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Simonsen’s career as a Hastings College Bronco is winding down

Simonsen’s career as a Hastings College Bronco is winding down

Simonsen tries to look for some running room against Midland during this first half play against the Warriors. His final home game of his Bronco career produced a 37-32 win over the Warriors. Simonsen had15 rushing yards on 14 carries, and grabbed seven passes for 35 yards, as Midland held the Broncos to just 70 rushing yards in the GPAC slugfest. See more about Simonsen on page 2B TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Simonsen tries to look for some running room against Midland during this first half play against the Warriors. His final home game of his Bronco career produced a 37-32 win over the Warriors. Simonsen had15 rushing yards on 14 carries, and grabbed seven passes for 35 yards, as Midland held the Broncos to just 70 rushing yards in the GPAC slugfest.

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Oz Griess leads CCN’s Pigskin Picks playoff challenge

Oz Griess leads CCN’s Pigskin Picks playoff challenge

Gail “Oz” Griess came out on top of the highly challenging Pigskin Picks “Nebraska High School Playoff Challenge” to claim the win over Linda Hansen by way of the tie-breaker.

Both Griess and Hansen, along with Roman Skalka missed four games with Griess claiming the top prize by way of the tie-breaker.

During Sandy Creek’s 44-24 win over Cross County, a total of 68 points were scored, with Griess predicting that 62 points would be scored, missing by just six points, Hansen predicted that 54 points would be scored, missing by 14 points, while Skalka missed the tie-breaker by 19 points, predicting 49 points would be scored.

This week’s Pigskin Picks will be the final grid contest of the 2023 football season.

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01
Nov
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Clay County youth win 2nd Hastings Midget football championship, Oct. 22

Clay County youth win 2nd Hastings Midget football championship, Oct. 22

Sandy Creek players on the championship Big G Jets out of the Hastings youth league included, from the left: Lane Hemberger, Charlie Shaw, and Landry Borer.

On Sunday, Oct. 22, a mid-afternoon football championship was decided on the campus of Hastings College, and Lloyd Wilson Field. The defending champions, the Big G Jets, 6-0, versus the Hastings Pepsi Chargers, 5-1, with the Chargers lone loss coming at the hands of the Jets in the regular season.

Three Clay County players, Charlie Shaw, Landry Borer, and Lincoln Davis, of the defending champion Jets came up big.

The first quarter was dominated by the Chargers behind a primarily runheavy offense, directed by quarterback Wesley Martin, as Martin accounted for all of the Chargers’ scoring in the first two quarters.

The first possession, the Chargers took the opening kickoff, drove 67 yards to draw first blood, with Martin running it in from two-yards out, and added the extra point.

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01
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Harms joins 2013 Midland volleyball in being inducted into 2023 Warrior Hall of Fame

Harms joins 2013 Midland volleyball in being inducted into 2023 Warrior Hall of Fame

Harms is shown with her parents, Kim, left, and Dan, right, as well as her sister Danielle Fellows, following the Oct. 20 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Harms joins 2013 Midland volleyball in being inducted into 2023 Warrior Hall of Fame

Ashlee Harms, a 2016 Midland University graduate holds her Hall of Fame plaque, following an induction ceremony on Friday, Oct. 20 in Fremont. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Harms joins 2013 Midland volleyball in being inducted into 2023 Warrior Hall of Fame

Glenvil native, and Sandy Creek graduate, Ashlee Harms, shown in the back row, sixth from the left, joined her 2013 teammates on Friday, Oct. 20, to be inducted into Midland University’s Warrior Hall of Fame. COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Even seven years removed from competitive college volleyball, Ashlee Harms and her 2013 teammates on the 2013 Midland University volleyball team are still remembered as the volleyball team that put Warrior volleyball on the map.

That team was inducted into the Midland University’s Warrior Hall of Fame in a ceremony held during Homecoming festivities Friday, Oct. 20.

Harms is a 2012 graduate of Sandy Creek High School, and a Glenvil native, where her parents, Dan and Kim still live.

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Cougars move to 10-0

Cougars move to 10-0

While Weeping Water kept junior Connor Rempe (1) in check, he had a huge interception return for a touchdown. Here Rempe hurdles Indian defender John Ridge, as Jacob Petr (9) for the Cougars looks to help Rempe clear a path on this play. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars move to 10-0

Head coach Andrew Kuta and quarterback, Ethan Shaw talk during action against Weeping Water, Friday, Oct. 27. JASON BROCKMAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars move to 10-0

Ethan Shaw and Ben Sullivan led the Sandy Creek running attack during the Cougars’ 22-20 second-round playoff win over Weeping Water. Shaw had 130 yards on 22 carries, and Sullivan 23 yards on three carries. Here, Shaw pulls the ball back from Sullivan, as Jacob Petr (9) blocks. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars move to 10-0

In the aftermath of a key quarterback sack, Jack Clark (88) and Will Claycamp (77) celebrate with a smack on the ground after taking down Weeping Water’s Riggs Wilson in the second half of the Cougars’ 22-20 win over the Indians. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars move to 10-0

Sandy Creek freshman, Wes Biltoft delivered several punishing blows on tackles against Weeping Water. In all, he had 13 tackles, including five solo tackles, like this one on the Indians’ running back Cole Essary. Looking on during the play for the Cougars is Ethan Shaw (2) and Jacob Petr (9). TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars move to 10-0

Ethan Shaw, with this run, secured Sandy Creek’s two-point win over Weeping Water, gaining a first down on the play, enabling the Cougars to run the clock out and advance to the third round of the playoffs. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Cougars win and move onto the next round of the state playoffs with a tough 22-20 win over the Weeping Water Indians.

Sandy Creek came into the game undefeated at 9-0, with Weeping Water coming in with a 7-2 record, as the Cougars being the fifth-seed and Weeping Water the 12th-seed. This game was a dog fight from the beginning to the very end of the game. It was back and forth at the beginning, but the Cougars would hold off and move onto the next round.

On the victory, head coach Andrew Kuta shared what it means to him as a coach, and an alumni to get to the third round of playoffs, since it hasn’t been since the 2003 Cougars got this deep in the playoffs, falling to Lawrence-Nelson 21-14 in overtime. He said, “its been 20 years since we’ve been there so it means a lot to me, and it means a lot to see the way these young men bought into this program and the culture, it’s just a little more special to me being an alumni from here and playing here.”

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Oct
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Sutton splits with Jeffs, Scouts in SNC consolation quad, Oct. 17

Sutton splits with Jeffs, Scout

Senior, Lily McCroden picks up this serve during action against Fairbury in the second-round of the Southern Nebraska Conference tournament in Sutton, Tuesday, Oct. 17, as senior Reagan Robinson looks on during the play, with head coach Shelley Mohnike also looking on. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Sutton splits with Jeffs, Scout

Seniors Marlie Drudik (13) and Carly Skalka, right, go up for this block in action agaist David City, a three-set loss to the Scouts. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Following a tough three-set loss to Milford in the opening- round of the Southern Nebraska Conference volleyball tournament, the Sutton Fillies remained at home for a four-team consolation quadrangular that pitted the Fillies against David City and Fairbury, two teams that Sutton just went to battle with, Oct. 5, in Fairbury.

Sutton gained revenge over the Jeffs in the opening game, after Fairbury downed the Fillies Oct. 5, in straightsets, winning the match 2518, 25-21 on the Fillies home court.

Sutton hit at a .191 clip, while converting on 58 of 68 total attacks at the net. The Fillies were led by seven kills from senior Lily Mc-Croden, while junior Jacee Haight added six kills, with freshman Kamryn Steinhauer downing five kills in the win.

Setting up the attack, senior setter Kennedy Perrien put up 20 assists, while going a perfect 46-46 in the match.

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25
Oct
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SC Cougars win & advance

SC Cougars win & advance

Junior Connor Rempe hauls in a 53-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter of Sandy Creek’s 62-22 win over Maxwell. In all, Rempe scored three times through the air, and had a 43-yard punt return for a touchdown, as he led the Cougars with 146 all-purpose yards in the victory that moved Sandy Creek to 9-0 on the year.

SC Cougars win & advance

Senior kicker, Richard Hauck connected on several point-after kicks during Sandy Creek’s 40 point win over the Maxwell Wildcats, Oct. 19. Here, junior quarterback Ethan Shaw holds the ball, while Hauck powers through the ball in the first quarter of the win.

SC Cougars win & advance

Coach Brian Shaw talks with junior lineman Jack Watts during a break in Sandy Creek’s 66-22 win over Maxwell in the first-round of the Class D-1 state football playoffs. MELISSA WHITEFOOT | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

SC Cougars win & advance

Coach Cole Wiseman calls out a play for his defensive players during action in the Cougars’ 40-point win over the Maxwell Wildcats, as coach Brian Shaw looks on at the action. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

SC Cougars win & advance

Ethan Shaw runs through a tackle on this play in the first half of the Cougars’ 62-22 win over Maxwell. Shaw passed for 241 yards, and ran for a team-high 92 yards in the win. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

SC Cougars win & advance

The Oglesby brothers, Oliver (22), and Owen, on the ground bring down this Maxwell runner during the Oct. 19 win over Maxwell, as senior Logan Sanders (17) moves in to help on the tackle. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Sandy Creek remained perfect on the year, as they took on the Maxwell Wildcats in the opening round of the Class D-1 state football playoffs, Thursday, Oct. 19, defeating the Wildcats 62-22 in front of the Cougars home fans.

The last time the Cougars hosted a playoff game was in 2011 when they faced the Gothenburg Swedes, when current head coach, Andrew Kuta was a junior. The Cougars, in that 2011 game, fell to the Swedes 33-30, in overtime.

The last time the Cougars won a playoff at home was back in 2003 when the Cougars defeated East Butler, 26-14. In 2003, the Cougars won two of three playoff games, opening with a 54-28 thrashing of Doniphan-Trumbull in the first round, followed by a win over East Butler, before Lawrence-Nelson ended the Cougars run with a 21-14 overtime win, which avenged a 2114 Cougar win over the Raiders in the regular season of 2003.

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25
Oct
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Irish end Mustangs season, 65-28

Irish end Mustangs season, 65-28

ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Irish end Mustangs season, 65-28

Junior Weston Ohrt makes a stop on this play in the Mustangs 37-point loss to North Platte St. Pats, on Thursday, Oct. 19. Moving in on the play for Sutton is Gabe Gwennap (6), and Owen Schelkopf (68).

Irish end Mustangs season, 65-28

Freshman quarterback Wyatt Pollet runs through this big hole in the first quarter of Sutton’s first-round playoff loss to North Platte St. Pats. Blocking on the play for the Mustangs is Gabe Gwennap (6), as several Sutton players watch the play develop. Pollet threw the ball for 168 yards, and ran for another 65 in the season-ending 65-28 loss.

With the Sutton Mustangs claiming a 60-20 win over the Superior Wildcats in the final game of the 2023 regular season, Oct. 12, the 40 point win earned Sutton a berth in the Class D-1 state playoffs, but the postseason berth qualified the 3-5 Mustangs as the 16th seed in the west bracket, sending them on the road to the top-seeded home site of the 8-0 North Platte St. Patrick’s Irish.

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18
Oct
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Mustangs cruise past Wildcats 60-20

Mustangs cruise past Wildcats 60-20

Swarming defense, like this from Devon Griess (30), Gabe Gwennap (6), Weston Ohrt, on the ground, and Owen Schelkopf spurred on the Mustangs’ 60-20 win for a berth into the D-1 Playoffs. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Mustangs cruise past Wildcats 60-20

Gabe Gwennap (6), Weston Ohrt (25), Keith Kliewer (20), and Owen Schelkopf (68) wrap up this Superior running back during the Mustangs’ 60-20 win over the Wildcats. Moving in on the play for Sutton is Wyatt Pollet. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Mustangs cruise past Wildcats 60-20

Junior running back Weston Ohrt charted 61 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns to help propel the Mustangs into the D-1 state playoffs this Thursday, Oct. 19 in North Platte. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The winless Superior Wildcats found out that the Sutton Mustangs figured out their abilities in the past two games of the regular season, with wins over McCool Junction and Nebraska Christian, as Sutton stayed on the winning track, Thursday, Oct. 12, gaining a 60-20 victory over the Wildcats for three straight victories to cap the regular season with a 3-5 record.

With the win, Sutton just snuck into the Class D-1 state playoffs as the 16th seed in the west pairings. The 3-5 Mustangs will head west to North Platte this Thursday, to take on the St. Pats Irish, the west bracket’s top-seeded team, who owns an 8-0 record.

POLLET SPURS SUTTON Freshman quarterback Wyatt Pollet drove the Mustang offense, scoring three touchdowns, while passing for 233 yards and three passing scores, while rushing for a team-high 82 yards on 13 carries in the 40 point win.

Sutton opened the regular season finale with a 22-0 scoring run in the first quarter.

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18
Oct
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Andersen is state bound

Andersen is state bound

Madalyn Andersen, shown in the center of this action (#2160), takes off with the pack at the start of the D-4 District cross country meet at the Elks Country Club in Hastings. She finished 13th overall to qualify for the state meet, Friday, Oct. 20. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Andersen is state bound
Andersen is state bound

Andersen, shown above competes against Nebraska Christian’s Izzy Brumbuaugh, while at the left, the SC freshman, following the completion of the 5,000-meter district race had a moment with her coach, Nate Jarosik, as Andersen refuels following the race last Wednesday, Oct. 11. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

When the 2023 cross country season got underway in late August, Sandy Creek freshman Madalyn Andersen was a virtual unknown in the Class D cross country world, but the Cougar youngster proved to the Class D world that she was a definite force to be reckond with, as the season moved forward.

Fast forward to the postseason for Andersen, and she earned her first-ever trip to the state cross country meet in Kearney this Friday, Oct. 20.

Andersen, in a field of 46 total runners in the Class D-4 District meet, held Wednesday, Oct. 11, gained her first trip to the Kearney Country Club course with a top 15 finish in the district meet, ran on the Elks Country Club golf course in east Hastings.

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