Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Potter-Dix Coyotes, just coming off a big 54-20 win against South Platte, were defeated by the Leyton Warriors in last Friday’s road conference game between the two rival schools. Though stats were not available for the Coyotes, the Leyton Warriors were led by senior quarterback Rhett Dye with 180 passing yards, five solo tackles, three assists and the Warriors only two interceptions. Senior running back Kordell Maestas with 107 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, four solo tackles and five assists. Top scorers for the Leyton Warriors i...
POTTER - Potter-Dix got its first win of the season in style. The Coyotes jumped out to the early lead and went on to maul visiting South Platte for a 54-20 win on Friday night. "Friday night was mostly just about our team finally getting close to healthy," said Potter-Dix football coach Dale Frerichs. South Platte got on the scoreboard first, but Potter-Dix quickly came back to take an 8-6 lead in the first quarter. The Blue Knights went up 12-8 in the second quarter, before the Coyotes came...
For the second straight year, Banner County's Courtney Knisley is headed to the state cross country meet. The sophomore finished 15th individually with a time of 23:12.72 to nab the final qualifying spot at the D-6 District meet last week at the Pheasant Run Golf Course. "We are excited for Courtney to have the opportunity to run at state cross country again this year," Banner County coach Kari Gifford said. "Every meet our runners have goals that they are trying to obtain. Courtney's goals...
The Banner County Lady Wildcats fell in their MAC tournament match against Leyton, falling 25-8 and 25-10 on Saturday. "We came out timid and didn't play as a team. We beat ourselves. There was some immediate progress over the areas we had worked on during the previous week, however. For example, our blockers did a great job of getting to the ball and coming away with some touches and ace blocks. Our serve receive and scrappiness also showed some advancement. "We have a lot of talented and hardw...
Potter-Dix swept through its competition Saturday to win the MAC volleyball tournament. The first team to be defeated by the Lady Coyotes that Saturday was the Minatare Indians. Potter-Dix won 25-8 and 25-9. Dawson Sharman had a total of 10 kills that match, easily making her the leader of her team in the game against the Indians. The two closest leaders in kills next to Sharman were Trinity Langley, a sophomore, and Anna McLaughlin, a senior, both of whom had two kills each. Next up to be...
The Kimball cross country teams performed well in a pair of conference meets last week. The Kimball boys finished third in the SPVA conference meet and took fourth at the Western Trails conference meet. The Lady Longhorns finished fourth in the SPVA meet and took second in the WTC meet. At the SPVA meet, Brandon Barker was third overall to lead Kimball in 18:35. Zachary Wagner came in eighth with a time of 19:15, Kaden Adrien finished 19th with a time of 20:50, and Joel Evertson finished 21st...
The state-ranked North Platte St. Pat's football team made things tough for Kimball last Friday, as the visiting team rolled to a 49-0 win at Keith Staehr Field. "There's not much else to say except that we ran into a really good football team," said Longhorn football coach Nick Kuxhausen. "They are one of the best in the state in Class C, and I thought our kids gave a good effort we were really just outmanned. We look forward to getting to work this week and focusing on Hershey." The game start...
The Kimball volleyball team posted a pair of wins last week as the Lady Longhorns topped Bayard in a triangular and win at home against Morrill. Kimball is now 12-5 on the season. In Thursday's match, the Lady Longhorns picked up a 25-7, 25-14, 23-25 and 25-21 win at home against Morrill. "It was a nice win," said Kimball volleyball coach Jeri Ferguson. "We were able to try a couple of different things and still end the night with a win. We are now focusing on getting ready for this last run of...
Kimball rallied for its first win of the season last Friday in Cambridge. The Longhorns erased a 13-0 deficit and came back for a 14-13 victory. "I thought the guys played really well," said Kimball football coach Nick Kuxhausen. "We had a tough start getting down 13-0 in the second quarter, but kept fighting and cut the deficit to 13-6 at halftime. We scored right out of halftime and took the lead with 14-13. Our defense played really well and kept us the lead for the rest of the game."...
The Kimball varsity volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 win at Burns last Thursday in its only action of the week. The Lady Longhorns won 25-14, 25-18 and 25-17 to improve to 11-4 on the season. The Kimball junior varsity and freshman teams also picked up wins at Burns. "Both Coach (Erin) Monheiser and myself were very pleased with all the girls' plays at Burns," said Kimball volleyball coach Jeri Ferguson. "It was great to sweep them because it doesn't happen very often. The freshmen have improved...
The Kimball boys cross country team finished seventh and the girls placed 11th at the Gothenburg Invitational last week. "We were pleased with how are runners competed at Gothenburg, especially Brandon (Barker) for finishing 10th," Kimball cross country coach Tiffany Johnson said. "Gothenburg allowed us to see some of the schools that we will run against at districts. We are looking forward to the SPVA and WTC meets this Thursday and Friday as it will allow us to see more of our district...
POTTER - Potter-Dix started out hot but ultimately fell to Hay Springs, 58-16, last Friday. The chilly night started out well for the Coyotes (0-4) as they quickly got on the scoreboard. With only three minutes off the clock, quarterback Noah Nelson marched Potter-Dix up the field for the first touchdown of the game. Nelson completed the two-point conversion pass to Kelsey Rozelle as the Coyotes took an 8-0 lead. The Hawks (1-3) quickly answered that score. The Coyotes made their march up the field challenging, as they hounded them with tough...
It was a busy week for the Kimball cross country teams last week with meets in Ogallala and Scottsbluff. The Kimball boys finished sixth in Scottsbluff and eighth in Ogallala, while the girls finished fifth in Scottsbluff and eighth in Ogallala. "A lot of the kids continue to make personal records and beat them, and they are all running very well," said Kimball coach Tiffany Johnson. "We are really excited for the coming meets to see how we do." Sidney won the boys meet in Ogallala, with...
It was a tough week for the Kimball volleyball team as the Lady Longhorns fell in home matches to Alliance, Gering and Sidney. "We were disappointed that we did not win these games," said Kimball volleyball coach Jeri Ferguson. "We feel that we had the ability to do so but in the end we made too many mistakes – too many missed serves and too many unforced errors. "For the varsity, we did not play very well against Gering, but I was very proud of how they bounced back and competed extremely w...
Kimball once again played tough against a ranked Chase County squad last Friday, but ultimately fell 28-7 in a chilly road contest in Imperial. “I thought the kids played really hard against a really tough team,” said Longhorn football coach Nick Kuxhausen. “We had some positives to take from the game and we also have a lot we can work on this week to get better. We are looking forward to preparing for Bayard this week and working hard to get our first win of the year.” Kimball (0-4) received the opening kickoff to start the game. After n...
The Kimball volleyball team swept its competition last week. The Lady Longhorns rolled to wins last Tuesday against Hemingford and Gordon-Rushville, and then easily dispatched Pine Bluffs last Thursday. The Lady Longhorns are now 9-1 on the season. "The varsity team had their best game of the season so far," coach Jeri Ferguson said after Thursday's win over Pine Bluffs. "On offense we served well, passed well and moved the ball around on the attacks. Raelynn Hinton was all over the floor, she...
The Kimball boys cross country team finished ninth and the girls took seventh at the Alliance meet held last Saturday at Skyview Golf Course. Mitchell won the boys 5,000 meter run, followed by Gering and Scottsbluff. The top runner for the Kimball boys team was Zachary Wagner, who came in 23rd with a time of 19:32:28. He was followed closely behind by Brandon Barker, who finished 24th with a time of 19:32:76. The next runner for the Longhorns was Kaden Adrian, who came in 54th place with a time...
The Kimball volleyball team posted a 5-1 record last week, including a win at the Gordon-Rushville tournament last weekend. The Lady Longhorns opened the week Tuesday at Garden County, where they split a pair of matches. The Lady Longhorns beat out Garden County with a score of 2-0. Kimball won 25-10 and 25-15. Kimball then took on Bridgeport for the second time of the young season, and Bridgeport avenged its season-opening loss to Kimball with a 25-20 and 25-23 win. Kimball swept through its co...
Kimball had a strong showing in its own cross country meet held last Friday at Four Winds Golf Course. The Kimball boys finished third in the meet, while the Kimball girls took fourth place. In the girls varsity 5,000 meter run, coming in first for Kimball and 20th overall with a time of 25:34 was Kailey Dickerson. Alex Reader finished 24th in 26:36, while Arica McCloud took 36th in 29:29. Coming in at 38th and 39th overall were Kennedy Lewis and Raylyn Soper, with times of 29:49 and 30:46,...
Kimball battled Mitchell tough until the final gun, but the visiting Tigers came away victorious with a 35-21 win over the Longhorns Friday night at Keith Staehr Field. The teams each stalled on their first drive of the game, before the Longhorns got things going a bit on their second offensive series. The Longhorns (0-3) started with a handoff to Jaden Withrow, who was thrown back for a loss of five yards. The Tigers held onto Withrow's helmet during the tackle, however, and Kimball gained...
The Kimball Longhorn football team came back from an early deficit but ultimately fell at the Southern Valley Eagles, 36-28, last Friday night. "We've been having a lot of ups and downs in the last two games," said head football coach Nick Kuxhausen. "We just need to be more consistent and have a more consistent team. We have a lot of young guys on the team that need experience, we have a lot of positives about our team. "Our varsity is getting a lot better. We really played hard all four...
The Kimball volleyball team won last Thursday's season opener by topping Bridgeport, 3-2. It was an intense game with both the Longhorns and the Bulldogs playing their hearts out, chasing each other on the scoreboard and constantly shifting the tides of the game. The first set, like all the others that followed, was a close one, with Bridgeport starting the serve and gaining the lead with three continuous successful rallies. Kimball came up next, scoring the next two points and soon game one...
Kimball opened the cross country season last Friday at Gering, and coach Tiffany Johnson was pleased with her team’s initial output. The boys varsity team finished 12th and the girls varsity team took 11th place. “For only being our first meet, I think we did good,” Johnson said. “Our newcomers all did good. The heat was tough on us. We ran against a lot of bigger schools and I was really impressed how our team did. “I’m looking forward to a good year. The team knows what they need to work on and we will continue to improve. It’s going to be a...
Kimball overcame early mistakes to take a 7-6 lead into the fourth quarter before Gordon-Rushville came back to win 28-13 to spoil homecoming night at Keith Staehr Field last Friday. "We didn't play clean," Kimball coach Nick Kuxhausen said. "We had a lot of turnovers (five) and penalties (20 for both teams) and we just didn't get the job done. There is going to be a lot of work this week. "We didn't play as well as I know we could have and we will just have to try harder." The first team to...
The Kimball football team lost a lot of talent from its 2014 team, but coach Nick Kuxhausen sees reasons for optimism about his 2015 squad. "We have got a lot of really good talent this year," Kuxhausen said. There are 38 players on the team this year, with eight seniors. Four of those seniors have been playing on the team their entire high school career, which provides for some much-needed experience. The Longhorns went 6-3 overall last year and 4-1 in district play. Looking at this season,...