eSports Advances to State Championships

The Hay Springs eSports Mario Kart team is heading to state! After winning their third round playoff match against #6 ranked Arcadia, the #3 ranked Hay Springs team will be driving to York University in York, NE to play against 3 other teams in the State Championships. The matches will take place from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Central Time on Friday, February 2. All of the matches will be streamed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/nsesa and the Awards Ceremonies will be streamed as well at https://www.twitch.tv/yorkpantheresports. Students making the trip include Taden Tobiasson, Tanner Tobiasson, Abigail Nelson, Cooper Krotz, and Larry Nelson.

Update: NSESA Winter E-Sports Championships 2024 T-Shirts are available at https://nsesawinterchampionships24.itemorder.com/ for anyone wanting to purchase one.  There is an option to have your shirt “picked up” at the event.  Obviously, the eSports team can pick up shirts and bring them back to Hay Springs for those wanting to choose this method!  The deadline for orders is Friday, January 26, 2024 (9:00 AM MST/10:00 AM CST).

SPVA/WTC/MAC/PAC Wrestling Invitational

SPVA/WTC/MAC/PAC Wrestling Invitational

Date: February 1st, 2024

Teams: Banner County, Bayard, Bridgeport, Chase County, Crawford, Garden County, Gordon-Rushville, Hay Springs, Hemingford, Hershey, Kimball, Mitchell, Morrill, North Platte St. Pats, Perkins County, South Platte, Sutherland

Location: Bridgeport Public Schools

Schedule:
7:30- Weigh-ins
8:00- Coaches meeting in the auditorium
9:00- Wrestling begins
We will take a 30 min lunch break at the conclusion of the round closest to 12:00

Concessions: Will be open and running throughout the day.

Streaming: Streaming will be available on bport.tv

Admission: $7-Adult, $5-Student

2024 JH BBB PAC Tournament

2024 JH BBB PAC Tournament

Date: Monday, Jan 29, 2024

Teams: Crawford Rams, Hay Springs Hawks, Edgemont Moguls, Morrill Lions, Hemingford Bobcats, St. Agnes Crusaders, Hyannis Longhorns, Sioux County Warriors

Location: Crawford High School Gym, Crawford, NE

Game Times(Please see bracket attachment for the rest of the tournament):
Game 1: Crawford vs Edgemont – 9:00am
Game 2: Sioux County vs Hemingford – 10:00am
Game 3: St. Agnes vs Morrill – 11:00am
Game 4: Hay Springs vs Hyannis 12:00pm

Concessions: The Crawford High School Freshman Class will run the concessions stand. The concession stand and restrooms are located inside the main entrance to our gym.

Streaming: The games will be streamed on Crawford’s Youtube channel. The link can be found on their home page: https://www.cpsrams.org/

Admission: $5–Adult, $3–Student

Alliance Speech Meet Results

Congratulations to Ava Mckillip who placed 4th in Program of Oral Interpretation(POI) at the Alliance speech meet held on Saturday, Jan. 20.  The Hawk speech team will compete again at the Chadron speech meet on Saturday, February 3rd.

Activity Updates – Week of 01/22/24

Monday, January 22, 2024
Oelrichs vs Hay Springs JH Basketball originally scheduled for this date has been cancelled due to Oelrichs not having a JH team this year.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Note: This game is in Crawford, not in Hay Springs.  “B” game first with “A” to follow.
What: Crawford vs Hay Springs Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: Crawford High School, Crawford, NE
When: 3:00 PM
Streaming: https://www.cpsrams.org/

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Note: This is also Parent’s Night for Wrestling.
What: Dual Hemingford/Bennett County Girls and Boys Varsity Wrestling
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 6:00 PM
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gamaf6a7ae480

Thursday, January 25, 2024
Note: Boys games only, no girls basketball games.
What: Sioux County vs Hay Springs Boys Basketball
Where: Sioux County High School, Harrison, NE
When: 3:00 PM – Junior High Boys “B”, 4:00 PM – Junior High Boys “A”, 5:00 PM – Boys Junior Varsity(full game), 6:30 PM – Boys Varsity
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/sioux-county-high-school-harrison-ne

Friday, January 26, 2024
Note: This game was postponed from Saturday, January 13 to this date.
What: Hay Springs vs Hemingford Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 1:00 PM
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam047b9337fa

Friday, January 26, 2024
Note: Girls JV(2 quarters), Boys JV(2 quarters)
What: Hay Springs vs Edgemont Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 3:00 PM – Girls JV(2 quarters), 4:00 PM – Boys JV(2 quarters), 5:00 PM – Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity to follow
Streaming(JV): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gamc9e620d879
Streaming(Varsity): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam40bf81f621

District FFA Competition

On January 10th, Hay Springs Public Schools took 17 members to a district competition at WNCC in Scottsbluff. Events our members competed in are: Floriculture, Ag Sales, Livestock Management (Poultry Evaluation separate test), and Welding.

Floriculture:
BLUE—Abby Nelson
WHITE—Alexa Tonjes

Poultry Evaluation:
RED—Jordyn Anderson
WHITE—Abbey Russell

Livestock Management Team—STATE QUALIFYING CHAMPION PURPLE:
Jordyn Anderson, Talan Smith, Abbey Russell, Ava McKillip, Josie Kelly
2nd PURPLE—Beef
RED—Dairy
2nd PURPLE—Horse
CHAMPION PURPLE—Sheep
RED—Poultry

The places won in the different divisions of the livestock management team (beef, dairy, horse, poultry, sheep) were won by the TEAM. They took the tests as a team. The poultry evaluation was a separate test they took as individuals in addition to the poultry part they did as a team.

2024 Panhandle Conference Basketball Tournament

2024 Panhandle Conference Basketball Tournament

-January 19th & 20th @ CSC

-Game 1 Boys – 12:15pm Sioux County vs. Edgemont

-Game 2 Girls – 2:00pm Hay Springs vs. Crawford

-Game 3 Boys – 3:45pm Hay Springs vs. Crawford

-Game 4 Girls – 5:30pm Morrill vs. Edgemont

-Game 5 Boys – 7:15pm Hyannis vs. Morrill

We will start games up to 15 minutes early to stay on schedule. Please let your fans know that the games could start early. Usually we are running behind but with the new rules for free throws, games have been shortened. There are wrestling tournaments taking place on both days at the college so parking will be very limited.

The higher seeded team will be considered the home team. Home team will wear light colored jerseys. Medals will be presented to the top three teams. Presentation of the 3rd place medals will take place after the consolation game. Presentation of the 1st and 2nd place medals will take place after the championship game.

Activity Updates – Week of 01/15/24

Activity Updates – Week of 01/15/24

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The JHBB games for today 1/18/24 @ Cody-Kilgore have been postponed until Saturday, 2/10/24, starting at 1:00 PM.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Varsity Boys Wrestling vs. Crawford scheduled for this date has been cancelled.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Note: As previously posted both on the school website and social media(on 1/11), these games were postponed from 1/11 to 1/16.
What: Hay Springs vs. Cody-Kilgore – No Girls JV, Boys JV(2 quarters), Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity
Where: Cody-Kilgore High School, Cody, NE
When: Boys JV(2 quarters) @ 3:30 PM, Girls Varsity @ 4:00 PM, Boys Varsity @ 5:30 PM

Thursday, January 18, 2024
The JHBB games for today 1/18/24 @ Cody-Kilgore have been postponed until Saturday, 2/10/24, starting at 1:00 PM.

Friday, January 19, 2024
Note: This is a new tournament to take the place of the canceled Bennett County meet.
What: Bayard Wrestling Tournament – Boys Varsity Wrestling
Where: Bayard High School, Bayard, NE
When: 11:00 AM

Saturday, January 20, 2024
Note: The start time changed from 10:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
What: Chadron Wrestling Invite – Girls and Boys Varsity Wrestling
Where: Chadron High School, Chadron, NE
When: 9:30 AM

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