KEARNEY - Eleven local runners took part in Friday’s Class D State Cross Country Meet in Kearney. In the girls’ race, Cambridge’s Lydia McGowen led area runners with a 25th place finish, leading the Trojans to a 17th place finish as a team.

PAXTON - In a final tuneup before the Class D6 playoffs begin this week, the Southwest football team capped an 8-0 regular season with a 55-13 victory at Paxton Thursday night. With the regular season complete, Southwest claimed the third seed in the 16-team playoffs, which begin Friday.

by Kathy Long As a relatively new member of the book club at Butler Memorial Library, I have enjoyed reading a variety of books and then discussing them at our monthly meetings. However, our latest book, titled ‘Once Upon A Town’ caught me by surprise. The book tells the story of the North Platte Canteen during World War II.

Come help us celebrate the retirement of Rhonda Schutz on Friday, November 7th. We will be offering an open house with cake and refreshments from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. We will be celebrating in the East Lobby of the school. Everyone is welcome to join us.

BARTLEY - Friday night’s top five tilt between fourthranked Sumner-Eddyville-Miller and fifth-ranked Southwest turned out to be more of a notice than a showdown. The Roughriders are pretty good.

BENKELMAN - The Southern Valley football team wrapped up its season in one of the more odd situations a high school football team has faced. Traveling to Benkelman for Thursday’s season finale, the Eagles contest against undefeated Dundy County-Stratton was delayed by a thunderstorm.

ARAPAHOE - With an outside chance at qualifying for the playoffs if they upset visiting North Platte St. Pat’s, the Arapahoe football team leaned on its defense for a first half lead, but couldn’t manage enough offense as the Irish pulled away in the second half for a 35-2 win, ending the Warriors’ season at 2-6.

ALMA - The Hi-Line football team hit jumped in the opening quarter of Friday’s contest at Alma and couldn’t recover in a 64-34 loss to the Cardinals that ended their season at 2-6. Alma scored three times in the first quarter and led 22-0 before the Bulls restored some order with a pair of secondquarter scores.

CAMBRIDGE - In welcoming an undefeated foe for senior night, the Cambridge football team did about everything but win the game Thursday as the Trojans pushed Hitchcock County to the brink, but fell 20-14 in overtime.