Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Andrew Knutsen will be out to set a new record as he runs in the Farmer’s Day Fun Run this Saturday. Andy, with Kimball ties, including his uncle Jerry, and his father Steve, who will also be back in town to help celebrate his Class of 1966 Kimball High reunion, is a runner of National honors. Andy has been competing in the Xterra Tri-Athlon events where each contestant swims .93 miles, bikes 17.7 miles, and runs 6.2 miles. In a recent Pan American Championship event in Ogden, Utah, he place 29th overall including the Pro contestants, and w...
Starting off with a bit of golf today, be sure and call the Pro Shop at the Four Winds before heading out as they have been sanding and plugging the greens and you might find limited holes in use. Four Winds Pro Chad Wise said there will be open golf this weekend for certain. -----------------------------Thanks to some back problems and other health issues I haven’t caught any Kimball High sports events yet but I think I am on the mend now and actually got down to Lincoln this past weekend for the Nebraska-Wyoming football game. I like to t...
The One Person Scramble held at the Four Winds Golf Course this past Saturday, attracted 24 golfers who were divided into two flights. No surprise that Ty Garrett emerged the champion, winning the 1st flight with his handicap score of 57.6. Gene Golding finished runner up with 58.6 and Dustin Bowron 3rd with 59.4. Each golfer was allowed to play two balls, on each shot, from the tee box until the ball was holed thus giving each golfer a mulligan on every shot! Each golfer was also given 60% of their handicap. Don Trofholz won the 2nd flight...
High School Fall Sports are underway and you fans will have a full slate of activities to attend. Girl’s Golf has already had three tournaments which the Kimball High two-golfer team took part in. In fact, Kimball hosted the Western Trails Conference Tournament at the Four Winds Course this past Tuesday. Kimball opened at Sidney where Lila Moore shot 142, and then improved her score to 133 at the Bayard Tournament. Leisha Casimiro shot 168 at Bayard. Looking ahead on the golf schedule, the Kimball team is at Chappell on September 1 and at M...
A touch of Fall is in the air, but this might be the very best time of the year to play golf in Western Nebraska as well. Lots of golf happenings to still report on, and in fact, the Kimball High girl’s golf team, all two of them, tee off this week. They were scheduled to play at Sidney this past Tuesday, are at Bayard today (Thursday), and will host the Western Trails Conference tournament this coming Tuesday at the Four Winds with a 9 a.m. start. Coach Katie Culek is working with a pair of juniors this season including Lila More and Leisha C...
Brendan Walker, son of Bernie and Judy Walker, and a Kimball High freshman this fall, had a standout basketball camp held at the Hastings College facility in late July. The all around young athlete, who has excelled in junior high sports, just completed a summer of baseball where he was termed one of the top players by his coaches and named Kimball's top pitcher. Brendan won several awards at the Mid-America Basketball Camp under the direction of Mike Trader, the Camp Director. When Brendan...
The 25th Annual Kimball Hospital Foundation Golf Classic held this past Sunday at the Four Winds Golf Course was termed "A huge success" by Kerry Ferguson, the man in charge. A total of 28 four-person teams made up of 112 golfers participated. Golfers were vying for bragging rights along with lots of attractive flag prizes, and raffle prizes, and were also treated to lunch and a buffet dinner after golfing. Everyone also received a Foundation Golf Classic moisture-wicking polo golf shirt. The...
Funeral Services for Bruce Gilliland were held this past Tuesday with a large crowd turning out to honor "Kimball's King of Golf." Bruce lived a long and contributing life passing away at his home at age 98. Without a doubt, Bruce played the major role in developing, and maintaining golf in Kimball. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Bruce migrated to Kimball with wife Wilma in year 1951 and they formed Plains Construction in 1953. The Gilliland's were active members of our community from the first...
The Western Nebraska golf season is on-going, but even as I say that, some aspects of the season is coming to a close already. The Panhandle Junior Tour concluded this past week with play at Scottsbluff and Gering. We gave you the first day of play last week at Scottsbluff Country Club, and that wound up on Tuesday for those top 8 who made the cut for second day play. At Scottsbluff, Jordan Greenwood ended up second after leading day one with his 74 and coming back with 80 on day two to shoot 154, two strokes back of Nathan Dvorak of Potter, wh...
Let’s talk Golf. Right now golf is about all I have to report on, and not a lot of golf happenings. The Kimball Hospital Foundation 25th Annual Four Person Scramble is coming up August 6th and this is your chance to have a lot of fun and support a very worthy cause. The proceeds from this Golf Classic will be used to help purchase a new bathing spa for patients at Kimball Health Services. Each player will get lunch, supper, and a Foundation Golf Classic Dry-Zone, moisture-wicking polo shirt. There are also numerous raffle and flag prizes, a...
The 2016 Vince’s Corner ABCD Double Draw Two-Day Golf Scramble was the weekend highlight at the Four Winds Golf Course bringing many out of town and out of state golfers to Kimball to play for some outstanding prizes, and to enjoy meeting up with old time friends. The Heeg family shuts down the number of entries at 120 or 30 four-man teams, and there is always a waiting list in case any golfer has to withdraw. Many golfers come in a day or even a couple of days early to play practice rounds. Like always, course superintendent, Jeremy W...
The annual Vince’s Corner ABCD Double Draw Golf Tournament was held this past weekend at the Four Winds Golf Course and all went well thanks in large part to the Heeg family with Henry Heeg the man in charge, along with Four Winds Pro Chad Wise and everyone else who volunteered their time and effort. It was great to see so many former Kimball area residents back in town for the tournament. See the story and all of the results in this week’s Observer Sports. ----------------------------------- Now the next big tournament scheduled for the Fou...
I hope everybody had a Happy 4th of July and now it is back to work, or whatever. I ate way too much good food, watched the fireworks the Kimball Fire Department put on, played a round of golf with my grandson, and otherwise took it easy. Not a lot of sports taking place right now, but the parking lot at the Four Winds Golf Course was full of out-of-town and out-of-state license plates the entire weekend. Lots of golfers love to make the drive to play the Four Winds. I can’t think of any other one thing that brings people to Kimball that c...
A huge weekend for the Kimball Recreation Area! With the Andy Shaw 10th Annual Co-ed Softball Tournament going on both Saturday and Sunday, and the annual TeamMates Golf Tournament taking place onSaturday, the area was alive with activity. It was so gratifying to see all of the cars, the campers, the tents, the sun shields, the music, and the good food being served up. Lots of out-of-town vehicles in the parking lots, and lots and lots of people! The softball tournament attracted 13 teams, the same as last year, according to chairman Kevin...
The Greenwood family successfully defended their Father's Day Golf title this past weekend and have now won the championship of this favorite Kimball Four Winds Golf Tournament the past two years. A total of 29 three-person scramble teams participated this year and the team of Kenny Greenwood and his sons Jeff and Jordan shot rounds of 61-57=118 to win by two strokes over the team of Kevin Thomas, Kaleb Thomas, and Jordan Ottoson who shot 61-59=120. Third place in the championship flight went...
A busy weekend ahead for you sports fans with the Andy Shaw Memorial Co-ed Softball Tournament and the TeamMates Four Person Golf Scramble ready to entertain you. This is the 10th annual Andy Shaw Memorial Softball Tournament and it is going to be a good one. When I talked with organizer Kevin Wynne earlier this week he said they already had 12 teams entered and they would still take late entries if you have a team you want to get signed up. The 1st place prize money is ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS! This is a two day tournament with play set for...
The new face you golfers are seeing at the Four Winds Golf Course attending to the upkeep of the course belongs to a young man named Aaron Koski. Aaron is the new course Assistant Superintendent and has actually been on the job since he was hired February 29. Aaron grew up in the Humpfrey St. Francis, Nebraska area, recieved an Associate of Arts degree in general studies from Northeast Community College in 2006, and earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Horticulture Golf Management...
It was truly a season to remember for the Kimball High boy's golf team with seven wins, including capturing the championships of both conference tournaments they are involved in, and also a District tournament championship! They shot their low round of the season on their home course in winning the Western Trails Conference and the Kimball Invitational with their round of 316. They shot 319 at Grant and also at Valentine where they won the District title. They won the SPVA Tournament at Hershey...
The Hole-in-one is one of the ultimate goals of all golfers, and according to the stat people, very few ever achieve this goal. Thanks to Greg Robinson, who gathered up a lot of information on the hole-in-one concerning the local Four Winds Golf Course, we are going to give you a few of our own stats, as well as some national figures, we thought you might find interesting. Way back when the Four Winds Course opened at it’s current location, the Western Nebraska Observer, owned by Bob Pinkerton at the time, started the tradition of having a...
Kimball’s Madison Biesecker has been a busy young lady last week and again this week as she participates in All Star athletic events she was honored to be selected to perform in. This past weekend she was at North Platte Mid Plains College on Thursday and Friday to play in their All Star Basketball game. As the players rotated in and out she got about 14 minutes of court time, scored 2 points on two free throws, and played some solid defense and ball handling. She missed out on the Friday practice sessions for the Panhandle Prep All Star G...
Kimball's Jordan Greenwood finished just 2 strokes from winning the 2016 Nebraska Class C Boy's Golf Tournament that took place this week at the Kearney Country Club Golf Course. The outstanding junior picked up his third state golf medal with his best finish yet, winding up runner up for the championship with his two day total of 151 with Brook Klinetobe of Stanton winning the medalist honor with his score of 149. Jordan showed great composure and mental control as he battled the field of 89...
With the exception of some All Star Games, summer camps, and summer league play in various sports, the area High School sport season is over. It ended with the boy’s state golf tournaments and Kimball sent their team to the Class C Tournament held at the Kearney Country Club Course where they finished 6th out of 15 teams and junior Jordan Greenwood wound up 2nd individually out of 89 golfers! Be sure and read the complete story in this issue of the Observer sports. Mrs. Southard and I were able to get away and make the trip to Kearney and f...
Jaden Withrow had a season best triple jump at the right time resulting in a Class C, triple jump, state championship at Omaha Burke Stadium this past Friday! The talented Kimball High junior sailed out 44'1.75" on his first jump in the event and that mighty hop-skip-jump was the best jump of all Class C state qualifiers, and was also the first time Withrow had eclipsed the 44 foot mark, and was a personal career best! Jaden, a two event state qualifier, wasn't done yet. After a night's sleep, h...
The 2016 Kimball High track season is over with the completion of the State meet held this past weekend. The highlight story is of course Kimball High’s Jaden Withrow winning a gold medal in the Class C triple jump and a fourth place in the long jump. He scored 15 points all by himself and the Kimball boys finished 11th in the Class C team standings, thanks to Jaden. -------------------- This week will conclude the golf season for the Kimball High boys with their qualifying for the Class C State Golf Tournament being held at the Kearney C...
Kimball qualified four individuals in five events for the upcoming Nebraska State Track Meet being held this weekend at Omaha's Burke Stadium. Although Kimball didn't qualify but the four individuals, coach Gene Mohr said he feels this foursome could perhaps do better than any Kimball Team has in several years at the State Meet. At the C-ll District Meet held at Grant this past week, Jaden Withrow was a double event gold medal winner capturing first place in the triple jump at 43'2.5" and the...