Meridian Sports

Mustangs Close Out Season With Great Effort

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 10:58am
Sub-Districts: 
Diller-Odell 50
Meridian    19

Girls Basketball Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 10:51am
Auburn Snatches Away Win Over Jeffs
The Fairbury girls basketball team fell to the Auburn Bulldogs 34-33 on February 17 in a sub-district heartbreaker.
Senior Jordan Tracy knocked in 12 points to lead FHS while junior Karly McCord had seven points, Jami Mans eight, four for senior Ellie Ohlde and two for senior Maggie Layton.

State Wrestling 2021

Published by admin on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 10:50am
Kunc was able to complete the match and find a way to win, but the injury forced him to forfeit the rest of the way.
Kunc finished in sixth place.
“We are excited about the future as we have three returning state medalists and a lot of youth in our program,” Bates said after the state tournament.

Boys Basketball Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 02/16/2021 - 9:49am
Jeffs Can’t Get By Seward
The Fairbury boys basketball team fell to the Seward Bluejays 69-47 on February 9. Seward took a commanding lead with 15 points in the first quarter and 17 points in the second quarter while the Jeffs scored 10 and 15 respectively. After the half, Seward kept up the pace with 19 points in the third quarter while the Jeffs dropped 8. In the final ten minutes of the game,  Seward secured their victory with 18 points while the Jeffs scored 14.

Girls Basketball Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 02/16/2021 - 9:48am
Jeffs Finish 
Schuyler After Close Games
It was a pair of close contests for the Fairbury girls basketball team last week. The Jeffs lost two straight by a total of nine points.
The Fairbury girls basketball team fell to the Thayer Central Titans 37-33 on February 8.

Wrestling Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:05am
Trojans Have Solid Sub District Weekend
The Tri County wrestlers grappled in the Class C 1A sub district tournament on February 6. 
The Trojans had medalists with 285-pound Toby Ambrose placing 4th, 182-pound Jurgen Baker placing 4th, 195-pound Brandon Beeson placing 1st, 160-pound Grant Lewandowski placing 4th, 132-pound Zaid Martinez placing 4th, and 152-pound Caden Reedy placing 3rd.
 
Thayer Central Have Several First Place Finishers

Girls Basketball Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:04am
Wolverines Have Tough Time Against Scouts
The Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines fell to the David City Scouts 56-15 on February 1.
Trojans Have Tough Loss Against Eagles
Johnson-Brock picked up a 56-22 win over Tri County on Feb. 1.
Jeffs Crush Cougars
The  Jeffs have had a great run in the SNC tournament for 2021.
The Fairbury girls basketball team defeated the Sandy Creek Cougars 38-15 on February 1.

Meridian vs. High Plains

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 02/05/2021 - 1:01pm

Feb. 2 @ Meridian

Girls
Meridian 48, High Plains 25
Top Scorers for Meridian: Jaslyn Ward, 9; Ally Kort, 9; Jaala Stewart, Kim Schropfer, 8 each.
 
Boys
High Plains 43
Meridian 27
No stats released as of press time.

 

Wrestling Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 01/26/2021 - 10:06am
Griffins Battle Rival Raiders January 19
Two evenly-matched teams faced each other January 19 as the Diller-Odell boys basketball team fell to the Southern Raiders 42-58.
Leading the Griffins in scoring were senior Jacob Meyer with 15 points, junior Nate Lyons with 10 points, and senior Austin Jurgens with 9 points.
A 21-point night by Austin Jurgens helped the Griffins defeat Lawrence-Nelson on January 21, 56-42.
Diller-Odell led 18-9 after one period and the Griffins held a 29-23 halftime lead.

Boys Basketball Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 01/26/2021 - 10:05am
Griffins Battle Rival Raiders January 19
Two evenly-matched teams faced each other January 19 as the Diller-Odell boys basketball team fell to the Southern Raiders 42-58.
Leading the Griffins in scoring were senior Jacob Meyer with 15 points, junior Nate Lyons with 10 points, and senior Austin Jurgens with 9 points.
A 21-point night by Austin Jurgens helped the Griffins defeat Lawrence-Nelson on January 21, 56-42.
Diller-Odell led 18-9 after one period and the Griffins held a 29-23 halftime lead.

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