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For just the second time in school history, the Bridgeport football team advanced in the state playoffs with a 70-20 thumping of Alma in a Class D-1 first-round home game lastThursday.

A six-game winning streak to conclude the regular season resulted in another state playoff berth for the Bridgeport High School football team.

The Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs took third place at the Southern Platte Valley Association’s conference tournament on Saturday, beating out Perkins County in two sets, but falling to Chase County, also in two sets.

The Leyton Lady Warriors battled their way towards the top of a four-game tournament on Saturday, ending up in the runner up spot behind champion team Bayard.The girls competed in the Minuteman Athletic Conference volleyball tournament, hosted in Bridgeport.

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The Bridgeport Board of Education held their regular meeting on October 10 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school library. All board members were present with the exception of Linda Norman who was excused.There were three action items; the first was Senator Erdman speaking on taxes and state aid.The second was the approval of the board for the district to continue participating in eight-man football for an additional two year cycle. This was approved by a 5-0 vote.The third item was the consideration to accept the resignation of Craig Johnson effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.The board approved his resignation with a 5-0 vote.

There’s a new business in town, and it’s not on Main Street in Bridgeport.Tacking Up Custom Creations is the idea conceived by Shane and Shelly Varner and brought to life in what was once the bustling little town of Antelope Hill.When the CB&Q Railroad set up the Denver- Alliance branch in 1900, the town’s name was changed to Angora, and it was filled with businesses, farms, and families for over a hundred years.The tiny spot on the map was the perfect place for Shane and Shelly to settle and build their life together.

For the second straight year, the Bridgeport football team claimed the Class D-1, District 11 championship in dominating fashion.The Bulldogs, who rolled to a 90-20 win over Morrill in their regular-season finale last Friday, finished with a perfect 4-0 record in the district.

Bridgeport cross country runners took to the road last Thursday when they travelled to Grant for the Southern Platte Valley Association conference meet. Kyra Robbins took first place overall when the Lady Bulldogs crushed the competition, the team taking first place in the tournament with all five ladies in a top ten spot.

George Leeper and JackWagoner were honored last Tuesday night at the Broadwater Village Hall with Quilts of Valor, presented by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 312 and Kathy Dye, Western Nebraska District Coordinator and the leader of the Nebraska Panhandle Block group.