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HARTINGTON – Hartington-Newcastle used a second-half performance to turn back Boyd County Dec. 19 3722 in Hartington.

WYNOT – The Irene-Wakonda (S.D.) Lady Eagles came across the Missouri River to do battle with the Wynot Lady Blue Devils Dec. 19.

WYNOT – The Wynot boys basketball team improved its season record to 6-1 as it took care of business Dec. 19 by dispatching the visitors from 0-4 Irene-Wakonda, S.D., by a final tally of 78-33.

HARTINGTON – After trailing by a baker’s dozen at the intermission, the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans basketball team used a secondhalf surge to try to get back in the game.

HARTINGTON – High school sports get back at it following Santa Claus’ yearly visit and the Cedar Catholic wrestling teams are set to go in hopes of wrapping up 2023 on a positive note.

LINCOLN – Hunters and landowners are encouraged to offer their feedback on big game issues during the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s final public information meetings this winter.

CROFTON – Anglers need to be aware of fishing regulation changes in Nebraska that take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

– Olivia Carnevale Nebraska News Service

LAUREL – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge split a pair of games as the Lady Bears get set for the 2023 Elkhorn Valley Bank Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout next week in Wayne.

T wo local athletes earned First Team All State status for their prowess on the football field this season.

HARTINGTON – Two mainstays and key figures of the 2022 Cedar Catholic state volleyball title team will continue their playing careers at the collegiate level.

WYNOT – The Lady Blue Devils dominated in three of the four quarters Friday night against the Wausa Lady Vikings as they rolled to the 60-28 win.

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PIERCE – The Pierce Tournament was the last action for the Cedar Catholic wrestling team before the Christmas break and it went well for the trending Trojans.

WYNOT – The Wynot Blue Devils used a stifling defense and big first and third quarter scoring runs to dispatch the Homer Knights on their home court Tuesday night. The Blue Devils held the Knights to single digit scoring in all four quarter as they cruised to the 65-26 win. This one was not in doubt from the start as Wynot went on 21-6 first quarter and added a 21-2 run in the third quarter.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A 1987 Coleridge high school graduate is on coaching staff for a football team that just won a national championship for the second year in a row.

ALLEN – The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats won their second game of the young season with a win here over Tri County Northeast 52-35 on Dec. 12 before dropping a Lewis & Clark Conference match up with undefeated Walthill, 71-57 in Hartington on Dec. 15.

HARTINGTON – The Hartington-Newcastle bowling team had split results last week in its lone dual on the schedule.

HARTINGTON - The Cedar Catholic boys basketball team outlasted Crofton here at the Monsignor Werner Activities Center Dec. 12, 53-47 to improve to 3-1 on the season heading into this week’s Knight Classic in Fremont Dec. 19 and 21.