Blaze makes wrestling debut

Dec. 21. 1994

LAUREL- Degrees have been awarded to 133 students at the close of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s 1994 winter session.

Teresa Jean Roberts of Laurel, a student of the University of Nebraska-Omaha received a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Julie Thorell of Imperial received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She is the daughter of Merlin and Carol Swanson of Laurel.

Dec. 22, 1999

HARTINGTON—Cedar County Sheriff Loren Trautman pleaded to no contest in Cedar County Court to criminal charges filed against him, and then promptly resigned from office. Trautman and his attorney, James Martin Davis, reached a plea bargain agreement with special prosecutor Clarence Mauch, Oakland, prior to hearing.

The hearing was called after a Cedar County News article outlined several areas where Trautman had acted recklessly or unprofessionally, including allowing an inmate to handle a gun.

Dec. 29, 1999

COLERIDGE — Due to the fact that Nebraska plays in their bowl game on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m., the board of education has approved a late start at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. There will be no kindergarten classes.

Dec. 18, 2019

CREIGHTON — The new wrestling co-operative between LCC and Randolph, the Quad County Northeast Blaze, made their debut Saturday and earned five medals at the Creighton Invitational. The Blaze had a pair of consolation finalists, one of whom brought home a third-place medal. Tie Hollandsworth did the job at 152 pounds for the Blaze, pinning Patrick Vinson of Osmond early in the third period to claim third-place honors.

Colby Wathor and Fischer Carson both earned fourth-place medals for the Blaze. Wathor lost in the consolation finals at 182 pounds, while Carson fell in the third-place match at 285 pounds.

Kolby Casey finished the day with a fifth-place medal, getting a pin in his final match at 195 pounds. Levi Jackson was a sixthplace finisher at 182 pounds.

The Blaze will wrestle in the West Point-Beemer duals tournament on Saturday in West Point.