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 visiting Hershey Panthers ran back the opening kickoff 82 yards for a quick go-ahead touchdown and never looked back in piling up a 54-7 win over the hosting Kimball High Longhorns this past Friday evening. Mason Amweg, a fast and shifty 145 pound back for the Panthers got that early TD and with just over 2 minutes later, ran a reverse for another 32 yard touchdown with the PAT attempts both times failing. Following that score, Kimball came right back to close to 12-7 following a nice run...
Kimball will have two runners representing them at this year's State Class D Cross Country meet being held tomorrow (Friday) at the Kearney Country Club Golf Course. Brandon Barker, a junior, and Zachery Wagner, a freshman, were the Longhorns' state qualifiers by virtue of their respective number three and number fifteen finishes at the District race held this past week in Grant. It was a good day all around for Kimball according to coach Tiffany Johnson. "I am so proud of all of our kids. They...
The two-person team of Ty Garrett and Gene Golding won top honors at the Four Winds Fund Raiser Golf Tournament held this past Sunday. In the third year of this annual affair it has grown in popularity with 52 golfers, or 26 teams, taking part this year. The format originated from 20 years ago by Four Winds Pro Chad Wise and his Dad, and still has special meaning to Chad, who played this year with his son Dillon. Each team can choose when and where to use 6 scramble shots, 6 alternate player shots, and 6 best ball shots. It is also handicapped...
In Kimball Junior High football action to report, Kimball suffered losses to Mitchell with the 7th grade falling 24-0 and the 8th grade losing 40-26. Coach Dane Wurdeman said the 7th grade team “Had a tough loss.” “Mitchell has a really nice football team this year. Lots of size and numbers. Ethan Ratzlaff almost broke a long run for us in our first series and ran tough the entire game. Scott Hunsaker did a nice job playing the middle linebacker and quarterback positions for us. He likes to hit people. Javon Coyle is getting better at defen...
The Kimball girls golf team finished out the regular season at the Bridgeport Tournament where Lila Moore shot 136 and Natasha Selves 160. Hard to believe but the girls golf season is almost over as district play for the two Kimball girls is this coming Tuesday at the West Winds Course in Ogallala....
A year-end combined scramble closed out league play for both the Thursday Men’s Association and the Four Winds Men’s Association this past Sunday at the Four Winds Golf Course. A total of 24 golfers participated and the pairings were evidently mighty good as it took extra holes to determine the winners among the middle three teams. The winning team of Lynn Anthony, Pat O’Brien, Don Trofholz, Gary Haack, and Bill Shain shot a score of 60, leaving no doubt as to their status. The next three teams all shot 63 however and after playoffs, the team...
Danika Daum, Kimball High senior, has given verbal commitment to play volleyball at WNCC next year and will complete her commitment at a formal signing in late November. At this time Daum has no plans to play basketball as well for the Lady Cougars, but plans to focus strictly on volleyball. "I want to focus on volleyball only in order to reach the goals I have set for myself and to get to where I want to go with my volleyball," Daum said. Danika is looking to take her game to the Division One...
On the subject of golf, Kimball High held their home girls golf tournament this past week with 27 girls participating. Gering won team honors with a team score of 416, Bayard had 466, and Sidney junior varsity 513. Mitchell's Kensey Kanno won individual top honors with her round of 97. Kimball's two entries were Lila Moore with 155 and Natasha Selves with 164 but coach Nora Robinson said the girls are working to learn the game and are improving. I was out on the course trying to get some...
A new granite sign will welcome golfers to the Four Winds Golf Course. The sign was donated by the children of Al and Fredene Pietsch in memory of their parents. The 3,800 pound of granite was built by Herstead Monument Company of Scottsbluff with Byron Wilson bringing the chunk of stone to Kimball this past Thursday morning and then overseeing its placement. The all new sign is located at the entrance to Gilliland Drive where all golfers and customers of the Wind Break Restaurant will view its...
Kimball's Payton Wise competed in the Regional Masters Drive-Chip-Putt contest this past weekend in Denver and ended up fourth overall in her division. She actually finished 2nd in the long drive for accuracy and distance but had some trouble with her chipping on this day, but had some great putts according to her father, Four Winds Pro, Chad Wise. It was a family outing for the Wise family as brother Dillon served as caddy for his sister and Mom and Dad provided support. "I am so proud of my...
A Ferguson loaded team emerged champions of the 24th annual Kimball Hospital Foundation Golf Classic held this past Saturday at the Four Winds Golf Course. The team of Charles, Kendall and Michael Ferguson along with Scott Kelsey, shot a round of 56, 16 under par, to win first place in the 23 team field of golfers who enjoyed the day despite about an hour weather delay when an electric storm rolled through the area. When the horn sounded, golfers left the course and took shelter, returning to...
The final event of the 2015 Panhandle Junior Golf Tour took place this past week at the Gering Golf Course and once again Kimball entries fared well. Nate Dvorak of Scottsbluff won the boys high school age tournament with a round of 71 with Kimball's Jordan Greenwood just two strokes back in the runner up spot with his 73. A career best outing for young Dillon Wise who will be a freshman at Kimball High this fall as he shot a 75 to tie for 3rd. Zane Anthony had a solid round of 80, Brendan...
The 47th Nebraska Junior Amateur Golf Championship along with the 15th Nebraska Girls Amateur Championship was held at the Kimball Four Winds Golf Course this past week and when all was said and done, it was termed a success by all involved. The three day format brought a total of 82 golfers to town, including 18 girls and 64 boys, plus their family members, several state officials who ran the show, and friends and fans of the game. Officials of the Nebraska Golf Association set their own pin...
The entries were closed at 130 golfers for the 2015 version of the popular Vince's Corner, two day, four person, blind draw, golf scramble tournament held this past weekend at the Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball. Like always, golfers came from near and far to spend a couple of days vying for the top spots and the bragging rights, along with meeting up with old friends and simply enjoying Kimball and golf on one of the state's finest golf courses. The format of course is a blind draw, both days...
A total of 56 golfers and 14 four-person scramble teams turned out for the Kimball High All Class Reunion Golf Tournament held this past Saturday at the beautiful Four Winds Golf Course. Once again nice weather greeted the golfers as they went to their appointed Tees for the 8 a.m. start time. The winning team of Tom Andersen, Pete Andersen, Mark Stormberg and Peter Salter shot a winning round of 59, two strokes better than the runner up team of Mitch Brown, Toby Welch, Brian Williams, and Gene...
The Four Winds Golf Course will come alive with young golfers this upcoming week as the Four Winds Golf Course will be the site of the 47th Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship and the 15th Nebraska Girl’s Amateur Championship. Tournament play will begin on Tuesday (July 14) and will run through Thursday (July l6) but local golfers can expect to see young golfers from all points east in the state to arrive possibly earlier to play some practice rounds. This will also bring the families of the young golfers to our area as well. Formal r...
A Ferguson family team consisting of Kendall and Michael Ferguson, Brendan Walker, and Rod Paradies captured the championship of the annual Team Mates Four Person Golf Scramble this past Saturday at the Four Winds Golf Course. The winning team shot a round of 12 under par with a low score of 60 to edge out two other teams that pushed the winners. The runner-up team of Chad Wise, Dillon Wise, Payton Wise, and Bill Wallace were one stroke back with a 61, and third place was one more stroke back...
The father and sons trio of Kenny Greenwood, Jeffery Greenwood, and Jordan Greenwood captured the championship of this year's Four Winds Father's Day Three Person Golf Scramble held this past weekend. By no means was it an easy win for the Greenwood family as they battled it out with a Sidney based team of Chuck Haupt, son Morgan Haupt, and Lance Juelfs. The Haupt team shot the low round on Saturday with a 58 while Greenwoods had a first day round of 59. On Sunday the Greenwoods came back with...
A good year for the West in the West Nebraska All Star games held this past Saturday in Scottsbluff. The West All Star Volleyball Team won over the East 3 matches to 2, and the West All Star Football Team dominated the East All Stars 25-7 giving up a lone touchdown to the East with 9.6 seconds left in the contest. We had no one from our immediate area involved in the volleyball but Kimball was well represented in the football game with coach Nick Kuxhausen and players Jonathon Withrow and...
It's All Star time! The summer All Star High School sports games are underway and we have some of our immediate area young athletes involved. Jessica Hanks, recent Kimball High grad, was busy this past weekend playing in two All Star Basketball games. On Friday night she was honored by being selected to play in the Mid-Plains College All Star game held at the College gymnasium in North Platte and she played like an All Star. Didn't score but 2 points but took only 2 shots, but she worked hard...
A repeat trip to the Nebraska Boys Class C State Golf Tournament for Kimball High's Jordan Greenwood produced his second State medal for the young sophomore, who not only scored in the top 15 medal group once again, but improved his finish over his freshman season! After qualifying as a freshman, and finishing 11th at the state tournament, Greenwood fired a 74 at the district tournament to not only qualify, but had the winning round at McCook by 4 strokes. At the State Tournament this past week...
Jaden Withrow brought home a Nebraska State Track medal by finishing 8th in the boys Class C Division long jump. The talented young sophomore had a best jump of 20'6.5" to finish in the number 8 spot thus giving Kimball their lone 1 point in the team standings. Withrow was making a return trip to the state meet held at Omaha Burke Stadium having qualified in the triple jump last year as a freshman. This year he was a double event qualifier as he also qualified for the triple jump where he got...
Jordan Greenwood whipped the tough McCook Golf Course, and a tough field of District Golf competitors on Monday to emerge as the District Champion with his medalist round of 38-36=74! The young Kimball High sophomore is making a return trip to the State Tournament to be held May 27-28 at the Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln. Greenwood finished 4 strokes ahead of the runnerup individual, Hunter Quinn, a senior from Southern Valley, who shot 78. The only other Panhandle golfer to qualify in the top t...
A good showing for the Kimball High Track and Field Team as they qualified 6 individuals in 8 events at the C-II District meet held in Bayard this past week. Team wise, the Kimball boys finished 4th in the 8 school field and the Kimball girls wound up 5th. Team scores for the boys saw Bridgeport win out with 109 points followed by Hemingford with 101, Chase County 76, Kimball 68, Dundy County-Stratton 47, Bayard 45, Perkins County 43, Gordon-Rushville 38. Chase County won the girls team title wi...
Eric Stevens shot the low medalist round of 79 sparking his Bridgeport team to the top finish at the Kimball High Invitational Golf Tournament this past week with Kimball finishing in the number two spot. Coach Todd Janicek's boy's avenged a Western Trails loss to the Kimball team from a week earlier as they shot the winning score of 349 with Kimball runnerup with 362. Behind the top two were Perkins County 372, Chase County 379, Sidney 388, Creek Valley 401, and Gordon-Rushville 447. Kimball...