Knoles a State Champion!
Senior Brandon Knoles captured a state championship in the Class D 220-lb. class at the state wrestling tournament Thursday night.
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Senior Ian Picquet split a pair of Creek Valley defenders to get this shot off in action last week. Picquet led the team with eight assists.
Plainsmen move to 11-10 with CV win
Coach Shawn Cole said the Plainsmen’s 76-56 win over Creek Valley last week provided some good momentum as the team closes in on subdistricts next week.
Junior Autumn Anderson searches for a teammate to pass the ball at last Tuesday’s home game against Creek Valley.
Lady Plainsmen finish regular season with big win over Creek Valley
Perkins County closed out the regular season of girls basketball with a home game victory over Creek Valley Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Austin Meyer used a Granby roll to secure his reversal against Maxwell’s Kayden Stubbs in sudden death to give him a 4-2 win and a district championship. The championship match went to sudden death after two overtime periods with the score still tied 2-2.
Senior Brandon Knoles returned from an upset in semifinals to take third and earn back-to-back trips to state. seconds in his semifinal match. Like Meyer, he needed just 19 seconds for his first round pin.
Freshman Mason Toner won a hard-fought battle in his 120-lb. semifinal match against Hitchcock County’s Kaleb Christofferson in what Coach Collins said was Toner’s best match of the year.
Junior Colton Pouk will take a 22-7 record into state this week, adding two wins at districts. Here, he sets up Wauneta-Palisade’s Hunter Minor for the pin at the 1:16 mark.
Three will join district champ Meyer at state
Junior Austin Meyer pulled off an uncommon move for a heavyweight wrestler to win the D4 district championship at 285 Saturday in Sutherland.
Perkins County Schools will honor Plainsman icon Larry Pritchett at halftime of Friday’s boys varsity game.
He and his wife, Marlene, stand in front of a representation of the Pritchett gym, named for him in 2009.
PCS to pay tribute to Pritchett
Perkins County Schools will pay tribute to one of the school’s most recognizable icons— teacher, coach and school board member Larry Pritchett.