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HHS volleyball improves to 12-2

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Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 26 September 2007 09:34

The Hillsboro volleyball team started slowly put picked up steam en route to a sweep of its two matches at a triangular in Lindsborg last Tuesday.

The Trojans knocked off Halstead 25-17, 25-18, in the opening match, then came back to beat the home team, Smoky Valley, 25-14, 25-22. Neither match counted toward league standings.

The Trojans (0-2 league, 6-13 overall) struggled in the early going against Halstead (0-2, 6-13).

“I didn’t think we played our best, but not playing your best...

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Last second stunner

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Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 19 September 2007 08:25

HHSfbBrownTDP9140017.jpg HHSfbBrownTDP9140017.jpg Click to buy photo Trojan quarterback Spencer Brown dives for one of three touchdowns against Wichita Collegiate. Brown totaled 205 rushing yards along with an 84-yard punt return touchdown in an epic effort Friday night, but the Trojans came up just short of preserving the victory.Don Ratzlaff / Free Press

For the second time in three games, the promise of a Hills­boro football victory ended with heartbreak in the final seconds.

This time the spoiler was Wichita Collegiate, who scored two touchdowns in the final 3:53 to sneak a 35-32 victory from the Trojans at Reimer Field. Click to buy photo Hillsboro’s Zach Jost (right) chases down Wichita Collegiate quarterback Clint Cornejo on Friday...

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HHS volleyball wins twice at home, claims league lead

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Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 19 September 2007 07:51

HHSvbBartelKaufmanP9112825.jpg HHSvbBartelKaufmanP9112825.jpg Click to buy photo Trojan front-liners Corissa Bartel (23) and Dakota Kaufman attempt to block a hit by Nickerson’s Brandy Mader. Hillsboro lost the first game of the match and trailed 0-7 in Game 2, but came back to win the match in Trojans’ league opener in Hillsboro Sept. 11. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press

The Hillsboro volleyball team battled back from the brink of defeat against Nickerson, then pounded Lyons to sweep both ends of their home triangular Tuesday, Sept. 11

The two wins gave the Trojans a 10-2 record for the season and an early lead in league play at 2-0.

But it didn’t come easily.

Squaring off first against a Nicker­son team that had pushed them to three hard-fought games in the...

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Area Football Roundup

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Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 19 September 2007 07:37

Peabody-Burns vs. Canton-Galva.

Peabody-Burns defeated Canton-Galva, 21-9, Friday at Canton.


The home team opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Ted Regehr to Brett Williams. PBHS countered with a 2-yard scoring pass from Nathan Bishop to Brandon Pickens.

The Warriors took control with two touchdowns in the third quarter—a 22-yard run by Trevor Hamm and a nine-yard run by Pickens. The Eagles capped the scoring with a safety in the final quarter.

Canton-Galva (0-3) plays Friday at Bennington while Peabody-Burns (3-0) is host to Sedgwick.Centre

The Cougars dropped a 40-18 decision Friday to White City, falling to 0-3 for the season.

“Aaron Bowman and Tanner Brunner had good games on...

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MHS dropped 17-7 by Sterling

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Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 19 September 2007 07:28

MHSfbPuntBlockP9142942.jpg MHSfbPuntBlockP9142942.jpg Click to buy photo <p>Marion High School defensive back Chase Carlson dives in a bid to block a Sterling punt Friday night. Carlson did not get this one, but did make Marion’s biggest play. He came in at quarterback when Mitchell Leppke went out with an injury late in the fourth quarter and threw a 19-yard completion to Justin Heidebrecht.


Sterling defeated the Marion High football team 17-7 in a defensive battle at Marion on Friday night.

When Sterling went three-and-out for its first possession and Marion took a a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter, the Warriors appeared to be heading for a 3-0 start to the season.

Mitchell Leppke scored on a four-yard run with 6:48 left in the first quarter...

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