Gordon-Rushville Speech Results:
Cade McKillip – 1st place Extemporaneous and 5th place persuasive
Jacob Dorhorst – 2nd place Humorous Prose
Emma Albrecht and Bailey Hankins – 3rd place Duet Acting
Emma Albrecht, Bailey Hankins, and Jacob Dorhorst – 5th place OID
PANCO Speech was held February 11 in Mitchell and the Hay Springs Speech team brought home a lot of hardware:
Aubry Anderson: 1st PANCO in POI and Serious prose, 3rd POI in small schools
Jacob Dorshorst: 1st PANCO and 3rd small schools
Cade McKillip: 1st PANCO and small schools for Extemp and 3rd in PANCO for Persuasive.
Duet: Emma Albrecht and Bailey Hankins, 3rd in PANCO.
OID: Emma Albrecht, Jacob Dorhorst, Bailey Hankins, 1st PANCO and 3rd overall.
Hay Springs won Panhandle Conference sweepstakes!
Congratulations everyone!
The middle school MathCounts Team participated in the Western Nebraska Chapter Competition on Wednesday, February 11th in Scottsbluff. The team, consisting of Merritt Albrecht, Willow Frink, Barrett Heiting, Hudson Persons, Elly Reimann, and Milo Smith, completed three different rounds of competition and ended the day with the Most Improved School award.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
What: Hay Springs vs. Alliance St. Agnes Academy Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: St. Agnes Academy, Alliance, NE
When: 4:00 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
What: Math Counts Competition(Select 7th Graders)
Where: Harms Center, Scottsbluff, NE
When: 11:00 AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
What: Speech PANCO
Where: Mitchell, NE
Thursday, February 12, 2026
What: Morrill vs. Hay Springs Junior High Boys Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 1:30 PM
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam1332f0f1e1
Thursday, February 12. 2026
What: Crawford vs. Hay Springs Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: No JV Girls due to low numbers, 4:00 PM – JV Boys(2 qrts), 5:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 7:00 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming:
JV – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam3152aa6518
Varsity – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam81a72bfb34
Friday, February 13, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Districts
Where: Southwest Public Schools, Bartley, NE
When: TBD
Friday, February 13, 2026
What: Hay Springs vs. Garden County Basketball
Where: Garden County High School, Oshkosh, NE
When: 4:00 PM – JV Girls, 5:00 PM – JV Boys, 6:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 7:30 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/oshkosh/organization/78799/garden-countys-high-school
Saturday, February 14, 2026
What: Speech Meet
Where: Gordon-Rushville
Saturday, February 14, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Districts
Where: Southwest Public Schools, Bartley, NE
When: TBD
The Chadron State College Business Academy hosted its ninth annual Best of the West Business Competition on Wednesday, January 28, welcoming 173 students from eight Nebraska high schools. Competitors tested their skills in a wide range of business-related events, including Agribusiness, Accounting, Business Calculations, Business Communications, Economics, Introduction to Business, Introduction to FBLA, Introduction to Financial Mathematics, Job Interview, Marketing, and Personal Finance.
Hay Springs Public Schools was proudly represented by nine students this year, and three earned top-five finishes in their events:
-1st Place — Introduction to Business – Easton Mintken
-2nd Place — Introduction to Financial Mathematics – Jacob Dorshorst
-3rd Place — Introduction to Agribusiness – Braydon Heiting
The contest, co-sponsored by Chadron State College and the Nebraska Council on Economic Education (NCEE) follows Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive guidelines and serves as valuable preparation for the upcoming FBLA State Leadership Conference.
We are proud of our students for their hard work, professionalism, and outstanding performance!
**NOTE**: The basketball games for tonight, Feb. 3, 2026 have been cancelled due to weather.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
What: FFA Ag Mechanics, Farm Business Managment, Envirothon, Food Science, Vet Science
Where: Gordon-Rushville High School, Gordon, NE
Thursday, February 5, 2026
What: Varsity Boys PANCO Wrestling
Where: Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, NE
When: 9:00 AM
Friday, February 6, 2026
What: Varsity Girls District Wrestling
Where: Ogallala, NE
When: TBD
Friday, February 6, 2026
What: Hyannis vs. Hay Springs Basketball
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 5:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 7:00 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gamb29256fd6a
Saturday, February 7, 2026
What: Speech
Where: Chadron
When: TBD
Saturday, February 7, 2026
What: Varsity Girls District Wrestling
Where: TBD
When: TBD
Saturday, February 7, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Dual
Where: Southeast School, Yoder, WY
When: TBD
Saturday, February 7, 2026
What: Hay Springs vs. Bennett County Basketball
Where: Bennett County High School, Martin, SD
When: 1:00 PM – JV Boys(Full game), 2:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 4:00 PM – Varsity Boys
On Monday, January 26, two Hay Springs students, Jacob Dorshorst and Grant Wellnitz, traveled to the University of Nebraska at Kearney to participate in Digital Discovery Day, an immersive event focused on networking, cybersecurity, and computer science programming. Throughout the day, students engaged in hands-on activities that challenged their problem-solving skills and expanded their understanding of technology-driven careers.
The final event of the day was the Computer Science Exam, where participants competed for a $1,000 scholarship to UNK. Entry into this competition required students to qualify back in December during UNK’s Computer Science Challenge, a rigorous series of five problem-solving tests. Both of our students placed in the top 20 statewide, earning their spot in the on-campus competition.
We are proud to share that Jacob Dorshorst earned 1st place, securing the $1,000 UNK scholarship and representing Hay Springs with excellence!
Here is the link to Girls District Wrestling Apparel…get it quick, deadline is Monday February, 2 at 11:59 PM!
https://negirlsdistricts2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
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