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Corbin Hansen, a 2016 graduate of Sandy Creek High School and a Deweese native, has earned All-American honors for his performance in the NCAA Division II national cross country championships, this past Saturday in Pittsburgh, PA.

Hansen, a junior for the Loper harriers, ran to a 31st place finish, as the lone University of Nebraska-Kearney runner that qualified for the national meet, Dec. 1.

Hansen finished the 10K race (10,000 meters) in a time of 33 minutes, 14.6 seconds. Marcelo Laguera, from Colorado State-Pueblo earned top honors in the men’s race, finishing in a time of 31:46.4.

According to UNK coach Brady Bonsall, “Corbin ran very well at both the regional and national meets. The last four weeks of the season, he was dealing with injuries that limited his training quite a bit. He is a great competitor, though, and was able to perform at a high level at the most important meets.”

Harvard’s first basketball game of the season proved to be a nail biter and a monumental night, as the Cardinals soared to a 48-42 win over the Giltner Hornets Nov.29.

This game was the first time since the 2006-07 season that Harvard defeated Giltner on the court, making Thursday’s win that much sweeter.

“I really believe we played a solid game, being our first game and having not beaten Giltner since the 2006-07 season,” Head Coach Jermaine Guinyard said. “We have a ton to work on but overall the team executed effectively.”

From the start, each team wasn’t about to give up, constantly battling back and forth with points, ending the first quarter tied at 9-9.

In the second quarter, quick feet and some equally fast passing allowed the Cardinals to rack up 18 points over Giltner’s nine, ending the first half with a nine-point lead, 27-18.

BY TORY DUNCAN

In a year that proved to be a special season for the Sutton coaching staff, players and fans alike, the Mustangs would only fall to the C-2 state champion Centennial Broncos and the C-2 state runner-up Norfolk Catholic Knights, while recording six shutout wins during the course of the season.

Sutton opened with three straight wins by a combined score of 128-7, with all three teams qualifying for the C-2 playoffs.

Sutton opened with a 50-7 win over North Platte St. Pats, then blanked both Wilber-Clatonia (38-0) and Freeman (36-0) before stubbing their toes at Centennial, suffering a 41-22 loss to the Broncos.

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After back-to-back 10-1 seasons on the gridiron, seven Harvard football players earned eight post-season honors by the coaches of the D6-3 six-man district.

Junior Noah Okraska was named to the first team as a kicker, while also garnering first team honors as a defensive back to lead the Cardinal honors.

Additionally, on offense, David Reazola was honored as a first team running back, senior Pelle Rocco was honored as a first team receiver, while sophomore Ethan Piper earned second team running back honors for the Cardinals.

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Deweese native and 2016 Sandy Creek graduate Corbin Hansen led the University of Nebraska-Kearney men’s cross country team in the NCAA Central Region meet, hosted Nov. 17 in Joplin, MO.

In doing so, Hansen, a junior on the Lopers roster, will be the lone UNK mens runner to advance to the national championships in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, Dec. 1.

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The Sutton Mustangs, with their run into the C-2 state semifinals, have had 16 players honored by the coaches of the C2-5 football district this year, while the Sandy Creek Cougars placed eight players on the post-season honors list.

First team selections for the district championship team, Sutton, include offensely: Jackson Perrien, quarterback, Brett Simonsen, running back, as well as Garrett Nuss and Braden Peterworth on the offensive line. On defense: James Griess, linebacker, Tyler Ohrman, defensive line and Seth George, defensive end.

Joel Shuck, Connor Crumbliss and Josh Shaw were honored as first team selections for the Cougars. Shuck as a lineman, Crumbliss as a quarterback/defensive back and Shaw as a lineman.

Mustangs end 2018 season at 10-2

BY TORY DUNCAN

The bitter cold temperatures during Friday nights C-2 semifinal playoff bout between the Sutton Mustangs and Norfolk Catholic Knights did very little to slow down the potent 1-2 running back punch from the Knights, as Norfolk Catholic bulled their way into the Nov. 20 Class C-2 state championship game with Centennial, earning a 50-28 win over the host Mustangs.

The “feels like” temperature flirted with the lower single digits, but despite the bone chilling cold, senior all-state running back Dylan Kautz, along with running mates, senior Evan Smith punished the Mustangs for 387 combined rushing yards, which accounted for all but one rushing yard for the Knights.

Wilcox-Hildreth standout Jenkins rolls up 478 total yards ending Harvard’s football season at 10-1

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Back and forth was the name of the game during the first half of the Harvard versus Wilcox-Hildreth semifinal round of the D-6 state playoffs Friday night in Harvard. It is, however, where the Cardinals would end the 2018 football season with a 63-50 loss to the Falcons. W-H took the opening kickoff from Harvard and marched to the opening touchdown at the 9:04 mark of the first quarter, opening the game with a 6-0 lead after a failed extra-point kick.

W-H senior AJ Jenkins tore up the Harvard turf in the Falcons win, rolling up 354 rushing yards and passing for another 113 yards, as Jenkins accounted for 478 of the Falcons’ 559 total offensive yards on the night. Jenkins also grabbed one pass for 11 yards and scored nine of Wilcox-Hildreth’s 10 touchdowns in the 13-point win for the Falcons.