Crusaders Win Dual, Finish 5th at Plainview
Competing in a dual Thursday afternoon, Pope John golfers defeated their counterparts from Humphrey St. Francis by 30 strokes.
PJCC Junior High Track Team Competes At Stanton
Junior high athletes from Pope John Central Catholic competed last week at a track and field meet in Stanton.
Crusaders Take Third at Ewing Invite
EWING — Weather has limited golfers from Pope John and Elgin High Schools from competing so far this season. But that all changed Wednesday...
Eagle Track Teams Win Medals at Cedar Rapids Invitational
Elgin track athletes opened the season last week at the Cedar Rapids Invitational.
Antelope County Invite Attracts Stellar Performances
Clint Meis (l) and Austin Kerkman (r) both placed in the 100 meter dash. Meis finished first with a time of 11.5 seconds while...
Wrestlers Bring Home Medals
Two Elgin/ Pope John wrestling club members competed in the Midwest Classic Tournament held in Kearney, NE on March 28. Over 1,260 wrestlers were...
Mescher Wins State Free Throw Event At Hastings
Chelsi Mescher displays her championship trophy after she won the state free-throw contest Sunday in Hastings. Chelsi and a girl from Atkinson tied for...
PJ, EHS Golf Teams Ready For Season to Begin
Golf teams at Pope John Central Catholic and Elgin High School are ready for the spring season. Competing for EHS this year will be...
OWH, LJS Announce All-State Selections
Nebraska’s two largest daily newspapers announced their all-state basketball selections on Sunday.
Elgin senior Andrew Bauer was named to the Lincoln Journal-Star Class D-2 second...
Bauer, Stoltz Lead All-NVC East Selections
The Niobrara Valley Conference coaches announced their selections for all-conference boys and girls basketball teams.
Pope John Athletes Ready for Track Season
Athletes at Pope John Central Catholic are preparing for the spring track season. Members of the girls team (left photo) are (front row, l-r):...
Eagles Ready for Track Season
Participating in track this season at Elgin High School are (front row, l-r): Tad Henkenius, Christie Getzfred, Sam Janssen, A.J. Braband and Ben Wiegand....
Elgin Soccer Sign-Up Ends Thursday
Currently, the soccer season is scheduled for April 11 through May 2. Games are usually scheduled for Saturday mornings with Neligh and possibly Tilden...
Five EHS Students Qualify for State Speech
State speech qualifiers from Elgin High School are (front row, l-r): Eric Shoemaker and Jeff Bush. Back row: Nathan Niewohner, Linsey Bode and Carlie...
Stuhr Grandchildren Among Top Wyoming Swimmers
Laramie, Wyoming was the setting for the 2009 Winter State USA Swimming competition the weekend of March 6-8.
Nicole Thiele, age 10, and Aaron Thiele,...
Mescher Wins Regional Free Throw Contest
Elgin's Chelsi Mescher placed first in the regional competition of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest held March 1 at Albion. She is...
Final Pope John Wrestling Stats Released
Final statistics for the 2008-2009 wrestling season at Pope John Central Catholic have been announced.
The team had two state medalists this year. Dylan Heithoff...
Spinning Tales — A Week of Missed Opportunities
The last week of February every year means heartbreak for some, jubilation for others.
Basketball fans know what I’m talking about. It’s the postseason for...
Leigh Upsets Crusaders 51 to 48
CLARKSON — Entering the fourth quarter with a four-point lead, Pope John couldn’t put away Leigh in the final minutes and lost 51 to...
Dodge Eliminates Eagles at Sub-District Finals
CLARKSON — On a night when nearly everyone wearing orange and black expected the Elgin Eagles to soar to victory, something inexplicable happened: They...
