SWEDE TY BARTELS (6) runs hard on a reverse against St. Paul Friday night on the Gothenburg home field. Gothenburg lost the contest but battled the whole game and never quit trying to put the ball in the endzone.. BRAD MESSERSMITH TIMES SPORTS REPORTER-PHOTO
Gothenburg Boys battled St.Paul on the home field on Friday night and came up short on the scoreboard 35-0. The Swedes played hard and never gave up trying to get the offense going. With the loss Gothenburg moves to 0-4 on the season. The Swedes will travel to Ogallala next Friday to go after the first win of the year. The boys have battled hard this year and have improved with each week.
The Gothenburg Swedes Softball team played Polk County. The Swedes stole the lead late in the fifth inning to secure the win. Madison Beachel led the rally with a triple on the first pitch of her at bat to score two runs to seal the deal.
The Cozad Volleyball team hosted an Invitational tournament on Saturday in Cozad. Ogallala was crowned the Champions as they defeated Gothenburg 20-25, 25-21, and 25-20.
Broken bow hosted a Cross Country invite on September 11, 2021. The Men’s 5,000 meters varsity had Thirteen teams and on hundred thirty-nine runners. The Women’s 5,000 meters varsity had twelve teams and ninety-eight runners.
Brianna Houchin shut down Chase County, throwing a complete game shutout and leading the Swedes to a 10-0 victory on Saturday. The Swedes scored four runs in the fourth inning. The offensive onslaught by the Swedes was led by Taysia Holbein, Chloe Daharsh, and wren Herrick. all sending runners across the plate with runs batted in in the inning.
The Gothenburg swedes took on Broken Bow in gridiron action on Friday night. The Swedes came up short on the scoreboard with a score of 32-14 after the battle was over. Gothenburg ended the game with forty-five yards rushing on twenty-six attempts. Broken Bow tallied two hundred seventy-nine yar ds on fifty-eight attempts. The swedes ended the game with one hundred-seventeen yards passing, throwing nine completions on seventeen pass attempts. Broken Bow ended the night with thirty-nine yards of passing total as a team. Broken Bow had three hundred eighteen yards of total offense to the Swedes one hundred sixty-two total yards. Each team had one turnover in the contest.
The Gothenburg swedes defeated Minden 10-1 thanks to a strong start.
SWEDES RUNNERS BATTLE FOR POSITION at the Lexington Invite as they make their way up the hill in the pack. PAUL PACK/TRI-CITY TRIBUNE
The Lexington Invitational Cross-Country Meet was held on Tuesday September 7, 2021 at the Johnson Lake Golf Course. The Men’s' 5,000 meters had one hundred twenty-one entrants. The Women’s' 5,000 meters had seventy-four entrants. The 3,000-meter run had seventy-eight entrants during the meet.