It could be a big spring for the Yuma High School track and field athletes. The Indians open their season Saturday, when they host the Yuma Early Qualifier. The opener is a little later than in the past, but head coach Lucas Lubbers said he prefers that since the student-athletesContinue Reading
The Yuma High School baseball team is getting in an extra week of practice before playing its delayed season opener. The Indians were supposed to play a single varsity game last Friday at Akron. However, the midweek snowstorm resulted in it being rescheduled to Monday, March 28, with a varsityContinue Reading
The Yuma High School boys basketball team dominated the 2021-22 All-Lower Platte Activities Association selections. That should come as no surprise as the Indians went undefeated while claiming another LPAA regular season title, and went on to win the 2A championship for the third time in five seasons. Yuma endedContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team has some representation on the 2021-22 All-Lower Platte Activities Association team. Yuma had one player selected by the league coaches to the all-conference team, and one more receive honorable mention. League champion Holyoke had three selections, as did Sedgwick County. Yuma All-LPAA Lea RichardsonContinue Reading
Area athletes were well represented in the 2021-22 All-YWKC League selections for girls and boys. Girls All-YWKC Daniela Salinas, Bethune, sr.; Molly Hubbell, Hi-Plains, jr.; Adriana Herrera, Idalia, sr.; Tara Hubbard, Idalia, sr.; Cameron Morris, Idalia, sr.; Alison Davis, Lone Star, sr.; Aleighcea Kuntz, Lone Star, so.; Lamya Kuntz, LoneContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team went wire-to-wire in one of the more dominating seasons in YHS boys history. The Indians ran the Sanford Indians out of the Budweiser Event Center, Saturday night in the Class 2A championship game. They finished with a 25-1 record while earning the program’s thirdContinue Reading
A historical season came to a historical and record-setting conclusion for the Lone Star girls basketball team, last week in the Class 1A State Tournament at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. The Longhorns went 2-1 to claim the consolation championship, finishing with a 20-6 record. It was theContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team played like the No. 1 seed, last weekend in regional. The Indians earned the program’s fifth-straight trip to the Class 2A Great 8 by storming past 32nd-seed Dawson School, 64-16, last Friday in the regional semifinal, and 90-57 over 16th-seed Vail Christian, Saturday inContinue Reading
History was made last Saturday at Brush High School. The Lone Star girls basketball team won its Sweet 16 game over Merino, earning the program’s first-ever trip to the Class 1A State Tournament. “The girls are excited,” coach Kyle Arnoldy said. “They knew the moment was bigger than them whenContinue Reading
An up-and-down season came to a fitting conclusion for the Yuma High School girls basketball team, last weekend in the Class 2A regional at Rye High School. The “up” was a 42-38 win over Heritage Christian in the regional semifinal, Friday night. The “down” was a 44-11 loss to RyeContinue Reading