatur Community (2-6) at Mankato in cross-district play. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m....
The Superior High School volleyball team saw their post-season hopes evaporate Monday when Tri County handed them a four-set, 18-25, 23-25, 25-22 and 21-25, at Hebron's Thayer Central High School gymnasium effectively ending the season for the Wildcats who are too far down the wildcard point list to ease into the district finals through that door. Superior ended its regular season schedule at the Southern Nebraska Conference Tournament at Milford last Tuesday. The Wildcats fell to Milford,...
In case you are wondering, the L-N football team has been in existence for 24 years. That's from 1999 to 2023. In those 24 years, the Raider football team has played in the state football playoffs on 22 of the 24 years. Thirty-two teams qualify for the Class D-2 system and teams are divided with 16 teams in the east and 16 teams in the west (in an effort to reduce distances between teams). After this first round of play, the remaining teams will fill one, 16 team bracket. The Raider's first...
The Superior High School volleyball team swept Sandy Creek, 25-12, 25-9 and 25-18, in three sets last Tuesday. Sandy Creek and Superior met again in the opening round of the Southern Nebraska Conference tournament, Monday, with Superior sweeping the Cougars in two sets, 25-20 and 25-20, at Superior. The Wildcats concluded tournament play at Milford Tuesday with match results unavailable at press time. Reagan Meyers topped the kill list against Sandy Creek with eight. Ariana Heusinkvelt added...
The Superior High School football team concluded their 2023 season with a 60-20 loss to Sutton at Superior Thursday night. It was not the outcome those in attendance for Parents and Senior Night were hoping for. Unfortunately for Superior, they ended their season with an 0-8 record. Despite the record, they played hard in every game. They were low in roster numbers but high in determination. There were no seniors on the roster so a wealth of experienced underclassmen will return for next...
The Superior High School cross country team competed at the District D-4 meet run over the 5K Hastings Elks Club Golf Course, Thursday. The Wildcats competed against teams and runners from 24 schools for a place at the state meet. The Superior boys team finished in 11th place with 117 points. Ryder Cady finished the race with a time of 20:17.8 for 38th place. Carsyn Koening was in 40th place with his time of 20:21.7. Brayton Meyer finished in 48th place with his time of 20:37.9. Kash Wenske held 72nd place with his time of 22:03.3. Deylin...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team downed the Blue Hill Bobcats in three sets, 25-22, 25-12 and 25-18, last Tuesday at Blue Hill. The Raiders hosted a triangular match at Lawrence, Thursday. They downed High Plains Community, 25-22 and 25-19, in two sets.The Bruning-Davenport-Shickley Eagles handed the Raiders a two set, 9-25 and 10-25, loss. Lawrence-Nelson downed Silver Lake in two sets, 25-20 and 22-25, at the Twin Valley Conference match Saturday. Red Cloud avenged an earlier...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School cross country runners competed at the District D-4 meet run over the 5K Elks Golf Course at Hastings Thursday. Sawyer Cox finished in 58th place with his time of 21:21.20 in the boys race. Kynnedy Beale finished in 24th place in the girls race. Her time of 24:16.7 was not enough to qualify for the state meet....
Lawrence-Nelson area students competed in the Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational on Sept. 30, at the Pressey Wildlife Management Area near Oconto. It is a free competition, open to all youth ages 11 and older who have successfully completed the Hunter Education course and have not yet graduated from high school. The event was established in 1977, and has earned the title "Longest Running Youth Shooting Sports Event in Nebraska." Seventy students competed in this year's main event,...
Every football game pretty much produces its own theme. The game last Friday night, for the L-N Homecoming celebration had the theme of a battle. The game had all the ingredients: losses, gains, outstanding plays, suffering, unexpected situations, etc. The game could be divided by halves, the first half Silver Lake had the upper hand in this battle. They had three outstanding kick-off returns, scoring after two of them. They scored on five of their six possessions, scoring first in the game and...
Last Tuesday’s inclement weather led to the postponement of a triangular volleyball match at Kenesaw. The Lawrence-Nelson High School team used the extended rest period to fashion two wins at Monday’s rescheduled match. They downed Red Cloud, 25-18, 26-24 and 25-19, in three sets. They handed host Kenesaw a three set, 25-15. 25-19 and 29-27, loss. The Raiders traveled to Blue Hill, Tuesday for a match against the Bobcats with results unavailable at press time. Kara Menke led the killers against Red Cloud with nine. Sydney Biltoft fashioned sev...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School cross country teams will compete at the District D-4 meet today (Thursday) for places at the state championship meet. The race will be run over the Elks Country Club course in Hastings. Adams Central is the host school. Other teams and runners from Blue Hill, Centura, Deshler, Doniphan-Trumbull, Fullerton, Gibbon, Grand Island Central Catholic, Harvard, Hastings St. Cecilia, Heartland Lutheran, Kenesaw, Lawrence-Nelson, McCool Junction, Nebraska Christian, Palmer, Ravenna, Red Cloud, Sandy Creek, Shelton, Silver...
The Rock Hills High School cross country team is enjoying success in their first season. The team traveled to Lincoln, Thursday, for the Lincoln Invitational. The boys team brought home a second place finish in the nine team field. The runners faced a challenging course with small steep hills as well as long medium grade hills. A strong northwest wind did not work in their favor. The team knew the course would be hilly and adjusted their training beforehand. Hannah Simmelink continues her...
The Superior High School football team is still looking for their first win of the season after they fell to McCool Junction, 64-20, at McCool Junction, Friday. Game statistics were unavailable at press time. Superior was within striking distance of the Mustangs at the half when they trailed 22-6. McCool Junction put 20 third quarter points on the board to which Superior had no answer as they trailed 42-6 headed into the final quarter. Superior's offense put up 14 points while Mc Cool Junction...
The Rock Hills High School football team fell to a 2-4 record with their 62-15 truncated game against Bennington at Bennington, Friday. Statistics for the game were unavailable at press time. Friday is another travel day for the Grizzlies as they travel to Clyde for a game with the 4-2 Clifton-Clyde Eagles....
