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Speech team travels to Schuyler
On Tuesday, March 10th, the Jaguar Speech team traveled to Schuyler to compete in their last meet before districts. Each member presented their event twice, and the team had multiple people in finals who presented their speech a third time. The Howells-Dodge Speech team has continued to work hard, and it showed in Schuyler. This meet had two finals: Champs and Honors. Howells-Dodge had multiple individuals in . . .
The Jaguars advance in the state tournament
The Jaguar boys faced the Fullerton Warriors at PBA on Thursday, March 12, in the state quarterfinals. The point leaders were seniors Andre Martin with 16, Nathan Tomcak with 15, and Dane Meyer, who had 10. Junior Chase Luther scored 11 points. The team had 8 offensive rebounds and 24 defensive ones. Andre Martin led in rebounds with ten, followed by Dane Meyer, who had 9 himself. Dane also led in assists with 5. Chase Luther and . . .
The Lady Jags take state!
On Saturday, March 7th, the Jaguars competed against Bloomfield at Pinnacle Bank Arena for their last and final game of the season. The ending score was 45-42, which led them to win their Class D1 Girls State Basketball trophy. Kylie Brichacek scored 20 points, had 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Audrey Brabec had 8 rebounds and 1 steal. Bella Koliha made 2 points and 1 assist. Mckenzie Sindelar had 1 rebound. Brynn Throener . . .
The Jaguars wipe out the #3 Maywood/Hayes Center
On Thursday, March 5, the Lady Jags took on the Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves in the first round of the state tournament. The Jags started off strong, getting the quick lead with the score being 17-5. At half, the Jags continued to have the lead with the score being 28-14. After the third quarter, the Jags’ lead just took off, making the score 43-23. The final score of the game was 51-28, with the Jaguars winning and moving on . . .
Jag boys get crowned
After beating Elm Creek the day before in the semi-finals, the Jaguar Varsity Boys played the McCool Junction Mustangs on Saturday, March 14, for the Class D1 State Basketball Championship. The boys played a great game and ended up winning 57-39, bringing home the gold! Chase Luther led the jags in scoring with fourteen, followed by Andre Martin with thirteen and Ethan Prusa with eleven. Rebounding and defense were two main reasons . . .
Semifinal success
On Friday, March 13th, the Howells Dodge Jaguars took on the Elm Creek Buffaloes in the Nebraska state boys basketball D1 semifinal match. This was a good game for the Jags as they won 60 to 36. They got off to rough stuff as Elm Creek led 15 to 8 after the first quarter. The Jags fought back, winning every quarter after that. The scoring was going off for the Jags with four members going for double-digit . . .
Jaguars compete in the state semi-final
The Howells-Dodge girls' basketball team played on March 6th at 7:45 pm against the number 2 seed, Elm Creek, in the state semifinals after defeating the 3 seed, May-Hayes, 51-28. Using the momentum they built up in the first game, they used it against Elm Creek. The score leaders were freshman Brynn Throener with 12 points, junior Audrey Brabec with 8, and senior Kenadie Throener with 7. Brynn Throener was also 2 for 4 on . . .
