The Arapahoe junior high football team faced off against the Alma Cardinals on Tuesday, October 5th. The Cardinals scored first on an 11 yard pass to go up 8-0. The Warriors came right back on the next possession and Carl Nordine scored from 3 yards out and Hayden Sich added the two point conversion to tie the game up at 8. The second quarter was all Cardinals as they racked up 20 unanswered points to take a 28-8 lead into halftime. The Cardinals came out in the second half and scored on their next two possessions to go up 44-8. The Warriors found the endzone again on their next possession when Kade Fisher connected with Briggs Hill on a 41 yard completion for the score. The Cardinals added one more touchdown to make the final score 52-14. Fisher finished with 77 yards through the air, and Nordine had 48 yards on the ground for the Warriors. Leading tacklers for the Warriors were: Sich-7, Nordine-5, Fisher-4, Cian McCorkle-3, Jordan Holstein-1, Edwin Mendez-Carcamo-1, Hill-1, James Weatherbee-1, Trey Downey-1, Taydem Zodrow-1, and Dristen Warburton-1.

ARNOLD - In a match that saw five different varieties of sets, the Southern Valley volleyball team emerged victorious in five with a 20-25, 25-14, 256-24, 18-25, 15-13 win at South Loup last Thursday.

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge volleyball team grabbed a 3-0 win over Hi-Line Friday in a match that Hi-Line often led early, but the Trojans controlled late. The Bulls had leads in each of the final two sets but breakdowns in serve receive and strong net play from the Trojans eventually led Cambridge to take control in a 25-13, 25-15, 25-16 victory.

ARAPAHOE - The Arapahoe volleyball team picked up its sixth win of the season with a quick 25-18, 25-14, 25-18 sweep of Northern Valley Thursday. The Warriors held the Huskies to -.113 hitting and rolled to victory in each set behind a balanced offense and strong serving.

PAXTON - The Southwest volleyball team ended a difficult four-game skid with a dominant 25-10, 25-15, 25-18 victory at Paxton Friday night. The Roughriders controlled the match with offense, pounding 41 kills while serving eight aces.

100 Years Ago October 13, 1921 Sewer diggers unearthed a chest of five and ten dollar counterfeit gold pieces at Arapahoe. It was thought to be a part of the “loot” of a counterfeit ring that operated during 1881-1885.

25 Years Ago October 10, 1996 Southern Valley Homecoming Royalty for 1996 are Josh Karash and Melinda Lanham, King and Queen; Phil Lueking and Randi Quinn, Junior Royalty; Nate Fox and Kim Sladky, Sophomore Royalty; and Brent Keslar and Sally Bunnell, Freshman Royalty. Miss Beaver City Teen USA Erika Marshall will be a contestant in the Miss Nebraska Teen USA Pageant in Omaha on October 19 and 20.

10 years ago No information on record. 20 years ago Ruth Christensen was honored by the Arapahoe Public Mirror as “Honorary Editor” Monday as part of National Newspaper Week.

10 years ago Bill and Joy Deterding of rural Cambridge were the recipients of KRVN Radio’s Harvest Break lunch on October 6 at the farm. Joy entered the radio contest where KRVN host Dewey Nelson and Associates delivered a Skeeter Barnes harvest lunch to the Deterding crew.

10 years ago The Pinnacle Bank in Elwood is closer to completion on the outside stuccoing being done on the south part of the front on Tuesday. Interior is still being done on the inside with completion on the entire project around middle of December.