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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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The St. Francis girls basketball team won the championship of the West Point/Beemer Holiday Tournament. Members of the team are, front row, left to right, Allison Weidner, Alissa Kosch and Kayla Brandl. Middle row, Emma Baumgart, Hannah Baumgart, Jalyssa Hastreiter and Karly Kessler. Back row, Head Coach Bryan Reichmuth, Kylee Wessel, Kaylee Stricklin, Leah Kosch, Makenna Wietfeld and Assistant Coach Gary Bender. Courtesy photo

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Kaylee Stricklin goes up for a shot for St. Francis in the tournament title game against West Point/Beemer. She scored 17 points to help the Lady Flyers to a 50-40 win. Courtesy photo

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Kylee Wessel puts up a shot against Croft for St. Francis. The Lady Flyers won the game 60-50. Courtesy photo

Lady Flyers top WP/B to claim holiday tourney title

Wed, 01/06/2021 - 4:00am

St. Francis raced out to an 11-point advantage in the first quarter, and that was enough to propel the Lady Flyers to a 50-40 win over West Point/Beemer Thursday in the title game of the West Point/Beemer Holiday Tournament.

They led 16-5 after the first, and WP/B knocked a point off the deficit in the second quarter, and the lead was 25-15 at halftime.

St. Francis increased its lead after three quarters, 35-23, and kept WP/B at bay in the fourth.

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