After ending last week on a winning note, the Minden Post #94 First Bank Seniors (1-1) looked to continue that success against Wood River Seniors on May 30. Despite their best efforts, Minden dropped the ballgame by a score of 3-6.Early runs proved to be the deciding factor in the game, Mind… Read moreEarly Runs Prove Costly For First Bank Seniors
After a winless start to the season last week, the Minden Post #94 First Bank Ju- niors kicked their offense into gear with an explosion of runs in the third inning to cruise to a 17-0 victory over Wood River Juniors on May 30.First Bank Juniors got things started in the second inning, scori… Read moreFirst Bank Juniors Blow Out Wood River
Fresh off an explosive 17 run game, the Minden Post #94 First Bank Juniors had all the momentum in the world as they traveled to Grand Island on June 3 & 4 for tournament action. Millard North, Hastings Run- za, Grand Island Tom Dinsdale Automotive, and state champion Malcolm Juniors wer… Read moreFirst Bank Juniors Go 3-1 at Grand Island Tourney
Looking to bounce back from from an opening loss to start the season, the Minden Post #94 First Bank Juniors hosted Loomis Juniors on May 25. First Bank Juniors tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning but unfortu- nately allowed the winning run in the seventh to drop the ballgame 2-3… Read moreMinden First Bank Juniors Drop Close One
Looking to rebound from an opening season loss earlier in the week, the the Minden Post #94 First Bank Seniors did just that in a major way. Dominating on mound and at the plate, the First Bank Seniors cruised to a 14-0 victory over Loomis Seniors on May 25.P Ashton Hawkins was phenomenal on… Read moreHawkins Pitches Shutout, First Bank Offense Explodes
The Minden Post #94 First Bank Juniors (0-1) kicked off their season on May 23 by hosting the Sutton Ju- niors. It was a competitive contest but the Sutton Ju- niors were able to eventually pull away late over our First Bank team by a score of 2-9.Sutton got out to a two run lead early in th… Read moreMinden First Bank Juniors Kick Off Season
The Minden Post #94 First Bank Seniors (0-1) hosted their home opener on May 23 against Sutton Seniors at Ollie Bjorklund Field. First Bank competed hard but ulti- mately fell to Sutton Seniors by a score of 1-7.Sutton kicked off the ball game, with runs scored in the second and third inning… Read moreFirst Bank Seniors Drop Home Opener
The 2023 State Track and Field Meet at Omaha Burke on May 19-20 for Classes C and D ended with a couple of event champions for Axtell and a runner-up team finish for the Cat boys.Junior Kassidy Wehrer won Class D gold in the girls’ triple jump with a hop-skip-jump of 35-10 1/2, just a couple… Read moreWehrer, Boys Relay Win Gold, Cat Boys Runner-up
Sophomore Makenna Starkey took home a fourth place medal from the Class B high jump at the state track and field championships in Omaha at Burke Stadium on May 17 and 18.Starkey cleared 5-1 to tie for fourth (worth 4.5 points) and earn the lone medal for Whippet athletes at this year’s meet.… Read moreStarkey Fourth in Class B High Jump
We are almost through May, which means the golf season is nearing its conclusion with the Whippets traveling to York Country Club for the district meet. The Whippets placed seventh at the event with a stroke score of 361.Brycen Schwenka narrowly missed out on going to state, coming up four s… Read moreWhippets Finish Season At District Meet
Wilcox-Hildreth and Axtell were in district golf compe- tition on May 15 at Cambridge Golf Course, both schools were in the hunt for state qualifiers but unfortunately were unable to send any.The Falcons finished the afternoon with a team stroke score of 417. Eli Pistulka was the closest Fal… Read moreWildcats and Falcons Compete At Districts
Minden competed at the B-5 district track and field meet at Holdrege on May 9. Six Whippets, three girls and three boys, moved on to the state meet at Omaha Burke on May 17-18.Girls’ team scores— GINW 115, Aurora 77, Hastings 71, York 53, Minden 50.5, Adams Central 47.5, Holdrege 43, Central… Read moreMinden Qualifies Six to State Track Meet
It was a great day for the Axtell Wildcats as both the girls and boys captured district team championships at the D-6 meet at Sandy Creek on May 10. It was the second consecutive for the Lady Cats and an impressive seventh in a row for the Cat boys. Sixteen Axtell athletes, eight girls and e… Read moreSixteen Cats, Two Falcons Qualify to State
The Southwest Cup Championship is awarded to the school who performs the highest across the board throughout the entire school year in SWC Championship events. There are separate awards for both the boys and girls. Both the Minden Girls and Boys won the SWC Cup for 2022/2023. The girls event… Read moreSouthwest Conference Cup Championship
The Whippets hosted the Awarii Dunes Classic on May 13 for an invitational with 13 other schools. Minden placed sixth at the invite, with an overall stroke finish of 347.William Runions was impressive all afternoon, finding his stroke on multiple holes. Runions earned himself a medal at the … Read moreWhippets Sixth at Awarii Dunes
Axtell’s golf team hit the tees on May 11 at Hi-Line Golf Course for the Bertrand Invitational. The Wildcats placed seventh with an overall team stroke of 394.Ethan Morgan’s great season added another top-15 medal finish, as he placed 12th with an overall stroke finish of 84.Ashton Hawkins h… Read moreMorgan Medals for Axtell at Bertrand Meet
The Minden Trap Team Juniors competed on Thurs- day, April 27th at the Cornhusker State Trapshoot. There were 951 competitors and over 125 teams. The team of Kellan Conyers, Matt Dixson, Aaron Nielsen, Owen Gillm- ing and Drew Seiler brought home the 1st place trophy for Juniors with a score… Read moreMinden Trap Competes at Cornhusker State
The C.L. Jones Middle School 7th/8th grade track and field team traveled to Gothen- burg on May 13 to compete in the Junior High State Track & Field meet. The Whippets boys 4x400 team consisting of Caleb Schwenka, Parker Hatch, Cael Smith, and Logan Verbeck broke the state record during … Read moreJunior High Relay Team Breaks State Record
The Minden girls and boys both won the 2022-23 Southwest Conference Cup, indi- cating each had the best overall point total when considering finishes in sports and fine arts.The Whippet girls had not won the cup since 2013. They won four consecutive years in ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 and ‘13.The honor m… Read moreMinden Girls & Boys Win 2022-23 SWC Cups
Axtell and Wilcox-Hildreth hit the golf tees on May 2 foranFKCInviteandbothteamshadgreatindividual performances throughout the afternoon.Axtellhadthebestteamfinishofthetwo,placing fifth overall with a team stroke finish of 389.TrevorBellamywasreallyhittingtheballwellallaf- ternoon, and was a… Read moreAxtell Wildcats Medal One At FKC Golf Invite
Minden’s golf team teed off at Awarii Dunes Golf Course for the SWC Invitational on May 4th. The Whippets golf team added some hardware to their trophy case, placing third and accepting the SWC all sports championship cup in the process.Seth Hauserman really found his swing all af- ternoon a… Read moreWhippets Take Third At SWC Golf Meet
The Whippets golf team hosted the Cozad Hay- makers onMay2 for a dual at Awarii Dunes. Minden shot great all afternoon, and ended up with a victory over Cozad by a stroke tally of 156 to 172.William Runions had the best score by the end of nine holes, shooting 37 in the afternoon. Brycen Sch… Read moreMinden Victorious At Cozad
The Wildcats golf team hit the green on May 4th for an invitational for Southern Valley High School at Cardi- nal Country Club.Axtell was short handed at this invitational, only having three golfers factored on the scorecard with two va- cant spots on the scorecard. Despite being short hand-… Read moreSilvers Places Ninth At Southern Valley Invite
In a final tune-up meet before districts, Minden com- peted at the seven-team Cozad Invitational on May 4.Boys’ scores— Cozad 96, Gothenburg, 88, Broken Bow 84, Minden 82, Kearney Catholic 79, Sidney 61, Ogallala 54 Girls’ scores— K. Cath. 99, B. Bow 88.5, Cozad 72.5,Minden 70, Gothenburg 66… Read moreWhippets Compete At Cozad Invitational
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