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The Ewing speech team traveled to the Niobrara Valley Conference speech meet, at Keya Paha County School, in Springview, March 2. Tiger speakers finished sixth of 14 teams. Stuart won the championship and Chambers finished in the runner-up position. Five Ewing speakers earned medals. Katie Hawk finished third in humorous prose and Elizabeth Nordby earned a fifth place medal in poetry interpretation. Sidney Stallbaum teamed with Hawk to earn bronze in duet acting. Hawk, Nordby, Allison Schrunk,...
Fifty-five students report to practice for the Summerland track and field team. Student athletes include Emily Ahlers, Brenna Wagner, Sidney Stallbaum, Summer Schroeder, Grace Maxwell, Cassidy Bearinger, Maryssa Long, Melany Mendoza, Harper Klabenes, Bryna Umpress, Lizett Marino, Silvia Bode, Tessa Peed, Ashley Koenig, Madleen Reipen, Natalie Stallbaum, Keara Summers, Kylie Hewett, Kaci Wickersham, Tiana Thramer, Emily Nordby, Hadley Cheatum, Danielle Schrunk, Olga Mendoza, Emma Hoffman, Xavier...
Ewing speech team individuals placed in five events at Saturday’s Creighton Speech Invitational. Twenty-one teams participated and Ewing finished eighth in team standings. Speakers qualified for championship finals in three events. Elizabeth Nordby earned bronze in poetry interpretation, while Katie Hawk finished third in humorous prose. The OID team of Skylar Eacker, Kyra Nilson, Emily Nordby, Elizabeth Nordby and Hawk earned fourth place medals. Two individuals qualified for the next-in finals. Sidney Stallbaum received the silver medal in e...
The Ewing Tiger speech team tied for second with Stuart in the O/C Whirlwind Invitational speech meet, Feb. 29. Creighton won the meet Kyra Nilson earned gold in serious prose. Katie Hawk and Sidney Stallbaum finished first in duet acting, while Nilson and Emily Nordby ended fourth. Hawk claimed the gold medal in humorous prose. Stallbaum finished second in entertainment speaking and third in persuasive speaking. Three speakers placed in poetry interpretation: Elizabeth Nordby, third; Natalie Stallbaum, fourth and Olga Mendoza, sixth. The oral...
The Ewing Tiger speech team took top honors in team sweepstakes at Saturday's Ainsworth Invitational speech meet. In the field of 10 teams, West Holt was second; Gordon-Rushville, third and Ainsworth, fourth. The team earned three first-place medal in three events: the oral interpretation of drama team of Liz Nordby, Katie Hawk, Skylar Eacker, Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby; duet acting team of Hawk and Sidney Stallbaum; and Liz Nordby in oral interpretation of poetry. Nilson and Emily Nordby...
The Ewing speech team traveled to Burwell, Saturday, where they placed third of 19 teams, behind Ord and Stuart. Medal winners included Liz Nordby, Oral Interpretation of Drama and poetry interpretation, third; Skylar Eacker, OID, third; Katie Hawk, third, OID and duet acting and fourth, humorous prose; Sidney Stallbaum, third, duet acting; (back row, l-r): Allison Schrunk, third, informative speaking; Olga Mendoza top novice informative speaking; Emily Nordby, second, duet acting and third,...
Ewing speechsters brought home hardware in six events and the varsity team ended seventh of 15 teams at Saturday’s Stuart Speech Invitational. In varsity competition, Katie Hawk and Sidney Stallbaum earned silver in duet acting. Hawk teamed with Skylar Eacker, Liz Nordby, Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby to earn the silver medal in oral interpretation of drama. Allison Schrunk picked up the bronze medal in informative speaking. Stallbaum ended sixth in persuasive speaking. She was unable to p...
Katie Hawk, a senior at Ewing Public Schools, recently won the school's Poetry Out Loud competition. Ewing Public Schools participates in the program annually. Students memorize two poems and recite them. One judge scores accuracy, while a panel of judges rate each student on physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding and overall performance. In addition to Hawk, Olga Mendoza finished second and Adrienne Parker, third. Other classroom winners...
Summerland survived a late rally by Boyd County to earn a hard-fought 44-41 win Saturday in the conference consolation matchup in Atkinson. Ashley Koenig led the Bobcats with 16 points and cemented her name in basketball history as she reached the 1,000 point career mark. Summerland took control in the first quarter, leading 10-1 at the break and maintained a 21-10 lead at the half. In the third quarter, the Lady Cats extended the lead to 30-20, but could never pull away from the Spartans. A pes...
Niobrara Valley Conference officials recently announced names of students who qualified for the NVC Principal's All-Academic Team for 2019-2020. To be eligible, students must be a junior or senior with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Seven Clearwater students were named to the list, including Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Ann Bolling, Tyler Hupp, James Kester, seniors; and Hunter Klabenes and Eli Thiele, juniors. Nine Ewing students received recogniton including...
The Lady Bobcats will meet CWC for the third time this season during Thursday's semi-final in Niobrara Valley Conference tournament action.The game is set to tipoff at 5 p.m., at Niobrara. On Feb. 1, the Bobcats controlled the West Holt Huskies, picking up a 50-18 win in the opening round. The win pitted the Lady Cats against Elkhorn Valley in a Monday evening contest in Bartlett. Summerland walked away with a 52-40 win. Head Coach Greg Appleby said, "I thought we played well in all three games...
A strong core of polished speakers, along with an ambitious group of novices, comprise the 2020 Ewing speech team. Coach Julie Harley said a dozen students will fill spots on the team. Participants include Skylar Eacker, Katie Hawk, Elizabeth Nordby, Sidney Stallbaum, Kyra Nilson, Allison Schrunk, Emily Nordby, Natalie Stallbaum, Emma Hoffman, Olga Mendoza, Austin Muff and Adrienne Parker. The team will compete at Stuart on Feb. 8; Burwell, Feb. 15; Grand Island Northwest or Ainsworth, Feb. 22;...
Play production teams from Ewing and Clearwater/Orchard competed in district competition recently. Ewing finished seventh in the Class D2-4, receiving rankings of six, seven and eight from a panel of three judges. The team presented “Alice.” St. Mary’s finished first and Chambers earned the runner-up trophy. Seven Ewing cast members received acting honors, including Skylar Eacker, Sidney Stallbaum, Allison Schrunk, Katie Hawk, Olga Mendoza, Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby. On Dec. 11, St. Mary’s claimed the Class D2 state championship with th...
Expect to see more physical play during girls' basketball games this season. Summerland Head Coach Greg Appleby said the move to Class C2 will require the team to adjust its game. "We will see more physical play, better athleticism and more man-to-man defense being played," Appleby said. "Monday night's exhibition game against Class C1 O'Neill was a good start for us. The Bobcats outlasted the Eagles, 53-39. Five starters from last year's teams join the Bobcat squad, including Brenna Wagner,...
The Summerland Bobcats finished second at the Eagle Classic, Oct. 19, at Lutheran High NE in Norfolk. The round-robin tourney began with Summerland sweep over Blair, in identical sets, 25-12. Ashley Koenig and Sidney Stallbaum landed 7 kills apiece. Kyra Nilson handed out 21 set assists. In the second match, Summerland handled Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-16 and 25-11. Tiana Thramer led the Bobcats with 9 kills and 3 solo blocks. In the third match, Summerland bulldozed South Sioux City, 25-9 and...
The Summerland Lady Bobcats volleyball team will open the season, Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Bill Marshall Classic in Grand Island. First serve will be at 10 a.m., against Axtell. At noon, Summerland will face Schuyler. Team members include (front row, l-r): Maddie Reipin, Summer Schroeder, Sidney Stallbaum, Ashley Koenig, Tiana Thramer, Emma Hollenback; (middle row, l-r): Madison Kester, Harper Klabenes, Emily Ahlers, Cassidy Bearinger, Kyra Nilson, Maryssa Long, Calissa Kester, Lena Bolling;...
