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 Potter-Dix Coyote basketball teams hosted the Crawford Rams on Thursday, and the winless Lady Coyotes started off the action against the 10-and-9 Lady Rams unable to break the Crawford press. The Lady Rams harassed and pressured the Lady Coyotes into turnovers and limited the Potter-Dix offense to just six points in the first quarter. The Lady Rams seemed to steal the ball at will, and the vast majority of the half was played on the wrong side of the court for the home team and the Lady...
Mayor Keith Prunty reported at the Jan. 21 Kimball City Council meeting that only about 26 houses are for sale in the area – quite an improvement over times when the market had many more properties for sale. The market has been holding pretty steady in the Kimball area, according to one person familiar with local real estate trends. Many homes that have sold in recent months have gone to transplants from the Denver region taking advantage of this area’s low home prices, sales records show. Looking at the Multiple Listing Service, there are 29...
It was a break-even week for the Kimball High boys with a win over South Platte and a loss to Chase County and the Horns are also even on the season at 4 wins and 4 losses. It was an easy night for Kimball on the road to Big Springs on Tuesday as they came out on top 60-21, but they couldn’t keep pace with the visiting Chase County club on Saturday as the Imperial boys won 59-38 in a battle of the Longhorns. KIMBALL 60, SOUTH PLATTE 21 No problem for the Kimball boys at South Platte as they jumped out to a 21-2 first quarter lead and led 3...
A tough week for the Kimball High girls as they suffered losses to South Platte and Chase County dropping their season record to 3 wins and 5 losses. In a Tuesday night road game to Big Springs the Lady Longhorns lost to South Platte 52-48 and then fell Saturday at home to a powerful Chase County club 68-39. SOUTH PLATTE 52, KIMBALL 48 The loss to South Platte was a tough one to swallow as the Kimball girls had a 2 point lead going into the final quarter but got outscored 18-12 in the final period. “We had a good effort against a good South Pla...
For any of you city of Kimball officials who are trying to come up with ideas on how to bring people into Kimball, just hold more wrestling tournaments for the little kids! If you happened to drive by the Kimball High School this past Sunday you would know what I mean. The parking lots were filled on all sides as the families of the 178 young wrestlers who were involved, came to watch and cheer for their special little grapplers. High School Sports Is Back With the Christmas break over, the Kimball sporting activities start up again, and in...
A lot of area basketball teams take part in Holiday Tournaments after the Christmas break but Kimball takes a bit more of a break and returned to the hardwoods this past Tuesday with a trip to Big Springs to battle South Platte. This Saturday, they are at home hosting Chase County, and then on Tuesday, they are at Potter-Dix. Both the Kimball girls and boys are sitting with 3 wins and 3 losses at the Holiday break, and the schedule certainly is not going to get any easier. Let's take a look at...
On Tuesday Dec. 17, the Potter-Dix Coyote basketball teams traveled to Dalton to take on the Leyton Warriors. The girls started the action with the Warriors holding a 3-and-2 record, while the Lady Coyotes were still searching for their first win at 0-and-4. Leyton had dominated the rivalry between the two teams for the last few years, and first year Potter-Dix head coach Garret Stricklin's young squad quickly fell behind as Leyton standout Madelyn Watchorn scored from inside, outside, and at...
LETTERS FROM STUDENTS AT AT POTTER EARLY LEARNING CENTER Dear Santa Clause, My name is Jonathan I am 4 years old! I live in the great town of Dix. This year I've been really good and it would be super good if you could brings me these things this year: I pad, Dinosaur, big Hot Wheels. Thank you! You're the best Santa ever! Please tell Mrs. Clause and the Elves I love her for me. Dear Santa Clause, My name is Zander I am 4 years old! I live in the great town of Dix. This year I've been really...
Virgil Alan "Al" Combs, 84, of Potter, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, NE. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 21st in the Potter-Dix Public Schools Gym in Potter. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney on Friday from 1-7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shirley Combs, POB 365, Potter, NE 69156, for a memorial scholarship...
Longhorn senior Beau Hanks drives in for a layup in last week's game against the Morrill Lions. See this week's print edition or digital edition for subscribers to see the Observer's 2019 winter sports special section featuring the basketball and wrestling programs at Kimball, Potter-Dix and Banner County....
The Kimball High wrestling season got underway Saturday at the Chuck Annand Invitational in Akron, Colorado. Kimball was scheduled to open at home this past Thursday in a dual with Bayard, but had to cancel out due to lack of numbers by both teams. Coach Wade Brashear had only 4 wrestlers able and ready to wrestle at Akron due to eligibility and other problems. It was an outstanding start to freshman Trey Schindler’s high school wrestling career as the young 145 pounder wound up 3 and 1 on the day to earn the silver medal at 145 pounds, l...
The Dundy County/Stratton boys followed the same route as their girl's team in winning over Morrill in the championship game to give them a pair of tournament titles this past weekend as they carried home to Benkleman a pair of trophies from the Kimball season opening tournament. The scrappy Tigers handled Morrill 42-25 in the championship contest after winning 58-46 over Kimball in the first round pairing. DUNDY COUNTY-STRATTON 58 KIMBALL 46 Kimball's loss to the eventual champs was a simple...
The Kimball High girls fell to Dundy County-Stratton in 1st round play of the Kimball Invitational Tournament this past weekend with the DC/Stratton Lady Tigers going on to defeat Morrill in the championship game for top honors, and Kimball winning over Potter-Dix to take 3rd place for honors. DUNDY COUNTY 54 KIMBALL 25 It was a case of shots not falling for the Kimball girls in their first round pairing with Dundy County/Stratton. The Lady Longhorns were getting good shots but everything seemed...
As of Monday afternoon, High West Energy said its line crews had restored power to all but about 700 members in the wake of a brutal winter storm. Some members, however, were expected to be without power until later in the week. High West line crews were working 16-hour days as a combination of snow, ice and 50 mph winds took a toll on power lines throughout Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. High West has confirmed that the wind broke or damaged more than 150 power poles throughout the...
Good morning Banner County! Here is hoping that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, especially since the aftermath was not what any of us wanted. And I do not mean the extra pounds! The blizzard that was predicted came through Saturday with heavy snow, howling winds, and little or no visibility. As the electricity flickered on and off, we groaned and wished it would stop. And it did ... ours went out about 6:45 p.m. and stayed out until the following Monday around 10 a.m. It came back just...
The weekend you Kimball High winter sports fans have been waiting for has arrived and it all begins this evening with the Kimball High wrestlers hosting Bayard on the Longhorn mats with mat time at 6 p.m. Coach Wade Brashear has built the numbers up to 14 to start this season and has a group of 5 talented freshmen on the squad to go along with the returning upper classmen. Tourney Time The Longhorn basketball season opens up with the usual Kimball four school tournament with a format for both the girls and boys. First round play is this Friday...
KIMBALL BOYS WIN, 49-23 A good showing for the Kimball High boys in the Jamboree game at Leyton Monday evening as they won 49-23. The Jamboree game is a game allowed by the NSAA for all Nebraska teams as a warmup game prior to the start of the regular season and does not count in their win-loss records. It was also a chance for new head coach Mo Hanks to get an idea just what he has to work with this season, although he was without a couple of his key players who are still recovering from...
These are the 2019 All-District football teams for D6-5, as voted on by the head coaches of the teams. First team defensive lineman Rylan McConnell led Potter-Dix’s seven players who made the teams. The Coyote selections are listed in bold. 1st Team Defense Defensive Line - Rylan McConnell - Potter-Dix - Senior Defensive Line - Haydon Olds - Minatare - Junior Defensive Line - Gavin Blochowitz - South Platte - Senior Defensive Back - Tucker Graeff - Creek Valley - Junior Defensive Back - Ethan Reichman - South Platte - Sophomore Defensive B...
Are you ready for some basketball? Are you ready for some wrestling? You winter sports fans better be ready because it gets rolling this coming week starting with some basketball play at Dalton on Monday, Dec. 2, with the Kimball High girls and boys on the road for a Jamboree game. The Jamboree title means this is an exhibition, warmup type game and does not count on either team’s season win-loss record. Girls game time is 5 p.m. and the boys game follows at around 6:30. The regular season play begins Dec. 5 for the Longhorn wrestlers as they h...
Although a date is still to be determined, the brand new Dix Post Office will be opening in the not-to-distant future. Final details are being completed by contractors before all new technical equipment is added, according to Kimball Postmaster Karen Miller, who manages the post offices in Potter, Dix and Bushnell. The facility will have post office boxes and be open four hours a day on weekdays and for a limited time on Saturday. The office will provide a full service experience for customers...
We are at a lull in the area school athletic happenings, but we do have some junior high sports taking place, and the high school sports practice officially begins Monday, Nov. 18, for the winter sports, which includes boys and girls basketball and wrestling. The Kimball Junior High wresters have had two tournaments, including the Banner County and Kimball invitationals, and the young Longhorns are back in action at Hemingford today – Thursday – with a start time of 10 a.m. The Kimball Junior High girls basketball team opened up hosting a ver...
A 37-year Army colonel, veteran and current Nebraska state senator is this year's keynote speaker at the Kimball High School Veteran's Day Program. Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon is a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe. Brewer will speak to Kimball and other area veterans, students, and the public at the annual program, sponsored by the Kimball High School civics class. The program is set for Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Harry McNees Auditorium. After beginning as an enlisted man in the Nebraska...
While sitting in a medical center in Fort Collins this past week while my wife was getting her eyes checked, I picked up a magazine and found myself reading a very interesting article about how the number of high school kids who are involved in athletics and sporting activities are drastically decreasing – both at the national level and in the Fort Collins area. This also got me thinking about our own situation here at the local level. Some of the figures I will give you were put together by t...
The historic Potter Duckpin Bowling Alley is one of the village's most unique attractions, and is possibly the only remaining bowling alley of its type west of the Mississippi River. The lanes were built in the 1920s during the height of duckpin bowling popularity, and were originally housed in the Potter Garage building that was next to the Lincoln Highway. In the 1930s the lanes were moved to the second floor of the (then) hardware store where open bowling and league events were held until the...
Congrats going out to Kimball’s Payton Wise for her selection to the 2019 Nebraska Coaches Association Girls Golf Super State/All State Team! What a very special honor for the young sophomore who shot new school records this season and captured 3rd place at the State Tournament. Jordon Greenwood Jordan Greenwood and his Midland University Mens Golf Team has closed out the Fall Season placing 5th at the Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Golf Tournament held at Kohler, Wisconsin. In a field of 16 teams the Warriors shot 676 and Jordan was 2nd low...