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(Photo by Cassie Banks) Senior Parker Wellnitz cruises during the Class D-6 District race on Thursday, October 16. The senior made it four in a row, finishing in sixth place to qualify for State XC in Kearney on October 24.

(Photo by Cassie Banks) Senior Parker Wellnitz cruises during the Class D-6 District race on Thursday, October 16. The senior made it four in a row, finishing in sixth place to qualify for State XC in Kearney on October 24.

Make it four! Wellnitz qualifies for State XC all four years as a Hawk

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
In his last hurrah as a Hawk, senior Parker Wellnitz punched his fourth ticket to State Cross Country during the Class D-6 District meet on Thursday, October 16.Wellnitz paced the course in Grant, Neb. with a time of 17:59.07 and earned a sixth place finish for the boys.
(Photo by Scott Bidroski) The 2025 Gordon-Rushville Middle Schools Boys Cross Country team prepares at the Start Line for the 2025 Nebraska Middle School Championships in Papillion, Neb. on Saturday, October 11. The group includes (L-R) Logan Leonard, Nixon Banks, Braxton Bidroski, and Cordell Dehning.

(Photo by Scott Bidroski) The 2025 Gordon-Rushville Middle Schools Boys Cross Country team prepares at the Start Line for the 2025 Nebraska Middle School Championships in Papillion, Neb. on Saturday, October 11. The group includes (L-R) Logan Leonard, Nixon Banks, Braxton Bidroski, and Cordell Dehning.

Mustang MS boys place eighth at State XC

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The Gordon-Rushville Middle School Boys Cross Country team headed to the big stage of Papillion La-Vista South High School this past weekend to give their best shot to the Nebraska Middle School State Cross Country Championships.
(Photo by Jessica Mintken) Junior Tripp Buettner breaks into the open field against the Sioux County Warriors on Friday, September 26. Buettner and the Hawks would roll, 75-38, for their third win of the season.

(Photo by Jessica Mintken) Junior Tripp Buettner breaks into the open field against the Sioux County Warriors on Friday, September 26. Buettner and the Hawks would roll, 75-38, for their third win of the season.

Behind Buettner’s big day, Hawks down Sioux County, 75-38

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
The high powered offense of the Hay Springs Hawks football team rolled into Harrison this past Friday and kept the momentum rolling.Junior Tripp Buettner set the tone for the group as the shifty back stacked up the yards and touchdowns to pace the Hawks.
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Hawks XC run hard at Alliance Invite

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The Hawks Cross Country team made their way to Alliance for the Alliance Invite on Friday, September 19.Four total student-athletes toed the line for the annual event and here are the results of their efforts.Senior Mason Albrecht led the way with a 43rd place finish with a time of 20:20.42.
(Photo by Richae Malara) Senior Julia Russell lines up her serve during the Gordon-Rushville Tournament. Russell and the Hawks stayed hot this past week with wins over Hyannis and Bayard.

(Photo by Richae Malara) Senior Julia Russell lines up her serve during the Gordon-Rushville Tournament. Russell and the Hawks stayed hot this past week with wins over Hyannis and Bayard.

Hawks win streak grows to five with wins over Hyannis, Bayard

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
A pair of matches awaited the Hay Springs Volleyball team this past week.The Hawks continued where they left off the week before as well, taking care of business and posting a perfect 2-0 record in the matches.The team traveled first to Hyannis to face the Longhorns on Tuesday, September 16.
(Photo by Michele Heck) Freshman Arian Mata skies for the interception over the Creek Valley Storm receiver in the Hawks 80-12 win on Friday, September 19.

(Photo by Michele Heck) Freshman Arian Mata skies for the interception over the Creek Valley Storm receiver in the Hawks 80-12 win on Friday, September 19.

Hawks bottle the Storm in 80-12 win

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The offense roared to life this past Friday afternoon for the Hay Springs Hawks as they sprinted ahead of the Creek Valley Storm for the convincing 80-12 win.The Hawks and Storm squared off for some Friday matinee football in Hay Springs with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
(Photo by Amy Schmidt) Luke Laws, Robert Moore, Brittney Dehning, Kynsleigh Krebs, and Ashlyn Dehning show off the hardware their received from the Run the Rocks Invite in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

(Photo by Amy Schmidt) Luke Laws, Robert Moore, Brittney Dehning, Kynsleigh Krebs, and Ashlyn Dehning show off the hardware their received from the Run the Rocks Invite in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Medals galore come in following successful week for GR XC

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Two events were on the schedule this past week for the Gordon-Rushville Cross Country teams as they traveled to Bridgeport and Alliance respectively.To kick things off on Tuesday, September 16, the teams traveled to Bridgeport and the annual Run the Rocks event.
(Photo by Amy Schmidt) Brittney Dehning (left) and Rarity Cournoyer (right) show off the hardware from the Gering Cross Country meet on Friday, September 5. Dehning finished 6th and Cournoyer placed 2nd for the Mustangs.

(Photo by Amy Schmidt) Brittney Dehning (left) and Rarity Cournoyer (right) show off the hardware from the Gering Cross Country meet on Friday, September 5. Dehning finished 6th and Cournoyer placed 2nd for the Mustangs.

Mustang XC stays strong on tough Gering course on Sept. 5

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
The Gordon-Rushville Mustang Cross Country team traveled to Gering for their annual meet at the Five Rocks Amphitheater.Year in and year out, the course is always a challenging one for participants. This year though, Mother Nature helped out with cooler temps for the athletes to run in.
(Photo by Scott Bidroski) As cool as the other side of the pillow. Junior Rarity Cournoyer outpaced the competition during the Panhandle Classic, finishing in first place and setting a new school record with a time of 19:21.

(Photo by Scott Bidroski) As cool as the other side of the pillow. Junior Rarity Cournoyer outpaced the competition during the Panhandle Classic, finishing in first place and setting a new school record with a time of 19:21.

Mustang Girls bring home title at Panhandle Classic; Cournoyer finishes first overall

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The 2025 season began with some gold hardware for the Gordon-Rushville Mustang Cross Country program.The teams traveled to Scottsbluff for the Panhandle Classic and each group found plenty of success against some of the biggest schools in Panhandle.
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