Friday, September 19, 2025

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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...

Wolfpack Boys Ready To Win More Games — Basketball Preview

ELGIN — A good nucleus of players with experience should bode well for the fortunes of the Wolfpack boys varsity basketball season. Coach Scott Becker...

Wolfpack Threesome Earn “Honorable Mention”

Three members of the Wolfpack volleyball team earned postseason recognition from the Lincoln JournalStar newspaper earlier this week. Liz Selting, Jenna Parks and Baylee Wemhoff...

Seven Wolfpack Football Players Earn NVC Postseason Honors

Six members of the Elgin Public-Pope John have been named to the D1-7 All-District football team. Coaches in the district made the selections which were...

Final Volleyball Stats For Wolfpack Announced

Fans of volleyball didn’t have to travel far to see one of the best volleyball teams in the state. Elgin Public-Pope John featured some of...

Selting, Parks Earn All-NVC First Team Honors

Two members of the Elgin Public-Pope John volleyball team have been named to the All-NVC Conference first team. The selections were made by coaches in...

Firearm Deer Season Opens Saturday

A good season of deer hunting is expected in Nebraska for the Nov. 15-23 firearm season. “Most hunters should see more deer this year after...

Wolfpack Come Up Short Against Crofton In District Finals

PIERCE — As one of the best volleyball teams in all of Class C-2, the Wolfpack ran into an obstacle they couldn’t overcome in...

EPPJ Netters To Play In NVC Consolation Finals Friday

Elgin Public-Pope John will play in the consolation finals of the NVC Volleyball Tournament. The Wolfpack fell to St. Mary’s 25-15, 25-14 and 25-20 in...