Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Potter-Dix’s Trap Shooting Club as been in full swing since March, with their Friday competitions improving the scores of their members every week. Competing in the U.S.A. Clay Target League of junior and senior high students, the 13 members of the Coyote team shoot every Friday and enter their scores weekly. “This is a very laid back activity where the kids can relax, shoot and improve without any pressure. Most of these kids are loaded up with pretty intense sports and activities through the year, so this gives some something fun to unwind wi...
Karsyn Chesley will be traveling to Perry, Georgia in June to compete in Light rifle shooting at the National Junior High Rodeo. The shooting finals are held in conjunction with the National Junior High Rodeo competition. Karsyn participated in the state competition on a very windy day in Johnstown, Nebraska and shot a 197 out of 360. She shot prone, kneeling and standing. The National event will he June 18-24....
Kimball’s trap shooting team is on target for another strong season. The Longhorns next host Pine Bluffs at 1 p.m. this Sunday, April 30. Everyone is invited to come out and watch. A hamburger and hotdog feed also are planned during the shoot, starting at noon. Here are Kimball’s Week 1 scores: Grace Anderson shot 18 in round 1, 21 in round 2, for a total of 39. Faith Bohac shot 13 in round 1, 15 in round 2, for a total of 28. David Bond shot 19 in round 1, 23 in round 2, for a total of 42. Anna Coleman shot 19 in round 1, 22 in round 2, for...
According to Kimball Longhorn golf coach Chuck Christensen, the golf team is improving. As he put it, "The best team score this year is 60 strokes better than last year." A busy stretch is coming up for the Horns. Christensen and his team will be at the SPVA Tournament on Friday. On Saturday, they will play in Gordon at the Western Trails Conference meet. A dual meet with Shelton is scheduled for May 1st on the Four Winds Course, and on May 4, 12-14 teams will be on the Four Winds Course for...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Track and Field teams traveled across the border into Wyoming to compete at the Kendra Roeder Invitational at Pine Bluffs High School. Both teams finished seventh in fields of 11 teams, and held their own against some of the toughest competition in the Panhandle and eastern Wyoming area. The Southeast team took top honors for the boys, followed by Pine Bluffs and Niobrara County. For the girls, Burns came out on top, followed by Sidney and Pine Bluffs. For the Coyote boys tea...
On Tuesday this week, the Longhorn golf team traveled to Rolling Hills Golf Course in Morrill to play in their third meet of the year. See next week's paper for the results. Kyler Lusche placed fourth at the first meet of the year in Mitchell with a 37/41 totaling 78. Bransyn Kiefer shot a 99 with a 50/49. Connor Deboodt shot a 109 and Landon Norberg came in with a 112. At the Bridgeport meet, Lusche had back issues and did not play while Kiefer shot a 47/49 and kept it under 100, as did...
Creek Valley High School hosted the annual Tri-State Meet, and area schools all competed on a sunny day with a warm breeze. Spectators and competitors that did not liberally apply sunscreen found that they had a good sunburn by the beginning of the afternoon. The competition was dominated by the St. Patrick’s team out of North Platte, with the girls squad taking first place with 128 points and the boys squad also taking first with 131.5 points. Paxton finished as runner-up for the girls followed by South Platte. Potter-Dix finished as runner-up...
On Tuesday, April 11, Mitchell High School hosted the Mitchell Invitational at Scenic Knolls Golf Course. The challenging course and a hot day got the best of most of the area school’s golfers, and the Sidney team managed a fifth place finish with a 347, edged out for fourth by one stroke by Alliance with a 346. Potter-Dix both sent its team to the competition and finished far out of the top running in the team event. Potter-Dix finishing with a 479. For Potter-Dix, Trevor Williams led with a round of 91, Landon Gasseling finished with a r...
The Kimball boys and girls track teams travel to Mitchell on Friday, April 21, after competing at the WTC meet in Bayard on April 15 and the Tri-State meet at Creek Valley in Chappell on April 17. Next week, it's the Best of the West at Scottsbluff on Aril 25. Here are some Longhorns highlights at the WTC and Creek Valley. WTC Meet On a windy and chilly day in Bayard, the boys placed sixth among seven teams with 31 points, and Mitchell was first with 132. The girls were seventh among seven...
The 29,815 pounds lifted by 49 lifters raised $6,275.00 after the Longhorn Lift-A-Thon wrapped up last week. Top lifting honors went to Rachel Berger, Grace Anderson, Hayden Sours, Wyatt Cords, Daniel Hernandez and Ryker Behrend. Top donation earned went to Connor Deboot, Bransyn Kiefer, Hunter Funk, Trenton Hottell and Aaspyn Tyan. Top team honors went to boys golf, football and boys track....
Mark Anderson and his family hit the Four Winds Golf Course on opening weekend. Although the wind blew most of the day Sunday, the Anderson family teed off on beautiful Sunday evening with little wind. The course, which awaits the arrival of new golf pro Edward Tamsett from Australia, is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The Kimball boys golf team hosts its annual invite May 4. Tee time is 9 a.m....
Next up for the Longhorn track teams is the WTC meet at Bayard, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 15. The Kimball boys and girls last competed on Saturday, April 8, traveling to Colorado for the Holyoke High School Invitational and achieved some fine results. Here are some of the highlights. Braylon Miller was first in the 2-mile and third in the mile. Addy Olson placed first in the Triple Jump and fourth in the High Jump. James McGinnis was second in Pole Vault. Jayden Paxton third in the...
The Kimball Longhorns track and field team opened April with a number of athletes setting personal records or placing Saturday at the Bayard CD Invitational. "It was a beautiful day for a track meet," coach Tiffany Johnson said. Longhorn highlights included: • James McGinnis placed third at 12-0 and Trevor Fuss fourth at 11-6 (personal record) in the pole vault. • The boys 4x100 relay team of Wyatt Cords, Jacob Wendt, James McGinnis and Noe Trevino placed fifth in 48.91a. • Julia Winstrom place...
The annual Booster Club Athletic Banquet to celebrate the 2022-23 sports season will begin at 5:30 p.m. May 2 at the Kimball Jr/Sr High School Student Center. All Kimball Jr/Sr High School athletes and their parents or guardians are invited. A meal will be provided and serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony will follow at 6:00 p.m. Business casual attire is suggested for the night of festivities. Junior high athletes will be asked to help serve and clean up if needed....
Cool temperatures with bright sunshine greeted the participants of the Bayard CD Invitational Track & Field Meet Saturday morning at Bayard High School. The Potter-Dix Coyote squads travelled Saturday morning to compete. A few strong individual performances highlighted the day. For the Potter Dix's boys team, notable performances included senior Luke Kasten placing second in the 200 meters at 24.75 and third in the 100 meters at 11.58. Freshman Dylan Tabor placed fourth in the 300 meter hurdles...
Edward Tamsett, an Australian native and a member of the Australian PGA, has signed a contract with the Four Winds Park and Recreation Executive Board to be the next golf pro at Four Winds Golf Course. Tamsett is in the process of obtaining the necessary paperwork to live in the United States and return to Kimball. Tamsett told the Observer that he is 35 years old and was been the head golf professional at Eden Gardens Country Club for the last four years. He and his wife live in Eden, New South Wales, Australia. Tamsett said, “I’m very exc...
The Kimball varsity track and field team was able to compete in the 2023 Morrill Early Bird meet Saturday before winter made another visit to the area. "It was a great day to kick off the track season," coach Tiffany Johnson said. "The kids had great attitudes and we finished with quite a few Prs." Here are some of the highlights: • Julia Winstrom placed 4th in the 100. • Addisyn Olson placed 5th in the Triple Jump. • Girls 4x100 – Winstrom, Olson, Jade O'Rourke and Emma Novotny ran well. ...
Spring sports are underway for the Kimball Longhorns, Banner County Wildcats and Potter-Dix Coyotes. Here’s a look at each school district’s high school and junior high schedules through the season. KIMBALL LONGHORNS Mar 24 – 9 am HS Track @ Morrill Apr 1 – 9 am HS Track @ Bayard C-D Apr 4 – 9 am HS Track @ Creek Valley Apr 6 – 11am JH Track @ Pine Bluffs (field events) Apr 11 – 9 am HS Boys Golf @ Mitchell Apr 11 – 9 am JH Track @ Bayard Apr 12 – 9 am JH Track @ Kimball (Potter Dix meet) Apr 13 – 9 am- HS Boys Golf @ Bridgeport Apr 15 ...
The Dead Eye Shooters participated in the Nebraska State BB Gun and Air Rifle Match in Beatrice over the weekend and had top-notch results. Placing second in the state in BB Gun was the team of Anna Coleman, Sophie Coleman, Jalanna Krakow, Karsyn Chesley, and Nolan Cook. This team qualified for the Daisy National BB Gun Competition in Rogers, Arkansas. The Sporter Air Rifle team placed third. This team included Julia Winstrom, Karsyn Chesley, Nolan Cook, and Chris Foster. BB Gun results are as...
The Kimball Federation Wrestling Club finished up its season last weekend at the Nebraska State USA Folkstyle tournament in Grand Island. The team had eight members compete there after earning that right after the district tournament that was held in Scottsbluff at WNCC. See their results at right. “The kids all put in a lot of time and effort throughout the year and we’re proud of all of their accomplishments,” Tiffany Johnson told the Observer. “We are thankful for the countless hours and energy our coaches have put into the kids through...
The Western Trails Conference has released its 2022-23 all-conference teams for wrestling and girls basketball in addition to the boys basketball selections that appeared in last week’s Observer. Several athletes represent Longhorn Nation on all-WTC teams. Here they are: All-WTC Wrestling Matt Johnson, senior, 106 James McGinnis, senior, 132 Trey Schindler, senior, 152 All-WTC Girls Basketball Grace Anderson, junior, honorable mention Addy Olson, freshman, honorable mention All-WTC Boys Basketball Kyler Lusche, sophomore Brandon Paxton, j...
Junior Brandon Paxton and sophomore Kyler Lusche played their way onto the 2022-23 season’s Western Trails All-Conference Boys Basketball Team. And they had a little company in Longhorn Nation. Earning honorable mention were junior Wyatt Cords and freshman Braxton Miller. Here’s a look at all of the WTC All-Conference and All-Conference Honorable Mention selections.. WTC ALL-CONFERENCE Jace Nelson (MVP) - Gordon-Rushville (12) Carter Anderson - Gordon-Rushville (12) Ellis Livingston - Gordon-Rushville (12) Trenton Marquez - Bayard (12) Eas...
This the second and last installment of Kimball basketball coach Chad Miller's review of his team's 2022-23 season. In the semifinal game against Bridgeport, turnovers and missed free throws on our end kept the game close and they were able to get the lead back down to 1 with just 45 seconds to go. However, our next possession saw us break their full court pressure as Bransyn Kiefer found Kyler Lusche on a half court pass in which Kyler was able to convert for an "and-one" layup and free throw...
Potter-Dix Activities Director Cory Michelman contacted the Sidney Sun-Telegraph, a partner of the Observer, with a wrap-up of the Coyote boy’s basketball season, which we have re-printed in part for this edition. The boy’s basketball team made their third trip to the District finals in a row this season. Potter-Dix got through the sub-district rounds of the tournament with wins over Creek Valley, 75-33 and Garden County, 55-36. This year’s senior class ended their basketball career with a record of 63 wins and 29 losses, winning 68% of their g...
This 2022-2023 boys basketball season was one of growth and learning of what it takes to play at a higher level. We knew coming in that the potential talent was going to make for an exciting year, however, players were going to need to buy into a culture that embraced higher standards and take on roles that may push them out of their comfort zones for the betterment of the team as a whole. Raising the bar started with preseason benchmarks and a "Longhorn 150 Challenge" that involves each player...