Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, a meeting - open to the community, was held to talk about the idea of stepping Kimball Football down from eleven-man to an eight-man team.

“Not one person spoke negatively about going to eight-man,” Kimball Activities Director Ken Smith said. “I think everyone understands where we are with our numbers.”

According to the Longhorns Head Coach, Ben Aarestad, approximately 20 people attended, most were parents of players, but other interested community members were also in attendance.

Coaches and school staff presented reasons why they want to move to eight-man an...