October 2024

Pioneers power back against Griffins, force decisive game

A come-from-behind victory pushed Friday’s district finals to a decisive third game as Nebraska City softball battled back from a game-one set back and picked up its 27th win of a historically successful campaign.The Gretna East Griffins won the first and third games of the best-of-three series and advanced to the state tournament.Gretna East looked in position to win the series in two games as the Griffins broke a 2-2 tie and had an 8-3 lead after six complete innings.The Pioneers refused to fold.Nebraska City, the visitors on the scoreboard in game two, got an eight-run top of the seventh inning to take the lead.Riley Beethe started off the top of the seventh inning with a triple and Kolbi Davis drove her home with an RBI single.Lextyn Harker hit a double and Tarryn Godsey hit a single that scored Davis.

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Higgins joins Nebraska Community Foundation, Olson promoted

Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF) recently added a new staff member and promoted another, strengthening its growing team and mission to build stronger communities and a Greater Nebraska.Chloe Higgins joined NCF as Youth Engagement Specialist, a new role that supports the organization’s 1,500 volunteer community leaders in their efforts to invite, include, engage and unleash the goodness of youth and young adults and to co-create long-term positive impact throughout Greater Nebraska.Higgins is a beneficiary of NCF’s investment in young people, starting in seventh grade with a Youth Philanthropy Grant from the Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund, an affiliated fund of Nebraska Community Foundation.

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