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September 2025

Lady Panthers on 4 win run

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The NG/SE Lady Panthers hit a four-game winning streak since August 28. The team most recently defeated Palmer in a 2-0 game, Grand Island Lutheran on Sept.
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Panthers pick up loss with LHNE

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The Newman Grove/St. Edward Panther boys’ football team hosted Lutheran High Northeast last Friday evening, and suffered a loss 62-20 to the Eagles.
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Drog family gathers for reunion

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Descendants of John and Kathryne (Kula) Drog held their annual family reunion over the Labor Day weekend at the home of Rod Cheloha near Duncan. Rod Cheloha and Cindy Wiese hosted the event beginning Saturday evening with family gathering around a fire pit by the river for Polish beer, brats and reminiscing.
First cousins and spouses that attended the Drog Family Reunion Sunday. Kneeling: Mary (Guenther) Mielak; Jami (Schott) Wichman; Cindy (Guenther) Sackett; and Rod Cheloha; first row: Christy (Valasek) Hagley; Wanda (Valasek) Munson; Karen (Schott) Muckel; Pat Sackett; Rose (Valasek) Murcek; Deb (Schott) Olson and Cindy Wiese; second row; Mike and Peri (Valasek) Grieb; Chuck Laska (behind Peri); Laura and Ken Laska; Paul and Marcia (Guenther) Louis; Chris Wichman; and Gary Valasek.

Golf team duals Fullerton at home

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The Cardinals continued their season with their second week of match play last week. Monday saw the Fullerton Warriors visiting the Albion Country Club for their annual dual and the Cardinals came out on top in a dominant fashion.
Back Row (L to R): Lacie Miller, Carley Beckwith, Molly Harris, Katie Lueken, Sydney Spangler, Ashlynn Naber; Front Row (L to R): Katelyn Krohn, Kailyn Choat, Brooklyn Krohn, Maddie Kuta, Ella Gompert

Lady Card softball team jumps out to 4-2 on season

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The Boone Central girls’ softball team took to the field for a flurry of games since last report, boosting their record to 4-2, putting together a three-win streak through August 30. Since last week’s recap, the team played against Highway 91, Blue River, Polk County, NEN Vipers and Highway 91 – with mainly games on the road.
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Camp third at State Fair

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Anita Camp at Cedar Rapids took her “Best in Fair” at the Boone County Fair competition quilt to the State Fair, and received third place overall..
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Babbling Brook

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I’ve always been a big fan of “you get what you pay for” - or at least you certainly should. I don’t like buying garbage, I hate buying plastic things from overseas, but unfortunately, that appears to be what our throw-away society really loves.
“You Get What You Pay for”