BRAD MESSERSMITH/PLATTE VALLEY MEDIA
The Gothenburg Melons Juniors started the baseball season on June 19th with a win over Minden (5-1). They ended the regular season July 16th against Holdrege Farm Bureau Juniors with a loss (10-7). The finished the season with a 5-4 record. In the nine games played the Melons Juniors made two hundred ninety-one plate appearances and had two hundred thirty-three at bats for the year.
The Gothenburg Swedes High school Football team hosted a summer Football Camp July 19-22. The camp hosted over 60 athletes from around the area. The ages of the participants ranged from third grades through eighth grades.
Gothenburg Senior Melons went lost a spirited affair against McCook in District play at Minden on Friday July 23 in a walk off in the bottom of the seventh inning when the winning run was scored on an error. The game was close throughout in a back-and-forth contest. McCook MNB Seniors walked away with an 8-7 victory moving on to the winner’s bracket. the loss dropped the Melons to 0-1 in the double elimination tournament.
The Gothenburg Junior Melons Baseball team took a hit in the loss column Tuesday July 13, when the Broken Bow Junior legion ball club defeated them by a score of 8-0 in District play.
The Gymnastics West squad that is based out of Gothenburg had a spectacular showing at the 2021 Cornhusker State Games this past weekend.
Duck hunters must choose between two daily bag limits when they register for their Harvest Information Program number this year.
SPEAKING TO the crowd is Teammates originator Tom Osborne during a BBQ held at Wild Horse on Friday. ASHLEY MOHLER/PLATTE VALLEY MEDIA
The Gothenburg Melons Juniors began their quest to the State Tournament as they began play at the Nebraska American Legion B6 District Baseball Tournament held in Gothenburg starting on Friday.
PLAYING IN the spotlight were numerous Gothenburg-Area diamond standouts as they competed in the Mid-Nebraska Senior Legion All-Star contest in Kearney on Thursday evening. Participating were (from left) Assistant Coach Jordan Rossell, Gothenburg; Daven Naylor, Lexington; Maddox Rickertsen, Gothenburg; Tubby Baker, Gothenburg; Jacob Engel, Cozad; Evan Thome, Cozad; and Greg Treffer, Lexington. KELLY NINAS/TRI-CITY TRIBUNE