 Several Creighton softball programs took to the field Wednesday night at Neligh. The 8-and-under, 10U and 12U squads battled Neligh in a triple header of softball action. Check out the photo gallery below for pictures of the action!  With summer in full swing, athletes are making the trek across the state to attend sports camps. One of those camps feature current Nebraska athletes and is in Knox County’s backyard.
The Crofton/Bloomfield wrestling team is holding a wrestling camp July 10 and 11. Grades kindergarten through sixth start at 9 a.m. and end at noon, while junior high and high school grapplers go from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The camp is meant to be local, affordable, and beneficial to all area wrestlers, and we hope to make it fun as well,” stated C/B wrestling coach Caden Alexander. Three current Husker wrestlers will also in attendance to help coach with Alexander and his staff during the two-day camp. Plainview’s Christian Miller, Columbus’ Colton Wolfe and New York native Jake Silverstein. “We’re very excited about our camp clinicians,” Alexander noted. “We have Christian Miller, Colton Wolfe and Jake Silverstein. Miller and Wolfe both grew up in northeast Nebraska and all three are currently wrestling for the Huskers.” While teaching fundamentals and technique, the camp will also have a takedown tournament on the football field - weather permitting. Registration, and $40, can be sent to Caden Alexander at 55473 Oak Street, Crofton, NE 68730. Registrations must be postmarked by June 14.  The Creighton Peewee baseball team took to the field Monday evening. Creighton travelled to Tilden to face the Tilden Peewee squad. Check our photos gallery from Monday's action!  The Crofton Senior and Junior Legion baseball teams was in action this past weekend.
The Seniors competed at Kyle Mueller Classic in Yankton and went 2-2 against some quality opponents. In the opener, Crofton defeated Vermillion, 5-2. Ethan Poppe, Nate Wieseler, Landon Wieseler, Austin Tramp, Ghatlin Hegge and Steven Maibaum each singled. Poppe was the winning pitcher going six innings, striking out three and giving up two runs. Maibaum recorded the save and struck out one batter in an inning. Crofton then fell to Yankton, 13-6. Poppe collected three RBI and a double and Justin Potts singled twice. Crofton opened Saturday with an 11-3 loss to Tabor. Landon Wieseler singled and batted in a run, while Nate Wiesler scored twice. Crofton bounced back on Sunday with a 13-1 trouncing of Hartington. Hegge collected three RBI a double and a single to lead the way. The trio of Potts, Landon Wieseler, and Lucas Thingstad combined to hold Hartington to one run, on one hit, and four walks, while striking out eight in five innings. "I am happy with where we are right now and how the season is going," stated head senior coach Jason Babcock. "This weekend was a nice measuring stick for us. Getting to play four games really shows us what we need to work on, but we also learned we have a talented team. It will be another big challenge this upcoming weekend with four games in two days against some very good teams." The Seniors are now 3-2 on the season and hosts Plainview Tuesday followed by the Lewis and Clark Classic at Crofton being a host site on Friday and Saturday.  Crofton senior Connor Dahl concluded his golf career at Wednesday’s Class C state meet at Kearney’s Meadowlark Hills Golf Course.
Dahl shot a 105 to tie for 80th. Cambridge senior Preston Carbaugh won the individual title after shooting a 74, while Grand Island Central Catholic captured the team crown with a 324 - one stroke better than second place Battle Creek (325).  Despite high winds and below average temperatures, the Creighton golf team still had a solid showing at Wednesday's Class D state championship meet at Lake Maloney Golf Course in North Platte. The Bulldogs tied Elm Creek for third in the team standings with a 370. West Holt (355) captured its third-straight state championship by edging out North Platte St. Patrick’s (356) by one stroke. Two Creighton linkers medaled to lead the way. Senior Bryce Zimmerer tied for 12th with an 86 and sophomore Braxton Brockhaus tied for 15th with an 87. Junior Conner Hammer finished tied for 21st with a 90, junior Brennan Pint tied for 71st with a 107 and sophomoreTyler Wagner tied for 81st with a 113.  Due to inclement weather, Day one of the Class C Boys Golf Championship in Kearney and Class D in North Platte today have been cancelled.
Those championship events will now each be an 18-hole event Wednesday. Tee times and pairings will remain the same. Golf is scheduled to take place Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Lake Maloney Golf Course.  Several Knox County track and field athletes capped their seasons with a medal at the state track and field meet this past weekend at Omaha Burke Stadium. Wausa senior Paige Nissen led the county with three medals in Class D. Nissen took bronze in the 200 with a time of 26.71 and placed fourth in the 100 with a 12.96. Nissen also helped the Lady Viking’s 4x100 relay team finish eighth. “It’s super exciting,” Nissen stated. “I’ve never made it to finals at state before. It feels really good to finish that way.” The team of Ruth Johnson, Nissen, Kaitlyn Kumm and Leah Bloomquist finished with a time of 53.49. “It was really scary because we didn’t know what we were going to do,” Johnson noted. “We were one of the slower ones. We were lucky that we made it and we decided that we can do this. We all worked together and we did well.” Wausa’s Johnson placed 10th in the long jump with a leap of 16-1.25, Esther Nelson finished 16th in the 800 with a time of 2:34.03, Abrielle Nelson ran a 51.19 in the 300 hurdles and the 4x800 relay team of Esther Nelson, Darla Nelson, Hannah Hubers and Ann Woockman finished 13th with a time of 10:53.28. The Bloomfield duo of Bree Eisenhauer and Alexandra Eisenhauer each claimed two medals at state. Junior Bree Eisenhauer placed seventh in the 3200 (12:33.49) and eighth in the 1600 (5:40.62), while freshman Alexandra Eisenhauer finished sixth in the 300 hurdles (49.4) and seventh in the 100 (13.15). The freshman also ran a 16.2 in the 100 hurdles. Other participants at the state meet included Bloomfield’s Trenton Holz in the 200 (23.82) and Ella McFarland cleared 8-0 in the pole vault and ran a 13:59.67 in the 3200. In Class C, Crofton had a trio of Warriors bring home some hardware. Sophomore Connor Arens claimed third-place honors in the 3200 with a time of (10:13.4), junior Cody Crosley claimed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 20-4.5 and senior Tyler Janssen placed seventh after crossing the finish line at 2:00.42. “It was a lot of fun,” Janssen commented. “I’m just so happy to be here.” Crofton senior Tanner Arens finished 10th in the 3200 (10:25.04) and 12th in the 1600 (4:41.14), Connor Arens was 14th in the 1600 (4:41.67) and freshman Jayden Jordan took 12th in the pole vault after clearing 9-6 and placed 17th in the 400 with a time of 1:02.97. Creighton’s Alex Homan finished fifth in the pole vault after clearing 13-8 and Thad Hazen crossed the finish line at 11.62 in the 100.  A Niobrara High School graduate has qualified for the NCAA Division II 2019 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Kingsville, Texas, May 23-25.
Cade Kalkowski, now a Wayne State College student-athlete, became one of the top athletes in the hammer throw when he hit a mark of 200 feet at the Concordia Invitational on April 5. His toss has officially qualified him for nationals as one of the top throwers in the country. Kalkowski is ranked 15th nationally. He recently won the hammer throw for his second-straight conference championship with a toss of 192-2 and earned All-NSIC honors. He will compete in the hammer throw at nationals on Thursday, May 23 at 3:30 p.m. Last season, Kalkowski was a national qualifier in the hammer throw and placed 14th.  The Creighton golf squad punched its ticket to the state golf meet after winning the D-3 district championship Monday at Santee’s Tatanka Golf Club. The Bulldogs edged out West Holt for the team title. Creighton accumulated a 345, while the Huskies shot a 347 to earn runner-up honors. Boyd County secured the final automatic team bid after shooting a 371 to take third - just three strokes better than fourth-place Clearwater/Orchard’s 374. Niobrara/Verdigre placed ninth with a 483 team score. Conner Hammer led the Dog with a district runner-up finish. Hammer tied Plainview’s Jacob Lingenfelter for the top individual spot after 18 holes. Lingenfelter defeated Hammer in a playoff to win the district title. Braxton Brockhaus placed sixth with an 83 and Bryce Zimmerer tied for ninth with an 87. Brennan Pint was 19th with a 96 and Tyler Wagner notched a 110. The Cougars’ Camden Eisenhauer ended up just one-stroke short of qualifying for state after carding an 88. Ken Justo recorded a 121, Max Hollmann accounted for a 134 and Rane Vesely added a 140. The Class D state golf meet takes place May 21 and 22 at 9:30 a.m. at North Platte’s Lake Maloney Golf Course. Individual Qualifiers: 1. Jacob Lingenfelter (12), Plainview, 79 2. Conner Hammer (11), Creighton, 79 3. Carter Schnoor (11), Randolph, 80 4. Colby Hansen (11), Boyd County, 81 5. Gage Clifton (11), Clearwater-Orchard, 82 6. Garrison Hansen (11), West Holt, 83 7. Braxton Brockhaus (10), Creighton, 83 8. Austin Wenner (12), West Holt, 84 9. Jaegher Ogden (11), West Holt, 87 10. Ryan Wilhelm (12), Clearwater-Orchard, 87 T10. Bryce Zimmerer (12), Creighton, 87 Qualifying Teams: Creighton, 345 Coach: Chase Maier Conner Hammer (11), 79 Braxton Brockhaus (10), 83 Bryce Zimmerer (12), 87 Brennan Pint (11), 96 Tyler Wagner (10), 110 West Holt, 347 Coach: Todd Hale Garrison Hansen (11), 83 Austin Wenner (12), 84 Jaegher Ogden (11), 87 Max Roberts (11), 93 Jaxson Cadwallader (10), 97 Boyd County, 371 Coach: Renee Brewster Colby Hansen (11), 81 Kody Roth (12), 95 Cory Lechtenberg (12), 97 Sydney Atkinson (12), 98 Evan Reiman (12), 105 Individual Qualifiers: Plainview Coach: Larry Knaak Jacob Lingenfelter (12), 79 Randolph Coach: Rob Engel Carter Schnoor (11), 80 Clearwater-Orchard Coach: Bill Tabbert Gage Clifton (11), 82 Clearwater-Orchard Coach: Bill Tabbert Ryan Wilhelm (12), 87 Final Team Scores: Creighton, 345 West Holt, 347 Boyd County, 371 Clearwater-Orchard, 374 Randolph, 402 Plainview, 409 Hartington-Newcastle, 437 Osmond, 450 Niobrara/Verdigre, 483 North Central, NTS CWC, NTS Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, NTS Homer, NTS Pender, NTS Santee, NTS |
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