Eldon, Loretta Hart Named Fans of the Year for NN

Eldon and Loretta Hart were named Fans of the year for North Nodaway in between the girls and boys game against Union Star Thursday. They have been fixtures at North Nodaway sporting events for many years, always sitting in the front row. Last year, their grandson Ben graduated after playing baseball, football, and basketball for the Mustangs. Their granddaughter, Emma, got into the game Thursday and scored a basket.

The girls won their game with Union Star 61-8. Alisha Davison led the scoring with 16 points as nine Mustangs got into the scoring column. Bethany Herndon and Kandace Damgar had 8, Ashley Thompson 7, Kelsi Oberhauser and Audrey Trimble had 6, Madison Thompson had 5, Keagan O’Riley had 3, and Emma Hart had 2. North Nodaway led 19-0 after one quarter and were never seriously threatened. Bethany and Kristin Herndon each had 7 steals.

The boys also won 81-52 as they took a 29-12 lead over Union Star after one quarter. They thwarted two Trojan comeback bids after that. Peyton Coleman had 33 to lead the Mustangs. Dakota Smyser had 15, Cole Bird 10, Arron Coleman 6, Augustus Hoepker 5, Tyler Bix 4, Garrett Torres 3, and Dalton Smyser and Ryan Riley 2 each. Dalton Smyser took a charge on defense.