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Lex Netters Cruise Past Adams Central

Defending their home hardcourt with authority, the Lexington Minutemen cruised to a dominating 8-1 victory over Central Conference foe Adams Central at Plum Creek Park on Tuesday.

Don Fox Of Cozad Wins Football Fever Contest

Don Fox of Cozad took home the top prize in the Tri-City TRIBUNE Football Fever Prediction contest for week four of the competition with just one missed guess. Fox was the lone entry with just one missed prediction.

Earning 8-Ball Hardware:

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“Hot Shots” out of Bar W in Gothenburg was second overall at the Western Nebraska APA 8-Ball World Qualifiers held at Eagles Club in North Platte.

TRIBUNE-Area SPORTS

FIVE YEARS AGO (2015)

THINKING OUTLOUD

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Stepping out of a person’s comfort zone is never an easy task, there are so many times that a person would rather back track than go ahead and face the darkness that is in the future. Why can’t there be glimpses of the future or even headlamps that could be handed out to people willing to step into the future?

Cozad’s Pickinpaugh Wins Football Fever Contest

Saylor Pickinpaugh of Cozad took home the top prize in the Tri-City TRIBUNE Football Fever Prediction contest for week three of the competition with just two missed guesses and was the closest in the tiebreaker.

With the win, Pickinpaugh takes home a $50 prize for the predicting efforts.

Also Finishing with two missed predictions was Lee Gerken of Eustis, who was just five points back of Pickinpaugh in the tiebreaker guess.

Rod Dreher of Elwood and Andy Wichelt of Hastings were the third and fourth place finishers, as they both missed just missed predictions.

FIERCE COMPETITION AT DAWSON COUNTY GOLF

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The playing conditions were better than usual for the Cozad, Gothenburg and Lexington linksters as they battled for bragging rights and accolades at the 2020 Dawson County Golf Championships held at the Lakeside Country Club near Johnson Lake on Friday.

Haymakers Clash With Patriots On The Turf

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It was a clash of titans, as the Haymakers battled with the Patriots of Adams Central until the bitter end, only to fall short 21-13 in a thrilling contest that had the outcome result in Cozad being defeated on Homecoming night in front of a capacity crowd on Friday.

“It was a great battle against an excellent team. We will continue to improve,” expressed Cozad head coach Brian Cargill. “We did a good job with the adjustments and it resulted in an outstanding defensive effort in the second half.”

Maids Score Early Lead And Power Past Cozad

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Timely hitting and taking advantage of opportunities that presented themselves, the Minutemaids were able to score early and earn an 11- 4 victory over Cozad at Bellamy Park on Tuesday.

In the first inning, with the bases loaded, Addison Sund went deep for a grand slam to score an early 4-0 lead for Lexington.

In the bottom half of the second inning, the Lady Haymakers struck back with Biz Tvrdy singling and then Maddie Spaulding connected on a two-run home run to make the score 4-2 at the end of the second frame.

Swede Netters Finish Strong At Harvest Festival Tourney

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The Gothenburg Swedes were able to go toe-to-toe with some of the best and finish strong against a loaded field of teams that played in the 2020 Harvest Festival Tournament held in Gothenburg on Friday and Saturday.

In the opening contest, the Lady Swedes went the distance and were edged by Chadron, 14-25, 29-27 and 25-20.

Gothenburg’s Clara Evert and Bella Rickertsen led all hitters with 13 and eight kills, respectively.

Aubrey O’Hare and Emily Cornwell dished out 18 adn 16 set assists as well.

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