Sports

Wentz Signs With SCC

Published by admin on Tue, 11/03/2020 - 12:41pm
On Monday Fairbury High School softball starting third base player Brittyn Wentz signed with Southeast Community College-Beatrice to play for the Storm next season on a softball scholarship.
For Wentz, she had long been eyeing SCC as her destination to continue her softball career and is glad to finally make it official.
“It is kind of a relief to get this over and done with and know I am committed to somewhere,” Wentz said. “I was set on SCC in the first place, but I reached out to other colleges to expand my opportunities.”

Wolverines Roll Into Second Round

Published by admin on Tue, 11/03/2020 - 12:40pm
In the terms of theatrics, the sequel is looking like it will be as good as the original.

Mustangs Earn Win Monday

Published by admin on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:47am
Meridian hosted Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (HTRS) on Thursday (Oct. 22) in volleyball and the Mustangs came up short, 18-25, 15-25, 16-25.
On Tuesday (Oct. 20) the Mustangs faced Dorchester and won in straight sets, 25-21, 25-16.
Monday night (Oct. 26) the Meridian Mustangs defeated the McCool Junction Mustangs in sub-district action at Shickley in straight sets, 25-20, 25-21, 25-13. 
No individual stats for Meridian were available as of press time.

Griffins Pick Up Wins

Published by admin on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:46am
Diller-Odell’s volleyball team is preparing for another run at state, however, is not looking past any opponent.
On Oct. 20, the Griffins faced Friend in Friend and were not friendly to the Bulldogs, dispatching them 25-9, 25-12, 25-12.
The Griffins had a 38-4 kill ratio and a 17-2 ace ratio. Six different Griffins had ace serves and kills in the contest.
In assists, Diller-Odell had 34, Friend, 4.
Karli Heidemann had 13 kills, two aces, three blocks, two assists.

Runners Hit Chilly Course At State Cross Country

Published by admin on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:46am
The chilly conditions last Friday (Oct. 23) in Kearney may have affected times at the state cross country meet, however, excellent times were still produced by area athletes.
Tommy Lokken, the stoic Wilber-Clatonia senior cross country runner, finished fifth overall in the Class C division with a time of 16:54.8. W-C teammate Dawson Hoover was 30th (17:41.2).
For the Fairbury Jeffs, Erica Mosher was the lone representative for FHS and finished 87th with a time of 23:11.9.

Titans March Into Playoffs Against LCC

Published by admin on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:45am
The last time Thayer Central hosted a playoff football game was 2005. Some of the players had not yet been born, some of the community members not familiar with a solid foundation of fundamentals to which to build a championship.
The Titans are at the precipice of just that, going 6-3 this year with several school records set and a foundation laid for the future.

Leaving A Legacy

Published by admin on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:43am
“It just felt like the right time to step aside,” Taylor Biehl, Head Softball Coach for Fairbury High School, recently said of her decision to retire from the position.

HTRS Too Much For Mustangs

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 11:37am

Titans Defeat Mustangs at Meridian Thursday Night 25-18, 25-15, 25-16

Titans Face Bears

Published by gordonhopkins on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 11:36am

Logan Wiedel drops a pass over the LCC defense on Thursday afternoon as the Titans played its first football playoff game since 2005 at Hebron.

Trojans Defeat Titans By 46

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 3:50pm
It had a pay-per-view heavyweight fight feel. The media had come out in full force, the stands were packed and the competitors were ready for action.
Two area juggernauts of football, Tri County and Thayer Central, faced off Friday night at Tri County in football and the atmosphere had that big fight feel.

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