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A recent graduate from Crete High School took home the gold against some of the best competition in the state in his event. Michael Willey of Crete won the boys’ long jump at the Midwest … more
The Crete Nestle Purina Juniors’ baseball team played two games on the week, losing both with a 12-3 loss to Seward on June 6, and a 5-4 loss to ETC on June 7. Seward jumped out to an … more
The Crete Stop ‘N Shop Seniors’ baseball team started off the week with back-to-back home losses, dropping its first game of the week 11-1 to Seward on June 6 and 15-9 to ETC on June 7. … more
The Crete Stop ‘N Shop seniors kicked off the summer season at home against Waverly and couldn’t quite get the bats rolling, losing 7-2 after falling behind early in the game. … more
The Crete Nestle Purina junior baseball team had a tough time getting any offense going in its home opener, losing to Waverly 6-0 on May 23. After going scoreless through the first two innings, … more
The Crete boys’ golf team fell short of making the state meet as a team or qualifying any individuals after a shaky front nine at the district meet in York on May 16. “It … more
One minute and 40 seconds. That proved to be plenty of time for the Crete football team to score the game-winning touchdown to defeat Omaha Westview 31-28 on Aug. 18. “I’m proud of … more
Just like the opening round of the Central Conference tournament, the Crete girls’ soccer team couldn’t avoid being 10-0’d by Grand Island Northwest on April 25. Coach Yesenia … more
The Crete girls’ tennis team started out the week hosting Norris in a dual and couldn’t quite pick up the wins they were hoping for, going 1-2 in doubles and 1-5 in singles. Coach … more
The Crete girls’ tennis team started off the week on April 19 at the Elkhorn North Invite and faced some stiff competition. The Cardinals went 2-3 in doubles and 1-4 in singles. In … more
The Crete boys’ soccer team started out the week at Lakeview and got a 3-0 win over the winless Vikings on April 18. “We traveled to Columbus to take on a winless Lakeview team that … more
by Stephanie Croston scroston@sewardindependent.com   He watched his brother, tried it himself and continues to find success high jumping. “I realized I had the ability to … more
After dropping three straight the week before, the Crete/Milford baseball team didn’t get the start it wanted, dropping its first game of the week to Central City/Fullerton/Centura 18-0 on … more
Girls 100-meter dash 1) Alexa Kraus, CHS, 13.05 2) Kayli Carey, DHS, 13.1 3) Lauren Eggerling, CHS, 13.51 200-meter dash 1) Ella Clark, TCHS, … more
The Crete girls’ soccer team started off the week hosting Conestoga and falling 6-0 on March 28. After a close first half and only one goal for the Cougars, Conestoga came out red hot and … more
The Crete boys’ soccer team continued its shutout streak March 27, defeating Nebraska City 5-0 after a fast start in the first half. The Cardinals wasted no time getting to work, scoring … more
The Crete girls’ tennis team hosted its first dual of the 2023 season and went undefeated in doubles against Beatrice on March 23. The Cardinals were 3-0 in doubles, with Reagan Bessler and … more
The Crete golf team competed at the Seward Invitational on March 24 to start out the season and took home the gold, defeating nine other teams. The team of Brock Heusinkvelt, Reece Vertin, Wyatt … more
On a blistering cold Saturday, the Crete track and field team was able to get its first meet in the books, competing at the Doane indoor Class B meet on March 18. The boys finished fourth out of … more
After three close quarters, the Crete boys’ basketball team used a fourth-quarter surge to defeat Waverly 60-41 in the B-5 district final and qualify for the state tournament for the first time … more
Both the Crete boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams ended their seasons at the state meet Feb. 16-18. On the girls’ side, the Cardinals ended their historic season with Trinity … more
The Crete boys’ wrestling team had success at the B-2 district meet at Ralston on Feb. 11, qualifying six for the state meet and finishing fifth out of 12 teams. Crete’s Connor Lomax … more
From racing in the street to racing for All-American status, Zach Turner has come a long way in short bursts. Turner, a Crete High graduate and Doane University junior, blamed Covid-19 for his … more
On a historic day, the Crete girls’ wrestling team won its first district meet and qualified its first-ever girl for state, qualifying six individuals on Feb. 4 at the A-3 district meet. … more
The Crete boys’ basketball team started out the week in a defensive battle against a one-loss York team and won 50-43. “That was good for us because that was a game where it was tight … more
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