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November 7, 2019

Jaguar Volleyball  comes to an end 

 The Lady Jags ended their season with an 18-14 record. During the Conference tournament, the team played

Clarkson-Leigh, and beat them once again. After their win, they had a much tougher game ahead. The Lady Jags played against the Humphrey High Bulldogs, and lost in a three set battle. The

Jaguars ended up taking sixth place. On October 28th the Jaguars headed to Norfolk

Catholic where they battled the Stanton Mustangs for the first round of subdistricts. Unfortunately, the Jags couldn’t get it done and ended up losing three sets to one. The team would like to thank the seniors that have been their leaders for the past

four years.

 -Mady Cech

Jaguars win the first round of the football playoffs 

  Howells-Dodge met up with Homer in the first round of the D-1 

Football Playoffs on Thursday, October 31 in Howells. Howells-Dodge won the game 52-12. In the first quarter, Levi Belina of Howells-Dodge scored the first touchdown on a 1 yd. run and also ran in the two point conversion. Jacob Tomcak threw a 6 yd. pass to Levi Belina to score the next touchdown. Lance Brester ran in the two point conversion. With 3:55 remaining in the first quarter, Levi Belina scored on a 2 yd. run, but the conversion failed. Caleb Kearnes of Homer threw a 9 yd. pass to Landon Gilster, but the conversion failed. Howells-Dodge was in the lead 22-6 at the end of the quarter.  

During the second quarter, Jacob Tomcak from Howells-Dodge connected with Charlie Dvorak with 24 yd. pass to score 6 more points. Levi Belina ran in the 2 point conversion. Jacob Tomcak also threw a 17 yd. pass to Levi Belina to score another touchdown, but the conversion failed. At half-time, Howells-Dodge led 36-6.  

Within the third quarter, Jacob Tomcak passed 23 yds. to Charlie Dvorak to score another touchdown. Lance Brester ran in the two-point conversion. Caleb Kearnes from Homer threw an 11 yd. pass to Jacob Huerta, to score a touchdown, but the conversion failed. Howells-Dodge led 44-12 at the quarter’s end.  

In the fourth quarter, Levi Belina from Howells-Dodge ran 58 yds. to score a touchdown. Lance Brester ran in the two-point conversion, bringing the final score to Howells-Dodge 52 - Homer 12. Coach Mike 

Speirs commented, “I thought our kids did a good job of keeping pressure on their defense.” 

 Howells-Dodge shuts down Lutheran High Northeast 

 Howells-Dodge defeated Lutheran High Northeast 56-22 in the 

second round playoff game held in Howells on Wednesday, November 6. Head coach Mike Speirs, said, “I thought we established the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball early and that was really the key to our success tonight. “ 

The Jaguars established an early lead, with Luke Rocheford scoring on a 25-yd. pass from Jacob Tomcak and Levi Belina running in the ball for the two-point conversion. Levi Belina added two more touchdowns with a 6 yd. run and 37 yd. run. Jacob Tomcak passed to R. J. Bayer to score the two-point conversion to end the quarter with a score of 22-0. 

In the second quarter, Jacob Tomcak ran in the ball for the first touchdown and Levi Belina ran in the two-point conversion. Levi Belina also scored with a 5 yard run and later a 48 yard run and two-point conversion. Ben Gebhardt of Lutheran High Northeast scored on a 54 yard pass from Jaxson Kant. The score at halftime was 44-8. 

Third quarter action included a 16 yard touchdown run by Levi Belina. Lutheran High Northeast’s Ben Gebhardt scored on a 13 yard pass from Jaxson Kant, to bring the score to 50-14.   

In the last quarter, Charlie Dvorak scored on a 14 yard run. Keaton Ranslem of Lutheran High Northeast scored a touchdown on a 30 yard run and Trystan Scott ran in the two-point conversion to bring the final score to 56-22. 

Howells-Dodge will meet Osceola-High Plains on Tuesday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the next round of the Class D1 Football Playoffs. 

 - Johann Rueschel 

  

 

Howells-Dodge Choir sings at East Husker Choral 

Clinic  

 

Students from Howells-Dodge participated in the East Husker 

Conference Choral Clinic on Monday, November 4th in Pender. Honor Choir 

representatives from Howells-Dodge were Logan Fiala, Janessa Schmidt, Jill 

Grovijohn, McKenna Snyder, Nina Vogel, and Harley Williams. These students 

practiced during the day and were joined after school by Nessa Krupka, Carly 

Bayer, Blair Fiala, Natalie Corona, McKynzie Reese, LaToya Herrera, Victoria 

Williams, Jestin Bayer and Aiden Meyer for the evening performance. 

 

- Trever Haase 

 

  

Honor Choir Members 

 

    Howells-Dodge Choir 

Stepping up by saying no to drugs  

On Monday, October 28, former Husker football player, DeMoine Adams 

came to Howells-Dodge for an assembly that kicked off Red Ribbon Week. He 

first spoke with grades K-6 in Dodge and then traveled to Howells to talk with 

7-12 graders. In the assembly, he spoke about how the Jaguars need to say no 

to drugs and alcohol. He 

also said they need to step 

up and speak for those who 

are scared to speak out. He 

got the kids pumped up 

and excited for Red Ribbon 

Week and to say no to 

drugs, alcohol, and bullying!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Alyssa Coufal  

Jaguar One Act cast breaks a leg

The Howells-Dodge One Act crew and cast have come a long way

since the beginning of the season. With hard work and dedication, they

have made the play their own. The team went to Stanton to compete in

their first festival this year on Tuesday, November 5, landing Kennady

Schmidt and Alyssa Cappellano the Outstanding Character Awards. Good

job, girls! On Tuesday, November 12, the cast will be battling it out at the

Humphrey St. Francis Festival. The public will get a chance to see this

truly inspiring play on December 3rd for the community performance. Good

luck as the season goes on, ladies and gentlemen. Break a leg!

-Kaydence Cech

District FCCLA takes us “out of this world” 

 On October 14, the Howells-Dodge FCCLA Chapter 

attended the District 5 FCCLA Leadership Conference at CCC in Columbus. Members from 11 different schools 

were in attendance. During the day, the new District 5 Officers were installed. Members also listened to a 

keynote speaker, Dr. Ferial Pearson. She spoke about her creation of “Secret Kindness Agents,” which is a program for spreading kindness. After the speaker, members were rotated through 3 sessions. The Howells-Dodge chapter received many awards throughout the day. The chapter 

was awarded 1st and 2nd Place in the Promoting FCCLA category for the Poster Contest. They were also awarded 1st Place for the National FCCLA Programs category. In the Creed Speaking Contest, Blair Fiala received 1st Place and a purple ribbon in the Junior category. In the Senior division, Brooklyn Macholan was awarded 2nd Place and 

a purple ribbon.  

-Jillian Grovijohn 

Senior Tribute 

 

Nina Vogel 

Birthday: 

December 28, 2001 

Favorite Color: 

Purple 

Favorite Artist: 

Waterparks 

If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be? 

Jenna Marbles 

What are your plans after high school? 

Attend Wesleyan University and major in History 

-Logan Fiala 

Senior Tribute 

Name:  

Courtney Bayer  

Birthday:  

September 12, 2001  

Favorite Color:  

Lavender  

Favorite Artist/Musician: 

Dan + Shay  

If you could be anyone, who would you be?  

Kenzie Knuckles  

What are your plans after High School?  

Attend Metro Community College majoring in early childhood 

- Emilie Kitdal 

Senior Tribute 

 Grace Kreikemeier  

 

Birthday::   November 13, 2001 Favorite Color:  

Blue Favorite Artist:  

Khaild  If You could be any person in the world who would it be?  

Kendall Jenner  What are your plans after High School?

Go to College of St. Mary to become an Occupational Therapist   

 -Audrey Coufal  

Thanksgiving Puzzle 

C H Z M P S D A Y L P Y

O J N O V E M B E R U B

R K R N O A F Z K J M Q

N L O B U D G X R B P Z

U P C V Y I H C U R K Y

C L U F K N A H T Q I L

O O A O T N P A G W N T

P I S O R E P M I D P U

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A Y P B W Q E B R V E R

G F E A S T P N M A H A

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H R A L U A E K Y C F B

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U Q I T I D G M O C H R

Q Z E Y N E X V W U J I

S M I R G L I P E T K E

T N O R B A R L R N E S

November Pecan Pie Football Stuffing

Ham Mayflower Corn Dinner

Turkey Family Cranberries Feast

Thankful Parade Pilgrims Pumpkin Pie

Apple Pie Cornucopia Squash Potatoes

- Tori Smith

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