The Medicine Valley volleyball team took on Sandhills- Thedford and Hitchcock County last week, losing to both teams three sets to none. On Tuesday, September 17, the Raiders took on the Sandhills Thedford Knights at home.

WAUNETA - The Maywood- Hayes Center volleyball team continues to find ways to win, even if they take the hard road to get there. The Wolves won each of their matches last week, downing Hershey in four sets before escaping Wauneta-Palisade in five on Thursday.

Dundy County-Stratton 50, Hi-Line 7 Loomis 46, Maywood-Hayes Center 6 Arapahoe 67, Southern Valley 6 Cambridge 46, Bertrand 0 Ansley/Litchfield 60, Medicine Valley 33 Up Next Thursday, September 26 Maywood/Hayes Center vs. Overton 7 p.m.

Several area athletes placed in the top fifteen for the girls, including Hailey Edwards of Hi-Line, Agneshka Sankey of Maywood-Hayes Center, Briar Gunderson of Cambridge, Olivia Wall of Hi-Line, and Rachel Harris of Cambridge.

Thursday, Sept. 26: Bacon cheeseburger.

MCCOOK - In rolling to a 10-0 start without dropping a set, the Southwest volleyball team entered the McCook Invite without any real stressful moments this season. Sure, they’d trailed in a set a few times, but they’d never stared down anything remotely resembling defeat.

ARAPAHOE - Through four games, the Arapahoe football team has been virtually untested into a second half. The Warriors have outscored their opponents 230-33.

SOUTHERN VALLEY - In btoh team’s district opener, the Arapahoe football team ran through Southern Valley Friday ngiht, 67-6, to improve to 4-0 while the Eagles fell to 0-4. Arapahoe ran for 411 yards in the contests and had two 100-yard rushers as the Warriors scored five first-quarter touchdowns and built a 47-0 lead at halftime.

ARAPAHOE - A handful of local schools competed in the Arapahoe Cross Country Invite last Thursday, including Arapahoe, Cambridge, Hi-Line, Maywood-Hayes Center, Medicine Valley, Southern Valley, and Southwest.

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