Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Cyclones speech team members have been fine-tuning performances for competition. Jackie Olivan displays a first-place medal she won at the Stuart Speech Invite, Feb. 8. Olivan, a member of the OC Speech team, was the lone medalist for the Cyclone team. Cyclone junior varsity speakers earned hardware in the novice division at Saturday's Wausa Invite. (l-r): Earning medals were Jacob Behnk, sixth, entertainment speaking; Brynna Umphress, fifth, duet acting; Faith King, fifth, duet acting and...
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...
Nine lifters from the OC powerlifting team traveled to Lexington, Saturday, Dec. 7, for the Lexington Powerlifting Championships, competing one last time as the OC Cyclones. It was a large meet, with 130 lifters comprising a lineup of stiff competition from around the state, according to Coach Jeff Shabram. "The OC lifters had a tough day ahead of them competing as the smallest school, but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves...
Two Cyclone football players and 11 Renegade gridiron grinders received all-district honors for D2-5. Wyatt Wagner, a CWCE senior, and Eli Macke, a senior for OC, were named first-team running backs, along with Colby Coons, of Twin Loup. Logan Sanford and Fran Ferran, CWCE juniors, landed on the first-team list for the offensive line and kicker, respectively. Other players named to the top offensive unit include Ty Nekoliczak, junior, Central Valley, quarterback; Raif Ruppert, senior, Twin Loup...
Eli Macke found the endzone first, on a 20-yard run, giving the Cyclones their only lead of the evening, in a 57-14 loss to CWCE, Oct. 24. After Macke's score, the Renegades offense took control, scoring eight touchdowns. Jackson Waldo ran it in from 15 yards out and Fran Ferran added the PAT to give the Renegades a 7-6 edge. Wyatt Wagner scored on a five-yard scamper and Ferran's kick was successful. Cole Duba scored the final drive in the fist quarter on a two-yard run. With Ferran's kick,...
Eli Macke exploded downfield on the opening play of the game for a 75-yard touchdown, but it wasn't enough spark to keep the Cyclones in the hunt for a win against St. Mary's. The Redbirds downed OC, 32-16, in an Oct. 18 contest played in Orchard. Macke's game-starting run resulted in the only points for either team in the first quarter. Aidan Hedstrom scooted in from the 3-yard line in the second quarter, narrowing OC's lead. The PAT failed. Hedstrom connected with Connor Semin for a 4-yard...
A quiet third quarter from the Cyclones’ offense led to a 31-18 loss to Twin Loup. The teams met Oct. 11, in Sargent. Twin Loup struck first, as Colby Coons ran 15 yards for a score. The PAT attempt failed. The Cyclones answered when Houston Marino ran 63 yards to tie the game. OC’s PAT was unsuccessful. In the second quarter, Cooper Coons took a 7-yard run into the endzone, bumping Twin Loup’s lead to 12-0 after a failed PAT. Marino responded with a 30-yard run for six. Again, the Cyclo...
Neither rain nor strong winds could keep the Cyclones contained during Friday's 52-2 rout of the Stuart Broncos. Eli Macke sprinted into the endzone in the first quarter for the lone Cyclones score. With the missed PAT, the Cyclones took a 6-0 lead. The second quarter belonged to the Cyclones. Houston Marino waltzed in from the 3-yard line and Macke added the PAT to boost the lead to 14-0. Two more big Macke attacks resulted in a 6-yard and 20-yard touchdown. Both PAT attempts failed, putting...
On a seasonably warm September evening, the Cyclones couldn't get warmed up, falling to Central Valley, 56-6. The teams met Sept. 26 in Clearwater. The Cougars scored 16 points in the first quarter, with a 2-yard run from Jackson McIntyre and a 1-yard scamper from Enrique Martinez. Both PAT runs were successful. McIntyre hit the endzone once in the second quarter on an 11-yard run. He added the PAT to give Central Valley a 24-0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Martinez added another 6...
The OC Cyclones' attempt to spoil West Holt's homecoming game fell short, as the Huskies held on to claim a 48-36 win. Instead, it became the Eli Macke and Tyler Larby show, as the two opposing players were involved in each scoring play for their respective teams. The Sept. 20 contest was a physical battle that saw the Cyclones land in the endzone first. Eli Macke scrambled 29 yards to put the Cyclones up 6-0. The PAT failed. West Holt responded when Tyler Larby stepped in from the one-yard...
The defending class C1 state champions visited Clearwater, Sept. 6, and continued their winning ways, as the Creighton Bulldogs handed OC a 40-0 homecoming loss. Clay Curtis struck the end zone first, scooting in from 21 yards. The PAT failed. Brayden Zimmerer gave Creighton a 12-0 lead with a 35-yard run. Curtis converted the PAT to go up 14-0. The Cyclone defense held Creighton to one second quarter score, when Curtis ran it in from the one-yard line. The PAT failed. Easton Pavlik returned a...
Friday evening didn't turn into the start of the season the Cyclones were hoping for. After a bit of back and forth scoring routes, the Warriors took control of the game, picking up a 36-22 win at home. Neligh-Oakdale's Hunter Charf landed in the end zone first, scoring on a two-yard run. The PAT failed. Eli Macke answered for the Cyclones, taking it in from the 10-yard line. The PAT failed. Charf found the end zone again, when he connected with Julien Hearn for a 60-yard pass. The PAT was...
Head Coach Jeff Shabram and the OC Cyclones football team are preparing the Aug. 30 season opener against Neligh-Oakdale. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., in Neligh. Shabram said 21 athletes reported for fall camp. The squad played the annual green-white scrimmage, in Orchard, Aug. 23....
