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OMAHA BOUND

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Battling to continue their season, the Minutemaids soccer squad was able to score a pair of late goals to ice their 2-0 victory over Blair while holding off all last-ditch efforts late in the contest to punch the Lexington Soccer Clubs ticket to Omaha as the Nebraska Class B-8 District Champion their first district championship in school history which was played at the Optimist Fields in Lexington on Saturday afternoon.

Minutemen Cruise Past Stars In B-2 District Pitch Clash

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Reaching new heights with the hopes of creating noise in Omaha, the Minutemen were not detoured for long during their B-2 District Championship game against the Stars of Kearney Catholic on Saturday afternoon at the Optimist Fields in Lexington.

Kearney Catholic tried their best to play a passive agressive defense, in that they packed it in tight on the defensive end in hopes of limiting the explosiveness of the Lexington offense. For the most part, the Stars defense was up to the challenge during regular pitch action.

Lady Haymakers & Swedes Shine At SWC Championships

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Getting a chance to showcase their talents, the girls tracksters from Cozad and Gothenburg shined at the 2021 Southwest Conference (SWC) Championships that were held in Broken Bow on a Sunny Saturday where the action on the track was as red-hot as the temperature.

The Gothenburg girls were third in the team race with 90 points, Cozad was close behind with 70 points in fourth place. McCook was the girls team champion with 115 points.

Leading the way for the Lady Haymakers and Swedes were double-gold medalist Senior Brittney Aitken from Cozad and Gothenburg’s Aubrey O’Hare.

Golfers Battle For Dawson County Supremacy

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Battling tooth and nail for bragging rights and the accolades that come along with winning the Dawson County Golf Championships; the Haymakers, Swedes and Minutemen put forth great efforts in hopes of claiming the crown at Wild Horse Golf Club on Thursday.

LEXINGTON & GBURG PROSPER AT BADER TRACK INVITATIONAL

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The track and field enthusiasts came from far and wide across central Nebraska to see some of the best compete at the Don Bader Invitational held at Ray Ehlers Stadium in Lexington in front of a large crowd on Friday afternoon and early evening.

Haymakers Flourish At Northwest Track Invite

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On one of the best days to compete thus far in 2021, the Cozad contingency of tracksters took full advantage of the situation to put up notable and record breaking performances against some of Central Nebraska’s best at the Dave Gee Invitational that was held at Northwest High School in Grand Island on Friday afternoon.

Lex Sweeps Central Crowns

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Winning in dramatic fashion, the Minutemaids were crowned the Central 10 Conference Champions on Saturday afternoon.

In the finals, the Lexington girls defeated Columbus Lakeview 1-0 by winning a shootout.

It was a 0-0 score at the end of regulation. Due to the tournament rules, there was no overtime, so it went straight to penalty kicks.

TRIB-Area Showcased At Zorn

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Taking better than average conditions to compete has been easier said than done this Spring, even though the Cozad, Lexington and host Gothenburg tracksters challenged for supremacy and accolades at the Annual Dutch Zorn Invitational on Thursday.

In the heated team races, the Cozad (57 points) and Gothenburg (47) girls were fourth and fifth overall with McCook winning the crown with 115 points. Lexington was ninth with 31 total points.

Minutemen Cruise To Conference Crown

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Scoring early and often, the Minutemen of Lexington cruised their way to the Central 10 Conference Championship on the pitch, by defeating York 10-0 in the Championship match on Saturday afternoon.

Lexington held a 3-0 lead at the break and then the flood gates opened in the second half when they netted seven goals to win in fine fashion 10-0.

Jordy Enamorado, Yoskar Galvan and Luis Mejia all scored twice for the Lex.

In the semifinal round, Lexington defeated Schuyler 7-0. Miguel Raymundo and

BROKEN BOW TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL: SHINING MOMENT

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Going the distance were many of the tracksters that competed for top honors from Cozad and Gothenburg in the girls portion of the Broken Bow Track and Field Invitational that was held on Friday afternoon.