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Mullen Marksmen pictured in Hyannis last Sunday, back l-r: Rainne O’Brien, Eli Barnes, Adelyn O’Brien, Sadie Hoyt, Colin Connealy. Front: Ransom O’Brien, Eve Ericksen, Danielle Peterson, Aleah O’Brien, Lillian Ericksen. Not pictured: Jaxson Barnes, Teal Peterson, Duke Miller, Collin Donohoe, Oakes Miller, Hope Miller. Gerri Peterson

Mullen Marksmen pictured in Hyannis last Sunday, back l-r: Rainne O’Brien, Eli Barnes, Adelyn O’Brien, Sadie Hoyt, Colin Connealy. Front: Ransom O’Brien, Eve Ericksen, Danielle Peterson, Aleah O’Brien, Lillian Ericksen. Not pictured: Jaxson Barnes, Teal Peterson, Duke Miller, Collin Donohoe, Oakes Miller, Hope Miller. Gerri Peterson

Support the Mullen Marksmen at home this Sunday!

Gerri Peterson
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
by Gerri PetersonThe Mullen Marksmen 4-H Gun Club competed in Hyannis on Sunday, Feb. 1. Their next competition is their own shoot on Sunday, Feb. 8 at the Lariat in Mullen! This will be the first shoot Mullen has hosted in over 20 years.

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News Staff
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Wednesday Night Men’s LeagueJan. 28, 2026Team Standings1. Living on a Spare, 45-352. Truckers, 43-373. Ridenour Land & Cattle, 42-384. Road Runners, 39-415. Jumpers, 36-446.
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Just to Bug Ya: Tate Kvanvig

News Staff
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Editor’s note: This story is reprinted with permission from Huskerland Prep.If you were Tate Kvanvig, you had to be thinking, what’s next?And he was.
Back to back MNAC champions

Back to back MNAC champions

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Back to back MNAC champions

Gerri Peterson
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Lady Broncos are back to back MNAC champions!As the #1 seed, they had a first round bye and then played the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes in Broken Bow on Thursday, Jan. 29.The Broncos used a 20-6 first quarter lead to propel them to a 56-40 win.Hayley Donohoe scored nearly half the team points with 26.

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Small numbers compete for boys, girls wrestling

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Gerri Peterson The boys wrestling team competed in Greeley at the Central Valley Invitational last Friday, Jan. 30.They only had four competitors, but still finished 9th out of 20 teams.Jason Kraus placed 2nd at 157. He pinned Briggs Doane (Wood River) in 3:07 and lo st 1-6 to Jaxon Wood (Yutan).
MNAC 3rd place team, back l-r: Head Coach Brad Wright, Cian Connealy, Daniel Wright, Nicholas Gonzalez, Brandon Hardin, Jacob Walker, Alex Werner, Ben Werner, Assistant Coach Darrick Hanks. Front: Braylon Kuncl, Jack Coble, DJ Coetzee, Hayden Morrison, Hunter Brown. Carolee Brown Photography

MNAC 3rd place team, back l-r: Head Coach Brad Wright, Cian Connealy, Daniel Wright, Nicholas Gonzalez, Brandon Hardin, Jacob Walker, Alex Werner, Ben Werner, Assistant Coach Darrick Hanks. Front: Braylon Kuncl, Jack Coble, DJ Coetzee, Hayden Morrison, Hunter Brown. Carolee Brown Photography

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Broncos place 3rd in MNAC basketball tournament

Gerri Peterson
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Mullen Bronco boys basketball team clawed their way to a 3rd place MNAC tournament finish last week.The #3 seeded Broncos first played #6 seed D1 South Loup (Callaway and Arnold) on Monday, Jan. 26 in Dunning.The Broncos trailed 12-17 at the end of the first quarter and 23-28 at halftime.
Most of the Mullen youth wrestlers who competed in Sutherland with their team trophy. Back l-r: Tuff Pettit, Tripp Jewell, Cylas Dent, Kyler Marsh, Lorenzo Gonzalez, Tru Mundorf, Caleb Deibler. Front: Killian Kearns, Bryndal Greeley, Dailie Dent, Brek Dent, Trent Cox, Tate Phillips. Steven Dent

Most of the Mullen youth wrestlers who competed in Sutherland with their team trophy. Back l-r: Tuff Pettit, Tripp Jewell, Cylas Dent, Kyler Marsh, Lorenzo Gonzalez, Tru Mundorf, Caleb Deibler. Front: Killian Kearns, Bryndal Greeley, Dailie Dent, Brek Dent, Trent Cox, Tate Phillips. Steven Dent

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Mullen youth wrestlers place 2nd as a team at Sutherland

Gerri Peterson
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Mullen youth wrestling team competed in Sutherland on Sunday, Feb. 1, placing 2nd as a team.PreK 48-50: Brek Dent - 2nd. Won by major decision 28-17 over Calvin Colton (Maxwell Jr.

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Bowling News

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Wednesday Night Men’s League Jan. 21, 2026 Team Standings 1. Living on a Spare, 34-26 2. Road Runners, 33-27 3. Ridenour Land & Cattle, 32-28 4. Truckers, 29-31 5. Jumpers, 27-33 6.

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Super Bowl party to be held

News Staff
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Mullen’s Sandhills Community Bible Church will be hosting their annual Super Bowl party on Sunday, Feb. 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to come enjoy a potluck meal, watch the game and/or play cards while the game is on.
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