Mia Dischner definitely has set the early standard for the Yuma High School girls wrestling program. The senior capped her third straight state tournament appearance last Saturday afternoon at Ball Arena with a third-place finish at 185 pounds in the CHSAA Girls State Wrestling Championship. She also placed fifth lastContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team came home with two placers from the CHSAA Class 2A Boys State Wrestling Championship. Senior John Smith placed sixth at 126 pounds, and junior Kevin Hermosillo sixth at 182, to lead the seven-wrestler Yuma contingent. Two others earned one win as the Indians finishedContinue Reading
Somehow the Yuma High School girls basketball team ended up with the second seed in the Class 2A District 2 Tournament. However, it ended up not paying off, as the Indians lost 54-40 to seventh-seed Burlington, Tuesday night in The Pit in the district opener. They played one of theirContinue Reading
Lone Star and Genoa-Hugo/Karval are the top seeds in the girls and boys Class 1A District 5 Tournament taking place all this week at various locations. The district is a combination of the YWKC League, and the 1A schools from the Union Pacific, creating a 10-team bracket. The action beganContinue Reading
Yuma Middle School’s girls basketball teams wrapped up their seasons over the past week with a series of league tournaments. A-Team The A-Team won its league tournament February 21 in Wray. The Indians got a first-round bye as a top seed, then beat Burlington, 33-18. Carolina Ross had nine pointsContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team can take another big step toward a league championship, Friday night in the Dragons’ Den. The Indians finally got the Nebraska Curse off their backs, first blowing out Sidney two weekends ago, then knocking off the Chase County Longhorns 85-52 this past Tuesday inContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s wrestling team will close out the regular season by hosting its own big tournament. YHS will be the site for the Big “O” Memorial Duals Tournament, Saturday. The event is named in honor of the late Terry Oestman, who was deeply involved with Yuma wrestling through theContinue Reading
If nothing else, the Yuma High School girls basketball team definitely is keeping it interesting. The Indians likely set some kind of YHS hoops history last weekend, rallying from double-digit deficits to force overtime in back-to-back games, including double-overtime in the second game. Unfortunately, they still ended up losing both,Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team will have plenty of practice time to gear up for the postseason. The Indians closed out their regular season last week with an impressive dual win over Lamar, in their only home appearance of the season, then had another strong tournament showing on Saturday,Continue Reading
Lone Star’s girls basketball team will spend the coming weeks be zeroing in on a high seed for the Class 1A regional later this month. The Longhorns are 9-3 overall, 4-0 in the YWKC League, heading into Friday’s non-league game at Deer Trail. They have a big game Tuesday atContinue Reading