Jaguar Jamboree

 January 29, 2016
Speech team kicks
off their season
The the 2016 speech team season is off to a great
start! This year’s members are: Justin Evert, Darren
Hegemann, Vanessa Hegemann, Tylinn Good, Echo
Smith, Emily Ritzdorf, Carter Bracht, Elisa Vogel,
Oscar Hernandez, Elizabeth Sindelar, Paul Smith,
Rebecca Swanda, Holly Tomcak, Katelyn
Steffensmeier, Jordyn Brester, Dax VanLengen,
Lindsey Pickhinke, Leon Albers, Ellie Sheaks, and
Bridget Praest. The managers are Kaylee Kucera and
Kassey Hurley-Szabo. The Jaguar’s first meet was
held on January 16th. The medalists at this meet
were the OID team of Jordyn Brester, Holly Tomcak,
Bridget Praest, Dax VanLengen, and Katelyn
Steffensmeier. The JV medal winner was Tylinn
Good in JV Entertainment, 6th place. Carter Bracht
and Dax VanLengen in Varsity duet earned 4th place.
The team hosted a very successful tournament
here on Wed., Jan 27. Congratulations to all the
medalists and good luck on the rest of the season!
-Caitlin Klosen
National Honor
Society inducts new
members
This year the National Honor Society inducted nine
new members on December 21, 2015. Mr.Ernst, the new
advisor for NHS, led the the induction ceremony along
with the current members Kara Brichacek, Kelly Cech,
Justin Evert, Caitlin Klosen, Nolan Lund, and Tyler
Polacek. The nine new members inducted into NHS were
Chelsea Bayer, Carter Bracht, Kalli Brester, Samantha
Brester, Haley Eikmeier, Brett Fiala, Ryan Molacek, Emily
Ritzdorf, and Elizabeth Sindelar. These members were
inducted based on their scholarship, leadership,
character, and service. Congratulations to the new
members!
-Caitlin Klosen
FCCLA participates in
District STAR Events
On Wednesday, January 20, the FCCLA chapter traveled to Silver Creek to
participate in the District 5 STAR Events. Many members participated in events such
as Parly Pro, Life Event Planning, Focus on Children, Entrepreneurship, Chapter
Service Display, and Food Innovations along with many others. To earn a spot at the
State Leadership Conference you needed to receive the top score in your event. The
members who qualified were ​
Health & Wellness Sr.- Ryan Macholan, Dax
VanLengen, Jordon Brichacek; Family Challenges & Issues Sr. - Miah Nathan and
Brittany Cech; Family Challenges & Issues Jr. – Desirae Haase; Entrepreneurship Jr.
– Mitch Yosten, Seth Cech, Brad Kratochvil; Focus on Children Sr. – Connor Blum
and Dylan Kucera; Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Sr. – Jordyn Brester, Emily
Wragge, Katelyn Steffensmeier; Life Event Planning Jr. – Hannah Bayer, Erin Prusa,
McKenna Klosen; Promote and Publicize Sr. – Oscar Hernandez, Brett Fiala, Ryan
Molacek; Sports Nutrition Jr. – Josh Brester, Lane Hegemann, Kade Hegemann.
Sixty-five members represented the Howells-Dodge FCCLA chapter for the District
STAR Events. All members did an outstanding job of working hard on their projects!
-Mallory Rolf
State Qualifiers
Jaguar Wrestlers continue their great
season
On December 15th, the Jaguar Wrestlers traveled to Fremont for the
Fremont Bergan Triangular against Logan View and Bergan. There Ryan
Molacek, Dylan Horejsi, Miles Kulhanek, and Justin Bazata won their
matches. Howells-Dodge beat Fremont Bergan 36-18. Against Logan View,
Miles Kulhanek was the only one who won his match. The team lost to Logan
View 18-63.
Next, the team went to Logan View for the Logan View Invite. At this
meet Ryan Molacek scored 9 team points winning 3 of his 5 matches, Tanner
Coufal placed 4th scoring 17 team points and winning 4 of his 6 matches, and
Miles Kulhanek placed 2nd and scored 20 team points winning 3 of his 4
matches. The team scored a total of 46 points at the tournament.
On December 29th at Pierce, Trevor Good placed 5th scoring 3 team
points, Ryan Molacek earned 2nd place, scoring 22.50 team points and
winning 3 out of his 4 matches, Luke Larson placed 4th, scoring 13 team
points, winning 2 of his 4 matches, Tanner Coufal finished 2nd, scoring 22
points and winning 4 of his 5 matches, Dylan Horejsi garnered 3rd place,
scoring 24 points and winning 4 of his 5 matches, Jon Yosten placed 8th,
winning 1 of his 5 matches, Miles Kulhanek received 4th place, scoring 15
points and winning 2 of his 5 matches, and Justin Bazata placed 5th, scoring
14 points and winning 3 of his 5 matches. The team scored a total of 113.5
points, putting them in 5th place.
January 8th and 9th, the Jaguars wrestled at the High Plains Invite at
Columbus, Ryan Molacek placed 16th, scoring 2 team points and winning 2 of
his 4 matches, Tanner Coufal earned 3rd place, scoring 20 points and
winning 6 of his 8 matches, Finishing 24th, Dylan Horejsi scored 1.50 points
and won 1 of his 5 matches, Jon Yosten placed 16th, winning 2 of his 5
matches, and Miles Kulhanek received 6th place, scoring 11.50 points and
winning 6 of his 7 matches.
January 12th, the team wrestled at Stanton. There, Ryan Molacek,
Tanner Coufal, Miles Kulhanek, Justin Bazata, and Carter Jensen won their
matches with each scoring 6 points. The final score was Stanton 42 Howells-Dodge 30.
The team wrestled at the Battle Creek Invite on January 16. Trevor
Good placed 7th, scoring 5 team points and winning 2 of his 5 matches, Ryan
Molacek received 4th place, scoring 12 points and winning 3 of his 5 matches,
Luke Larson finished 11th. Tanner Coufal was champion, scoring 26.50
points and winning 5 matches, Dylan Horejsi placed 8th, Miles Kulhanek
earned 2nd place, scoring 22 points and winning 4 of his 5 matches. Carter
Jensen placed 8th, scoring 1 point. As a team they scored 73.5 points and
placed 8th.
At the Oakland-Craig Tournament, Tanner Coufal and Miles Kulhanek
placed 4th and Ryan Molacek and Dylan Horejsi finished 6th.
Congratulations, wrestlers!
Julie Kempf
Boys basketball team is ready for
February
The boys basketball team has been playing hard all season. The Jaguars have a record of 7­10. The boys played Clarkson­Leigh in Howells on December 19. They played a great game and defeated the Patriots 50­34. The Jags then played in the Knight Classic Tournament at Midland University. They played a very good Bergan team and forced the game into overtime. In OT, the boys took over and beat the Knights 71­66. They were the Knight Classic runner up, losing to top­rated Winnebago in the championship 62­85. The boys were also in the Homer Holiday Tournament where they received third place. They lost to GACC first round and then beat Homer in the consolation match, 64­31. During January, the boys played Plainview, Wisner­Pilger, Humphrey St. Francis, Pender, and Logan View/Scribner­Snyder. They came out 2­3. Next, the team will be in for a very challenging East Husker Conference Tournament. After that, the Jaguars will soon be starting districts. Good luck, boys! ­Mallory Rolf The girls basketball team sets high
goals for January
The Lady Jags came out of December with a 7-3 record and a
Runner-Up plaque from the Homer Holiday Tournament. Excited with
the great start to the season, Coach Polacek challenged the girls to go
undefeated in the month of January, and the girls hope to do just that.
Their first game of the month was against Plainview on the 9th in
Dodge. The girls took care of the Pirates holding them to only six
points into the third quarter, the final score was 50-15. Samantha
Brester also scored her 1000th point against Plainview, she became
the 1st girls basketball player in school history to achieve this daunting
task. Congratulations on this major accomplishment, Sam!
On Tuesday, January 12th the girls took on the Eagles of
Lutheran High Northeast. The Lady Jags steamrolled the competition
61-22. Next the girls faced the Wisner-Pilger gators, the Jaguars came
to play with a final score of 62-38. To cap off a packed week of
basketball, the team traveled to Humphrey to take on a long time rival,
the St. Francis Flyers. After a hard fought battle, the girls pulled off a
40-26 win, extending their record to 11-3. As the conference
tournament fast approached the girls prepared to take on two tough
conference teams, Tekamah-Herman and Pender. First the girls faced
the Tekamah-Herman Tigers. After a hard fought battle the Lady Jags
were defeated, 40-41. However, the lady jags bounced back on
Saturday to pull off the
close win against the
Pender Pendragons,
65-64. The girls have
received the third seed
in East Husker
Conference Tournament,
and are preparing for
their first round on
Friday, January 29.
Good Luck to the Lady
Jaguar Basketball team!
Senior Tributes
Kara Brichacek
Birthday:​August 5, 1997
Nickname:​
Beth, Karabou
Favorite movie:​“American Sniper”
Favorite Song:​“T-shirt” by Thomas Rhett
Favorite Color:​
Pink
What are your plans for after graduation?
I plan to attend Northeast or UNL and major in
Equine Science
If you could be any cartoon character, who would
you be?
Marge Simpson
-​
Kelly Cech
Justin Evert
Birthday: ​
September 16, 1997
Nickname:​
Evert, J-Dog, Jevert
Favorite Movie: “​
The Condemned”, “Unstoppable”
Favorite Song:​
“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”
by Keith Urban
Favorite Color: ​
John Deere Green
What are your plans after graduation?
I plan to attend UNL and declare an agriculturerelated major
If you could be any cartoon character who would
you be?
Bob the Builder
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Kelly Cech
Darren Hegemann
Birthday:​
July 1, 1997
Nickname:​Dare Bear
Favorite movie:​“Transformers”, “Chicken Run”
Favorite Song:​“John Deere Green” by Joe Diffie &
“John Deere Polka”
Favorite Color:​John Deere Green and Yellow
What are your plans for after graduation?
Attend UNL, where I will major in Agribusiness and
Agronomy. After that I plan on coming back and
slowly taking over the family farm.
If you could be any cartoon character, who would
you be?
Bugs Bunny
-​
Kelly Cech