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

Activity Info – Week of 02/01/26

**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

Activity Info – Week of 01/18/26

Please note that NO PASSES will be accepted at the PANCO games.  Admission prices for the PANCO tournament will be $6 for adults and $5 for students.

Thursday, January 22, 2026
What: PANCO Varsity Girls Basketball
Where: Lister Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 4:00 PM
Streaming:
Part 1 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam4ad58cacbf
Part 2 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam857e3e2b17
Note: No passes are accepted at PANCO games.

Friday, January 23, 2026
What: Varsity Girls Wrestling Invitational
Where: Hemingford High School, Hemingford, NE
When: TBD

Friday, January, 23, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Invitational
Where: Bayard High School, Bayard, NE
When: 1:00 PM

Friday, January 23, 2026
What: PANCO Varsity Boys Basketball
Where: Lister Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 4:00 PM
Streaming:
Part 1 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam6e311f2415
Part 2 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam4e5666d3cb
Note: No passes are accepted at PANCO games.

Saturday, January 24, 2026
What: Speech
Where: Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, NE
When: TBD

Saturday, January 24, 2026
What: Junior High Girls Wrestling Invitational
Where: Torrington Middle School, Torrington, WY
When: TBD

Saturday, January 24, 2026
What: Varsity Girls and Boys Wrestling Invitational
Where: Chicoine Event Center, Chadron, NE
When: 9:30 AM

Saturday, January 24, 2026
What: PANCO Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball
Where: Lister Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: Starting at 10:30 AM, see attached bracket for other games.
Streaming:
Part 1 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam4182a405f1
Part 2 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam31ab91a9f0
Part 3 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gamf89821578d
Note: No passes are accepted at PANCO games.

Activity Info – Week of 03/23/25

Friday, March 28, 2025
What: State Speech
Where: Kearney, NE

Saturday, March 29, 2025
What: Class D All State Band
Where: Kearney, NE

Friday, March 28, 2025
NOTE: This event has been rescheduled from Saturday, March 29 to Friday, March 28 due to concerns about weather.  Start times for field and track events will remain the same.
What: Morrill Early Bird Invitational Track and Field Meet
Where: Morrill High School, Morrill, NE
When: Field Events @ 9:00 AM, Track Events @ 10:30 AM