Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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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... Full story
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote Volleyball team evened their record to 5-and-5 during Homecoming Week with a victory against the Creek Valley Lady Storm at Potter Thursday night. Although the Creek Valley team has only one win in front-loaded schedule, they’ve been improving and offered a challenge against the home team. Potter-Dix also has been improving, with three strong hitters in Kylie Fiehtner, Jaydin Paxton and Mikayla Lee and a developing group of supporting players. Each set was a battle, with the girls going back and forth with the Lady Coy...
Kimball's Longhorn 8-man football team continued its early season struggles against the Sutherland Sailors on Friday night, dropping to 0-4 on the season after the 56-20 loss in Kimball. The Sailors were able to capitalize on Kimball mistakes early in the game and built up a big lead that the Longhorns could not overcome, with a few scores by the home team near the end of the contest keeping the score respectable. The Sailors were able to even their season record at 2-and-2 while the Longhorns...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team has something to howl about as they move their season record to 3-and-0 for the first time in well over a decade with a 46-to-8 rout of the visiting Crawford Rams at Combs Field on Friday. It was Homecoming Night, and a fired up crowd was geared up to see a depleted Rams roster try to give the Coyotes their first loss of the season, but it became clear early on that the Rams would not be able to stop the high-powered Potter-Dix offense. After Crawford started an...
Kimball’s Boys cross country team was able to earn a third place showing at the Kimball Invitational on Friday, with sophomore Matthew Johnson and senior Connor Cluff leading the Longhorns runners with a seventh and eight place finish respectively. The Bridgeport team earned top honors with 29 points, while the Bayard squad placed second with 34 points. Kimball ended with 37 points, good enough for a third place result. Johnson finished with a time of 21:27 and Cluff finished with a time of 2... Full story
It has been a slow start for Kimball’s Lady Longhorn Volleyball team, coming into last week without a win, and full slate of tough competitors ahead. Coach Ferguson’s team started the week on the road against Bridgeport and Garden County, and dropped both matches without winning a set. The Lady Longhorns gave the undefeated Lady Bulldogs a tough final set, but were unable to close the set out for a victory. Kimball’s fortunes fared no better against a strong Garden County team, falling in two sets 25-16 and 25-12. Junior Amy Birkhofer led t...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote volleyball team had a busy week, traveling to Kimball for a Triangular on Thursday, then traveling for a Quadrangular at Bridgeport on Saturday. On Thursday, the Lady Coyotes lost their first match to a sharp Mitchell team 2-to-0, but then rebounded and defeated Kimball 2-to-1. Sophomore Jayden Shoemaker led the offense with 9 kills and sophomore Lily Tabor had 15 digs in the victory. On Saturday, the girls traveled to Bridgeport and started off against Mitchell, again falling in straight sets 2-to-0. They then faced a...
The Kimball Longhorns volleyball team hosted Leyton's Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Sept. 1, dropping the match three sets to one. The Lady Warriors started hot, building a lead in the first set with great net play by junior Cortney Holt and freshman Kaitlyn Craig peppered with kills by senior Ella Draper. But the Lady Longhorns hung in and fought back, with junior Amy Birkhofer and sophomore Jayden Paxton at the net providing blocks and kills to keep Kimball in the set. Kimball started to get on a...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote football team improved to 2-0 on the young season with an impressive 61-32 road win against the Sioux County Warriors. Sioux County started the game with a good drive highlighted by two fourth down conversions and grabbed an early six point lead. Potter-Dix fired back with a score of its own and then another in the beginning of the second quarter to go up 12-6, and then scored a few minutes later to extend their lead to 19-6. Sioux County was able to narrow the gap with a short touchdown run after a drive to narrow the s...
Leyton’s Warrior Football team traveled from Dalton for a Friday early afternoon contest against the Kimball Longhorns. The Warriors defeated the Maywood / Hayes Center Wolves in a dominating performance, while the Longhorns were coming off a 66-6 opening loss at home against Hitchcock County. Leyton Head Coach Glen Lipska hoped the team’s growing confidence and ability to overcome adversity would keep their momentum going, while Longhorn Head Coach Ben Aarsetad knew the Warriors were a big and aggressive team with depth that would cha...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn volleyball team started the 2020 with a trip to Hemingford for a non-league matchup against the Gordon-Rushville Lady Mustangs Thursday night and conference matchup against the Hemingford Lady Bobcats. The Kimball squad was unable to offer much resistance against a Lady Mustang team coming off a 22-and-10 2019 campaign in a very tough C1 league. Gordon-Rushville middle hitter Jayla Brehmer found all the empty spaces in the Lady Longhorns' defense, while power hitter Bree Lovell delivered multiple ace serves and kept the...
Potter-Dix was paired against the Arthur County Wolves on Feb. 24 to start the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament in Ogallala, and the Wolves team that had struggled all season with just two wins gave the Coyotes a contest. Arthur County's Bryce Hanna dropped two three pointers in the first quarter to keep the Wolves close, and Arthur County led 16-to-14 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter had the teams battling, with Potter-Dix falling further behind to start the quarter, then...
The Potter-Dix Coyote basketball teams hosted the Crawford Rams on Thursday, and the winless Lady Coyotes started off the action against the 10-and-9 Lady Rams unable to break the Crawford press. The Lady Rams harassed and pressured the Lady Coyotes into turnovers and limited the Potter-Dix offense to just six points in the first quarter. The Lady Rams seemed to steal the ball at will, and the vast majority of the half was played on the wrong side of the court for the home team and the Lady...
On Tuesday Dec. 17, the Potter-Dix Coyote basketball teams traveled to Dalton to take on the Leyton Warriors. The girls started the action with the Warriors holding a 3-and-2 record, while the Lady Coyotes were still searching for their first win at 0-and-4. Leyton had dominated the rivalry between the two teams for the last few years, and first year Potter-Dix head coach Garret Stricklin's young squad quickly fell behind as Leyton standout Madelyn Watchorn scored from inside, outside, and at...
It was cold outside but hot in the Cabela's Athletic Center as the D2-12 Subdistrict Volleyball Tournament started on Monday night. The first game was the "play-in" game to determine who would face number one seed Garden County in the semi-finals later in the night, and rivals Potter-Dix and Creek Valley battled to advance. The Lady Coyotes started hot and were able to easily take the first set 25-to-9, as the Lady Storm struggled with hitting errors and defensive miscues. But the tables turned...
The Leyton/Banner County WarCats entered Thursday's Homecoming contest against Paxton winless, and the inability to stop the big play again sent the WarCats down to defeat. After the opening Homecoming festivities, the Tigers received the kickoff and junior Remington Schimonitz returned it right up the middle of the WarCats coverage for a touchdown and a quick 8-to-0 lead. After going three-and-out, Leyton's Zac Henke boomed a punt all the way down to the Paxton 8 yard line. But the Tigers went...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyotes travelled to Chappell Friday to take on rival Creek Valley and won three sets to one against a tenacious Lady Storm team that battled throughout the match. Potter-Dix started fast in the first set, pulling out to an 8-to-1 lead before the Lady Storm was able to string consecutive points together to narrow the lead. The Lady Coyotes finally regained their rhythm, and opened up a big lead and looked to cruise to a comfortable first set win. But the Lady Storm started a...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team hosted a triangular meet against Mitchell and Kimball last Thursday, and came away with a split against the Panhandle rivals. First up was the Lady Coyotes taking on the Lady Tigers of Mitchell, and despite losing eight players to graduation, the Mitchell team was able to build a big lead quickly in the first set. With strong serves by junior Jayden Kanno and sophomore Marjie Schmitt, the Lady Tigers were able to pull away for an easy 25-to-10 victory in...