The schedule gets really busy for the Lexington, Cozad and Gothneburg golfers during the Spring season and it pushes them to get better and better during the stretch run that includes conference play and the postseason, after they complete the battle for bragging rights at the Dawson County Championships that were held at Lakeside Country Club south of Lexington.
The Gothenburg Trap Team wrapped up its 2022 season at the Cornhusker State Trap Shoot April 29- 30 in Doniphan. The event, the largest youth shoot of its kind in the nation, boasted 935 junior shooters, the second highest total in the event’s history, and just over 1,500 senior shooters. This year’s Cornhusker Cup, the top award, went to Mason Gerdes from Raymond Central with a 136/175 score.
The track and field enthusiasts came from far and wide across central Nebraska to see some of the best compete at the Don Bader Invitational held at Ray Ehlers Stadium in Lexington in front of a large crowd on Friday afternoon and early evening.
Going toe-to-toe with some of the best tracksters that southwest Nebraska has was a challenge that the Hi-Line standouts took in stride while competing in the Jim Mather Invitational that was held in Arapahoe on Wednesday.
Doing their best to tame the Wild Horse were the Cozad, Lexington and host Gothenburg golf squads on Thursday at the Wild Horse Golf Club.
The Gothenburg Trap Team competed at their last conference shoot Saturday, April 16, in Doniphan. 144 Junior and 208 Senior shooters took to the lines for the final show down of the regular season.
Playing against a loaded field and a treacherous gift from Mother Nature; the Gothenburg, Cozad and Lexington linksters engaged in battle with some of the best at the McCook Golf Invite on Tuesday.
The Gothenburg Trap Team headed back to Doniphan for their fifth conference shoot of the season last Saturday. 202 Senior and 146 Junior shooters toed the lines.
Taking full advantage of better than average conditions to compete has been easier said than done this Spring, even though the Cozad, Lexington and host Gothenburg tracksters challenged for supremacy and accolades at the Annual Dutch Zorn Invitational on Thursday.
Running like the wind, jumping like a gazelle and showcasing their strength were the tracksters that competed against some of the best athletes in western Nebraska at the annual Broken Bow Track and Field Invitational at Mark Russell Field on Friday.