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Raiders score huge Homecoming win over Bergan

LVSS 9 7     14 13 43 Berg. 0 13 7 0 20 The Raiders won their first game of the season with a huge homecoming win over Archbishop Bergan.  "The team came …

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Benne continues to heat up the court at Briar Cliff

Freshman Year, 2020-21: Kennedy appeared in 26 games for the Cliff scoring 268 points. She grabbed 103 rebounds and dished out 63 assists. Her 97 steals rank third in a single season in program …
Medals continue for Meyer and Magnusson
Dawson Meyer and Carolyn Magnusson kept their string of medal winning meets alive Thursday at the North Bend Invite.  The 15-school meet featured a mixture of larger Class C schools and class D …
Raiders go 1-1 in home Triangular
The LVSS Lady Raiders Volleyball team hosted a home triangular with Conestoga and Arlington on Thursday, September 9 th .  LVSS went up against a tough Conestoga team in their first match of the …
GACC disrupts perfect Lady Knights’ week
O-C Volleyball moves to 19-3 Outscoring their opponents 359-275, the Oakland-Craig Lady Knights won 12 of 15 sets against several opponents throughout the week. Most notably, O-C sent the North …
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Married on August 25, 1973, Carl and Julie Easton of Oakland are preparing to celebrate their 50 th wedding anniversary. Their children Eric Easton, Katherine (Chris) Strom and Keith Easton; and …
Birth Announcement Marcus and Mickayla Hegy of Bennington announce the birth of their son, Fletcher Michael Hegy on June 30th at Methodist Womens’ Hospital in Omaha. Fletcher weighed 6 …
Josh and Taylor Rakowsky of Battle Creek, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Grace. Riley arrived at 8:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 13 at Faith Regional Hospital, Norfolk, …
Sharlotte Faye Carr born May 12 , 2023 at 11:45am, 8.1 lbs to Matthew & Shandra Carr of Lyons, Nebraska.
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