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 football team finished out its regular season with an 80-16 rout over Creek Valley, earning its second straight D6-6 title and undefeated regular season. The Coyotes' swarming defense held Creek Valley to minus-27 yards rushing while forcing four turnovers. The Creek Valley Storm, fresh from an inspirational win over South Platte last week, simply did not have the manpower to keep up with Potter-Dix, as they only dressed nine players for the game. The Coyotes again scored...
Potter-Dix's Coyote football team moved its record to 7-0 against the Banner County Wildcats in Harrisburg on Friday night. The Coyotes dominated in all aspects of the game, and only a late score by Banner County prevented a shutout. The Coyotes scored early and often, quickly putting the game out of reach for the overmatched Wildcats. Nine different Coyotes scored touchdowns in the game, and there were 13 total touchdowns for Potter-Dix in the contest. The Coyotes only attempted six passes, and...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote football team continued its success with a 51-12 win over Hay Springs Friday night at Combs Field in Potter. After deferring to the second half, the Coyotes kicked off and put the Hawks deep in their own territory to start the game. After a few unsuccessful running attempts, the Hawks connected on a long pass to get the ball into Coyote territory. But the Potter-Dix defense stiffened and forced a turnover on downs. On the Coyotes’ first play from scrimmage, sophomore quarterback Brayden Kasten found junior Luke Kasten on...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn volleyball team has not had many wins this season, but it earned a special victory Thursday as the school honored the 1979 Kimball State Champion Volleyball Team. It was 50 years ago when the NSAA established the State Tournament for Volleyball, and schools all across Nebraska have been honoring their prior championship teams all season. On Thursday, the Kimball 1979 Class B State Championship team, which went undefeated and did not lose a set in the tournament, returned...
The No. 2 ranked D-6 Potter-Dix Coyotes remain unbeaten as they had no trouble defeating the visiting South Platte Blue Knights, 70-6, on Homecoming Night in Potter on Friday. The winless Blue Knights fell behind quickly and had no answers against the Coyotes offense, as sophomore quarterback Brayden Kasten threw for four touchdowns and ended the game with a 163.2 quarterback rating. Junior Luke Kasten also added a 34-yard touchdown pass. The Coyotes had two runners rush for over 100 yards,...
A strong start and a big second quarter by the Potter-Dix Coyotes was too much for the visiting Crawford Rams to overcome, and the Coyotes moved their record to 3-0 with a big 65-25 win Friday night in Crawford. Potter-Dix held off the Rams in the first quarter, opening a three point lead, then scored three touchdowns to open up a 34-17 lead going into the halftime intermission. Any chances of a Crawford comeback were dashed in the third quarter when the swarming Coyote defense shut down the...
The Sioux County Warriors traveled to Potter on Friday for their first game of the season against the D6 powerhouse Potter-Dix Coyotes, and had no answers for the overwhelming Coyotes offense and defense. The Coyotes piled up the points in the 62-8 victory and their second win in as many tries this season. Junior Luke Kasten and sophomore Brayden Kasten shared quarterbacking duties, combining for six completions out of 17 attempts for 121 yards and four touchdowns. Senior Jared Anton led the rushing attack, carrying eight times for 129 yards...
Kimball High School’s football season appears to have ended before it started. The Longhorns were forced to forfeit their scheduled opener at Hitchcock County last Friday due to a lack of players. And now this. “We only have nine players out for football right now,” Kimball coach Ben Aarestad said Tuesday. “I don’t think we will play at all this year. We have lost so many kids in the past few years that it finally caught up with us.” The Horns were scheduled to play Leyton this Friday, but that seems most unlikely barring the unforeseen....
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...
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...
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...
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’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'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...
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...
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...
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,... Full story
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...
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’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...
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...
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’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...
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...
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... Full story