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EPPJ Boys Defeat Ewing 66 to 25

ELGIN — Scoring 23 points in the first quarter, Elgin Public-Pope John went on to defeat Ewing 66 to 25 in boys basketball action...

Wolfpack Easily Defeat Lady Eagles

ELGIN — The Wolfpack held Ewing scoreless for nearly four minutes to start the game and went on to defeat the Lady Tigers 42...

Wolfpack Win Three Medals At Warrior Invite

NELIGH — Facing the best wrestlers 20 teams had to offer, the Wolfpack wrestling team brought home three medals from the Warrior Invitational held...

Three Wolfpack Wrestlers Medal At Burwell Invite

BURWELL — Wolfpack wrestlers again made a march to the medal stand Saturday, competing at the Burwell Invite. Eighteen teams competed in the tournament. The...

Wolfpack Rolls Past Lady Eagles

O’NEILL — Elgin Public-Pope John jumped out to a comfortable lead in the second quarter and rode it to a 45 to 26 victory...

O’Neill Boys Prevail Over Wolfpack

O’NEILL — A close game at halftime, the O’Neill Eagles soared in the second half to claim a 58 to 31 victory over Elgin...

Wolfpack Girls Win Riverside Holiday Tournament

CEDAR RAPIDS — EPPJ took an early lead and made it hold up Friday afternoon to win the Riverside Holiday Tournament, defeating the host...

Wolfpack Falls To Creighton Bulldogs

ELGIN — For two quarters, Elgin Public-Pope John gave the Creighton boys basketball team all they could handle. But, in the second half, Creighton pulled...

Creighton Holds Off Wolfpack Girls

ELGIN — Playing their last game before the Christmas break, Creighton came to town and snapped the Wolfpack’s five-game winninst streak with a 60...

Wolfpack Basketball Teams Advance To Finals

Both the boys and girls Wolfpack basketball teams won their first round Riverside Holiday Tournament games yesterday. They advance to the Championship games to...

Henn Wins 106-Pound Class At Pope John Invite

ELGIN — The Pope John Wrestling Invitational annually draws some of the best wrestlers in the state. Such was the case again Saturday as 19...

EPPJ Tops Plainview, Falls To Riverside

PLAINVIEW — Tied at 25-all entering the second half, the Wolfpack gave the Pirates a lesson in how to put the ball in the...

Wolfpack Girls Sweep Weekend Games

PLAINVIEW — The Wolfpack girls varsity basketball team remained undefeated, winning a pair of games over the weekend. On Friday night, the Wolfpack held off...

Wolfpack ‘Four’ All Medal At Stanton Invite

STANTON — Elgin’s “fantastic four” wrestling team all brought home medals from the Stanton Invitational held Saturday. Andrew Fangman, Ryan Pelster and Logan Henn each brought...

Fall Sports Awards Night Held

Wednesday night was a night to celebrate achievements for Wolfpack fall sports athletes. The Fall Sports Awards pro-gram was held at the Elgin High School...

Wolfpack Wrestlers Place At Howells Pool Tournament

HOWELLS — Wolfpack wrestlers saw their first action of the season Saturday, competing at the Howells Invitational. The Wolfpack had four wrestlers competing in...

EPPJ Edges Niobrara-Verdigre

ELGIN — Eight players found their way into the scoring column as the Wolfpack claimed a 51 to 43 victory in the season opener...

Wolfpack Girls Defeat Cougars in Season Opener

ELGIN — Trailing by nine points nearly midway through the first quarter, Wolfpack Coach Randy Eisenhauer called a timeout to settle his team down....

Wrestlers Begin Season Saturday At Howells

ELGIN — Everything is looking up for Coach Doug Jones and the Wolfpack wrestling team. Numbers are up this year. Last year, Coach Jones went...

EPPJ Girls Ready To Return To Winning Record — Basketball Preview

ELGIN — The Elgin Public-Pope John girls varsity basketball team will open the season Friday night. They will host Niobrara-Verdigre in their season opener at...