Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Former Longhorn golfer Dillion Wise shot a double eagle on hole 14 in April. He holed out with a 9 iron from 158 yards. Jacob Walker witnesses the special event....
Potter-Coyote Track and Field teams traveled up to Scottsbluff on Tuesday, April 26, to compete against the best athletes in the region at the annual Best In The West Classic. The boys squad managed to earn 17th place with 9 overall points while the girls placed 21st with 2 points. The Sidney boys took top honors with 128.5 points, followed by Chadron with 94 points and Scottsbluff with 90.5 points. The Scottsbluff team took top honors for the girls with 89 points, followed by Torrington with...
Kimball's Kaitlin Heeg placed first in the 100-meter hurdles and Jayden Paxton first in the long jump April 22 at the George Calvert Invite in Mitchell. The duo competed in the Best of the West Classic on April 26 before the Longhorns set focus on SPVA competition April 29 at Perkins County. Here are Longhorns track results from the Calvert and last week's WTC competion. George Calvert Invite / Boys The boys team scored 38 points, good for 5th place 100 M 6th place Justin Klosterman 12.38 PR...
The Potter-Dix Coyote Track and Field teams had a busy week, competing at the Storm Twilight Meet at Creek Valley High School on Tuesday and the Kendra Roeder Invitational at Pine Bluffs High School. The Creek Valley Twilight Meet was rescheduled from the previous week due to high winds, and the athletes had much better conditions on Tuesday for the competition. At the end of the day, the Coyote Boy's team placed fourth with 87 points and the Coyote Girl's team placed fifth with 51 points....
The Banner County Wildcats track team, which competes in the MAC meet this Saturday at Bayard, is small but mighty. Lone senior Makyla Mason runs the distance events (1600 and 3200 M run). She medaled at the Chappell Tri-State Invite. Coach Kari Gifford said the weather this season had been an issue for practices as well as school events, creating conflicts for the track team. "We are already heading into the end of our season, and it doesn't feel like we've even hardly got started," Gifford...
Two senior girls provide leadership for the Kimball track team – Kaitlin Heeg and Tianna Stierwalt. Heeg has high exceptions for herself. "I hope to place in everything I do," she said, referring to the WTC meet on Tuesday. Her events include 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, triple jump, and possibility the long jump. Tianna Stierwalt placed third in the high jump at Chappell, 6th in the 400 m. run and ran a leg on the 4x400 m. relay, which ranked fourth. At Holyoke, Stierwalt jumped her personal b...
The Kimball Longhorn Trap Team is in its second year of existence with coaches Brittany Cook, Kelly Dunegan, Sean Dunegan and Jeremy Fryda leading the team of 7-11 graders. Practices have been delayed due primarily to the wind, but also the cold has made it difficult to practice. According to the coaches, everything is scored from now until the end of the season. They have five scored shoots. With 15 individuals returning from the 2021 team, experience is in abundance, and the kids and coaches...
The wind and cold weather has had an impact on all the spring sports. The Kimball High School boys golf is no exception. Coach Ben Aarestad said, "The season has been challenging with the weather. Hopefully next week we can get back to normal. We have had one meet and that was tough with the wind. Kyler has the best chance of making state." The team is loaded with freshmen, including Kyler Lusche holding the number one spot. Other freshman are Bransyn Kiefer and Connor Deboodt. Senior Trevor...
The Kimball Cobras Trampoline and Tumbling team members showed off their skills at the State meet at WNCC in Scottsbluff on April 2. And show off they did with four young ladies winning State Championship in their division. Level Five state champion Shaylee Markum, 8, put it all into perspective when she said, "I got two first and a second, when I figured it out I went, REALLY!" She received first in floor or tumbling and the double mini. When competing in the floor she starts her routine...
Here are results for the top Longhorns girls and boys track team members at the Tri State Meet on April 5 at Creek Valley and Holyoke Invite on April 9. The girls were fourth among 10 teams and boys 10th among 12 at Tri-State. At Holyoke, the girls were fourth among 11 teams and the boys fifth of 12. Next up for the Longhorns is the WTC 2022 meet April 14 and the George Culvert Invite on April 22. TRI-STATE MEET BOYS 100 Meters 10th place Justin Klosterman 12.89 200 Meters 11th James McGinnis 27.21 400 Meters 11th Trey Schindler 1:0130 4 X 100...
The Kimball boys and girls track teams found tough competion at the Bayard CD Invite. The girls placed 13th with 25 points, while Bayard was first with 79. The boys placed 15th with 4 points, while Pine Bluffs was first with 86. They're now in a busy stretch of the season. The Longhorns returned to action on Tuesday, April 5, at Creek Valley and next compete Saturday, April 9 in Holyoke. At Bayard, senior Katie Heeg placed third in the triple jump finals (31 feet, 5 inches), fourth in the...
The Dead Eye Shooters 4-H Club competed at the 2022 Nebraska State 4-H BB & Air Rifle Match in Mitchell last weekend. The Dead Eyes were represented by 13 BB competitors and 6 Air Rifle competitors. The kids were coached by parents and club leaders Larry and Nicole Snyder. The BB match was held on Saturday, with over 120 kids participating from across the state. The Air Riffle match was held on Sunday, with 54 sporter air rifle participants and 27 precision shooters. In the BB Gun Division, Anna...
Coaches have been selected for the 2022 West Nebraska All-Star Football Game – among them Potter-Dix’s Dale Frerichs. This marks the 44th year for the game. It will be played 7 p.m. June 11th at Bearcat Stadium in Scottsbluff. Brent Bauer from Ogallala will lead the West team. Assisting him will be Tanner Collins (Perkins County), Frerichs (Potter-Dix) and Keegan Hoppens (Ogallala). Carlie Wells from Broken Bow will lead the East team in 2022. Assisting Coach Wells will be Mat Jageler (Arnold), Kurt Kuhlhanek (Ansley) and Ryan Wetovick (Br...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes track and field teams competed on Saturday at the Bayard CD Invitational. With beautiful weather and a slight breeze, the athletes had a great day for competition, and for the boys the team from Pine Bluffs, Wyo., took top honors with 86 points, and Bayard took home top honors for the girls squad with 79 points. The Potter-Dix boys placed eighth with 40 points and the Potter-Dix girls placed 15th with four points. Wins for the boys teams included Potter-Dix senior Thomas...
The Kimball boys and girls track teams have a meet under their belts. The Longhorns head into this Saturday’s meet at Bayard following an outing at the Morrill Early Bird 22 meet in which senior Katie Heeg carried on her fine form from last year. The multi-sport athlete placed second in the triple jump finals (30 feet, 2.75 inches), third in the 100-meter hurdles finals (18.08 seconds) and second in the 100-meter hurdles prelims (18.31). The Kimball girls finished 11th in the 13-team field with...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes boys and girls track teams traveled on Saturday to compete at the annual Morrill Early Bird meet. The boys squad placed sixth with 44 points and the girls team placed 12th with 7 points. Mitchell won the boys competition with 95 points, while Crawford won the girls title with 84 points. Potter-Dix's Luke Kasten won the 100 meters with a time of 11.78 seconds and the 200 meters with a time of 23.98. Senior Thomas Muldoon won the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 10 inches. He...
The Banner County Wildcats opened their track season last Saturday at the Morrill Early Bird 22 meet. On the boys side, freshman Kristian Clure kept busy. He finished 16th in the 100 meters in 12.89 seconds, 15th in the 200 meters in 26.02 and 25th in the long jump with 12 feet, 5 inches. For the Lady Wildcats, several team members competed. Here are the top finishers for them in each of their events: 100 meters prelim: 22, Montelongo Amanda, 17.79 200 meters prelim: 23, Karleigh Leslie, 33.59 1600 meters: 13, Makyla Mason, 7:09.52 3200...
Spring high school sports get going this weekend with Kimball, Potter-Dix and Banner County all scheduled to hit the track. Track teams will get most of the attention until March 12, when the Kimball and Potter-Dix boys golf teams tee off their 2022 seasons at Mitchell. Here’s a look at the upcoming high school meets for the Longhorns, Coyotes and Wildcats: Kimball March 26 – 9 a.m., track at Morrill April 2 – 9 a.m., track at Bayard April 5 – 9 a.m. at Creek Valley Banner County March 26 – 9 a.m., track at Morrill April 2 – 9 a.m., track...
It's time for some Philly Cheesesteaks for Kimball's national qualifying pool team. Kimball's team Ballin' Bombers from the Trails West Pool League (TAP), won the titleholder event in Scottsbluff in mid-March. The next step is an all-expense trip to the National Tourney in Philadelphia, Pa., April 17-21. The team is comprised of Steven Warner, Dortha Ramsey, Shawn White, Rusty Warren, Adam Warner, and Davyes Patel and has been playing together for the past three years. The 9-ball winning team...
Team D W/L PF PA W/L P/F P/A Leyton 3-1 213 158 18-5 1361 924 Hemingford 2-1 159 147 12-11 1093 1101 Garden County 1-2 149 154 12-12 1225 1109 Kimball 0-2 65 127 3-19 637 1337 Kimball loses C Anthony Tovar to graduation. Fr. Kyler Lusche led team with 11.4 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.5 APG and 1.6 SPG. Tovar led team with 2.6 BPG. D2 District 11 Boys Basketball Final Results Team D W/L PF PA W/L P/F P/A Potter-Dix 6-1 342 197 20-4 1314 856 South Platte 4-2 320 253 6-15 894 1146 Minatare 2-4 210 242 5-16...
The local high school sports calendar soon turns to spring sports – girls and boys track, boys golf and trap shooting – but it's never too early to talk some football. And there's some football to talk about. The Nebraska School Activities Association has released football district assignments and schedules for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The Kimball Football Longhorns, expected to return with a new head coach after a year off from competition due to low roster numbers, are assigned to Dis...
Two Kimball High School winter athletes were announced this week as members of the Western Trails Conference 2022 All-Conference teams – and another eight Longhorns earned honorable mention recognition. All-Conference honors went to senior Chantel Malson of the Lady Longhorns basketball team and junior Trey Schindler, who competed at 152 pounds on the wrestling squad. Wrestlers receiving honorable mention were junior Matthew Johnson at 106, freshman Cody Brinkman at 120, and juniors James McGinnis at 132 and Justin Klosterman at 138. On the g...
This year's 2021-22 Boys Basketball season was one of growth and commitment. With athletic participation at an all time low and losing a few students to not having a football season this year, it was always in the back of people's minds as to whether our season would meet the same fate as well. Fortunately for us, we did have 8 students that showed up to our first practice willing to learn and give it their all for an opportunity to represent our school and community with pride. Within only a...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team ended its season on Tuesday, March 1, with a loss to the Mullen Broncos in the D2-8 District Final at Hershey High School. Potter-Dix ends its outstanding season with a 20-4 record. The Mullen Broncos came into the District Final with a 17-8 record and No. 9 seed, led by sharp-shooting 6' 4" Forward Clayton Moore averaging nearly 20 points per game. Both the Broncos and the No. 8 seed Coyotes started the game trying to push the ball up the court and grab an...
The Kimball Longhorns cheer team members went to State once again and once again returned winners. They emerged at the Feb. 17-19 competition in Grand Island as the Class C-2 Non-Tumbling State Champions. The champs include Ashlynn White, Gideon Casimiro, Xavier Thomas-Lewis, Shannon Acheson, Renee Murdoch, Maddison Merryfield and Madison Ebeling....