Bobcats are rolling! By Sam Schlautman

The footballers from Howells have bumped their record to 6-0. They recently beat Dodge

32-0, when the team was struck with an epidemic. This last Friday they romped the Leigh Panthers, 76-36. The three-horned rushing attack was led by Trent Mastny who totalled 259 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Mitch Belina and Tyler Brester also scored one touchdown each while rushing for 92 and 55 yards, respectively. A new name got on the scoring board Friday, when Cory "no hands" Brester, rushed for a touchdown. The bobcats will take on Humphrey St. Francis this Friday in a battle of 1 vs. 2.

Bump, set, spike it up to 18-5

By Brenna Wragge

The Lady Cats have been on a winning streak lately. With a new record of 18-5, the ladies have been rolling over their competition. Unfortunately, one of those losses happened during the Lutheran High Northeast game. The Bobcats tried to rally back into the game but ended up losing in four sets. Picking themselves back up, the team traveled to Scribner-Snyder and dominated their opponents. With a bus full of happy campers, the ladies returned to Howells with the 1st place plaque. Spirits high, they then took on Madison and David City slaughtering them in just three sets each. The ladies were on a roll and just kept going, putting down Scriber-Snyder, Osmond, and Dodge. Next came the always-dreaded Sutton Tournament, but no worries, the Lady Cats fought through it and came home with 3rd place. Finally, the ladies took on some conference teams at the Humphrey High Tournament, beating Leigh and Fullerton but losing to Humphrey High, sending them home with 2nd place medals. Keep on rolling, ladies!

Softball is wrapping up By Courtney Michael

The softball season has come to an end. The girls worked hard to prepare for

districts. At districts they played against Bennington, Lutheran High Northeast, and South Sioux City in Blair. They lost to Lutheran High Northeast and they also lost to Bennington. The team had success in beating South Sioux City. To celebrate the end of the season, the parents put on a meal for the girls.

FCCLA tours the Correctional Center By Brook Brester

On Monday, September 27th, the junior and senior members toured Memorial Stadium

and the Nebraska Correctional Center. They enjoyed both tours and talking to an inmate at the correctional center. FCCLA members have also been busy with cleaning road ditches as part of their Keep Nebraska Beautiful community service project.

FCCLA frozen food sales are underway By Kayla Hegemann

FCCLA is once again selling frozen foods such as cheesecake, pizza, burritos, egg rolls, mini tacos, cinnamon rolls, French braids, pumpkin rolls, caramel sticky rolls baby cakes, brownie batter, gourmet bread and muffin batter and cookie dough. There is a great variety of types of food being sold. The sales started October 4th and will end on October 22nd. FCCLA members will deliver the frozen foods on November 6th. It would be greatly appreciated, if you could help

support the chapter!

Bobcat Dazzlers show their spirit! By Brook Brester

On September 24th, the dance team held a Bobcat Dazzlers Camp. There were many

excited little girls that showed up! When the dazzlers first arrived they played duck-duck goose and enjoyed some cookies, bars, and juice for a snack. They then started to learn the dance that they would be performing that evening. Since there were so many girls, they were divided according to their grade. The K-2nd graders learned a dance to “Strawberry Shortcake” and 3rd-6th graders learned a dance to “Baby” by Justin Bieber. Games were played throughout the afternoon and of course the "Moose Song" was learned!! After much work, hot dogs and chips were served for the girls. They then each received a t-shirt to wear so they all matched, and paw print tattoos were put on their faces! After the Bobcat Dazzlers were ready, they headed down to the football field to cheer on the boys. On the way. they did the cheer “Everywhere We Go.” At half time they entertained by performing the dances they learned that afternoon. Excellent job, Bobcat Dazzlers!!!

FFA brings home twenty-two ribbons By Brenna Wragge

The Howells/Clarkson FFA traveled to Pender on October 6

to participate in the annual District Land Judging Contest. Twenty-two of the twenty-eight members came home with ribbons that day. The

members receiving purple ribbons included: Nick Bracht, Jordan Brichacek, and Casey Sayers. In addition, one team consisting of four members earned the privilege of representing the Howells/Clarkson FFA at state competition. Amber Burenheide, Adam Burenheide, Trent

Mastny, and Jordan Brichacek will be traveling to Norfolk on November 3 to compete at State Land Judging. The next FFA meeting in on Monday, October 18.

What’s the answer to this? By Courtney Michael

The Quiz Bowl season is off to a start. Their first meet was the Women’s Quiz Bowl in

Seward. This meet began with a round robin competition. They competed in three matches before being placed into the brackets for the actual competition. Once there, they lost their first match, but it was a close one at that. The questions were from a variety of subject areas. The

team for this meet was Cori Renner, Emily Chebuhar, Megan Chebuhar, Courtney Michael, and Janessa Evert. On October 7th, there was a Literature Competition. At this meet, the team scored

a lot of points, and had a bunch of really close matches. The questions were focused on literature, grammar, spelling, journalism. The team for this meet was Dillon Dostal, Adam Vogel, Kayla Cech, Kaitlyn Janata, and Haley Kampschnieder. The team hopes to compete soon. They

are all preparing for the next big match.

NHS is climbing By Katee Rocheford

National Honor Society, as you may have previously read, is in a bit of a bind right now financially. They recently worked a concession stand for the Scribner-Snyder volleyball game; however, they are now brainstorming some more creative approaches to raising money. They also manned the Parent Teacher Conferences at midterm and with their fearless leader they will surely come up with some fundraising ideas to save them.

Happy Halloween!

Likes/Gripes By Sam Schlautman

Like: You like a certain NFL team and they are having a pretty good year so far. Gripe: That team is the Green Bay Packers and they stink! Like: You are sitting at home relaxing, watching some TV. Gripe: Brock Lesner breaks your door down and ties you to a chair. He then takes the remote control and forces you to watch "Glee." You then cry uncontrollably until the show is over. Like: The Chiefs are off to a good start at 3-0. Gripe: They are still criticized and made fun of by almost everyone. Like: The Huskers are 5-0 and Taylor Martinez is looking good in the Heisman race. Gripe: Your name is Zac Lee and you haven't played more than a quarter this year. Like: The New York Yankees are looking strong and have a good chance to win the World Series. Gripe: All the players they have are bought because they have so much money and they are cheaters!

What’s to watch?. . . "Secretariat!" By Kayla Hegemann "Secretariat" is an inspirational Disney sports drama about the legendary racehorse. Penny Chenery is a housewife and mother who knows very little about horseracing. She takes her chances when she takes over her sick father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables. She manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years. The main actors are Diane Lance who plays Penny Chenery, John Malkovich who plays Lucien Laurin, Scott Glen who lays Ogden Phinns. This movie is rated PG, is an hour and fifty-six minutes long! It’s in theaters now!!!!

Name: Cori Kay Renner Birthday: December 23rd, 1992 Nickname: Suzy, Penner, Cor Favorite Movie: “Anchorman” Irrational Fears: Spiders, snakes, and flying/airplanes

Name: Tyler James Brester Birthday: March 4th, 1993 Nickname: Q Favorite Movie: “Armagedon” Irrational Fear: That Cory will turn evil on me and shove me into a locker.

Name: Kyle James Vering Birthday: September 23rd, 1992 Nickname: Karl Favorite Movie: “The Fast and Furious” Irrational Fear: Cory beating me up.

Name: Emily Marie Chebuhar Birthday: March 24th, 1993 Nickname: Em Favorite Movie: “Titanic”, “17 Again”, “Avatar” Irrational Fears: Dogs-one chased me on my bike when I was little!