HARTINGTON — The Relay for Life event was a big success again this year.

KEARNEY — The Cedar Catholic Trojans held off a late challenge from defending state champion Hastings St. Cecilia to win their third State golf title in school history Thursday.

Cedar ended the first day with a huge 15-shot lead over second-place Hastings St. Cecilia at the Class C State Golf Tournament.

The Trojans fired a 318 on Wednesday and followed that up Thursday with a 327 to end the contest two strokes ahead of St. Cecilia.

KEARNEY — The Cedar Catholic Trojans were poised to win the third State title in school history with a huge 15-shot lead over second-place Hastings St. Cecilia after the first day of action at the Class C State Golf Tournament.
Richard Schneider of West Point-Beemer leads the individual standings with a 72.
The  Cedar  team fired  a 318. Hastings St. Cecilia is second with a 333.

HARTINGTON — So long smoke, hello clean air.
A statewide smoking ban takes effect June 1.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and local health departments will be working with businesses to help them comply with Nebraska’s new smoke-free law.
Every indoor workplace and public place in Cedar County as well as across the state must be smoke-free by June 1. The act was designed to protect the public health and welfare of people.
Lonnie Sackschewsky, who owns Lonnie’s Bar and Grill in Coleridge and Donavon Kleinschmit, who owns Delmonicos #20 Saloon & Steak House in Fordyce, do not like the new law.
“I don’t think the ban is fair,” said Sackschewsky.
People can currently smoke at most food establishments in the county, but June 1 that will change.
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OMAHA — The Hartington 4×100 meter relay team had to earn a wildcard slot to advance to State last week.
The Wildcat team proved it belonged in the Big Show as they beat the two teams that finished ahead of them at Districts, as well as the rest of the competition at the State meet to earn the gold medal in the speed relay.
Hartington Coach Blair Kalin said the team worked very hard to prepare for the race.
“Getting third in the District was kind of an eye-opener,” he said. “We worked on our hand-offs all week prior to going. We got on the track Saturday morning to work on the hand-offs, too.”
Kalin said Assistant Coach Jerry Bult has done a good job of working with the relay team.
“He works with them all the time. Their hand-offs all season long and at the state meet have been awfully good and that’s a big factor in winning relay races,” Kalin said.
The veteran HPS Coach was pleased with the squad’s effort in Omaha and all season long.
“They’ve had quite a season. They’ve been pretty consistent outside of Districts. They deserve to be State champs. They worked awfully hard for this. Winning, and winning out of lane eight besides is quite an accomplishment.”
Zach Bakke had a big day for the Wildcats, too. Besides his role in earning the gold medal in the relay, he also picked up medals in the 100 and 200-yard dashes.
Bakke ended his high school career with a real bang, Kalin said.
”He’s had a career he can be proud of. He’s been at the State Meet all four years,” Kalin said. “He ran with a lot of confidence down there this year.”
Bakke also earned a medal as a freshman on the 4×100 team that got third at state.
“To finish with two individual medals at the state meet, that’s tough to do. That’s quite an accomplishment for him. I was happy he could cap his career off with a good finish at the state meet,” Kalin said.

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OMAHA — Wynot High School junior Ryan Boeckman won the state discus title during the State Track Meet here last week. Boeckman threw the discus 151-feet, 10 inches to earn the gold medal.
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HARTINGTON –  Cedar County walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life which will be held in Hartington.
Teams of enthusiastic citizens will gather at the Hartington Community Complex for an overnight relay from 7pm on May 30, 2009 until 7am on May 31, 2009.
This celebration of life brings together numerous groups and individuals concerned about cancer in a unified effort to fight back. The Relay celebrates anyone who has battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost while empowering all to fight back against the disease.

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HARTINGTON — A gift has enhanced the love between two sisters.
Susan McQuay’s gift to her sister didn’t come wrapped in tissue paper with a big bow.
McQuay gave her sister, Kathy Miller one of her kidneys.
Miller, who just turned 45, had a successful kidney transplant March 18 at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha.
The (Promes) sisters are former graduates of Hartington Public School. McQuay lives in Magnet while Miller now lives at Malcolm.
“I am so grateful to her – she gave me a gift of life,” said Miller. “I admire her so much. We were close before – but we are closer now.”
Miller said it was nice to have her sister at her side as she went through the surgery.

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O’NEILL — The Hartington American Legion Juniors opened the 2009 baseball season with a split of games during baseball action here Sunday.
The Hartington team dropped a 5-3 decision to O’Neill in the opening-round of the O’Neill Memorial Day Tournament. Hartington defeated Creighton 9-1 in the nightcap.
O’Neill roughed up Hartington starter Aaron Steffen for three first-inning runs in the opener. Hartington pushed its first run across in the third inning when  Keenan Sudbeck drew a walk, stole second base, then came home on an Aaron Steffen RBI single.
The Irish countered with a run of their own in their half of the inning to make it 4-1.

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OMAHA — Cedar Catholic walked away from the 2009 Class C State Track Meet with four medals and a 17th place finish.
Cedar got two fifth-place finishes Friday.
Sophomore Neil Kramer tied for fifth in the high jump (6-2) and Tucker Lammers got fifth in the 3,200-meter run.
Jonathon Becker earned a fourth-place medal in the 300-meter hurdles.
Junior speedster Jake Reifenrath picked up a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter dash.
McKae Pinkelman and Ericka Fischer also competed at State for Cedar, but failed to make the finals. Fischer was third in her 100-meter hurdle heat race, while Pinkelman finished seventh in her 400-meter dash heat race.

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2009 Class C BOYS
Final Team Scores.
1. Burwell                     50.000
2. Hastings St. Cecilia         43.000
3. Thayer Central             37.000
4. Loup City                     35.000
5. Wisner-Pilger                 34.500
6. Laurel-Concord             33.000
7. Randolph                     28.000
8. Tri County                     25.000
9. Elm Creek                     24.500
10. Elmwood-Murdock         24.000
11. Hartington                 22.000

Girls Class C Team Standings
1. Laurel-Concord         54.000
2. Hastings St. Cecilia     50.000
3. Lincoln Christian         45.000
4. Shelton                 41.000
5. Hershey                 30.000
6. Tri County                 28.500
7. Gibbon                 27.500
8. East Butler                 25.000
9. North Bend                 22.500
10. Aquinas Catholic     22.200
11. Creighton                 19.000

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