Thayer Central Sports

Titans End Season With School-Record

Published by gordonhopkins on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 3:38pm
In arguably the toughest subdistrict in Class C-2 for girls basketball, Thayer Central’s season came to a conclusion on Tuesday at Fairbury High School against Superior, who is ranked fourth in the classification according to the Lincoln Journal Star.
The Titans upset Superior in Hebron on Jan. 10 by the score of 48-42 but that was far from the case on Tuesday as the high-powered Wildcats took a commanding 17-10 lead in after one quarter of play behind a dominant performance by 2020 Husker volleyball recruit Kalynn Meyer, who was blocking shots at a high clip.

District D-1 Tourney: Mustangs Send Four To State, Titans Qualify Three

Published by admin on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:46pm
By Nathan Heuer
By the time all was said and done with the talent-laden District D-1 tournament at Plainview High School, Thayer Central head wrestling coach Josh Bowers and Meridian head wrestling coach Chris Placek couldn’t have asked for any more effort from their teams.
Competition was not lacking at the tournament as top-ranked Plainview was the host and five of the eight state-dual teams participated at the two-day event.

Girls Basketball Roundup: Trojans Score Season-High But Fall

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 1:47pm
Thayer Central 42 Doniphan-Trumbull 27
The Titans improved their season record (13-7) to the second-highest win percentage in the Fairbury Journal-News coverage area for girls basketball teams on Tuesday with a 15-point win on the road against the Cardinals. Thayer Central outscored Doniphan-Trumbull 15-6 in the first quarter and 12-5 in the fourth quarter. 
HTRS 55 Tri County 48

Boys Basketball Roundup: Wolverines Close Gap On Mustangs

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 1:47pm
Tri County 57 HTRS 50
The Trojans got back on the winning track on Tuesday in a road game after losing two straight games to end the Pioneer Conference Tournament a week ago. The meeting between the Class C-2 teams was the first this season. Tri County improved their record to 14-8 with the win. HTRS fell to 6-14 with the loss.
Sutton 41 Wilber-Clatonia 38 (OT)

Titans Ousted From Championship Bracket

Published by admin on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 1:34pm
Thayer Central saw their hopes of advancing to the semifinals of the Southern Nebraska Conference Tournament come to an end on Tuesday as both the boys and girls teams fell in the quarterfinals finals of their respective brackets.
The Thayer Central girls, the No. 4 seed, fell to the red-hot Sutton Mustangs that have won 10 consecutive games. Sutton started the season with a 1-5 record and are now 12-6 with four more games left in the regular season.

Four Area Wrestlers Claim Conference Crowns, 16 Garner Medals

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 1:02pm
By Nathan Heuer
By the end of Saturday’s Southern Nebraska Conference Tournament at Milford High School four area wrestlers were crowned champions and another 12 brought home medals from the 10-team event.
Fairbury’s Seth Firmanik earned his third conference title, doing so at 195 pounds. Wilber-Clatonia claimed three gold medals as Tommy Lokken (132), Colby Homolka (138) and Tad Moldenhauer (152) each won their respective weight classes. The trio’s effort played a large role in the Wolverines placing third as a team.

Area Wrestlers Reign Supreme At Invite

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 10:00am
By Nathan Heuer
From Wilber-Clatonia winning a team title to eight area wrestlers winning their respective weight classes, area grapplers put on a show on Friday at the Thayer Central Invite.
A total of seven Wolverine wrestlers placed in the top four to claim a team championship at the 15-team tournament. Tommy Lokken (132) and Colby Homolka (138) each won individual titles via 5-0 records.

Feulner Reaches 100 Wins

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 9:58am

Wolverines Down Upset-Minded Titans

Published by admin on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 9:20am
By Nathan Heuer
Wilber-Clatonia entered Thursday’s game in Hebron against Thayer Central with a 7-1 record. The Titans claimed a 2-5 record.
Yet, you might have thought otherwise by the time the final buzzer sounded during the first game of the new year for both squads.
By the end of the first quarter the scored was deadlocked at 7-7 and by halftime Wilber-Clatonia was able to gain a slight advantage (21-18).

Titans Win Home Tourney

Published by admin on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 9:45am
By Nathan Heuer
One of the top scorers in the Fairbury Journal-News coverage area this season, Thayer Central senior Sydney Havel, continued her productive season at the Thayer Central Holiday Tournament on Friday and Saturday.
As a result, the Lady Titans came away from their home event with a championship trophy.
Havel started the two-day event with a 22-point outing in Thayer Central’s 51-43 win on Friday over Johnson County Central.

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