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Eagles, Roughriders square off at Alma

4 years ago By News Staff

Monday evening at the first round of the RPAC Volleyball Tournament No. 1 seeded Alma hosted matches. The first meeting of the evening was a battle between fourth-seeded Southwest and fifth-seeded Southern Valley. The Roughriders took the match three sets to one with the scores reading 25-22, 25- 22, 21-25, and 25-17.

Trojans take down Warriors, Vikings in first rounds

4 years ago By News Staff

CAMBRIDGE - The Arapahoe and Cambridge volleyball teams opened the Republican Plains Activities Conference Tournament against each other Monday in Cambridge. The second-seeded Trojans (22-5) received a challenge from the seventh-seeded Warriors through parts of the first and third sets, but in the end, dominated the match with a 25-11, 25-4, 25-13 victory.

Arapahoe’s Rylee Bahe passes a ball to a teammate.

Trojans fall at DCS

4 years ago By News Staff

BENKELMAN - The Cambridge football team could not have asked for better opportunities to start Thursday's regular season finale at Dundy County-Stratton. The Tigers turned the ball over each of their first three possessions, granting Cambridge possession inside the DCS 20 on each of its first three chances.

ABOVE: Cambridge’s Dahlton Wood crunches the DCS quarterback for a sack. BELOW: The Trojans’ Derek Trompke lets fly a throw to the end zone.

Southwest drops road game at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller

4 years ago By News Staff

SUMNER - The Southwest football team dropped a 62-6 contest at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Friday night as the Roughriders fell to 1-6 on the season. The Mustangs jumped out to a 24-0 lead after a quarter and built a 47-0 edge before the Roughriders got on the board with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Nate Rippe to Kaden Day 41 seconds before halftime.

Good luck at the Class D State Cross Country Meet!

4 years ago By News Staff

Team qualifier - Cambridge Girls (Kori Koeppen, Paige Sickels, Rachel Harris, Megan tenBensel, Brenna Deterding) Class D Girls State Cross Country Meet Individual Qualifier - Whitney Dickau, Hi-Line Class D Girls State Cross Country Meet.

Good luck at the Class D State Cross Country Meet!

Hi-Line goes 1-1 at FKC, downs Hitchcock County in five

4 years ago By News Staff

OVERTON - The Hi-Line volleyball team took down one victory, but dropped a match with eventual-champion Overton in the quarterfinals to finish their Fort Kearny Tournament 1-1. The Bulls took down Wilcox-Hildreth in the opener, 25-16, 22-25, 25-22 behind a balanced attack led by Carley Thompson and Ansley Williams.

The Bulls’ Zoey Evans attacks a ball against Overton.

Exceptional Sweet Potato

4 years ago By News Staff

Barb Osiecki of Arapahoe shared a photo of her large sweet potato picked from her garden last week at Sunshine Village. The potato is shown here with a regular sized potatoe. The large sweet potato weighed over 2 lbs.

Legislative update from Senator Dave Murman

4 years ago By Senator Dave Murman

As you know, we have just concluded the special legislative session to draw new boundary lines for the districts of five elected and one appointed group in our state; the House of Representatives, the Legislature, the Nebraska Public Service Commission, the State Board of Education, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, and the Nebraska Supreme Court. This decennial process is required by both the United States and Nebraska Constitutions on the heels of a U.S. census.

Legislative update from Senator Dave Murman

Arapahoe receives nine applications for superintendent position; hire expected by end of October

4 years ago By News Staff

ARAPAHOE – The Arapahoe-Holbrook School Board held their regular monthly board meeting on October 11, 2021. The 11 was also the last day for potential candidates to apply for the 2022-2023 Superintendent position. A total of nine applicants applied for the district’s top administrative position. The school board will meet in a closed session on October 18 to go over applicants, selecting four candidates for interviews. The board is scheduled to interview candidates on October 23 and intends to select and offer a contract to the future Superintendent on October 25.

Arapahoe grad and his wife turn to art in retirement

4 years ago By Kathy Long

Dee Haussler, a 1964 graduate of Arapahoe High School, and his wife, Jerri, a native of Grand Island, currently have art work on display at the Minden Opera House through the month of October. Dee stressed, “My wife is the true artist, and I just tagged along with my carvings.” Jerri (Reher) Haussler is an accomplished photographer.

Dee Haussler, a ‘64 graduate of Arapahoe, and his wife, Jerri, have photography and wood carving artwork, pictured right, on display at the Minden Opera House through October.