Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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What a difference one day made for some campers at Oliver Reservoir. Wicked winds during Monday night's severe storm turned over the camper in the photo at left. At right, this camp site appears calm on Tuesday morning – but campers had to endure hail, rain, wind and fear of tornadoes the night before....
Another perfect Father's Day for the Greenwoods as they rack up another win. Jordan, Kenny, and Jeffrey Greenwood shot 59 on Saturday and 58 on Sunday for a total gross of 117 to win flight 1 of the Father's Day golf tournament. In second place, the Texas Browns shot 61 and 62 for a total of 123, followed by Greg Robinson and sons Tony and Michael with 124. Mark Daum and sons Jake and Colton were in the money with a fourth-place finish, shooting a 125. Thirty-six three-person teams kept the...
Kimball qualified 20 individuals for National Trap on July 7 and 8 in Mason, Michigan. But with the national popularity of the sport only one team and five individuals from Kimball were able to get registered. The following individuals will participate at Nationals: Nolan Cook, Cameron McGinnis, Justin Klosterman and Cainin Sours. The Kimball National team is composed of the four individuals and James McGinnis. According to Brittany Cook the national slots are filled by season average of 15+ to...
Banner County's Kaitlin Knaub ran in the Estes Park Half Marathon. Her time in the Sunday event was 2:38 minutes....
The Four Winds Women’s Golf League began its season on May 31 with 11 teams. The first-week winners were Shellon Anderson with 16 putts, Pattie Klinginsmith with a low gross of 42, and Jan Bashaw’s low net of 33. There were no flag prizes. Pattie Klinginsmith retook low gross in Week 2 with a 43, and Charlotta Young had low net with a 33. Charlotta Young had a hole out on #16 and had only 13 putts for the nine holes. Closest to the pin from off the green flag prizes were won by Karen Morrison, Jan Bashaw and Charlotta Young....
Members of the Kimball trap team shoot for State this Sunday, June 18, starting at 10 a.m. here in Kimball. The Potter-Dix team will be shooting with the team as well. The format for all the competitors is this: They shoot 100 shots in four rounds of 25....
The 12th Annual "Battle of the Border" Nebraska/Wyoming 6-Man Football All-Star game was played Friday night at Chadron State College, and the Nebraska team started hot and had no trouble putting away their Wyoming counterparts by a final score of 52-16. The Nebraska boys scored early and often, putting up two touchdowns in the first period then three more in the second period while hold Wyoming to just one touchdown and two point conversion in the first half. In the second half, Nebraska put...
Steve Knigge, 67, from Kimball finished in first place for his age group in the Deadwood Michelson Trail Half Marathon on June 4 in a time of 1:39:34.2....
Here are the top finishers in Saturday's Banner County Historical Day Fun Run. 5k age group 30-plus: 1st place Nancy Olsen. 5k age group 13-29: 1st place Joshua Boston, 2nd place Jane Beals. One mile, age group 7 to 12: 1st place Kambrie Loutzenhiser, 2nd place Trenton Knaub, 3rd place Trace Olsen. One mile, age group 6 and under: 1st place Henry Groves, 2nd place Breklyn Cross, 3rd place Carter Parsons. In the photo, runners line up before the race....
Edward Tamsett, Four Winds Golf Course's new golf pro, arrived in Kimball about three weeks ago from Australia. About three or four days ago, he was joined by his wife, Wilkiria. The United States is familiar to Tamsett; he attended college at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, on a golf scholarship. After graduating with a business degree, Tamsett set out to play on the tour in Australia, Asia and Europe. After about 10 years on the tour, Tamsett realized he wasn't making money on the tour. He chang...
Field Day last week for Mary Lynch Elementary School students in kindergarten and the first grade consisted of hurdles, dashes, relays, long jump, gunny sack races and three-legged races. For the older students in the second to sixth grades, the events at the high school football field were hurdles, short races, relays, long jump, shot put, discus and javelin....
Saturday was a memorable day for the Kimball Trap Team.The team held its first fundraising event. The team had hamburgers and hotdogs – and open shooting. It was a chance for team members to practice up on their shooting at the fundraiser. Meanwhile, after Week 5 of the Spring Trap Season, Kimball Public Schools' Teague Mazza is ranked fourth in the state. Teague is ranked third for male athletes, while Nolan Cook is tied for fifth, followed by Jarrett Schultz, Justin Klosterman and Travis F...
The area’s Class D schools sent their NSAA State Meet qualifiers to Omaha for competition on Friday and Saturday, and that included a set of qualifiers from Potter-Dix. The Coyotes and were led by senior Luke Kasten’s 17th place finish in the 100 Meters and 16th place showing in the 200 meters. Senior James Pease placed 19th in the 1,600 meters and freshman Dylan Tabor placed 18th in the 300 meter hurdles. Senior Lily Tabor earned 12th place in pole vault, clearing 8 feet, while sophomore Taylah Wilson finished with an NH, unable to clear the...
Chris Arent, Potter-Dix schools superintendent, announced on Tuesday the Ms. Morgan Boots has been named as the High School’s head play production coach (One Act) for the 2023-24 school year. Boots brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Play Production program, through her college training and acting as an assistant coach with the Play Production program. Boots is thrilled and committed to continuing Potter-Dix’s long tradition of excellence in the Play Production program. Arent also announced that Potter-Dix schools K-12 phy...
Kimball's Kyler Lusche shot an 85 on Tuesday, the first day of the NSAA State Golf Tournament at Elks Country Club in Columbus. Lusche teed off on number 1 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time and ended up being tops in his foursome. The individuals Lusche was paired with shot 90, 93 and 99. Overall, eight golfers in the field scored in the 70s, while about 35 shot in the 80s for their first round....
On Monday, Kyler Lusche placed ninth at the C5 district golf tournament in Kimball on May 15 at the Four Winds Golf Course. After missing most of the season with a back injury, Lusche shot a 39/42 for an 81 to earn a trip to the state meet in Columbus on May 23 and 24. The Four Winds was in tip-top shape, and the cool morning turned into a perfect afternoon of golf. The Kimball community was in full force to welcome golfers and volunteer as scorers. Mitchell's Cael Peters shot a 35/37 to win...
Shot putter and freshman Aubrey Culek, left, will get another chance at districts in the years to come. The district track meet was one for the books as it started in Grant with Perkins County hosting, but was moved halfway through the meet to Ogallala. After five hours of delays due to lightning and rain, the meet and final events were finished by 9:30 p.m. The coaches stress that the athletes worked "hard through all the adversity that was thrown at them." Many individuals had personal...
Kimball Junior High had a great track season with about 60 kids out for the season. On Saturday, the season ended with the Nebraska Championship Meet in Gothenburg. Qualifying for the meet were eighth graders Derek Russell in discus and Trey Cook, Clarika Hottell, and Carly Norberg in pole vault. Seventh grader JaLeigh Bohac qualified for the meet in the discus. All the qualifiers recorded their personal bests at the state meet. In the all class meet, Derek Russel threw for 147-11 and placed...
Mark Daum of Kimball shot a hole in one Wednesday night, May 3, on the third hole at Four Winds Golf Course. His 7 iron was his club of choice....
Mitchell's Cael Peters won the Kimball Invite on Thursday with a solid game of 35/35=70 at Four Winds Golf Course. Jace Nelson from Gordon-Rushville shot a 35/36 for a 71 to take second. Third place went to Zaybreon Hanson from Perkins County with a 35/40=75. Sixty-four golfers in all hit the Four Winds course for the annual Invite. The Mitchell team also took first-place honors with a 328. Topping the area athletes was Potter-Dix's Trevor Williams with a 46/38=84, just one stroke out of...
A dozen students from Kimball and Potter-Dix high schools made the grade this spring on a statewide list for excelling in academics and activities. The Nebraska School Activities Association released the names of students who received the Spring 2023 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All-State Awards. Here they are: Kimball Boys Golf – Kyler Lusche, Landon Norberg. Music – Charlotte Hargreaves, Emma Patterson. Boys Track & Field – Justin Klosterman, Xavier Thomas Lewis. Girls Track & Field – Grace Anderson, Julia Winstro...
On Thursday, May 11, the Longhorn track team will travel to Grant for district competition. The state track meet is May 18-20 in Omaha and two Longhorns already have a ticket to go as Emma Patterson and Jayden Paxton will be singing the national anthem on Thursday, May 18, at 7:55 a.m. mountain time. In recent track results, the Best of the West qualifiers in the pole vault were Trevor Fuss placing 4th and vaulting 12-06.00, Peter Russell placed 9th and James McGinnis placed 10th. Addy Olson...
Kimball High's girls and boys track and field teams travel to the Cheyenne County meet Friday following their performance at the SPVA conference meet that included a number of personal records and medals. After Cheyenne County, it's on to District on May 11. The State meet is May 19-20. At the SPVA meet, Longhorns head coach Tiffany Johnson said, "The kids competed hard, and we had several personal records and walked away with a couple medals." Here's a look at some Longhorns highlights from...
The Longhorn golfers have a busy couple of weeks ahead of them. Thursday, the Longhorns will host the Kimball Invite with 12-15 teams making the trip. Then on May 9 the team will travel to Bayard and follow that up at the Leyton Invite in Sidney on May 11, and districts on May 15. Last Thursday, Kimball golfers played in the SPVA tourney hosted by Hershey. Kyler Lusche continues to be out with back issues, but the rest of the team is playing tough. Bransyn Kiefer shot a 104, Landon Norberg had...
Here are the Kimball High trap team’s Week 2 individual scores for Round 1, Round 2 and the totals in the recent trap shoot against Pine Bluffs at the Four Winds Golf Course: Grace Anderson: 18 + 20 = 38, Points 13.50 Faith Bohac: 13 +15 = 28 David Bond 18 + 19 = 37 Anna Coleman 18 + 19 = 37 Sophie Coleman 17 + 19 = 36 Lane Cook 17 + 18 = 35 Nolan Book 21 + 21 = 42, Points 22.00 Travis Fryda 20 + 23 = 43, Points 25.00 Aaron Gillming 20 + 21 = 41, Points 18.50 Kip Gillming 12 + 15 = 27 Charlotte Hargreaves 15 + 16 = 31 Ainslie Hottell 13 + 15 =...