Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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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 =...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Track and Field teams traveled to Leyton High School on Saturday for the MAC High School Meet, and the girls’ squad placed third out of eight teams with 58 points, and the boys’ squad finished fourth out of seven teams with 95 points. Bayard and South Platte placed first and second in the girls’ competition, and Garden County took the top spot for the boys, followed by Bayard and Leyton. Outstanding individual performances for the Potter-Dix girls included senior Lily Tabor winning the Pole Vault, clearing 8’ 6” and placing...
Potter-Dix’s Trap Shooting Club as been in full swing since March, with their Friday competitions improving the scores of their members every week. Competing in the U.S.A. Clay Target League of junior and senior high students, the 13 members of the Coyote team shoot every Friday and enter their scores weekly. “This is a very laid back activity where the kids can relax, shoot and improve without any pressure. Most of these kids are loaded up with pretty intense sports and activities through the year, so this gives some something fun to unwind wi...
Karsyn Chesley will be traveling to Perry, Georgia in June to compete in Light rifle shooting at the National Junior High Rodeo. The shooting finals are held in conjunction with the National Junior High Rodeo competition. Karsyn participated in the state competition on a very windy day in Johnstown, Nebraska and shot a 197 out of 360. She shot prone, kneeling and standing. The National event will he June 18-24....
Kimball’s trap shooting team is on target for another strong season. The Longhorns next host Pine Bluffs at 1 p.m. this Sunday, April 30. Everyone is invited to come out and watch. A hamburger and hotdog feed also are planned during the shoot, starting at noon. Here are Kimball’s Week 1 scores: Grace Anderson shot 18 in round 1, 21 in round 2, for a total of 39. Faith Bohac shot 13 in round 1, 15 in round 2, for a total of 28. David Bond shot 19 in round 1, 23 in round 2, for a total of 42. Anna Coleman shot 19 in round 1, 22 in round 2, for...
According to Kimball Longhorn golf coach Chuck Christensen, the golf team is improving. As he put it, "The best team score this year is 60 strokes better than last year." A busy stretch is coming up for the Horns. Christensen and his team will be at the SPVA Tournament on Friday. On Saturday, they will play in Gordon at the Western Trails Conference meet. A dual meet with Shelton is scheduled for May 1st on the Four Winds Course, and on May 4, 12-14 teams will be on the Four Winds Course for...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Track and Field teams traveled across the border into Wyoming to compete at the Kendra Roeder Invitational at Pine Bluffs High School. Both teams finished seventh in fields of 11 teams, and held their own against some of the toughest competition in the Panhandle and eastern Wyoming area. The Southeast team took top honors for the boys, followed by Pine Bluffs and Niobrara County. For the girls, Burns came out on top, followed by Sidney and Pine Bluffs. For the Coyote boys tea...
On Tuesday this week, the Longhorn golf team traveled to Rolling Hills Golf Course in Morrill to play in their third meet of the year. See next week's paper for the results. Kyler Lusche placed fourth at the first meet of the year in Mitchell with a 37/41 totaling 78. Bransyn Kiefer shot a 99 with a 50/49. Connor Deboodt shot a 109 and Landon Norberg came in with a 112. At the Bridgeport meet, Lusche had back issues and did not play while Kiefer shot a 47/49 and kept it under 100, as did...
Creek Valley High School hosted the annual Tri-State Meet, and area schools all competed on a sunny day with a warm breeze. Spectators and competitors that did not liberally apply sunscreen found that they had a good sunburn by the beginning of the afternoon. The competition was dominated by the St. Patrick’s team out of North Platte, with the girls squad taking first place with 128 points and the boys squad also taking first with 131.5 points. Paxton finished as runner-up for the girls followed by South Platte. Potter-Dix finished as runner-up...
On Tuesday, April 11, Mitchell High School hosted the Mitchell Invitational at Scenic Knolls Golf Course. The challenging course and a hot day got the best of most of the area school’s golfers, and the Sidney team managed a fifth place finish with a 347, edged out for fourth by one stroke by Alliance with a 346. Potter-Dix both sent its team to the competition and finished far out of the top running in the team event. Potter-Dix finishing with a 479. For Potter-Dix, Trevor Williams led with a round of 91, Landon Gasseling finished with a r...
The Kimball boys and girls track teams travel to Mitchell on Friday, April 21, after competing at the WTC meet in Bayard on April 15 and the Tri-State meet at Creek Valley in Chappell on April 17. Next week, it's the Best of the West at Scottsbluff on Aril 25. Here are some Longhorns highlights at the WTC and Creek Valley. WTC Meet On a windy and chilly day in Bayard, the boys placed sixth among seven teams with 31 points, and Mitchell was first with 132. The girls were seventh among seven...
The 29,815 pounds lifted by 49 lifters raised $6,275.00 after the Longhorn Lift-A-Thon wrapped up last week. Top lifting honors went to Rachel Berger, Grace Anderson, Hayden Sours, Wyatt Cords, Daniel Hernandez and Ryker Behrend. Top donation earned went to Connor Deboot, Bransyn Kiefer, Hunter Funk, Trenton Hottell and Aaspyn Tyan. Top team honors went to boys golf, football and boys track....
Mark Anderson and his family hit the Four Winds Golf Course on opening weekend. Although the wind blew most of the day Sunday, the Anderson family teed off on beautiful Sunday evening with little wind. The course, which awaits the arrival of new golf pro Edward Tamsett from Australia, is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The Kimball boys golf team hosts its annual invite May 4. Tee time is 9 a.m....
Next up for the Longhorn track teams is the WTC meet at Bayard, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 15. The Kimball boys and girls last competed on Saturday, April 8, traveling to Colorado for the Holyoke High School Invitational and achieved some fine results. Here are some of the highlights. Braylon Miller was first in the 2-mile and third in the mile. Addy Olson placed first in the Triple Jump and fourth in the High Jump. James McGinnis was second in Pole Vault. Jayden Paxton third in the...
The Kimball Longhorns track and field team opened April with a number of athletes setting personal records or placing Saturday at the Bayard CD Invitational. "It was a beautiful day for a track meet," coach Tiffany Johnson said. Longhorn highlights included: • James McGinnis placed third at 12-0 and Trevor Fuss fourth at 11-6 (personal record) in the pole vault. • The boys 4x100 relay team of Wyatt Cords, Jacob Wendt, James McGinnis and Noe Trevino placed fifth in 48.91a. • Julia Winstrom place...
The annual Booster Club Athletic Banquet to celebrate the 2022-23 sports season will begin at 5:30 p.m. May 2 at the Kimball Jr/Sr High School Student Center. All Kimball Jr/Sr High School athletes and their parents or guardians are invited. A meal will be provided and serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony will follow at 6:00 p.m. Business casual attire is suggested for the night of festivities. Junior high athletes will be asked to help serve and clean up if needed....
Cool temperatures with bright sunshine greeted the participants of the Bayard CD Invitational Track & Field Meet Saturday morning at Bayard High School. The Potter-Dix Coyote squads travelled Saturday morning to compete. A few strong individual performances highlighted the day. For the Potter Dix's boys team, notable performances included senior Luke Kasten placing second in the 200 meters at 24.75 and third in the 100 meters at 11.58. Freshman Dylan Tabor placed fourth in the 300 meter hurdles...
Edward Tamsett, an Australian native and a member of the Australian PGA, has signed a contract with the Four Winds Park and Recreation Executive Board to be the next golf pro at Four Winds Golf Course. Tamsett is in the process of obtaining the necessary paperwork to live in the United States and return to Kimball. Tamsett told the Observer that he is 35 years old and was been the head golf professional at Eden Gardens Country Club for the last four years. He and his wife live in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Tamsett said, “I’m very exc...