Sport

NORTH PLATTE – Stormy weather delayed the start of the NSAA Class D Boys Golf Championships at Lake Maloney Golf Club. Complete results of the State Tournament and a wrap-up of the Hartington-Newcastle golf season will be published next week, along with a special congratulatory page.

Cedar Catholic’s Hunter Kuchta

OMAHA – Seven Hartington-Newcastle track athletes made the trip to Omaha May 17 and 18 to compete in the 2024 Nebraska Class D Track and Field Championships.

OMAHA – The Cedar Catholic track teams competed in a competitive 2024 Nebraska Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke Stadium May 17 and 18.

O’NEILL - The Cedar Catholic golf team traveled to the O’Neill Country Club here for the Mid State Conference golf meet and came away with third place in the team scoring behind O’Neill and Norfolk Catholic.

BATTLE CREEK – The Cedar Catholic Trojan and Lady Trojan track teams competed in the B-Club Invitational Track and Field Meet in Battle Creek on May 2 and both teams ended up fifth in the team standings.

NORFOLK - The Hartington-Newcastle track teams competed in the final tune up for this week’s district meet in Hartington.

LINCOLN – Guests at north-central Nebraska state parks will enjoy many improvements Plenty of improvements in Nebraska’s northcentral state parks await visitors this year. Projects completed in 2023 or to be finished in 2024 will appeal to an array of park users.

– Mike Renning Laurel Advocate

HARTINGTON – Hartington-Newcastle completed a bust week on the links with the Lewis & Clark Conference Golf Meet in Randolph on April 29.

The relays

PIERCE – The Cedar Catholic golf team traveled to Battle Creek for the Pierce Invitational April 27 as the Pierce golf course is not ready for full play.

PONCA – The Hartington-Newcastle track teams are reaping the rewards of patience and hard work.

PONCA - The Wynot Blue Devil and Lady Blue Devil track teams competed in the Lewis & Clark Conference Track and Field Meet here on April 27 with the Blue Devils placing 12th and the Lady Blue Devils coming in 10th.

LEWIS & CLARK CONFERENCE TRACK at Ponca

Cedar Catholic had several athletes compete last Wednesday at the annual Norfolk Classic Track Meet. (above) Mason Baller takes the baton from Booker Hochstein in the 4x100 meter relay race. (left) Matthew Loecker runs with Issac Jensen of Boyd County in the 800-meter run. (below) Lauren Bernecker sprints toward the finish line in the 400 meter dash.

NORFOLK - The 2024 Norfolk Classic Track and Field Meet was held April 25 at Johnny Carson Field in Norfolk.

ALBION - The Cedar Catholic Lady Trojan track team ran, jumped and threw well enough to finish second in the Mid State Conference Track and Field Meet here April 27.