Sutton freshman Myles Smith kept the heat on the field of over 70 golfers taking part in the Sandy Creek Invitational, played at the Crooked Creek Country Club in Clay Center, Tuesday, April 21.

Smith shot five-under par, carding a 67 to hold off Superior’s Soren Frahm and Sandy Creek’s Keaton Corman, as Frahm finished with a three-under 69, while Corman finished with a two-under 70.

In all, five players finished with at least an even par, 72 during the 18-hole tournament.

Smith, according to Sutton head coach Randy Ahrens, is the first player, in his 30-plus years of coaching boys golf, to score that low of a score.

Smith opened the day with a three-under 33 on the front nine, while on the back nine, the freshman finished with a two-under 34.

As a team, Sutton finished sixth with a team total 355. Superior ran away with the team title, outscoring second-place Sandy Creek by 23 strokes, as the Wildcats finished with a 303, while the Cougars finished play with a 326.

Senior Carson Cline ended the day shooting an 88, shooting scores of 44 during the two nine-hole rounds.

The freshman trio of Harrison Schurman, Tristan Griess, and Eduardo Valenzuela rounded out the scoring. Schurman and Griess both carded scores of 100, with Schurman scoring a 48 on the front and a 52 on the back, while Griess was steady with scores of 50 during both nine-hole rounds. Valenzuela finished with a 107 with scores of 53 and 54.

Team Scores: Superior 303, Sandy Creek 326, Silver Lake 333, Doniphan-Trumbull 344, EMF 347, Sutton 355, Thayer Central 356, Shelton 358, Blue Hill 365, BDS 367, Fillmore Central 373, High Plains Community 375, Lawrence-Nelson 396, Centennial 517, Grand Island Lutheran 561.

Corman fired a 2-under par 70 to place third overall and helped guide Sandy Creek to a runner-up team finish, as the Superior Wildcats claimed a 23-stroke win over the Cougars, 303326.

Corman’s day began with a solid 34 on the front nine holes of play, and ended play with a 36 on the back nine to finish the day with a 70, trailing only two players in the final individual standings.

Sutton freshman, Myles Smith, carded a five-under par 67 to win individual gold, while Superior’s Soren Frahm finished second with a three-under 69, just one stroke ahead of Corman. Rounding out the field for Sandy Creek was Gavin Fisher with an 18-hole 81. Fisher shot a 40 on the front and a 41 on the back. Evan Swartzendruber finished play with scores of 41 during both rounds to card an 82, while Kamerin Sealey finished play with a 93, shooting 46 on the front and 47 on the back. John Skalka shot scores of 46 and 53 to finish the tournament with a 99.

TeamScores: Superior 303, Sandy Creek 326, Silver Lake 333, Doniphan- Trumbull 344, EMF 347, Sutton 355,Thayer Central 356, Shelton 358, Blue Hill 365, BDS 367, Fillmore Central 373, High Plains Community 375, Lawrence-Nelson 396, Centennial 517, Grand Island Lutheran 561.

Sophomore Brextyn Kobza earned 14 of the Harvard boys track teams 14.5 points during action at the H&H Invitational in Henderson, Tuesday, April 14.

Kobza’s scoring came out of the two hurdle events, as the sophomore was second in the 110-meter event, and third in the 300-meter hurdles.

Kobza finished the flight of 110-meter hurdles in 18.37 seconds to finish runner-up behind Nevada Gloystein, who claimed gold with a time of 17.06 seconds.

Gloystein also won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.15 seconds. Finishing just ahead of Kobza in the race was Caleb Hesman of Blue Hill with his time of 44.31 seconds, while Kobza was third with a time of 44.76 seconds.

Pedro Perez earned a half-point in the pole vault, finishing in a two-way tie for sixth place with Gloystein of H&H with vaults of 10’ 2’.

Team Scores: H&H 130.5, McCool Junction 87, Sandy Creek 69, Hastings St. Cecilia 63, Blue Hill 48.5, BDS 38, Sutton 30, Centennial 27.5, Harvard 14.5, Shelton 14.

The host Bearcats won the team title going away, outscoring second-place Mc-Cool Junction 130.5-87, while Sandy Creek tallied 69 team points to place third.

Out of the 15 total medals earned in Henderson, the Cougars came out of the field event portion of the meet with nine total medals, led by five total medals in the two throwing events.

In the discus, Christian Lorena-Parks led a trio of medalists with the win in the event with his 144’ 2” throw. Christian Shaw placed third with a 135’ 8” throw, while Wes Biltoft hit the 134’ 6” with his toss, to score 20 of the Cougars’ 69 team points in the meet.

In the shot put, Sam Watts and Shaw added 10 more points to the team cause, with Watts placing third with a 45’ 3.25” effort, while Shaw was fourth with a 43’ 4.5” throw. Event winner, Karsten Zweiner of Hastings St. Cecilia hit the 48’ 6.75” mark for the gold medal.

Freshman Asher Eitzmann earned a third-place finish in the high jump, sailing over the bar at 5’ 10”. Grady Holtzen of BDS earned the win with a 6-foot jump.

In the long jump, two more medals came to the Cougars, as Kaeden Schmidt’s 19’ 2” jump placed him fourth, while Ben Burger gained sixth place with a 19’ 0.5” leap. Wyatt Kempf of BDS earned the long jump title with a 21’ 0.25” leap.

The final field event medal for the Cougars came from Alex Watts in the pole vault, as the sophomore cleared 10’ 2” to place fifth. Waylon Tessman of H&H won the event with an 11’ 8” vault.

Six more medals came the Cougars way on the track, paced by Burger, who won the 400-meter dash and placed fourth in the 200-meter dash.

In the 400, Burger claimed gold with a time of 53.2 seconds to hold off Holden Switzer of H&H for the win, as Switzer finished with a time of 53.31 seconds.

In the 200, Burger finished fourth with his time of 24.37 seconds. Event winner, Samuel Friesen of H&H, hit the finish line in 23.68 seconds.

The Cougars 4x100-meter relay team, made up of Ian Zikmund, Schmidt, Alex Watts, and Burger, finished third with a time of 45.66 seconds. H&H won the relay with a time of 45.25 seconds, while Blue Hill finished just ahead of the Cougar four with a second-place time of 45.56 seconds.

Owen Spray, Brockett Reed, Embry Frazier, and Dawson Black finished fourth overall in the 4x800-meter relay, running to a time of 11 minutes, 0.22 seconds. H&H also won this relay with a time of 8:37.1.

In the 4x400-meter relay, Zikmund, Eitzmann, Logan Tomky, and Alex Watts placed sixth with a time of 3:50.55. Again, H&H claimed gold with a winning time of 3:37.49.

Sandy Creek’s final track medal came from Reed in the 3200-meter run, as the freshman placed fifth in the eight-lap race with a time of 11:54.78.

Team Scores: H&H 130.5, McCool Junction 87, Sandy Creek 69, Hastings St. Cecilia 63, Blue Hill 48.5, BDS 38, Sutton 30, Centennial 27.5, Harvard 14.5, Shelton 14.

The Sutton Fillies track and field team had a banner performance in action at the H&H Bearcat Invitational, held in Henderson Tuesday, April 14, gaining a total of 15 medals enroute to a runner-up team finish in the process, as Hastings St. Cecilia outscored the Fillies 106-81 for the team title, while Sandy Creek finished three points behind Sutton in the final standings.

On the track, Sutton earned nine medals, powered by a pair of gold medal runs for junior Jadlynn Kinney, and by winning the 4x400-meter relay.

Kinney claimed individual titles in the 200 and 400-meter dash events, winning the 200 with a time of 27.07 seconds, edging out Hallie Tessman of H&H, who hit the finish line with a time of 28.36 seconds. Kinney’s teammates, Kierra Ebert and America Hernandez, finished third and fourth, respectively, in the race, Ebert with a time of 28.46 seconds, and Hernandez with a time of 29.42 seconds.

In the 400, Kinney outpaced teammate Kali White for the win, with Kinney finishing the one-lap sprint with a time of 60.87 seconds, while White placed second with a time of 63.16 seconds.

The Kinney and White duo then joined forces with Isabella Trejo and Ebert to end the day with a classic finish in the 4x400-meter relay, holding off Hastings St. Cecilia for the win. The Fillies foursome won with a time of four minutes, 11.22 seconds, with the Hawkettes finishing the relay with a time of 4:11.86.

A double medal performance came to the Fillies in the 100-meter hurdles, with Trejo placing third in the race with a time of 17.64 seconds, while Camden Mau finished fifth with a time of 17.88 seconds. Sandy Creek’s Carrigan Rempe claimed gold with a time of 16.71 seconds, while St. Cecilia’s Kyler Weidner finished just ahead of Trejo with a time of 16.96 seconds.

The team of Hernandez, Mau, Kaci Yost, and Katie Baldwin finished fifth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 55.58 seconds. St. Cecilia earned the relay win with a time of 51.65 seconds.

Senior Miranda Nuss had a strong day in the two throwing events for Sutton, finishing as the runner-up in the discus, and claiming third in the shot put.

In the discus, Nuss hit the 92’ 6” mark for the runner-up finish behind Gianna Rodriguez of St. Cecilia, who won with a 98-foot throw.

Nuss’ 33’ 6.5” throw in the shot put placed her third behind a winning throw of 36-feet by Centennial’s Kate Breitkreutz, while Blue Hill thrower, Sienna Mlady, placed second just two and a half inches past Nuss.

Senior Addision George and Hernandez collected four team points in the high jump, with George finishing in a two-way tie for third with Lynly Leif of Centennial, as both cleared the bar with 4’ 8” jumps, while Hernandez cleared the same height, but placed sixth with more missed attempts then the three other girls that cleared 4’ 8”.

Kinney began her banner day on the track with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 7’ 8” in the event. Hallie Tessman of H&H won with a 9’ 2” vault.

Senior Kaci Yost earned a sixth-place finish in the triple jump, hitting the 29’ 9.75” mark in the event. Payton Sullivan of St. Cecilia earned gold with a 33’ 0.5” leap.

Team Scores: Hastings St. Cecilia 106, Sutton 81, Sandy Creek 78, Centennial 75, Shelton 50, H&H 48, McCool Junction 47, Blue Hill 36, BDS 2, Harvard 1.

From the 16-yard mark, Aniston Jasnoch was the high overall female shooter, hitting on 46 of 50 targets from that range. Overall, Jasnoch is also the female champion following her handicap shoot, where she hit on 41 of 50. In total, Jasnoch nailed 87 of 100 total targets to win the overall female championship.

Jasnoch also joined forces with Elsa Andersen to win the ladies’ team competition, as they combined to hit on 170 of 200 total targets.

Gavin VanderLey nabbed three different trophies, sharing one with teammates Davin Higby, Cameron Wilson, Jesse Mohnike, and Cord Pope, as the group of five Sutton shooters won the high team handicap shoot by hitting on 215 total targets out of 250 total shots.

VanderLey and Wilson tied for top honors in the male handicap shoot, as they were both 47-50. VanderLey also tied with Gibbon’s Wyatt Debrie for the male high overall shooting day, as both shot 95 out of 100 Saturday.

Wilson claimed top honors from the 20-21 yard mark in handicapp shooting with his 47-50 shooting effort.

Leading the Sutton junior squad was Grayson Villarreall, as he connected on 43 of 50 targets from the 16-yard mark.

RESULTS FROM THE APRIL 11, 2026: Sutton Senior Scores: (Out of 100 Shots) Singles Hdcp Tot

Gavin VanderLey........................... 48 47 95 Cameron Wilson............................ 42 47 89 Aniston Jasnoch............................ 46 41 87 Cord Pope...................................... 45 41 86 Davin Higby................................... 44 41 85 Katy Reiners.................................. 44 40 84 Elsa Andersen................................ 44 39 83 Grethe Andersen........................... 42 40 82 Trinidi Oswald............................... 40 41 81 Jesse Mohnike............................... 38 39 77 Laurel Moore................................. 41 33 74 Travis Moore.................................. 39 28 67 Sutton Junior Scores: (Out of 50 Shots)

Grayson Villarreall................................................. 43 Oakley Sharkey...................................................... 29 Johanna VanderLey............................................... 23 David Mohnike...................................................... 22 Bristol Jasnoch...................................................... 11 Riggins Ferrell......................................................... 9

Central City claimed team gold, outscoring second- place West Holt of Atkinson 109-94, with Hastings St. Cecilia placing third with 79 points.

In all, six of the Cougars’ seven medals came on the track, led by senior Anna Paus and sophomore Carrigan Rempe.

Paus won the 1600-meter run with a time of five minutes, 35.11 seconds, holding off the second-place runner, Amelia Buhike of Central City, who finished the fourlap race in 5:39.66.

Paus also placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with her time of 63.42 seconds. Doniphan-Trumbull’s Sevyn Russell claimed gold in the race with her time of 59.41 seconds.

Rempe’s run in the two hurdle events placed the sophomore second in both events, as West Holt’s Hollynn Konrad claimed gold in both, winning the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.76 seconds, and claiming the win in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 47.61 seconds.

Rempe’s runner-up time in the short flight of hurdles was clocked at 16.87 seconds, while in the 300-meter event, Rempe ran to a second-place time of 49.10 seconds.

Paus also teamed up with Emma Fisher, Caitlyn Biltoft, and Paige Stengel to place second in the 4x800-meter relay with their time of 10:21.33. West Holt claimed the relay win with a time of 10:12.58.

Sandy Creek’s 4x400-meter relay team, made up of Biltoft, Brielle Lipovsky, Jade VonSpreckelsen, and Sydnee Bennett, gained fourth place in the four-lap relay with a time of 4:45.43. Central City earned the relay title with a time of 4:21.05.

Biltoft rose to the top of the list in the high jump, clearing 5-feet to claim the win over Sydni Homolka of Central City, who also cleared 5-feet, but Biltoft had fewer misses in the competition to gain the win.

Team Scores: Central City 109, West Holt 94, Hastings St. Cecilia 79, Sandy Creek 52, Tri County 42, Doniphan-Trumbull 41, Sutton 38, Fairbury 34, H&H 23, Superior 15.

The award recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA sanctioned activities during the academic year. Each high school student who participates in at least three NSAA activities will be recognized and awarded a certificate of achievement by the NSAA and the Nebraska State Colleges.

Activity participation will be tracked using student eligibility lists, submitted to the NSAA by each member school. The top schools in four classes will be determined based on two factors: Total number of students qualifying as multi-activity students within the class Percentage of the student population qualifying as multi-activity students within the class.

In an effort to emphasize the importance of multi-sport/multi-activity participation, the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska State Colleges launched the Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award program in the fall of 2020. The award recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA sanctioned activities during the academic year.

HARVARD

Multi-activity students at Harvard includes: Luis Aguilar, Abigail Conover, Alexander Conover, Frederico de-Geus, Kaden Esquitin, Tabitha Forney, Haley Gimpel, Jacee Grimes, Hannah Harms, Allee Jarzynka, Kynleigh Johnson, Brooklyne Juranek, Aryiah Karash, Mikayla Kenton, Brexten Kobza, Sophia Magana, Weston Niemoth, Edwin Oliva Renderos, Perla Perez, Pedro Perez-Mendoza, Blayden Porter, Ethan Porter, Cohen Reutzel, and Sebastian Rodriguez Jauregui.

SANDY CREEK

Multi-activity students at Sandy Creek includes: Khyla Beale, Caitlyn Biltoft, Wesley Biltoft, Hadley Borer, Tripp Bracco, Ben Burger, Alston Clark, Keaton Corman, Asher Eitzmann, Emma Fisher, Gavin Fisher, Kyler Hegemann, Ava Hubl, Collins Hubl, Kasey Kirschner, Lila Korth, Sofia Kuykendall, Karsyn Luckey, Jocelyn MacCann, Elizabeth Nelson, Cedric Oeltjen, Morgan Petr, Emersyn Pohlmeier, Carrigan Rempe, Dakota Samson, Destiny Samson, Kaeden, Schmidt, Hadley Schoneberg, Kamerin Sealey, Christian Shaw, Madison Shaw, Thaxton Sintek, John Skalka, Zailey Spilker, Joshua Spray, Owen Spray, Paige Stengel, Evan Swartzendruber, Logan Tomky, Jade VonSpreckelsen, Alex Watts, Sam Watts, and Ian Zikmund.

SUTTON

Multi-activity students at Sutton includes: Gretha Andersen, Elsa Andersen, Dominic Ayala, Katherine Baldwin, Aydin Banta, Griffin Bergen, Chase Clark, Grant Craig, Neomi Craig, Maria Curci, Kayce Dietz, Kellen Ebert, Kierra Ebert, Shae Eggers, Mason Ehly, Kylar Ely, Dyvet Fonseca, Lincoln Friesen, Addison George, Adilynn Gimple, Addisyn Griess, Brayden Griess, Briley Griess, Kyla Griess, Tristan Griess, Bryah Hajny, DJ Hajny, Nora Hanthorn, America Hernandez, Christopher Hetrick, Connor Hinrichs, Jacob Huxoll, Max Huxoll, Aniston Jasnoch, Creighton Jones, Kade Jones, Jadlynn Kinney, Marah Kinney, Ethan Kliewer, Keith Kliewer, Eli Ladehoff, Milena Martinez, Camden Mau, Rex Meyer, Jesse Mohnike, Evelyn Nielsen, Miranda Nuss, Mia Ochsner, Shepleigh Ohrt, Trinidi Oswald, Cash Parrish, Breckyn Peterson, Canon Peterson, Payton Reed, Juan Reyes, Zoe Salmon, Emma Scheidemann, Brody Schelkopf, Harrison Schurman, Avery Smith, Julie Smith, Myles Smith, Kamryn Steinhauer, Jentry Stenger, Addyson Sukup, Isabella Trejo, Claire Ulmer, Brooke Ward, Joshua Westmoreland, Kali White, Cameron Wilson, Everett Yost, Kaci Yost, and Sergio Zambrano.

Smith leads Mustangs on home course with an even par-36

The Sutton golf team’s second action of the season took place Tuesday, March 31, as the Mustangs hosted H&H in a dual at the Fox Hollow Country Club.

Freshman Myles Smith led all golfers with a ninehole even par, 36, during the wind-driven dual.

The next closest to Smith was H&H golfer, Landen Hansen, as he fired a 39 overall.

Senior Carson Cline had the third overall best score with a 44, while Edquardo Valenzuela carded a 46, Tristan Griess a 49, and Harrison Schurman, a 51 to close out Sutton’s varsity scoring.

On the junior varsity level, Nathan Griess finished the day with a 50, followed by a 51 for Ethan Kliewer, a 52 for Brody Schelkopf, and a 55 for Brayden Griess.

Sutton outshot H&H on the varsity level 175-181, while on the junior varsity level, Sutton totaled 208 strokes, while the two H&H teams finished with scores of 215 and 227.

Overall Varsity Scoring:

Myles Smith, Sutton...................................... 36 Landen Hansen, H&H.................................... 39 Carson Cline, Sutton...................................... 44 Aiden Bartek, H&H........................................ 44 Eduardo Valenezuela, Sutton........................ 46 Tristan Griess, Sutton.................................... 46 Will Regier, H&H............................................ 49 Weston Panko, H&H...................................... 49 Hayden Powers, H&H.................................... 50 Harrison Schurman, Sutton........................... 51 Overall Junior Varsity Scoring:

Landon Mierau, H&H..................................... 49 Nathan Griess, Sutton................................... 50 Ethan Kliewer, Sutton................................... 51 Porter Dose, H&H.......................................... 51 Brody Schelkopf, Sutton................................ 52 Jake Mierau, H&H.......................................... 53 Andrew Onnen, H&H..................................... 54 Brayden Griess, Sutton.................................. 55 Cason Bamesberger, H&H.............................. 55 Wyatt Dose, H&H.......................................... 56 Hayden Perez, H&H....................................... 61 Wyatt Friesen, H&H....................................... 62 Daniel Vasquez, H&H..................................... 62 Ty Mollervik, H&H......................................... 75

TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Pedro Perez proved to be the big point getter, placing fourth overall in the pole vault with a 10-foot effort to gain four of the Cardinals’ five team points.

The Cardinals’ 4x800-meter relay team, made up by Perez, Brextyn Kobza, Westen Niemoth, and Edwin Oliva, finished sixth in the eight-lap race with a time of 10 minutes, 4.89 seconds.

Tri County dominated the relay with a winning time of 8:46.68, beating out second- place Fillmore Central.

Team Scores: Tri County 146, Thayer Central 107, Fairbury 54, Deshler 49, Sandy Creek 46, Fillmore Central 36, Sutton 35, Cross County 17, BDS 16, Cedar Bluffs 15, Harvard 5, Pawnee City 1.

Thayer Central outscored second-place Cross County for the team title with the Titans scoring 92 points, and Cross County, 78.

Caitlyn Biltoft started off the Cougars scoring in the high jump, winning the event with a 4’ 10” jump to edge out Cross County’s Ella Clark and Sutton’s Addison George for the top spot, as Clark and George sailed over the bar at 4’ 8” for second and third, respectively.

On the track, Sandy Creek earned a lot of gold, with Carrigan Rempe claiming gold in the two hurdle events, while Anna Paus earned the win in the 800-meter run, and Paige Stengel claimed the win in the 1600-meter run.

Sandy Creek’s 4x800-meter relay team also claimed gold, while the Cougars’ 4x400-meter relay team placed second.

Rempe’s win in the 100-meter hurdles came with a time of 17.31 seconds to edge out Fillmore Central’s Ali Nichols, as Nichols finished second with a time of 17.51 seconds.

Teammate, Jade VonSpreckelsen, placed sixth in the short hurdle race with a time of 18.36 seconds.

In the 300-meter hurdles, Rempe claimed the win by nearly one second, running to a time of 49.38 seconds. Runner-up medalist, Saphira Osentowski of Cross County finished second with a time of 50.24 seconds.

Paus dominated the 800-meter run with a winning time of two minutes, 28.24 seconds, with Fairbury’s Micah Friesen placing second with a time of 2:31.81.

In the 1600-meter run, Stengel’s winning time outpaced the field by nearly 12 full seconds, as she finished the four-lap race with a time of 6:10.55. The second-place medalist was Kaylee Adams of Cedar Bluffs, running to a time of 6:22.45.

Stengel and Paus both aided the 4x800-meter relay team, which also included Emma Fisher and Brielle Lipovsky to the win with a time of 10:35.17, outrunning second place Fairbury by over 17 seconds, with the Jeffs finishing the eight-lap relay with a time of 10:52.29.

Rempe, Fisher, Biltoft and Paus joined forces for a runner-up finish in the 4x400-meter relay with their time of 4:28.88. Sutton claimed the event title with a winning time of 4:21.82.

The throwers’ relay also earned a win in the event, as the team of Claire Williamson, Ella Crumbliss, Zailey Spilker, and Emersyn Pohlmeier finished the onelap relay in a time of 63.68 seconds to defeat second place Cedar Bluffs, who finished second with a time of 65.04. No team points were awarded in the throwers relay.

Team Scores: Thayer Central 92, Cross County 78, Sandy Creek 69, Fairbury 57.3333, Sutton 51.3333, Southern 50, Fillmore Central 46, Tri County 41, Cedar Bluffs 22, Pawnee City 11.3333, BDS 4, Harvard 2, Deshler 2.

Sutton finished seventh as a team, scoring 35 total points, with Tri County outscoring the host Titans 146-107.

The meet opened with Max Huxoll claiming a pair of medals in the field events, placing third in both the long jump and the triple jump.

Huxoll sailed 20’ 7” in the long jump for bronze, while Thayer Central’s Blake Gunn captured gold with a 21’ 9” leap, and Tri County’s Keyton Reck placed second, just ahead of Huxoll with a 20’ 9” effort.

In the triple jump, Huxoll’s third-place leap covered 40’ 6.5”, with Nic Smith of Fairbury claiming gold with a 41’ 10” leap, and Gunn of Thayer Central sailing 40’ 11” to place second.

Individual events on the track were led by Keith Kliewer and Creighton Jones, with Kliewer placing second in the 400-meter dash with his time of 53.41 seconds. Gunn of Thayer Central won the one-lap sprint with a time of 52.84 seconds.

Kliewer and Jones placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in the 200-meter dash, with Kliewer sprinting to a time of 24.07 seconds, while Jones finished in a time of 24.54 seconds. The Titans Gunn also captured gold in this event time of 23.4 seconds.

Jones gained fourth place in the 100-meter dash with his time of 11.96 seconds. Keyton Reck of Tri County earned top honors with a winning time of 11.55 seconds.

Two relay teams, the 4x100 and the throwers’ relay teams earned top six honors on the day, with the 4x100-meter relay team, made up of Kliewer, Jones, Rexx Meyer, and Huxoll placing third overall with a time of 46.37 seconds. Tri County captured the win with a time of 44.81 seconds.

In the 4x100 throwers’ relay, Mason Ehly, Cash Parrish, Jesse Mohnike, and Eli Ladehoff placed third with a time of 53.31 seconds. Sandy Creek earned the win with a time of 52.29 seconds. No team points were earned in the event.

Team Scores: Tri County 146, Thayer Central 107, Fairbury 54, Deshler 49, Sandy Creek 46, Fillmore Central 36, Sutton 35, Cross County 17, BDS 16, Cedar Bluffs 15, Harvard 5, Pawnee City 1.

Nine of the 12 medals were earned on the track, while three field event medals set the tone for the day.

Sophomore Carrigan Rempe, along with senior Anna Paus, brought home three total gold medals for their work on the track.

Rempe won both hurdle events, winning the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.16 seconds, while claiming gold in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.50 seconds.

Sophomore Jade VonSpreckelsen also medaled in the hurdles, placing fifth overall in the 100-meter race with a time of 18.39 seconds.

Paus’ win in the 800-meter run capped a three-medal performance for the Cougars in the event, as Paus claimed gold with a winning time of two minutes, 27.83 seconds. Teammates Caitlin Biltoft and Brielle Lipovsky finished third and fourth in the event, respectively, as Biltoft’s third-place time was clocked at 2:43.13, while Lipovsky finished fourth with a time of 2:43.76.

Sandy Creek’s 4x400-meter relay team, made up by Biltoft, Rempe, Lipovsky, and Paus finished second with a time of 4:25.69.

Sutton claimed gold in the four-lap relay with a time of 4:22.88.

The final two track medals were earned by sophomore Paige Stengel and freshman Collins Hubl.

Stengel finished third in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:15.35. Event winner, Madalyn Janzen of H&H, finished with a time of 5:53.52, while Hastings St. Cecilia’s Lily Daly placed second with a time of 6:00.71.

Hubl captured fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.75 seconds. Shelby-Rising City’s Danica Watts earned the win in the short sprint with a time of 13.12 seconds.

Biltoft earned a two-way tie for second in the high jump with Karsyn Grimes of Gibbon, as both jumpers cleared the 4’ 10” barrier to trail Shelby-Rising City’s Alexis Wetjen, who claimed the win with a 4’ 11” jump.

Paus finished third overall in the pole vault with an 8’ 6” vault. Centura’s Lauren Suntych and Hallie Tessman of H&H tied for first in the event with 9-foot vaults.

Freshman Emersyn Pohlmeier gained a sixthplace finish in the discus with her throw of 88 feet. Doniphan-Trumbull’s Charlee Richter claimed the event title with a 113’ 8” throw.

C SNC coaches tab 6 SC, Sutton girls for all-conference

Coaches for the girls teams in the Southern Nebraska Conference honored six players from Clay County, including first team selection, senior Emma Fisher of Sandy Creek.

Second team honors went to Sutton senior Kyla Griess and Sandy Creek sophomore, Madison Shaw.

Third team honors went to Sutton sophomore Isabella Trejo.

Earning honorable mention honors were Sandy Creek junior, Carrigan Rempe, and Sutton junior, Jadlynn Kinney.

ALL-CONFERENCE FULL LIST 1st Team:

Shayla Rautenberg......................................... Milford Paige Tietjen.......................................Thayer Central Ashlynn Miller................................................ Milford Emma Fisher.......................................... Sandy Creek Abby Crabtree................................................ Milford 2nd Team:

Isabella Peters............................................Tri County Kambri Andel.............................................David City Micah Friesen............................................... Fairbury Madison Shaw....................................... Sandy Creek Kyla Griess.......................................................Sutton 3rd Team:

Marley Olson.............................................Centennial Ava Brueggemann..............................Thayer Central Piper Havel.......................................... Thayer Central Claire Schnuelle..........................................Tri County Isabella Trejo...................................................Sutton Honorable Mention: Carrigan Rempe, Sandy Creek; Jadlynn Kinney, Sutton; Cheyenne Tonniges, Centennial; Sadie Nicolas, David City; Evelyn Timmons, Fairbury; Ali Nichols, Fillmore Central; Sophie Minary, H&H; Kylie Jakub, Milford; Maddi Bargen, Superior; Leah Havel, Thayer Central; Brooke Morgan, Tri County; and Kariss Rosenthal, Wilber-Clatonia.

It had been a long winning drought for the Sutton Fillies basketball program at the state tournament, until the Fillies claimed a win in Lincoln. The last win in Lincoln was a 56-38 win over Freeman in the 2015 Class C-2 tournament, but on Thursday, March 5, Sutton found it’s groove in the second half of their Class D-1 clash with Amherst to pick up a 48-33 victory and advance to the semifinals.

Sutton trailed 20-18 at the halftime break, with the Fillies and Broncos tied at 10 after the first quarter, while Amherst claimed a 10-8 second- quarter run.

Facing the 20-18 deficit, Thursday’s battle at the Pinnacle Bank Arena became a Fillies show, as Sutton outscored the Broncos 16-6 in the third quarter, and 14-7 in the fourth stanza to claim the 15-point victory.

The win was powered by senior Miranda Nuss, as she pulled off a double-double in the game, scoring 17 points and gaining 12 rebounds, all while shooting 70 percent from the floor.

Following Nuss was Isabella Trejo with eight points. Kali White and Avery Smith both added five, while Kyla Griess and Kamryn Steinhauer added four each.

Rounding out the scoring were Camden Mau and Shepleigh Ohrt with two each, while Jadlynn Kinney finished with one.

Overall, Sutton shot just over 40 percent in the win, making 17 of 42 shots. In the second half alone, while Sutton outscored Amherst 30-13, Sutton’s shooting accuracy rose to 50 percent, as the Fillies were 10-20 in the final 16 minutes.

Sutton drained 11 of 18 foul shots (55.6%) and hit on four of 14 three-point buckets (28.6%).

In contrast, the Fillies’ defense held Amherst to just 19.2 percent shooting from the floor, as the Broncos made just 10 of 52 shots, including a dismal 12.5 percent shooting from deep, as Amherst was just 3-24 from long range.

Sutton outrebounded Amherst 48-27, led by Nuss’ big day on the glass. Griess followed Nuss’ 12 boards with eight. Kinney and Mau both had five, Avery Smith and Steinhauer gained four each, with Trejo and Julie Smith gaining three each.

Mau dished out three assists, with Griess gaining a team-high four steals.

The biggest blemish for the Fillies is that they committed 23 turnovers, compared to just 10 for the Broncos.

Sutton............................. 10 8 16 14 -48 Amherst........................... 10 10 6 7 -33 Scoring: FG FT Pts Miranda Nuss.............................. 7-10 3-6 17 Isabella Trejo................................ 2-5 2-2 8 Kali White.................................... 2-5 2-2 5 Avery Smith................................. 1-9 2-2 5 Kamryn Steinhauer...................... 2-4 0-0 4 Kyla Greiss.................................... 1-2 1-2 4 Shepleigh Ohrt............................. 1-1 0-0 2 Camden Mau................................ 1-2 0-0 2 Jadlynn Kinney............................. 0-3 1-4 1 Kaci Yost....................................... 0-1 0-0 0 Sutton Totals:..................... 17-42 11-18 48 Amherst Totals:.................. 10-52 10-20 33 3-pt FG: Trejo 2-5, Griess 1-1, A. Smith 1-4, Mau 0-1, White 0-1, Kinney 0-2. Total: Sutton: 4-14, Amherst: 3-24. Rebounds: Nuss 12, Griess 8, Kinney 5, Mau 5, A. Smith 4, Steinhauer 4, Trejo 3, Julie Smith 3, Yost 2, Kierra Ebert 1, White 1. Total: Sutton: 48, Amherst: 27. Assists: Mau 3, A. Smith 1, Griess 1, Kinney 1,Trejo 1, Addison George 1, Steinhauer 1. Total: Sutton: 9, Amherst: 5. Steals: Griess 4, Trejo 1, White 1, Yost 1. Total: Sutton: 7, Amherst: 12.

Sutton’s girls basketball team pulled off a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since the 2021-22 basketball season, and that is take their season to the big dance in Lincoln, the state tournament, by cruising past the Tri County Trojans 49-23 on the Fillies home floor.

The Sutton Dome was loud and proud when the final buzzer sounded in the Friday, Feb. 27 clash, marking the third time since early February that Sutton had taken down the Trojans.

With the win, Sutton heads to Lincoln with a 20-7 record and hold the fifth overall seed in the Class D-1 tournament. The Fillies will take on Amherst in the first round this Thursday morning, March 5, with tip-off with the 19-6 Broncos set for 10:45 a.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Sutton and Tri County battled each other relatively even in the opening quarter, with the Fillies claiming an 8-5 lead at the end of the first eight minutes of play.

In the second frame, however, Sutton exploded, thanks in part to a 4-7 shooting effort from threepoint range, as the Fillies outscored the Trojans 18-4 to claim a 26-9 halftime lead.

Tri County was able to trim the 17-point Sutton lead to 16 with a 9-8 scoring run in the third, but another powerful run in the fourth quarter earned Sutton a 15-5 scoring edge and the owners of the D1-7 District Final championship plaque.

Sutton was 15-46 from the floor (32.6%) and hit on 12 of 21 foul shots (57.1%).

Defensively, the Fillies held the Trojans to 10 made baskets on 42 attempts (23.8%). Tri County was just 1-10 from the charity stripe (10%).

Sophomore Isabella Trejo, much like she did in Sutton’s 52-40 D1-2 Sub-District win over the Trojans on Feb. 20, led the Fillies scoring effort with 11 points. Freshman Kali White followed with 10, while senior Kyla Griess hit for eight, senior Avery Smith dropped in seven, as did junior Jadlynn Kinney.

Senior Miranda Nuss added three, while fellow senior, Addison George, hit for two points, and junior Kamryn Steinhauer gained one point.

Nuss and Griess both gained seven rebounds, White pulled down six, Steinhauer, five, and Trejo, four.

Griess and Camden Mau both had three assists to lead the way, while Griess and Trejo made two steals to lead.

Sutton.............................. 8 18 8 15 -49 Tri County.......................... 5 4 9 5 -23 Scoring: FG FT Pts Isabella Trejo............................... 4-12 0-0 11 Kali White.................................... 3-7 4-4 10 Kyla Griess.................................... 2-5 2-2 8 Avery Smith................................. 2-4 2-3 7 Jadlynn Kinney............................. 2-4 2-5 7 Miranda Nuss............................... 1-6 1-3 3 Addison George............................ 1-1 0-0 2 Kamryn Steinhauer...................... 0-1 1-2 1 Kaci Yost....................................... 0-1 0-2 0 Camden Mau................................ 0-5 0-0 0 Sutton Totals:..................... 15-46 12-21 49 Tri County Totals:................ 10-42 1-10 23 3-pt FG: Trejo 3-11, Griess 2-3, A. Smith 1-2, Kinney 1-2, Steinhauer 0-1, White 0-1, Mau 0-4. Total: Sutton: 7-24, TC: 2-19. Rebounds: Nuss 7 Griess 7, White 6, Steinhauer 5, Trejo 4, Yost 2, Mau 2, A. Smith 2, Shepleigh Ohrt 1, Kinney 1. Total: Sutton: 37, TC: 23. Assists: Griess 3, Mau 3, Trejo 2, Emma Scheidemann 1, Kinney 1, White 1. Total: Sutton: 11, TC: 3. Steals: Griess 2, Trejo 2, Scheidemann 1, Kinney 1, Yost 1, A. Smith 1. Total: Sutton: 8, TC: 3.

The loss ended the Cougars season with a 19-8 record and one game short of a berth in the Class C-2 state tournament next week.

Sandy Creek trailed 9-8 after one quarter of play, but a 17-15 second-quarter run put the Cougars up 25-24.

Sandy Creek then led 39-36 going into the fourth quarter when the Tigers mounted the huge 13-point scoring advantage to claim the 10-point victory and advance to the state tournament.

Sandy Creek was 17-44 from the floor (38.6%), and drained seven of 12 foul shots (58.3%).

Sophomore Kamerin Sealey and junior Logan Tomky combined for 31 of the Cougars 44 points, with Sealey hitting for 19, and Tomky for 12.

Junior Christian Shaw added nine points, while junior Wes Biltoft closed out the scoring with four points.

Biltoft and Sealey both had seven rebound to lead the Cougars, with Alex Watts gaining five, Tomky, four, and Shaw, and Sam Watts, two each.

Sealey also had five assists in the season-ending loss.

Sandy Creek....................8 17 14 5 -44 North Bend Central..........9 15 12 18 -54 Scoring: FG FT Pts Kamerin Sealey............................. 7-18 5-6 19 Logan Tomky.................................. 4-9 2-4 12 Christian Shaw.............................. 4-10 0-0 9 Wes Biltoft..................................... 2-3 0-2 4 Wyatt Livgren................................. 0-1 0-0 0 Alex Watts...................................... 0-1 0-0 0 Sam Watts...................................... 0-2 0-0 0 Sandy Creek Totals:............... 17-44 7-12 44 3-pt FG: Tomky 2-5, Shaw 1-1, Livgren 0-1, S. Watts 0-2, Sealey 0-3. Total: 3-12. Rebounds: Biltoft 7, Sealey 7, A. Watts 5, Tomky 4, Shaw 2, S. Watts 2.

Total: 27. Assists: Sealey 5, S. Watts 2, Tomky 2, Biltoft 1. Total: 10. Steals: Sealey 1, A. Watts 1, Tomky 1, S. Watts 1, Biltoft 1. Total: 5.