Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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There were a few moments when Tuesday night’s game might have been in doubt. They came in the first quarter and were wiped out by Austin Pile. While the Longhorns rolled over visiting Mitchell, 67-48, the senior guard was on a tear of his own Pile scored 13 points, engineered 2 steals and handed out 4 assists. With the game teetering at 8-7 in favor of Kimball in the opening period, he fired a three that sank off a friendly rim. A few minutes later, Caleb Reuter rolled in a lay up after taking a...
Ranked second in the district at 220 and in the top five statewide, David Gifford is used to sitting out the early round of any tournament. On the way to gold in his weight class at the Lingle-Ft. Laramie tournament, the Wildcats’ big man spent much of Friday afternoon waiting for his single match, which lasted just over a minute. “You just keep your shots nice and clean and technical,” he said after pinning Southeast’s Tanner Wyse. Saturday proved more difficult. Patrick Forster, from a stron...
For the second time in two years, injury has knocked Kimball wrestler Jonathon Withrow out of district competition—and a possible trip to state. Last year a concussion kept him from the big dance. This time around, the damage is more serious: a tear in his labral ligament that may require surgery. Even in physicians determine that physical therapy will suffice, Withrow is out of action until the football season. “There’s nothing you can do about it,” he said with a philosophical shrug. In prac...
The Coyotes calmed the Creek Valley Storm, taking third place in the MAC Tournament in Sidney January 19. “It was a great win. We played about as best as we had all year. After that loss on Thursday, it felt good to come out and get a win,” Potter-Dix’s Jake Johnson, who scored 8 points for the Coyotes, said. Potter-Dix took the lead in the first half with Bryant Knigge hitting two 3 pointers near the end of the first quarter putting the Coyotes ahead 14-12. These were just two of the five...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes took third place in the MAC Tournament Saturday, January 19, with a win over the Garden County Eagles. “We didn’t want to feel the same as Thursday night. We knew we had to pick it up,” Potter-Dix’s Morgan Wolff said. The game started rough for the Coyotes with Garden County pulling away in the first quarter by nine leaving the score at 11-2. The Coyotes came out swinging in the 2nd quarter with Taylor Juelfs scoring off of a pass by Conner Wolff in their first play out of the gate. Potter Dix kept chipping away at the La...
David Gifford Banner County wrestler David Gifford went 3-0 in the 220 pound class to win top spot at the Lingle-Ft. Laramie tournament. In taking home the crown, Gifford extended his season mark to 20-4. Danika Daum Kimball freshman Danika Daum put on a show any veteran would be proud of over two days. At Gordon-Rushville she scored 11 points and engineered 4 steals. Against Mitchell she led the way with 16 points and 6 rebounds, both tops on the team. Others Of Note JAKE READER The Longhorns...
January 2012 Kelly Meehan-Ash, 24, is being tried as an assessory to murder in connection with the murder trial of Vencill Ash III. When the trial for Ash III was pushed back in date, the Meehan-Ash case was likewise rescheduled. Meehan-Ash made a request to her attorney, Donald Miller of Sidney, to be moved to a different facility stating that she did not feel “safe” in the Kimball County jail, located in the courthouse. Meehan-Ash stated that because of the seriousness of her charges, that she feared someone might want to harm her. According...
Sunday Doubles Barrett’s 42 Rowley’s 41 Pile’s 38 Eggli’s 35.5 Martin’s 33.5 HG Wayne Pile 194 Austin Pile 178 Jessie Eggli 141 Cristy Rowley 139 HS Wayne Pile 520 Ryan Eggli 471 Cristy Rowley 396 Jessie Eggli 389 Jack & Jill The Cutting Edge 14 BCBS 10.5 Sunshine Painting 8 The Right Impression 7.5 Castronics 7 Weebowls 6 21st Century 6 Dairy Queen 5 HG Tracy Belford 234 Kelly Garrett 212 Bob Jenner 194 Cindy Feemster 185 Sherri Parshall 176 Teresa Anthony 168 HS Tracy Belford 608 Bob Jenner 530 Kelly Garrett 528 Sherri Parshall 495 Cindy Fee...
Marian J. Bendixen, 92, a longtime Kimball resident, died at the Kimball County Manor on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Pastor Amanda Esping officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given to the Kimball County Manor/Assisted...