Speech State Results

It was a long week for these kids but they still went out and kicked butt!

Jacob Dorshorst placed 4th in Humorous Prose, bringing home a state medal

Jacob Dorshorst, Emma Albrecht, and Bailey Hankins and their OID placed 17th out of 18

Adeline Fredrickson placed 13th out of 18 in Entertainment

Aubry Anderson placed 13th out of 18 in Serious Prose

Students at state speech.

District Speech Results

The Hay Springs Speech Team competed in District Speech on Wednesday, March 18.  In order to qualify for state, students have to place top three.  The entire speech team has qualified in at least one event!

Aubry Anderson – Serious Prose

Adeline Frederickson – Entertainment

Cade McKillip – Extemporaneous

Jacob Dorshorst – Humorous Prose, OID

Bailey Hankins – OID

Emma Albrecht – OID

Out of eight schools, Hay Springs placed 4th overall.
Medals today:

Aubry Anderson
2nd place Serious Prose
4th place POI

Adeline Frederickson
3rd place Entertainment
6th place Serious Prose

Cade McKillip
2nd place Extemporaneous
12th Persuasive

Jacob Dorshorst
1st place Humorous Prose
2nd place OID

Bailey Hankins
2nd place OID
8th place Duet Acting

Emma Albrecht
2nd place OID
8th place Duet Acting

Hay Springs Speech Team at Districts.

Activity Info – Week of 03/15/26

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
What: High School Quiz Bowl
Where: Scottsbluff, NE
When: TBD

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
What: District Speech
Where: South Platte, NE
When: 9:00 AM

Thursday, March 19, 2026
What: FFA Banquet
Where: Hay Springs Community Center, Hay Springs, NE
When: 6:30 PM

Saturday, March 21, 2026
What: Class D All State Band
Where: Kearney, NE
When: TBD

Saturday, March 21, 2026
What: Varsity Track Meet
Where: Chadron State College, Chadron, NE
When: 9:00 AM

Mitchell Speech Invite Results

Mitchell Speech Invite Results:

Hay Springs – Overall C/D division winner, 5th overall from 14 schools

Serious Prose:
Aubry Anderson – 4th
Adeline Fredrickson – 21st

Extemporaneous:
Cade McKillip – 6th

Program of Oral Interpretation:
Aubry Anderson – 2nd

Oral Interpretation of Drama:
Emma Albrecht, Bailey Hankins, Jacob Dorhorst – 9th

Duet:
Emma Albrecht and Bailey Hankins – 9th

Entertainment:
Adeline Fredrickson – 10th

Humorous Prose:
Jacob Dorshorst – 1st

Students at Mitchell Speech Invite.

Gering Best of the West Speech Results

Out of 26 schools, Hay Springs placed 19th overall.

Oral Interpretation of Drama (OID): Jacob Dorhorst, Emma Albrecht, and Bailey Hankins – 15/24

Entertainment: Adeline Frederickson – 20/30

Extemporaneous: Cade McKillip – 10/31

Program of Oral Interpretation (POI): Aubry Anderson – 9/22

Humorous Prose: Jacob Dorhorst – 10/33

Humorous Prose: Emma Albrecht – 31/33

Duet Acting: Emma Albrecht and Bailey Hankins – 26/30

Persuasive: Cade McKillip – 30/36

Serious Prose: Aubry Anderson – 28/38

Serious Prose: Adeline Frederickson -37/38

Activity Info – Week of 02/22/26

Monday, February 23, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Basketball Sub-Districts
Where: Mullen High School, Mullen, NE
When: 5:00 PM
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/mullen/organization/13098/mullen-high-school

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
What: Junior High Girls Wrestling Inviational
Where: Hemingford High School, Hemingford, NE
When: TBD

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
What: FFA Contest
Where: Kimball, NE

Thursday, February 26, 2026
What: Rock Out Concert – 6th, 7th, 8th grades
Where: High School Auditorium, Hay Springs, NE
When: 7:00 PM

Friday, February 27, 2026
What: Varsity Girls District Final Basketball
Where: Lister Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 4:00 PM MT
Admission: $6 for Adults, $5 for students.  No passes will be accepted.
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam35bf2b09ce

Saturday, February 28, 2026
What: Speech
Where: Gering, NE

Boys Basketball Subdistrict D2-12 at Hilltop Gym, Mullen High School

Gordon-Rushville Speech Results

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 Results

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!

Activity Info – Week of 02/08/26

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