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A walk-through of the Humphrey Aquatic Center was conducted Thursday. No serious issues were noted. The Humphrey City Council approved the pool staff and hours during its April 15 meeting. Democrat photo

Humphrey Aquatic Center staff, hours finalized
Humphrey is getting closer to having a pool again. The Humphrey City Council approved hiring the Humphrey Aquatic Center staff and setting hours of operation during its April 15 meeting. Cole Wemhoff and Tessa Deets were hired as assistant managers...
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Ethan and Angela Hathaway have purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn and renamed it The Rambler, a tribute to the mascot of the former Creston High School. They take over as owners April 29. Democrat photo

The Rambler
They didn’t want their hometown to be without a restaurant, so they bought one. Ethan and Angela Hathaway purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn from Alice Long April 29. “When I was in college I worked at Alice’s, so I’ve been around, and when we moved back I...
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St. Francis junior Andrew Kosch, right, shot a 78 and finished as runner up in the Patriot Invite. Freshmen Jacob Keller, left, carded an 86 and earned the 14th place medal. The team shot a 355 which placed them 5th in the 15 team tournament.

Brockhaus 9th, Flyers 5th at David City Invite
The St. Francis golf team traveled to David City to compete in the David City Invite April 17. The Flyers were led by sophomore Matthew Brockhaus who shot an 80, which was good for the 9th place medal. Freshmen Jacob Keller carded an 83 and junior...
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Bulldogs runners-up at state tourney

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 5:00am

he Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family Lady Bulldogs were ranked third heading into the state volleyball tournament Thursday, Nov. 8.

In the first round, H-LHF drew the Diller-Odell Griffins. The Griffins drew first blood, going up early in the first set, and they never looked back. Diller-Odell won 25-19. The Lady Bulldogs switched sides and switched gears in the second set. Though the Griffins stayed within striking distance, H-LHF had the edge and won the second set 28-25. Riding the momentum of the precious set, the Bulldogs charged their way to the win in the third set, 25-21.

The Lady Griffins showed just why they were in the state tournament, clawing their way back in the fourth set. The HLHF squad made a few unforced errors that allowed Diller-Odell to get the upper hand. Although the Bulldogs cleaned up their game, the Lady Griffins has the edge and won 25-23 to force a fifth set. In the fifth and final set, the teams traded points back and forth for the first half of the set, but the Bulldogs took charge and took care of business, winning 15-11, which earned them a spot in the semi-final match against the three-time defending state champion Johnson-Brock Eagles.

 

 

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