Cowgirl track grabs three medals with four athletes at Shen
Six members of the Sidney girls’ track and field team were in action on Thursday, April 13, at a meet at Shenandoah. Lilly Peters scored third in the discus with a throw of 100’2.5”.
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Dowling, Thompson earn medals at Griswold Tri
The Sidney girls’ and boys’ golf teams competed in a triangular at Griswold on April 4. The Sidney girls’ team shot 188 while Red Oak shot 240 and Griswold failed to card a team score.
Sidney girls’ track runs at Red Oak
The Sidney girls’ track team competed at the Red Oak Invite on April 6. Medal winners were Lilly Peters, first, discus, 107’8”; fifth, shot, 26’7.5”; Lily Kingsolver, fourth, 100, 14.03; and Paycee Holmes, fifth, long jump, 14’2”.
Sidney golfers open season against Shenandoah
The Sidney girls’ and boys’ golf teams opened their 2023 seasons on Monday, April 3, against Shenandoah at the Fremont County Golf Course. Avery Dowling shot 45 in leading the Sidney girls’ team to a score of 204, compared to 234 for Shenandoah.
Keep Iowa Beautiful announces annual pick-up Iowa program
Keep Iowa Beautiful invites Iowans to join the Great American Cleanup and an estimated 3 million volunteers across the nation by removing litter from public areas during Pick-Up Iowa from April 15, through July 31.
Fremont County Extension sponsors overnight event
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Fremont County sponsored Jungle Junior Overnight Friday, March 17. Thirty-two youth in 4-6 grades met at the Fremont Mills High School in Tabor at 6 p.m. Camp lasted until 10 a.m. on Saturday. The camp was open to all area youth in grades 4-6 with no requirement to be 4-H members.
The Auto Club Group and IDOT partner for ‘Move Over for Me’ roadside campaign
AAA has long been an advocate for Slow Down, Move Over laws, requiring drivers to slow down and move over for emergency responders on the roadside. The organization regularly works with the Iowa Department of Transportation on traffic safety initiatives, yet there continues to be an alarming number of roadway fatalities.
UNL spring commencement is May 19-20
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s spring commencement is May 19 and 20. The graduate and professional degree ceremony will be at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, 1600 Court St., at 3 p.m.
Iowa’s popular spring turkey hunting season only a few weeks away
Thunderous calls from competing Toms trying to out-do one another for the attention from nearby hens, rattles through Iowa’s timber each spring. This annual ritual is witnessed by hunters who attempt to mimic the call of a lonely hen, to attract a frustrated Tom to come search her out.
Bobcat baseball evens record with four-game sweep
The Peru State baseball team pulled its season record to 8-8 following a four-game home and away sweep of Park University on Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 27. After earning home wins by scores of 11-7 and 4-3, the Bobcats traveled to Parkville, Mo., where they picked up wins by scores of 3-2 and 2-1.