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-- 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...
The Kimball boys cross country team placed third at the Run at the Rocks-Bridgeport Invite after the Kimball Invite. The team was just 2 points out of first place. Following that nice showing, Kimball XC has a meet today (Thursday) at Ogallala, then next week at Gothenburg, and Oct. 12 at the D-6 district meet. In Bridgeport, Braxton Miller ran to seventh place, followed by Braylon Miller in 17th and freshman Trey Cook in 19th place. Eddie Duran captured 23rd and Conrad Kaminski was 26th. Other...
A month remains of the regular 2023 volleyball season for the Kimball team that on Monday evening enjoyed a taste of victory as the Kimball JV won over the Banner County varsity in a close 3-2 match. It was great way to open homecoming week. Kimball has five home games between now and the end of the season. On Tuesday, Kimball played against Hershey. Next up, Kimball's varsity (0-8) will play Hay Springs and Leyton at Dalton, and then Creek Valley on Monday, September 25. Future home games...
The Kimball Invitational Cross County meet had teams from across the region, including the Panhandle and Wyoming. The meet was held on a beautiful day, Friday, Sept. 8, at the Four Winds Golf Course. Shannen Acheson was the lone Kimball participant in the girls 5 K. She placed 21st with a time of 27:16.24 and scored 16 points. On the boys side, the team placed 5th with 39 points. Braxton Miller placed 9th, running the 5K course in 20:17.49 minutes. In hot pursuit was his brother Braylon Miller,...
The Kimball Longhorns return to the field Friday night at 2-1 Perkins County after a pair of one-sided football games – one in which they won and one in which they lost. The 1-2 Longhorns fell 69-0 last week to the visiting North Platte St. Pat's Irish, always a tough challenge and now 4-0 on the season. That matchup followed Kimball's 40-10 victory in its home opener over Leyton. Kimball is 1-1 at home on the season, 0-1 on the road. The squad's first district game arrives Friday, Sept. 22, a...
The Kimball Longhorns football team had a reason to celebrate Friday night, at the expense of the Warrior team from Leyton. It was the Longhorns first home win since the end of September 2018, which gave the rebuilding program a greatly needed shot in the arm. The Horns are 1-1 on the 2023 season. The Warriors, trying to recover after an opening loss to Hemingford, got off to a good start in the game. Their defense was able to keep the Longhorns pinned down deep in their own territory, and then...
CRAWFORD – Potter-Dix's Coyote football team continued its strong start to the 2023 season, breezing past the Crawford Rams on the road Friday, September 1, by a final score of 69-31. Senior quarterback Brayden Kasten led the Coyotes again, completing 8 of 14 passes for 96 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 211 yards on 11 carries and scoring three touchdowns on the ground. Senior Jaxen Buettenback rushed 10 times for 73 yards and scored two touchdowns. He also had two blocked f...
The Kimball volleyball team has a busy schedule coming up as its first home game of the season is not until Sept. 18 against Banner County. Meanwhile, on Tuesday they will be playing Garden County Bridgeport and Thursday in Mitchell. On Sept. 14, Kimball plays in Sutherland. After playing Hemingford, Gordon-Rushville and Leyton, the team is still looking for its first win of the season. Team stat leaders are Addy Olson with 3 kills per set, Jade O'Rouke with 1 block per set and Grace Anderson...
The Longhorn girls golf team is well into the season with the Kimball Invite their third meet of the season. On Wednesday this week, the girls played at Creek Valley and on Sept. 7 they head to Mitchell. In just three meets the scores are dropping rapidly. On their home course, Kimball's Hayden Sours shot a 57 on the front nine and a 56 on the back nine to placed seventh with a 113, and Aubrey Culek shot a 63 and a 57 and her 120 took 10th place. Overall, the team placed third with a 494....