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Anderson, Hemenway Led Wolfpack Wrestlers During 2010-11 Season

The Elgin Public-Pope John Wolfpack wrestling team capped a tremendous season last month with two wrestlers earning medals at the State Wrestling Tournament in...

Wolfpack Girls Final Basketball Statistics Announced

ELGIN — The Elgin Public-Pope John girls basketball battled through injuries to compile a 12-12 season record. Coach Randy Eisenhauer said the team had a...

West Holt Ends Wolfpack Girls Basketball Season

BATTLE CREEK — Missed opportunities in the third quarter cost the Elgin Public-Pope John Wolfpack girls in the opening round of the C2-9 Sub-District...

Anderson, Hemenway Win Wrestling Medals at State

OMAHA — It was a game of numbers last week for the Wolfpack wrestling team. Five wrestlers competed at the NSAA State Wrestling Tournament over...

Wolfpack Boys Defeat Newman Grove for Fifth Victory

ELGIN — After struggling most of the season to collect wins, the Elgin Public-Pope John Wolfpack boys basketball team made it two in a...

Wolfpack Tops Clearwater/Orchard Girls 45 to 29

ORCHARD — The Wolfpack girls basketball team returned to their winning ways Thursday night with a 45 to 29 victory over Clearwater/Orchard. “The girls did...

Girls Sub-District Basketball Brackets

Games will be played at Battle Creek.

Wrestlers Win Dual Against Pierce

ELGIN — Wolfpack wrestlers split a pair of duals Friday night. Competing at St. Boniface Gymnasium, the Wolfpack defeated Pierce by a score of 42...

West Boyd Ousts Wolfpack Boys from NVC Tourney

SPENCER — The Wolfpack were looking to make it two-in-a-row Wednesday, but West Boyd had other ideas and handed EPPJ a 50 to 33...

Wolfpack Girls Take Third at NVC Tourney

ATKINSON — Capping off a week where they played four games in eight days, the Wolfpack girls won the third place trophy at the NVC...

Wolfpack Girls Win Tourney Opener

SPENCER — Playing in the first round of the NVC Girls Basketball Tournament, Elgin Public Pope John had no trouble with Niobrara/Verdigre, posting a...

Wolfpack Defeat Ewing Boys in NVC Tourney Opener

SPENCER — Coach Mark Schmitt knew this game would come. When the Wolfpack would put it all together. For four quarters they did that and...

4-Hers Place at State Archery Contest

Many area youth participated in the State 4-H Indoor Archery Shoot on Friday, January 28 at Columbus Ag Park. Each participant shoots 12 rounds of...

Spinning Tales — Will it be Haluska or Pig-on-Pig Sunday?

By Dennis L. Morgan Publisher In a few days, this nation will celebrate an ‘unofficial’ holiday — Super Bowl Sunday. It’s a day when millions of dollars...

Thramer, Ewing Shut Down Wolfpack

ELGIN — Size matters on a basketball court. On Friday night, Ewing had ‘it’ in 6’5” Troy Thramer who posted a double-double in leading...

Anderson, Hemenway Win ‘Gold’ at N-O Invite

NELIGH — There was plenty of competition Saturday at the Neligh-Oakdale Invitational. The Wolfpack managed to earn six medals. Bringing home the ‘gold’ were...

Wolfpack Girls Rout Ewing 44 to 28

ELGIN — Starting slow, the Elgin Wolfpack took over in the second quarter and blew out Ewing 44 to 28 in girls basketball action...

Stuart Boys Edge EPPJ 38 to 31

ELGIN — The Wolfpack jumped out to an eight-point lead to start the game, then saw the Broncos gallup their way back to claim...

Wrestlers Place Second at Gibbon Invite

GIBBON — Competing at the Bill Foster Gibbon Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Wolfpack wrestlers earned six medals. “We wr4estled well,” Coach Doug Jones said about...

Wolfpack Girls Win Again!

ELGIN — Friday night’s girls game between Stuart and the Wolfpack was a game of two halves. The Broncos won the first half and...