Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media With a strong duo at the top of the lineup, the Nebraska City boys’ tennis team is excited about the possibility of adding a state medal or medals to what might have been the program’s finest season a year ago with the team’s singles players making the state semifinals and the team scoring the most state points in its history. Anthony Robinson looks strong at the No.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media A core of experience and a large freshman class have the Knights thinking about progress, not only for the 2022 season, but well into the future. Seniors return with significant experience in Aspen Meyer, Sofia Fulton and Kassidy Olson.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media With young players getting their opportunities to play, the Lourdes football team is ready to write a new chapter to its program’s history. The last chapter was a good one as a veteran and taleted team made a run into the playoffs last season.
Front row from left are Joslyn Crispin, Eddy Pro, Camden Miller, Drue Weeda, Nick Fedoris, Julian Rodriguez; second row: Caroline Gay, Malayna Madsen, JR Rico, Alex Rico. Mason Houghton, Jeremy Polanco, Evie Madison, Jack Vasser and Rhys Reimers. Not pictured are Alexis Meyer and Mathew Rodriguez.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media While most high school sports are just getting started this week, the Nebraska City softball team had already logged four games of action by Aug. 20 with three of those results being wins for the Pioneer team.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media Start with the end in mind. That’s Nebraska City’s plan for the 2022 season as the team looks to repeat its feat of making it to the state tournament.
Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media Energy and spirits are running high for the Nebraska City volleyball team this preseason. Coach Adam Kuntz said the team had an awesome bonding experience playing a summer event.
We’re successfully growing Nebraska and creating jobs here in the Good Life. Nebraska had the nation’s lowest average unemployment rate in 2020 and 2021, and we do again so far in 2022. In fact, we currently have the lowest unemployment rate in state history at 1.9%. As of Sunday, August 14th, the State’s job website (NEworks.nebraska.gov) listed 51,835 available openings.
Panama Wind Project makes sense for Otoe County I know there has been much discussion about the changes a wind project would bring to the community. I think it’s time to focus on the facts.
Editor’s note: This column was printed with observations about memories of Farm Aid 3, twenty-five years later. It has now been 35 years. The 2022 Farm Aid is set for Saturday, Sept. 24, in Raleigh, North Carolina. To see more information about Farm Aid, visit the website at www.farmaid. org/about-us/ Today’s Sunday Journal-Star newspaper featured an article that surprised me. It concerned a Saturday I spent in Memorial Stadium. It was about Farm Aid III, spearheaded by Willie Nelson It doesn’t seem possible that memorable day occurred 25 years ago. It was held at the height of the foreclosures on farm families during the farm crisis of the 1980’s.