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 Schools seniors were the first of the area seniors to graduate. The 15 P-D seniors graduated on May 8 at 2 p.m. Their Class Motto was a quote from Tim McGraw: "Chase Your Dreams, but always know the road that will lead you home." The afternoon began with a 10-minute slideshow highlighting the seniors, and salutatorian Jaydin Paxton and valedictorian Mary Kasten relived moments and thanked family and staff. Teacher and coach Dale Frerichs addressed the seniors and crowd with wisdom,...
The Kimball Golf Invite was held May 6 at Four Winds Golf Course with 15 teams on hand. Mitchell won with a total score of 324 – and five golfers in the top 10 individually. Bridgeport was second at 360 and Sidney third with 372. Kimball didn’t qualify for the team standings. Throughout the season, Kimball has been unable to field a complete team and only three individuals have been playing: Jesse Heide-Sieren, Cole Henton, and Landon Norberg. In individual play, Mitchell’s Cael Peters won with a 75 and teammate Austin Thyne shot a 78 for s...
The Kimball Longhorns track and field teams started their week as expected at the Western Trails Conference Meet on May 3, but they ended it differently than planned on Friday, May 7. The Horns originally were scheduled to attend the Bayard BCD meet, but a change of plans took them to the Cheyenne County meet – and both the girls and boys showed well. In an eight-school field, the Kimball girls squad was runner-up to South Platte in what amounted to a two-team battle for the championship. The K...
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...
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. I do believe spring has finally sprung! We sure have had some beautiful weather here lately. The folks in Torrington are thinking spring as the South East Wyoming Art Association is inviting all artists to participate in their annual spring art show. Entries will be accepted on Thursday (Today!) the 29th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 307-575-3408 or 307-641-4002 for more information. The show will be open on Monday, May 3 through noon Friday, May 7. Friday April, 30th. looks like it will be a busy...
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 boys golf team traveled on April 13, to compete at the Mitchell Invitational against some of the best golf talent in the area. The Coyotes, still a young golf program building a foundation for the future, finished last out of 14 teams with a final team score of 541. Mitchell was the overall winner at 355, followed by Alliance at 361 and Chadron at 375. Individually, Alliance's Crayton Cyza had the low round of 83, followed by teammate Taytom Timbers with an 86 and Mitchell's Austin Thyne with an 86. For Potter-Dix, the team...
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...
Potter-Dix speech team member Zack Rotert became the D1 state champion in humorous prose with a stellar performance at State. Also of note for the Coyotes, who finished sixth among 22 teams, were Gunnar Oleson placing fifth in humorous prose and teaming up with Luke Kasten to place fourth in duet acting....
Good morning Banner County! Beautiful here the past few days, and a great Easter weekend, hope yours went well. Congratulations to former Banner County School graduate, Karen Valdes in being named the “Young Educator of the Year 2021.” Karen is the daughter of Don and Dina Cashler and teaches in Hastings. This coming week looks pretty busy at the schoolhouse. The speech team will host “Sweets and Speech” on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the school. Everyone is welcome. There will be a regular day of school on the following Friday and on Satu...
Here's to Potter-Dix Prom Royalty for 2021. In front are crown bearers Luke Halstead, left, and Emerson Frerichs. In back, from left, are attendant Brandon Mendoza, queen Mary Kasten, king Kyle Evans and attendant McKynna Deeds....
After a break in the action this past week, the Kimball Longhorns, Potter-Dix Coyotes and Banner County Wildcats are getting back at it. The Longhorns returned to track and field competition Tuesday this week in the Tri-State meet at Creek Valley High in Chappell. Field events were scheduled to start at 9 a.m. and running events at 11:30. Results will appear in next week's Observer. Also upcoming for Kimball track and field are the Bayard Invitational C-D Meet on Saturday, April 10, and the... 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...
The area’s Track & Field Teams are in full swing. The Potter-Dix Coyotes are among them, having traveled to Morrill on Saturday to compete in the Early Bird Invitational. The boys squad was fourth and the girls 12th. Medal winners included Luke Kasten and Javon Coyle fifth and sixth in the 200 Meters, Thomas Muldoon third in the 400 Meters and second in the 800 Meters, Brayden Kasten fifth in the 1600 Meters, and Jared Anton second in the 110 Meter Hurdles. The team of Ben Johnson, Javon Coyle, Luke Kasten and Donnie Moench placed second in t...
Potter-Dix Public Schools are not rushing a decision on whether to switch to a four-day school week or stick with the traditional five-day week. When the Observer contacted Potter-Dix Schools Superintendent Adam Patrick via email, he responded with this statement on March 25: "A decision to slow the time frame on approaching the four day school week has been made. “Providing a high-quality education for all students is the number one priority of the district. We want to ensure whatever decision is made aligns with that goal, and we do not w...
The area snowstorm postponed the regular school board meeting for Potter-Dix Schools from Monday until Friday, March 19. The agenda was full with regular items, but under new business/discussion items, the matter of a four-day school week created the most discussion of any item. The school board conducted a work retreat session and the four-day school week came up in that session. At the meeting, Superintendent Adam Patrick relayed information that he had collected from some schools that adopted the four-day school week: Wynot, Randolph, and...
Locally, Mark and Bryce Halstead from the EH Ranch, LLC approached Karen Hewitt of Karen's Kitchen in Kimball to promote "Meat on the Menu Day." They said that they wanted to purchase the first 20 prime ribs on Saturday at her restaurant to "support the beef industry and her business." Karen said the customers appreciated it, and it "went great." She said that she cooked four prime ribs and only had four end pieces left. Karen did mention that another beef employer purchased 40 meals for their...
The Kimball track team is preparing for the Kimball Track Invite on Saturday, March 27, after competing in the Chadron Indoor. Results for Kimball athletes at the March 20 Chadron Indoor include: • Raven Johnson won the pole vault. • Maddie Merryfield placed ninth in the 60-meter hurdles. • Chantel Malson ran ninth in the 60-meter dash, and Conner Cluff ran the 400 meters. • Tianna Stierwalk performed well in the high jump, and Isaak Rhode participated in the shot put. Golf & Junior High Track In other spring sports, the first competi...
The Minuteman Activities Conference named its All-Conference selections in basketball for the 2020-21 season, with several area student-athletes recognized for their superior performances during the season. Potter-Dix was well-represented. For boys basketball, Potter-Dix sophomore Luke Kasten and Potter-Dix junior Thomas Muldoon were named to the first team. So was junior KJ Bush of Leyton, Creek Valley senior Just Ningen and Potter-Dix senior Javon Coyle were named to the second team. Creek Valley senior Oakley Hodges and Leyton sophomore...
Here comes the Kimball spring sports season – a year after COVID-19 wiped out the track and golf seasons and two years since the last competitions. "After taking last year off, all schools will have a lot of work to do to make up for lost time so we will all be on an equal playing field," Longhorns activities director Ken Smith told the Observer. For Kimball, March 20 is go time. That's when the boys and girls track teams open their seasons at the Chadron State indoor meet. About 25 s... Full story
Students from across the Panhandle attended the District 12 FFA contest in Kimball on Wednesday. Over 180 students from 20 different schools participated in various competitions, including Meat Judging, Livestock Judging, Biotechnology, Nursery/Landscaping, AgriScience, and Agronomy. First-year teacher Kortni Burnett brought 15 students from Bridgeport. She would have had an additional 20 students, but the Bridgeport basketball team made it to State and those other 20 students went to Lincoln...
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...
The Potter-Dix High School speech team is heading back to State. The Coyotes, five-time State champions since 2002, qualified for the D1 state competition at Kearney High School on March 19 after winning this year's District and Minuteman Activities Conference championships. Potter-Dix's speech pedigree is most impressive. Since the turn of the century, the team won D1 state titles in 2002 and 2012 and D2 titles in 2011, 2016 and 2019. For good measure, they were D1 runners-up in 1998, 2010 and...
Kimball's most recent addition to the police department has always wanted to serve the community in a police officer's capacity, and she has finally taken the leap. For the next couple of months, Taylor Schmid will buddy up with fellow officers in the field; then, she will attend the police academy in Grand Island in May. When she completes the 16-week program, she will be a "full-fledged officer." She admits that she has "a lot to learn.." Officer Schmid hopes to make a positive impact. "I...