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Veik reigns as 165 pound champ

ELGIN — Wrestling in your hometown, in front of friends and family, sometimes brings out the best performances. Two Wolfpack wrestlers did just that Saturday at...

EPPJ trio pick up pins; win medals Saturday

ELGIN — Twenty-three girls wrestling teams took part in the EPPJ Girls Wrestling Invite held Friday. Competition was fierce in all weight classes. Three Wolfpack wrestlers competed...

Shooters, dribblers earn awards

The annual Wolfpack Dribble and Shot clubs award winners were handed out Friday night. The goal of the program is to encourage youth to get...

Twin Loup Invite brings out the best in EPPJ Wrestlers

SARGENT — Wolfpack senior Landyn Veik claimed his first tournament championship of the season Friday competing at the Twin Loup Wrestling Invite. Veik, one of...

Wolfpack play for Livy; defeat Plainview 53 to 41

ELGIN — Playing with heavy hearts Friday night, the Wolfpack girls basketball team defeated Plainview 53 to 41. Tip-off of the game just hours after...

Wolfpack girls pile up pins at Wood River Invite

WOOD RIVER — The Wolfpack duo of Libby Evans and Anna Dworak, for the second meet in a row, both medaled. Competing Saturday at the...

EPPJ duo bring home O’Neill medals

O’NEILL — Saturday marked the beginning of the season for the Wolfpack girls wrestling team.  State Medalist Libby Evans and newcomer Anna Dworak were the...

Defense leads EPPJ girls past Riverside

ELGIN — Juniors Braelyn Martinsen and Mady Kurpgeweit combined for 37 points Thursday night as the Elgin Public-Pope John girls defeated Riverside 68 to...

Wolfpack take down ‘scrappy’ Chargers

ELGIN — Scrappy. That’s how Wolfpack boys coach Matt Euse described Riverside after EPPJ defeated the Chargers 49 to 36 in the season opener Thursday...

Veik, Drueke medal at Howells-Dodge Wrestling Invite

HOWELLS — Opening day for the Wolfpack boys wrestling team came Saturday. EPPJ’s four-man team all earned victories at the tournament featuring many of the...

Wolfpack wrestlers ready to rack up pins

ELGIN — Two returning state medalists from one year ago gives fans of Wolfpack wrestling reason to be excited about the upcoming season. When last...

Wolpack girls determine to find success on the court

ELGIN — With just one senior on the team, Wolfpack girls basketball coach Randy Eisenhauer will need to require underclassmen to shape another winning...

EPPJ boys poised to make another run at State

ELGIN — Finishing last season as one of the best teams in Class D2, this year’s EPPJ Wolfpack boys team wants more. The team qualified...

Six earn D2-7 All District honors

Nine members of the Elgin Public-Pope John Wolfpack football team collected postseason honors last week from the D2-7 District. Coaches in the district made their...

Wolfpack’s ‘balanced’ attack made them one of the best in the area

ELGIN — Year Three of the Jordynn Luettel era of Wolfpack volleyball ended with Wolfpack fans celebrating success again. The Wolfpack volleyball team put together...

A season to celebrate: EPPJ Football 2025 year in review

ELGIN — The footballs have been put away, so too, the shoulder pads and helmets for the Wolfpack football team. What began in the heat...

Roughriders crush Wolfpack dreams of spot in state tournament

BARTLEY — Playing on their homecourt Saturday afternoon, Southwest swept their way to a district championship and a berth in this week’s Girls State...

EPPJ wins NVC Tournament in 4 sets

NIOBRARA — O’Neill St. Mary’s has been a nemesis to the Wolfpack volleyball team in recent years. No more! On Friday night, the Wolfpack wrapped...

Overton survives second half comeback

OVERTON — It was a tale of two halves and the Wolfpack simply ran out of time. Elgin Public-Pope John, down 21 at halftime, tied...

EPPJ cross country runners end season at Ainsworth

AINSWORTH — Their goal all season was to qualify was to take a trip to Kearney in late October to compete in the Class...