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Feb. 21, 1996
HARTINGTON — Cedar Catholic claimed the Mid-State Conference boys’ basketball title Friday with a thrilling 79-73 win over Norfolk Catholic.
There was no lack of drama in the contest.
Two Mike Juracek free throws completed a Norfolk Catholic comeback to knot the game at 6464 with 10 seconds left in the contest. Cedar Coach Bob Geary then attempted to call a timeout that went unnoticed by his players. Cedar drove up court and Paul Wintz took a 15-foot jump shot to win the game, but the ball missed its mark by a fraction, bouncing away and sending Cedar to overtime.
The final frenzied minutes of regulation were played with several stellar defensive plays by both teams.
The teams traded baskets in the first half of overtime. Ryan Zimmer’s 22-foot three-pointer broke the game open and from there on out, Cedar stayed in front with its free throw shooting. Zimmer’s shot was just what the team needed, Geary said, because Craig Wortmann and Phil Steffen both fouled out of the contest earlier.
“Both teams played with a great deal of intensity and determination Friday,” Geary said. “I can’t say enough about the way the kids played on both ends of the floor.”
This is the first year Cedar has competed in the MidState Conference. Cedar ends the regular season in sole possession of first place with a 6-1 conference record and a 14-7 overall record. Norfolk Catholic ends the regular season with a 13-8 overall record and 4-3 in the conference.
“Winning the conference is a real tribute to the determination these kids showed this year,” Geary said. “They have pulled together as a team as well as any team I have had. Hopefully, we can ride this momentum into a very tough district.”
Feb. 21, 1996
HARTINGTON — Jesse Hochstein put together a dominant scoring season to headline the 1996 Little League boys basketball statistics.
Hochstein poured in 238 total points for a 26.4-point average and reached double figures in nine games. His top performance of the year was a 35-point outing.
Rory Sudbeck followed with 202 points and a 22.4-point average, also hitting double digits in nine contests. Derek Leise added 175 points for a 21.9-point average and recorded eight double digit games.
Cale Haberer averaged 17.0 points per game with 136 total points and eight double-figure efforts. Ryan Eickhoff finished with 126 points and seven double-digit games, while Joey Leise totaled 131 points and turned in six doublefigure performances, including a 31-point high game.
Travis Becker averaged 12.6 points and scored in double figures seven times. Mason Dendinger (83 points), Robert Dreesen (91), Robbie Pommer (80), Travis Dresden (89), Brandon Fischer (79), Kyle Becker (85) and Chris Lammers (72) rounded out the top scorers.
Other notable high-game efforts included Sudbeck with 33 points, Derek Leise with 26, Becker with 25 and Eickhoff with 24.
Feb. 7, 2001
HARTINGTON — The search for a new Hartington City Council President and Mayor is beginning to look a lot like last year’s Florida Presidential election.
Another delay was announced during recent Hartington City Council meetings.
Feb. 7, 2001
HARTINGTON — A slow moving storm dumped 11 inches of snow on northern Cedar County last week, stranding travelers and closing many schools and businesses around the area.
Feb. 8, 2006
HARTINGTON — Trans-Canada Corp. confirmed last week its plan to build a $2.1 billion pipeline to ship petroleum through Cedar County to U.S. refineries.
Speaking from the company’s Calgary, Alberta, headquarters, Chief Executive Officer Hal Kvisle announced a construction timetable that will result in a 1,830-mile system capable of carrying about 435,000 barrels of oil per day.
“Construction is proposed to begin in late 2007,” Kvisle said, “with commercial operations scheduled to commence by the fourth quarter of 2009.”
