Meridian Sports

Barton Nearly Upsets Defending State Champ

Published by admin on Sat, 10/10/2020 - 9:22am
By Nathan Heuer
Central Valley’s Shaye Wood won a state title in Class D at 120 pounds a season ago.
Meridian’s Lane Barton was unable to qualify for state last season in Class D at 113 pounds.
On Saturday at the Elgin Public Pope John Invite you would have been hard-pressed to believe that was the case.
The unranked Barton met Wood in the 126-pound championship match of the 21-team tournament on Friday and the Central Valley defending state champion came away with a 2-0 victory over  the Meridian junior.

Mustangs Drop To Pawnee City

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2020 - 7:38am
The Meridian Mustangs fell 16-39 to Pawnee City.
Scoring for Meridian were Keagon Sones and Jesus Nunez. Mario Escobar deLeon kicked the PATs for Meridian.
Nunez had 48 yards rushing with one TD.
Sones had 28 yards rushing with one TD with Escobar deLeon picking up 21 yards. Corin Paul had 18 yards rushing and Lane Barton had 12 yards on the night for the Mustangs.
Dylan Peterson was 5-of-10 for 21 yards passing for Meridian at quarterback. Angelo Herrera was 1-for-1 passing for nine yards.

VB Roundup

Published by admin on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 12:26pm
Against Lewiston, the Trojans lost 23-25, 22-25. Ella Clark led T. C. in kills with five while Morgan Stokebrand chipped in four. Clark had an excellent night serving, picking up six ace serves for T.C., while Cassidy Thavanet had three with Stokebrand and Sam Rainey picking up two each.
Senior Alyssa Brown had the lone block for T.C. on the night.
Mallory Chavez led the Trojans in assists with seven.

Mustangs Edged In Competitive Game Against Blue Hill

Published by admin on Tue, 09/01/2020 - 12:04pm
The Meridian volleyball squad was in a battle with Blue Hill on Thursday, losing a tight match in four sets, 25-22, 19-25, 17-25, 12-25.
Kaylee Pribyl and Jaala Stewart each had six kills on the night for Meridian. Kimberly Schropfer had two aces serving to lead the Mustangs and Jaslyn Ward picked up five blocks on the night for Meridian.
 

Meridian Begins 6-Man Journey

Published by admin on Tue, 09/01/2020 - 12:01pm
Thirty-five years ago Meridian went to six-man football. Numbers have fluctuated since then and the Mustangs have found themselves back in the realm of six-man football.
“Numbers were the big reason (for going to six-man). We have had anywhere from eight to 11 kids at practice. We just have a couple of low boys numbers classes coming through the high school right now,” John Adam, first-year head football coach for Meridian said. 
Adam has experience in playing six-man.

FJNs Athletes of the Year

Published by admin on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 1:17pm

FJN All Area Basketball Teams Named

Published by admin on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 1:25pm
Fairbury Journal-News All-Area Boys Basketball Teams
1st Team
Cole Siems, Jr., Tri County – Team Captain
5-foot-11, Guard

Meridian 1,000-Point Scorer Chooses SCC As College Basketball Destination

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:20am
By Nathan Heuer
As a freshman, Meridian’s Josiee Sobotka knew she wanted to play basketball at the next level.
Her love and passion for the sport grew at a young age. Her grandpa, Jack Sobotka, was her coach all the way through the eighth grade and her dad, Scott Sobotka, shared a similar passion for the sport as her grandpa.

FJN All-Area Wrestling Team

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:19am
106: Pedro Hernandez, Wilber-Clatonia
Record: 28-10, State Qualifier
Hernandez is the all-area team’s lone freshman and he made the list by punching his ticket to state his first season competing at the high school level at 106 pounds. The underclassman placed second at the districts and tallied a 1-2 record at state in Class C. Hernandez had a strong finish to the 2019-2020 campaign with top-three finishes at five tournaments leading up to the state tourney.
113: Miguel Jaimes, Wilber-Clatonia
Record: 32-15, State Qualifier

Wolverines, Trojans Seasons Come To Conclusion

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 12:29pm
On Monday the Wilber-Clatonia girls basketball team saw their season come to an end with a 50-18 loss in the first round of the Subdistrict C1-6 tournament at Beatrice High School.
The fifth-seeded Wolverines fell behind 15-3 after one quarter of play and that separation continued in the second half as the fourth-seeded Tigers outscored Wilber-Clatonia 25-5.
Megan Tinsley led the Wolverines with eight points. Nevaeh Honea and Abby Renzy scored three points apiece.

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