Sports

Chilly weather for much of the day was on tap for the athletes at the annual Wilcox-Hildreth Track and Field

Minden hosted Kearney Cath- olic in a track and field dual on March 23. No team scores were kept. Individual

The Falcons golf team traveled to the Overton Golf Course on Mar.23 for a quadruple meet between Overton, Elm Creek,

Minden had five players (three girls, two boys) selected to the Southwest Conference All Conference teams for the 2022-23 basketball

The Fort Kearney Conference announced the 2022-23 all-conference basketball hon- orees. Wilcox-Hildreth and Axtell each had two players recognized. GIRLS:

Wilcox-Hildreth’s historic run ended in the first round of the D2 state tournament as Shelton downed the Fal- cons 52-22

Adams Central defeated Minden 71-44 in the semifinal of the C1-9 subdistrict at Wood River on February 21. The Whippets’

Axtell’s boys were upended in the semifinal of the D1-9 subdistrict by Loomis as the Wolves moved on with a

The Wilcox-Hildreth boys were within striking dis- tance of Southern Valley until the fourth period at which time the Eagles

Hey, Wilcox-Hildreth—you just won the district cham- pionship. Where are you going now? “We’re going to Lin- coln to the

Minden high school senior Dalton Sinsel has chosen Hastings College as the place to continue his education and compete in

By virtue of their outstanding regular season, the Wilcox-Hildreth girls earned the right to host the D2-8 subdistrict. The Falcons

The Wilcox-Hildreth boys had a happy ending to the regular season defeating Harvard 54-32 at Harvard on February 17 to

Axtell’s girls got the postseason underway defeating Loomis 48-39 at Alma in the D1-10 subdistrict on February 13. The Cats

xtell’s boys’ regular season ended on February 17 at home vs. Southern Valley. The Eagles overtook the Cats in the

Minden’s girls needed overtime to survive (two meanings to survive—lived to play another day and persevered through a physical game)—

Minden’s regular season final opponent was Omaha Roncalli, last year’s Class B state champion and a highly ranked team again

It was not the results the Lady Whippets were looking for when they trav- eled to Omaha for state tournament

State tournament action took place throughout Feb- ruary 16-18 in Omaha for the Minden Whippets. Minden placed 12 out of

The Wilcox-Hildreth wrestling team showed up and showed out at the State tournament on Feb.16-18. The Falcons managed to finish

he Axtell Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Omaha for state tournament action on Feb.16-18. The Wildcats gave it their all

It was a fantastic outing for the Minden boys wres- tling team when they traveled to Ogallala High School for

Minden’s boys eked out a 50-49 win at Wood River on February 9 to get the record back to .500

Minden’s girls concluded a very successful regular season winning at Wood River 75-41 on February 9 to rise to 18-4.

The Wilcox-Hildreth wrestling team hit the mats on Feb.10-11 for district tourna- ment action at Pender High School. The Falcons

Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls defeated Overton 46-33 on February 7 in Wilcox for perhaps the Falcons’ best win of the season. Wil-Hil

Wilcox-Hildreth’s boys put together an excellent fourth quarter but the gap before that was too much to overcome as Overton

The Axtell wrestling team was in district action on Feb.10/11 when the Wildcats traveled to Southern Valley High School. Axtell

Three double-figures scorers led Axtell’s girls to a 43-27 win over Loomis in Axtell on February 7. The Cats, winners

Axtell’s boys were in a good position to pick up a win against Loomis on February 7 but the fourth

Minden’s girls, fresh off their SWC tourney championship, kept their regular season conference record perfect at 7-0 and raised their

Cozad’s boys won a SWC battle over Minden 54-49 at Minden on February 3. The result was eerily similar to

It was a great showing for the Minden Whippets as they were in Southwest Conference action for a tournament at

Wilcox-Hildreth’s boys played a consolation game in the FKC tournament on January 31st at Amherst. Overton got by the Falcons

Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls avoided the upset in the quar- terfinals of the FKC tournament on January 30 edging sev- enth-seed Elm

Eighth-seeded Axtell won and advanced in the FKC girls’ tournament opening round defeating Hi-Line 34-23 on January 28 in Axtell.

Second-seeded, 3rd rated Elm Creek eliminated Axtell from the FKC tournament winning 66-37 at Elm Creek on January 31. The

The Axtell Wildcats and Wilcox-Hil- dreth Falcons took to the mats on Feb. 2 for FKC-TVC tournament action at Ke-

The Lady Whippets took to the mats this week for districts on multiple days of action on Feb 2 and

The Minden girls are the 2022-23 SWC tournament champions! The Whippets opened the SWC tournament hosting and defeating McCook 48-37

Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls breezed to a 51-11 win over Franklin on January 27 at Franklin to improve to 14-4.  The Falcons

Wait for it…wait for it…wait for it… Now you can celebrate. Wilcox-Hildreth’s boys defeated Franklin 68-63 in three overtimes at

Axtell’s girls rose to 6-9 with a 47-24 win over Hi-Line (Eustis/Farnam-Elwood) on January 26 at Axtell.  Senior post Lexie

Axtell’s boys put up their highest point total since January of 2020 winning at home over Hi-Line (Eustis/Farnam-Elwood) 83-58. The

The Wilcox-Hildreth wrestling team found some success on Jan.28 when the Falcons traveled to Red Cloud High School for the

It was a dominant performance for both Minden wrestlings teams as they were victorious on the mats on Jan.26 against