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  • Potter-Dix Back On Track, Beats Wallace 47-22 In Opener

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Sep 2, 2021

    Potter-Dix’s Coyote football team had an historic run last season, going 9-and-0 in the regular season before finally being knocked-off by Cody-Kilgore in the playoffs. The team members made a commitment to each other to come back better and stronger, and it was obvious the boys had put in plenty of time in the weight room during the off-season. The work paid off for the Coyotes as they put away the Wallace Wolves in decisive fashion after a relatively slow start. With a 90 degree temperature and a gentle breeze at kickoff, the Wolves used t...

  • Anton, Muldoon Medal At State

    Mike Motz, The Observer|May 27, 2021

    The Potter-Dix Coyotes sent their track and field qualifiers to the NSAA Class D State Championships in Omaha late last week, and some outstanding performances earned a few of the athletes medals at the end of the competition. A few Coyote athletes picked the right time to achieve personal best marks in an event while competing in the State Championships. Potter-Dix junior Thomas Muldoon placed fifth in the boys 800-meters with a time of 2:05.02, a personal best and garnering the best placing for Potter-Dix. Muldoon’s previous best was 2...

  • Coyotes Send 7 To State

    Mike Motz, The Observer|May 20, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote Track and Field team traveled to Chappell last Wednesday to compete in the District D-9 Meet, and the Coyotes qualified seven athletes to travel to the State Meet in Omaha on Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Luke Kasten and junior Thomas Muldoon both qualified in three different events at the end of the competition. Kasten qualified in the 100 Meters, High Jump and the 4x800 Meter Relay by placing second in the 100 Meters, second in the High Jump and second with the 4x800...

  • Coyote Girls 3rd, Boys 4th At MAC

    Mike Motz, The Observer|May 6, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote track and field team traveled to Chappell on Saturday for the MAC Track and Field Meet. The girls team finished third with 68 points, while the boys team placed fourth with 73 points. Highlights for the boys included sophomore Luke Kasten placing third in the 100 meters, sophomore Ben Johnson placing fourth in the 200 meters, junior Thomas Muldoon winning the 1,600 meters with a personal best time of 5:10.24 and placing second in the high jump, the 4x100 meter relay team...

  • Kimball Boys 4th, Girls 5th At Calvert Invite

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Apr 29, 2021

    Kimball’s Longhorn track and field team traveled to Morrill to compete in the annual George Calvert Invitational, and the boys finished fourth out of seven teams while the girls placed fifth out of eight teams. Highlights for the boys included freshman Braylon Miller finishing third in the 1,600 meters, senior Connor Cluff placing fifth in the 3,200 meters, and the 4x100 and 4x800 relay teams each taking fourth place. Freshman Aaron Gilming placed fifth and sophomore James McGinnis placed sixth in the pole vault and senior Christian A...

  • Potter-Dix Competes At Pine Bluffs

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Apr 29, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote track and field team traveled to Pine Bluffs on Friday and competed at the Pine Bluffs Invite that was cut short due to lightning. Potter-Dix's boys team placed third overall with 64 points and the girls placed 11th with 16 overall poinrts Potter-Dix's boys highlights included senior Donnie Moench placing fourth in the 100 meters, sophomore Luke Kasten placing second in the 400 meters, junior Thomas Muldoon placing second in the 800 meters, sophomore James Pease placing...

  • Coyote Boys Show Well At Creek Valley Twilight

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Apr 22, 2021

    The annual Creek Valley Twilight Invitational Track & Field Meet was held on Monday, April 12, and despite a prevalent cold breeze, the competitors were able to get all 17 events finished by nightfall. Potter-Dix's boys team placed third overall and its girls team seventh. Ten area boys and girls teams competed in the meet. Potter-Dix boys highlights: • Junior Jared Anton won the pole vault and placed second in the 110 meter hurdles. • Junior Thomas Muldoon won the 800 meters. • Senior Javon...

  • P-D Boys 5th, Girls 14th At Bayard C-D

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Apr 15, 2021

    Potter-Dix’s Coyote track and field team travelled to Bayard on Saturday to compete at the Bayard C-D Invite. The boys came away with a fifth place result, while the girls placed 14th. The first-place teams were Burns among the girls and Leyton for the boys. Medal winners for the boys included senior Javon Coyle taking fourth place in the 100 meters and fifth in the 200 meters, while sophomore Luke Kasten placed sixth in the 400 meters and junior Thomas Muldoon placed fourth in the 800 and 1600 meters. Junior Jared Anton placed second in the 11...

  • Longhorn Girls 2nd, Boys 3rd At Tri-State

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Apr 15, 2021

    Kimball's Longhorn track and field team has a busy week, excelling at the Tri-State Invitational Meet in Chappell last Tuesday and then facing a higher level of competition at the Bayard C-D Invitational on Saturday. At the Tri-State, the Longhorns girls team finished second and the boys finished third in a field of eight teams. The Longhorns did not fare as well at the C-D Meet, with the girls team finishing ninth and the boys team finishing 11th at the end of the competition. At Tri-State,...

  • Longhorn Girls Third At Morrill Early Bird

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Apr 1, 2021

    Kimball's Longhorn track and field teams had to cancel the Kimball Invitational due to weather last weekend, but the team was still able to travel Saturday to compete in the Early Bird Meet at Morrill High School. The girls team placed third overall, while the boys team tied for ninth at the end of the day's competition. The girls finished with 63 points – just five behind champion Crawford and four behind runner-up Bayard. Medal winners for the girls included: • Senior Raven Johnson pla...

  • Coyotes Enjoyed Record-Breaking Year

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Mar 11, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team had its best season in 13 years, finishing with an 18-5 record, a D2-11 Sub District title, and a trip to the D2-5 District final before falling to the Loomis Wolves 83-45. The team set many records during the season, including fewest points allowed in a game (19 against Peetz) and fewest points allowed per game average, 45.0. The previous record was 52.9 set in the 1988-89 season. There were many individual records set during the season, including senior Javo...

  • Potter-Dix Falls In District Final

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Mar 4, 2021

    Potter-Dix’s Coyote basketball team ended their impressive 2020-21 campaign with a loss in the D2-5 District Finals against a Loomis Wolves team featuring tough defense and a highlight-reel performance by junior Quinn Johnson. The Wolves got an early jump in the game, rattling off 15 unanswered points, while the Loomis defense jammed, disrupted and caused turnovers and poor shot selections by the Coyotes. Potter-Dix junior Thomas Muldoon finally got the Coyotes on the board with a three-point hit, then followed it with another three-pointer f...

  • Coyotes Seeded First In Subdistrict

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 25, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team had two big wins going into subdistict tournament play last week, overpowering Leyton on Feb. 15 and then dominating Minatare on Feb. 19. The Coyotes earned the number one seed in the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament at South Platte High School starting on Monday, Feb. 22. Monday's contest with Leyton started out as a defensive struggle, with both teams defenses dominating the action until Potter-Dix was able to go on a run and led at the end of the first quarter...

  • Season Ends For Kimball Girls

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 25, 2021

    Kimball’s Longhorn girls basketball team fell to North Platte St. Pat’s in the first round of the D1-12 Sub district Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 16, ending their difficult season with a 3-13 overall record. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Longhorns hosted the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, and a tight contest was resolved in the visitors’ favor with a strong fourth quarter. Pine Bluffs started the contest strong, and opened a 17-10 lead at the end of the first period, but both defenses stiffened in the second quarter, and kept the Longhorns within strik...

  • Potter-Dix Girls, Boys Beat Peetz

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 18, 2021

    Potter-Dix’s Coyote Basketball teams hosted the Peetz Bulldogs on a frigid night last Tuesday, but it was more likely the Bulldogs’ delayed start to the season that caused the cold shooting of the visitors rather than the weather. The girls teams matched up first, and the Lady Bulldogs were just what the Lady Coyotes needed to earn their first win of the year over a team other than Creek Valley. Potter-Dix is now 3-16 for the season. The Lady Coyotes built a lead and continued to pull away, playing good aggressive defense and limiting the...

  • Coyotes Sweep Storm, Split With Garden County

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 11, 2021

    Potter-Dix’s Coyote Basketball teams hosted the Creek Valley Storm Thursday night and the home team was able to pull out two wins against the visitors from Chappell. The action started with the Lady Coyotes facing off against the Lady Storm, two teams that have struggled all season for wins. The girls’ game started as a defensive battle, with Creek Valley holding an 11--10 edge after the first quarter while the Potter-Dix team struggled with turnovers. The low-scoring second quarter featured the Lady Coyotes continuing to turn the ball ove...

  • Tough Stretch For Kimball Girls

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 4, 2021

    Kimball's Lady Longhorn basketball team continued to struggle with three losses over the past week to fall to 2-10 on the season. On Tuesday, January 26, Kimball hosted Mitchell, and the Lady Tigers were able to open a five point lead a tthe end of the first period, 17-12. The Lady Tigers then increased the defensive pressure, holding the Lady Longhorns to just six points in the second quarter as they built at 33-18 lead going into the intermission. The third quarter had Mitchell again clamping...

  • Longhorn Boys Still Winless

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 4, 2021

    Kimball's Longhorn basketball team continued to struggle for wins, falling in two contests in the past week to drop their season record to 0-11. Kimball first traveled on Friday to take on the Sutherland Sailors, looking to avenge a 30 point loss from January 21. However, the Longhorns fared no better this time around, getting shut out in the first quarter en route to a 25-4 halftime deficit. The scoring slowed for both teams in the second half, but the 21-point lead was far too much for the...

  • Records Fall In P-D Win Over Minatare

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Feb 4, 2021

    Potter-Dix’s Coyote basketball teams hosted the Sedgwick County Cougars last Tuesday night for the the Cougars’ first action of the season due to Colorado’s decision to delay the start of the winter sports schedule. The layoff seemed to have no effect on the visitors, as the Lady Cougars cruised to a 59-18 win and the boys team defeated a surging Coyotes squad fresh off of a MAC Tournament championship. Sedgwick County started fast and put up 25 points before the Lady Coyotes put up a score of their own, pressuring the Potter-Dix squad into...

  • Coyotes Take MAC Tournament Championship

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Jan 28, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team continued its strong start to the season by ripping through the competition with lopsided wins and ending up with a 49-32 victory against Bayard on Saturday night to earn the MAC Tournament Championship. The top-seeded Coyotes used their speed, passing game and solid shooting from the field for three straight wins against their conference competitors. As the top seed, Potter-Dix started the tournament with a bye, and first matched up in the semifinals against...

  • Kimball Restarts With Win, Then Drops 2

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Jan 21, 2021

    The Kimball girls basketball team got back into the winner's column after dropping three in a row at the re-start of their season. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Lady Longhorns hosted Potter-Dix, another struggling team, and the Lady Coyotes inability to score was exactly what Kimball needed to end its losing streak. Kimball started fast in the first quarter. The Lady Longhorns defense blocked lanes, caused turnovers and gave the Potter-Dix squad no uncontested shots. After building a 22-8 lead after...

  • Longhorn Boys Still In Search Of First Victory

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Jan 21, 2021

    Kimball’s Longhorn basketball team is still searching for its first win of the season after a rough week against three tough opponents. On Jan. 12, Kimball first hosted the dangerous Potter-Dix Coyotes, a team with both speed and length in their favor, and the Longhorns held their own through the first period. Kimball was able to score some points and played good defense through the first period, but the Coyotes found their groove in the second frame and went on a scoring outburst, putting up 29 points in the quarter against just 3 by K...

  • Coyote Boys Roll Into MAC, Girls Struggle

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Jan 21, 2021

    Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team continued its strong play with three big wins over the week and are looking strong going into this week's MAC Tournament. The Coyote's started last weeks' action off traveling to Kimball to match up with the winless Longhorns, and a slow start combined with a strong showing by Kimball kept the game close in the early going. But Potter-Dix broke the game open in the second quarter on their way to an 82-26 victory. The Coyotes had three scorers in double...

  • Longhorn Girls Return To The Court

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Jan 14, 2021

    Kimball's Lady Longhorn basketball team returned to action after a COVID-19 induced break in December and first faced off against the South Platte Lady Blue Knights at home on Tuesday, January 5. South Platte at Kimball Both teams were rusty to start the game, with the high-scoring South Platte team only putting up 10 points to Kimball's five in the first period. But the Lady Blue Knights found their rhythm in the second period, and the offense took off for a 22-point explosion to head into the...

  • Longhorn Boys Begin Road Back After Break

    Mike Motz, The Observer|Jan 14, 2021

    Kimball’s Longhorn basketball team came back from the COVID-19 break in their season to face the South Platte Blue Knights on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and continued to struggle on offense against the more experienced teams that they are playing. South Platte at Kimball South Platte had a solid if low scoring first quarter, and led the Longhorns by six going into the second frame. The second quarter had the Blue Knights take off on offense, putting up 24 points in the quarter to open a 36-16 lead at the half. Another big quarter of scoring in the t...

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