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Hawks football get a win during Homecoming

By Lauren Brant

As the Friday night lights glowed on McCarthy Field during Hay Springs’ homecoming week, the Hawks faced the Arthur County Wolves.

With a slight breeze on the field, the Hawks awaited the opening kickoff from the Wolves. Neither team moved the ball during their first possessions, but the Hawks’ defense helped give the offense momentum throughout the rest of the quarter. With just over four minutes remaining in the first quarter, senior Coy Wolken got a pick against

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Wednesday, 20 September 2017 09:27

Gordon-Rushville's Korby Campbell had a big day for the Mustangs, scoring three touchdowns and picking up 4 sacks.

Mustangs dominate Bulldogs for second straight win

By Jordan Huether

The Mustangs football team traveled to Bridgeport Friday looking to keep the momentum from a big home win vs Kimball the week before. They did that and more with a decisive 40-8 victory over the hometown Bulldogs. After opening the season with a tough 51-6 loss to Valentine, the Mustangs have rebounded to outscore their opponents 93-27 in their past two games.

Despite both teams getting 48 plays in from scrimmage, the Mustangs were able to pick up 18 first downs to the

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Wednesday, 13 September 2017 14:27

Mustangs drop football opener to Valentine

By Berklie Haag

The Gordon-Rushville Mustang Varisty football team took on the Valentine Badgers for their first game in the regular season on Friday, August 25.

The Mustangs struggled getting into a rhythm both defensively and offensively during the first and second quarters of the ballgame. The Mustangs trailed by 39 points at halftime.

The Mustangs held the Badgers to zero points scored in the third quarter, but they could not score themselves. During the fourth quarter

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Tuesday, 29 August 2017 12:27

Hawks win football season opener 80-56

By Lauren Brant

The Hay Springs football team hosted the Sioux County Warriors on Friday, August 25 in their first home game of the season.

The Hawks’ game plan was to play fast and set the tempo on offense and defense. Coach Josh Borm said, “we initially planned to gamble and blitz heavily until they exploited us in that area.”

The Warriors put 16 points on the board within the first three minutes, so the Hawks adjusted their strategy. Coach Borm felt the team adjusted to

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Tuesday, 29 August 2017 12:13

Gordon-Rushville Fall Sports Previews

By Berklie Haag

As excited as all of the Gordon-Rushville athletics coaches are, it will be exciting for Mustang fans to watch the athletes improve and strive to reach their goals throughout the upcoming fall sports season. The head cross country, volleyball, football, and girls golf coaches gave some insight into their seasons and what is to be expected as the 2017-18 season progresses.

Cross Country

First-year coach Kinley Hadden will be the head Cross Country coach for the Mustangs this

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Sunday, 29 November -0001 17:00

12-Under traveling team competes in Scottsbluff, McCook

The Gordon 12-under traveling team was able to compete in two tournaments this season. They first competed in the Broadway Bombers Summer Slam Invite in Scottsbluff on June 24th and 25th. They played five games, beating Ogallala and Sterling. They finished the tournament 2-3.

The next weekend they traveled to McCook for the Firecracker Classic. This was the second year they competed in this tournament. The girls went 3-1, beating McCook Rebels Pink, Brush

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Tuesday, 18 July 2017 12:17

Campbell jumps to silver at state track

By Jordan Huether

Gordon-Rushville’s Kenna Campbell was one of only two girls to jump 5’4” at the NSAA State Track and Field Championships in Omaha last week. Campbell took second behind Kennedy Berreckman of Cozad, who reached the hight with just one fewer misses. The Mustang senior’s best jump of the year was 5’6” at the Chadron Twilight meet back in April, while Berreckman’s personal best was 5’5”.

Gordon-Rushville sophomore Faith

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Tuesday, 06 June 2017 10:55

Locals perform well as high school rodeo season starts

The Nebraska High School Rodeo season kicked off in McCook on April 22-23. Morgan Darnell and Clayton Symons from Mitchell, Neb., placed tenth in the team roping.

Hyannis hosted the rodeo on April 29. Blake Henry placed fourth in the steer wrestling. On Sunday, April 30, they traveled to Arthur where Conner Halverson placed second in the bull riding and Morgan Darnell won the breakaway roping. They also competed at Burwell.

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Friday, 12 May 2017 08:50

Letcher places first at Panhandle Conference in Golf

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Hay Springs senior Drew Letcher, left, finished in first place at the Panhandle Conference golf tournament.

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Friday, 12 May 2017 08:42

Knocked to her Knees Gordon cowgirl prevails over knee, hip surgeries; is back to rodeo

By Ruth Nicolaus, courtesy of the Adams County Ag Society

Morgan Darnell has seen the inside of more surgery rooms than she’d prefer.

The Gordon, Neb. cowgirl, a member of the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association, has had four surgeries in the last four years.

It all started when she hit her knee on a post while riding her horse. When her parents took her to the doctor, no damage had been done, but the doctor discovered that she had OCD: osteochondritis dissecans, a loss of

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Tuesday, 02 May 2017 10:53

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Coach Randy Hurlburt talks to his three seniors during subdistricts in Alliance.

GR Girls fall in Subdistrict Final

By Berklie Haag

The Gordon-Rushville Girls Basketball team played their last game on Tuesday, February 16. The Lady Mustangs knew going into their subdistrict final game against Mitchell that they would need leading scorer, senior Josie Perez, more than ever. Unfortunately, so did the Tigers. Mitchell heavily defended Perez throughout the night, holding her well below her season average of 19.7 ppg at just 5 points. As a team, the Mustangs made only 19 percent of their shots en route to a

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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:19

Emma Roberts had a great season for the Lady Hawks, leading the team in points, rebounds and assists.

Lady Hawks fall to Crawford in final game

By Lauren Brant

The Hay Springs Lady Hawks basketball team concluded their season during subdistricts on February 14.

Their last game was against Crawford during the first round of subdistrict play. Coming into the game, the Lady Hawks had the advantage as they defeated the Rams twice this season. The Lady Hawks kept pace with the Rams during the first quarter and trailed only seven points. The second quarter was low scoring for the Lady Hawks, with six points to Crawford’s ten points

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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:19

Lady Mustangs beat Chadron at Subdistricts

By Berklie Haag

The Gordon-Rushville Lady Mustangs played an exciting game of basketball on Tuesday, Feburary 14, in Alliance versus the Chadron Cardinals. The Mustangs went into their first round of subdistricts with a record of 16-6. Chadron had a record of 11-11.

This matchup kept fans on their toes during the entire game. The first quarter was a low scoring one with the score being 6-4 in favor of Gordon-Rushville. During the second quarter, the Mustangs struggled with the Cardinal

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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:15

Belsky takes fourth at State Wrestling

By Jordan Huether

Four Mustangs and Four Hawks competed in the NSAA State Wrestling Championships in Omaha this past weekend. Only one Mustang, senior Logan Belsky, would survive to the final day of the 3-day-tournament. Belsky improved on his fifth place finish last year, capping a season which already saw his 100th career win, with a 4th-place medal.

Individual results:

Gordon-Rushville

C113 - Tyrell Means (16-14) place is unknown and scored 1.00 team points.. Champ. Round 1 - Hailey

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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:10

Marie Nelson takes center stage at Omaha Fashion Week

Cardinals hold off Mustangs for the 28-7 win

Hawks topple Wildcats for second win of season; receive first loss from Garden County

Mustang XC runs at 5 Rocks Amphitheater

Tough week for Mustang Volleyball

Coomes, Hurlburt finish in top ten at Kimball Invite

Gordon native Ted Ehlers involved in motorcycle accident; recovering in Colorado

GRHS Freshman Ben Meyer discovers Yellow Flag Iris at Cottonwood SRA

Hawks football get a win during Homecoming

Mustangs dominate Bulldogs for second straight win

Mustangs drop football opener to Valentine

Hawks win football season opener 80-56

Gordon-Rushville Fall Sports Previews

12-Under traveling team competes in Scottsbluff, McCook

Campbell jumps to silver at state track

Locals perform well as high school rodeo season starts

Letcher places first at Panhandle Conference in Golf

Knocked to her Knees Gordon cowgirl prevails over knee, hip surgeries; is back to rodeo

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GR Girls fall in Subdistrict Final

Lady Hawks fall to Crawford in final game

Lady Mustangs beat Chadron at Subdistricts

Belsky takes fourth at State Wrestling