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Cozad Cagers Compete In Holiday Tourney

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In the second round of the 2020 Runza Holiday Hoops Tournament, the Cozad hoopsters battled with Sandy Creek and Central City on Monday evening in Wood River.

LEX, GBURG & SCOTTSBLUFF CLASH ON THE MAT

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Finishing the first half of the season strong were the members of the Swede and Minutemen wrestling teams as they clashed in a triangular against district foe, Scottsbluff on Tuesday evening in Gothenburg.

SENIOR STANDOUT

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Cozad Earns Double-Dip Split Against Bulldogs

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In what became another edtion of Southwest Conference (SWC) thrillers, the Haymakers battled with Ainsworth in a girls/boys doubleheader on the hardwood at Bill Ramsay Court on Saturday afternoon in Cozad.

Falling behind early was the difference, as the valiant comeback by the Lady Haymakers in the closing minutes wasn’t enough to overcome the early deficit and the Cozad lady hoopsters were defeated 47-38 by Ainsworth.

HAYMAKERS SCORE WIN OVER HOLDREGE

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Scoring when it matters the most was the formula for success for the Haymakers to score a 32-30 dual victory over the Dusters of Holdrege in dramatic fashion with a valiant comeback. The mat clash was held in Cozad on Tuesday evening.

Holdrege was able to gain the early edge with Jacob Janssen getting a forfeit win at 138 points to score a 6-0 lead for the Dusters.

Fellow Duster Jaydan Janssen was then about to win an offensive shootout match over Cozad’s Cameron Busesing at 145 lbs. to extend the Holdrege lead to 9-0.

Swede Hoopters Battle With Holdrege In Shootout

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A low scoring third quarter proved costly as the Swedes weren’t able to recover quite fast enough for a valiant comeback and were edged by Holdrege, 57-45 in boys hoops action on Friday evening in Gothenbttrg.

“I felt that we did a lot of good things. We need to do a better job of not over dribbling, trail screens and improve our rebounding,” expressed Gothenburg head coach Scott Carlin. “The biggest positives that didn’t show up on the scoreboard were we had a season low in turnovers and our pressure defense created a lot of havoc for Holdrege.”

Cozad Hoopsters Win Thriller Over Badgers

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In what became a Southwest Conference (SWC) thriller, the Haymakers were able to score in the final moments to earn the hardfought, 46-43 victoryover Valentine at Coach Bill Ramsay Court on Saturday evening in Cozad.

Lady Haymakers Edged By Valentine In Final Moments

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Dialing for long distance for seven trifecta’s, the Lady Haymakers put forth a remarkable effort in hopes of winning their home opener, only to see Valentine be the spoiler and score in the final moments to clinch a 36-34 heartbreaker on Saturday evening at Coach Ramsay Court in Cozad.

Maids Fast Start The Difference Against Gothenburg

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Powered by a fast start the Minutemaids were able to hold off the late charges by the Gothenburg Lady Swedes and win a 48-42 opening night contest in girls hoops action held in Lexington on Thursday evening.

TRIB-Area Grapplers Clash At Cozad

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The Swedes, Minutemen and the host Haymakers all got their seasons started off on the right foot by competing in the always-tough Cozad Invitational that was split up from the traditional individual weight class tournament to a dual-formatted schedule that was held on Friday and Saturday.