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Lucy Spady (10) shuts down an Ogallala attack in subdistricts with the help of Joee Clevenger (2).
After a one-year hiatus, the Chase County volleyball team is headed back to the Class C1 district final on Saturday.
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Longhorn defenders Cody Duffy (73), Joel Alarcon Ortega (58) and Tristan Jablonski (20) work to corral a Gordon-Rushville runner late in Chase County’s loss to the Mustangs.
For Chase County, the 2021 football season wrapped up in Imperial Friday when the Longhorns lost to playoff-bound Gordon-Rushville.
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Jordan Jablonski nears the finish line at last Friday’s Class C state meet in Kearney.
Jordan Jablonski capped off her high school cross country career with another appearance in the state meet.
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The Wauneta-Palisade defense forced 16 turnovers and had 12 sacks in the 2021 season. Working to contain a Southwest running back include Hunter Miner (25), Garrett Hanna (1), Wyatt Muths (29), Conner Bryner (15), Colby Hoskovec (background) and Aidan Kennicutt (58).
The Wauneta-Palisade football team had its best season since 2018 this fall, finishing with a 4-4 record.
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Nick Schultz was recognized for 40 years on the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department. Not pictured—Rick Elliott (25) and Todd Courter (5).
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Firefighters who responded the most to fire calls in 2020 were, from left, Aaron Greene, Brad Wheeler, Doug Mitchell, Wade Courter, Duane Todd, Doug Wright, Dustin Harris and Mark Bomba. Not pictured—Mike Rowley, Kelsey Weiss and Daryl Sharp.
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Wade Courter, left, was chosen by his fellow firefighters as 2020 Firefighter of the Year, while Aaron Greene was named Lineman of the Year. The two also received the department’s training and attendance awards. Not pictured—Officer of the Year Kelsey Weiss and Driver of the Year Mike Rowley.
At the annual Imperial Volunteer Fire Department awards night program, the new hall from which the department now operates came up more than once.
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