Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Potter-Dix’s Coyote basketball team won two of three contests over the past week, while the Lady Coyotes continued to struggle and dropped three games by wide margins. Potter-Dix at Morrill The Potter-Dix teams opened the week’s action at Morrill on Jan. 4, and the Lady Coyotes battled hard with a strong Lady Lions team through the first quarter, and were only down by nine points at the end of the first quarter. But the Morrill girls turned up the offense and clamped down on the Lady Coy...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyotes basketball team dropped a contest to the visiting Leyton Lady Warriors last Friday in a rescheduled and shortened evening of hoops since the boys game was cancelled due to COVID concerns. With Kimball sports also on hold until January, at least at this point, the Potter-Dix girls game was the area’s only varsity basketball game all week. The Lady Coyotes had been playing better under new Head Coach Shannon Wintholz and faced a limited Leyton team very short on players. But the players Leyton did bring were experienced,...
Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Kimball Public Schools have postponed or rescheduled all of their activities and sporting events until January. According to Kimball High School Activities Director Ken Smith, the action was taken due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the area, and a desire to ensure the safety of the students and employees of the schools. At this point, the first planned sporting event after this delay will be the boys and girls basketball games at Morrill on Jan. 11. For more information detailing the events and...
Kimball's Longhorn basketball teams started their 2020-21 campaigns Friday night against the visiting Leyton Warriors in non-conference action at Kimball High School. Girls Game Kimball 59, Leyton 34 The girls teams played first with Kimball notching a comfortable 59-34 victory over a Lady Warriors squad that dressed just five players. It was new coach Jaclyn Burks' first game at the helm of the Longhorns. Senior standout Megan Spicer led the Longhorns in scoring with 21 points and had five...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes, boys and girls, hit the road to Perkins County to open their 2020-21 seasons. In the left photo, junior Thomas Muldoon heads up court against the Plainsmen during a game in which he scored 9 points. In the right photo, Potter-Dix sophomore Kylie Fiethner (10) goes up for a jump ball against Rylee Huff. Fiethner scored 4 points for the Coyotes....
Over the past year, two area High Schools welcomed new Activities Directors, and both have faced unique challenges along with managing and implementing state-mandated COVID-19 policies. A High School Activities Director's day is already loaded with a multitude of tasks to ensure the many sport teams, clubs, theater and dance programs are scheduled, equipped and performed as efficiently as possible. Add the policies and requirements needed to perform all of these activities within the state's...
The Potter-Dix Coyote Football team had their season end Friday night with a 42-8 loss against he Cody-Kilgore Cowboys at Combs Field in Potter. The Coyotes could not stop the lightning and thunder combination of speedy running back Peyton Sterkel and the bruising running of big back Tucker Ravenscroft, giving up 375 yards rushing in the loss. There was a lot of energy prior to the game, with the Coyotes coming out of a WWII truck to take the field for warm-ups, cheered on by a big crowd at...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes ended their undefeated regular season in a spectacular fashion, dominating the Creek Valley Storm in Chappell, 66-13, in a one-sided game that proved the Coyotes were not only for real, but a class above their D6 rivals. The win earned the 8-0 Coyotes the D6-6 Title and a first round home game in the D6 playoffs starting Friday. The temperatures dipped into the high 20s but the wind never picked up, and the cold temperatures seemed to not affect the red-hot Coyotes at...
Creek Valley's Storm football team and Potter-Dix's Coyote football team have struggled in recent years, with wins hard to come by for both programs. But Creek Valley turned the corner last year, going undefeated in the regular season before falling in the championship game to Harvard. This year, it has been Potter-Dix's turn to reverse its fortunes, with a big roster filled with talent that has run the table so far in the regular season with a 7-0 record, and looks to finish its drive for an un...
Kimball’s Longhorn football team ended its season with a 60-26 road loss to the Hemingford Bobcats to end their season with an 0-and-7 mark. The Bobcats scored early and often, putting up 24 points in the first quarter followed by another 22 in the second quarter to give the Hemingford squad an insurmountable 46-to-8 lead at the half. Both teams heavily substituted in the second half, and Kimball was able to score three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to narrow the margin at the end of the game. The Bobcats kept the ball on the ground for m...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn Volleyball team had three matches over the last week, with two of them being losses to a tough Chase County team before a win on Saturday against Sutherland. On Tuesday Oct. 13, Kimball hosted Chase County, and the Lady Longhorns started hot and outlasted Kimball in the first set, taking the victory 25-to-21. But the visiting Lady Longhorns were able to regroup and find their rhythm, attacking all areas of the court and ripping off three straight set wins 25-to-15,...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team continued its undefeated season with a decisive 50-26 road victory over the Hay Springs Hawks on Friday night. The Coyotes’ big play offense and aggressive defense were too much for the Hawks to handle, and the Potter-Dix team was again powered by sophomore quarterback Luke Kasten, whose three touchdown runs and two touchdown passes led the Coyote attack. Kasten ran nine times for 121 yards while completing nine of 15 passes for 250 yards. Senior Javon Coyle also had a big game for Potter-Dix, catching fou...
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes hosted a Triangular against Bayard and Kimball, and were able to manage a split against the two teams. The Lady Coyotes first matched up against Bayard, and although the Coyotes played well, the Lady Tigers were too much for Potter-Dix, and won in straight sets 25-to-16 and 25-to-19. Senior Mikayla Lee led the Lady Coyote’s offense with five kills in the loss. Potter-Dix next faced a Kimball Lady Longhorns team that lost to Bayard in straight sets, but played a very tight first set against the L...
Kimball’s Longhorn football team had chances to earn its first win of the season on the road against Hyannis, but mistakes and penalties sent Kimball to their six straight defeat, 16-12. Kimball finally had an opponent that has had similar struggles in the season with the Hyannis Longhorns, but every good play made by Kimball was countered by a penalty or a mistake that made a winnable game a frustrating effort. Not only did the Kimball squad have two touchdowns called back because of penalties, they also had two easy touchdown passes dropped....
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team remained unbeaten as they traveled to Big Springs on Friday and recovered from a slow start to beat the South Platte Blue Knights in convincing fashion, 62-to-27. A surprisingly slow first quarter had the Coyotes only up 6-to-0, but as the second quarter developed the Potter-Dix squad went on a run and opened up a big 27-to-7 lead at the half. Potter-Dix then put the game away in the third quarter by running up 27 points to the Blue Knights’ 14, then finished the game with another touchdown in the fourth qua...
The Kimball Longhorns football team continued its season of struggle, falling behind early and losing their sixth straight game against the Bayard Tigers at home on Friday. The Bayard team got the jump early on the Longhorns, going up 28-to-6 in the first quarter and putting the Longhorns in a position to play from behind. As has been through the season, the Longhorns struggled to find any offense, trying to make big plays to come back while the Bayard defense stifled the Longhorn attack. Bayard was able to move the ball through the air, with...
Kimball’s Longhorn Cross Country team had a busy week, traveling to the Gothenburg Invite on October 1, and the boys squad finished with a 14th place finish led by senior Connor Cluff’s 67th place finish at 20:35. Freshman Braylon Miller finished 78th at 21:35, sophomore Xavier Thomas-Lewis 79th at 21:59 and freshman Joseph Bremer placed 82nd at 22:04. The girls squad was led by junior Chantel Mason’s 18th place finish at 22:00 followed by senior Raven Johnson finishing 64th at 29:17 and junior Alycia Vrbas finishing 69th at 31:30. The Cross...
Kimball’s Lady Longhorn Volleyball team opened October with a victory against the Hemingford Lady Bobcats in straight sets, 2-to-0. After losing to Bridgeport and Morrill by straight sets, the Lady Longhorns found their groove and made it two out of three against the rival Lady Bobcats. The Kimball squad had no trouble in the first set, winning 25-to-12, but the Hemingford team fought hard in the second set until the Lady Longhorns were able to put the set away 25-to-23 and take a 2-to-0 match victory. The win moved the Lady Longhorns record t...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote Volleyball team had a strong start to the season, but has hit a stretch losing eight straight matches, only winning three sets during the run. The last three losses started on Tuesday Sept. 29 when the Lady Coyotes traveled to Big Springs for a Triangular with South Platte and Bayard. Starting against the Lady Blue Knights, the Potter-Dix squad had a tight battle with South Platte in the first set, but eventually fell 25-to-22. South Platte stepped it up in the second set, downing the Lady Coyotes 25-to-14 for the s...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team continued their undefeated start and moved to 4-and-0 on the season by defeating the favored Arthur County Wolves at Combs Field Friday night. The two high-powered offenses squared off, with the Wolves scoring first early to take a 6-to-0 lead. Both defenses played well in the early going, with Potter-Dix sophomores Conner Glanz and Anthony Tovar chasing down and hurrying Arthur County junior quarterback Bryce Hanna and limiting big plays. The Wolves led...
Kimball's Longhorn Cross Country team traveled to Ogallala on Thursday, and the boys squad placed 14th overall in the team competition. Kimball's top finisher was sophomore Matthew Johnson in 53rd place with a time of 20:14.7 followed by freshman Braylon Miller in 69th place at 21:30.1. Senior Connor Cluff placed 72nd at 21:33.5, sophomore Xavier Thomas-Lewis placed 80th at 22:08.8 and freshman Joseph Bremer finished 98th with a time of 24:41.7. The team placed 14th with score of 254. Junior Chantel Mason led the girls with a 43rd place finish...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn Volleyball team has had a tough time getting wins, but were able to grab one this week in the three matches they played. Last Tuesday the 22nd, Kimball traveled to Hershey and were overpowered by the Lady Panthers in straight sets, 25-to-3, 25-to-12 and 25-to-8. The Kimball squad was outhit 34-to-8 in the loss. Kimball came home and hosted a Triangular on Thursday, and was able to defeat Hay Springs in a heated battle. After taking the first set 25-to-23, Hay Springs came back to even the match with a 25-to-15 second...
Kimball's Longhorn Football team continued to struggle as the fell 70-to-28 to the Perkins County Plainsmen in a game that saw the visitors take an early lead and pull away for a lopsided victory. Plagued by five turnovers, with four in the first quarter alone, the Longhorns were unable to avoid the costly mistakes that have kept them winless so far this season. Kimball Head Coach Ben Aarestad said, “It seems that we keep making the same mistakes over and over again.” Perkins County scored eight rushing touchdowns, while the Longhorns cou...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team has had success so far in the season, but went through a difficult week, losing four of five matches, with the last two losses coming at a home tournament on Saturday. The week started well for the Lady Coyotes, as they were able to sweep the Wallace Lady Wildcats in two sets, 25-to-18 and 25-to-23. Junior Kendal Nielsen led the attack for Potter-Dix with six kills and a service ace, but the girls could not keep the momentum going and fell in straight sets to a tough Wauneta-Palisade's team 25-to-16 and...
Kimball's Cross Country team traveled to Alliance on Saturday to compete in the Alliance Invitational, and went against the very best runners in the Panhandle area. The boys team was able to manage a seventh place finish in the team competition with senior Connor Cluff leading the Kimball squad with a 39th place finish at 22:06.83. He was followed by sophomore Xavier Thomas-Lewis in 41st place at 22:27.58 and freshman Braylon Miller in 45th place at 22:44.48. The girls squad did not place as a...