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A fourth-inning advantage allowed Central City to secure a first-round win over Fairfield during the Class B, Area 4 Juniors tournament Friday in York.

Fairfield earned the first run of the game, with Central City not responding until the third inning. At 1-0 going into the third, Fairfield earned another run while Central City came in for two of their own, heading into the fourth inning tied 4-4.

Central City had two more runs in the fourth inning, followed by no runs for either team in the sixth or seventh innings, giving Central City the first-round win.

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There was little Fairbury could do to catch up to the Sutton juniors in Sunday’s second round of the Class B, Area 4 juniors tournament in York.

The 13-2 win over Fairbury started with a strong five-run first inning by Sutton. The next few innings would see little to no scoring, as the Mustangs only earned one run in the third, with the Landsharks stuck at zero.

The first time a Fairbury runner saw home plate was in the fifth inning, where the Landsharks earned two runs. However, another big push by Sutton all but secured their win as the boys in red came in for seven runs in the fifth.

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On the left, Caymen Hartman was the winner of the most fish caught for the 9 to 14-year-olds bracket with a total of nine fish caught. Next to Hartman, Ian Spearman, was the winner of the largest fish caught for the bracket for 9 to 14-year-olds. His winning catfish measured to be 25.5 inches. 

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The Sutton Post 61 Senior Legion baseball team inched a little closer to the post-season last week, picking up three wins, edging out Geneva in their final home game of the season 2-1, before hitting the road for a 12-2 win at Doniphan and a 15-5 win this past Sunday at Fairbury.

In the battle with Geneva at DLD Park June 30, Sutton’s 2-1 was solidified with a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning, when Dawson Ohrt singled on a 3-1 count, to score Eli Nething, to move Sutton to 8-3 with the win.

Quenton Jones led the hit parade for Sutton, going 2-4, as Sutton held a 5-3 edge at the plate in the win. Ty Skalka and Myles Jones added the other two Sutton hits.

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Barrett Gerdes, of Fairfield, competed in the Fun in the Sun Taekwondo Tournament on June 26 at Lib’s Park in Hastings. His results: Teaguk 2 form, 1st place; Sparring, 1st place; Padded swords, 1st place. Gerdes, who will be in third grade at Sandy Creek this fall, is a green belt in Taekwondo. Gerdes is the son of Jason and Becky Gerdes of Fairfield.

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Despite an opening game, 8-4 loss at the hands of York Cornerstone, the Sutton Junior Legion baseball team, with a pair of big wins on Sunday, June 27, picked up the Tom McMahon Junior Legion tournament title in Central City this past week, Sutton rallied from the four-run loss Saturday, June 26 to beat Albion 8-4 and Central City/Fullerton 15-6, to win the head-to-head title over Central City, as the tie-breaker came down to season records, as Sutton has compiled a 10-8 record, while Central City stands at 8-6.

Albion finished third overall, while York, after two losses in their final two games placed fourth in the four-team tournament.

Sutton grabbed a 2-0 lead over York during Saturday’s opener before York outscored Sutton 7-2 in the next inning and a half to gain a 7-4 lead. Another York run in the bottom of the fifth propelled York to the 8-4 win in the end.

BY TORY DUNCAN

The Sutton Senior Legion baseball team gained a little revenge this past week, as Sutton, while hosting Clay County rival Fairfield, gained a 10-2 win over the Fairfield crew to give both teams a win over each other. Back on June 1, Fairfield gained a narrow 8-7 win over Sutton in action on Fairfield’s home diamond.

In action at DLD Park in Sutton this go-round, Sutton, behind three hits from both Myles Jones and Drew Goracke, outhit the guys in blue from Fairfield 13-7 overall to earn the eight-run win.

Jones and Goracke were 3-3 at the plate, with Goracke driving in two runs and Jones one.

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Powered by a five-run third inning, the Sutton Post #61 Juniors gained a little revenge on in-county rival Fairfield Wednesday, June 23, posting an 8-5 victory to improve to 7-6 on the year.

In the second week of the 2021 Legion baseball season, Fairfield earned a 13-6 win over Sutton on their home diamond, giving both teams a win over each other after Sutton’s three-run win at DLD Park last week.

Drew Goracke pounded out a double and a single, while driving in three runs to lead Sutton at the plate.

Aiden Jones, Myles Jones, and Hudson Regier all added singles in the win.

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The Sutton Junior Legion baseball team moved one game above .500 this past week after earning a narrow 4-3 win over the Hastings Runza Juniors June 15, before pounding out 20 hits and gaining 24 runs in a 24- home win over Wilber June 16, to move to 7-6 on the year

Sutton’s one-run win over Hastings came after Dawson Ohrt scored on a fielders choice play by Hastings to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom half of the seventh inning.

Ohrt reached the base path with a triple, making the fielders choice play on Drew Goracke, to push the Post 61 Juniors record to 6-6 with the win.

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Sandy Creek’s 10 and Under girls softball team captured gold this past weekend during action in the 10 & Under USSSA state tournament in Beatrice June 18-20, while earning six wins in seven games over the weekend.

In pool play, the team, made up of girls from the Sandy Creek school district and two Sutton girls, won one of two games Friday, beating the Nebraska Quakers Mlady squad 9-2, while falling to Edge Johnson by a narrow 5-4 score.

Once in bracket play, June 19 and 20, the Sandy Creek squad reeled off five straight wins, opening Saturday’s play with a 10-0 shutout over Nebraska Edge Polking, before gaining their second shutout win in the second round with a 6-0 win over the Millard Fury Silver squad.

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