A Tri County Northeast male qualified for the 2026 NSAA State Cross Country Championships as an individual.
From the Kearney Country Club, Jude Ridenour competed for TCNE (Allen/Emerson-Hubbard) on Oct. 23 in the Class D division.
Senior Jude Ridenour placed 45th during a time of 18:31.9.
State photos can be found inside the State Cross Country tab for all 19 area runers from the Wayne Herald coverage area.
Following a week off from action, the Tri County Northeast volleyball team began postseason play as the #2 seed of the subdistrict round.
From Bloomfield on Oct. 26 during the Class D1-6 Subdistrict tourney, TCNE secured a semifinal win in straights sets over #3 Hartington-Newcastle (25-20, 25-18, 25-19) before dropping a 3-1 decision against the host #1 Bloomfield (25-17, 16-25, 23-25, 15-25).
With excitement still in the air for the co-op of Allen and Emerson-Hubbard to return to postseason play, the Wolfpack were the first team out of the top 16 in Class D2 despite winning to end the year.
From Emerson, Tri County Northeast secured a 53-12 victory over Lyons-Decatur Northeast on Oct. 23.
TCNE finishes the year at 5-4 (38.3333 power points) winning back-to-back. The 16-seed of the Class D2 playoff is Fullerton (5-4) and they had 38.4444 power points.
It was a strong night on the ground for the Wolfpack being led by Blake Kneifl with 15 carries for 110 yards and three touchdowns followed by Logan Morgan with six rushes for 85 yards and four scores.
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