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 Kimball High girls saw their basketball season come to an end with a first round loss in sub-district tournament play, losing 58-53 to Bayard, a team they had defeated twice earlier. It was a back and fourth contest with the lead exchanged multiple times, and close from start to finish. Bayard had a narrow one point lead after one quarter of play with the score board showing 12-11. Kimball sophomore Megan Spicer had the hot hand early and scored seven first quarter points. Kate Reader picked up two quick fouls and sat out most of the...
An interesting and exciting week of area High School sports. I, and all of you fans, were treated to some unusual scores and other happenings. Pine Bluffs came to Kimball on a Tuesday evening and once again both their girls and boys are having great success on the basketball courts. The boys have only 1 loss and that was to Laramie, one of the state’s largest programs, and the girls came to Kimball with only 2 losses. The Hornet boys put on a shooting exhibition as they netted 15 treys led by Justus Golding with 6 of his own. They won over o...
Kimball will have two wrestlers involved in this year's Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament being held this weekend at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha that starts today (Thursday). Jordan Cluff, a senior, who was also a state qualifier last year as a junior and won two matches at the big show a year ago, will be joined this year by senior teammate Toby McManigal who is making his first state appearance. Cluff wrestles at 113 pounds and will tke a record of 25-9 to Omaha, while McManigal at 220...
The fans were treated to some top notch girls basketball this past Teusday night on the Kimball court with the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets pulling out a 51-49 win in a contest that was exciting from start to finish. It was Senior Parent Night for the Kimball girls and the final game of their careers on the home court for Madison Wynne, Lacey Klinkhammer, and Kate Reader, along with senior Manager Sheridan Magninie. They made the night a memorable one as they gave it their all for coach Chauncey Pedersen and the hometown fans. They were up against...
The Pine Bluffs boys came to Kimball this past week boasting an enviable win-loss record of 14-1 and went back home with one more win giving the fans a view of just how talented they are. The Hornets came out on top 78-51 in a display of long range shooting skills as they netted 15 treys on the evening led by Justus Golding with 6 treys and a game high 20 points. The Hornets had 9 players score with 3 in double figures. Michael Shain finished with 16 points and 2 treys, Andrew Fornstrom had 15 with 3 treys, Brian Steger 9 with 3 treys, Donte...
The Kimball boys put 4 quarters of basketball together and finished out the 4th quarter in securing a 66-56 win at Hemingford this past Friday night. The Longhorns got it rolling with 20 points in the opening period while holding the hosting Bobcats to 15. At half time, the Horns were on top 35-29, and led 47-44 entering the final period where they outscored the Cats 19-12 to put the game away. Good balanced scoring for coach Luke Dea's club with 8 players getting into the scoring columns. Beau...
The Western Trails Conference Basketball Tournament of 2019 is in the books and it played out just like it was supposed to with the number one seeded teams winning it all. The Mitchell girls and the Bridgeport boys were crowned champions Saturday evening while Hemingford won 3rd place in the boy's division and our own Kimball High girls took home consolation honors in the girls division earning their players 3rd place medals. Now as the season winds down, we are already getting ready for...
The Kimball High girls brought home medals from their third place finish in winning the consolation championship at this year's Western Trails Conference Basketball Tournament, completed this past Saturday at Cougar Palace in Scottsbluff. The Kimball girls started things off with a first round win over Gordon-Rushville,on their home court,defeating the Lady Mustangs 53-41, then lost 74-26 to Mitchell in the semi finals, and won 52-39 over Bayard in the consolation finals. KIMBALL 53 GORDON-RUSHV...
Stephen Bateman, Kimball heavyweight, took 3rd place at the combined Western Trails and SPVA Conference Wrestling Tournaments held in Bridgeport this past week. Bateman had a good day in taking 3rd place honors at 285 pounds winning 3 matches and losing only 1. All 3 of his wins were by pin including a :37 second fall over Jones of Bayard. Connor Cluff at 130 was 2 and 3 for the day with a first match fall and a 8-7 decision but lost 12-9 in the match for 5th place. Izaak Rohde at 182 finished 4th registering 1 win and 3 losses. Toby McManigal...
The Kimball High boys failed to get past the first round in Western Trails Conference Tournament play this past week, losing at Bayard 40-31. With the first round loss, the Longhorns were eliminated from advancing to additional play at Cougar Palace. Bayard suffered a 79-46 loss to Mitchell in semifinal play and lost to Hemingford 78-75 in the consolation finals to end up 4th. It was a defensive struggle between the Bayard Tigers and the Horns with the hosting Bayard club on top 7-6 at the 1st q¥arter break, and Kimball leading 19-16 at half...
Kimball’s Mike Daum had another big week of basketball as he led his South Dakota State team to wins over North Dakota State and the Omaha Mavericks. His Jackrabbitts won over North Dakota State, 87-69, and Mike had 30 points, shooting 11/15 from the field and 4/6 on 3 pointers, plus 4/5 at the foul line, and he had 17 rebounds. In the UNO game, SDS won 83-73 with Mike scoring 33 and pulling 16 rebounds along with 5 assists. He now has 1,112 career rebounds, which ranks him second all time in the Summit League. For his outstanding week of p...
A disappointing Friday night loss on the road at Sutherland, and a very satisfying win at home Saturday night over visiting North Platte St Pats. That was the weekend story for the Kimball High boys. The Longhorns lost 38-30 to the Sutherland Sailors Friday night, but came back with an exciting 49-47 victory over the St Pats Irish Saturday night, leaving them with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses as they head into Western Trails Conference Tournament play that begins this evening (Thursday). The low scoring loss at Sutherland was a repeat...
A split weekend for the Kimball High girls as they won big at Sutherland on Friday night, but lost like every other team has done to North Platte St. Pats on Saturday. The Lady Longhorns are still hovering around the .500 mark with their 7 win, 8 loss record. The Kimball girls had no trouble at Sutherland, bringing home a 54-21 victory. They outscored the Lady Sailors in every period, busting out early to lead 15-5 at the first quarter break, and were up 27-12 at halftime. It was more of the same in the second half as they dominated from start...
The SPVA Conference Basketball Tournament play was completed this past week and the Bridgeport boys and North Platte St Pats girls emerged as champions. The Kimball boys finished 7th after losing 60-59 to Perkins County in double overtime, and the Kimball girls wound up 5th thanks in large part to Carli Wurdeman tying a school record for 3 point field goals in a game with 8! The sharp shooting junior guard wound up with 29 points in that 61-26 win over Perkins County, which also tied her for 8th in the tough weekend of games with Sutherland... Full story
It was a disappointing loss in an action packed and exciting SPVA Tournament game for the Kimball High boys as they lost 60-59 in double overtime play this past Thursday evening at the College in North Platte. After a first round loss to Bridgeport, as reported in last week’s Observer, the Horns dropped down into the loser’s bracket play and gave the Perkins County boys from Grant a battle deluxe before losing to finish in 7th place. Kimball got behind early, trailing 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, and were outscored 14-9 in second qua...
The Kimball High Wrestling Team had three medal winners at the Dogger Invitational Tournament held in Lingle, Wyoming, this past weekend. Jordan Cluff at 120 and Toby McManigal at 220 both finished in the runner-up spot at their respective weights, and Izaak Rohde at 182 brought home sixth place. Jordan Cluff registered a pin and a 7-4 decision before losing 12-4 in the championship match to a Cheyenne East wrestler. McManigal also was 2-1 on the day with both of his wins by fall before losing a close 5-3 decision in the title match to his...
A 49-25 first round loss to Chase County and a 61-26 win over Perkins County left the Kimball High girls in 5th place in this past week's SPVA Conference Tournament play and leaves them with a season record of 6 wins and 7 losses. Kimball was the No. 4 seed going into tournament play and received a home site pairing for first round play with Chase County having to make the trip west to Kimball, but the Lady Longhorns from Imperial dominated the hosting Lady Longhorns, led by the outstanding...
Jordan Cluff and Izaak Rohde highlighted Kimball's efforts at the Chase County Invitational Wrestling Tournament this past Saturday as both went 4 and 1 on the day and finished in second place. Cluff, wrestling at 113 pounds, registered 3 pins and 1 decision beforeå losing 9-4 to state ranked Nathaniel Murillo of Morrill in the championship match. Rohde also went 4-1 on the day and had 2 pins, a major decision of 13-5 along with his other win before losing by fall in the title match. Connor...
More off-season, All Region awards, offered up this past week by the Star-Herald as they announced their 2018 All-Region Track and Field Teams. In the girls division, Kimball had Hannah Biesecker in the long jump and Samantha Bemis in the triple jump on the First Team. Brady Kilgore made the boys First Team as the top 100 meter hurdler. Banner County High’s MaKenna Dahlgrin was First Team in the shotput and Second Team in the discus. Trinity Langley of Potter-Dix was Second Team in the girls high jump. Kimball senior Brady Kilgore would not b...
The Kimball boys lost to Bridgeport 47-24 in first round play in the SPVA Conference Tournament on Monday night, dropping them into the losers bracket while No. 2 seed Bridgeport advanced into the winners bracket. Kimball, the No. 7 seed, won the first half leading 10-2 at the quarter break and 13-11 at half time, but in an almost exact replay of their meeting this past Friday evening, it was all Bulldogs in the second half as they outscored the Longhorns 22-6 in third quarter play and 36-11 in...
It was a two-loss weekend for the Kimball High girls with both defeats coming on the road. On Friday night, they fell to Bridgeport, 55-45, and on Saturday they went down, 41-28, at Gordon-Rushville. With the losses, the Lady Longhorns saw their season record dip under the .500 mark at 5-6. BRIDGEPORT 55, KIMBALL 45 Give a lot of credit to Bridgeport sophomore guard Sydney Nein as she connected from long range for the Lady Bulldogs, ending up with six treys and 22 points. She netted three of tho...
The Kimball high boys suffered two more losses as they returned to the hardwoods following the Christmas break. In a Thursday night home game they lost to Class B Sidney and then lost on Saturday night at Imperial to a very good Chase County team. SIDNEY 44, KIMBALL 33 Izaac Reuter made a strong move following the opening tip and connected on the first shot of the game with Sidney and although both clubs had a hard time converting shot attempts into made-baskets, the Longhorns had a good start...
SIDNEY 68, KIMBALL 28 The Kimball High Lady Longhorns saw their season record even out at 4 wins and 4 losses after losing twice over the past weekend. The Lady Horns had a tough schedule to say the least this past weekend. On Thursday night they hosted Class B Sidney, ranked 10th in the state rankings, and lost 68-28. On Saturday they made the trip to Imperial to face another top team in the Chase County Lady Longhorns and despite a good effort came up short losing 55-45. The Kimball ladies were simply outclassed in their contest with the...
The Kimball High Wrestling Team participated in the Garden County Invitational Tournament this past Saturday and had only one place winner on the day. "Overall, this meet was not one of our best performances" said coach Wade Brashear. "We ended up with only one pace winner in Jordan Cluff at 113 pounds. "There were other positives. Ethan Culek-Schaeffer won two matches and came into this tournament winless.Toby McManigal wrestled very well losing in the heartbreak round, but overall he had a...
When you mention "Wilma" to anyone in Kimball, a last name is not needed – at least to anyone who has lived here for any period of time or anyone who is associated with the game of golf. Kimball's Wilma Gilliland was honored one more time, and I won't say "one last time," this past Friday morning at the Cantrell Funeral Home by those who attended the funeral of this very special 94 year old. Steve Gilliland, the son of the late Bruce Gilliland, did a remarkable job of providing those in a... Full story