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Heithoff Chosen For NEN All-Star Game

Wolfpack football standout Kyle Heithoff has been selected to play in the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic. Coaches and players were announced Monday for the...

Wolfpack Wrestlers Complete Great Year

Great teams build on success. Both Elgin Public and Pope John had successful wrestling programs years ago. When they joined together to form the...

Lady Wolfpack Finish Season 18-8

This week the best girls basketball teams will compete for championships at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Unfortunately for Wolfpack fans, Elgin Public-Pope John...

Pirates End EPPJ Boys Season

O’NEILL — An eight-point run right before the end of the first half gave Plainview an edge which they used to defeat Elgin Public-Pope...

Plainview Girls Upset Wolfpack In Subdistrict Final 39 to 36

O’NEILL — Victory tastes sweet when it is unexpected. The Plainview Lady Pirates tasted the sweet nectar of victory Thursday night, upsetting top-seed Elgin...

Fangman, Pelster & Henn Compete At State Wrestling Tournament

OMAHA — Wolfpack wrestlers shined on Nebraska’s biggest stage, competing in the NSAA State Wrestling Championships last week. Andrew Fangman, a junior, made his...

Wolfpack Top Cougars At C2-8 Subdistrict Tuesday Night

O’NEILL — Elgin Public-Pope John held Niobrara/Verdigre scoreless for more than nine minutes Tuesday night en route to a 60 to 38 victory in...

Three Qualify For State Wrestling Tournament

All eyes will be on the CenturyLink Center in Omaha this weekend as three Elgin Public-Pope John wrestlers compete in the 2015 NSAA State...

Boys Subdistrict Pairings Announced

Pairings have been announced for the Boys C2-8 Basketball Subdistrict to be played at O’Neill High School. The #4 seed Wolfpack will play #5 seed...

Warriors Send EPPJ Boys To Early Exit At NVC Tourney

STUART — Elgin-Public Pope John had no answer for the Neligh-Oakdale Warriors hot shooting in the first half. As a result, the Wolfpack lost 52...

Fangman Fifth at Boone County Invite

ALBION — The Wolfpack wrestling team competed Saturday at the Boone County Invite. Just two Wolfpack wrestlers saw action — Geoffrey Carr at 120 pounds...

Wolfpack Defeat Lady Warriors In NVC Tourney Opener

STUART — The tandem of Baylee Wemhoff and Jenna Parks combined for 32 points Saturday evening to help lead the Wolfpack to a 60...

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...