Crofton graduate is Mount Marty College alumni honoree
Mount Marty College is proud to present this year’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award to Nathan Johnson.
The award was presented to Johnson at the homecoming banquet held this weekend. The Outstanding Young Alumni Award is presented to a graduate who shows loyalty to Mount Marty College, engages in civic and church involvement, and who is an expression of the mission of MMC.
Johnson, a 2001 Mount Marty College graduate, earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and History. In addition to holding the City Editor position at the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, Johnson is a Board member for the Yankton Homeless Shelter.
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School board sets negotiations process in motion
The Crofton board of education monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, began with a letter from Susan Stewart, president of the Crofton Education Association (CEA). Superintendent Randy Anderson read Stewart’s letter asking the board to recognize the CEA as the official bargaining entity for the staff teachers. The board approved the request, thus setting the stage for salary negotiations.
Five families with kindergarteners for the 2006-2007 school year submitted option enrollment applications. Three of the families currently have siblings in the district. In a combined motion, the board approved the following families: Candace Crosley, Kelly Keiser, Jamie Olson, Bob Steffen and Jennifer Suing.
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One candidate for mayor leaves council seat vacant
The city of Crofton will have a new mayor, but it means a position on the city council will be open.
With the deadline for incumbents to file for elected positions passing this week (Feb. 15), current city councilman Wendell Strom filed to run for Crofton mayor. Current mayor Vern Wuebben had been indicating for quite a while that he did not plan to seek another term.
Strom’s filing for the mayor’s position means his seat on the council will be open for election. Strom and Allan Arens are the two council members up for election. Arens filed for another term on the council earlier this month.
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Bowlers earn individual prizes at state competition
Though they didn’t bring home any team hardware from the state tournament, a trio of top places in individual events gave promise to a solid future for the Crofton bowling club.
The state tournament took place in Lincoln on Saturday, Feb. 11.
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Warriors move to 15-4 on year
The Crofton Warriors buzzed by a pair of opponents enroute to their final regular season game this week.
The Warriors pushed their record to 15-4 with wins over Randolph and Pender on back-to-back nights. Crofton plays host to Boone Central on Friday, Feb. 17 (game time 6:15 pm) to wrap up the regular season.
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Nelson advances to state tournament
Brandon Nelson will make a return trip to the State Wrestling Meet, following Crofton’s participation in the C2 District Tournament, held in Battle Creek.
The Warriors scored 28 points and finished well back in the pack of 16 teams.
The guys wrestled tough but just could not get over a few humps,” said CHS coach Wil Sanger. “We had the toughest district in class C, one of the toughest in the state. For example, Ben List, in the 189 bracket, had four returning state qualifiers.”
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Girls basketball team completes unbeaten regular season
For the third time in school history, a girls basketball team from Crofton went through the regular season with an undefeated record.
This year’s Lady Warriors, 19-0, matched the unbeaten seasons of the 1989-90 and 1993-94 Crofton teams. The 89-90 team made it to the state tourney semifinals before being defeated and finished 21-1 while the 93-94 team got to the championship of the state tournament before falling in over time to finish 24-1. The Lady Warriors topped Norfolk Catholic 58-54 on Feb. 9 and then finished the season with a 70-39 win over Randolph. The girls were slated to start the post-season on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the C1-8 sub-district tournament. With a win that night, the girls were to play in the finals on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 pm in Norfolk High.
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