Body “No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This is the beginning of a poem from 1624. In it, the poet John Donne appreciates how humans are all connected.

Body MAYWOOD - A new night and a new opponent, but the Subdistrict final result was almost identical to the first round for top-seeded Maywood-Hayes Center at the Girls D1-11 Tournament last Thursday.

Body SOUTHERN VALLEY 'It's hard to beat a team three times.' No doubt, those words echoed for members of the Southern Valley girls basketball team as they prepared for last Thursday's subdistrict final against Alma, a team they'd battle for the third time in 22 days.

Body LINCOLN - As part of the McCook Bison Swimming team, Medicine Valley junior Kevin Bantam will compete in Friday’s NSAA State Swim Meet in four different events. Medicine Valley co-ops with McCook and swims for the Bison.

Body OMAHA - After a grueling three days of competition, five area wrestlers earned medals at the State Wrestling Tournament in Omaha last weekend.

Body LOOMIS - Both the Arapahoe and Southern Valley boys basketball teams suffered similar fates at the Subdistrict D1-9 Tournament on Loomis. Monday, Arapahoe let an 11-point lead slip away and wilted down the stretch of a 45-43 defeat to Bertrand to see its season end at 12-13.

Body HAYES CENTER With victories Tuesday, the Maywood-Hayes Center and Medicinr Valkey boys basketball teams advanced to the Subdistrict D2-8 Finals on Thursday. Their paths through Tuesday’s contests were a bit different.

Body BENKELMAN - After a sleepy start, the Cambridge boys basketball team awakened and exploded in and out of halftime to roll away for a 57-39 win over Hitchcock County in the first round of the Subdistrict D1-10 Tournament.

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Body by Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A rural state senator called Tuesday for providing financial incentives for farmers to use less nitrogen fertilizer and help clean up the state’s groundwater.