Boys track team state champions again; McNitt double winner

Lady cats beat Discoverers

The Cats came out with a strong victory against the Columbus Discoverers on Oct. 16, Kearney High’s Senior Night. KHS won the first two sets, barely lost the third and came out on top with a win in the fourth set. The scores were 25-23, 25-20, 24-26 and 25-21. Helping with the Bearcats’ victory were seniors Katie Higgins with 26 kills, Emily Koski with eight kills and sophomore Maggie McGowan with 35 set assists and three kills. The Lady Cats will compete against North Platte and Grand Island Senior High on Oct. 20 in their home triangular. The KHS varsity team will start playing at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Lady cats win at Lexington

The Cats came out with a strong victory against the Columbus Discoverers on Oct. 16, Kearney High’s Senior Night. KHS won the first two sets, barely lost the third and came out on top with a win in the fourth set. The scores were 25-23, 25-20, 24-26 and 25-21. Helping with the Bearcats’ victory were senior Katie Higgins with 26 kills, senior Emily Koski with eight kills and sophomore Maggie McGowan with 35 set assists and three kills. The Lady Cats will compete against North Platte and Grand Island Senior High on Oct. 20 in their home triangular. The KHS varsity team will start playing at 1:00 on Saturday.

Sports photo of the month

Cross country girls tred through the snow

The Kearney High girls cross country team had another outstanding performance at the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference held in Scottsbluff on Sat., Oct. 6. Despite the snow-covered course, both junior varsity and varsity claimed the championship titles. For the Bearcats, sophomore Megan Sughroue won the individual title in the varsity race. She won with a time of 15:06. Following Sughroue was junior Delaney McFadden in 4th place with a time of 15:40 and senior Jordyn Dahlke in 5th place with a 15:42. Senior Mandy Sughroue finished in 9th followed by junior Jade Cook in 12th, freshman Hannah Sickler in 13th and senior Michelle Bowman in 14th to contribute to the overall team score. The Bearcats…

Band competes at Columbus

The Kearney High Marching Band competed in the UNK Band Day Parade on Sat., Sept. 22. After marching the new parade route, Nathan LeFeber, head band director at Kearney High, announced that they had won the best drum line, the best AA band and also the Sweepstakes. “I think that the kids worked really hard to get this and did a great job of representing KHS and the band to the community,” said Mr. LeFeber. Sweepstakes is a trophy for best overall band. Later that day, the KHS Band took the field at Joe Greeno and marched their field show. After marching their entire show, they all gathered together to hear the opinions of the…

Folk-rock band Mumford and Sons releases anticipated new album

  On Sept. 24, 2012, Mumford and Sons’ highly-anticipated album Babel was finally released to the public. The UK-based folk rock band consists of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, “Country” Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane. Forming in December of 2007, Mumford and Sons first gained countless avid fans with their debut album Sigh No More in 2009. Characterized by their use of acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin, Babel has a very clear direction. Although it is an evident extension of their first album, Mumford and Sons builds on their past work without being repetitive. Throughout the emotional rollercoaster of their sophomore album, much like the first, Marcus Mumford’s voice grounds the collection of songs. The gritty…

E-Readers become more popular

E-readers have taken technology to the next level. Manly people like and dislike the different things an E-reader can provide. They are light and portable, but do not have the real feel of a book. Various E-readers have recently been on the market such as the Samsung Tab, Barnes and Noble’s Nook and many variations of the Kindle by Amazon. The Samsung Tab prices range from about four hundred dollars to five hundred and fifty dollars. It provides many apps, not just for reading. They include movies, games, internet browsers and, of course, books. It is pretty pricey, but to many, it is well worth the money. Many reviewers say that they keep finding new…

Turkey responds to Syrian attacks

A Syrian mortar killed five and injured eight people in Akcakale Turkey on Oct. 3, 2012. After this attack Turkey recoiled by firing artillery rounds twice on Oct. 4. Though Syria was advised to say the attack was a mistake by Russia, and was condemned by the UN for the attack, there have been continuous attacks on the Turkey border. Likewise, Turkey has continued to retaliate with artillery fire after each mortar round. Since the attack on Oct. 3, most of the mortar strikes landed in rural areas, resulting in no casualties. There is still no sign of Syria ceasing fire after six days of consecutive attacks. One option to end the attacks that has…

Kearney area home to haunted houses

As we enter the fall season, everyone is breaking out their crewneck sweatshirts and Ugg boots and heading to football games and bonfires to spend their Friday nights. A very popular activity to attend in the fall is haunted houses. In and around the Kearney area, there are numerous houses to visit. One of the most attended in the city of Kearney is the Hershfield residence. As many know, the Hirschfeld’s own the Buckle and host a haunted house at their home on 4th Ave, just south of Runza. On the university campus, some Greek houses and dormitories host haunted houses open to the public in order to collect canned food for the community. The…