Sports

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

As the temperatures outside grew hot, so did the dirt track set up for the 41st Deweese Demo Derby Sunday, Aug. 12.

The drivers had a large crowd as they took their positions on the make-shift track, engines running and tires ready to fling dirt.

With the countdown, the sounds of engines flaring up broke loose, with cars slamming into each other, causing dents, popping tires and spilling antifreeze.

In the first heat of the 90s and New Old School, the usual scenery explained above showed as it came down to the top two drivers—Heidi Ploen, of Lemars, IA, and granddaughter of Keith Hansen, and Deweese-resident Jared Brockman.

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Kurt Wenske attempts a full pull during the annual Deweese Tractor Pull on Saturday, Aug. 11.

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The second Annual Gus Glantz Memorial Trap Shoot was Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Harvard Gun Club, near Harvard.

Gus Glantz was a huge part of the Harvard Gun Club. He loved guns and knives. His enthusiasm for shooting sports lives on at the Harvard Gun Club. There were 49 shooters in the 50-rock class shoot.

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Six teams competed in the 16th annual Travis Carpenter Memorial softball tournament Saturday and Sunday at Sutton’s DLD Park.

The teams competing included Advil- IcyHotColdBeer, Got Rubber, Runner- Ups, Team Hulinsky, Middle Name is M and Walk off Warriors.

The teams all played each other in a round-robin type bracket for seeding the placement games.

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Michelle Hachtel digs up a ball during the sand volleyball tournament in Harvard Saturday.

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Fifty-seven runners and/ or walkers raised $820 for the Harvard’s People’s Project during the Ninth Annual 5K/1-mile run/walk Saturday morning. All entry fees and all donations will go to help those in need in the Harvard area.

Temperatures in the 60s, with clouds and a light southeast wind, made for a great day for participants, although the high humidity was a challenge.

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The Fourth Annual Verne Dedrickson Memorial Trap Shoot was Sunday, July 15, at the Harvard Gun Club, near Harvard. There were 32 shooters in the 50-rock class shoot. BBQ sandwiches were served and prize winners included: Class A, Shane Kissler from Sutton; Class B, Norm Schiffler from Hastings; Class C, Jordan Robbins from Harvard; Class D, Bruce Ramsey from Sutton.

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Clay County Fair brings in new event, large crowd during Thursday night’s slate of events

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

There’s a singular, collective beat before a rodeo begins.

A beat of four hearts; of a horse’s hoof against the ground; a click of the gate as the steer is released into the arena; and before the judge pulls down the red flag, signaling the go.

And then the beat is gone, replaced by the thundering sounds of four horses racing toward the loose steer, a cloud of thin dust being illuminated by the evening sun following behind.

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