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HPC’s Kenzie Wruble sends an attack past Hampton’s Zaya Stuart (7) and Neveah Lukassen.

HPC’s Kenzie Wruble sends an attack past Hampton’s Zaya Stuart (7) and Neveah Lukassen.

HPC Storm defeat Hampton in area showdown last week

A quick start was all High Plains needed last week.  Coming off a few days off, the Storm looked fresh in a two-set win over Hampton at the Meridian triangular, 25-20 and 25-20. Both the Hawks and Storm lost to the hosts, Meridian.
Kim Beran will be the taking the role of superintendent at High Plains Community School this year.

Kim Beran will be the taking the role of superintendent at High Plains Community School this year.

HPC welcomes new superintendent

No stranger to the halls of High Plains Community School, Kim Beran is taking on a new challenge as she moves from elementary principal to superintendent.
Tanner Wood set a new PR for himself in the pole vault, finishing ninth with a mark of 12-foot.

Tanner Wood set a new PR for himself in the pole vault, finishing ninth with a mark of 12-foot.

Wood rounds out HPC career with highlight performance

Tanner Wood closed out his High Plains athletic career in impressive fashion.  Wood set a new PR in the pole vault while just missing out on the medalstand and helped the 400 relay team to one of its best times of the season during the state track and field meet last week.
HPC’s lone state qualifier on the girls side is Brianna Wilshusen in the shot put after winning the event at the D-2 District meet with a throw of 35-11.

HPC’s lone state qualifier on the girls side is Brianna Wilshusen in the shot put after winning the event at the D-2 District meet with a throw of 35-11.

Storm send five to state track meet

Throughout most of the 2021 track season, a couple events have become staples for the High Plains track team. For the most part, those events will be well represented by the Storm in Omaha this week.
Hampton Hawks

Hampton Hawks

High Plains, Hampton decide not to pursue sports coop

Hampton School Board members reviewed plans to monitor and encourage participation in Hawk athletic programs Monday after learning that talks of a possible sports cooperative with High Plains have been discontinued, and also announced that the district saved more than $365,000 by refinancing...
Lane Urkoski puts up a floater on the baseline during High Plains’ loss to BDS in the CRC tournament.

Lane Urkoski puts up a floater on the baseline during High Plains’ loss to BDS in the CRC tournament.

Storm falls to BDS at CRC

A delay of several days didn’t help High Plains much on the floor last week.  Its game against BDS in the opening round of the CRC tournament was supposed to be played Jan. 23, but a major winter storm that came through last week pushed it all the way to Jan. 27.
HPC’s Hunter Gress picked up a second period pinfall victory over Cross County/Osceola’s Jakob Hogan.Cutline

HPC’s Hunter Gress picked up a second period pinfall victory over Cross County/Osceola’s Jakob Hogan.Cutline

Storm wrestlers finally compete on home mats

The Storm wrestling team competed in front of a home crowd for the first time this season last week, hosting a pair of conference schools in a triangular. East Butler and Cross County/Osceola came to Clarks Jan. 5 for some midweek wrestling.