Security First Bank is hosting a FREE Tail Gate Party before the football game tonight at 6:00 pm. “Kick for Cash” will take place at 1/2 time of the football game tonight and the winner of the drawing is Seth Nowak. Seth will need to find someone to kick for him since he is on the football team. Good Luck Hawks!!
The 2013 Hay Springs Hawks football team kicked off with a win against the Morrill Lions. The raging lions came out and were tamed. The Hawks won the game 44-8.
The Hawks got off to a fast start putting up 38 points on the first half. The Lions remained scoreless until the end of the third quarter. Stevin Horrocks and Jordan Houser combined for over 200 yards in the first half. Even starting center Riley Abbot scored on a recovered fumble. The second team was also very successful only allowing the Lions to score once.
The Hawks won the game 44-8 and are now preparing for their next game at Rapid City Christian on September 6th at 7:00.
Football and volleyball season is quickly approaching. Both the football and volleyball teams will be soaring to new coaching heights with the addition of new football Head Coach Jason Funk and volleyball Head Coach Val Bila.
When asked about football, Coach Jason Funk said that he has high expectations for this year. Coach Funk also said, “ We have lots of talent and should perform well if we play to our potential.” This years football team includes Mathew Hessler, Joey Johnson, Stevin Horrocks, Jordan Houser, Nate Letcher, Chris Ray, Levi Ray, Jordan Encinia, Dylan Parker, Kolten Marx, Seth Nowak, Riley Abbot, Austin Reed, Jake Johnson, Dakota Heiting, Eli Badje, Zade Henry, Tyler Merritt, Drew Letcher, Garrett Weyers, Kobe Encinia, and Nathan Tobiasson. The hawks kick off the season on August 30th at Morrill.
Val Bila is the new head volleyball coach this year. When asked why she decided to take on the role she said “I haven’t coached for a few years; I’ve been too busy following Christian playing. I’ve really missed it; I am really excited about it!” She has a long history of coaching this sport. She was head coach at Torrington for two years, and assistant coach for four years. She was also head coach at Bridgeport for two years and assistant coach for both Sioux County and Morrill for one year each.
Bila also coached several different club-teams as well. Helping her this year is assistant coach Kyli Heiting, and volunteer assistant Christian Bila. When asked what she expected the season to be like she said, “I am really optimistic that we are going to play well. We will surprise people; they won’t see the same team they saw during summer league. I think we can compete with everybody in our conference, subdistricts, and districts.” Her main goals for the volleyball team this year are to have players work together, play confidently, and have fun while winning. She expects Mitchell and Leyton to be the toughest competition this year. The season will open up on Saturday, September 7, against Arthur at home.
Please plan on attending the HS FB GATORADE SCRIMMAGE on Friday, August 23rd at 6:00 pm. Come see what our team is made of!!!
Below is a revised plan for the football playoffs.
Game is scheduled for Thursday, Ocotber 25th beginning at 4:00 pm (Central Time)
Football players will leave Thursday, Ocotber 25th at 6:00 am. They will eat lunch on the trip to Giltner.
Giltner will feed our football team after the game.
The team will return to Hay Springs after the game on Thursday. The team will not be staying the night.
WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED IF THE SCHEDULE CHANGES.
There will be a pep rally Wednesday beginning at 4:00 pm in the Auditorium. Students will be dismissed from the Auditorium.
This year Volleyball and Football Parent’s Night will be on separate evenings. Volleyball and Cross Country Parent’s Night will be held on Tuesday, October 16th against Hemingford with Football Parent’s Night following on Friday night, October 19 against Potter-Dix. These games are the final home games for the regular season. This will allow parents to enjoy both evenings without having to miss either event.
Kick for College, sponsored by Security First Bank, will be hosted during half-time of the August 31st home football game. All students in grades 9-12 are eligible to enter. Interested students may sign-up in the school office starting August 22nd! The chosen participant will kick several field goals for a chance to win up to $500 in scholarship money. If the chosen participant is on the football team, they will need to choose someone who isn’t to kick for them.
The Hawks football team should have an exciting year. We are returning a great bunch of kids that have a lot of experience. With most everyone knowing the system it will let practices flow smoother and give us more time to fine tune both our offense and defense.
This summer Joe Planansky, Jason Funk, Jason Alcorn, and I put on a football camp for any player from 6th grade on up. I felt this was an excellent experience for the kids. We taught a lot of football fundamentals and techniques in three days. During the camp we stressed on how to be a better person and student by getting a good education, showing integrity, putting forth effort, having a good attitude, and to be disciplined.
This year I am pleased to have coach Alcorn back as a full time assistant. His knowledge and intensity is a huge benefit to the team. Coach Jason Funk will be new to the program this year also. He is a CSC alum, and a hall of famer. He will help us when he has free time. Issac and Nick will also be back to help us out again. It is nice to have great coaches and volunteers. They are invaluable to the hawks.
See you this fall! Coach Turman
Concussion Testing
To be in compliance with a new Nebraska State law on concussion awareness in high school athletics Hay Springs Schools will be testing ALL student athletes grades 6-12.
This MUST be done before competition or practice, again this is for all sports not just contact sports. ALL ATHLETES, ALL SPORTS!
Testing will be done:
Monday, August 6th
1:00 p.m.
at Hay Springs High School
The tests, both a cognitive and a spacial test, will be conducted by the physical therapy department for Box Butte General Hospital.
This test will provide a baseline that athletes must meet before returning to play following a concussion.
It will be difficult to schedule a test after this date and may be expensive. Plan on attending om Monday, August 6th.
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