Sport

PLAINVIEW - The Hartington 14U baseball team used two big wins last week to take the Quad County League regular season title and the No. 1 seed into the league tournament.

WYNOT - For the third time this season, the Wynot Expos were defeated by the Yankton Tappers in South Central League action, dropping a 13-12 decision here on July 1.

Penguin Play

LINCOLN – A warning to boaters operating impaired during the Fourth of July weekend: Nebraska conservation officers will be watching.

BATTLE CREEK - Jesse Lundahl has become more than a thorn in the side of the Hartington Post 4 Senior American Legion baseball team this summer.

HARTINGTON – After getting a forfeit from Arlington, the Hartington Post 4 Junior American Legion baseball team traveled to Plainview for the Plainview roundrobin wooden bat baseball tournament.

HARTINGTON – The Hartington Post 4 American Legion Senior baseball team found itself down 8-0 after the first two innings and spent the rest of the night climbing back into the game before eventually falling, 9-7 to Battle Creek in Ralph Bishop League action here at Felber Park June 19.

WEST POINT – After swimming away from the competition in its first two meets of the summer campaign, the Hartington Dolphins swim team found itself a little short-handed at its meet in West Point.

Last week Brooks Heine, 11, became one of the youngest golfers to ever record a hole-in-one at the Hartington golf course. He recorded the ace on the third hole on June 18 using a three wood. Miller Heine, and Trey Leise witnessed the shot. This marks the second hole-in-one of the season at the local golf course. Riley Sudbeck earned an ace earlier this year. Sudbeck also earned his ace on the third hole when he nailed the shot on May 12. Brooks is the son of Scott and Jennifer Heine.

HARTINGTON - It’s been a long wait, but Hartington will finally host the State American Legion baseball tournament.

HARTINGTON - What the Hartington 14U Penguin softball team lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality.

HARTINGTON - The Hartington Post 4 American Legion Seniors ran into some quality pitching in dropping a couple of games over the past week. The two losses, both on the road, followed a win over Wisner-Pilger/Dodge-Howells here at Felber Park.

BRANDON, S.D. – After rattling off 10 straight wins to open the 2024 baseball season, the Hartington Pony League team traveled north here for the Brandon Valley Tournament and came away with a 2-2 record.

LINCOLN – Applications for paddlefish snagging permits will be accepted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission from July 1-14.

WYNOT – The Wynot Expos broke a four-game losing streak by taking a game from Crofton here June 16, 2-1.

HARTINGTON – The Hartington Penguin 18U softball team continued to prepare for the upcoming Class D State Tournament with a couple of wins in regular season action over the past week.

WAYNE - The Hartington Dolphins swim team opened the 2024 summer campaign with a splash taking the team titles in West Point on June 12 and Wayne on June 15.

HARTINGTON - The Hartington Post 4 American Legion baseball team played a couple of Ralph Bishop League games this past week and won them both to improve to 6-1 on the season.

HARTINGTON – Lewis & Clark NRD and Cedar Knox Rural Water Project announce the launch of TextMyGov, a text messaging service designed to keep residents in the LCNRD and customers of CKRWP informed about important updates and events.

HARTINGTON - The Hartington Pony League team won three games the past week in Quad County Baseball League play with a 9-4 win over Plainview here on June 6, a 20-6 win over the Randolph Cardinals on June 5 in Randolph and a 28-2 win over the Summerland Bobcats on June 4 on the road.