CAMBRIDGE - Coming off its first loss of the season, the Cambridge football team returned home Friday for another tough matchup against Hitchcock County. The Trojans had their opportunities to try and climb back from a 16-0 deficit, but couldn't quite reach the end zone.

ARAPAHOE - What looked like it might be a sweep for Cambridge last Thursday met some resistance from Arapahoe in the third set. But the Trojans finished the match in four to take a 25- 12, 25-14, 19-25, 25-11 victory.

BARTLEY - The Southwest volleyball team took down visiting Arapahoe in straight sets Tuesday. Southwest rolled in the first as Arapahoe struggled on serve receive, but the Warriors battled early in sets two and three, only to see the Roughriders complete the 25- 7, 25-17, 25-12 sweep.

ELM CREEK - The Arapahoe football team continued its recent surge of momentum with a dominant performance at Elm Creek Friday. The Warriors scored 22 points in the opening quarter and built a 35-6 lead at the half before finishing a 49-28 victory to improve to 5-0 this season.

SUTHERLAND - The Southwest volleyball team domin ated the first two rounds of the Sutherland Invite Saturday, then ran a bit short in the final to finish runner-up at its second-consecutive invite. The Roughriders breezed by Dundy County-Stratton in the opener with a 25-4, 25-14 win.

HAYES CENTER - Local teams dominated the field at the Maywood-Hayes Center cross country invite in Hayes Center Thursday. Southwest took the team title in the boys’ race and Arapahoe finished runner-up while Cambridge was third.

BERTRAND - In a wild contest that featured a little of everything, the Hi-Line football team faltered late in a 55-38 loss at Bertrand Friday afternoon. The Bulls held a ninepoint lead late in the first quarter, then trailed by 17 midway through the second, but rallied to within three two minutes into the third.

2020 Census data shows that out of 16 area communities, Cambridge was one of two towns whose population grew (Smithfield also increased) from 1,063 to 1,071. What was the reason for this growth? According to Melissa Jackson, Cambridge Economic Development (ED) director, there are a number of reasons for the increase.

MNB Realty announced today an agreement has been reached to purchase Warner Real Estate of McCook and Arapahoe. “We are extremely pleased to be able to partner with other community-focused real estate leaders to serve our clients,” stated Kate Warner, Broker/Realtor, and owner of Warner Real Estate.

Elwood preschoolers head down to the Team Jack radiothon presented by The Home Agency and Jim and Sherry Baldenado. Each year over 20 radio stations come together to air the inspiring stories of families touched by childhood brain cancer and to raise research funds and awareness for the cause. Additional photos can be found on page 5.