Cougars Medal at Stanton Invitational

April 8, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The last day of March provided perfect weather for a track meet and the Cougars took advantage of it with some great marks at the Stanton Invitational.  While the small squads limited their scoring, the teams got the most of their athletes..  The boys scored 36 points for a sixth place and the girls tallied 61 for a fifth place, four points from third.  West Holt won the boys division with 169 points while Stanton took the girls division with 125 points.

 

Darcey Simonsen pulled off a sweep of the weight events.  The senior thrower had  a career best shot put heave with a 33 feet 7.5 inch for the gold.  The state medalist in the discus took the Stantontitle with a toss of 108 feet 6 inches.

 

Benny Estrada was the team’s other gold medalist.  The sophomore won the 400 meter dash in 55.15 seconds.

 

Joey O’Connor placed second in the 3200 run with a time of 11:26.7.  He doubled back to take sixth in the 1600.  He was clocked in 5: 17.9

 

Dylan Hardeman picked up second place points in the 800 run.  The senior has a time of 2:15.1.

 

Jon Christiansen earned two medals.  He had a leap of 40 feet  5.5 inches  in the triple jump which placed him in third.  His 24.6 in the 200 dash placed fifth.

 

Chevy Henneman picked up a sixth in the 100 dash with a time of 11.82.

 

The girls swept the shot put.  Joining Darcey Simonsen on the podium were Abby Peterson with a 32 foot 5.5 inch effort and Libby Henneman with a 32 foot 3.5 inch heave.  Peterson added a fifth in the discus with an 83 foot 7 inch toss.

 

Kelly Wakeley placed in both horizontal jumps.  She placed sixth with long jump of 14 feet 7 inches.  Her triple jump of 32 feet 0.5 inch took fourth place.  Wakeley claimed sixth in the 200 with a time of 29.06.

 

In the distant runs Northeast got a fourth and fifth in the 1600 meters.  Sophia Henneman ran a 6:12.0 and Tessie Collins a 6:13.0.  Natalie Castle-Gosch took fifth in the 3200 run with a time of 14.27.6

 

In the 400 dash Brianne Haskell took fourth and Cierra French took fifth.  They had times of 1:07.8 and 1:08.97.  Destanie French had a seventh place finish with a time of 1:13.4.  The threesome teamed with Kelly Wakeley in the 4×100 relay.  They took fourth in 56.05.

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Spotlight on Seniors at Lyons-Decatur Northeast: First, Darcey Simonsen

October 1, 2014 Leave a comment


Kat Country Hub will be introducing seniors from Lyons-Decatur Northeast throughout the school year. We begin with Darcey Simonsen.

Darcey Simonsen

Darcey Simonsen

How does if feel to be starting your senior year of high school?

I’m excited to start but, disappointed it’s going to be over soon.

 

What activities do you participate in at school?

I am in volleyball, basketball, track, dance, drama, FFA, FBLA.

 

 

What is your favorite class in school?

My favorite class would have to be welding because it is something different that I have never done before.

 

Who, among all of your teachers through the years, have been your biggest influencers? What did you learn from them that has made you who you are?

Mr. Cronin was our principal, just left last year. He taught me to push myself to be great. He sees the potential I have and has told me over and over and over, I can do great things. I will never forget our conversations or the skills he has taught me. Of course you can’t forget the fun times too.

 

 

What have been some of your favorite moments in school?

My favorite moments in school have been the sports of course. But, I couldn’t ask for better people to be with. Homecoming week and all the things we do as a school wouldn’t happen if it weren’t for the people we have at our school.

 

 

Are you planning for college? Getting ready by filling out scholarship applications?

I plan on going to college. I have started filling out applications and such.

 

 

Where are you going to college? Do you know what you want to be?

I don’t know where I am going but, I plan on playing sports while in college. So far I am set on majoring in Criminal Justice.

 

  1. I am sure you want to enjoy every moment of high school, what do you look forward to the most?

I can’t say I look forward to anything because I don’t know if I want it to end just yet. I am looking forward to track season definitely though. It’s because it’s what I love to do.

 

 

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Cougar Track Teams Post Person Bests

April 29, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Tiger Invite was held during one of the best weather days of the spring season and the Cougar track teams took advantage of it to post several personal bests.  The boys and girls both placed seventh with 26 points by the girls and 30 by the boys.

 

After a disastrous Cougar Invite, Darcey Simonsen threw a career best at Tekamah.  At the home meet last week,  the junior had no measurable throws in the prelims with a foul and two out of bounds tosses.  Darcey was the class of the field last Tuesday with a winning toss of 118 feet 4 inches.  The mark is among the top distances in Class D.

 

Freshman Jon Christiansen was the winner in the boy’s triple jump.  He broke through the forty foot barrier at the meet.  He got a leap of 40 feet 8 inches in the early jumps.  In the finals he followed that with the winning distance of 41 feet even.

 

Taylor Fuston ran his first open 400 meter dash of the year.  Fuston picked up a second place with as time of 54.6.  The senior also placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet 9.25 inches.

 

Chevy Henneman earned two medals in the sprints.  He placed fourth in the 100 M in 11.6  and sixth in the 200 M in 24.6.

 

Joey O’Connor had an improvement of over twenty seconds in the 3200 M run.  The freshman took fifth in 12:07.5.  David Bishop added a sixth in the 800 M with a time of 2:19.4.

 

Libby Henneman followed up her big throw at the Cougar Invite with another solid effort.  She heaved the shot put 33feet 11.24 inches.  Libby placed third.

 

Kelly Wakeley added a fourth place in the girl’s triple jump.  She had a best jump of 31 feet 7 inches.

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