West Holt football coach Steve Neptune will serve as an assistant on the West team for the Sertoma 8-man all-star game June 15 at 6 p.m. at Hastings College.
Neptune will coach under Clearwater/Orchard coach Jeff Shabram, who was tabbed as the head coach for the team. Clearwater/Orchard seniors Chris Kester and Jacob Long, along with Riverside's Ty Martinsen, will play for the West team. Elkhorn Valley’s Josh McFarland, Neligh-Oakdale’s Austin Rice, Wausa’s Ghatlin Hegge and Bloomfield’s Mitchell Mackeprang will suit up for the East team. EAST: Edwen Baptista, Exeter-Milligan/Friend; Drew Bippes, Falls City Sacred Heart; Noah Boersen, Nebraska Christian; John Christensen, BDS; Koby Dillon, Palmyra; Braden Freudenburg, Humphrey St. Francis; Lane Hegemann, Howells-Dodge; Ghatlin Hegge, Wausa; Lane Heikkinen, Lawrence-Nelson; Anthony Heiman, Osmond; Grant Hollinger, Cross County; Michael Jensen, Winside; Jacob Kneifl, Emerson-Hubbard; Ethan Koch, Hartington-Newcastle; James Lesiak, Fullerton; Mitchell Mackeprang, Bloomfield; Josh McFarland, Elkhorn Valley; Austin Rice, Neligh-Oakdale; Jacob Schoenholz, BDS; Jake Sharp, Lawrence-Nelson; Kyle Smith, Allen; Jake Twogood, Nebraska Christian; Jarrett Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis; Connor Wilcox, Luth. High Northeast. COACHES: Head--Ryan Haughton, Fullerton; Asst--Carl Ostrand, Ne. Christian; Asst--Corey Uldrich, Hartington-Newcastle; Asst--Eric Frenzen, Fullerton. WEST: Gentry Anderson, Arapahoe; Bennet Floyd, Sutherland; Schuyler Brown, Overton; Alex Chapa, Ravenna; Ryan Denkert, Kenesaw; Caid Doetker, Wauneta-Palisade; Lane Edis, Mullen; Gage Haake, Sandhills-Thedford; Dayne Hinrichs, Giltner; Jordan Holen, Bertrand; Jarred Ivey, Amherst; Tanner Kauk, Alma; Chris Kester, Clearwater-Orchard; Jacob Long, Clearwater-Orchard; Ty Martinsen, Riverside; Colton Munger, North Central; Cade Payne, Hemingford; Riley Racicky, Pleasanton; Gavin Robertson, South Loup; Chad Samuelson, Palmer; Zac Sweet, Mullen; Josh Urbanovsky, Burwell; Issaac Wahls, Loomis; Austin Wolfe, Medicine Valley. COACHES: Head--Jeff Shabram, Clearwater-Orchard; Asst--Steve Neptune, West Holt; Asst--Scott Jorgensen-Paxton; Asst--Mark Dethlefs, Bertrand.
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Several local teams competed at the O’Neill Invitational Tuesday.
North Central won the boys Division 2 team title with 221 points, followed by St. Mary’s (107), Stuart (66), Ewing (37), Chambers/Wheeler Central (33) and Elgin Public/Pope John (1). In the girls D2 standings, North Central completed the sweep after claiming 152 points. St. Mary’s was second with 99, Stuart took third with 86, Ewing was fourth with 69, EPPJ placed fifth with 44 and CWC claimed sixth with 41. O’Neill (102) and West Holt (86) finished second and third, respectively, in the Division 1 boys standings, while the Lady Eagles took home the team title with 126 points. West Holt placed fourth with 73 points. Girls (D1) Team Scores: 1. O’Neill 126, Ainsworth 121, Ord 93, West Holt 73, Valentine 57, Boyd County 48, Ainsworth JV 5, O’Neill JV 1. Discus: 2. Brianna Bauer, O’Neill, 104-09; 6. Anna Albrecht, West Holt, 91-11. Triple jump: 1. Alyssa Eichelberger, O’Neill, 31-00.50; 2. Makenna Fowler, O’Neill, 30-08.75; 6. Journi Moran, O’Neill JV, 28-02.50. Shot put: 4. Brianna Bauer, O’Neill, 30-08.50. High jump: 1. Blair Gutshall, O’Neill, 4-09; 4. Zelie Sorensen, O’Neill, 4-04; Long jump: 2. Meg Schluns, O’Neill, 15-06.25; 4. Makenna Fowler, O’Neill, 14-04; 5. Zelie Sorensen, O’Neill, 14-03.50; 6. Lindsey Jelinek, West Holt, 14-03.25. Pole vault: 2. Landyn Mlady, West Holt, 8-00; 6. Ashley Larby, West Holt, 7-00. 800 run: 2. Meg Schluns, O’Neill, 2:33.40. 400 dash: 1. Kevona Brown, West Holt, 1:03.36; 2. Meg Schluns, O’Neill, 1:04.53. 100 hurdles: 2. Blair Gutshall, O’Neill, 16.20; 4. Lindsey Jelinek, West Holt, 17.17; 5. Taya Rainforth, O’Neill, 17.88. 300 hurdles: 4. Taya Rainforth, O’Neill, 52.57. 3200 relay: 3. West Holt, 11:57.31; 5. O’Neill, 12:12.83. 1600 relay: 3. West Holt, 4:47.42; 5. O’Neill, 4:57.81. 3200 run: 1. Carlie Wetzel, West Holt, 13:09.83; 3. Whitney Watson, O’Neill, 13:52.99; 5. Naomi Troy, West Holt, 14:53.45; 6. Ally Sedlacek, O’Neill, 15:33.19. 400 relay: 1. O’Neill, (Alyssa Eichelberger, Blair Gutshall, Meg Schluns, Taya Rainforth), 53.98; 2. West Holt, 54.51. 100 dash: 3. Alyssa Eichelberger, O’Neill, 13.60. 200 dash: 1. Kevona Brown, West Holt, 26.66; 2. Blair Gutshall, O’Neill, 27.00; 6. Alyssa Eichelberger, O’Neill, 28.73. Boys (D1) Team Scores: 1. Ord 160, O’Neill 102, West Holt 86, Valentine 70, Ainsworth 58, Boyd County 50. Discus: 5. Christopher Jennings, O’Neill, 112-00. Triple Jump: 4. Brook Colfack, O’Neill, 35-00.50; 5. Nate Wallinger, West Holt, 34-09.00; 6. Matthew Wilson, O’Neill, 34-03.00. High Jump: 1. Rumen Rentschler, West Holt, 5-08.00; 2. Logan Wieneke, West Holt, 5-06.00; 3. Sean Coventry, O’Neill, 5-06.00. Long Jump: 3. Francisco Perez, O’Neill, 17-08.75; 6. Tyler Larby, West Holt, 17-06.50. Pole Vault: 1. Kolby Dean, O’Neill, 13-06; 2. Tanner Storjohann, O’Neill, 11-06; 6. Andrew Alder, O’Neill, 10-06. 1600 run: 4. Isaac Pistulka, West Holt, 5:30.02; 4. Ian Larson, West Holt, 5:55.84; 6. Christian Hoffman, West Holt, 6:13.15. 800 run: 2. Michael Poese, O’Neill, 2:09.29. 400 dash: 1. Jordan Tasler, West Holt, 52.95. 110 hurdles: 1. Logan Wieneke, West Holt, 16.34; 5. Tye Hilker, O’Neill, 18.37. 300 hurdles: 2. Tye Hilker, O’Neill, 45.11. 3200 relay: 1. West Holt, (Cole Liable, Joseph Albrecht, Aaron Kraus, Jordan Tasler), 8:48.02; 3. O’Neill, 9:14.02. 1600 relay: 1. West Holt, (Jakeem Brown, Rumen Rentschler, Aaron Kraus, Jordan Tasler), 3:38.71; 4. O’Neill, 3:52.32. 400 relay: 1.West Holt, (Jakeem Brown, Caid McCart, Aaron Kraus, Jordan Tasler), 45.55; 3. O’Neill, 47.27. 3200 run: 4. Joseph Albrecht, West Holt, 11:40.13. 200 dash: 1. Francisco Perez, O’Neill, 23.81; 2. Aaron Kraus, West Holt, 24.46. 100 dash: 1. Francisco Perez, O’Neill, 11.80; 3. Kolby Dean, O’Neill, 11.92; 4. Caid McCart, West Holt, 12.01. Girls (D2) Team Scores: 1. North Central 152, St. Mary’s 99, Stuart 86, Ewing 69, EPPJ 44, CWC 41, Stuart JV 14. Discus: 2. Tessa Metschke, CWC, 95-09; 3. Cadence Kramer, Stuart, 90-06; 5. Ashley Koenig, Ewing, 83-04; 6. Summer Schroeder, Ewing, 82-04. Triple jump: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 32-11; 2. Faith Kinney, EPPJ, 30-09.75; 3. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 30-00.05; 4. Tiana Thramer, Ewing, 29-10; 6. Ashley Koenig, Ewing, 29-01.25. Shot put: 1. Taylor Peter, CWC, 34-09.75; 2. Ashley Koenig, Ewing, 31-09; 4. Tessa Metschke, CWC, 28-09.75; 5. Marina Fessler, Stuart, 28-00.5. High jump: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 5-02; 2. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 4-10; 4. Jadyn Eby, St. Mary’s, 4-02. Long jump: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 16-05.75; 3. Jadyn Eby, St. Mary’s, 14-00; 4. Faith Kinney, EPPJ, 13-07.75; 5. Jaidyn Schindler, Ewing, 13-07.25; 6. Brenna Wagner, Ewing, 13-06.00. Pole vault: 1. Katie Pongratz, St. Mary’s, 7-06. 1600 run: 1. Faith Williamson, St. Mary’s, 5:48.80; 2. Kira Dickau, Stuart, 6:17.22; 3. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ, 6:30.75; 5. Katilynn Kaup, Stuart, 6:37.23. 800 run: 1. Faith Williamson, St. Mary’s, 2:34.75; 4. Taylor Peter, CWC, 2:47.24l 5. Hailey Genereux, CWC, 2:48.70. 400 dash: 1. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 1:03.75; 2. Lexi Schroder, Stuart, 1:07.67; 3. Faith Williamson, St. Mary’s, 1:08.16; 4. Hailey Genereux, CWC, 1:08.90; 5. Haley Zegers, EPPJ, 1:09.05; 6. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 1:10.33. 100 hurdles: 1. Sideny Stallbaum, Ewing, 18.69; 2. Brenna Wagner, Ewing, 19.44; 6. Kali Dworak, EPPJ, 23.68. 300 hurdles: 1. Sidney Stallbaum, Ewing, 52.40; 4. Sybil Scofield, St. Mary’s, 56.85; 5. Emily Nordby, Ewing, 57.79; 3200 relay: 2. CWC, 10:53.25; 3. Stuart, 12:00.74; 4. Stuart JV, 12:51.74. 400 relay: 2. Ewing, 56.49; 3. Stuart, 56.56; 4. St. Mary’s, 1:00.92. 1600 relay: 2. EPPJ, 4:43.75; 3. Stuart, 4:54.45; 4. Stuart JV, 5:14.43. 3200 run: 3. Katilynn Kaup, Stuart, 14:28.51; 4. Alexa Shald, St. Mary’s, 17:24.49. 200 dash: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 27.13; 2. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 27.80; 4. Lexi Schroder, Stuart, 29.65; 6. Cheyenne Pokorny, CWC, 30.23. 100 dash: 5. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 13.49; 3. Jaidyn Schindler, Ewing, 14.50; 4. Miranda Summers, Ewing, 14.53; 5. Summer Schroeder, Ewing, 14.64; 6. Jadyn Eby, St. Mary’s, 14.82. Boys (D2) Team Scores: 1. North Central 221, St. Mary’s 107, Stuart 66, Ewing 37, CWC 33, Stuart JV 16, North Central 12, EPPJ 1. Discus: 1. Zach Crumly, St. Mary’s, 118-00; 2. Cole Rosenkrans, St. Mary’s, 114-11; 5. Adam Everitt, St. Mary’s, 94-08; 6. Gage Nilson, Ewing, 93-01. Triple Jump: 2. Dalton Rotherham, Ewing, 36-05.50; 4. Xavier Hobbs, Ewing, 35-09.25; 5. Sam Jesse, CWC, 35-01.00; 6. Gabe Pribil, St. Mary’s, 34-09.25. Shot Put: 3. Isaiah Wiese, St. Mary’s, 34-01.50; 4. Gage Nilson, Ewing, 33-03.25; 5. Logan Reynolds, Stuart, 32-08.75. High Jump: 1. Austin Dvorak, Stuart, 5-10; 2. Grady Semin, St. Mary’s, 5-08; 4. Xavier Hobbs, Ewing, 5-04; 5. Ethan Shoemaker, St. Mary’s, 5-02. Pole Vault: 2. Tate Thompson, St. Mary’s, 8-06; 5. Luke Popkes, St. Mary’s, 7-00. 1600 run: 5. Ethan Moses, CWC, 5:28.49; 6. Jordan Lindgren, EPPJ, 5:44.95. 800 run: 2. Grant Winkelbauer, St. Mary’s, 2:12.07; 4. Ryan Steinhauser, Stuart, 2:20.63. 400 dash: 1. Wyatt Paxton, Stuart, 52.41; 2. Grady Semin, St. Mary’s, 52.96; 4. Grant Winkelbauer, St.Mary’s, 55.03. 300 hurdles: 3. Connor Semin, St. Mary’s, 45.57; 4. Dalton Rotherham, Ewing, 47.50; 3200 relay: 2. Stuart JV, (Ryan Steinhauser, Ty Thurlow, Austin Nachtman, Ethan Dickau), 11:11.41. 1600 relay: 2. St. Mary’s, 3:46.80; 3. Stuart, 3:51.52; 4. Stuart JV, 4:13.87. 400 relay: 1. Stuart, (Grant Pease, Wade Paxton, Jett Kunz, Wyatt Paxton), 47.19; 2. St. Mary’s, (Blake Benson, Connor Semin, Grant Winkelbauer, Gabe Pribil), 47.96; 3. Ewing, 48.98. 3200 run: 3. Nathan Larson, CWC, 12:28.77; 5. Max Wetzel, St. Mary’s, 13:37.67. 200 dash: 1. Grady Semin, St. Mary’s, 23.57; 2. Wyatt Paxton, Stuart, 23.88; 3. Jackson Waldo, CWC, 24.50; 4. Grant Pease, Stuart, 24.86; 5. Sam Jesse, CWC, 25.00; 6. Cole Duba, CWC, 25.13. 100 dash: 1. Grant Pease, Stuart, 11.80; 2. Jackson Waldo, CWC, 11.84; 3. Wade Paxton, Stuart, 12.17; 4. Gabe Pribil, St. Mary’s, 12.23; 5. Cole Duba, CWC, 12.25. The Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing golf team hit the links on Monday for the Clearwater/Orchard quad at Summerland Golf Course.
Creighton was the top team with a 177 team score, followed by OC with a 190, Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing with a 236 and Niobrara/Verdigre with a 258. Creighton’s Braxton Brockhaus was the medalist after scoring a match-low 39. Conner Hammer shot a 41, Bryce Zimmerer carded a 45, while Brennen Pint and Tyler Wagner each added a 52 for the Dogs. Ryan Wilhelm paced the Cyclones with a 42. Rafe Grebin tallied a 47, Gage Clifton accumulated a 48, Blake Hoke recorded a 53 and Hunter Klabenes notched a 70. For CWC/E, Hunter Tracy accounted for a 52, followed by Logan Sanford’s 57, Jordan Laetsch’s 63, Kyra Farewell’s 64 and Cory Duba’s 66. Ken Justo led the Cougars with a 56. Max Hollmann carded a 66, Jordayn LaPlante shot a 68, Rane Vesely had a 68 and Anthony Vakoc added a 73. OC and N/V compete at the Osmond Invite Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Creighton travels to Norfolk for the Lutheran High Northeast Invite Thursday at 9 a.m. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing participates in the O’Neill Invite Thursday at 9 a.m. West Holt's Nyah Kellner had a strong showing Saturday at the Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet.
Kellner won her weight class after heaving a total of 727.5 pounds - second most among all female competitors. The Lady Husky lifted 275.5 pounds in the squat, 132.25 pounds in the bench and 319.5 pounds in the deadlift. Kellner's 727.5 pound total earned her the top lifter in the 220 pound weight class for teens. Solid performances by local linkers were put on full display Tuesday at the Ewing Invitational.
West Holt (369 team score) edged out Norfolk Catholic (370) for the team title. Elgin Public/Pope John was fourth with 385 team score, Clearwater/Orchard took fifth with a 396, Elkhorn Valley was sixth with 415, Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing placed eighth with 481 and Niobrara/Verdigre finished ninth with a 490. OC’s Ryan Wilhelm was the top golfer after shooting an 81. Other local medalist from the area were EV’s Bryson Anderson took second with an 81, EPPJ’s Skylar Reestman placed seventh with an 89, West Holt’s Garrison Hansen was ninth with a 90, WH’s Jackson Caddawallade placed 10th with a 91, N/V’s Camden Eisenhauer was 11th with a 92, the Husky’s Max Roberts placed 12th with a 92 and EPPJ’s Hunter Reestman finished 13th with a 93. Austin Werner accounted for a 96 and Jaegher Ogden added a 97 for the Huskies. Scores for CWC/E were Hunter Tracy with a 110, Emily Kurpgeweit with a 114, Cauy Duda with a 125 and Jordan Laetsch with a 132. O’Neill’s Hunter Cullen tallied a 95, Justin Bees shot a 132 and Aaron DeWitt accumulated a 159. EPPJ, N/V, West Holt and O’Neill compete at the Plainview Invite Saturday at 8:30 a.m. CWC/E hosts a quad match, with OC, Monday at 4 p.m. With unsettling weather scheduled for Thursday, O’Neill track and field was forced to reschedule its invite.
The meet has been pushed back to April 16. Led by the Meet MVP performance of Blair Gutshall, the O’Neill Lady Eagles finished as runner up in the Broken Bow Invitational on Friday.
Gutshall won the high jump and 100 hurdles and placed 3rd in the 200 and was part of the 400 relay that placed 3rd. She was chosen MVP by a vote of the head coaches attending the meet. "The meet was a very competitive meet attended by some of the best teams in Class B," O'Neill Coach Mike Peterson said. Freshman, Lauren Young, was also a gold medal winner as she won the triple jump with a leap of 33-0. She also finished in 6th place in the long jump going 15-7 and was part of the 400 relay that ran their best time of the year, 52.73. Gutshall and Young were joined by Alyssa Eichelberger and Meg Schluns for the 3rd place finish. Brianna Bauer threw her best mark of the year in discus—118-9 for 3rd place. Eichelberger also had a great day by jumping her personal best in the triple jump, 32-4.25 finish in 3rd and ran her best time ever in the 100 meter dash, 13.49, to finish in 6th place. Schluns had a great debut running the 800 as she placed 4th with a time of 2:35.03. She also placed 3rd in the long jump with a leap of 15-10. Whitney Watson, placed 5th in the 3200 with a time of 14:13.45. Two athletes also had personal bests for the meet. Freshman Zelie Sorensen had personal bests in the high jump, 4-8, and in the pole vault, 7-2 and Kalarissa Munoz ran her best time ever in the 800 with a time of 2:47.49. “I was very pleased with how we competed at this very tough meet," Peterson said. "Our athletes rose to the challenge of competing against some of the best teams in Class B and now know what it takes to excel in this competitive class. Our younger athletes continue to improve and will be exciting to watch as the season progresses. We have a good mix of veteran athletes and newcomers that make this a fun team to coach." Two Holt County football players have been selected for the 7th Annual Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic in Norfolk this summer.
Area selections are Spencer Davis of O'Neill and Grady Semin of St. Mary's. The rosters were announced Wednesday by Mike Sunderman, president of the event’s board of directors. “We are proud of the coaching staffs we have chosen for this game and are excited about the players the coaches have selected for their teams," Sunderman said. "This is a great event for Northeast Nebraska and for the sport of football.” The football game will be played on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Veteran’s Memorial Field in Norfolk. Kickoff is scheduled for noon. "I am really looking forward to coaching some of the best football players, not only in Northeast Nebraska, but in the entire state," Tom Allen, head coach of the Red NEN All-Star team, said. "We have put together a tremendous roster and the coaches and I are really looking forward to putting this talent together and playing a competitive game this summer." Allen, head coach at Crofton, will be assisted by Mike Hassler, head coach at Wakefield, Adam James, head coach at Winnebago, Zac Kliment, head coach at Creighton, Johnnie Ostermeyer, assistant coach at Crofton, and Corey Uldrich, head coach at Hartington-Newcastle. “We are very excited about the kids we were able to put together," Ron Beacom, head coach of the White NEN All-Star team, said. "We have a lot of very talented football players that can run and like to hit. We have a good complement of size and strength up front as well as some very athletic skill kids. It should allow us to be very diverse offensively and make us able to be very sound and quick to the ball defensively.” Beacom, Neligh-Oakdale's head coach, will be assisted by AJ Burki, head coach at Wisner-Pilger, Brendan Dittmer, head coach at Elkhorn Valley, Scott Morrison, head coach at Osmond, Dave Ridder, head coach at Guardian Angels Central Catholic, and Blake Wockenfuss, assistant coach at Norfolk High School. This year’s football officials, including position and hometown are Rich Rethwisch, referee (Wayne), Mark Reinke, umpire (Lincoln), Taylor Wyatt, head linesman (Lincoln), Lyle Ziems, line judge (Lincoln), and Joe Reinke, back judge (Lincoln). White Team Blake Anderson, West Point-Beemer Brenden Beierman, Boone Central Austin Bruzek, Norfolk High Weston Choat, Boone Central Connor Clayton, Norfolk High Conner Cowling, Norfolk High Spencer Davis, O'Neill Braden Freudenburg, Humphrey St. Francis Will Frey, Boone Central Justyn Hale, Oakland-Craig Tyson Harney, Oakland-Craig AJ Hawthorne, Battle Creek Anthony Heiman, Osmond Ty Heimes, Battle Creek Dylan Horejsi, Howells-Dodge Brady Hull, Logan View Jake Lingenfelter, Plainview Jacob Long, Clearwater-Orchard Ty Martinsen, Riverside Austin Marx, Battle Creek Robby Mayberry, Oakland-Craig Josh McFarland, Elkhorn Valley Jefferson McNeill, Oakland-Craig Jon Merten, Boone Central Jared Minnick, Guardian Angels Central Catholic Tommie Peed, Clearwater-Orchard Hunter Reestman, Elgin Public Pope John Nick Reikofski, Osmond Austin Rice, Neligh-Oakdale Nick Ronnfeldt, Bancroft-Rosalie-Lyons-Decatur Nick Sazama, Norfolk High Jadyn Smeal, Guardian Angels Central Catholic Clay Thiele, Clearwater-Orchard Seth Totten, Bancroft-Rosalie-Lyons-Decatur Ben Vander Griend, West Point-Beemer Jarrett Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis Red Team Romello Porter, Walthill Brad Tomasek, Crofton Evan Anderson, Ponca Grady Semin, St. Mary's Noah Scott, Randolph Esgar Godinez, Wakefield Matthew Becker, Cedar Catholic Landon Wieseler, Wynot Devan Roth, Pierce Izac Reifenrath, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Turner Korth, Hartington-Newcastle Juan Vergara, Wayne Gage McGill, Ponca Marcus Fertig, Wayne Jaydon Jump, Pender Ryder Fuchs, Pierce Kyle Smith, Allen Ghatlin Hegge, Wausa Marcus Echtenkamp, Lutheran High Northeast Brad Hartnett, South Sioux City John Klemmensen, South Sioux City Connor Wilcox, Lutheran High Northeast Luis Quezada, South Sioux City Michael Logue, Ponca Josh Pinkelman, Cedar Catholic Mitchell Mackeprang, Bloomfield Travis Tyler, Creighton Jakob Meier, Pierce Juan Popoca, South Sioux City Kaleb Anderson, Pierce Drew Buck, Wayne Kaden Kneifl, Wayne Cameron Tyler, Creighton Cole Richards, Ponca Jalen Robinson, Norfolk Catholic Jacob Kneifl, Emerson-Hubbard A strong performance by the Elgin Public/Pope John golf team guided the Wolfpack to a top team finish at Tuesday’s quad meet at Summerland Golf Course.
EPPJ shot a 208 to capture the best team score. Elkhorn Valley was second with a 212, followed by Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing with a 247 and Clearwater/Orchard with a 255. Wolfpack senior Hunter Resstman was the top golfer with a round-low of 43. Conor Ramold scored a 51, Skylar Reestman carded a 56, Adam Dreger had a 58 and Cade Heithoff recorded a 60. The EPPJ junior varsity squad was led by Grace Rittscher’s 50, followed by Allyson Wemhoff’s 53, Kyle Schumacher’s 60, Lane Bartak’s 64 and Luke Henn’s 68. Bryson Anderson paced the Falcons with a 44. Zane Richardson and Josiah Wriedt each shot a 54, Derek Hahne tallied a 60 and Ben Wilcox accounted for a 64. Haiden Sleister guided the EV JV squad with a 60. Matt Wood accumulated a 62, Conner Klein notched a 69, Ashton Gullicksen had a 71 and Tanner Sparr added an 81. Hunter Tracy was the top linker for CWC/E, tallying a 54. Jordan Laetsch accounted for a 59, Cauy Duba accumulated a 65, Karsen Peterson notched a 69 and Kyra Farewell added a 79. The JV team was led by Cade Farewell’s 53, followed by Cole Hubel’s 61 and Logan Sanford’s 62. The Cyclone’s Hunter Klabenes shot a team-low 54 to lead the way. Spencer Kester recorded a 62, followed by Andrew Pearson’s 69 and Erin Schwager’s 70. Elkhorn Valley travels to Plainview Thursday at 4 p.m. CWC/E hosts OC, EV and EPPJ Wednesday, April 10, at its home invite at 9 a.m. Several Holt County senior cagers were tabbed to play in the Niobrara Valley Conference-North Central Nebraska All Star games on Friday, May 24 at O’Neill High School.
This year’s all-star games has split seniors from the NVC, Lewis & Clark Conference, Mid-State Conference and Southwest Conference into two teams. Elkhorn Valley’s Brendan Dittmer and Ewing’s Greg Appleby will lead the girl’s red squad, while Chambers/Wheeler Central’s Lauren O’Malley and West Holt’s Mike Pardun will guide the white team. Ainsworth’s Sean Sterkel and Boyd County’s Matt Korkow coach the boy’s red team against Neligh-Oakdale’s Ethan Larsen and Wausa’s Tim Schindler. Ewing’s Miranda Summers will be joined by O’Neill’s Claire Morrow on the red team. West Holt’s Carlie Wetzel, Peyton Randolph, Leyton Mlady and O’Neill’s Brianna Bauer will represent the white team. On the boy’s red team, O’Neill St. Mary’s Grady Semin and O’Neill’s Dennis Herrera face the white team consisting of O’Neill’s Francisco Perez and West Holt’s Kooper Jelinek and Jordan Tasler. There is a short introduction of players and parents at 4:40 p.m. followed by the girls game at 5 p.m. A 3-point contest will follow the girls contest and the night will conclude with the boy’s game. |