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Three HNS teachers resign; one new teacher is hired

Three HNS teachers resign; one new teacher is hired

HARTINGTON – The Hartington-Newcastle School Board Monday accepted the resignations of three teachers and agreed to a contract with one new teacher. 03/16/2023 01:32 PM

Wynot trounces Hay Springs for trip to State

Wynot trounces Hay Springs for trip to State

AINSWORTH – The Hay Springs Hawks ran into a boys basketball buzzsaw Monday in the form of the Wynot Blue Devils. 03/03/2023 02:27 PM

Lady Trojans headed into the lion’s den of D1 basketball

Lady Trojans headed into the lion’s den of D1 basketball

HARTINGTON – Cedar Catholic Coach Craig Wortmann is hoping the fourth time is the charm. 03/03/2023 12:38 PM

Trojans blow through SubDistricts; take on Yutan in District finals

Trojans blow through SubDistricts; take on Yutan in District finals

HARTINGTON – Cedar Catholic rolled through the C2-6 Sub-District Tournament at the Msgr. Werner Activity Center with a 7034 win over Crofton in the opening round and a 57-40 win over Ponca in the finals to set them up for a District final date with 14-10 Yutan back in Hartington on Feb. 28. 03/01/2023 12:00 AM

Cedar girls book return trip to State

Cedar girls book return trip to State

HARTINGTON – A strong defensive effort and a dominating rebounding performace led the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans to a 60-36 D1-3 District championship game win Friday over Niobrara/Verdigre. 03/01/2023 12:00 AM

Cedar Catholic’s Junior Cedar Bots conclude first season

Cedar Catholic’s Junior Cedar Bots conclude first season

HARTINGTON – The first year of Cedar Catholic High School’s new junior high robotics program has powered down. 03/01/2023 12:00 AM

Superintendent keeps close eye on school funding bills

Superintendent keeps close eye on school funding bills

HARTINGTON - A.J. Johnson is keeping a close eye on legislative bills working their way through the Nebraska Legislature and their potential impact on Hartington-Newcastle Public Schools. 03/01/2023 12:00 AM

Wynot shocks Bears in regular-season finale

Wynot shocks Bears in regular-season finale

WYNOT – The Wynot Blue Devils finished the regular season on a winning note last Friday as they battled to the wire to down the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears 53-49. 02/24/2023 02:32 PM

Wayne earns win over Wynot boys

Wayne earns win over Wynot boys

WYNOT – Wynot took on Wayne in the battle of the Blue Devils on Thursday night at Wynot. The game was close at halftime but W ayne would dominate the second half as they rolled to the 65-42 win. 02/17/2023 02:42 PM

Lady Cats end regular season with a pair of losses

Lady Cats end regular season with a pair of losses

HARTINGTON – Hartington-Newcastle dropped its final two games of the regular season to a highly regarded Wynot team on Feb. 10 61-32 and a Wausa team the Lady Wildcats had just beaten in the finals of the Clark Division Tournament. 02/17/2023 02:41 PM

Cedar girls close out regular season with wins

Cedar girls close out regular season with wins

BATTLE CREEK – The Cedar Catholic Lady Trojan basketball team finished the regularseason with a couple of wins and earned the right to host the D1-4 SubDistrict Tournament Feb. 14 and 16 at the Msgr. Werner Activity Center. 02/17/2023 01:43 PM

Wildcats take Wynot to the wire, sneak past Wausa

Wildcats take Wynot to the wire, sneak past Wausa

HARTINGTON – Hartington-Newcastle took an 18-4 Wynot team to the wire Feb. before falling 44-41 at home after squeaking past Wausa Feb.7, 42-40, also at home. 02/17/2023 01:41 PM

Morten joins sister in 1,000 point club

Morten joins sister in 1,000 point club

HARTINGTON – Move over Whoopi Goldberg, there is a way better Sister Act playing today. 02/16/2023 01:44 PM

Cedar County high school speech teams compete at Wayne meet

Cedar County high school speech teams compete at Wayne meet

WAYNE – The Hartington-Newcastle, Cedar Catholic and Wynot high school speech teams took their talking talents to Wayne on Feb. 4. 02/09/2023 02:48 PM

School officials: Cap would make it tougher to hire staff

School officials: Cap would make it tougher to hire staff

LINCOLN – Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to further restrict spending by local school boards ran into opposition and concerns last week from school district representatives. 02/08/2023 12:00 AM

Wildcats surprise Winnebago for OT win

Wildcats surprise Winnebago for OT win

HARTINGTON – The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats headed into the Lewis and Clark Conference Tournament with a little momentum as they won a couple of games last week to improve to 7-8 on the season. 02/04/2023 03:06 PM

Ponca surprises Wynot boys

Ponca surprises Wynot boys

PONCA – The Wynot Blue Devils found it tough sledding at Ponca Thursday  02/04/2023 02:58 PM

HNS speech team looks to defend its Class C2 state speech title

HNS speech team looks to defend its Class C2 state speech title

HARTINGTON – The Hartington- Newcastle High School speech team is hoping to talk its way to another title in 2023. 02/03/2023 02:51 PM

Cedar Catholic speech team brings back plenty of experience

Cedar Catholic speech team brings back plenty of experience

HARTINGTON – Cedar Catholic High School speech team members are ready and willing to wow with their words. 02/03/2023 01:30 PM

WPS prepares for speech season

WPS prepares for speech season

Wynot Public School students are now in the midst of preparing for this year’s speech season. Frankie Turschetto, Benjamin Dodge, Holden Merkel, Kailen Hanson and Justis Collins (top) practice their OID presentation, while (above left) Jed Nelson and Kallie Steffen practice their duet piece, and Jude Krie and Colin Wieseler hone their presentation. 02/03/2023 12:32 PM

Lady Blue Devils outlast Plainview

Lady Blue Devils outlast Plainview

WYNOT – The Wynot Lady Blue Devils continued their winning ways on Friday night as they beat a stubborn Plainview Lady Pirates club 42-34. 01/27/2023 03:36 PM