BARTLEY - The Southwest Board of Education met Monday to approve the addition of a girls wrestling program as well as some policy updates as suggested by the school’s attorneys. The Board discussed the addition of a girls’ wrestling team.

Wellness McCook Initiative leaders are seeking information on physical activity improvement projects community members are currently planning.

ARAPAHOE – The Arapahoe-Holbrook Board of Education meeting was held on July 12, 2021, with President Lisa Anderson presiding. In addition to Anderson, all five other board members were present: Chad Carpenter, Erick Lee, Brad Schutz, Dan Warner, and Rodney Whipple. Others in attendance were:

ELWOOD - The Elwood Board of Education met Monday to go over and approve a number of policy updates as well as to set activity pass prices and lunch prices for the upcoming school year.

Nebraska Corn Processing has sponsored a club basketball team for this summer featuring boys basketball players from Cambridge, Arapahoe, Southern Valley, and McCook. The team is coached by Clay Shepard and Bronson Wood of Cambridge.

The Girls Athletic Award was established in 1977 by the Cambridge Jaycettes to honor a graduating female athlete. It is now sponsored y the Cambridge Rotary Club.

ARAPAHOe – The Arapahoe-Holbrook Board of education held their monthly meeting on June 14 with all six board members present.

Cambridge’s Kyle Borland (pictured playing center) and ethan Sides along with Keegan Benson from Arapahoe and Carter Bose and Clayton Berry (pictured right) from Southern Valley all played for the east All-Star team in the West Nebraska All- Star Football Game this weekend.

Carter Bose of Southern Valley and Nolan Meyers of Arapahoe were selected to play for the South Team in the Nebraska Shrine Bowl Game. Bose held the snap and Meyers blocked for the sole points scored by the South in a 3-10 loss to the North.

On May 23, a sand volleyball league began on the two sand courts on the north side of Tornado Alley in Arapahoe. Sundays, 8 coed 6-person teams gather to battle for the title in two divisions.