SPVA, RPAC all-conference volleyball teams selected
The South Platte Valley Association and Republican Plains Activities Conference (West Division) volleyball coaches have selected this year’s all-conference volleyball teams.
Sports
The Perkins County winter sports teams held practice for the first time this season Monday, Nov. 15. The wrestling team got in an early morning practice for their first day, and the girls and boys basketball teams gathered after school to begin conditioning. Above, Hunter Garner and Hayden Foster pair up for passing drills. Below, coach Deanne Bishop runs a drill to help the girls familiarize themselves with their position on the court. The first game for the basketball teams will be Thursday, Dec. 2, with Perkins County hosting games against Hershey. The wrestling team will compete for the first time for the 2021-2022 season Friday, Dec. 3 at the Elwood Invite.
Plainsmen prepare for winter sports season
Senior Hayden Foster went down low to haul in this touchdown pass from quarterback Triston Hite Friday night against Hitchcock County. It proved to be the only touchdown the Plainsmen would score.
Plainsmen’s playoff run comes to an end
The glass slipper being worn by the Perkins County Plainsmen during their Cinderella D1 playoff run got shattered on Haenfler Field Friday night.
Last week will be a memorable one for the members of the Perkins County Plainsmen football team as they prepared for their quarterfinal appearance in the D1 playoffs. The team, student body, parents and fans gathered for a pep rally and bonfire at the Tharp’s lot Thursday night. The rally followed a “Welcome to Fansville” theme, mimicing the Dr. Pepper commercials seen on college football Saturdays. Here, young Callum Mayer, son of Brad and Shelby Mayer of Grant, “flipped” over the Plainsmen team’s success this season as the team looked on.
Welcome to Fansville
The Perkins County flag football team, run by Perry Allen and Todd Kraus with assistant coach Chase Sauder, received a visit from former football player and coach Myrel Moore at their last game of the season Monday, Oct. 18. He talked to the youth about how he came from a small town and a school of 100 students, and he and two others ended up coaching professionally. His message to the kids was to give 110% and not to worry about coming from a small school because how far one goes depends on how hard one works.