Sports

Zimmerman To Run Track At Doane

Published by admin on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 9:13am
By Nathan Heuer
When Wilber-Clatonia’s Mason Zimmerman went to his first practice with the Wolverines high school track team as a freshman, he had never competed in hurdle events before.
Fast forward 3 1/2  years and the three-sport standout had secured a scholarship to compete in that very event at the college level.
The three-sport athlete, who also plays football and basketball, was a sprinter and high jumper in middle school.

Casey Adapts To College Wrestling Style In First Year At NWU

Published by admin on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 11:46am
By Nathan Heuer
Adapting to college athletics from high school sports has its challenges at any level, in any sport.
For former Thayer Central wrestling standout Keegan Casey, adjusting to the physical aspect of the wrestling at the collegiate level was the greatest challenge of his freshman season at Nebraska Wesleyan University – a Division III school located in Lincoln.

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

Fairbury Swimmers Find Success At State

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:21am
By Nathan Heuer
This past weekend’s state swim meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln represented a continuation of the Lierman sisters competing at the state swimming competition together.
The past two seasons Mikwena Lierman swam with her older sister Mikasa Lierman at the state meet.

Jeffs Turnaround Season Ends In Subdistrict Final

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:21am
By Nathan Heuer
Fairbury’s season concluded on Thursday in the Subdistrict C1-1 final against top-rated and undefeated Auburn in a 46-18 loss at Beatrice High School
The Bulldogs found a great deal of success in the paint on both sides of floor, scoring at will by the basket and making it nearly impossible for the Jeffs to get a shot up within 5 feet of the rim.
Auburn’s 6-foot-7 center Josh Lambert played a large role in that with a game-high 18 points. 

Second-Half Rally Halts Griffins Upset Bid

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:20am
By Nathan Heuer
When the first half came to an end during the D1-5 District Final on Friday between No. 12 Diller-Odell and No. 5 Maywood-Hayes Center at Adams Central High School, the Griffins were well on their way to punching their tickets to the state basketball tournament.
Diller-Odell held a 15-7 lead due to lopsided second quarter in which the Griffins outscored the Wolverines 13-4.
Diller-Odell’s success in the first half was propelled behind their defense, which allowed no field goal conversions in the first 16 minutes of play.

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

Tri County, Diller-Odell Boys Seasons End In Subdistrict Finals

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:19am
By Nathan Heuer
The Tri County and Diller-Odell boys basketball teams both saw their seasons come to an end on Thursday in subdistrict championship games against formidable competition.
Diller-Odell faced Class D-2 top-ranked Falls City Sacred Heart for the second time this season in the Subdistrict D2-1 finals and were defeated 55-23 at Pawnee City High School – an improvement from their first meeting where the Griffins lost by 51 points.

Wolverines 2020 State Showing Is One For The Record Books

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 2:33pm
By Nathan Heuer
Wilber-Clatonia head coach Jaime Bates has been the head wrestling coach of the Wolverines high school program for quite some time – 28 years to be exact.
Heading into last week’s state wrestling tournament he never had a team where every state qualifier won at least one match. That fact stood no more after Friday’s first round of consolation matches.

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