On Tuesday night, the Lady Jeffs Varsity Volleyball team fell short in three sets. The final scores were 25-23, 25-20, and 25-18. The Jeffs next game will be at Beatrice on Thursday, September 20. “I think that as a team, we played hard against Superior,” Izze Schwab ’20 said. “We …
FCCLA has a big turnout on pancake feed
The FCCLA pancake feed was held on Friday, September 14th to start off the day of Homecoming. 25 FCCLA members helped to put on the breakfast. Tammi Mans FCCLA advisor said that this year there was a bigger turnout compared to last year. It is estimated that a little over …
King, Queen crowning highlights Homecoming Parade
The annual Homecoming Parade featured the crowning of a senior King and Queen in the town square Friday, September 14. Isaac Robertson and Mikasa Lierman earned this year’s honors. The Homecoming Court members were announced earlier in the week. The candidates for Queen were seniors Jessa Eden, Mikasa Lierman, Toriann …
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Cross Country runs against tough competition
The Fairbury Cross Country team traveled to Fillmore Central on September 13th to compete against some tough competition. There were 19 teams at the meet. The Girls Team placed sixth and the Boys Team placed 13th. Junior Josephine Blatny placed fifth earning her a medal. “Cross Country goes against teams …
Volleyball takes down Crete in all three sets
Thursday night, the Fairbury Jeffs Varsity Volleyball Team won all three sets against Crete. The final scores were 25-14, 25-19, and 25-19. Highlights from last night included 2 aces by Leah Mach ’21, 12 kills by Mikasa ’19 and 8 by Mach. Their serve receive average was a 2.31, this was …
Marching Band travels to Yorkfest and brings home a trophy
In recent years, the music program has tried to expand and become more involved in parades and festivals. This year, the high school band traveled to York, NE to participate in a parade for Yorkfest. The band traveled with 45 of the 55 students, and even after a small hiccup …
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FFA makes its way to Husker Harvest Days
Wednesday, September 12 the Fairbury FFA Chapter attended the annual Husker Harvest Days. 37 of 50 students in FFA traveled to Grand Island for the event. “The big purpose and highlight is so students can see the latest technology in equipment and irrigation, all sorts of things, it shows them …
Fairbury football fights to the end
Last Friday, the Jeffs lost a tough game to Ashland-Greenwood. The final score was 2-0. The weather conditions were less than ideal raining through most of the first half and finally clearing up for the second. Joe Melcher ’20 won offensive player of the game. Seth Firmanik ’20 won defensive …
Volleyball goes 1-1 in triangular, picks up first win
Lady Jeffs Volleyball went 1-1 in two games held in Malcolm on Thursday, September 6. In best-of-3 matches, Fairbury lost to Centennial (0-2) and won against Fort Calhoun (2-0). Their victory against Fort Calhoun accounted for the Lady Jeffs’ first win of the season. In two sets (25-23, 25-21), the …
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Girls Golf struggles at Tricounty
On Friday August 31, the Girls Golf team participated in the Tri-County Invite. The team placed seventh with a team score of 531. Casey Nimmich 20′ placed 19th and scored 113. Lauren Patton 20′ placed 22nd with a close to Nimmich at 115. Addison Parrack had a score of 146 …
