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WEST POINT – Cedar Catholic parlayed a couple of wins and a loss in the Mid-State Conference Tournament into some third-place hardware as the Trojans head into the final weeks of the regular season.

WAYNE – The Wynot Lady Blue Devils claimed yet another Lewis and Clark Conference Basketball Tournament championship Monday night at Wayne State College.

HARTINGTON - After an opening round bye in the Clark Division Tournament of the Lewis & Clark Conference Tournament, Hartington-Newcastle earned a spot in the tournament finals with a 51-39 win over Osmond-Randolph here on Feb. 1 to arrive at a date with Winnebago on Feb. 3 for the finals.

HARTINGTON – The Hartington-Newcastle Lady Wildcat basketball team ran into a tough stretch of teams last week, dropping regular season games to Plainview and Winnebago before losing in the opening round of the Lewis Division of the Lewis & Clark Conference Tournament to Wakefield, 48-38 on Jan. 27.

HARTINGTON – The Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans lost in the opening round of the Mid-State Conference Tournament to No. 2-seeded Guardian Angels Central Catholic 59-29 to land in the consolation bracket the rest of the way.

LINCOLN – On Tuesday, the Hartington-Newcastle boys bowling team headed to the State finals after an impressive late push turned into a District title against the defending State champions and host Wayne.

ATKINSON – The Cedar Catholic girls wrestling team made history recently as it competed in its first-ever postseason meet at West Holt in Atkinson last weekend.

WALTHILL – The fourth-seeded Wynot Blue Devils upset the top-seeded Walthill Blujays on Thursday night in Walthill.

WAYNE – The Wynot High School speech team earned a top-10 finish at the Wayne High/Wayne State Classic.

James Kressig

HARTINGTON – Is your child interested in learning or developing their skills in shooting a shotgun? Join the Cedar County 4-H Sharp Shooters to learn or develop their skills through the 4-H Shooting Sports project. Jeff Jones and Tim Loberg are certified leaders and volunteers willing to teach youth the disciplines of shotgun.

LAUREL - Laurel-Concord-Coleridge ended up third in the Lewis & Clark Conference Tournament.

LAUREL – The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge boys’ basketball team is in the middle of a four-game skid as it heads into the post-conference tournament segment of the season consisting of its final four regular season contests.

Laurel Recreation League sixth grade basketball team

Dexton Korth (above), son of Austin and Elle Korth, and Ridge Wessel (below right), daughter of Kyle and Courtney Wessel, puts some heart into their Valentine’s art project at Cardinal Kids Learning Center last week with varied results (below).

RANDOLPH – The next evolution of Randolph’s cardboard recycling may include composting.

RANDOLPH – The Osmond-Randolph Hawks faced another busy week in the Clark Division of the Lewis and Clark Conference Basketball Tournament.

OSMOND – Lewis and Clark Conference Basketball Tournament action resumed on Tuesday, Jan. 30, as the Osmond-Randolph Lady Hawks hosted the Winside Lady Wildcats in Osmond in the consolation bracket.

RANDOLPH –The end of the regular season for the Randolph wrestling program has provided a bright light for the Cardinals going into the stretch before the postseason.

Brekkin Schutt and Blakeley Brockman high-five members of Randolph’s wrestling team last week at Randolph Elementary.

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) are actively taking orders for conservation tree seedlings, and the deadline to order is fast approaching.