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The Lady Swedes finished as the Consolation Champions at the Greg Miller Memorial Holiday Tournament by defeating Lawrence-Nelson after being edged by Gering in the opening round on Wednesday and Thursday in Hershey.
The Lady Swedes went toe-to-toe with the Vikings of Northwest on the hardwood in a Saturday afternoon soiree held in Gothenburg.
Stepping up to the plate in hopes of hitting it out of the park were the Swede grapplers as they challenged with some of Nebraska’s best regardless of classification at the North Platte Duals Tournament on Saturday.
Looking to get the post holiday break off on the right foot, the Gothenburg boys hoopsters competed in the Greg Miller Memorial Holiday Tournament that was held in Hershey on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Swedes battled against the highly touted Vikings of Northwest and were defeated by the score of 60-34 as a result of Northwest’s stifling defense and timely sharpshooting on Saturday in Gothenburg.
Finishing the first half of the season strong were the members of the Swede wrestling team as they hosted a triangular against a pair of district foes in Scottsbluff and Lexington on Tuesday evening in Gothenburg.
BEAUTY AND THE BULLDOGS: Bella Rickertsen, (front middle) recently signed her letter of intent to run track at Concordia University. She was joined by her parents and coaches at the signing. Pictured: (front) Sarah Rickertsen, Bella and Ben Rickertsen; (back) GHS track coach Steve Reeves, Concorida head track coach Matt Beisel and GHS track coach Bryson Mahlberg.
Big Second Half Propels Gothenburg past Lady Irish
A low scoring third quarter proved costly as the Swedes weren’t able to recover quite fast enough for a valiant comeback and were edged by Holdrege, 57-45 in boys hoops action on Friday evening in Gothenburg.