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 Kimball High School sports coaches and sponsors met Tuesday in preparation for the winter sports season. It’s fast-approaching. Here are the opening schedules for the Longhorns, Banner County Wildcats and Potter-Dix Coyotes. Kimball Nov. 27: Girls varsity basketball jamboree at Alliance, 5:30 p.m., followed by boys varsity jamboree at 7 p.m. Nov. 30: Varsity wrestling invitational at Hemingford, 2 p.m. Nov. 30: Boys varsity, girls varsity and girls JV at Bayard. Games start at 4 p.m. with girls JV. Banner County Nov. 30: Varsity w...
Coach Jaclyn Burks and the Kimball Lady Longhorns – along with a few Shorthorns – are in that basketball state of mind as their 2023-24 season approaches. They ventured to Laramie on Friday, Nov. 10, to attend the game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Wyoming Cowgirls that the Huskers won 71-52. They even made it onto the big scoreboard at Arena-Auditorium. The Kimball varsity tips off the year 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in a jamboree at Alliance....
Western Nebraska was well represented at the TAP National Pool Tournament in Biloxi, Mississippi, happening this past week. Seventeen players from Kimball, Sidney, Ogallala and Gothenburg represented the Trails West League in Mississippi. Kimball sent one of the youngest players, 9-year-old Able Kuhns. Able, along with his dad, Anthony, to handle 8-ball and 9-ball duties. Fellow Kimballites Seth Krazick and Adam Warner played 8-ball and 9-ball, respectively, in Biloxi. These players all...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes football season is over. The perennial post-season team in recent times ended the season at 9-1 with a crushing playoff loss to visiting Parkview Christian on Friday, Nov. 3. The scored was 51-0, a most uncommon outcome for the Coyotes – unless they're on the other side of this kind of point total. It marked the second straight year that P-D has lost in the quarterfinals. The defeat also ended a 10-game streak home win streak. But there was a bright spot. His name is D...
Martin Olsen, center, was recognized at the Banner County School wretling meet for his more than 25 years of service to the school as a wrestling coach. Enjoying the moment with him are Superintendent Evelyn Browne, left, and Bill Gifford, head wrestling coach and agricultural education instructor....
The Kimball Junior High wrestlers hosted their own invitational meet on Halloween, and and Kimball activites director Darrell Howitt liked what he saw. "A Great Day for our JH Grapplers," he said. "These boys are working hard and competing. Good things to come!" Results weren't immediately available, but here's how Kimball JH did at last week's Banner County meet: Landon Bohac-Bass second, Britton Culek first, Miles Anderson second, Brayden Fuss first, Robbie Trefren second, Briley Baxendale...
Wildcat wrestler Wilbur Reichenberg controls his opponent during the Banner County Junior High Wrestling Meet on Oct. 27. He earned second place in the meet, which drew 15 teams and 190 wrestlers. Other Banner County results had Tate Olsen in first, George Teeple second, Davian Martinez fourth, Luke Olsen fourth, Gabe Collier second and Mason Vargas second....
A disappointing end to the 2023 volleyball season for the Kimball Longhorns on Monday in sub-district play at Paxton. Kimball dropped the first set 4-25, but they played stronger in the second set to put up a fight against Paxton, 14-25, but then they lost the final set of the year 8-25. Paxton, 18-10, had the top seed in the D1-12 subdistrict. Kimball was in the number 4 spot with a 3-25 record. Paxton played Sutherland on Tuesday for the winner of the sub-district tournament bracket and the...
POTTER-- For the fourth straight year, the Potter-Dix Coyote 6-man football team has ended its regular season undefeated, and is ready to battle through the playoffs in hopes of a State Championship. Although there was some talk prior to the season about how the team would handle the graduation of All-Star Luke Kasten, those that followed the team closely knew that for all of Kasten's brilliance on the field, the Coyotes were not a one-note team reliant upon one superstar for success. And as...
Kimball’s football program has shifted into 2024 mode after its season ending game last Friday at Bayard. The Longhorns put up a hefty 40 points, but Bayard scored 76 and the visiting Horns closed their season with a fourth-place 1-3 record in D1 District 11 and 2-6 overall. This game was a matchup for third place, and the Tigers claimed it with the win that put their record at 2-2 in the district and 3-5 overall. Bridgeport won the district with a 4-0 record, Hemingford was second at 3-1 and Morrill fifth at 0-4. Kimball coach Darrell H...
Kimball activity students and student-athletes will be stylin' and profilin' on I-80 and other roadways in this awesome new activity bus that arrived at Kimball Public Schools this week. The process to bring the nicely painted Longhorn mobile to Kimball took more than a year....
OSHKOSH – Potter-Dix’s Coyote football team remained unbeaten with a 36-28 victory over Garden County in Oshkosh, spoiling the Eagles homecoming celebration and showing they’re still one of the best teams in D6 football. Garden County opened strong and took an early lead, but the Coyotes were able to take a lead in the third quarter and held off the Eagles for the win. Garden County put up two touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions to score 16 points in the first quarter, while Potter-Dix’s offense had trouble getting on track and onl...
The Kimball cross county season came to an end at districts Wednesday of last week, but not without a strong finish. Kimball placed fourth in districts with 76 points. Seventeen teams competed. Due to the colder weather, the event was moved from Thursday to Wednesday at Pheasant Run Golf Course, Perkins County. Kimball’s lone female runner, senior Shannen Acheson, placed 28th at districts with a time of 25:32.33. With 77 runners in the boys division, Kimball guys ran strong and have a bright future. Three strong senior runners, including B...
Longhorn volleyball is on the path to sub-districts scheduled for Monday, Oct. 23, but a couple of more matches will be up for grabs before district play. The last home game for the five seniors was Tuesday against Perkins County and Thursday they will play a triangular at Minatare, along with Hemingford. Seniors include Julia Winstrom, Grace Anderson, Aspyn Kiefer, Jasmine Gawith and Katie Kilgore. In district play, the Longhorns are 0-1 and overall they have racked up 3 wins and 22 losses....
Kimball XC moves on to the district meet this week after what coach Tiffany Johnson called “a great day at the SPVA meet.” District was moved up a day from Thursday to Wednesday this week. It will be in Grant, Perkins County. “We are hoping to beat the weather that may be coming in,” Johnson told the Observer on Tuesday. “We are really looking forward to tomorrow. Each athlete has goals set in place and knows what they want to achieve. They have worked hard all season.” Here are some highli...
The Kimball Longhorns travel to Bayard on Friday, Oct. 13, for a matchup of football teams tied for third place with 1-2 records in D1 District 11. Both teams are 2-5 overall entering this 2023 season finale. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Kimball has dropped two straight and scored 140 points and allowed 358 on the season. Bayard has lost three straight and scored 232 points and allowed 291 on the season. The Tigers came up short last week, 36-34, in a non-league game against Cambridge, while the Horns l...
POTTER – Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team stayed unbeaten with another big win over Creek Valley, 72-0. The winless Storm had no chance against the high-powered Coyote offense, and the game was effectively over when the Coyotes put up 40 unanswered points in the first quarter. Potter-Dix tacked on another 24 points to take a 64-0 lead into the halftime break. The Coyotes substituted freely in the second half and added 8 more points as they cruised to the win. Sophomore Dylan Tabor ran the Coyote offense from the quarterback position, and com...
The Kimball boys cross country team took the title at the Western Trails Conference meet at the Four Winds Golf Course on Monday. Braxton Miller placed fifth, Braylon Miller was eighth and Trey Miller was 11th. In the junior high division Connor Markum placed eighth, and in the junior high girls division MacKenzie Miller was sixth and Emmaline Tabor placed seventh. Complete team statistics were not immediately available. The Longhorns will be in action at the SPVA Cross County Meet in Grant on...
The Kimball Longhorns return to Keith Staehr Field one last time this season Friday in a battle for second place in D1 District 11 with Hemingford. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The Horns are 1-1 in the district and 2-4 overall, while Hemingford sits at 1-1 and 3-3 overall. Hemingford is coming off a 44-42 win over Bayard, while Kimball lost 68-17 last week at Bridgeport. Hemingford has an advantage in point differential in this week's game, having scored 194 points and given up 218 while Kimball is 134...
Central Banner 4-H Club members (and brothers) Isaac Olsen (16), Luke Olsen (12), and Gabe Olsen (9) competed at the 2023 State 4-H Outdoor Archery Competition in Grand Island on Sept. 16 and 17. They did well, enjoying Top 3 performances in their competitions. The Olsen brothers each participated in the 3D shoot on Saturday and the 600 Stationary Targets competition on Sunday. Isaac competed in the Young Adult Olympic Recurve division, Luke competed in the Cub Basic Bow division, and Gabe...
Kimball sophomore Addie Olson goes for the kill against Banner County in the Longhorn JV's win Sept. 18 against Banner County. On Sept. 25, the varsity broke into the win column with a 3-1 road win at Creek Valley in which Olson led the Horns with 17 kills. Senior Grace Anderson added 10 to the cause. Thisweek, Kimball was scheduled to host Pine Bluffs on Sept. 26 and Morrill Sept 28 in a home tournament match....
On Monday, October 2, the Longhorn cross country team will host the WTC meet at the Four Winds Golf Course. The day should be perfect for catching a glimpse of the runners, with the high expected to be 79 degrees and sunny. The meet starts at 11 a.m. Personal records were set by Braxton Miller, Trey Cook, Eddie Duran, and Kip Gillming at the Ogallala Invite. Coach Johnson said the kids “continue to work hard and improve from meet to meet.” The cross country team competed with a variety of larger schools at the Ogallala Invite on Thursday, Sep...
Senior Brandon Paxton goes up for a pass, which he caught for a touchdown, against Nick Arroyo during Kimball's sweet 57-24 homecoming victory over visiting Morrill on Sept. 22. The Longhorns improved to 2-3 overall and 1-0 in D1-District 11 and next head to Bridgeport for a district clash of unbeatens at 6 p.m. Friday. In Bridgeport, 2-0 in the district and 4-2 overall, the Horns will meet a team on a four-game win streak and much stronger than Morrill on both sides of the ball. Leading...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote football team stayed unbeaten with another dominant win, this time over the Banner County Wildcats on Friday, September 22. The Coyotes traveled to Harrisburg for the contest, and now get a week off before resuming their schedule by hosting the winless Creek Valley Storm on October 6. The Coyotes started fast, scoring two TDs in the first quarter, but were unable to convert extra point tries, so they held a 12-0 lead going into the second quarter. Banner got on the board with a touchdown, and after Potter-Dix scored a...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote volleyball team has been struggling against the better teams they face while beating the lesser teams, and gaining experience the whole time with their young squad. The past week was challenging for the Lady Coyotes, with a triangular on Tuesday, September 19, tournament play on Saturday, September 23, and an away match against Banner County sandwiched in between. The Lady Coyotes traveled to Wallace last Tuesday, and matched up with the host Lady Wildcats and Wauneta-Palisade. Their first match against Wallace did n...