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Bulldog senior Ellie Morgan cleared 4’ 11” in the high jump at the district meet in Burwell last week, and qualified for the state meet in Omaha this Friday and Saturday. (—photo by Jeanette Branson)
Making a splash this track and field season for the Bulldog team is Mateo Rodriguez, who extended his season by qualifying for the state meet in the 800 meter run. The freshman had a personal best time of 2:05.74 and placed second at the district meet las
A personal best of 6’ 5” in the high jump has earned Ben Myers a return trip to the state meet in Omaha in the event. Ben enters the meet with the second best jump in the field. (—photo by Jeanette Branson)
Erin Gegg reaches back for the baton as Parker Lowe approaches, during the 4 X 100 relay event at the district meet in Burwell last Wednesday. The Shelton girls team had one of the best district times, and was added to the teams who will compete at the st

Shelton sends six athletes to state track meet

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 8:55pm

After the dust settled at the District D-5 Track and Field meet in Burwell on Wednesday, May 14, the Shelton boys and girls teams qualified six athletes for the state meet in various events. As a team, the Lady Bulldogs finished the day in fifth place with 48 team points among the 12 teams competing at the district meet as Elm Creek’s 128 points were enough for first place. The Shelton boys were ninth with 22 team points out of the 12 teams at the district meet. Central Valley’s boys won that side of the meet with 108 team points.

Gibbon’s Darian Dorsey will be moving on to the state track and field championships with his second place finish in the 3200 meter run at the district meet last Thursday in Kearney.

Dorsey to represent Gibbon at state track and field meet

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 8:55pm

Gibbon sophomore Darian Dorsey emerged from the District C-8 Track and Field meet on Thursday, May 15, held at Kearney Catholic High School, as the lone qualifier for the state meet in Omaha. As a team at the district meet, the Gibbon boys finished in eighth place among the nine teams taking part with 21 team points. Kearney Catholic piled up 107 points to win the boys side of the meet. The Gibbon girls likewise had 21 team points and finished in ninth place out of the nine teams at the district meet. The Kearney Catholic girls won the girls’ side of the meet with 114 team points.

Members of the Gibbon FFA Chapter who attended the recent second annual banquet. (–courtesy photo)
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Cove Fries, at right, received the Tagged to Teach Ag award from the University of Nebraska College of Agricultural Sciences and Gibbon FFA seniors retired their jackets and received scholarships at the recent banquet. (–courtesy photo) Natural Resource
The newly elected Gibbon FFA Officer team on stage at the recent FFA banquet is, left to right, Landi Weldon, reporter; Natalie Bendfeldt, vice president; advisor Kealy Widdowson; Ximena Urbina Gonzalez, secretary; Andrea Montanez, president; Cove Fries,
Melissa Franzen (left) and Maverick Widdowson (right) were welcomed as honorary members during the Gibbon FFA Banquet. (–courtesy photo)

Gibbon FFA members enjoy second annual banquet

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 4:18pm

The Gibbon FFA Chapter hosted the second annual banquet on Friday, April 25, to celebrate the achievements of the 2024-2025 year. Fourteen members received their Discovery Degrees and 18 received their Greenhand Degrees. Over 100 students were recognized for competing in leadership and career development contests. The chapter awarded $5,000 in total Friends of the FFA Scholarships to 10 outstanding seniors and welcomed two new honorary members, Melissa Franzen and Maverick Widdowson. The evening also included retiring the seniors jackets and installing the 2025-2026 officer team.

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