Archive for category: Sports

/ May 22, 2013 6:00 pm

Community helps HPS celebrate State Track title

HARTINGTON — Community members showed their state championship pride on Saturday night and again Monday night. On Saturday, the Hartington Public boys’ track team added another state title to the school’s already impressive year. They were then welcomed back to Hartington by an impromptu parade led by a firetruck and ambulance

/ May 22, 2013 5:59 pm

Dendinger earns a pair of Silvers at State

OMAHA — Hartington Public School senior Michaela Dendinger closed out her high school track career with a pair of silver medals as last week’s State Track Meet. She helped the Lady Wildcats earn a Top 10 finish at this year’s State meet. Lewis and Clark Conference schools Wausa, Wynot, Osmond and Hartington all broke into the Top 20 in the

/ May 22, 2013 5:59 pm

State Track Champs

OMAHA — Even though they graduated earlier this month, the Hartington High School Class of 2013 continued to etch their names into the Hartington High School history book last weekend. The Wildcat boys’ track team claimed the State Track title on Saturday. It marks only the second state track title in school history. The last time the Wildcats topped the

/ May 22, 2013 5:59 pm

Heine earns medals for Wynot

OMAHA — Wynot track star Ashley Heine walked away from her final State track meet with three medals in tow. Heine won the Class D 400-meter run. She took home fifth-place honors in the 800-meter run. Heine also helped the Wynot 1,600-meter relay team earn a fifth-place finish. Other members of that team were: Jenna Heine, Erica Burbach and Shelby

/ May 22, 2013 5:59 pm

Walter earns two medals at State for Cedar girls

OMAHA — Sophomore speedster Alli Walter picked up a pair of medals for the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans at last weekend’s State Track Meet here. Walter was just one of several Cedar athletes competing at the State meet for the Trojans. Emily Schrempp competed in the long jump, and Katelyn Dickes competed in the 300-meter hurdles. Siera Becker competed in

/ May 18, 2013 6:36 pm

Hartington boys take State track team lead

OMAHA — After 13 events, the Hartington boys track team has overtaken Paxton for the lead in the 2013 Class D State Track Meet. The Hartington boys have 36 points, one ahead of day-one leader Paxton. As they have done all year long, the Hartington relay teams have carried the squad. The 400-meter relay team earned gold, while the 4×800

/ May 18, 2013 6:20 pm

Cedar sophomore earns bronze at State

OMAHA — Cedar Catholic sophomore sprinter Alli Walter earned a bronze medal at the State Track meet Saturday. Walter, crossed the finish line in third place in the 100-meter dash. Her time of 12.72 was just off the pace set by Kearney  Catholic seniors Kalyn Brannagan and Michaela Mestl. Brannagan claimed gold with a time of 12.37, while teammate Mestl

/ May 18, 2013 3:06 pm

After one day at State, HPS boys in fifth

  OMAHA — The Hartington Public boys track team got off to a good start at the 2013 Nebraska State Track Meet. The Wildcats ended the first day of competition in fifth in the Class D division with 14 points. Paxton leads the pack after the first day, in first place with 22.5 points. Pawnee City is a close second

/ May 17, 2013 8:02 pm

Cedar qualifies for seventh straight

HARTINGTON  — The Cedar Catholic Trojan golf team is now busy preparing for its seventh straight trip to the Class C State Golf Tournament. The Cedar golfers took second place at last week’s District golf meet in Beemer. Coach Mike Johnson said   “We are going to have to play well in order to have a chance of being one

/ May 16, 2013 6:07 pm

District Champs