Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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A number of Kimball Longhorns trap team members will compete at the state meet in Doniphan on Saturday, June 8, after a regular season in which a number of shooters won awards. The awards, which came out this past week, recognized the Kimball team for placing second in Class 1A / Conference 2 with 1,062.5 total points over the five-week season. Blair High School was first with 1,254.5 points. Here’s a look at Kimball’s individual awards. On the boys side, Teague Mazza ranked No. 5 in the conference with a 22.5 season average and Nolan Cook was...
The weather cooperated for a great Saturday evening for the 15th annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo. The rodeo, which returned after being rained out last year, started with wild bronc riding. Sixteen riders tried their hand at staying atop the broncos with 10 individuals staying on until the buzzer. Ty Fenster won the contest with an 86, followed by Wes Aragon in second with an 82 and Beau Lake in third with a 79. Eight ranch rodeo teams competed in four timed events, from trailer loading to wild cow...
Kimball had two pole vaulters compete at the Midwest Night of Stars meet at Nebraska Wesleyan. Coach Tiffany Johnson said this "gave them the opportunity to vault against some new and tough competitors." Trevor Fuss, above, vaulted 14 feet, 1 inch to earn first place. Johnson said Peter Russell looked great during warmups but struggled to get going again after sitting until the height he came in at....
Kimball's Breckyn Kiefer has already had a great summer as she competed in the USA Gymnastic 1 and 2 Regionals in Salt Lake City, Utah, from May 16-20. Competing against all levels and all ages, Breckyn, 13, had two passes on the double mini tramp and killed it. She placed first in double mini tramp, fourth in floor (her personal favorite), and seventh in trampoline. Breckyn will be doing her thing at Nationals in Minneapolis from June 20-24....
Longhorn Kyler Lusche shot 76 in the NSAA Class D Boys Golf Championship's second and final round, improving four strokes on his first round score to tie for seventh and medal. As a team, Kimball placed 11th in the field of 15 with a two round total of 729 last week at Lake Mahoney Golf Club in North Platte. Two-day scores for Kimball golfers were 80-76 (156) for Lusche, 88-98 (186) for Landon Norberg, 95-101 (196) for Bransyn Kiefer, 101-98 (199) for Connor Deboodt, and 111-122 (133) for Ryker...
Massive crowds descended on Oliver Lake west of Kimball over the Memorial Day weekend. South Platte Natural Resource Districts general manager Galen Wittrock did not have the latest data on numbers at Oliver Lake, but he said they have 47 campsites and generally have 80-90 campers or tents on high volume weekends like Memorial Day and July 4th....
The first three Class C high jumpers at the state meet in Omaha all jumped 5 feet, 3 inches, but it came down to misses to determine the placings. Kimball Longhorn high jumper Addison Olsen jumped 5feet, 3 inches at State and came home with third place in state. The jump tied her personal record from her first place at District. The sophomore high jumper will participate in an extra meet June 1 and has plans to attend a high jump camp. Addison said about her first trip to Omaha, "I thought how...
Kimball’s golf team played through cool, damp conditions at North Platte on Tuesday to rank ninth after Round 1 of the NSAA Class D Boys Golf Championship. The conditions delayed the tournament’s morning start, but the Longhorns put up a team round of 364 at Lake Maloney Golf Club to sit five strokes inside the top 10 ahead of Bloomfield. Overton led team standings at 336. Individually, District champion Kyler Lusche shot 80 to lead the Longhorns. He was tied for 13th – but just a single shot from joining those tied for 10th place. He shot...
The Kimball Longhorns completed their spring camp Friday, May 17, as they prepare to move into their 2024-25 season. Coach Darrell Howitt echoed his staff by saying, "It was a great three days at the Longhorn Spring Camp. We had a solid group of returning talent and the addition of awesome new talent. Great hustle, drive and determination from our Kimball Longhorns and a great start to the upcoming season!" One of the team's themes is "execute, execute, execute!"...
JaLeigh Bohac of Kimball threw the discus 111 feet, 5 inches, to win a state championship and set a new eighth grade record during the state junior high Nebraska Champions Meet in Gothenburg. JaLeigh, who bettered the old record by 6 feet that Laurie Shadegg set in 1972, also plays softball on a Cheyenne traveling team during the summer and fall months. Junior high pole vaulter Brayden Fuss also represented Kimball at the state meet and vaulted 8 feet, 6 inches....
Kimball high jumper Addy Olson, above, cleared her personal best of 5 feet, 3 inches, to win District on May 9 and earn her way to State this Friday and Saturday at Omaha. A formidable Longhorns duo also is headed to State – pole vaulters Trevor Fuss and Peter Russell. Fuss cleared 13 feet, 6 inches to win District and Russell placed second....
In a one-hole playoff, Kyler Lusche took first at the District golf meet Monday in North Platte. And with a third-place team finish, the entire Kimball golf team will play at the State meet next Tuesday and Wednesday at North Platte Lake Mahoney. The Longhorns shot 374. According to Kimball golf coach Chuck Christensen, Lusche shot an 80 on a challenging North Platte course. Christensen said it was "set up really tough." In reference to Lusche, Christensen said he would "practice 24/7. He puts...
The Kimball Longhorn golf team took first in both the WTC and the Kimball Invite last Friday with Kyler Lusche leading the pack. Lusche talked about the highlights: "My chipping, my wedges were the best. I couldn't really hit any good drivers but made up for it with chipping. I didn't really have any bad chips, left me short putts." He said the greens were a little slower, but he was able to land the ball closer to the hole. Lusche shot 35/38 for a 78 and first place to lead his team. Landon Nor...
The Kimball and Pine Bluffs trap teams got together for a friendly "border war" on April 28, with 22 shooters from Kimball and 14 from Pine shooting two rounds in Kimball. They were mixed teams with shooters from both communities forming each team. The top three Kimball shooters were Teague Mazza with 46 points and Grace Anderson and Nolan Cook with 45 points each. Later it was a time for families, friends, hamburgers and hotdogs for the shooters....
The Kimball Dead Eyes Shooters 4-H club took home gold and silver medals at the 2024 Nebraska State 4-H BB Gun and Air Rifle Championships on April 20 and 21 in Grand Island. The Sporter Air Rifle team of Julia Winstrom, Karsyn Chesley, Ainslie Hottell and Chris Foster took first-place honors with a team score of 1,999. The BB Gun team of Joseph Toth, Jalanna Krakow, Karsyn Chesley, Tallyn Chesley and Olivia Toth won silver with a team score of 2,205. “I was so proud of the kids this year,” sai...
Seventh-grader Breckyn Kiefer crushed her own pole vault height at Best of the West last week. As the only seventh-grader competing against eighth-graders, Breckyn tied for second place with a vault of 7 feet, 6 inches, in the prestigious meet. This height captured the Kimball girls pole vault record. She beat here own record by a foot. Breckyn is known for her gymnastic abilities, and last month she was the state champion all-around and qualified for nationals on the double mini and...
Longhorns golfer Kyler Lusche had a good week on the links last week, rounding into form before this week’s play at Four Winds Golf Course here in Kimball. Lusche won the SPVA Golf Tournament at Sutherland, shooting 75, after carding an even par 72 that earned him second at the Scottsbluff Invite. At the SPVA meet, the Kimball golfers totaled 365 to place fourth as a team. Here are their scores: Lusche – 75. Bransyn Kiefer – 96. Connor DeBoodt – 97. Landon Norberg – 97. Ryker Behrend – 101. The Horns next host the Kimball Invitationa...
It's on to the Leyton Invite on May 3 and District on May 9 for Kimball track and field following April 30's Kimball Twilight Invite and last week's Best of the West meet. Trevor Fuss set a new school record and personal record going 14 feet, 6 inches at Best of the West to secure first in the pole vault and Peter Russell went 13 feet, 6 inches, to earn second. Above, they enjoy their moment on the podium. Derek Russell threw a personal best of 137 feet, 11 inches, in the discus to come in...
Kimball Esports teams competed in Division 4 Fortnite 2v2 Nebraska State eSports at Seward last Friday night and into the wee hours of Saturday morning. Team 1 of Jacob Wendt and Connor Deboodt, above, placed second for Longhorns Nation and Team 2 of Gio Sanchez, Abdiel Florez and Parker Deboodt placed third....
The Longhorns went to Pine Bluffs last week for the Kenda Roeder Invite. In the girls division, Julia Winstrom was 4th in the 100. Faith Bohac was 6th in the 200. Rachel Berger was 4th in the 400. Shannen Acheson was 1st in the 1,600 and 5th in the 800. Hannah Kilgore 3rd in the 100 Hurdles. The 4x100 relay was 3rd, consisting of Rachel Berger, Clarika Hottell, Emma Novotny and Julia Winstrom. Addy Olson was 1st in the high jump with Katie Kilgore following at 5th. Rachel Berger was 2nd in the...
The Kimball Longhorns football team held its second annual "Football Signing Night" on April 9. This event was created for current, as well as new players, to join a team with common goals but "UNCOMMON" devotion and dedication. Longhorn players signed a commitment to be part of the team and represent the school and community in a manner that demonstrates pride and good sportsmanship. Head Coach Darrell Howitt introduced being "uncommon" as the theme for the 2023-24 season and is building upon t...
Kimball Longhorn Kyler Lusche shot an even par 72 at the Scotts Bluff Country Club Invite on Monday and finished second only to Tommy Dredla of Scottsbluff, who shot a 3 under par 69. The Kimball team placed 11th against some tough competition, including Scottsbluff, Gering, Sidney, Ogallala, Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East. The top 10 on the leaderboard were all under 80 strokes. For Kimball, Connor Deboodt shot 108, Ryker Behrend had 117, and Branson Kiefer and Landon Norberg both shot 95....
Track season is well underway, and the practices are paying off as Longhorns are setting plenty of personal records. Kimball pole vaulters took first and second at the Western Trails Conference meet at Mitchell. Battling back and forth for top placings at meets are sophomores Trevor Fuss and Peter Russell. Fuss took first with a personal record of 14'4", while Russell PR-ed with 13'7" for second place. Another Kimball duo, Derek Russell and Wyatt Cords scored points and personal records in the d...
The initial roster for the 2024 football Longhorns is in place following last week's player signing night for the program, which aims to continue progress made last year under Coach Darell Howitt. There's the squad above after 30 players signed up. Here's an early glance at the 2024 schedule: Week 1 at Hyannis, Week 2 hosting Bayard, Week 3 hosting North Platte St. Pat's, Week 4 at Hemingford, Week 5 hosting Bridgeport, Week 6 at Perkins County, Week 7 at Sutherland and Week 8 hosting...
The Kimball Longhorn golf team placed third at the Bridgeport Invite on Friday. Top finishers for Kimball were Kyler Lusche with an 85 for fifth place. Right behind Lusche was Connor Deboodt in sixth place, also with an 85. The team continues to improve in giant leaps. At Morrill on Monday, the team scored 352, good enough for fourth place and a 20 stroke improvement, according to coach Chuck Christiansen. Lusche shot a 76 and took fourth, Branson Kiefer had an 87, and Connor Deboodt shot a 92. Rounding out the team was Landon Norberg with a...