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 volleyball season ended Monday as the team fell to Bridgeport in straight sets in subdistrict action. Kimball's season record was 3-21 heading into the C2-11 Subdistrict Tournament at Bridgeport, where the team was scheduled to face Bridgeport, the No. 1 seed. Kimball had faced Bridgeport twice this season, and lost both matches in straight sets. The subdistrict appearance followed the Kimball's hosting of Perkins County on Oct. 19. The Horns battled hard, but were...
District cross country was Thursday, Oct. 14, at Courthouse & Jail Rock Golf Course in Bridgeport, and for the fourth year in a row, Kimball Longhorns runner Chantel Malson qualified for the state cross country meet. Coach Tiffany Johnson told the Observer, "We are very proud of Chantel for being a four-time state qualifier. She ran a great race, and we look forward to seeing her compete in Kearney on Friday." Malson placed 12th with her season best time of 22:09. Peyton Paxton, a freshman from...
Here's to the Sharks, Kimball's youngest boys of the fall this football season. This week we salute the third- and fourth-grade group. Front row: Ty Cook, Jace Reich, Ben Anderson, Nash Burback, Tristyn Hendricks, Colton Wood and Trajan Johnson. Back row: Kasyn Snyder, Daniel Nixon, Luke Bartels, Zander Kennedy, Jax Anderson, Knox Hottell, Blayden Serrano and Barrett Brown....
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes traveled to Minatare for the MAC Tournament on Saturday morning and were knocked out in the first round after Leyton staged a comeback to steal a win from the Potter-Dix squad. The Lady Coyotes started out strong and found a good rhythm early, scoring and placing the ball in all corners and building a lead. Leyton fought back to narrow the contest, but the Lady Coyotes were able to pull away and earned the first set victory, 25-21. Potter-Dix again started the second set strong, but Leyton pulled away for a 25-15...
Team members from five Potter, Dix and Potter-Dix state volleyball teams returned for the state volleyball celebration. Honored were the Potter Class D 1975 and 1976 champions, the Dix 1981 semifinalists, and the Potter-Dix 1989 D-1 champions and 1999 D-1 runner-ups. Front row: Robin Smith Prochazka and Vicki Smith Hilpert. Middle row: Lori Jung Biesecker, Kristi Jung, Nicole Monheiser Reeve, Whitney Shaw Hurt, Staci Wurdeman Magninie and Janetta Steele Lenstrom. Back row: Lisa Hardman...
Potter-Dix's Coyote football team moved its record to 7-0 against the Banner County Wildcats in Harrisburg on Friday night. The Coyotes dominated in all aspects of the game, and only a late score by Banner County prevented a shutout. The Coyotes scored early and often, quickly putting the game out of reach for the overmatched Wildcats. Nine different Coyotes scored touchdowns in the game, and there were 13 total touchdowns for Potter-Dix in the contest. The Coyotes only attempted six passes, and...
That's a wrap for Kimball Lady Longhorns golfers Payton Wise and Katie Heeg. The senior duo closed out their high school golf careers in fine fashion – together on the course during the NSAA State Tournament at Elks Country Club in Columbus. Wise medaled for a fourth time at State – this time in third place – during her splendid four years on the links representing Longhorn Nation. Heeg, meanwhile, shot two rounds under 100 on the challenging Elks course– an outstanding achievement conside...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote football team continued its success with a 51-12 win over Hay Springs Friday night at Combs Field in Potter. After deferring to the second half, the Coyotes kicked off and put the Hawks deep in their own territory to start the game. After a few unsuccessful running attempts, the Hawks connected on a long pass to get the ball into Coyote territory. But the Potter-Dix defense stiffened and forced a turnover on downs. On the Coyotes’ first play from scrimmage, sophomore quarterback Brayden Kasten found junior Luke Kasten on...
Kimball's homecoming game between the Kimball Sharks and the Pine Bluffs Hornets was Friday evening. The fifth- and sixth-graders played the first half while the third- and fourth-graders completed the second half. The Hornets outpaced the Sharks by a score of 36-0 – but 27 young football players got to play under the lights and excitement of a game with lots of spectators. The coaches for the Kimball Sharks were Trevor Anderson, Adrain Fuss, Mitch Brown and Brad Hottell. Anderson told the O...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn volleyball team has not had many wins this season, but it earned a special victory Thursday as the school honored the 1979 Kimball State Champion Volleyball Team. It was 50 years ago when the NSAA established the State Tournament for Volleyball, and schools all across Nebraska have been honoring their prior championship teams all season. On Thursday, the Kimball 1979 Class B State Championship team, which went undefeated and did not lose a set in the tournament, returned...
Payton Wise and Katie Heeg are taking Longhorn Nation back to State. Wise qualified by winning her third straight District C-5 individual championship Monday with a round of 80 at Four Winds Golf Course. Heeg, meanwhile, carded 92 for fourth. Also competing for Kimball was Mariana Cajero, who continued her progress this season with 65 on the front nine and 64 on the back for a round of 129. Mitchell's Jacqueline Bowels shot 88 to place second and Creek Valley's Jordan Bocock was third at 91....
The No. 2 ranked D-6 Potter-Dix Coyotes remain unbeaten as they had no trouble defeating the visiting South Platte Blue Knights, 70-6, on Homecoming Night in Potter on Friday. The winless Blue Knights fell behind quickly and had no answers against the Coyotes offense, as sophomore quarterback Brayden Kasten threw for four touchdowns and ended the game with a 163.2 quarterback rating. Junior Luke Kasten also added a 34-yard touchdown pass. The Coyotes had two runners rush for over 100 yards,...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns on Sept. 30 traveled to the WTC Volleyball Tournament at Mitchell and came away with their first two wins. In their first match against Bayard, Kimball lost 25-12 and 25-19. Seniors Amy Birkhofer and Tianna Stierwalt each had four kills, and senior Riley Hinton had 10 assists. Then came the consolation round, and Kimball was up to the task. The Longhorns matched up with the Hemingford Lady Bobcats and won in straight sets, 25-19 and 25-19. Birkhofer led with 11 kills and senior Maddison Merryfield had three ace serves...
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Nebraska State High School Volleyball Championships. The Nebraska Schools Activities Association would like to commemorate this milestone by having the high schools honor and recognize former players and state champion teams at a home game. Kimball Public Schools plans to recognize its 1979 Class B State Champion volleyball team at the Thursday, Oct. 7, home game against the Morrill Lions. All former Kimball volleyball players get in for free and...
The Kimball Longhorn cross county team was in action at the Ogallala Invite on Sept. 23. In the varsity girls division, Chantel Malson competed against the Ogallala, Cozad, Gothenburg, McCook and Chadron girls. She ran in 26th place with a time of 22:44. Participating in the varsity boys division and leading the Kimball team was Braylon Miller in 69th place against some tough competition. Miller ran in 20:51. The winning time was 16:54. Xavier Thomas-Lewis placed 76th with a 21:03 time and Wyatt Cords completed the varsity course in 21:36....
Braxton MIller, the rising Kimball junior high runner, beat all competition and all ages in the 40th annual Farmers Day Fun Run's 2 mile race last Saturday. Miller won handily with a time of 13:54. Runner-up Connor Cluff clocked in at 14:26 and Trey Cook was third in 14:28. In the 5 mile race, it was Steve Knigge first. Here are the top finishers in all of the age classes. 2 Mile Girls 7 & Under Colbie Knaub Girls 8-9 Allie Cook Brynlee Culek Cashlynn Culek Girls 10-12 Rachel Berger Chloe...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team is ranked number 2 in the Six-Man standings and has had little trouble with their competition early in the season. But they Coyotes had a true test on Friday as they traveled to Arthur to match up against the number 5 ranked Arthur County Wolves in an early-afternoon game. Arthur County started fast and struck first with a 55-yard touchdown gallop by speedster Lance Vasa to give the Wolves an 8-0 lead. The Coyotes responded with a drive that featured miscues and penalties by Potter-Dix, but ultimately ended w...
Kimball’s Lady Longhorns volleyball team play in the WTC Tournament at Mitchell this week. The first round opponent is Bayard at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The tournament follows a stretch in which the team remained winless before hosting Pine Bluffs on Tuesday, Oct. 28, this week. On Sept. 21, Kimball hosted Hershey, and the Lady Panthers picked up the straight set win, 25-20, 25-8 and 25-15. Senior Amy Birkhoffer led the Lady Longhorns on offense with five kills in the loss. On Sept. 23, Kimball traveled to Dalton for a triangular with the Lady W...
An excited 14-year-old Ella Kearney-Turner from Colorado rode in her first 25-mile bike race, the Antelope Stampede. Her brother finished first in the 25-mile race, and she finished just behind him on Saturday morning in Kimball. The 25-mile race was the most popular, with a few riders going 50 miles and two individuals riding 100 miles. Director Jon Heidemann and his wife, Anna-Lisa, had hoped for a few more riders, but they were happy to get the first annual Antelope Stampede in the books....
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Nebraska State High School Volleyball Championships. The Nebraska Schools Activities Association would like to commemorate this milestone by having the high schools honor and recognize former players and state champion teams at a home game. Kimball Public Schools plans to recognize its 1979 Class B State Champion volleyball team at the Oct. 7 home game against the Morrill Lions. All former Kimball volleyball players get in for free and members from the 1979 championship team will be recognized...
The Kimball Four Winds Golf Course was the site of the Kimball XC Invite, with almost 200 runners in the junior high and high school divisions competing. Runners from Wheatland, Cheyenne, Torrington, Hemingford, Pine Bluffs, Banner County and the entire Panhandle traveled to Kimball for the invite and ran in 98-degree heat. Girls In the high school girls 5,000 meters, lone Longhorn competitor Chantel Malson placed in 9th place out of 50 runners with a time of 24:20.13. Boys Kimball High School...
Banner County's Nathan Clement takes a pitch from quarterback Jacob Parsons. The young Wildcats ran up against a big, athletic Crawford team last week. Banner County lost its second varsity game of the season to Crawford, 75-7....
Coaches say they have a promising group of players on the Kimball Junior High football team, which is representing Longhorn Nation on the gridiron this fall as the high school program sits out the 2021 season unless its number of players increases. The Longhorns forfeited last Friday's game against Leyton....
Longhorns cross country returns to Four Winds Golf Course this Friday to host the annual Kimball Invitational. The meet follows the local XC team’s meet last Saturday at Gering. In that meet, three Kimball runners enjoyed Top 10 finishes in the small school division: Braxton Miller was fifth, Chantell Malson seventh and Braylon Miller 10th. Each of them showed well in last year’s Kimball Invite and will strive for strong performances. Braylon Miller placed 11th with a time of 21:44, Malson led the Lady Longhorns with a ninth place finish in...
Lady Longhorns Seek First Win Kimball’s Lady Longhorn volleyball team went 0-4 on the new season as they headed into Tuesday’s matchup this week at Bridgeport to face the home team and Garden County. Kimball has won one set so far, against Gordon-Rushville on Aug. 26. The Lady Longhorns hosted Bridgeport last Thursday, and fell in straight sets 25-15, 25-9 and 25-23. The Lady Longhorns hope they can build upon that close final set in their second meeting against Bridgeport. Hopefully, the Lady Longhorns found an alignment to give them a bet...