Sports that take place in the Fall months at FHS
Category: Fall Sports
Volleyball falls to Auburn in close match
A five-set match at home ended in a loss for Fairbury Jeff Volleyball on Thursday, September 5. After four close sets, Auburn pulled away early and held onto a 15-6 lead for the overall 3-2 win. The contest was the Jeffs’ first performance at home this season after dropping their …
Cross country gets off to a running start in first meet
The cross country team kicked off its season at the Grand Island Northwest invitational on Friday, August 30. Eight total schools competed in the event. Sixteen runners represented Fairbury last week. The girls received 4th overall, and the boys finished in 5th. Individually placing for the teams were were Josephine …
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The football team hopes their scrimmage is the start to a successful season
The football team had their annual scrimmage on Friday, August 23. According to new Head Coach Matt Edson, each player was able to get a good amount of time on both sides of the ball. Several of the guys stepped up to earn Varsity spots on the team. Their first …
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Mr. David Davis drives home the message of a “hard-working Jeff”
The annual Booster Bash was held on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 21. The event started with a meal provided by parents, organizations, and local businesses. Bruce Livingston donated the pork for the sandwiches. Then, the cheerleaders performed in the BFAC before Athletic Director Mr. David Davis took …
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Volleyball receives district honors
Honors for Class C-1 All-State teams were announced Friday, November 30th and among the many names were four members of the 2018 Fairbury volleyball team. Junior Sara Huss was announced as a Class C-1 3rd team attacker and Leah Mach ’21, Izze Schwab ’20 and Mikasa Lierman ’19 were all …
Jeffs battle through last home game of the season
The Fairbury Jeffs faced a tough match for their last home game of the season. They lost to Milford in three sets. The final scores were 25-17, 25-20, and 25-18. The Jeffs play again on Monday, October 29, 2018 against Auburn. “We didn’t do as well as we would hope …
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Blatny’s State run concludes XC season
Josephine Blatny ’20 finished 29th while representing Fairbury at the State Cross Country meet at Kearney on Friday, October 19. Blatny acted as the Jeffs’ only State qualifier after placing 7th at the District meet earlier this month. This is Blatny’s second straight year qualifying for State after all of …
Football season ends with a win
The Fairbury Jeffs Football Team ended their season with a win over the Fillmore Central Panthers on October 19, 2018 with a final score of 34-13. Brody Kroll ’21 won Overall Player of the Game. Seth Firmanik ’20 won Offensive Player of the Game, and Joseph Melcher ’20 won Defensive …
Fairbury cages the Falls City Tigers
The Fairbury Jeffs won all three sets against the Falls City Tigers on October 9, 2018. The final scores of the sets were 25-16, 25-22, and 25-12. This leaves the team looking strong going into their Conference tournament next week. “We are playing really great volleyball right now,” coach Hannah …
Volleyball takes third on road trip to Falls City
Fairbury Volleyball placed third at the Falls City invite on Saturday, October 6. The Lady Jeffs went 2-1, winning against Tri-County (2-0), Omaha Gross (2-0), and falling to Diller-Odell (0-2). This performance earned the group third-place honors. Junior Sara Huss was glad to see these results from her team. “It …
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