The Medicine Valley girls basketball team exploded to a lead in the first half and built to to nearly 50 points before in the second half before taking a 63-18 win at Hi-Line last week. the Raiders outscored the Bulls 44-6 in the first half and led 57-8 to the fourth before Hi-Line enjoyed a 10-point quarter to close the margin a bit.

Myrna Haag January 22, 2024 We have temps above freezing! And before next week’s edition, the weatherman is promising temps approaching 60 degrees! The downside will be the mud, but we’ll take it. Your Beaver Valley ambulance has rolled out several times in the last few weeks.

Two weeks after the two needed overtime to settle a regular season result, secondseeded Cambridge leaned on its defense and shut down seventh-seeded Southwest for a 55-30 victory in Saturday’s first round. Southwest countered to close within 12-8 after a quarter after trailing 10-0 to start, but the Trojans dominated the middle quarters.

The Southwest Public School Board of Education called the first meeting of 2024 to order at 7:31 p.m on January 22nd. Present members excused the absence of Brooke Brooks from the meeting. After unanimous approval of prior minutes and claims, Superintendent Drew Billeter read through the Treasurer Report. Costs remained quite similar to the previous year in many areas, however, lunch costs have risen roughly 7.3% since 2023. Money may be moved around to ensure that the extra expenditure will be covered for the remainder of the school year.

CURTIS - The 2024 Republican Plains Activities Conference Basketball Tournament opened play Saturday with first round games in the East played at Medicine Valley High School in Curtis. The Southern Valley girls certainly didn’t need a 40-point morning from Ann Bose in Saturday’s 64-28 triumph over seventh-seeded Bertrand, but they got one anyway.

The Arapahoe bowling team is closing out its regular season in anticipation of next week’s distict meet at lexington. The Warriors squared off with Southern Valley in a dual last week and posted a 21-0 victory in the girls matchup and a 12-9 victory in the boys.

With a 16-point fourth quarter, the Hi-Line boys basketball team escaped past Medicine Valley last week, posting a 55-47 victory, pushing over .500 with their third-straight victory. The game was tied at 39 heading to the fourth, but the Bulls got five points from Ryker Evans, who led the team with 19, and five more from Judah Niemeier in the final period to get to the finish.

ACADECA Regionals began on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday at Lexington. 12 Trojans (divided into 6 divisions) represented Cambridge in a series of extremely difficult tests.

The Cambridge Memorial Hospital Auxiliary met January 16, 2024 in the Tri Valley Health System Republican River Room with lunch provided by the hospital. Fourteen members answered roll call.

The Elwood Area Foundation will host the 13th Annual Spring Gala on March 16th. The community fundraiser has become an annual tradition with proceeds from the event supporting community projects and youth programs and projects.