Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Fall sports season has arrived for the Kimball Longhorns, Banner County Wildcats and Potter-Dix Coyotes. New to the sports scene this fall is softball under the cooperative agreement that lets Kimball players compete on the Gering team. Kimball rodeo started out first last weekend at Lexington. All other varsity action gets going next week for the three schools. Here's a look at the Kimball, Banner County and Potter-Dix varsity schedules through August. Kimball Aug. 17-18, 8 a.m., Rodeo at...
The Kimball Longhorn football team is making a splash this season. During football camp in early August, the team trained in the Kimball City Pool for a different type of workout. Coach Darrell Howitt said it was a tough workout and the players were tired, but he is trying to change things up a bit. Below is the new scoreboard that will keep Longhorn fans informed this season at Keith Staehr Field. While the new school year begins next Monday, Aug. 19, the fall teams – cross country, v...
The 2024-25 softball season will be exciting for Kimball High School freshman JaLeigh Bohac. After the Kimball School Board negotiated a cooperative arrangement with Gering Public Schools, JaLeigh will begin her high school softball career with Gering High School. She will attend daily practices after her school day in Kimball. Conditioning for Gering starts Aug. 5. The Nebraska high school softball season runs until Oct. 5. JaLeigh said, "In Gering, I'm expecting to work hard and meet new...
The team of Darrin Lonsdale, Sean Dunegan, Kelly Dunegan and Tim Staab took first place with a 15-under-par 57 in the Kimball Hospital Foundation Golf Classic last Saturday at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball. Thirty-five teams competed in the four-person scramble tournament, which raised money for new surgical equipment at Kimball Health Services. The event also featured the the popular golf ball launcher activity by AutoLok Industries, several raffle prizes, a putting contest for a cash...
With their fall seasons coming up, the Longhorn football and volleyball teams bonded last week on outdoor retreats, volleyball at Chadron State Park and football at Medicine Bow National Forest near Medicine Bow Peak in Wyoming. "Memories were made, trails were hiked, and fish were caught," new volleyball coach Jenna Enevoldsen said. "The volleyball team had a fun few days getting closer as a team while exploring the outdoors. Football coach Darrell Howitt said that "fish were caught, mountains...
Kimball Longhorn head football coach Darrell Howitt said he was "super excited" for the season and said it is "always great to get on the field." Howitt had about 20 guys out for the first day of five practices this week. Early in the morning, they had an offensive focus and later was the defensive focus. Linebackers and defensive backs got some specialty work. Howitt said he was pleased with those showing up and had expected a few more, but some were on vacation and some just had to work at...
Ready for some football? The Kimball Longhorns are working at it. In the top photo, work began last week to install the new scoreboard at Keith Staehr Field. The city of Kimball and Mohr Construction helped out. In the lower photo, the Horns get in some 7-on-7 work during a joint practice Monday at Mitchell. Team camp and junior high camp open Monday for the Horns. Opening day arrives 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, with a nonconference game at Hyannis....
Nebraska high school state steer wrestling champion Wyatt Reichenberg of Banner County added an eight-place world finish to his record at this month's National High School Rodeo finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming. There were 13 performances total for Nationals. Six performances made up go-arounds 1 and 2 and then the final performance was the short-go. The top 20 contestants with an average on two runs made it to the short-go. Wyatt finished fifth in both his performance runs. The Harrisburg...
Twenty golfers at the 15th annual Vince's Corner Golf Tournament won the chance to chip from 100 yards out on hole 16, and the winner of the contest would take home a golf cart donated by the Panhandle Auto Group. Jeff Greenwood chipped within 3 feet of the cup to take home the golf cart. The Vince's tournament is comprised of 36 teams and players, who come from California, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and all over Nebraska. Here are the results of top finishers in each of the four divisions: A...
Kimball trap team members gather for a group photo during this past week's national competition at Mason, Michigan. Nolan Cook became the first Kimball student to qualify for the individual national finals by hitting 98 of 100 targets. He hit 98/100 in the finals to finish 66th of 1,800 competitors. "Our Kimball Trap team did an excellent job of representing our district and community," Kimball Public Schools Superintendent Trevor Anderson said....
Able Kuhns, left, of Kimball finished second while competing for his first national title in 10U 8 ball at the Junior National 8-Ball Championship in Quincy, Ill. He also was 7/8th in 14U Heyball, 13-16th in 14U Heyball, 13-16th in 14U 9 ball, and 33rd-48th in 16U 10 ball. Meanwhile, his sister Ashlynn Kuhns took fourth in 16U 9 ball, 17th-24th in 18U 10 ball, and 25th-32nd in 16U 8 ball. Donovan Seymour, center, placed first in the 10U 8 ball division....
It was all smiles for Kimball's 12 and under baseball team members as they won their league championship last week. They put up 31 runs in two games. In Game 1, they played Mitchell and racked up 15 runs opposed to 9 for Mitchell. In Game 2, the bats were on fire again as Kimball scored 16 runs against 7 for Gering. Leading the team in hits was Kasyn Snyder, who went 5 for 6 at the plate. Knox Hottell went 4 for 4, Barrett Brown went 4 for 5 and Nash Burback and Blayden Serrano both went 3 for...
Julia Winstrom of Kimball is a team member of the 4-H National Shooting Sports Champions for Air Rifle. She also put up top 10 performances in multiple individual categories. She was selected as one of four Nebraska youth to participate in the 4-H National Shooting Sports Championship at Grand Island. The competition was held the last week of June. Competing against 21 teams, the Nebraska team became the national champions. Julia placed fourth in the 3-position sporters, seventh in all standing...
Two Kimball youths are competing in national and international pool tournaments and a special event thanks to their sponsor, McDermott Pool Ques. Able Kuhns, 10, and Ashlynn Kuhns, 16, will play in the Junior National Tourney in Quincy, Illinois, from July 8 to 13, then travel to be spoiled by McDermott Pool Ques. The brother and sister will have a photo shoot, experience time with the design team, and attend a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game in Wisconsin. After that, Able and Ashlynn will play...
High School bull rider Cody Brinkman is headed to the National High School Rodeo finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming, from July 12-21. Cody's third place finish in the Nebraska State Rodeo finals qualified him to ride at the national event. For the second year in a row, Cody has qualified for nationals, and last year he placed fourth at state. Going into his senior year at Kimball High School, Cody has one more year of high school rodeo. He will participate in the fall and spring seasons. Cody's...
The Kimball High School cheerleaders are ready to help the Longhorn Nation faithful show their school spirit with a Longhorn sidewalk painting. Proceeds support the cheer team. New Longhorn driveway and sidewalk prints can be yours for a $25 donation. Touch-up paint jobs are going for $20. The Longhorn team logo prints are red, of course, about 3-1/2 feet wide and 2-1/2 feet tall. If you don’t want one on your property, you can adopt a print for a student or a spot on a school sidewalk. For more details, contact a cheerleader or Carrie Tabor a...
kpslonghorns.org The Longhorns boys and girls basketball teams are getting in their shots this summer. In the top photo, the boys take a break during tournment games in Pueblo, Colo., where coach Trevor Anderson said they "competed their tails off" and won more than they lost....
The girls get a break at their UNO Summer Basketball Camp in Ohama, where coach Jaclyn Burks said they showed "some grit and toughness" while playing 11 games in 28 hours....
Future Lady Longhorn Camp was held June 24-25 for girls in grades 3-8. Headed by Kimball's basketball and volleyball head coaches, the girls worked on their basic skills. Here Knightly Anderson practices dribbling between cones....
Monday was a perfect day to start swimming lessons at the Kimball Swiming Pool. Lifeguard Jodell Schulte was teaching a big group of Level 2 swimmers. July 8-12 are the next days for swimming lessons....
Tough news for the girls basketball and volleyball teams for next year as Addison Olsen tore her ACL while playing basketball in Texas a few weeks ago. The Longhorn standout had surgery on Tuesday in Fort Collins, Colo., and her estimated time of recovery is six to eight months. Good news, according to Addison, is that this won’t be her senior years, and the injured foot isn’t the one that she high jumps off of. She will miss the volleyball and basketball seasons for sure, but she will be rooting for the team from the bench....
Banner County's Wyatt Reichenberg is the two-time Nebraska High School Rodeo Steer Wrestling Champion. Wyatt competed at the state finals June 10-12 in Burwell. The Harrisburg cowboy had a total of 132 points. State finals was two rounds and a short go. Wyatt had a time of 6.07 in Round 1, but broke the barrier in the second round with a 14.03. In the short go, Wyatt won the round with a 4.42. All the points from the top 15 rodeos of the season and the state points earned him his championship....
The Men's Thursday Night Golf League had a great turnout, great scores, and beautiful weather at the annual Father's Day golf tournament. League president Randy Bohac announced prizes and winners. Kenny, Jordan and Jeff Greenwood won the championship division with a 113. The Greenwoods are not new to winning the tournament. According to their calculations, they have won seven of the last 10. Both Greenwood boys played high school golf in Kimball and went on to play in college, Jordan resides in...
The second annual Red/White Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday June 8 raised more than $40,000 for the Kimball Longhorns athletic programs. Of the 25 teams, first place went to Kimball Auto Parts with a 51 total score, Team Tolstedt came in 2nd with a 55. Third place went to Kimball Insurance with a 56. A variety of games add to the fun at the Classic. The games include closest to the basketball, closest to track shoes, hit ball off the water bottle, wearing football helmet, and Kyler Lusche...
Kimball trap team members made their mark at the Nebraska state meet in Doniphan on Saturday, June 8. Kimball placed second as a team at 442, while Blair took first at 473. In varsity trap high gun, numerous Longhorns fared well individually. Here's the rundown. Grace Anderson was first among females and tied for sixth overall with a total score of 91, Cainin Sours and Nolan Hook tied for eighth at 90, Kolt Hottell was 11th at 86, Trenton Hottell tied for 13th at 85, Lane Cook tied for 17th at...