Youth

Wood River’s Peytin Grossart putts during last week’s triangular with Doniphan/Trumbull and Hastings St. Cecilia. (–courtesy photo)
UNK junior Skyler Summers, front left, and other members of the Kearney Health Opportunities Program are pictured at Crossroads Mission Avenue in Kearney, where they volunteered Saturday during The Big Event. (—photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communicatio
Senior Susie Cheney nicks the bar in the girls pole vault event at the Shelton Invite. (—photo by Jeanette Branson)
Eagle golfer Reece Carter prepares to tee off at a triangular hosted by the Wood River boys. The triangular included teams from Doniphan/Trumbull and Hastings St. Cecilia. (–courtesy photo)

Wood River boys golf team hosts triangular

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 12:17pm

Hosting a triangular with Doniphan/ Trumbull and Hastings St. Cecilia occupied the Wood River boys golf team last week on Monday, April 13. The triangular was held at Centura Hills Golf Course north of Cairo and competitors played only nine holes of golf. St. Cecilia finished the day with the lowest team score, 166, Doniphan/Trumbull had a score of 180, and the Eagles turned in a team score of 198.

Setting a new meet and school record in the pole vault by clearing 15’, Madden Brabec logged his name in the record books once again. He added a gold medal in the 110 meter hurdles and was part of the 400 meter relay team that won gold and set the new m
Tyler Gottlob heaves the shot put ball during the Shelton Invite last Thursday. (—photo by Andrea Johnson)
Savannah Pietrzak takes the baton from Harper Doane during the girls 1600 meter relay event. (—photo by Andrea Johnson)
Junior Makayla Krolikowski glides over a hurdle in the 100 meter hurdles event. (—photo by Andrea Johnson)

Eagle boys win Shelton Invite, Lady Eagle team places fourth

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 12:17pm

The Shelton Invitational on Thursday, April 16, turned out to be a very successful day for the Wood River boys and girls track and field teams as the boys far out paced second place Elm Creek’s 104 team points with 146 of their own to claim the invitational’s crown and the Lady Eagles finished in fourth place among the nine teams competing with 67 team points. The Eagle boys took home 32 total medals and 26 personal bests or season bests in the relays were recorded. The Eagle ladies earned 29 total medals and set 13 personal bests or season bests in the relays at the Shelton Invitational.

Gibbon Buffalo Tyler Hodges leans into the finish for the Gibbon throwers relay team during the Ravenna Invite last week. (—photo by Alissa Baxter)
Piper Gonzalez hits the sand in the triple jump event where she placed second overall with a leap of 33’ 7.5”. (—photo by Alissa Baxter)
Kenzie Ackley runs a leg of the girls throwers relay for the Lady Buffs. (—photo by Alissa Baxter)

Gibbon thinclads take part in Ravenna Invite

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 12:17pm

The Ravenna Invitational was on tap for the Gibbon boys and girls track and field teams on Thursday, April 16, where the boys finished in fifth place with 38 team points out of the seven boys teams competing and the girls finished the day with 69 team points for seventh place among the eight girls teams at the Ravenna Invitational. Centura won the girls side of the meet with 117.50 team points and the Doniphan/Trumbull boys won the boys side with 146 points.

Junior Logan Eutsler lands in the sand while finishing a jump in the triple jump event at Franklin last week. (—photo by Jeanette Branson)
Lady Bulldog senior Jalyn Banson competed in the 200 meter dash at the Franklin Invite last week. (—photo by Jeanette Branson)

Shelton track and field teams set 15 PRs at Franklin

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 5:06pm

The highly competitive Franklin Invitational on Tuesday, April 7, offered an opportunity for the Shelton girls and boys track and field teams to turn in no less than 15 personal records. As a team, the Lady Bulldogs finished in seventh place among the 13 teams at the Franklin meet with 43 team points. The Pleasanton ladies won the meet with 85.5 team points.

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