Wynot sealed the win with a touchdown on their final possession and a defensive stand deep in their own territory.

Wynot was powered by Nixen Heimes, who punched in three rushing touchdowns, while Kason Hans hauled in two receiving scores. GACC countered with a standout performance from Joseph Eames, who recorded three rushing touchdowns, and Luke Guenther, who added another on a short run.

Wynot struck first when Kason Hans pulled in a 22‑yard touchdown pass from quarterback Braxton Oligmueller. GACC answered immediately as Joseph Eames broke loose for a 62‑yard touchdown run, with Samuel Haas converting the extra point.

The Blue Jays opened the second quarter with a methodical drive capped by Luke Guenther’s 1‑yard touchdown run on fourth‑and‑goal. Haas again added the extra point.

Wynot responded with a momentum‑changing special‑teams play. Lane Heimes burst through the line to block a GACC punt, recovering it at the Blue Jays’ 17‑yard line. Two plays later, Nixen Heimes powered in a 5‑yard touchdown, though the conversion failed.

Heimes struck again later in the quarter, punching in a 1‑yard touchdown, followed by a successful two‑point pass from Lane Heimes to Hans, giving Wynot a 20–14 advantage.

With just 17 seconds left in the half, Eames muscled in a 1‑yard touchdown, and Haas’ extra point sent GACC into halftime with a narrow 21–20 lead.

Wynot opened the third quarter with another scoring burst from Nixen Heimes, who found the end zone on a 6‑yard run. The conversion failed, but Wynot regained the lead at 26–21.

Moments later, Wynot’s defense delivered a critical takeaway. Wyatt Nelson stripped GACC quarterback Hudson Bramlet, and Cash Lenzen recovered the ball at the Blue Devils’ 10‑yard line. Wynot carried a 26–21 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Both defenses tightened early in the final frame, forcing a series of punts. GACC eventually broke through when Joseph Eames sprinted 35 yards for his third touchdown of the night. However, Wyatt Nelson blocked the extra point, preserving Wynot’s slim 26–27 deficit.

After another exchange of punts, Wynot took over on downs at the GACC 30‑yard line with 6:24 remaining. The Blue Devils marched steadily downfield, and with the game hanging in the balance, Nixen Heimes lofted a 15‑yard touchdown pass to Kason Hans in the end zone. The conversion failed, but Wynot reclaimed the lead 32–27.

GACC mounted one final push, but Wynot’s defense delivered the decisive stop. Jace Lange made a crucial tackle for loss at the Blue Jays’ 8‑yard line, forcing a turnover on downs with six seconds remaining.

Wynot kneeled out the clock, securing a hard‑earned 32–27 victory. Wynot Blue Devils host O’Neil Saint Mary’s this Friday in a state game rematch.

Lady Wildcat Kynlee Steffen was the only Hartington-Newcastle competitor to bring home any hardware from the meet, placing second in the girls race with a time of 21-minutes, 11.30 seconds.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge’s Faith Galvin was the medalist with a time of 20:45.20.

Yutan won the girls team title with a score of 20, the Lady Bears were second with 22.

Hartington-Newcastle placed sixth with a score of 66. Following Steffen for the Lady Wildcats were Sylvie Nieman in 25th, Peyton Kloster in 51st and Jaden Opfer in 52nd.

Jeffrey Heine was the first Wildcat to cross the finish line placing 23rd with a time of 19:27.40.w Jaiden Anderson of Archangels Catholic won the boys individual title with a time of 17:15.90.

Ponca’s Gannon Pfister was second and teammate Kole Krusemark was third leading the Indians to the team title with 16 points, eight spots ahead of Homer at 28.

The Wildcats also placed sixth with 80. Gabe Sovereign came in 25th for HNS, Axel Sudbeck was 32nd, Aidan Anderson 36th and Donnie Schulte 42nd.

Both Teams will travel wnorth Sept. 24 for the Crofton Invitational.

PENDER CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

Girls Team Results: 1. Yutan 20; 2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 22; 3. Wisner-Pilger 52; 4. Bancroft-Rosalie 52; 5. Homer 63; 6. Hartington-Newcastle 66; 7. Winside 66; 8. Oakland-Craig 69; 9. Wakefield 80; 10. Scribner-Snyder 102; 11. Cedar Bluffs 103; 12. Tri County Northeast 107; 13. Plainview 126; Archangels Catholic NTS; Ponca NTS; Pender NTS; Randolph NTS; Winnebago NTS; Guardian Angels Central Catholic NTS. Individual Girls Results (Top 15 and LCC Performances): 1. Faith Galvin (LCC) 20:45.20; 2. Kynlee Steffen (H-N) 21:11.30; 3. Audrey Dieckman (YUT) 21:16.80; 4. Brisa Reigle (AC) 21:19.50; 5. Barrett Beutler (B-R) 21:21.70; 6. Hayleigh Szymanski (W-P) 21:22.00; 7. Jaelen Templeman (PON) 21:23.40; 8. Megan Breitbarth (PEN) 21:30.70; 9. Louisa Pretorius (S-S) 21:36.60; 10. Jalie Meyer (O-C) 21:50.20; 11. Ainsley Carlson 21:52.80; 12. Riley Walz (YUT) 21:55.50; 13. Justice Olson (LCC) 22:02.20; 14. Leah Gould (LCC) 22:09.60; 15. Kimimila Stover (BAGO) 22:11.80; 25. Sylvie Nieman (H-N) 23:54.80; 51. Peyton Kloster 27:12.50; 52. Jaden Opfer (H-N) 27:32.30.

Boys Team Results: 1. Ponca 16; 2. Homer 24; 3. Yutan 38; 4. Oakland-Craig 46; 5. Wakefield 64; 6. Hartington-Newcastle 80; 7. Plainview 83; 8. Archangels Catholic 84; 9. Wisner-Pilger 96; 10. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 105; 11. Tri County Northeast 123; 12. Cedar Bluffs 123; 13. Pender 126; 14. Winnebago 136; 15. Bancroft-Rosalie 139; Individual Results (Top 15): 1. Jaiden Anderson (AC) 17:15.90; 2. Gannon Pfister (PON) 17:22.50; 3. Kole Krusemark (PON) 17:25.10; 4. Patrick Rayburn (O-C) 17:31.20; 5. Clayton Steinback (YUT) 17:40.00; 6. Colt Johnson (WAK) 17:44.50; 7. Jett Fogarty (HOM) 17:56.20; 8. Tommy Reed (HOM) 18:04.70; 9. Jessup Snowball (HOM) 18:08.90; 10. Jude Ridenour (TCNE) 18:11.20; 11. Broderick Hogan (PON) 18:16.30; 12. Lucas Dendinger (PON) 18:19.90; 13. Ben Popken (YUT) 18:21.60; 14. Collin Montgomery (PLV) 18:25.00; 15. Sylas Delmont (W-P) 18:29.00; 23. Jeffrey Heine (H-N) 19:27.40; 25. Gabe Sovereign (H-N) 19:31.50; 32. Axel Sudbeck (H-N) 20:11.00; 36. Aidan Anderson 20:28.10; 42. Donnie Schulte (H-N) 20:54.40.

The Lady Trojans defeated Twin River and Clarkson before falling to Class B Platteview in the championship match, finishing the day 2-1.

“This was a big redemption tournament for us after really struggling our last outing,” Cedar Catholic coach Denae Buss said. “We really struggled with Platteview but we did some good things. The matches leading up to the finals were much better.”

Cedar Catholic recovered from a slow start against Twin River in its opening match. After dropping the first set 25-23, the Lady Trojans found their stride and took the next two sets 25-18, 25-15.

“We came out and didn’t play very clean with Twin River,” Buss said. “We recovered and played well the last two sets.”

Brynn Bernecker and Elsie Kleinschmit led the attack with seven kills each, while Anisten Wortmann added six.

Kally Becker recorded a doubledouble with 12 set assists and 10 digs. Madison Eickhoff added 14 assists.

The Lady Trojans carried that momentum into their win over Clarkson.

“We played very smart and served very well against Clarkson to get them out of system,” Buss said. “Our defense then did a great job of going after balls and being in the right spot to set our hitters up on the net.”

Eickhoff finished with a doubledouble, recording 10 digs and 10 set assists. Becker led Cedar Catholic with 14 assists.

Bernecker added 10 kills and nine digs, narrowly missing a double-double. Wortmann and Sophia Kleinschmit also collected nine digs each.

Platteview slowed Cedar’s attack in the title match, limiting the Lady Trojans to just six kills in the sweep.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists. Platteview 25 25 Cedar Catholic 13 14 CEDAR CATHOLIC: Madison Eickhoff 1k, 1b, 3d, 4s; Kally Becker 2d, 5s; Mara Bernecker 1k, 2d; Brynn Bernecker 4k, 6d, Anisten Wortmann 1d; Brooklyn Leise 1d; Sophia Kleinschmit 2d; Adelyn Reifenrath 1s. Cedar Catholic 25 22 25 Clarkson (9-6) 22 25 16 CEDAR CATHOLIC: Madison Eickhoff 3k 1a, 3b, 10d, 10s; Kally Becker 1a, 4d, 14s; Mara Bernecker 4k, 3b, 2d, 1s; Brynn Bernecker 10k, 2a, 1b, 9d; Anisten Wortmann 5k, 2a, 4b, 9d, 2s; Evie Freeman 6d; Landry Heimes 3k, 2b; Sophia Kleinschmit 1a, 9d, 1s; Elsie Kleinschmit 4k, 1d. Cedar Catholic 23 25 25 Twin River 25 18 15 CEDAR CATHOLIC: Madison Eickhoff 2k, 1a, 2b, 7d, 14s; Kally Becker 10d, 12s; Mara Bernecker 2k, 4b, 1d; Brynn Bernecker 7k, 3b, 12d; Anisten Wortmann 6k, 5b, 5d; Evie Freeman 12d, 1s; Landry Heimes 4k, 2b; Elsie Kleinschmit 7k, 1b, 5d; Sophia Kleinschmit 1a, 4d, 1s.

Summerland squeaked by the first set in extra points then blasted the Lady Wildcats in set two, but Hartington-Newcastle didn’t quit.

In fact, the Lady ‘Cats got their sea legs in set three then almost reversed the blasting with the 25-14 win.

The kept the momentum in the sprint to 15 in set five and completed the reverse sweep, the ultimate comeback.

Ella Eickhoff and Lauren Uldrich each posted double-doubles in the match.

Eickhoff hammered 13 kills and recorded 11 digs, Uldrich had 17 digs and tipped up 30 set assists.

Vayda Lippert and Karissa Bruning each added eight winners and Lippert led the way with a team-high 18 digs defensively.

Eickhoff also served up four aces, Bruning had three. Hartington-Newcastle was set to head to Tilden for a triangular with Elkhorn Valley and Plainview on Sept. 22 and will return to the court when hosting Wausa on Sept. 29. k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists. Hartington-Newcastle 25 11 25 25 15 Summerland 27 25 21 14 11 HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE: Quinn Stratman 1b, 11d, 1s; Brooke Kalin 4k, 4b, 4d; Vayda Lippert 8k, 18d; Ella Eickhoff 13k, 4a, 1b, 11d, 1s; Nora Lange 4k, 1a, 2b, 5d; Lily Heikes 4d; Hadley Grutsch 1d; Lauren Uldrich 1k, 2a, 17d, 30s; Karissa Bruning 8k, 3a, 2b, 3d, 1s. Hartington-Newcastle 22 14 HNS: Quinn Stratman 1k, 1a, 5d, 2s; Brooke Kalin 1k, 2b, 3d; Vayda Lippert 4k, 1a, 1b, 7d; Ella Eickhoff 3d; Nora Lange 3k, 1a; Lauren Uldrich 1a, 6d, 7s; Karissa Bruning 2k, 6d.

Ashlynn Dailey ended up sixth individually in the tournament after getting to the clubhouse after 110 shots.

The Lady Trojans were also sixth in the team race carding a team total of 563.

Pierce won the team championship with a 424, LCC was second with a 456 and Lutheran High Northeast was third with a 468.

Brooke Podany of Pierce won the individual title with a 94, Harper Bruning from the Lady Bears was runner-up at 101 and Camissia White from Pierce was third with a 102.

Only the top 15 individual scores were available at presstime.

Cedar Catholic will play in the Wayne Invitational on Sept. 24 with teeoffs starting at 9 a.m.

CEDAR GIRLS GOLF INVITATIONAL Team Results: 1. Pierce 424; 2. LCC 456; 3. Lutheran High Northeast 468; 4. Summerland 541; 5. Wayne 545; 6. Cedar Catholic 563; NC 571; 8. Summerland JV 634; Pierce JV NTS; LCC JV NTS. Individual Results (Top 15 only): 1. Brooke Podany (PIE) 94; 2. Harper Bruning (LCC) 101; 3. Camassia White (PIE) 102; 4. Alyza Leonard (LCC) 102; 5. Emerson Rose-Hancock (LHNE) 103; 6. Ashlynn Dailey (CC) 110; 7. Jacie Arens (NC) 110; 8. Sydney Vogel (LHNE) 110; 9. Jaelen Jensen (PIE) 114; 10. Addison Frye (PIE) 114; 11. Ellie Heiss (SUMM) 118; 12. Charlie Clark (LHNE) 120; 13. Brailey Jensen (PIE) 120; 14. Teigan Warneke (PIE) 121; 15. Hadley Woehler.

The Queen Bees left just as they arrived, still undefeated as they dropped the Lady Blue Devils 34-32, 25-18, 15-25 and 25-20.

The first set was an obvious marathon going 16 extra points before determining a winner.

Bloomfield took set two 25-18 before Wynot forced a fourth set by taking set three 25-15.

Calley Stewart had a monster match for the Lady Blue Devils slamming 18 kills and recording 23 digs for a doubledouble.

Mya Pinkelman hit 10 winners and Mackenzie Foxhoven hit seven and had 16 digs.

Kiera Heimes posted 15 digs and Taya Gowery tipped up 23 set assists.

Kiersten also had a double-double with 10 digs and 21 assists.

Wynot was scheduled to take on Lyons-Decatur Northeast in Wynot Sept. 22 before heading to Wakefield on Sept. 24 for a triangular with the Lady Trojans and the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears.

Tri County Northeast will come to Wynot on Sept. 29 for a Parent’s Night contest. k=Kills, a=Ace Serve, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists.

Bloomfield (10-0) 34 25 15 25 Wynot (5-5) 32 18 25 20 WYNOT: Kiera Heimes 15d. 2s; Taylor Pinkelman 4k; Tiara Sudbeck 2k, 4b, 3d; Claire Haberman 2d; Calley Stewart 18k, 4a, 2b, 23d; Mackenzie Foxhoven 7k, 1a, 1b, 16d; Mya Pinkelman 10k 5b, 1s; Kiersen Hans 1a, 10d, 21s; Sophie Nelson 6k, 1d; Taya Gowery 8d, 23s; Bryar Hans 4k, 3d; Vivian Stencel 1d.

The victory kept Cedar Catholic unbeaten for the season. Grady Haberer completed 11 of 14 passes for 231 yards and five touchdowns. Cooper Hochstein was his leading target, catching six passes for 160 yards and two scores.

The Trojans wasted little time taking control, scoring four touchdowns in the opening quarter.

Cooper Hochstein opened the scoring with a 25-yard TD reception. Hudson Dendinger followed with a three-yard scoring catch, Easton Hochstein ran in from three yards out and Ryan Hoebelheinrich caught a 15-yard TD pass.

Bodie Hochstein converted each extra point to give Cedar Catholic a 28-0 lead.

The Trojans kept rolling in the second frame. Easton Hochstein caught a 12-yard TD pass from Haberer before Teyton Dendinger forced a safety to push it to 37-0.

Hudson Whitmire added a 10-yard touchdown run, and Cooper Hochstein capped the first-half scoring with a 67-yard touchdown reception. Bodie Hochstein finished a perfect seven-for-seven on extra points.

North Bend Central ended Cedar Catholic’s bid for a third consecutive shutout with two third-quarter touchdowns. An 80-yard kickoff return and a successful twopoint conversion put the Tigers on the board.A 60-yard touchdown run completed the scoring.

Cedar Catholic finished with 391 total yards, including 248 passing and 143 rushing.

Easton Hochstein led the ground game with 90 yards on nine carries. Alex Pinkelman added 33 yards on seven attempts.

Keaton Keiser paced the defense with nine tackles.

Hudson Dendinger, Dylan Leise and Nate Arens each added five stops. Micah Cattau returned an interception 60 yards to set up a Trojan touchdown.

Cedar 28 23 0 0 - 51 NBC 0 0 14 0 - 14 FIRST QUARTER

CC: Cooper Hochstein 25 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 7-0. CC: Hudson Dendinger 3 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 14-0. CC: Easton Hochstein 3 run, Bodie Hochstein kick. 21-0. CC: Ryan Hoebelheinrich 15 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 28-0.

SECOND QUARTER

CC: Easton Hochstein 12 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 35-0. CC: Teyton Dendinger forces safety. 37-0. CC: Hudson Whitmire 10 run, Bodie Hochstein kick. 44-0. CC: Cooper Hochstein 67 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 51-0.

THIRD QUARTER

NBC: 80 kickoff return, conversion run good. 51-8. NBC: 60 run, conversion no good. 51-14. Cedar Catholic Passing Yards: 13-19 248 Cedar Catholic Rushing Yards: 19-143 Cedar Catholic Total Yards: 391 Cedar Passing: A Steffen 2-5 17; G. Haberer 11-14 231 5TD Cedar Rushing: Hudson Whitmire 3-20 1TD; Alex Pinkelman 7-33; Easton Hochstein 9-90 1TD. Cedar Receiving: Hudson Dendinger 1-3 1TD; Bodie Hochstein 1-26; 6. Cooper Hochstein 6-160 2TD; Ryan Hoebelheinrich 2-30 1TD; Maddox Haberer 1-7; Easton Hochstein 1-12 1TD; Reid Potts 1-7. Cedar Tackles/Defense: Hudson Dendinger 5 1TFL .5SACK; Abram Steffen 2; Bodie Hochstein 2; Cooper Hochstein 1; Ryan Hoebelheinrich 3; Hudson Whitmire 2; Alex Pinkelman 4 1TFL .5SACK; Keyan Wickre 3; Brysn Baller 2; Maddox Haberer 1; Keaton Keiser 9 .5SACK; Easton Hochstein 4 1TFL; Teyton Dendinger 2; Marcus Haberman 1; Dylan Leise 5 1TFL; Will Steffen 2 1TFL 1SACK; Trev Thoene 3; Cade Kleinschmit 1 1TFL 1SACK; Gus Lammers 4 1TFL 1SACK; Nate Arens 5; Marek Heimes 1; Jake Hoebelheinrich 2; Haiden Thoene 1; Reid Potts 2; Micah Cattau 1INT.

The scoring was fast and furious in the first half. In fact, each team had scored a touchdown within the first minute and 19 seconds of the game.

Ponca on a 53-yard pass play then Will Feilmeier scored the first of what would be four touchdowns on the evening on a 66-yard pass play from Austin Sudbeck, who would throw an incredible six touchdown passes on the night.

Jason Heimes doubled up the score for the Wildcats with a 13-yard dash to the end zone and the score was 12-6 and it was still less than four minutes into the game.

The Indians scored on a long run but Feilmeier and Sudbeck hooked up again from 25 yards out, then Sudbeck hit Kayne Gratzfeld for the conversion and the ‘Cats’ lead was back up to 20-14.

Ty Opfer and Sudbeck combined on a 53-yard aerial for a score then connected again on the conversion and the first frame ended with Hartington-Newcastle in front 28-14. Ponca answered just over a minute into the second quarter, but a Feilmeier dash for 61 yards made it 34-22 with 9:57 left before the halftime huddle. Ponca scored to get within four at 34-30 then scored again with 5:21 left in the half to take the Indians second lead of the night 38-34. Another Sudbeck to Opfer hook up earned the Wildcats a lead of 42-38 then the Indians answered with a long run to make it 44-42 in favor of the home team with 3:49 left in the opening half. Sudbeck hit Gratzfeld from 13 yards out with 21 seconds left and after Sudbeck ran in the conversion, the two teams went to a much-needed break with the Wildcats in front 50-44. The scoring slowed in the second half but the action did not.

Sudbeck ran one in from the seven to open the third period and Ponca would score later in the quarter as the teams went to the final 12 minutes with the ‘Cats clinging to a 56-52 lead.

Sudbeck bulled over from the two then Feilmeier went through and around the Indians for a 44-yard dash and the lead seemed secure at 70-52 with 8:11 left in game.

Ponca answered with 2:46 left on the clock to make it a 10-point ballgame.

The Wildcats held on from there and scored the final points on an 11-yard pass from Sudbeck to Gratzfeld with 21 seconds left and Hartington-Newcastle had survived a very talented Ponca Indian football team.

Sudbeck finished the night with 232 yards through the air with the six touchdown passes and rushed for another 122 yards and two scores.

Feilmeier ran for 129 yards and two scores and grabbed five passes for another 139 yards for a total of 268 yards.

In total, 20 touchdowns were scored on the evening.

Hartington-Newcastle will resume its season Sept. 25 when the Wildcats welcome 3-1 Elkhorn Valley to town.

PON (2-2) 14 30 8 8 - 60 H-N (4-0) 28 22 6 22 - 78 FIRST QUARTER PON: Kyan Byrne 53 pass from Caden Cleveland, conversion no good, 11:00. 0-6.

H-N: Will Feilmeier 66 pass from Austin Sudbeck, conversion no good, 10:41. 6-6.

H-N: Jason Heimes 13 run, conversion no good, 8:16. 12-6.

PON: Kyan Byrne 56 run, Jett Taylor run, 6:34. 12-14.

H-N: Will Feilmeier 25 pass fromAustin Sudbeck, Kayne Gratzfeld pass from Austin Sudbeck, 3:47. 20-14.

H-N: Ty Opfer 53 pass from Austin Sudbeck, Ty Opfer pass from Austin Sudbeck, 0:48. 28-14.

SECOND QUARTER PON: Kyan Byrne 5 run, Caden Cleveland run, 10:14. 28-22.

H-N: Will Fielmeier 61 run, conversion no good, 9:57. 34-22.

PON: Kyan Byrne 1 run, Cooper Stewart pass from Caden Cleveland, 6:15. 34-30.

PON: Kyan Byrne 16 pass from Caden Cleveland, Cooper Stewart pass from Caden Cleveland, 5:21. 34-38. H-N: Ty Opfer 12 pass from Austin Sudbeck, Austin Sudbeck run, 4:24. 42-38.

PON: Kyan Byrne 43 run, conversion no good, 3:49. 42-44.

H-N: Kayne Gratzfeld 13 pass from Austin Sudbeck,Austin Sudbeck run, 0:21. 50-44.

THIRD QUARTER H-N: Austin Sudbeck 7 run, conversion no good, 6:14. 56-44.

PON: Jett Taylor 5 run, Jett Taylor run, 3:26. 56-52.

FOURTH QUARTER H-N: Austin Sudbeck 2 run, conversion no good, 10:41. 62-52.

H-N: Will Feilmeier 44 run, Kayne Gratzfeld pass fromAustin Sudbeck, 8:11. 70-52.

PON: Cooper Stewart 10 pass from Caden Cleveland, Cooper Stewart pass from Caden Cleveland, 2:46. 70-60.

H-N: Kayne Gratzfeld 11 pass from Austin Sudbeck, Kayne Gratzfeld pass from Austin Sudbeck, 0:20. 78-60.

HNS Passing: 10-19 232 HNS Rushing: 46-308

Both teams came in fourth in their respective races with the Wildcats scoring 45 points and the Lady Wildcats scoring 37.

Ponca won the boys’ race with a score of nine, Homer was next with 15 and Wakefield was third with 44.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was the girls’ champion with a team score of 10, Ponca was second with 24 and Homer was third with 27.

Ponca’s Kole Kruemark was the individual champion for the boys while Lady Bear Faith Galvin crossed the finish line first for the girls.

Hartington-Newcastle had two runners bring home some hardware in the boys’ race.

Aidan Anderson used a time of 19-minutes, 34.31-seconds to place 13th while teammate Gabe Sovereign was right on his heels in 19:40.05 placed him 14th.

Other Wildcat finishes were Axel Sudbeck (23rd), Donnie Schulte (29th), Camryn Bruning (48th), Blake Bensen (49th), Randall Huesers (51st), Anthony Thoene (52nd), Kasen Buss (57th) and Cody Edwards (61st).

Kynlee Steffen was the first Lady Wildcat to cross the finish line in fourth place with a time of 21:17.46 Sylvie Nieman was next for the Lady Wildcats in 17th, Jaden Opfer was 32nd, Peyton Kloster was 36th and Shelby Grimsley was 40th.

Hartington-Newcastles’ cross country teams will travel to Pender for the Pender Invitational Sept. 17 at Twin Creeks Golf Course.

LCC CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL Girls Team Results

1. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 10; 2. Ponca 24; 3. Homer 27; 4. Hartington-Newcastle 37; 5. Wakefield 46; Randolph NTS; Omaha Nation NTS; Tri County Northeast NTS; Pender NTS; Winnebago NTS; Summerland NTS; Walthill NTS.

Girls Individual Results (Top 15 and Hartington-Newcastle)

1. Faith Galvin (LCC) 20:38.42; 2. Jaelen Templeman (PON) 21:03.06; 3. Isabella Kester (SUMM) 21:10.40; 4. Kynlee Steffen (H-N) 21:17.46; 5. Justice Olson (LCC) 21:48.46; 6. Megan Beitbarth (PEN) 21:56.47; 7. Leah Gould (LCC) 22:17.44; 8. Alejandra Quezada-Garcia (HOM) 22:51.08; 9. Ava Christiansen (LCC) 22:55.76; 10. Kimimila Stover (BAGO) 23:29.65; 11. Klaudia Bruening (PON) 23:30.10; 12. Abbie Brummels (LCC) 23:44.21; 13. Hadley Heikes (HOM) 23:46.50; 14. Madison Olson (LCC) 23:50.48; 15. Sydney Newlon (HOM) 23:58.85; 17. Sylvie Nieman (H-N) 24:35.64; 32. Jaden Opfer (H-N) 28:44.23; 36. Peyton Kloster (H-N) 30:40.91; 40. Shelby Grimsley (H-N) 36:48.11.

Boys Team Results

1. Ponca 9; 2. Homer 15; 3. Wakefield 44; 4. Hartington- Newcastle 45; 5. Newman Grove/St. Edward 62; 6. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 67; 7. Tri County Northeast 73; 8. Pender 84; 9. Summerland 88; 10. Walthill 113; Winnebago NTS; Omaha Nation NTS; Randolph NTS.

Individual Results (Top 15 and Hartington-Newcastle)

1. Kole Krusemark (PON) 17:31.83; 2. Gannon Pfister (PON) 17:39.74; 3. Jett Fogarty (HOM) 17:54.75; 4. Colt Johnson (WAKE) 18:04.88; 5. Tommy Reed (HOM) 18:06.67; 6. Lucas Dendinger (PON) 18:23.50; 7. Jessup Snowball (HOM) 18:27.21; 8. Jude Ridenour (TCNE) 18:31.62; 9. Broderick Hogan (PON) 18:39.32; 10. Triston Owens (HOM) 18:57.90; 11. Micah Dendinger (PON) 19:21.96; 12. Robert Standing Soldier (ON) 19:33.60; 13. Aidan Anderson (H-N) 19:34.31; 14. Gabe Sovereign (H-N) 19:40.05; 15. Qytell Bass (BAGO) 19:44.36; 23. Axel Sudbeck (H-N) 20:37.13; 29. Donnie Schulte (H-N) 21:19.23; 48. Camryn Bruning (H-N) 23:32.37; 49. Blake Bensen (H-N) 23:34.84; 51. Randall Huesers (H-N) 23:45.73; 52. Anthony Thoene (H-N) 23:48.08; 57. Kasen Buss (H-N) 25:00.97; 61. Cody Edwards (H-N) 26:57.36.

The Lady Wildcats welcomed Lutheran High Northeast, West Holt and Summerland to town for a day of volleyball.

Hartington-Newcastle went 1-2 for the gathering and has a 6-7 record. In the last match of the day for the Lady Wildcats, they registered their first win of the day with a 25-16 and 26-24 sweep of Summerland.

Freshman Lauren Uldrich recorded a double-double in the match with 10 digs and a dozen set assists. She also added four ace serves to directly account for 16 points.

Vayda Lippert led a fairly balanced hitting attack with five kills. Nora Lange and Karissa Bruning each hammered three winners and Quinn Stratman and Brooke Kalin each added two kills.

Stratman posted three ace serves. Lippert also recorded 11 digs, Ella Eickhoff had eight and Lange and Bruning had seven each.

West Holt downed the Lady ‘Cats 25-16 and 25-17. Lippert had seven kills and Uldrich tipped up 13 assists. Eickhoff and Uldrich each had six digs, Bruning recorded five.

After Hartington-Newcastle played with Lutheran High in the first set before falling 25-22, the Lady Eagles took set two and the sweep 25-14.

The Lady Wildcats were set for a rematch with the Lady Bobcats in Hartington on Sept. 15 and will head to a triangular with Elkhorn Valley and Plainview on Sept. 22 in Plainview.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists Hartington-Newcastle 25 26 Summerland (1-8) 16 24 HNS: Quinn Stratman 2k, 3a, 6d, 1s; Brooke Kalin 2k, 1b, 2d; Vayda Lippert 5k, 11d; Ella Eickhoff 8d; Nora Lange 3k, 1a, 1b, 7d, 1s; Lauren Uldrich 4a, 10d, 12s; Karissa Bruning 3k, 2b, 7d. West Holt 25 25 Hartington-Newcastle 16 17 HNS: Quinn Stratman 2k, 3d; Brooke Kalin 2k, 1d; Vayda Lippert 7k, 1b, 4d; Ella Eickhoff 6d; Nora Lange 1k, 5d, 1s; Lauren Uldrich 1k, 3a, 6d, 13s; Karissa Bruning 3k, 1b, 5d, 1s. Lutheran High NE 25 25 Hartington-Newcastle 22 14 HNS: Quinn Stratman 1k, 1a, 5d, 2s; Brooke Kalin 1k, 2b, 3d; Vayda Lippert 4k, 1a, 1b, 7d; Ella Eickhoff 3d; Nora Lange 3k, 1a; Lauren Uldrich 1a, 6d, 7s; Karissa Bruning 2k, 6d.

Unfortunately, the first three matches resulted in losses.

The Lady Trojans defeated Lyons-Decatur Northeast in both teams’ last match of the day 25-18 and 25-22 on Sept 12.

Brynn Bernecker led the Cedar attack with 11 winners in the match, Madison Eickhoff added six and Mara Bernecker, Anisten Wortmann and Elsie Kleinschmit each had three.

Mara Bernecker served up five aces. Wortmann posted seven digs defensively and had a couple of blocks at the net; Eickhoff, Kally Becker and Brynn Bernecker each had six digs.

Becker also tipped up 13 set assists. Cedar Catholic had little trouble with Wakefield in the battle of the Lady Trojans.

The red Lady Trojans won the match 25-11 and 25-15 behind a balanced hitting attack.

Wortmann led the way with four winners, Mara Bernecker, Landry Heimes, Eickhoff and Elsie Kleinschmit each hit three kills.

Eickhoff added three ace serves and eight set assists to her match.

In what was the third straight loss at the beginning of the tournament for Cedar Catholic, St. Mary’s took the opening set 27-25 but the Lady Trojans reversed their fortunes in the second set, taking it by the same 27-25 score.

Cedar dropped the third set 25-15. Becker had a double-double in the match with 13 digs and 10 assists, Brynn Bernecker just missed a double-double with eight kills and nine digs.

Wortmann added six kills and 13 digs. In the first two sets, the Lady Trojans dropped the opening match to Pierce 25-19 and 25-22 then dropped the next match 15-14 and 25-20 to Ponca.

Cedar Catholic was slated for a triangular Sept. 15 at Norfolk Catholic before heading to a tournament in Stanton Sept. 19.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists

Cedar (5-7) 25 25 Lyons-Decatur NE (2-7) 18 22 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoff 6k, 6d, 7s; Kally Becker 6d, 13s; Mara Bernecker 3k, 5a, 5d, 1s; Brynn Bernecker 11k, 1b, 6d; Anisten Wortmann 3k, 2b, 7d, 1s; Evie Freeman 3d, 2s; Landry Heimes 1k, 2d; Elsie Kleinschmit 3k, 1d; Sophia Kleinschmit 3d, 1s. Cedar 25 25 Wakefield (1-12) 11 15 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoff 3k, 3a, 3d, 8s; Kally Becker 1a, 3d, 2s; Mara Bernecker 3k, 3a; Brynn Bernecker 1k, 1a, 4d; Anisten Wortmann 4k, 1a, 1b; 3d; Evie Freeman 1d; Landry Heimes 3k; Elsie Kleinschmit 3k, 1d; Sophia Kleinschmit 1a, 5d. St. Mary’s (9-3) 27 25 25 Cedar 25 27 15 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoff 5k, 1a, 14d, 8s; Kally Becker 13d, 10s; Mara Bernecker 3k, 2a, 3b, 1d, 1s; Brynn Bernecker 8k, 1a, 4b, 9d, 1s; Anisten Wortmann 6k, 3b, 13d; Evie Freeman 8d, 1s; Landry Heimes 2k, 1b, 2d, 1s; Elsie Kleinschmit 3k, 1b, 3d; Sophia Kleinschmit 11d. Ponca (2-8) 25 25 Cedar Catholic 14 20 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoff 1a, 5d, 5s; Kally Becker 1a, 2d, 4s; Mara Bernecker 2k, 1a, 2d; Brynn Bernecker 4k, 8d; Anisten Wortmann 4k, 2b, 5d, Evie Freeman 2d; Landry Heimes 1k, 2d; Elsie Kleinschmit 1k; Sophia Kleinschmit 9d, 1s. Pierce (8-2) 25 25 Cedar 19 22 CEDAR CATHOLIC: Madison Eickhoff 1k, 1a, 3d, 2s; Kally Becker 3a, 2d, 4s; Mara Bernecker 1k, 2a; Brynn Bernecker 3k, 1a, 2b, 4d; Anisten Wortmann 1k, 2b, 5d; Adelyn Reifenrath 1k; Landry Heimes 1k, 1b; Sophia Kleinschmit 1a, 2d.

Calley Stewart had a great match against the Lady Bulldogs hammering 11 kills and digging up 12 balls to post a double-double.

Taylor Pinkelman slammed seven winners and Kiersten Hans tipped up 18 set assists, Taya Gowery had 12.

Defensively, Pinkelman had five blocks and Mackenzie Foxhoven posted 23 digs.

Kiera Heimes also hit double digits in digs with 10. The Lady Blue Devils had 75 digs in the match In the match with the Lady Wildcats, it took six extra points to determine the winner of the first set and after the Lady Blue Devils won that first set, they held Winside to just 27 points in the next two sets on the way to the sweep.

Mya Pinkelman paced a very balanced hitting attack with eight winners. Taylor Pinkelman had seven, Stewart slammed six, Sophie Nelson recorded five while Foxhoven and Bryar Hans each had three.

Stewart had a dozen digs and Claire Haberman recorded 10.

Kiersten Hans posted 21 assists and Gowery tipped up 11.

Bloomfield was set to come to town Sept. 15 and will host Lyons-Decatur Northeast on Sept. 22.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists. Wynot (5-1) defeated Creighton (2-3) 25-12, 25-23, 25-16. WYNOT: Kiera Heimes 3a, 10d; Taylor Pinkelman 7k, 5b, 2d; Tiara Sudbeck 1k, 1b, 7d, 1s; Claire Haberman 2d; Calley Stewart 11k, 1a, 12d; Mackenzie Foxhoven 3k, 4a, 2b, 23d; Mya Pinkelman 6k, 1b, 4d, 1s; Kiersten Hans 1a, 5d, 18s; Sophie Nelson 3k, 1d; Taya Gowery 8d, 12s; Bryar Hans 4k; Vivian Stencil 1d, 1s.

Wynot defeated Winside (3-5) 2927, 25-13, 25-14.

WYNOT: Kiera Heimes 1a, 9d; Taylor Pinkelman 7k, 2b, 1d; Tiara Sudbeck 1k, 2a, 2b, 6d; Claire Haberman 10d; Calley Stewart 6k, 2a, 1b, 12d; Mackenzie Foxhoven 3k, 2a, 1d; Mya Pinkelman 8k, 2b; Kiersten Hans 1k, 2a, 1b, 6d, 21s; Sophie Nelson 5k; Taya Gowery 2d, 11s; Bryar Hans 3k, 1a, 1b; Vivian Stencil 2a, 2d.

In fact, the game darn neared went into Saturday morning. But when the dust settled on the evening, Hartington-Newcastle came from behind for a 42-36 win over the upstart Bears to improve to 3-0 on the season and leave LCC at 2-1.

Mother Nature intervened at the end of the third quarter with Laurel-Concord-Coleridge clinging to a 36-34 lead after taking a 28-0 advantage in the first half. The Old Gal halted the game for around an hour and 15 minutes as storms passed through the northeast part of the state.

“We talked on the bus when the game was stopped,” said Wildcat coach Rusty Fuller. “We had a horrible start, but we told our guys we had worked so hard to get back in the game, it was time to get back out on the field and finish the game.”

The first half was all Bears. Paxton Hoeppner found Drey Puppe wandering around the Hartington-Newcastle defensive backfield on a 54-yard pass play and with 4:40 left in the opening 12 minutes, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was up 6-0 after a conversion run was stopped short.

Dayton Korth took off on a 30-yard rumble to paydirt for the Bears with just under two minutes left in the first quarter and after Hoeppner ran in the conversion, LCC was up 14-0.

“We got things going early on,” said Laurel-Concord-Coleridge coach Pat Harrington. “I was really happy with the way we opened the game and the way we kept after it. We learned a lot about ourselves tonight. You’re never happy with a loss, but we did a lot of good things tonight, including overcoming adversity.”

The LCC defense got busy on the Wildcat’s next possession and Cade Johnson stepped in front of an Austin Sudbeck pass and returned it 10 yards to the Wildcat 16.

Tanner Thompson found the end zone in two plays before one of the more interesting plays of the game provided an additional two points for LCC.

Hoeppner threw the ball to Puppe who was in the end zone for the conversion try.

The ball went in and out of the hands of two Wildcats and ended up in the hands of Puppe who hauled it in for two to make it 22-0 with 22 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Bears scored early in the second on a 47-yard run through and around the Wildcats by Thompson, who would finish with a team-high 113 yards on 19 carries, and with 9:46 left before the halftime break, the score was 28-0.

Austin Sudbeck got busy from there, getting the Wildcats back in the game and eventually carrying his team to the win.

Sudbeck and teammate, Jason Heimes both eclipsed 100 yards rushing on the night with Sudbeck accounting for 165 yards on 32 totes and Heimes adding 127 yards on 21 carries. Sudbeck would score four times.

“We knew we could get back in the game,” said Sudbeck. “We trusted each other and just kept after it. We finally got there and it felt really good to get in front of these guys. They are a good team.”

Sudbeck scored from the five and then from the six and with 33 seconds left before the half, the Wildcats were back to within 28-12.

He then dove in from the one and the three in the third and the comeback was complete, but the Bears weren’t finished.

Hoeppner ran for 35 yards then handed the ball to Puppe on a jet sweep for the final 16 yards. He threw the ball to Thompson and LCC retook the lead 36-34. Then everyone took an hour off as Mother Nature came calling.

“We talked a lot on the bus about how we came back and what we needed to do when the game started again,” said Fuller. “We were confident we could get things done when the game started again and as it turned out, we did.”

The Wildcats started the game-winning drive at their own 14.

Heimes carried for seven then Sudbeck carried the ball for eight. The drive was looking iffy on a fourth-and-two at the Hartington 32 but Heimes ran over a Laurel-Concord-Coleridge defender for 14 yards then Sudbeck hit Will Feilmeier on an 18-yard pass play and the Wildcats took their first lead of the game with 3:35 left on the clock.

Sudbeck ran in the two-point try and the final score was set, but the action wasn’t over.

The Bears took off on the ensuing drive but a Lincoln Grutsch sack followed by a fumbled snap by LCC made it fourth-and-11 at the Hartington-Newcastle 33.

Ty Opfer stepped in front of an LCC aerial and returned it 15 yards to the Bears’ 15 and the Wildcats ran out the clock from there.

Opfer had a fine game defensively accounting for 11 total tackles including a tackle behind the line of scrimmage and the interception.

Jason Heimes added 10 stops and Aidan Collier was in on eight tackles. Lincoln Grutsch had two stops for a loss and a sack. “This was a great game between two really good teams,” Fuller said. “We have some things to work on and we will, but this feels pretty good right now.”

The Wildcats will travel to Ponca Sept. 18 to take on the Indians.

H-N (3-0) LCC (2-1)

FIRST QUARTER

LCC: Drey Puppe 54 pass from Paxton Hoeppner, conversion run failed, 4:40. 6-0. LCC: Dayton Korth 30 run, Hoeppner run, 1:56. 14-0. LCC: Tanner Thompson 1 run, Puppe pass from Hoeppner, 0:22, 22-0.

SECOND QUARTER

LCC: Thompson 47 run, conversion pass no good, 9:46, 28-0. H-N: Austin Sudbeck 5 run, conversion run no good, 6:44, 28-6. H-N: Sudbeck 6 run, conversion run no good, 0:33, 28-12.

THIRD QUARTER

H-N: Sudbeck 1 run, Sudbeck run, 5:25, 28-20. H-N: Sudbeck 3 run, Will Feilmeier run, 2:56, 28-28. LCC: Puppe 16 run, Thompson pass from Hoeppner, 2:00, 36-28. H-N: Sudbeck 12 run, conversion failed, 0:17, 36-34.

FOURTH QUARTER

H-N: Feilmeier 18 pass from Sudbeck, Sudbeck run, 3:35, 36-42. LCC HNS Passing 94 83 Rushing 285 311 Total Yds 379 394

PASSING

HNS: Austin Sudbeck 7-13 83 1TD. LCC: Paxton Hoeppner 8-17 94 1TD.

RUSHING

HNS: Austin Sudbeck 32-165 5TD; Jason Heimes 21-127; Will Feilmeier 1-19. LCC: Dayton Korth 8-38 1TD; Paxton Hoeppner 4-44; Drey Puppe 8-90 1TD; Tanner Thompson 19-113 2TD.

RECEIVING

HNS: Ty Opfer 1-10; Kayne Gratzfeld 1-18; Jason Heimes 2-28; Will Feilmeier 3-27 1TD. LCC: Parker Hoeppner 1-5; Drey Puppe 6-83 1TD; Tanner Thompson 1-6.

TACKLES/DEFENSE

HNS: Caleb Heimes 1; Ty Opfer 11 1TFL 1INT; Kayne Gratzfeld 5; Austin Sudbeck 7; Jason Heimes 10; Will Feilmeier 4; Rex Lippert 1; Aiden Walter 4; Nathan Heimes 2; Aidan Collier 8; Kyptin Collier 3 1TFL; Colton Cavanaugh 1; Lincoln Grutsch 3 2TFL 1SACK. LCC Dayton Korth 12 2TFL; Parker Hoeppner 2; Paxton Hoeppner 11; Drey Puppe 5 1TFL 1INT; Kai Hartung 4; Talon Carson 10; Alex Allison 1; Josiah Tasler 1; Paul Allison 1; Foster Stone 1; Cade Johnson 11 1INT; Luke Erwin 3; Turner Thompson 3 1TFL.

The Trojans wasted little time in establishing the upper hand in the contest as Grady Haberer found Cooper Hochstein on a pass play and 75 yards later Cedar Catholic was on the board.

Bodie Hochstein added the extra point and the Trojans were in business 7-0.

Haberer took it in from the two later in the first period and the score moved up to 13-0.

The Cedar Catholic defense got involved in the second frame when Jake Hoebelheinrich tackled a Raider runner in his own end zone for a safety and the Trojans were up 15-0.

Haberer blasted in again from the two then found Cooper Hochstein again, this time for a 40-yard touchdown and the teams went to the halftime break with Cedar in front, 29-0.

Easton Hochstein would score on a three-yard dive in the third and the continuous clock was put into motion.

Cooper Hochstein had a big night hauling in three Haberer heaves for 142 yards for the two touchdowns.

Haberer completed 9-of-16 through the air for 225 yards and the two scores.

Easton Hochstein carried the ball 11 times for 73 yards and his touchdown.

Defensively, the Hoebelheinrich twins were a menace for the Raider offense.

Ryan had seven tackles with two carriers tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

Jake recorded six stops, two for losses and a sack while registering the safety. Joe Bowen, Hudson Dendinger, Abram Steffen, Keaton Keiser, Will Steffen, Gus Lammers and Haiden Thoene each had a tackle for a loss in the contest and Micah Cattau averaged 43.5 yards per punt.

Cedar Catholic will be back on the road Sept. 18 when the Trojans travel to North Bend to take on North Bend Central.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. for the game.

Cedar (3-0) 13 16 7 0 - 36 Omaha BT (1-2) 0 0 0 0 - 0 FIRST QUARTER

CC: Cooper Hochstein 75 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 7-0. CC: Grady Haberer 2 run, PAT no good. 13-0.

SECOND QUARTER

CC: Jake Hoebelheinrich tackled runner in the end zone. 15-0. CC: Grady Haberer 2 run, Bodie Hochstein kick. 22-0. CC: Cooper Hochstein 40 pass from Grady Haberer, Bodie Hochstein kick. 29-0.

THIRD QUARTER

CC: Easton Hochstein 3 run, Bodie Hochstein kick. 36-0. Passing 9-16 225 Rushing 18-141 Cedar 366

PASSING

Cedar: Grady Haberer 9-16 225 2TD.

RUSHING

Cedar: Cooper Hochstein 2-30; Grady Haberer 5-38 2TD; Easton Hochstein 11-73 1TD.

RECEIVING

Cedar: Bodie Hochstein 2-15; Cooper Hochstein 3-142 2TD; Ryan Hoebelheinrich 1-3; Micah Cattau 3-63.

TACKLES/DEFENSE

Cedar: Joe Bowen 2 1TFL; Hudson Dendinger 3 1TFL; Abram Steffen 4 1TFL; Bodie Hochstein 5; Cooper Hochstein 2; Ryan Hoebelheinrich 7 2TFL; Micah Cattau 2; Alex Pinkelman 1; Keyan Wickre 1; Keaton Keiser 1 1TFL; Easton Hochstein 10 2TFL; Dylan Leise 6; Will Steffen 1 1TFL; Gus Lammers 4 1TFL; Nate Arens 1; Jake Hoebelheinrich 6 2TFL 1SACK; Haiden Thoene 5 1TFL.

Wyatt Nelson had two rushing touchdowns and Braylon Hans had two receiving TDs to lead the Blue Devil attack.

The Blue Devils stormed to a commanding early lead and held off a determined second half surge from Winside, to secure a high energy victory built on explosive plays, defensive grit, and a relentless ground attack.

During the first quarter, Wynot set the tone early, wasting no time electrifying the crowd.

Wyatt Nelson took the opening kickoff 74 yards to the end zone, giving the Blue Devils instant momentum. Wyatt Nelson punched in the two point conversion for an 8–0 lead.

Wynot’s defense held the Wildcats and on the next possession Nelson struck again breaking free for an 11-yard TD run, followed by a two-point pass from Braxton Oglimueller to Kason Hans stretching the lead to 16–0.

Wynot’s offense continued to fire on all cylinders. Nelson ripped off a 75-yard TD run, though the conversion failed. Moments later, Kreyton Koch recovered a short kickoff at the Winside 24, setting up Oglimueller’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Hans. The duo connected again on the two point try, pushing Wynot’s first quarter total to 30 points.

Opening the second quarter, Winside’s best early chance ended with a turnover on downs at the Wynot 16. The Blue Devils responded immediately. Oglimueller found Braylon Hans again—this time for a 64 yard touchdown strike. Kameron Koch added the two-point run, giving Wynot a commanding 38–0 halftime lead.

Wynot opened the second half with another score. Oglimueller hit Kreyton Koch for a 19-yard touchdown, followed by a two-point pass to Braylon Hans, extending the lead to 46–0.

Winside started to show life after that, finally breaking through when Ashton Utcher powered in a 5 yard touchdown run, followed by a successful two point run from Braxton Hansen.

Wynot later turned the ball over on downs at the Winside 9-yard line, giving the Wildcats a spark heading into the fourth.

Wynot started to sprinkle in their reserves in the final frame. Winside mounted a late comeback behind Baxter Beham, who scored on a 5 yard run and added the two point conversion.

Moments later, Beham punched in another score from the 1 yard line, with Raven Hawkins adding the two point run.

The Wildcats tallied 24 second half points, but Wynot’s early dominance ensured the outcome was never in doubt.

Wynot travels to take on Guardian Angel on Friday night. Wynot 30 8 8 0 46 Winside 0 0 8 16 24

After shaking off their first loss of the season in the opening match of the night, the Lady Blue Devils responded with a big win over Crofton by seven points in the first set and nine in the second race to 25.

A very balanced hitting attack led by Calley Stewart with seven winners, included Mya Pinkelman with five, Taylor Pinkelman and Bryar Hans with four kills each and Tiara Sudbeck with three.

Kiera Heimes contributed five ace serves in the match while Kiersten Hans and Taya Gowery tipped up 10 and nine set assists each. Mackenzie Foxhoven registered eight digs.

In the opening match loss to the Queen Bees, Wynot took Bloomfield to the wire in each set but just couldn’t finish.

Mya Pinkelman hammered a team-high nine kills in the match while Kiersten Hans registered 11 assists.

Heimes posted 11 digs, Foxhoven added 10.

The Lady Blue Devils were set to host Winside on Sept. 8 then host Creighton on Sept. 10.

Wynot will head south on Sept. 12 for the Howells-Dodge Volleyball Tournament.

Wynot 25 25 Crofton 18 16 k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists. WYNOT: Kiera Heimes 5a, 6d, 2s; Taylor Pinkelman 4k, 1d; Tiara Sudbeck 3k, 1d, 1s; Claire Haberman 1d; Calley Stewart 7k, 4a, 5d; Makenzie Foxhoven 2k, 1b, 8d; Mya Pinkelman 5k, 1d; Kiersten Hans 2d, 10s; Taya Gowery 4d, 9s; Bryar Hans 4k; Vivian Stencel 2d; Jacy Nelson 3d. Bloomfield 25 25 Wynot 23 23 WYNOT: Kiera Heimes 1a, 11d, 2s; Taylor Pinkelman 3k, 2b; Tiara Sudbeck 3k, 1b, 3d; Calley Stewart 4k, 4b, 11d; Makenzie Foxhoven 4k, 1b, 10d; Mya Pinkelman 9k, 2b; Kiersten Hans 1a, 3d, 11s; Taya Gowery 7d, 6s; Bryar Hans 2k, 4b, 1d.

HARTINGTON — In a game cut short by the opposing team, Hartington-Newcastle sprinted out to a 36-0 halftime lead against Homer and the Knights decided enough was enough and didn’t return for the second half of the ball game.

“They only had 11 guys and one of them wasn’t feeling very well at the half,” said Wildcat coach Rusty Fuller. “We were planning to play our JV guys the second half but they were concerned about finishing their season so they decided to forfeit. We played a good first half.”

Austin Sudbeck had a hand in all of the touchdowns, and scored four of them himself on the ground.

Sudbeck had runs of five, 11, eight and 22 that he crossed the goal line with the football and he hit Will Feilmeier on a 12-yard pass play with 2:48 left in the first quarter for the other touchdown.

Sudbeck’s first score was with 9:28 left in the first frame, his second was with 31 seconds left in the period.

The eight-yard and 22-yard scampers were in the second.

The Wildcats did pile up some yards albeit only for 24 minutes. They ran for 191 yards on 25 plays and Sudbeck was also an efficient 6-of-7 throwing the ball for another 66 yards.

Jason Heimes had six tackles with 1.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, Aiden Walter recorded five stops with one for a loss, Lincoln Grutsch had a half of a tackle for a loss and Sudbeck had a tackle behind the line and an interception.

The ‘Cats hit the road Sept. 11 when they will travel to Haskell Field to take on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. Both teams will arrive with 2-0 records.

HOM (0-2) 0 0 0 0 - 0 HNS (2-0) 22 14 0 0 - 36 FIRST QUARTER H-N: Austin Sudbeck 5 run, PAT no good, 9:28. 6-0. H-N: Will Feilmeier 12 pass from Austin Sudbeck, Austin Sudbeck run, 2:48. 14-0. H-N: Austin Sudbeck 11 run, Rex Lippert run, 0:31. 22-0. SECOND QUARTER H-N: Austin Sudbeck 8 run, Aiden Walter pass from Austin Sudbeck, 9:42. 30-0. H-N: Austin Sudbeck 22 run, Run no good, 6:40. 36-0. Rushing 25-191 Passing 6-7 66 Total yds 257 PASSING: Austin Sudbeck 6-7 66 1TD.

RECEIVING: Ty Opfer 1-15; Kayne Gratzfeld 2-9; Jason Heimes 1-17; Will Feilmeier 2-25 1TD.

RUSHING: Caleb Heimes 2 (-4); Austin Sudbeck 12-96 4TD; Jason Heimes 7-44; Will Feilmeier 2-29; Rex Lippert 1-1; Nathan Heimes 1-25. Individual Tackles/Defense: Ty Opfer 2; Kayne Gratzfeld 1; Austin Sudbeck 1 1TFL 1INT; Jason Heimes 6 1.5TFL; Rex Lippert 1; Aiden Walter 5 1TFL; Josiah Christensen 1; Nathan Heimes 3; Kyptin Collier 1; Lincoln Grutsch 1 .5TFL; Landon Clark 1.

Cedar remained atop the Lincoln Journal Star C2 poll after the win and stayed in second place in all the other state polls.

Both teams agreed before the contest that if Cedar racked up a big lead, the running clock would begin in the first half — and it did.

The Trojans rushed for 274 yards on the night, led by Easton Hochstein who toted the pigskin just seven times but accumulated 118 yards and he scored twice.

Cooper Hochstein made the most of his two carries, scoring both times and Hudson Whitmire scored the one time he touched the ball, taking off on a 60-yard dash to the end zone.

Freshman Parker Leise also found paydirt on a 6-yard burst.

Grady Haberer was efficient under center completing 4-of-5 passes for 77 yards and half of the completions went for touchdowns.

One of Haberer’s passes went to Hudson Dendinger who hauled in a 20-yard strike while Ryan Hoebelheinrich grabbed a 19 yard pass for another score.

As good as the Trojan offense was, the defense may have been even better.

Cedar Catholic limited the Warriors to just 16 yards rushing on 24 carries and allowed 65 yards through the air with a couple of interceptions, one by Joe Bowen and one by Parker Leise.

Alex Pinkelman and Keaton Keiser recorded the most tackles for the night with seven each.

Cedar Catholic will hit the road this week when the Trojans head to Omaha to take on Brownell-Talbot.

The Raiders will enter the game 1-1 after dropping a 36-7 decision to Roncalli Catholic and defeating North Bend 32-28 in the opening week of the season.

Passing Yards: 6-7 119 Rushing Yards: 17-274 Total Yards: 393 PASSING

Cedar: Abram Steffen 2-2 42; Grady Haberer 4-5 77 2TD.

RECEIVING

Cedar: Hudson Dendinger 1-20 1TD; Bodie Hochstein 1-20; Cooper Hochstein 1-18; Ryan Hoebelheinrich 1-19 1TD; Micah Cattau 1-32.

RUSHING

Cedar: Cooper Hochstein 2-21 2TD; Hudson Whitmire 1-60 1TD; Micah Cattau 1-11; Grady Haberer 1-10; Alex Pinkelman 2-36; Parker Leise 2-12 1TD; Keaton Keiser 1-6; Easton Hochstein 7-118 2TD.

TACKLES/DEFENSE

Cedar: Joe Bowen 2 1TFL 1INT; Hunter Bensen 1; Abram Steffen 2; Bodie Hochstein 3 1TFL; Cooper Hochstein 1; Ryan Hoebelheinrich 2 1TFL; Hudson Whitmire 5 1TFL; Oliver Hochstein 2; Alex Pinkelman 7 1TFL; Brysn Baller 3; Maddox Haberer 1; Parker Leise 1 1INT; Keaton Keiser 7 1TFL; Easton Hochstein 2; Teyton Dendinger 3 1TFL; Marcus Haberman 1. Will Steffen 1 1TFL; Trev Thoene 1; Cade Kleinschmit 1; Gus Lammers 1; Ty Thoene 1 1TFL; Nate Arens 1; Jake Hoebelheinrich 1; Haiden Thoene 3 1TFL; Reid Potts 2.

Wyatt Nelson led the Blue Devils’ ground attack with 170 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries. Braxton Oligmueller added two rushing touchdowns as Wynot built a 22-7 halftime advantage.

The Blue Devils drove to the Elgin 13-yard line on their opening possession before the Wolfpack stopped them on downs.

Wynot quickly got another opportunity when Elgin’s Gavin Kalloff fumbled and Kreyton Koch recovered at the Wolfpack 39.

The Blue Devils capitalized on the short field when Oligmueller scored on a 6-yard run. The two-point conversion try failed, leaving Wynot with a 6-0 lead.

Oligmueller reached the end zone again on a 2-yard run and added the two-point conversion to give the Blue Devils a 14-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

Elgin/Pope John cut into the lead in the second quarter when quarterback Michael Selting connected with Max Henn for a 15-yard touchdown. Javen Erickson kicked the extra point to trim Wynot’s lead to 14-7.

The Blue Devils answered just before halftime.

Nelson broke loose for a 35-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds remaining in the half. Oligmueller ran in the two-point conversion to send Wynot into the locker room with a 22-7 lead.

The Wolfpack opened the second half with a promising drive, but the Wynot defense stopped Elgin/Pope John on downs at the Blue Devil 34.

Wynot again took advantage of the defensive stop. Kameron Koch Jr. scored on a 2-yard run and added the two-point conversion to stretch the lead to 30-7.

Elgin/Pope John continued to battle and took advantage of a Wynot fumble in the fourth quarter. Selting connected with Henn for a 13-yard touchdown pass and then found Kalloff for the twopoint conversion, cutting the Blue Devil lead to 30-15.

Wynot responded with its only touchdown through the air. Koch connected with Braylon Hans for an 11-yard scoring strike, pushing the lead to 36-15.

The Wolfpack scored on the final play of the game when Sawyer Vek broke free for a 50-yard touchdown run.

Oligmueller completed four of seven passes for 20 yards and rushed for two touchdowns. Nelson averaged more than 15 yards per carry, while Hans caught four passes for 23 yards and a touchdown.

Selting completed five of 10 passes for 65 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolfpack. Henn caught three passes for 48 yards and both scores.

Kalloff carried 12 times for 27 yards and caught two passes for three yards. Vek finished with 53 rushing yards and a touchdown on three carries.

Ethan Hansen led the Elgin/ Pope John defense with nine tackles. Evan Pelster recorded seven stops, while Henn finished with six. Kalloff added three tackles and recovered a fumble.

The Blue Devil defense recovered a fumble and stopped the Wolfpack on downs several times, helping Wynot protect its lead throughout the second half.

Wynot will entertain Winside for its homecoming game Friday, Sept. 11, at 2:30 p.m.

HNS rallied from a 2-1 deficit Tuesday night to earn a five-set win over Homer.

The Lady Wildcats topped Homer 22-25, 2624, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9 Sept. 1 at the HNS gym to improve to 3-2 on the season.

After dropping the opening set, HNS battled back to take a tight 26-24 decision in the second. Homer regained the advantage with a 25-21 win in the third, but the Lady Wildcats answered with a 25-21 victory in the fourth to force a deciding set.

HNS then took control in the finale, pulling away for a 15-9 win.

Vayda Lippert led the Lady Wildcats with 15 kills and 20 digs while adding four ace serves.

Karissa Bruning finished with 10 kills, 15 digs, four aces and two blocks, while Ella Eickhoff added nine kills and 12 digs.

Lauren Uldrich led HNS at the service line with five aces and also recorded 13 digs.

Homer held a 48-37 advantage in kills, but HNS finished with 13 ace serves and came up with the key points late in the match.

Homer 25 24 25 21 9 Hart-New 22 26 21 25 15

KILLS

HNS - Vayda Lippert, 15; Karissa Bruning, 10; Ella Eickhoff, 9; Lauren Uldrich, 1; Kloe Fischer, 1; Nora Lange, 1. Homer - Chaice Abts,19; Taiah Bird, 18; Macy Vanschoiack, 4; Claire Barclay, 3; Takira Ickler, 2; Kinley Murphy, 2.

BLOCKS

HNS - Karissa Bruning, 2; Kloe Fischer, 2; Ella Eickhoff, 1. Homer - Takira Ickler, 2; Taiah Bird, 2; Claire Abts, 1.

ACES

HNS - Lauren Uldrich, 5; Vayda Lippert,4; Karissa Bruning, 4. Homer- Claire Abts, 5; Kinley Murphy, 4; Takira Ickler, 1; Kinley Barto, 1; Macy Vanschoiack, 1.

DIGS

HNS - Vayda Lippert, 20; Karissa Bruning, 15; Lauren Uldrich, 13; Ella Eickhoff, 12; Quin Stratman, 11; Kloe Fischer, 5; Hadley Grutsch, 4. Homer - Claire Abts, 22; Taiah Bird, 19; Kinley Barto, 17; Macy Vanschoiack, 17; Kinley Murphy, 12.

On Thursday, the Lady Cats travelled to Randolph for a rematch with the Lady Cards. The Purple Pride jumped out front early to hang a 25-10 first set win over their hosts. The Lady Cards climbed back into the contest in the next set, but HNS was still able to pull out the 25-20 win.

The Lady Cats then closed out the match with a 25-17 decision in the third set. Ella Eickhoff paced the team at the next, hammering down 18 kills.

Hartington-Newcastle 25 25 25 Randolph 10 20 17 

KILLS

HNS - Ella Eickhoff, 18; Vayda Lippert, 5; Nora Lange, 3; Karissa Bruning, 1; Kloe Fischer, 1. Randolph - J. Guenther, 7; P. Thelin, 6; L. Kuchta, 4; A. Backer, 2; A Schulz, 1; S. Robinson, 1.

ACES

HNS - Ella Eickhoff, 5; Lauren Uldrich, 4; Vayda Lippert, 2; Karissa Bruning, 2.

DIGS

HNS - Vayda Lippert, 18; Ella Eickhoff, 15; Lauren Uldrich, 10; Karissa Bruning, 10; Nora Lange, 7; Hadley Grutsch, 7; Kloe Fischer, 3.

ASSISTS

HNS - Lauren Uldrich, 26; Nora Lange, 2. Randolph -

HNS hosted a quadrangular Saturday competing against North Central, Omaha Nation and O’Neill St. Mary’s. North Central and St. Mary’s presented some real match-up problems for HNS as the Lady Cats lost both matches by a sweep. The local squad was able to earn a sweep over Omaha Nation, though, to salvage the day.

North Central 26 25 Hartington-Newcastle 24 17 

KILLS

HNS- Karissa Bruning, 5; Vayda Lippert, 3; Ella Eickhoff, 3; Lauren Uldrich, 2; Kloe Fischer, 1.

DIGS

HNS - Ella Eickhoff, 8; Lauren Uldrich, 8; Hadley Grutsch, 5; Vayda Lippert, 4; Nora Lange, 2; Karissa Bruning, 2; Quinn Stratman, 1.

BLOCKS

NHS - Nora Lange, 2; Karissa Bruning, 2; Kloe Fischer, 2; Ella Eickhoff, 1.

ASSISTS

HNS - Lauren Uldrich, 7; Quin Stratman, 4; Nora Lange, 1; Karissa Bruning, 1.

ACES

HNS Hartington-Newcastle 25 25 Omaha Nation 5 17 

KILLS

HNS - Vayda Lippert, 7; Karissa Bruning, 7; Ella Eickhoff, 4; Nora Lange, 2; Lauren Uldrich, 1.

Kynlee Steffen not only led the Lady Wildcats, she led the entire field and won the race by over a minute with a time of 22-minutes, 24.49-seconds. Secondplace runner, Hallie Kumm of Bloomfield/Wausa finished in 23:44.21.

Hartington-Newcastle needed every place it earned as the team defeated runner-up Bloomfield/ Wausa by a single spot, 11 to 12.

Sylvie Nieman was fifth in 25:42.74 and Jaden Opfer was seventh in 26:41.63.

The Wildcats ended up third in the team race which was also won by a single spot by Bloomfield/ Wausa with 14, Creighton was second with 15 and the ‘Cats third with 25.

Aidan Anderson was sixth for Hartington-Newcastle covering the 3.2 miles 20:02.45, Gabe Sovereign was right on Anderson’s heels for HNS finishing in 20:14.64 to place seventh.

Jeffrey Heine was 12th in 20:42.31, Axel Sudbeck was 20th in 21:30.60 and Donnie Schulte was 22nd in 21:49.33.

The Wildcats also had a full JV team competing in the meet for the boys.

Aaron Heine was 23rd, Camryn Bruning was 34th, Randall Huesers was 44th, Kasen Buss was 52nd and Cody Edwards placed 54th.

Both teams are set to run in the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Invitational on Sept. 10.

NIOBRARA/VERDIGRE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL 

Boys Team Results

1. Bloomfield/Wausa 14; 2. Creighton 15; 3. Hartington-Newcastle 25; 4. Plainview 45; 5. Creighton JV 64; 6. Neligh-Oakdale 67; 7. Osmond 77; 8. Niobrara/Verdigre 80; 9. Chambers/Wheeler Central 87; Randolph NTS.

Boys Individual Results (Top 10 and Randolph performances)

1. Ty Freeman (B/W) 18:00.23; 2. Ethan Rohrer (CRE) 19:02.51; 3. ReShawn Volk (CRE) 19:23.71; 4. Mason True (OSM) 19:33.21; 5. Guillermo Fernandez (B/W) 19:46.13; 6. Aidan Anderson (H-N) 20:02.45; 7. Gabe Sovereign (H-N) 20:14.64; 8. Cole Pinkelman (B/W) 20:18.25; 9. Carson Janak (N/V) 20:42.31; 10. Ian Crockett (CRE) 20:26.91; 12. Jeffrey Heine (H-N) 20:42.31; 20. Axel Sudbeck (H-N) 21:30.60; 22. Donnie Schulte (HN) 21:49.33; 23. Aaron Heine (H-NJV) 22:05.42; 34. Camryn Bruning (H-NJV) 23:48.30; 44. Randall Huesers (H-NJV) 25:32.74; 52. Kasen Buss (H-NJV) 28:43.58; 54. Cody Edwards (H-NJV) 29:47.79.

Girls Team Results

1. Hartington-Newcastle 11; 2. Bloomfield/Wausa 12; 3. Plainview 24; Randolph NTS; Creighton NTS; Osmond NTS; Chambers/Wheeler Central NTS; Niobrara/Verdigre NTS.

Girls Individual Results (Top 10 and HNS performances)

1. Kynlee Steffen (H-N) 22:24.49; 2. Hallie Krumm (B/W) 23:44.21; 3. Maggie Rohrer (CRE) 24:29.18; 4. Tinley Duffy (B/W) 24:45.26; 5. Sylvie Nieman (H-N) 25:42.74; 6. Skyler Hilpiper (PLV) 26:36.97; 7. Jaden Opfer (H-N) 26:41.63; 8. Brinley Schaaf (C/W) 26:57.19; 9. Anahi Fernandez (B/W) 27:35.82; 10. Unique James (N/V) 27:59.66; 15. Emily Gilliland (RAN) 30:47.66.

The free, family-friendly event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. To celebrate America’s 250, Voices of Nebraska will run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day and feature eight Nebraska Humanities speakers highlighting the state’s unique history.

Outdoor activities will include wildlife encounters, fishing, kayaking, archery, camping skills, cooking demonstrations, contests, rock climbing, shooting sports, dog shows, craftsmanship demonstrations, local entertainment and more. Food and goods vendors also will be available.

Those with a competitive spirit can sign up for: Bob’s Epic Burger Challenge, an 11-ounce burger and mountain of fries eating competition. Space is limited to 12. Pre-registration is required.

Barbecue Challenge, a grilling competition with poultry, pork, beef and wild game categories. No pre-registration is required.

Youth Duck Calling competition, where those age 15 and younger will compete for a chance to win duck decoys. Registration is required.

Attendees also at the event will be eligible to enter a youth into the Youth Half-Price Lifetime Permit Drawing program, which gives Nebraska youth ages 15 and younger the opportunity to purchase a lifetime hunt, fish and other permits for half price. The online entry form will be available during the event.

For competition registration, volunteer sign-up and more information, visit OutdoorNebraska. gov and search for “Missouri River Outdoor Expo.” The complete event schedule will be posted there closer to the event date.

A vehicle park entry permit is required to enter the park. Purchase one at OutdoorNebraska.gov or at the park entrance.

The TC Thunder won the team title posting a team total of 434 over 18 holes with West Point-Beemer second at 443. The Lady Bears finished fifth on the day after carding a 471.

West Point-Beemer’s Molli Miller was the individual medalist with a 96 with Alyza Leonard of Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was second with a 99.

Lydia Felber from the Thunder was third, Stanton’s Chloe Belt was fourth at 102.

Ashlynn Dailey paced the Lady Trojans firing a 128, Kate Wiedenfeld was next with a 141, Elsie Haahr shot a 150 and Danielle Eickhoff shot a 166.

The Lady Trojans will travel to Pierce Sept. 12 for the Pierce Invitational then head to Battle Creek for a tournament on Sept. 14.

STANTON GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT 

Team Results (Top 6)

1. TC Thunder 434; 2. West Point-Beemer 443; 3. Norfolk JV 451; 4. Lutheran High NE 467; 5. LCC 471; 6. Stanton 483.

Individual Results (Top 15 and Cedar performances)

1. Molli Miller (WP-B) 96; 2. Alyza Leonard (LCC) 99; 3. Lydia Felber (TC) 101; 4. Chloe Belt (STA) 102; 5. Harper Bruning (LCC) 106; 6. Megan Asbury (NJV) 106; 7. Brinn Peters (TC) 106; 8. Hadley Woehler (Wayne) 107; 9. Hallie Korth (Leigh) 107; 10. Mia Sherman (STA) 108; 11. Kaitlyn Trimble (TC) 109; 12. Emerson Rose-Hancock (Lutheran High NE) 112; 13. Olivia Gall (NJV) 113; 14. Adalyn Klassen (NJV) 114; 15. Charlie Clark (Lutheran High NE) 115; Ashlynn Dailey (CC) 128; Kate Wiedenfeld (CC) 141; Elsie Haahr (CC) 150; Danielle Eickhoff (CC) 166.

WAYNE - For the first time this season, Cedar Catholic golf coach Sheila Jueden fielded a team in a meet after she picked up an additional golfer for the Wayne Invitational which was held at Wayne Country Club on Aug. 28.

Battle Creek won the team title after posting a 392 which was 26 shots in front of Pierce at 418.

Cedar Catholic carded a 565 which placed the Lady Trojans ninth.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge’s Harper Bruning shot the low round of the day of 85 which was two shots in front of Battle Creek’s Makenna Hughes. Hughes’ teammate Lacey Kuchar was third with an 89.

Elsie Haahr was the low golfer for the Lady Trojans shooting a 123 which put her in 33rd position.

Ashlynn Dailey was next with a 142 which placed her 44th, Daielle Eickhoff used a 149 to come in 47th and Kate Wiedenfeld was 48th with a 151.

WAYNE INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 

Team Results 1. Battle Creek 392; 2. Pierce 418; 3. Bergan Catholic 420; 4. Oakland-Craig 433; 5. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 343; 6. TC 435; 7. West Point-Beemer 437; 8. Wayne 529; 9. Cedar Catholic 565; South Sioux City NTS; Stanton NTS; Winnebago NTS; Elkhorn Valley NTS.

Individual Results (Top 15 and CC performances)

1. Harper Bruning (LCC) 85; 2. Makenna Hughes (BC) 87; 3. Lacey Kuchar (BC) 4. Lauren Wolfe (BER) 93; 5. Molli Miller (WP-B) 93; 6. Camissia White (PIE) 94; 7. Chloe Belt (STA) 97; 8. Josie Peterson (O-C) 99; 9. Lydia Felber (TC) 99; 10. Brinn Peters (TC) 103; 11. Milayla Hughes (BC) 103; 12. Jordy Grohs (BER) 103; 13. Addison Frye (PIE) 103; 14. Alyza Leonard (LCC) 105; 15. Susie Henggeler (BER) 105; 33. Elsie Haahr (CC) 123; 44. Ashlynn Dailey (CC) 142; 47. Danielle Eickhoff (CC) 149; 48. Kate Wiedenfeld (CC) 151.

The tournament was full of talented teams and coach Denae Buss knew it would be a tough tournament.

“The tournament was a rough one for us,” Buss said. “We talked about rising to the occasion and learning from big teams. We are capable of sticking with these teams when we are disciplined and aggressive with the ball.”

The Class D2 Lady Trojans had their collective hands full the entire tournament, but held on against the mainly Class C1 and B competition.

Cedar ended the tournament with a 25-10, 27-25 loss to Norfolk Catholic, dropped a match to David City in three sets 25-22, 19-25 and 25-22 and fell to Lakeview 25-6 and 25-12.

In the match with the Lady Knights, after dropping the first set 25-10, the Lady Trojans regrouped and played very well in the second set and pushed Norfolk Catholic to the limit.

Unfortunately, the Lady Knights righted the ship and pulled out the extra-points set to take the match.

Cedar Catholic also responded in the match with David City.

After dropping the opening set 25-22, the Lady Trojans responded to take set two 25-19 and stuck around for a while in the third set before falling 25-22 again.

The match with the Lady Vikings was quite simply, not good.

Cedar dropped the first set 25-6 and were swept by a final set score of 25-12.

“We had some bright spots from the day,” Buss said. “Going three (sets) with David City, playing Norfolk Catholic down to the end of the second set and we had put ourselves in an opportunity to go to a third, we just didn’t finish. Overall it was a learning experience. We have things to work on to prepare us for the road ahead.”

The Lady Trojans will play in the Wakefield Tournament Sept 10 and Sept 12.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists Norfolk Catholic 25 27 Cedar Catholic 10 25 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoff 2k, 4a, 4d; Kally Becker 1a, 6d, 4s; Mara Bernecker 1b, 1d; Brynn Bernecker 4k, 2b, 6d; Anisten Wortmann 1k, 2a, 1b, 4d; Shayla Heine 2k, 2d, 5s; Landry Heimes 1k; Sophia Kleinschmit 3d. David City 25 19 25 Cedar Catholic 22 25 22 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoff 1k, 2a, 2b, 9d, 3s; Kally Becker 2a, 3d, 3s; Mara Bernecker 2k, 1a, 2b, 2d; Brynn Bernecker 5a, 2b, 9d; Anisten Wortmann 2k, 3b, 3d; Shayla Heine 1k, 1a, 1b, 4d, 5s; Landry Heimes 4b; Sophia Kleinschmit 1d. Lakeview 25 25 Cedar 6 12 CEDAR: Madison Eickhoss 1d; Kally Becker 2d, 1s; Mara Bernecker 3k; Brynn Bernecker 3k, 7d; Anisten Wortmann 2d; Shayla Heine 2d, 2s; Sophia Kleinschmit 2d.

Wynot had little trouble and wasted little time in taking its first match of the young volleyball season over the Osmond Lady Tigers 25-8, 25-13 and 2511 on Aug. 27 in a Lewis & Clark Conference match played in Wynot.

Newcomer Calley Stewart had the hot hand in the match, slamming 15 kills while recording a double-double with 14 digs. She also posted a couple of ace serves.

Taya Gowery tipped up 23 set assists and also recorded two aces to help keep the Lady Tigers off balance.

Kiera Heimes served up four aces and had nine digs. The Lady Blue Devils were set to take on Boyd County Sept. 1 in Spencer before hosting a triangular Sept. 3 with Crofton and Bloomfield.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists.

Wynot 25 25 25 Osmond 8 13 11 WYNOT: Kiera Heimes 4a, 9d, 4s; Taylor Pinkelman 6k, 3b, 2d; Tiara Sudbeck 7k, 2b, 1d; Claire Haberman 2d; Calley Stewart 15k, 2a, 3b, 14d; Mackenzie Foxhoven 4k, 1b, 8d; Mya Pinkelman 2b; Kiersten Hans 2a, 2d, 10s; Sophie Nelson 5k, 1b, 2d; Taya Gowery 2a, 5d, 23s; Bryar Hans 1k.

COLERIDGE — At the recent Coleridge Community Blood Drive, local donors demonstrated that wellness extends beyond exercise and nutrition - it also means helping ensure lifesaving blood is available for neighbors in need.

The drive collected 14 units of blood from 11 generous donors, enough to help up to 42 local patients. LifeServe also welcomed one first-time donor, Nicholas Sovereign, who began a new habit of giving back through blood donation.

Celebrating a milestone donation is Kevin Krei, 13 gallons.

The City of Coleridge hosted this successful community blood drive. Their support makes it possible for local donors to give the gift of life close to home.

The next Coleridge community blood drive is Oct. 21, at the Coleridge Community Center, from noon - 3:30 p.m.

To schedule an appointment, visit www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903.