The Clay County News

01/14/2026

Mustangs split with Cross County, Centennial to move to 7-4 on the year—A two-game split with the Cross County Cougars and the Centennial Broncos left the Sutton Boys Basketball team with a 7-4 record, as the Cougars rattled off a 61-51 win Thursday, Jan. 8, before the Mustangs bounced back to claim a 59-41 victory Friday, Jan. 9.

Read more about the Mustangs in this week's paper.

01/14/2026

NE Legislature: Session opens—The second session of the 109th Nebraska Unicameral Legislature convened on Jan. 7—opening this year’s opportunity to sort through and debate hundreds of potential new laws or changes to existing state law. Legislation will be introduced for the first three weeks and range from simple word clarification to program overhauls. Clay County News will be following these proposals, providing updates as they move through the legislative process until the end of the session on April 17.

Read more about the Legislative session in this week's paper.

01/14/2026

Giltner-Harvard boys earn win on road against CVA, fall to Red Cloud—The Giltner-Harvard boys were on the road Tuesday, Jan. 6, taking on the College View Academy Eagles, before traveling to Red Cloud Jan. 9.
G-H outscored College View in three quarters, earning a 15-9 first-quarter run, before CVA earned 17 points over G-H’s 14 in the second quarter. The teams headed into halftime with a 29-26 score.

Read more about the Giltner-Harvard boys in this week's CCN.

01/14/2026

Six reserves medal for SC Girls Wrestling team at High Plains meet—Action for the Sandy Creek Girls Wrestling team took the Cougars to Columbus for the 2026 Norm Manstedt/High Plains Community meet, Thursday, Jan. 8. In all, six junior varsity girls came away with medals, led by Alara Sims’ first-place finish in the 235-pound weight class, scoring 16 points along the way. On the varsity front in Columbus, two Cougars registered wins, but fell short of medal contention. Ella Crumbliss won two of her four matches in the 190-pound weight class, gaining a 3:47 pinfall win over Addyson Jacob of Neligh-Oakdale, and a 32-second pinfall win over teammate Eboney Tripe.

Read more about the SC Girls Wrestling team in this week's paper.

01/07/2026

01/07/2026

G-H girls win double OT thriller over H&H —For their sixth straight win, the Giltner-Harvard girls made it one to remember, going double overtime with H&H Jan. 2. H&H had an early lead in the first half, earning 12 points in the first quarter and 14 in the second. G-H fell a little short, earning 18 points overall, heading into halftime with a Bearcats’ 26-18 lead.

Read more about the Giltner-Harvard girls in this week's CCN.

01/07/2026

Everson leads SC girls wrestling team at Fillmore Central Invite Jan. 2—Paced by a second-place finish from Lily Everson in the 115-pound weight class, the Sandy Creek girls wrestling team had four total medalists. The Cougar girls got the 2026 portion of the season underway at the Fillmore Central Holiday tournament Friday, Jan. 2, in Geneva.

Read more about the Sandy Creek Girls wrestlers in this week's paper.

01/07/2026

Fillies win tourney title, trounce Mead, hold off Bergan in overtime—The Sutton Fillies ran their season record to 7-2 over the holiday break by winning the Mead Holiday Tournament with a 63-21 thumping of the host Mead girls, before holding off Archbishop Bergan of Fremont 46-44 in overtime, to gain the tournament title.

Read more about the Fillies in this week's CCN.

01/07/2026

A New Year’s resolution: Clean indoor air!—Do you know if the air inside your home is clean, healthy indoor air? Do you know if you and your family are exposed to radon? If you haven’t tested your home for radon, consider adding this to your resolution list. It’s a healthy choice that can help reduce your risk of lung cancer. January is Radon Action Month. Winter months are a good time to test for radon, because more of this toxic gas can become trapped inside when homes are closed up tight.

Read more about Radon Action Month in this week's paper.

12/31/2025

Mustang wrestling wins 4 of 5 duals during home tournament Dec. 23—The Sutton wrestling team went 4-1 during action in the Mustangs’ annual home dual tournament Tuesday, Dec. 23, inside the Sutton Dome.
Sutton upended Wood River 44-29, beat Nebraska Christian 54-18, edged past Centennial 33-28, and stomped Freeman 60-12. Sutton’s lone setback was at the hands of Thayer Central, as the Titans edged the Mustangs 48-35.

Read more about the Mustangs in this week's CCN.