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Wakefields 18u girls go 1-2 at Districts
15/06/2024

Wakefields 18u girls go 1-2 at Districts

After starting the season 2-0, the Wakefield 18U softball team took their first loss of the season ...

Metzler and Munter-McAfee play in NEN All-Star Volleyball gameDaveigh Munter-McAfee and Jordan Metzler competed at the 2...
14/06/2024

Metzler and Munter-McAfee play in NEN All-Star Volleyball game

Daveigh Munter-McAfee and Jordan Metzler competed at the 2024 Northeast Nebraska (NEN) All-Star Volleyball Game on Saturday, June 8 in Norfolk.
The duo competed as members of the Light Team at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk for the prestigious game. To add the cherry-on-top, the duo was coached by head coach of the Lady Trojans Brittany Eisenmann, who was selected as one of the two coaches to lead the Light Team.
As members of the Light Team, the duo competed with the best of the best from Northeast Nebraska, including athletes from Pierce, Clarkson-Leigh, Wynot, Plainview, and GACC.
Both Metzler and Munter-McAfee competed well in the contest, and Eisenmanns gameplan worked to perfection. The trio helped boost the Light Team to a victorious sweep over the Dark Team.
The Light Team defeated the Dark Team 25-9 in set one to set the tone of the contest before winning sets two and three 25-21 to complete the sweep. Both teams also agreed to play an extra set, which the Light Team won 25-19.
With the sweep, both Munter-McAfee and Metzler officially concluded their high school volleyball careers with one last win under their head coach Eisenmann.
Metzler finished the contest with one kill, while Munter-McAfee finished with 11. Munter-McAfee ended the contest with the second-most kills out of everyone on both teams, finishing in second only to Jaya Wachholtz of Pierce, who also competed as a member of the Light Team.

Nate Bausch wins Double S Extreme bullride eventResults from last week’s Double S Extreme bullriding, brought by the Pla...
13/06/2024

Nate Bausch wins Double S Extreme bullride event

Results from last week’s Double S Extreme bullriding, brought by the Plainview Chamber of Commerce, were released this week, with a contest involving 31 riders from mainly across the Midwest.
With a high score of 168.5 points, Nate Bausch of Allen, Neb. took first-place and the $2,151 payout.
Sage Vance of Lincoln was second with an 84.5 ride and $1,290.60 payout. Mason Collins of Tiffin, Iowa finished with an 83 and third place to take the $860.40 payout.
All said, the total paid out was $4,302.00.
Other riders and hometowns were:
Enos Swartzentruber of Gilman City, Missouri
Mason Collins of Tiffin, Iowa
Merle Yoder, Zearing, Iowa
Daniel Stutzman, Sidney, Iowa
Sam Reilling, Ida Grove, Iowa
Jett Sjekolcha, Hayes Center
Isaac Wegrzyn, Lincoln
Dylan Sheldon, Gretna
Josiah Chism, Louisville
Dalton Silvey, West Plains, Mo.
Alex Kent, Marryville, Mo.
Kale Viniski, Hugo, Okla.
Nash Moreland, Thurman, Iowa
Evan Tierney, Harlan, Iowa
Cade Smith, Clarinda, Iowa
Tucker Marx, Wisner
Hunter Peterson, Ponca
Corey Poppe, Sutton
Brett Hopp, Tulan, Ill.
Dillion Poppe, Sutton
Evan Lang, Hamburg, Iowa
Cade Lundvall, Wapallo, Iowa
Kolby Lauters, Stanton
Tyson Scheidman, Sutton
Landon Scheidman, Sutton
Ryan Pans, Brownville
Nolan Waters, Atlantic, Iowa
Brandon Ellis, Cenerville, S.D.
Double S Bull company of Sidney, Iowa provided the stock – Shad and Vicki Smith; flankman/livestock superintendent was Cash Smith; Tim Hallie Dessell of Cherokee, Iowa was the secretary; production manager was Ryan Skillet of Hallam, Nebr.; judges were Kevin Dessel and Dustin Fletcher; Mason Shelton and Andrew Mellencamp were bullfighters; Tyler Pettigrew was barrelman and Jacob Wallace was the announcer.

Wakefield parties Saturday night away
08/06/2024

Wakefield parties Saturday night away

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Hosted by Wakefield Progressive on June 1, the fourth WakeFIELD P...

Here are the rest of the pictures from the Wakefield Party!
06/06/2024

Here are the rest of the pictures from the Wakefield Party!

50th annual Chuck Ellis Tournament held
06/06/2024

50th annual Chuck Ellis Tournament held

The Wakefield Trojans senior legion baseball team competed in the Chuck Ellis Tournament on Saturda...

Tradition of the Chuck Ellis Tourney continues into its 50th yearThe Chuck Ellis Memorial Tournament was held at Eaton F...
06/06/2024

Tradition of the Chuck Ellis Tourney continues into its 50th year

The Chuck Ellis Memorial Tournament was held at Eaton Field on June first and second. Two time Nebraska State Class C High School and American Legion State Champion Malcom claiming the title after rolling through O’Neill, Ponca, and Wakefield’s Post 81 teams. Wakefield finished the tournament 2-1 to take second place.
The tradition of selecting an all-tournament team continued with pull overs with a 50th year logo on the sleeve being awarded to each selection. Those honored this year are the following:
O’Neill: Ryder Porkorny, Blake Henn, and Jake Haburchak.
Malcom: Logan McGreer, Maddox Meyer, Mason Wisnieski, Carson Frank, Garrett Egland, as well as assistant coaches Jason Ensrud and Shawn Meyer and head coach Tanner Soderberg.
Ponca: Zain Stark and Bradley Lentz.
Wakefield: Adrian Flores, Timothy Kaufman, Jesse Lundahl, Cade Johnson, Tanner Thompson, and Johnny Birkley.
Coach Paul Eaton, in his 56th season as a coach of Post 81 baseball, gave a brief history of the tournament, of Chuck Ellis’ final season in 1969 which concluded at American Legion Class B State Baseball Championship held at Paul Brown Field in Broken Bow.
The team for Post 81 was very young that year, consisting of 5 players under the age of 16 and one, Kevin Peters, was 14. Chuck Ellis was one of the two 16 year olds on the team. In order to get there Wakefield had to win a district title against a talented group of teams in the tournament held in Wayne and then after fighting their way back from the losers bracket to upset defending Nebraska State High School and American Legion Class B champion Valley. Wakefield handed Valley their first and second loss that year having to play them twice in order to win, which gave Post 81 its first ever trip to the state tournament.
Coach Eaton remembers fondly a play by Ellis that preserved Post 81s run in Class A Area Tournament. “During the tournament held in Lyons a ball was lined at third baseman Rich Klines left shoe” said Eaton. “The ball continued airborne into the glove of shortstop Chuck Ellis, which he promptly threw to first baseman Dan Lueders for the third out and preserved the one run victory. Sadly all three players are no longer with us, and the number of team members from that team now stands at 8.”
That year would be the last baseball games Chuck Ellis would play with his life being tragically cut short in a car accident in April of 1970. The Post 81 team served as the pall bearers at his funeral.

Wakefield Softball’s 18u team starts strong
06/06/2024

Wakefield Softball’s 18u team starts strong

The Wakefield Trojans 18U softball team got its season out to a hot start with wins this past week ...

Check out pictures of the Wakefield Party taken by Wakefield's Roxy Ekberg! (Hopefully Facebook feels like working toda...
05/06/2024

Check out pictures of the Wakefield Party taken by Wakefield's Roxy Ekberg! (Hopefully Facebook feels like working today)

31/05/2024

REMINDER! There is a scheduled POWER OUTAGE THIS Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 2pm-4pm. NPPD will be working on the substation. There will be NO POWER between 2pm-4pm on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Please use your discretion when it comes to electronic devices and appliances.

31/05/2024

New To You celebrating 25 years serving the community of Emerson

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Founded in 1999, New To You Thrift Shop celebrates its 25th anniv...

Well once again Facebook refuses to host even a few pictures. Here is a gallery to the rest of the pictures from Memori...
30/05/2024

Well once again Facebook refuses to host even a few pictures. Here is a gallery to the rest of the pictures from Memorial Day, free to download for anyone who wants them.

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Wakefield Legion Post 81 held their annual Memorial Day program to honor the fallen heroes of Wakefield on Monday, May 2...
30/05/2024

Wakefield Legion Post 81 held their annual Memorial Day program to honor the fallen heroes of Wakefield on Monday, May 27th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wakefield Cemetery.
Jim Clark began the program with the pledge of allegiance before Pastor Jill Craig of Covenant Church lead the assembled crowd in a prayer. Clark was also this year’s speaker, talking about three of Wakefield’s soldiers missing in action, John Paul Hart, Allen Keagle, and Willie Stark.
The reading of Wakefield’s fallen followed with the duties being split between Clark and Jon Geiser. The program was then concluded with honoring the fallen with a salute from Legion Post 81 and taps being played.

Pictures from the Legion Jr/Sr games in Wayne!
30/05/2024

Pictures from the Legion Jr/Sr games in Wayne!

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Pictures from the softball games at Wausa last week!
30/05/2024

Pictures from the softball games at Wausa last week!

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Playground near ballfields being replaced
30/05/2024

Playground near ballfields being replaced

The City of Wakefield secured a $25,000 grant for new playground equipment in Graves Park. Lower ...

Dedication held for Adam’s FieldOn Sunday, May 19th a dedication was held at the peewee baseball field in Graves Park, c...
23/05/2024

Dedication held for Adam’s Field

On Sunday, May 19th a dedication was held at the peewee baseball field in Graves Park, changing the name to Adam’s Field in honor of Adam Keim who was killed in a tragic accident in 1987. Family and friends of Adam were on hand to talk about memories of him, as well as reading some of his other classmates memories by his gradeschool teacher at the time Janelle Eaton. Paul Eaton gave a “brief” presentation on the history of the peewee field as well the improvements made over the years.
Those present at the dedication in the picture above are from (l to r): Paul Eaton, Janelle Eaton, Melany Keim, Tom Keim, Heath Keim, Mason Leonard, Blake Leonard, Mike Rischmueller, Lynn Kratke, Wes Blecke, Andrew Blecke, and Jason Fischer.

Unofficial Election Results:Election results came in too late for press deadlines last night...but at 12:30 am the Dixon...
15/05/2024

Unofficial Election Results:

Election results came in too late for press deadlines last night...but at 12:30 am the Dixon County Clerks office reported that the County Bond for a new courthouse had failed to pass by around 300 votes.
1022 voters cast ballots against the bond and 725 voted for the bond.

Pick up a copy of the Republican next week for a full analysis and results from the Primary!

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Adam saying "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" at the Little Red Hen Christmas show

Timothy Kaufman in game 2

Tayton in game 2

Game 2 versus Creighton/Plainview, Adrian then Jesse

From game 1 of the Area Tournament final versus Creighton/Plainview

Trying something new with the game last night, which went quite late! I tried some video, which works a lot better in low light than still pictures do, and since Wakefield was abuzz about him this afternoon I thought I would try Mason pitching in last nights second game on the way to winning the area tournament as the test. If it works there will be more videos and lots of pictures to come tomorrow!

Tug of war during the Homecoming 2020 bonfire
Tug of war during the Homecoming 2020 bonfire

Trojan Football players during the Homecoming 2020 bonefire
Trojan Football players during the Homecoming 2020 bonefire

Trojan Football tradition continues
Trojan Football tradition continues

Civic Center event
Civic Center event

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