1997 SNC All-Conference Football & Volleyball Selections

The 1997 Southern Nebraska Conference All-Conference selections in football and volleyball were:

1997 Sandy Creek Volleyball Champs

The Sandy Creek Lady Cougars won the Class C-2 State Volleyball Championship in November 1997.

This article appeared in the Clay County News on November 20, 1997, page B2.

 

1922 Sutton Golf Club Tournament

100 Years Ago - The Sutton Golf Club held their second golf tournament.

Notice that the winning lady receives a box of bon-bons for a prize while all the other prizes are golf balls. Question: Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

This item appeared in The Sutton News on November 3, 1922.

1st Night Baseball Game at Memorial Field - 1947

The Clay County News reported on the first night baseball game at Sutton's Memorial Field in 1947.

1997 Clay County Track Athletes to the State Meet

 1997 Clay Co. Track Stars

The story of Clay County track athletes at the state meet appeared in the Clay County News issue of May 22, 1997

Ten Teams Competed in the 1997 Sutton Invitational Track Meet

This article appeared in the May 15, 1997 issue of the Clay County News.

Henderson took the boys division; Superior won the girls. Sutton and Sandy Creek girls tied for second.

1947 Clay County Track Meet

The 1947 Clay County Track Meet was held on the Hastings College track and won by Harvard.

This article appeared in The Clay County Sun newspaper in Clay Center on May 1, 1947.

Sutton Girls & Boys Won the 1997 Clay Co. Track Meet

The April 10, 1997 issue of The Clay County News covered the county track meet won by the Sutton girls and the boys.

1997 Academic All-State Winter Sports Athletes from Clay County

The Journal Star named these county athletes to their 1997 All-Staters for winter sports.

1997 Clay County Junior High Track Meet

Sutton's Junior High kids won the Cay County Track Meet in 1997.

 

Sutton Won the Class A State Championship 100 Years Ago This Week

The Sutton High basketball team won the Class "A" championship in 1922 beating Crete in the finals after disposing of Fremont, Omaha Commerce, and Grand Island in the tourney.

This account of the games appeared in The Sutton News on March 17, 1922. 

Visit here for The Rest of the Story.

Four Clay Teams Swept a Hastings YMCA Tournament in 1997

This YMCA event occurred in March 1997

 

1922 Clay Co. Basketball Tournament

In a result which later seemed a bit ironic, Clay Center defeated Sutton for the 1922 Clay County Championship. 

The irony is found in this post from several years ago:  1922 Sutton BB Story

1947 Clay County Basketball Tournament Results

Clay Center won the Clay County High School Basketball Tournament in 1947, 75 years ago. Sutton placed third after defeating Glenvil in the consolation bracket. Ong was the runner-up.

1996 All-County Volleyball Team

The Clay County News named the All-County Volleyball team of 1996 honoring the players in the November 28, 1996 issue of the paper.

1996 All-County Football Team

The Clay County News named these as the All-County football players in 1996. The article appeared in the November 28, 1996 issue of the county paper.

The 1946 Harvard Football Team Capped a 4-year Dynasty

The Harvard football team had a heckuva run from 1943 through 1946, four years with one defeat, one tie, and a bunch of wins. 

Note the military ranks of the coaches in '44 and '45. Must be a story or two behind that.

This article appeared in The Harvard Courier newspaper on November 21, 1946.

 

Fall 1971 Football Wrap-up & Basketball Preview

 

1921 Sutton - Clay Center Football Game 0-0 Surprise

The 1921 Clay Center football team brought a stellar reputation to the late season game in Sutton. The Sutton team apparently was badly overmatched on paper and by past performances. 

Below are the accounts of the game in The Sutton News and in The Clay County Sun - the Clay Center newspaper. 

Enjoy.

The Sutton News:

The Clay County Sun:

1946 County Town Basketball League

The county American Legion Posts organized an eight-team town basketball league in November 1946. This article appeared in The Clay County Sun (Clay Center) on November 7, 1946.