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Wed
27
Sep
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Heartland drops Sutton to 0-5

Heartland drops Sutton to 0-5

Freshman quarterback Wyatt Pollet pitches out to junior running back Weston Ohrt during the Mustangs’ 18-12 homecoming loss to Heartland Friday night. Ohrt ran for 142 yards in the loss, while Pollet ran for 90 yards, and passed for another 100 yards. The Mustangs fell to 0-5 with the loss. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Heartland drops Sutton to 0-5

Sutton defenders Weston Ohrt (25), Aidan Jones (9) and Owen Schelkopf (68) bring down a Heartland running back in the second half of the Huskies 18-12 win over the Mustangs. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Another tough night on the gridiron for the Sutton Mustangs left Sutton still searching for that first elusive win, after the Heartland Huskies ruined the Mustangs 2023 Homecoming game, outscoring Sutton 18-12, all in the first half to leave the Mustangs at 0-5 on the year, with three games left on the 2023 schedule.

Sutton did, however, reach the end zone first in the D1-8 District clash. After Sutton drove the ball down the field on their opening drive of the night, junior Gabe Gwennap capped the Mustang drive with an eight-yard run into the end zone, giving the Mustangs a 6-0 lead, following a missed two-point conversion with 9:24 showing on the first quarter clock.

Sutton’s offense then set up the Huskies with their first score of the night, as Sutton fumbled the ball away to Heartland at the Sutton 18 with 4:14 left in the opening quarter.

Wed
20
Sep
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Fillies chalk up 3 wins at Fillmore Central

Fillies chalk up 3 wins at Fillmore Central

Senior Reagan Robinson digus up this serve during the Fillies two set sweep over Wilber-Clatonia in the Fillmore Central Invite, held Saturday, Sept. 16 in Geneva and Fairmont. During the tournament Robinson had 53 total digs, leaving her just three digs short of the elusive 1,000 dig mark for her career, of which, she was expected to eclipse that mark this past Tuesday during a road match against Exeter-Milligan/Friend. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Fillies chalk up 3 wins at Fillmore Central

Senior Carly Skalka crushed six kills against Wilber-Clatonia in a 25-19, 25-21 win over the Wolverines in the third-round of the Fillmore Central Invite Saturday, Sept. 16. The Fillies, with three wins in four matches, improved to 15-7 on the year. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Fillies chalk up 3 wins at Fillmore Central

The Sutton Fillies, following a two match split during weekly action at Superior and Centennial, entered the Fillmore Central Invite clinging to a 12-6 record, and looking for a lift in action in Geneva and Fairmont Saturday, Sept. 16.

Sutton came away with three wins in four matches, taking down the host Panthers with a first game sweep, before falling in a challenging battle with Raymond Central, falling 28-30, 25-16, 23-25 to the Mustangs.

Sutton then jumped back into the win column with a sweep of the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines before taking down Hastings St. Cecilia, 25-23, 25-21.

During the tournament, Shelli Mohnike also earned her 100th career win as the Fillies head coach.

In the opener, the 25-14, 26-24 sweep of Fillmore Central, three Fillies served up three aces each, including Kamryn Steinhauer, Reagan Robinson and Kyla Griess. As a team, Sutton served at a 92 percent clip, converting on 46 of 50 serves.

Wed
20
Sep
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Cardinals continue winning ways

Cardinals continue winning ways

Senior Cody Fishler had a banner night against Dorchester, passing for 183 yards and running for a team-high 70 yards in the Cardinals’ 34-32 come-from-behind win over the Longhorns to remain unbeaten at 3-0. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cardinals continue winning ways

Senior Eric Villalbaso (30) follows the block of Levi Adrian (1) during the Cardinals’ 34-32 win over Dorchester Friday, Sept. 15. Villalbaso rushed for 31 yards, caught a pass for 13 yards and made 13 tackles in the win over the Longhorns. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cardinals continue winning ways

Sophomore Cohen Reutzel waits for this pass to score an eventual first-half touchdown against Dorchester. In all, Reutzel grabbed three touchdown passes, and led the Cardinals with 82 yards through the air. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Harvard Cardinals just keep plugging away and coming up with big wins to start the 2023 football season, as the Cardinals in a hair raising way gave their fan base a rush of adrenaline in the closing seconds of Friday night’s home match up with the Dorchester Longhorns.

The Sept. 15 battle came down to one final play, as to whether or not the Cardinals would enter week four with their first loss, or undefeated. Senior quarterback Cody Fishler found sophomore Cohen Reutzel on a 10-yard touchdown pass play to give the Cardinals the 34-32 come-from-behind win and keep Harvard unbeaten as they enter into district play this week.

The Fishler to Reutzel strike, as time ran out in the game, was the only score of the entire second half, as much of the scoring was posted in the first half of the game.

Wed
20
Sep
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Cougars cruise past Sutton 64-20

Cougars cruise past Sutton 64-20
Cougars cruise past Sutton 64-20

Sandy Creek junior Jack Clark (88) narrowly misses tipping this pass by Sutton quarterback Harrison Herndon, while fending off the Mustangs’ Aidan Jones (9) during the Cougars’ 44-point win over Sutton. Also pictured is Weston Ohrt for the Mustangs (25). TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars cruise past Sutton 64-20

Sandy Creek’s junior speedster Connor Rempe has an open look upfield as his front line, Hudson Devlin (55), and Jack Clark (88) open up a hole for Rempe. The junior ran for 37 yards, caught three passes for 92 yards and scored three times by way of the pass and an interception return for a score. Cougar quarterback Ethan Shaw (2) looks on during the play, while Sutton defenders include Aidan Jones, left, and Devon Griess (30). TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars cruise past Sutton 64-20

Sandy Creek senior Zac Corman (23) finds some running room during the fourth quarter of the Cougars’ 64-20 win over Sutton. Corman finished the game with 22 yards on three carries. Blocking for Corman on the play is Jonas Amos (54), while Owen Schelkopf (68) and Gabe Gwennap move in for the Mustangs. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars cruise past Sutton 64-20

Sandy Creek junior Will Claycamp (77) leads fellow junior Ethan Shaw into the end zone in the first quarter of the Cougars’ 44 point win over the Mustangs. Sutton’s Keith Kliewer is trapped under Claycamp during the play. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Sandy Creek made the trip north to Sutton to face the Mustangs in the eight-man football Clay County clash this past Friday night, Sept. 15, with the Cougars taking the county crown for the second year in a row by the score of 64-20. Sandy Creek would come into the game 3-0 and the Mustangs, 0-3, but you can never overlook a big rivalry game.

FIRST HALF ACTION

Sutton started out with an excellent opening drive to start the game, taking the ball to the Sandy Creek three-yard line before Kaeden Schmidt intercepted a Herndon pass and returned the ball 77 yards for a Cougar touchdown. Ethan Shaw punched in the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 Sandy Creek with 7:04 to go in the first quarter.

The Mustangs were stopped on their next drive by the Cougar defense, forcing a Herndon punt that would roll right down the sideline to fall at the Cougars’ six.

Wed
13
Sep
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Triple-OT thriller

Triple-OT thriller

Coaches Logan Searle, white top, and Corbin Hansen, leaping, lead the celebration with the team after Sandy Creek held off the Exeter-Milligan/ Friend Bobcats in triple overtime, 64-62, to improve to 3-0 on the young season. Sandy Creek takes their unbeaten record to Sutton this Friday for a Clay County battle with the rival Sutton Mustangs. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Triple-OT thriller

Junior Ben Sullivan ripped off a 58-yard touchdown run on this play, getting past EMF defender Draven Payne, to open the scoring for Sandy Creek against EMF. Trailing on the play for the Cougars is senior Logan Sanders. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Triple-OT thriller

Stingy defensive play helped the Cougars hold off the EMF Bobcats in a battle of the unbeatens Friday night at Sandy Creek. Pictured on this gang tackle for Sandy Creek is Will Claycamp (77), Kaeden Schmidt (8), Wes Biltoft (12), Alston Clark (7) and moving in to assist is Connor Rempe (1). TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Triple-OT thriller

Junior Connor Rempe burned the EMF defense on this long touchdown play in the closing moments of the fourth quarter to help Sandy Creek force the eventual three overtime periods and come away with the 64-62 win over the Bobcats. Rempe made six catches in the game for 119 total yards through the air, an average of just under 20 yards per catch. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Triple-OT thriller

Sandy Creek’s coaching staff looks on at the action during Friday’s crazy win over EMF. Coaches from the left include: Logan Searle, Brian Shaw, Corbin Hansen, and Cole Wiseman. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sandy Creek Cougars had a huge test Friday night against the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats, with the Cougars passing the test in fine fashion, coming out on top in thrilling fashion, thanks in part to a huge Cougar defensive stop at the goal line.

Sandy Creek and EMF combined to score a total of 126 points with the final score producing a 64-62 Cougar win. Sandy Creek finished with a total of 432 yards, with that that coming from a nice air attack, as well as a nice running game.

Junior Ethan Shaw aired it out 21 times, completing 13 of his passes for 247 yards with four touchdowns. The Cougars’ running game only had 185 yards with three juniors combining to carry the ball 34 times. Connor Rempe would have nine carries for 51 yards, Shaw had 21 carries for 85 yards and four touchdowns, while Ben Sullivan toted the ball four times for 49 yards and one touchdown.

Wed
13
Sep
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Fillies golf is 2nd at Heartland, own home triangular this past week

Fillies golf is 2nd at Heartland, own home triangular this past week

Senior Inga Andersen carded an 18-hole 102 in action at the Heartland Invite Thursday, Sept. 7 in Henderson. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Fillies golf is 2nd at Heartland, own home triangular this past week

Sophomore Mia Ochsner paced the Fillies golf team at the Heartland Invite. Here, she chips on to the #6 green at the Galaway Creek golf course in Henderson. Ochsner shot an 18-hole 99 on the day, and scored a 53 in triangular action Tuesday, Sept. 5 at the Fox Hollow Golf Course in Sutton. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sutton Fillies Golf team, under the direction of coach Sam Newmyer, had double the action this past week on the links. The Fillies hosted a triangular, marking Sutton’s first-ever home golf event, before venturing north to Henderson’s Galaway Creek Golf Course to take part in the Heartland Invitational.

In action at the Heartland outing Thursday, Sept. 7, the Fillies varsity team claimed second place as a team, combining to score a 419, trailing only Fullerton, who totaled 382 strokes, while surging past Northwest High School of Grand Island, who finished play with a 470.

Mia Ochsner paced the Fillies with an 18-hole final score of 99. Ochsner opened play with a 47 on the front nine holes of play, before finishing the back nine with a 52.

Inga Andersen and Chloe Bergen both turned in scores of 102, with Andersen shooting a 53 on the front nine, before shaving off four strokes on the back nine to card a 49.

Wed
06
Sep
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Thayer Central holds off Sutton 30-12, Mustangs head to Elwood this week

Thayer Central holds off Sutton 30-12, Mustangs head to Elwood this week

Junior Gabe Gwennap hauls in this first half pass in a tough 30-12 setback at the hands of Thayer Central, Friday, Sept. 1. In all, Gwennap made three catches covering 74 yards, and ran the ball seven times for 55 yards to total 129 total yards as Gwennap and his teammates fell to 0-2 with the loss TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Thayer Central holds off Sutton 30-12, Mustangs head to Elwood this week

Keith Kliewer (20), Harrison Herndon (12), and Devon Griess (30) put the stops on this Thayer Central back during the Mustangs 18 point loss to the Titans Friday. Moving in on the play is Sutton senior, Trevin Buescher (8). TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

In yet another tough bout with a Class D-1 state ranked opponent, the first of four to start the year for the Sutton Mustangs, the Thayer Central Titans used a heavy does of their ground attack to send the Mustangs to 0-2 on the year with a 30-12 win over Sutton, Friday, Sept. 1 in front of the Mustangs home crowd.

Thayer Central opened the scoring with the only score of the opening 12 minutes, coming with 3:56 left to play in the first, as Sam Souerdyke scored from two yards out, and with the added twopoint conversion, led the Titans to an 8-0 lead as time ran out in the opening quarter.

The second period would see the Titans outscore Sutton 14-6.

With 5:42 left in the first half, Souerdyke scored on a six-yard run, but a failed two-point try left Thayer Central with a 14-0 lead.

Wed
06
Sep
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Rempe, Shaw pace SC in 46-14 romp over Riverside

Rempe, Shaw pace SC in 46-14 romp over Riverside

Junior Connor Rempe hauls in this option pitch and rumbled 21-yards to set up Sandy Creek’s first score of the game that would see the Cougars roll past Riverside 46-14 to improve to 2-0 on the year. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Rempe, Shaw pace SC in 46-14 romp over Riverside

Sandy Creek’s “big beef” in the form of the Cougars’ offensive line made a things move during Friday’s 46-14 win over Riverside. Here, center Jack Watts, left, and Will Claycamp (77) sandwiched Riverside defender Thomas Bloom during this play that set up an early score for the Cougars, leading them to the 32 point win, and their current 2-0 record. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Rempe, Shaw pace SC in 46-14 romp over Riverside

Junior quarterback, Ethan Shaw (2), follows the lead block of junior Ben Sullivan (29) during this play in the second half of Sandy Creek’s 46-14 win over Riverside. Shaw ran for 149 total yards on 13 carries, and average of 11.5 yards per carry, and passed for another 57 yards in the lopsided win for the Cougars. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sandy Creek Cougars rematch with the Riverside Chargers Friday, Sept. 1, played in an early afternoon kickoff took on a new look during the 2023 meeting between the Cougars and Chargers.

Last season, Riverside claimed an 81-48 win over the Cougars during the track meet that broke out in the 2022 game Friday afternoon contest was a hot one but so was the Cougars running game as they would total 341 yards on the ground, while toting the ball 35 times.

The Cougars aired it out five times, while completing two pass for 57 yards. As strong as the Cougar offense was, the SC defense held the Chargers to 241 yards of total offense and forced a couple fumbles and an interception with a couple of fourth down stops. The Cougars were headhunters this game with a total of 46 solo tackles and 11 assisted bringing the total to 57 with 16 different Cougars making a tackle.

Wed
06
Sep
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Fillies hold off Cougars during straight sets thriller 25-18, 25-23

Fillies hold off Cougars during straight sets thriller 25-18, 25-23

Sutton senior, Lily McCroden splits this shot between Sandy Creek’s Katelyn Pohlmeier and Ella Martin during the Fillies two set win over the Cougars, Tuesday, Aug. 28. McCroden finished the match with six kills. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Fillies hold off Cougars during straight sets thriller 25-18, 25-23

Sandy Creek senior Sophie Dane picked up a team-high five digs, along with fellow senior Ella Martin in the loss to Sutton. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sandy Creek Cougars faced the Sutton Fillies in the Sandy Creek triangular, with the Fillies coming out on top in straight sets 25-18, 25-23 in the first meeting against the Cougars this season.

Fans from both sides and the student section from both sides were very into it. The Fillies would start out on a three nothing lead then a service error by the Fillies would get the Cougars on the board then an ace serve by Emma Fischer would bring the Cougars within one then a long run by a pair of seniors Lily McCroden and Carly Skalka would push the lead further away from the Cougars.

Cougar senior Ella Martin kept the SC girls around with some hard hits and a nicely placed corner shot over the Sutton back row, and senior Lexi Shuck added to the run with an ace.

Then a block by Sutton junior Jacee Haight ended the set, as she had another one in that set, as well as a couple aces.

Wed
06
Sep
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Cardinals fly past Santee 62-43

Cardinals fly past Santee 62-43

The three-hour and 29 minute drive north to take on the Santee Indians in the season opening football game for head coach Terry Owens, his staff and players must have been just what the Cardinals wanted, after making the 348 mile round trip excursion to Santee, the Cardinals opened up the 2023 6-Man football season in a big way, gaining a 19-point, 62-43 win over the Indians.

Santee grabbed the upperhand late in the first quarter, scoring with just six seconds remaining on a 74 yard pass play to grab the 6-0 early lead.

But once Harvard worked out the kinks of the three and a half hour drive, the Cardinals offense exploded in the next 20 minutes of game time.

In the second quarter alone, Harvard outscored the Indians 22-6, taking a 22-12 halftime lead.

Lathem Schumm broke the ice on the scoreboard with 5:10 remaining in the second period with a two-yard touchdown to set the game at a 6-6 tie.

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