Category Archives: Basketball

This year our very own Hawks went into their conference play as the 6th seed and the girls went into the tournament as 5th. The boys faced off first against the number 3 seed, Morrill Lions, on Tuesday in Morrill. The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and the Lions never got back on top, even though they gave the Hawks a run for their money in the 4th quarter bringing the score to within 2 at one point in the game. The Hawks didn’t sweat it though as the Lions had to start fouling to try and save the clock; the Hawks shot 84% from the free-throw line. The Lady Hawks on the other hand played the number 6th seed: the Sioux County Warriors. The Hawks stomped them from the get go with a outstanding senior scorer, Whitney Heiting.
Both of the Hawks were guaranteed two more games and a chance at the championship. The boys played the number 2 seed the Sioux County Warriors. The Hawks played a tough game leading until half when with 2 seconds left, the Warriors tied it up at 19-19. Coming out of the locker room the Warriors were determined to win. They took the lead soon, never leading by more than ten though. The Hawks couldn’t regain the lead they had held the whole first half, losing by only seven. The Lady Hawks then played the Morrill Lions. The Lions had stomped the Hawks previously by some 40 points, but that didn’t stop the girls from setting their goals on 3rd placed. The Hawks ran the floor and hit the boards all night taking the lead to 30 points. The Lady Hawks placed third in Panhandle conference.
The boys played the Crawford Rams. Previously in the year the Rams had beat the Hawks by 20 points or so; this time this wasn’t the case. The Hawks jumped out to almost a 20 point lead by half. The Rams didn’t give up though. With 30 seconds left the Hawks were up by 3. The Rams hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds and then stole the ball for and easy layup, leading by 2 with 3.2 seconds left. The hawks ran the floor and shot the 3 pointer but couldn’t get it to fall; the men placed 4th at Panhandle.

Girls’ Roster

Boys’ Roster

Hay Springs Youth Basketball is open to Boys and Girls in grades 3rd through 6th. Registration is open now through October 28, 2014. Practice is set to begin in November. Games will be played in December and January. Coach Varvel will be returning this season. We are in need of a couple more parents to volunteer to coach as well.

2014 Basketball Registration

You may drop your completed registration off at the school office or mail to:

HSYP – Basketball
PO BOX 280
Hay Springs, NE 69347

2-14-14: On this lovely Valentine’s Day, The Lady Hawks traveled to Oshkosh to take on the Garden Co. Warriors. In the first quarter, Kate Roberts made the first few baskets giving the hawks 3 points. Whitney Heiting then put up a three pointer heightening the hawks score to 6. Cydney Jancik adds to the points with another two pointer. Steph Tlustos puts in the final baskets adding two the Hawk’s score of ten after the first quarter. The hawks came out in the second quarter adding ten points to their score making them have 24 at half time. The third quarter was a downfall for the hawks making them have a score of 28 after the third quarter. The final quarter of the game the hawks buckled and added another 13 point onto their score making it 41 at the end. The final score was Hawks- 41 Warriors- 31.

The Hawks traveled to Garden County on February 14^th to take on the Eagles. The Hawks Trailed by four at the Half. The Hawks came up short by 13. The final score was 62-49. Matthew Hessler led the scoring for the Hawks with 14 points and Seth Nowak scored 12.

The Hay Springs Hawks varsity boys played at home against the Crawford Rams. The hawks led the whole game with the largest lead of 15 at points throughout the game. The hawks scoring were led by Seth Nowak with 15 points followed by Jordan Encinia with 11 and Matt Hessler with 12 points and others with single digits. The hawks had 21 points in the first half with 11 in the first quarter and 10 in the second quarter. In the second half the hawks scored 29 points with 11 points in the third quarter and 18 points in the fourth quarter.

On February 8^th the Hay Springs boys took on the Edgemont moguls for the second time this basketball season. The hawks fought hard but again came up short, scoring 68 points but letting the Moguls score 70 in a single overtime loss.  By the end of the game two starters, Jordan Encinia and Jordan Houser, had fouled out and a third player, Riley Abbott, fouled out before overtime had ended. Still the hawks played well with four of the five starters finishing with double digits in scoring. Jordan E. had 11 points, Seth Nowak had 22, Matt Hessler had 16 and Jordan Houser had 13. Other Hawks that scored are Eli Badje, and Riley Abbott.

The Lady Hawks played the Lady Rams on Thursday, February 13. The score at the half was 11-14. The Lady Rams Slowly increased the gap to ten points by the end of the game. The Lady Hawks lost 46-39. Steph Tlustos lead the scoring for the Lady Hawks with 16 and Whitney Heiting scored 15.