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(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.Buettner rushed for 224 yards on 19 carries...
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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.

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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.This...
(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.

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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.Hay Springs wasted no time in...
(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.

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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.It was a strong day 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.

(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.

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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.
(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.

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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.Junior Rarity Cournoyer put a stamp on her first...
(Photo by Jessica Mintken)

(Photo by Jessica Mintken)

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Hawks topple Tigers to pick up first win of 2025 season

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The Thursday night lights lit up the sky in Paxton, Neb. for the Hay Springs Hawks football as they traveled south on Thursday, August 28 to begin their 2025 season.When the dust cleared on the August evening, the Hawks would be taking home a win by the final score of 46-20.Junior Tripp Buettner...
(Photo by Michele Heck) Seniors Kirsten Heck and Taleigh Starr block the kill attempt from the Kimball Longhorns. Heck, Starr, and the Mustangs finished their day with a 1-1 record to start the season.

(Photo by Michele Heck) Seniors Kirsten Heck and Taleigh Starr block the kill attempt from the Kimball Longhorns. Heck, Starr, and the Mustangs finished their day with a 1-1 record to start the season.

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Mustangs split first two matches of season at Hemingford

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The Gordon-Rushville Mustang Volleyball team began their 2025 campaign in Hemingford as they faced off with the host Bobcats and the Kimball Longhorns.In match 1, Kimball and GR faced off and split the first two sets to force a decisive third set.The Mustangs took control in that final set and...
(Photo by Scott Bidroski) Senior Parker Wellnitz keeps his eyes on the front of the pack during the Panhandle Classic on August 28. Wellnitz would finish in sixth place overall.

(Photo by Scott Bidroski) Senior Parker Wellnitz keeps his eyes on the front of the pack during the Panhandle Classic on August 28. Wellnitz would finish in sixth place overall.

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Hawks’ Wellnitz finishes sixth at Panhandle Classic

Scott Bidroski
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
The 2025 Cross Country season began this past week for the Hay Springs Hawks.Five student-athletes toed the line at the Panhandle Classic on Thursday, August 28 to get things rolling for the year.Senior Parker Wellnitz was the top finisher for the Hawks on the day, darting his way to a 6th place...
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