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Wrestling:
Malcolm was the runner-up at its home invite Jan. 6. Placing were Ryan Zoucha 1st; Greg Flack 1st; Haydn Deinert 1st; Dylan Zoucha 2nd; Max Nordmeyer 3rd; Clayton Monroe 5th; Grant Burbach 5th; Cody Green 5th; Zach Pasco 6th.
Centennial finished 10th at High Plains Jan. 5-6. Placing were Gavin Avery 4th; Wyatt Schoepf 5th; Kalten Bauers 5th; Cody Bender 5th; Gaven Schernikau 6th; Caleb Cast 6th; Dylan Nantkes 8th.
Milford was 7th at DCA Jan. 6. Placing were Sam Copley 1st; Konner Schluckebier 3rd; Ethan Zegers 3rd.
Seward was second at the Ashland-Greenwood tournament Jan. 5. Placing were Sean Martin 1st; Carson Core 1st; Brogan Fehlhafer 1st; Broc LaVelle 1st; Trason Snover 3rd; Cadin Gardiner 3rd; Zach Ellingson 3rd; Jordan Kavulak 3rd; Cameron Schrad 4th; Jordan Covert 4th; Jake Wiesen 4th.
Girls’ basketball:
Centennial 43, Sutton 39 Friday
Seward 58, Beatrice 47 Friday
Malcolm 39, Milford 37 Friday
Raymond Central 46, Centennial 38 Saturday
Boys’ basketball:
Beatrice 56, Seward 44 Friday
Centennial 48, Sutton 36 Friday
Milford 56, Malcolm 28 Friday
Centennial 60, Raymond Central 47 Saturday
Concordia basketball
No. 2 Concordia 95, No. 6 Morningside 64 (women)
No. 10 Morningside 80, Concordia 57 (men)
Spring library programs begin in January: Spring programs at Seward Memorial Library begin this week. After school programs for children in grades K-8 which started last fall will continue. Spaces are available for new participants, so call the library at (402) 643-3318 or visit the library website at www.sewardlibrary.org to register. Any child who has turned 3 and has not attended kindergarten yet is welcome to join the story time groups. Call and ask for openings on specific dates and times.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group to meet: The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group will meet the second Tuesday of each month. The group is open to anyone who has a family member dealing with dementia. The meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at Brookdale Heartland Park.
S150 Committee plans final meeting: The final meeting of the Seward Sesquicentennial Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Seward Civic Center. A free, light meal, “Fourth of July picnic,” will proceed the meeting. The official meeting will start at 7 p.m. and a quick final photo of the group will be at 7:30. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will officially dissolve the group, which won’t reinstate/reorganize until the City and County and State’s 175th Birthday in 2042 or Seward’s, Seward County’s and Nebraska’s Bicentennial in 2067. Questions can be directed to Clark Kolterman at (402) 641-8522 or email him at clark.kolterman@sewardschools.org.
Nebraska State Patrol: Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol continue their efforts to reduce teen crashes in Nebraska. Working in conjunction with partners at the Nebraska Department of Transportation - Highway Safety Office (NDOT-HSO), troopers give hundreds of safety presentations to youth across Nebraska.
From October through December, troopers throughout Nebraska gave more than 250 safety presentations. Seventy one of those events were funded through grants from NDOT-HSO, including presentations at schools, businesses, churches, community centers, and Friday Night Lights high school football games. Those presentations reached roughly 35,000 people. For all of 2017, Troopers reached an estimated 210,000 people with safety presentations.
Troopers will continue offering safety presentations from January through March of 2018, delivering the message that seat belts save lives. The presentations include the Rollover Simulator, the Seat Belt Convincer, the Persuader and the Driving Simulator.
“Our Community Service Officers and other Troopers who give these presentations deliver an important message to people who need to hear it,” said Colonel John Bolduc, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “If we can instill safe-driving habits in these new drivers, it will positively affect how they drive for decades to come.”
According to the Nebraska Strategic Highway Safety Plan, teen drivers ages 16-20 represent the highest number of unbelted fatalities. Those interested in scheduling a safety presentation can visit the Community Policing/Safety Programs page of the NSP website for information.
