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 Lady Longhorns are heading toward subdistricts with a 3-20 overall record and a district record of 0-4 as of Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday, the ladies played Perkins County. On Thursday (today), Kimball will play Minatare/Hemingford at 4 p.m. Then subdistrict competition will begin on Monday, Oct. 24. Team leaders for the season were Charlotte Hargreaves with 17 blocks, 34 ace serves for Jayden Paxton and 3.7 digs per set for Hannah Kilgore. The Horns fell in SPVA conference play to Sutherland 2-0 and to St. Pat’s 2...
The 2nd Annual Antelope Stampede Gravel Bike Adventure/Race took place on September 17 in Kimball, starting and finishing in Gotte Park. Courses of 100, 50 and 25 miles were offered and participants came to Kimball from Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. Jon and Anna-Lisa Heidemann incorporated family friendly activities for spectators and local Kimball County residents with music, a BBQ and pie eating contest, kids bouncy houses and face painting, and kids bike and skate board raffles. The...
Homecoming Week for the Longhorns began with volleyball at Haxtun on Tuesday, followed by District cross country at Bridgeport on Thursday and football on Friday at home against Bayard at 6 p.m. On Saturday is the SPVA volleyball tournament in Grant. The volleyball games continue into next week beginning on Tuesday, and the team travels to Perkins County and Minatare/Hemingford on Thursday. and District volleyball is scheduled for the last week in October. Kimball hosted a triangular on Oct. 4 with Bayard and Potter-Dix. The Lady Horns lost to...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote Volleyball team continued its outstanding season with two more wins, raising their season record to 19-3 as they ready for District Tournament play later in the month. The Lady Coyotes traveled on Tuesday, October 4, to match up with the Kimball Lady Longhorns, and the home team got the jump on the visitors, surprising the Lady Coyotes with a 25-18 first set win. The second set had the Lady Coyotes fighting back, but the Kimball squad kept up the pressure and forced extra points. Potter-Dix was able to outlast K...
The Longhorns return home 6 p.m. this Friday to close out the season against Bayard in a matchup of D1 District 11 squads. Kimball, 1-6 overall, is in fourth place in the division at 1-2 in the after losing 74-14 at Heminford last week. Bayard sits in second place in the division and is 2-5 for the year. Above, the Horns line up against Perkins County this season....
Potter-Dix's Coyote football team continued their undefeated season on Friday night, traveling to Chappell and shutting out the struggling Creek Valley Storm team in a lopsided 79-to-0 contest. The win moves the Coyotes to 6--0 on the year, while Creek Valley remains winless at 0--7. As usual, Potter-Dix opened fast and put up 34 points in the first quarter while shutting down the Creek Valley offense completely. The Coyotes added another 26 points in the second half to initiate the running...
Another step forward in the Kimball Longhorns football program's comeback is within reach this Friday night at Hemingford. A road win. "We've obviously had our struggles, but I think we've been improving slowly but surely," coach Darrell Howitt told the Observer. "With Hemingford, we have an opportunity to continue moving in the right direction." Howitt said he considers Kimball, Hemingford and Morrill to be "in the same boat" this season, young teams looking to gain experience. He said...
Keara O’Brien shot a 64/52 for a 116 at Bridgeport to take 7th place in the Western Trails Conference. Hayden Sours shot a 62/63 for a 125, followed by Aubrey Culek with a 59/67=126. Grace Anderson tallied 69/66 for a 135 in Bridgeport. Following the WTC meet, Four Winds Golf Course hosted district golf on Monday. With 15 teams in attendance, state tournament team qualifiers were Valentine, Hershey and Chadron. The top individual qualifier was Mekallyn Brancroft from Valentine with a 90. Kimball’s top golfer, Keara O’Brien, was two strok...
As the fall sports season draws to a close, the Longhorn cross country runners participated in two meets in less than a week – Thursday at Gothenburg followed by the WTC meet on Monday. Kimball junior high girls received second place in the Western Trails Conference championship meet in Hemingford. WTC highlights include Emmaline Tabor’s 10th place finish and Trey Cook’s 8th place. Other highlights include Braxton Miller’s 8th place finish at WTC. In Gothenburg, Shannen Acheson placed 62nd with a time of 31:24. Leading the pack of Kimball...
Kimball travelled to Morrill on Friday night to hand the Lions (0-5) a stunning defeat, 46-12. On Friday, Sept. 30, the Bridgeport Bulldogs (4-2) will come to Longhorn Country to face the now 1-4 Kimball squad. Above, Junior Derek Kauffman (30) gets the handoff from quarterback Brandon Paxton (13) at the Perkins County game in mid-September. The Longhorns now have taken another step in their comeback season – accomplishing their first victory....
On Thursday, the Kimball cross country team will travel to Gothenburg, and then they run in the Western Trail Conference meet at Hemingford on Monday. Next Thursday afternoon, the runners travel to Grant for the SPVA. Last week at Ogallala, six Longhorns recorded personal records. Those included Braylon Miller, Xavier Thomas-Lewis, Jacob Wendt, Peter Russell, Shannen Acheson and Emmaline Tabor. Placing eighth in the JV 5,000 meters run was Shannen Acheson with a time of 25:04.6. In the varsity...
With a win under their belts against the Creek Valley Storm on Monday, the Kimball Longhorns volleyball team went west to take on the Pine Bluffs Hornets on Tuesday. Thursday is the start of WTC at Morrill, where the Longhorns are seeded seventh and faces No. 2 seed Gordon-Rushville in their opening match at 11:20 a.m. in the elementary gym. Next Tuesday, Kimball returns home for a triangular with Bayard and Potter-Dix....
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote volleyball team continued its torrid start to the season over the last week, notching five more match wins while suffering their first loss of the season. The week moves Potter-Dix to 16-1 on the season. The week’s action started on Monday with a triangular with Paxton and Wallace, and after putting away Paxton in straight sets, 25-20 and 25-17, the Lady Coyotes ran into a strong Wallace team that handed them their first loss of the season in straight sets, 25-22 and 25-15. Potter-Dix regrouped from the loss, with a t...
Tiffany Johnson is in many places, from the fairgrounds to the Farmer's Day Fun Run and many spots in between. Tiffany graduated from Kimball High School in 2002, has taught at KHS for the past 16 years, and is an integral part of many school and community activities. As a Special Education Instructor, Tiffany's motto for all her activities is "kids here need somebody in their corner" and she is the someone for many kids. Tiffany said, "Not only are you teaching them the skills to run or play...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team continued its unbeaten season by routing the Sioux County Warriors 63-0 in Hjarrison on Friday. It was another outstanding offensive and defensive performance by the Coyotes, who jumped out to a 13-0 lead at he end of the first period, then piled on another 30 points in the second quarter to open a 43-0 lead at the half and initiate a running clock. The Potter-Dix defense held Sioux County to just 66 yards, on 26 yards rushing and 40 yards passing and only three...
The Kimball Longhorns football team, a group that’s looking for positive steps in its comeback season, takes its rebuilding program on the road this Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Morrill. The D1 District 11 matchup will be a battle of 0-4 teams in a 8-man play. The Lions lost 74-14 to Bayard in their last game. The Horns go to Morrill after a 71-18 loss to visiting Perkins County last week. If you’re looking for a positive, those 18 points were Kimball’s highest output to date in the 2022 season. Statistically, Kimball saw some decent numbers...
Julia Winstrom (15) is introduced for the Lady Longhorn starting lineup against the Sutherland Sailors on Thursday, Sept. 15. The Longhorns started the evening off right with a 25-19 win but fell in a hard fought battle to Sutherland 18-25, 22-25, and 15-25. The Longhorns played Hershey on Tuesday and will play in a triangular against Hay Springs and Leyton in Ogallala on Thursday (today)....
It was a beautiful cool day for the 2022 Kimball XC Invitational at the Four Winds Golf Course. The invite combined middle school and high school runners from eastern Wyoming and the Panhandle of Nebraska. Junior Shannen Acheson was the lone Kimball female runner. This is her first year of high school competition. With almost 50 girls competing, Shannen placed 32nd with a time of 26.46.62. Kimball's junior Braylon Miller ran 19th in 20:32.80. Then in quick succession, Xavier Thomas-Lewis placed...
Keara O'Brien shot a 107 in Mitchell to lead the Kimball Longhorns girls golf team to a fourth place finish with a 470. Grace Anderson shot a 127, while Hayden Sours and Aubrey Culek both played steady with a 121. On Monday, Sept. 12, with Aubrey Culek sick, only three Kimball girls headed to the Gering meet. Keara O'Brien and Hayden Sours both shot 116 at Gering and Grace Anderson shot a 126. Tuesday, Sept. 20, the girls play in Ogallala. The WTC tourney is Thursday in Bridgeport, and Oct. 3...
Kimball's Charlotte Hargreaves goes up high to get a block against a hit from the Mitchell Tigers at the Potter-Dix triangular last Thursday. Kimball fell to 0-8 on the season but on Thursday against Sutherland (4-4) and Friday against Perkins County (4-4) the Lady Longhorns have a chance to capture a couple of wins....
Kimball Longhorns were in action at home against the Leyton Warriors on Aug. 30. Junior setter #14 Aspyn Keifer gets under the ball to set it for her hitters. #11 Addisyn Olson looks on. The Horns lost in three sets. Having played Leyton, Hemingford, and Gordon-Rushville, the Lady Horns had Bridgeport and Garden County on the agenda for Tuesday. The Kimball volleyball team will be in triangular action in Potter on Thursday (today). The Longhorns will play Potter-Dix and Mitch...
The rebuilding football Longhorns, 0-2, take to the practice field Monday after their 77-0 loss to Leyton last Friday. Next up for Kimball is an away game at North Platte St. Pat's this Friday....
Four Winds Golf Course hosted the 2nd Annual Kimball Longhorn Wrestling Golf Tournament on Sunday, Aug. 28. There were 16 teams playing in the 4-person scramble event. Taking home 1st place with a team score of 61 was the team of Tom O’Brien, Pat O’Brien, Jeremy Birks, and Kevin Tomas. Second place shot a 62, including Brad Bringelson, Adam Lopez, Geoff Watkins, and Gene Golding. Capturing 3rd place were Dillon Wise, Jim Young, Jerry Williams, and Charlie Young. The third-place team shot a 63. All proceeds from the wrestling tournament go to...
The Panhandle Senior Women's Golf Association hit the links at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball on August 29th. Thirty one ladies enjoyed the morning to complete the event. Taking first place, with a score of 73 gross/58.06 net was Franny Haukup, Kris DeVries, Norma Perkins and Donna Loyd. In second place, the team of Londa Maron, Sharyn Wohlers, Bebe Shortall and Sue Bringelson carded a score of 75 gross/59.23 net. The third place team consisted of Jane Faber, Sally Plover, Sharon Havely and J...