Good afternoon on this beautiful spring day.  We hope you are all enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.  Hello.  I am Emily Walnofer.  I am Kathryn Fuchser.  We are here again to fill you in on what’s happening this week at St. Mary’s.  

            The sophomore class led the Stations of the Cross held on Monday morning.  The seventh graders planned the Mass that took place this morning.  And the high school choir sang.  There is also all-school Benediction at 3:00 today.

            This Sunday, April sixth, the second graders of St. Patrick’s parish will recieve their sacrament of First Communion.  The Mass will be held at eleven o’clock.  Father Filips has asked if you aren’t a relative to a first communicant that you would attend another Mass if

possible. 

            The annual senior trip will be held this weekend, April fourth through the sixth. The seniors and their sponsors will be leaving for St. Louis, Missouri on Friday night. While there, they will attend a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game, visit the Arch, shop at Union Station, and take a ride on the riverboat, among other activities. We hope they have a safe trip and have a lot of fun.

            Let’s turn our attention to sports news. Now that all the basketball tournaments are over the junior high boys and girls started track practice.  They are preparing for the first track meet at Neligh on April fourteenth starting at two o’clock p.m.

            Tomorrow, the boys golf team will travel to Ainsworth for the Conference 3-Man meet.  This will be the first golf meet of the season.  SMH students competing in this meet are John Hurley, Jesse Peetz, and Nathan Eby.   Good luck, golfers!

            The St. Mary’s girls’ track team competed in their first meet on Monday, March thirty-first at the Spencer Early Bird meet here in O’Neill.  The Cardinal team finished third overall with 71 points, only one-half point away from second place behind the Stuart Broncos. The Pope John girls placed first with 94 points. The St. Marys girls did very well for their first meet.  Kara Garman won three gold medals on her first time out this year as she placed first in the 300 meter hurdles, long jump,  and 100 meter hurdles.  Freshman Anne Kersenbrock placed second in the 400 meter dash, third in the 200 meter dash, and fourth in the long jump.  Theresa Conradt finished in sixth place in the 400 meter dash,  and Christine Troshynski  placed fifth in the 800 meter dash.  Jacque Earley placed sixth in the 100 meter hurdles; Elizabeth Willis placed second in the triple jump, and Carol Koenig finished in sixth place in the triple jump.  The 4 by 400 relay team of Kara Garman, Theresa Conradt, Elizabeth Willis, and Christine Troshynski placed first at the Spencer Early-Bird.  The 4 by 100 relay team of Christine Troshynski, Staci Givens, Anne Kersenbrock, and Jacque Earley placed sixth. 

            The Cardinal boys’ track team brought home  second place at the Spencer-Naper Invitational with a score of 78.50.  Lindsey Holy Family took first place with 91 points. All three of the boys’ relay teams placed at the meet.   The 4x100 meter relay team of Matt Willis, Dan Haggerty, Kevin Ohri, and Jed Givens placed first;  and the 4x400 meter relay consisting of Dan Haggerty, Aaron Jeffrey, Matt Willis, and Nick Welding placed first.  The 4x800 meter relay team of Mitch Wecker, Will Mahony, Jesse Reiman, and Aaron Jeffrey placed third.  Kevin Ohri brough home a gold in triple jump, second place in long jump, and sixth place in 300 meter hurdles.  Mitch Wecker earned a pair of bronze medals in the 1600 and 3200 meter run.  Matt Willis placed fifth in the 100 meter dash.  Dan Haggerty placed fourth in the 400 meter run.  Nick Welding placed sixth in the 800 meter run.  Aaron Jeffrey placed fourth in the 300 meter hurdles and third in the 110 meter hurdles.  Mike Simons tied for fifth in high jump.  Matt Schaaf placed fifth in the 110 M hurdles. 

            The boys and girls will travel to Plainview for the Plainview Invite on Friday.  Field events start at 10:00 a.m.  Then on Tuesday the teams will travel to Creighton for the Knox County Invite with field events starting at 10:00 a.m. We encourage everyone to get out and enjoy this great spring weather and support our Cardinal track team and golfers!

            That’s all our news for this week.  We want to thank  Torpins Rodeo Market, Pinnacle Bank, and Headlines Salon

for sponsoring our news.  I am Emily Walnofer.  I am Kathryn Fuchser.  Thanks for listening to our Cardinal news.  We also want to remind everyone that Daylight Savings time begins on Sunday, April sixth. Don’t forget SPRING AHEAD and set your clocks one hour ahead.