The family of Gala Hulme is hosting an open house in honor of her 85th birthday on January 14. The celebration will be held on Sunday, January 19, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 107 E. Niles Street in Cairo. If you are unable to attend but would like to send birthday wishes, cards can be sent to 18312 West Old Potash Hwy., Shelton, NE 68876.
With wins over the host Ravenna Bluejays and Overton Eagles, the Shelton boys basketball team brought home the Ravenna Holiday Tournament championship last week. The Bulldogs ran past Ravenna on Thursday, January 2, by a 59-32 final tally and chalked up a 65-43 win over Overton in the tournament championship game on Friday, January 3.
“The Wood River girls wrestling team competed at the Cryin’ Creek Dual Tournament on Monday, December 30, in Weeping Water,” reported head coach Christian Thompson. “Wood River was short-handed on the day due to injuries but came home with a sixth place finish. Wood River defeated Weeping Water and Nebraska City while dropping duals to Beatrice, West Point-Beemer, and Papillion LaVista.”
The competition was tough for the Gibbon Buffalo wrestlers at the Wood River Holiday Duals Tournament held on Saturday, January 4, where they finished in seventh place. The Gibbon boys met defeat at the hands of Aquinas Catholic, 28-54; Broken Bow, 35-47; Raymond Central, 21-47; and Wood River, 42-37. The Buffaloes topped Amherst by a 53-30 margin.
“We wrestled at our own holiday dual invite on Saturday, January 4,” explained head boys wrestling coach Darin Waddington of the recent Eagle wrestling action.
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