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District FCCLA STAR
42 Howells-Dodge FCCLA chapter members competed in FCCLA District STAR events on January 21, hosted in St. Edward. The chapter competed against 11 other schools and had many state-qualifying results. In Level 2 Chapter Service Project Display, Dani Dirkschneider, Brea Paus, and Danica Throener placed 2nd and received a silver medal. Tenley Ernst got silver in Level 2 Early Childhood Education and received 1st place. Oliver Belina, . . .
Jaguar Jaunt
On January 17th, 2026, the speech team hosted the Jaguar Jaunt in Howells. Leigh, Pender, Madison, Howells-Dodge, and Fullerton attend this meet. The seniors on the speech team who participated in the meet were Isabel Belina, Alessa Gall, Noah Coufal, and Cooper Kreikemeier. Isabel competed in Informative and placed 2nd, and in Persuasive, she placed 1st. Alessa competed in Extemporaneous and placed 2nd, Serious and placed 5th, and . . .
Quiz bowl underway
The Jaguars Quiz Bowl team traveled to Central City with the Junior High and Senior High teams. The Junior High A team consists of Emma, Ben, Ally, Isabella, and Henry, and the Junior High B team consists of Reid, Blaine, Colton, and Max Brester. The Senior High A team consists of Annemarie, Garret, Cael, Cole, and Oliver, and the B team consists of Isabel, Nathan, Cooper, Noah, and Dane. Both of the A teams lost in the first round . . .
Tough win for the Lady Jags
The Lady Jags took on the Wisner-Pilger Gators in Wisner on Friday, January 16th. With only 2 minutes left in the 1st half, Howells-Dodge only led by 3 points. After that, though, the Lady Jags went on a 32-9 run over the Gators to finish the game with a final score of 50-30. While Howells-Dodge struggled with the zone-defense at first, they quickly adapted and shot 80% from 2-point range. Coach Polacek said, . . .
Jags pull away with the win
On Tuesday, January 20, the boys' basketball team went up against the Bancroft Rosalie Panthers. It was a tight battle till the end. The game started off strong with the Jags leading 16-14 after the 1st quarter. During the 2nd quarter, it got more intense with the scores being 26-26. After the 3rd quarter, the Panthers came away with the lead, having the score be 40-44. During the 4th quarter, it really came down to the last . . .
Lady Jags take on Lutheran High Northeast
On Tuesday, January 13, the Lady Jags took on Lutheran High Northeast Eagles in Howells. The Lady Jags took over the game from the beginning, going on a 29-0 run in the first 2 quarters. Quarterly scoring: Howells-Dodge: 25/15/21/9 Final: 70 LHNE: 0/8/7/9 Final: 24 Leading the team in points was Peyten Becker with 13, Audrey Brabec and Bella Koliha with . . .
The HDC boys extend their record
The Jaguar boys took on the Mead Raiders, who played an inside game. In the end, the boys won the game 65-34. Many of the boys had game points. The leaders were senior Nathan Tomcak and junior Chase Luther with 16 points each, senior Dane Meyer had 15, and senior Andre Martin had 8. Dane was 3 for 6 for his threes, and Nathan was 4 for 9. Nathan led in defensive rebounds with 9, and senior Cooper Kreikemeier and Dane Meyer led in . . .
Jags finish the Gators
On Friday, January 16, the Howells-Dodge Jaguars took on the Wisner Pilger Gators. The Jaguars fought hard in this one, winning that game 66-27. Andre Martin led the team in scoring on the night, with 18 points, and Chase Luther followed that with 14 points, with 12 of them coming from beyond the 3-point line. A good night of scoring for the Jags with 10 Jags landing on the scoring board. The team went 7 for . . .
