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Titans remain perfect with win at Deshler

Nikki McKim — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:25:00 +0000

The HTRS Titan football squad moved to 2-0 for the third consecutive season when they beat Deshler on the road last Friday night, 44-26. HTRS controlled the game throughout but struggled to pull away.

Junior Brogan Dunlap hauled in a 23-yard TD pass from Hunter Bohling in the first quarter to put the Titans out in front 6-0. The Dragons answered with their own score, tying the contest at six by the end of the first period.

The game remained tight in the second stanza. The Titan’s JJ McQueen plunged in for a two-yard TD run to give HTRS some breathing room at the half, 14-8.

In the third quarter, HTRS began to pull away. First, a one-yard TD run by Bohling made it 20-6, and after a Deshler score, McQueen cut free for a 44-yard score to put HTRS in front 28-12 at the end of the third.

Deshler cut into the lead to open the fourth, scoring on a five-yard run to make it a ten-point game, 28-18. Coach Caleb Lempka got the answer from his team that he needed when McQueen sprinted for a 56-yard TD run to put the Titan advantage back to 18 at 36-18. The Dragons again answered, but a seven-yard run by Bohling made the final 44-26.

Deshler maintained a slight advantage in total yards at 323-298. HTRS passed for 74 yards and ran for 224.

Bohling completed 4/10 pass attempts for 74 yards, a score and two interceptions. Dunlap did most of the damage for the Titans through the air, snagging three balls for 66 yards and a TD. McQueen tore it up on the ground, rushing for 146 yards and two scores on 16 attempts. McQueen had a long of 55 yards on the night. Bohling added 72 yards on 18 attempts, including one TD.

On the defensive side, it was Bohling and McQueen leading the way. Bohling finished with seven stops and two assists, while McQueen had six tackles and four assists. Drayven Lamb had a big night on defense, finishing with two interceptions and one fumble recovery.

The Titans are on the road again on Friday, September 8, when they travel to Wymore to take on the 1-1 Raiders. Southern got past Diller-Odell last week in a close contest, 22-14.

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Titan wrestlers compete at Louisville Invite

Nikki McKim — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:07:07 +0000

The HTRS/Pawnee City wrestling team hit the mats on Friday at Louisville High School. HTRS/PC scored 45 team points and finished seventh out of nine teams. Fillmore County won the invite with 254.5 points.

At 182, Kaden Demers went 1-4, placing fifth and scoring three points. Demers lost his first three matches before rebounding with a pin of Christopher Phillips of Palmyra in 3:56. In the fifth round, Demers fell to Lowther of JCC by fall at 1:42.

At 195, Andy Maloley was perfect, scoring 27 points and bringing home first place. Maloley picked up wins in fifty-one seconds, 1:08 and 1:02 in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Maloley defeated Ben Tuttle of Platteview by a 6-0 decision and in the championship, Maloley pinned Tucker Thomas of JCC in 1:04 for the title.

At 285, Ty Faulks finished the day 3-2, scored 15 points and brought home fourth place. Faulks pinned Coster of Weeping Water in the first round and won by fall over Johnstone of Cedar Bluffs in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Faulks fell to Warner of Palmyra by fall at 2:16 but rebounded with a win in 59 seconds over Martenson of Platteview. In the third-place match, Faulks fell to 33-5 Christian Harrifeld of JCC by fall at 4:40.

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Titans move to 2-0

Nikki McKim — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:14:06 +0000

By Brian McKim

The HTRS Titans remained perfect for the young season, taking down the Deshler Dragons 71-6 on Friday in Humboldt. HTRS dominated the Dragons at every turn, holding a 366-143 total yardage advantage, including a 191-68 edge on the ground.

QB Brandt Leech opened the scoring for HTRS, breaking the goal line from three yards away to give the Titans a 6-0 lead. Later in the first, Alex Koziol scored from six yards out to put HTRS up 14-0 after the first quarter.

HTRS exploded for five touchdowns and a safety in the second period to put the contest out of reach, leading 52-6 at intermission. JJ McQueen ran for and caught TDs in the second quarter while adding a safety on defense. Big man Ryken Davis caught a one-yard score from Leech and Brogan Dunlap got in the action, catching a 10-yard TD pass from Leech. The QB called his number from a yard away and just like that, the Titans led by 46 points halfway through the contest.

Hunter Bohling added a pair of second-half TDs, a 24-yard run and a 55-yard interception return to add to the Titan lead. Leech scored his third TD of the night, a 16-yard scamper, while the Titan defense kept the Dragons off the board in the second half.

Leech finished the game, completing 9/19 passes for 175 yards and three TDs. Leech ran for 71 yards on 12 carries on the ground and scored three TDs, while Bohling added 50 yards and a score on seven touches. McQueen hauled in three passes for 122 yards and a TD through the air.

Koziol led the team on defense with 11 stops and a fumble recovery. Bohling had six tackles and two interceptions, while McQueen had five stops, one sack and a safety.

The Titans host the 1-1 Southern Raiders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Power Field. Southern is coming off a hard-fought 18-12 win over Diller-Odell.

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HTRS School Board to study feasibility of closing TR site

Nikki McKim — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:07:20 +0000

   The Humboldt-TR-Steinauer School District #70 is considering closing its Table Rock site and first-year Supt. Sherri Edmundson last week sought guidance from School Board members during their regular monthly meeting in Humboldt.
   The District is weighing the pros and cons of closing the Table Rock site, which is currently utilized for about 100 students in grades 5 through 8, and sending all the children to Humboldt. Though there is no official plan in place to close the site, Edmundson said it is a conversation that must be aired. Six instructors are currently making the nine-mile drive between the two sites each day. They are allowed an hour for travel time and Edmundson said the time lost on the road is equivalent to another full-time hire.
   The Table Rock school building is due for some big-budget maintenance items, including a new boiler. The superintendent also wants Board members to consider savings from wages and utilities if the school is closed.
   On the other hand, they may find that the Humboldt school building isn’t big enough to facilitate an incursion of more than 100 additional students.
   The discussion will begin in earnest at the 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, meeting of the District #70 BOE meeting in the second floor math room in Humboldt.

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HTRS-Queen Jena, King Kaleb

Nikki McKim — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:19:02 +0000

    Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer High School seniors Jena Fink, daughter of Jeff and Jana Fink, and Kaleb Knudson, son of Mandi Knudson and the late Scot Knudson, were crowned 2015 HTRS Homecoming Queen and King at halftime of Friday’s Titan football win over Freeman.
   While a student at HTRS, Jena has competed in volleyball, basketball and power lifting. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, Stars Leadership, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and actively mentors young people. Outside of school, Jena is a member of the United Methodist Church, enjoys shooting hoops and being outdoors whenever possible. She plans to attend college and pursue a degree in Nursing.
   King Kaleb participates in basketball, baseball, track, Mock Trial, One-Act, Speech, Show Choir, Jazz Band, Band, Student council, mentoring, National Honor Society and HTRS Stars Leadership. He is a member of the Humboldt Christian Church, the Humboldt Table-Rock Youth Group Branch, and is a leader in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He enjoys playing baseball with his brother, Nic, and spending time with his friends and family.
   Kaleb plans to attend college and pursue a degree in pharmacy.
   Other finalists included: Jackalyn Fink, daugher of Jeff and Jana Fink; Will Drake, son of Les and Shari Drake; Whitney Leigh Ramsey, daugher of Staci Ramsey and Dave Ramsey and Koalton Taiclet, son of Twila and Michael Taiclet. Freshman attendants were Grace Kanel and conner Bredemeier; Sophomore attendants were Camille Svoboda and Carter Drake and Junior attendants were Chloe Workman and Logan Bredemeier.
   Through the week the students engaged in various themed days such as Red White and Blue Day, Dress as your favorite Villain Day, Color Wars, Hobo Day and finally Spirit day to celebrated being a titan. The classes also competed by decorating areas of the school based on various theme parks. Seniors had Lego Land; Juniors had Harry Potter World; Sophomores had Jurassic Park; and the Freshman had Disneyland. The Homecoming was organized by the Student Council whose members are Kaleb Knudson, Jackalyn Fink, Chloe Workman, Trenton Plager, Carter Drake, Amber Blank, Grace Kanel and Mati Stalder.

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Railsback 1-2, Wilhelm 0-2 at State Meet

ia-admin — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:50:06 +0000

Humboldt-TR-S wrestlers Ben Railsback and Jacob Wilhelm built towards next year after earning, if nothing else, valuable experience Thursday during the State Wrestling Tournament at Omaha’s CenturyLink Center.

Railsback, a 160-pound junior, lost his first match to Valentine’s Lance Hockenbary, who pinned Railsback in 3:58, but bounced back with a 13-6 decision over Ean Stacken of Creighton/Verdigre. Railsback’s day and tournament ended in a 7-4 decision to Central City’s Brad Schroch.

Wilhelm, a 106-pound freshman, was pinned (1:43) by Kearney Catholic’s Alex Cantral who finished fourth, and then fell 10-0 in a major decision to Wood River’s Wyatt Allan.

Railsback and Wilhelm, both first time state qualifiers, finished the season 33-13 and 16-22, respectively.

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Lady Titans finish season 4-16

ia-admin — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:47:43 +0000

Jena Fink scored 17 points, while Carmen Alexander and Mollee Sharpe recorded 15 and 11 rebounds, respectively, but the Lady Titans came up short in overtime, 47-45, against Tri County last Monday in the first round of the C2-1 subdistrict at Norris Middle School.

HTRS led by five, 18-13, at halftime before the two teams traded leads during the third quarter, but Tri County held the Lady Titans to four points in the final frame to force the extra minutes where they outscored HTRS 11-9 to advance.

The Lady Titans, who finished the season 4-16, were led this season by junior Jena Fink’s 8.7 points per game. Alexander led HTRS with 181 rebounds (9.1 rpg), while Sharpe was second in both points (76) and rebounds (141). Senior Destiny Worthey averaged 3.6 points per game.

Scoring vs. Tri County
HTRS – Alexander 7, Blecha 1, Ja. Fink 4, Je. Fink 17, Nanninga 6, Sharpe 8, Worthey 2.

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HTRS qualify two for state

ia-admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:19:21 +0000

A pair of first-time state qualifiers will represent Humboldt-TR-S/Pawnee City this weekend at the NSAA State Wrestling Championship in Omaha.

Ben Railsback, a 160-pound junior, and freshman Jacob Wilhelm at 106 pounds, each qualified after solid performances at the 16-team C-1 District tournament held Friday and Saturday in Malcolm.

Railsback pinned Fort Calhoun’s C.J. Bolen (2:01) in the third-place match to cap off a 4-1 tournament, but it was his 7-6 victory over second-ranked Devin Prochaska of David City in the consolation semifinals that turned heads. Railsback, who was poised to qualify a year ago before having his hopes dashed by an injury, eliminated Prochaska’s hopes of returning to Omaha. Railsback, now 33-12 on the season, is matched up against Valentine senior Lance Hockenbary.

HTRS freshman Jacob Wilhelm finished 2-2 and in fourth place at districts. Wilhelm opened and closed his tournament with losses to Raymond Central’s Monte Mumm, but managed two wins – one by pin another by 6-4 decision – in the consolation rounds to reach the third-place match. Wilhelm enters this weekend with a 16-20 record and will have to face Kearney Catholic senior Alex Cantral in his first match Thursday morning. Cantral, who finished runner-up at 106 in 2013, is ranked third and enters with a 35-3 record.

Thursday’s Session 1 includes classes B and C and begins at 9:30 a.m.

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HTRS’ Jimenez takes first place at JCC Invite

ia-admin — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 20:26:14 +0000

Anthony Jimenez highlighted a solid day on the mats for the Humboldt-TR-S/Pawnee City wrestling team at last Saturday’s Thunderbird Invitational at Johnson County Central in Tecumseh.

All eight of Titan’s varsity wrestlers medaled and four of the eight reached the finals. HTRS/PC totaled 83 points to finish in fourth place.

Jimenez, a 126-pound senior, outlasted Syracuse’s Keegan Pope for a 5-2 decision in the championship round. Jimenez pinned his way to the tourney final with wins over Jacob Sawyer of Conestoga (1:49) and Palmyra’s Alex Clough (1:40).

Junior 170-pounder Ben Railsback and sophomore Nicholas Zermeno (160) each finished in second place for the Titans, while freshmen Jesse Hickey (182), Jacob Railsback (152) and Jacob Wilhelm (120) brought home third-place medals.

Syracuse easily captured the team championship with 156 points and Elkhorn Mt. Michael was runner-up with 95 points, followed by Freeman in third with 91.

Louisville escaped with a 42-36 home dual victory over HTRS/PC on Dec. 19. Winning their matches for HTRS were Hickey at 182 (pin over Josh DeBrie, 2:22), Jimenez at 126 (pin over Ryan Lane, 5:03) and Ben Railsback at 160 (pin over Tucker Sjogren, 2:00).

The Titans return to the mats January 7 when they travel to Friend for a double dual with Arcadia/Loup City.

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Busy start to season for Titan wrestlers

ia-admin — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:46:20 +0000

The Humboldt-TR-S/Pawnee City wrestling team opened the season with a bang last week, as they had their first meet at the six team Palmyra Duals last Thursday and followed that up with a trip to the Cougar Classic in Conestoga on Saturday.

The Titans finished in ninth place at Conestoga with 63 points. Fort Calhoun captured the team title with 197.5 points, while Bishop Neumann and Douglas County West rounded out the top three.

HTRS sophomores Dalton Rohrs (220) and Jesse Hickey (182) each finished in third place, while two others – junior Ben Railsback (170) and freshman Jacob Wilhelm (113) brought home fourth.

Hickey earned his medal by finishing 3-1 with three pin falls, while Rohrs finished 3-2 on the day. He cruised to two first period pins and won his fourth match of the day in a 16-8 major decision.

HTRS went 2-3 with wins over Palmyra, 54-18, and Freeman, 60-81, in their season opener at Palmyra. Full results can be found below.

The Titans travel to the Sabetha, KS Invite Saturday.

Palmyra Dual Results
Match #1 Round 1: Humbolt-Table Rock-Steinauer Pawnee City defeated Palmyra, 54-18
106 – Double Forfeit
113 – Jacob Wilhelm (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 – Nicholas Novak (HTRS/PC) over Garret Talcott (Palmyra) Fall 0:50
126 – Micheal Otto (HTRS/PC) over Alex Clough (Palmyra) Fall 3:46
132 – Double Forfeit
138 – Anthony Jimenez (HTRS/PC) over Elliot Steiner (Palmyra) Fall 0:25
145 – Triston Greiser (Palmyra) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
152 – Corey Koelzer (Palmyra) over Jacob Railsback (HTRS/PC) Fall 2:00
160 – Devon Hunzeker HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 – Ben Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
182 – Jesse Hickey (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195 – Houston Hornby (Palmyra) over Elijah Cline (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:47
220 – Dalton Rohrs (HTRS/PC) over James Bremer (Palmyra) Fall 1:37
285 – Jake Moore (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #2 Round 2: Humbolt-Table Rock-Steinauer Pawnee City defeated Freeman, 60-18
285 – Jake Moore (HTRS/PC) over Rhett Page (Freeman) Fall 0:34
106 – Double Forfeit
113 – Jacob Wilhelm (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 – Nicholas Novak (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
126 – Micheal Otto (HTRS/PC) over Devin Behrens (Freeman) Fall 1:21
132 – Everett Bloom (Freeman) over Jordan Watson (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:38
138 – Anthony Jimenez (HTRS/PC) over Tyler Buhr (Freeman) Fall 1:47
145 – Brannon Renken (Freeman) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
152 – Jacob Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
160 – Devon Hunzeker (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 – Ben Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Jacob Buhr (Freeman) Fall 0:59
182 – Jesse Hickey (HTRS/PC) over Colt Morgan (Freeman) Fall 3:07
195 – Elijah Cline (HTRS/PC) over Anthony Springer (Freeman) Fall 1:19
220 – Scott Adams (Freeman) over Dalton Rohrs (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:42

Match #3 Round 3: Nebraska City Public JV defeated HTRS/PC, 54-21
106 – Double Forfeit
113 – Roberto Pedraza (Nebraska City Public JV) over Jacob Wilhelm (HTRS/PC) Fall 3:33
120 – Sheridan Silvius (Nebraska City Public JV) over Nicholas Novak (Humbolt-Table Rock-Steinauer Pawnee City) Fall 0:58
126 – Brett Minner (Nebraska City Public JV) over Micheal Otto (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:41
132 – Anthony Jimenez (HTRS/PC) over Noah Parker (Nebraska City Public JV) Fall 4:15
138 – Joseph Seyler (Nebraska City Public JV) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Jacob Faris (Nebraska City Public JV) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
152 – Zach Foyt (Nebraska City Public JV) over Jacob Railsback (HTRS/PC) Fall 3:21
160 – Austin Hickey (Nebraska City Public JV) over Devon Hunzeker (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:45
170 – Ben Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Colton Roberts (Nebraska City Public JV) Fall 1:22
182 – Jesse Hickey (HTRS/PC) over Dylan Vock (Nebraska City Public JV) Dec 19-14
195 – Andrew Harrah (Nebraska City Public JV) over Elijah Cline (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:35
220 – Jacob Kreifel (Nebraska City Public JV) over Dalton Rohrs (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:14
285 – Jake Moore (HTRS/PC) over Bryce Boyd (Nebraska City Public JV) Fall 0:10

Match #4 Round 4: Wilbur-Clatonia defeated HTRS/PC, 71-9
113 – Jackson Bates (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Jacob Wilhelm (HTRS/PC) TF 18-3
120 – Jorge Hernandez (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Nicholas Novak (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:47
126 – Shane Hayek (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Micheal Otto (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:06
132 – Joey Formanek (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Anthony Jimenez (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:25
138 – Jake Smith (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Steven DeBoer (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
152 – Jacob Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Wyatt Schroeder (Wilbur-Clatonia) Fall 3:31
160 – Aaron Seyfert (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Devon Hunzeker (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:18
170 – Ben Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Derek Tachovsky (Wilbur-Clatonia) Dec 11-10
182 – Nick Maschman (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Jesse Hickey (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:53
195 – Austin Haufle (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Elijah Cline (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:30
220 – Connor Ksionzek (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Dalton Rohrs (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:35
285 – Riley Homolka (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Jake Moore (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:44
106 – Kadin Davis (Wilbur-Clatonia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #5 Round 5: Tri-County defeated HTRS/PC, 60-17
120 – Ryan Legg (Tri-County) over Nicholas Novak (HTRS/PC) Fall 3:10
126 – Micheal Otto (HTRS/PC) over Brandon Crannell (Tri-County) TF 18-2
132 – Brayden Schultis (Tri-County) over Anthony Jimenez (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:27
138 – Houston Parker (Tri-County) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Jack Spilker (Tri-County) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
152 – Jacob Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
160 – Ryan Musil (Tri-County) over Devon Hunzeker (HTRS/PC) Fall 3:20
170 – Ben Railsback (HTRS/PC) over Brendan Hahn (Tri-County) Fall 0:00
182 – Efrain Palacios (Tri-County) over Jesse Hickey (HTRS/PC) Fall 5:20
195 – Travis Likens (Tri-County) over Elijah Cline (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:23
220 – Samuel Schmidt (Tri-County) over Dalton Rohrs (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:52
285 – Rutger Sylier (Tri-County) over Jake Moore (HTRS/PC) Fall 0:32
106 – Double Forfeit
113 – Kasey Mullen (Tri-County) over Jacob Wilhelm (HTRS/PC) Fall 1:25

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