Paxton'has'a'sweet'spot'for'school'spiritby Nicole KellerHard News Editor

The Student Council hosted the Sweetheart Dance on Sat., Feb. 15, in the school gym to raise funds of the Student Cou-ncil. They have been hosting the Sweetheart/Snowball Dance ever since people can remember. The Student Council started off the week before the dance with a Spirit Week. The days were Pajama Day, Fairy Tale/Superhero Day, Stu-dent/Teacher Day, Throwback Day, and Blue and Gold Day. The Student Council created Spirt Week to enhance student participation and school pride. Many students dressed up for this week, in many different ways such as costumes, or just little things representing that day.

The Paw PrintsPaxton High School's student body newspaper Friday, Feb. 28, 2014Edition I, Issue VIII

Layout by Taylor Holzfaster, and Nicole Keller

Tigers'make'an'appearenceby Emma HolzFeature Editor

Sudents take pride in walking into the Paxton Repu-blican Plains Activities Conference, also known as RPAC. The Paxton music competition performed on Mon., Feb. 10. This clinic brought new and fun experiences. There were six dif-ferent schools that went to the clinic. Paxton’s individual piece was “Da Pacem Domine,” a bea-utiful Latin canon meaning, “Bring Us Peace.” Brooke Beckius sophomore said, “RPAC choir brought a lot of new experiences. I especially en-joyed being able to discover new abilities I did not know I had. I feel like being surrounded by ma-ny people helps a lot in being able to sing out more, and realize mis-takes you are making and fix them.” Tara Maunder, music instructor, said, “The students gave a lot of positive feedback, and had fun seeing old friends and meeting new ones while making beautiful music together.” As we lead the way into RPAC for speech, the meet will be hosted at Culbertson. The Paxton Tiger Speech team makes an appearance at the Rep-ublican Plains Activity Conference by showing respect and promise to make their school look well rep-resented. Michelle Kluver (Speech coach) said, “The students put on some of their best performances of the season, which was evident in the number of entries that made it to finals. "With practice, the performances will become more polished, giving the students a chance at qualifying for state in a month.”

Student'Council'hosts'Red0Out by Logan AndersonStaff Writer

The annual Red Out for the American Heart Association hea-ded off on Feb. 7 with the ele-mentary jumping rope. Alex O’Connor, survivor of an artery repair stated, “I thought the Red Out was a good turn out. The American Heart Association is a great organization that is close to my heart in many ways and it was cool to see lots of people supporting such a great cause.” The Student Council is in charge of the Red Out as well as

(photo by Nicole Keller) Spirit week is in full swing as, from left to right, Caleb Barkman, Bailee Schow, Austin Hackney, and Cheyanne Loeffler celebrate Fairy-Tale Day with their costumes.

FFA •Practiced leadership skills

•Attend Career Development Events on Feb. 5

Paxton Prowlers•Attended the State Dance

Competition on Feb. 22

“We chose the days based on how many kids would be able to dress up with materials that were readily available, and how many kids would would actually dress up based on the days. “Students gain from Spirit Week the feelings of belonging. They all learn that if one person has school spirit, it is contagious and spreads to those surrounding them, ex-claimed Cheyanne Loeffler. The council went in at 4:30 p.m. Sat. before the dance to decorate. Council members bro-ught in decorations that they thou-ght would benefit. With some teamwork, and creative minds, the decorations went very smoothly, and the cou-ncil was done by about 5:30 p.m. Scott Jorgensen, Student Council sponsor said, “Everybody danced, everyone on the council did a great job of helping set up,

Booster Club•Help with concession stands for

the youth tourney on Mar. 1•Will continue to discuss future fundraiser ideas for the school.

Student Council• Will be holding a "Pennies for

Patients" event• Community service projects

Science Olympiad•Regionals- Mar. 25

•State- Mar. 29

by Austin HackneyCo-Editor-In-Chief

   The Paxton class of 2014 hosted a Purple Out Thurs. Feb. 13, 2014 for cancer awareness. The senior class put on a Purple Out to raise cancer awareness for all types of cancer. The seniors bought 250 purple wristbands that said “no one fights alone” on them. Seniors were charged $250 for them and out of that, $125 will go to find a cure for cancer. Bailee Schow and Austin Hac-kney also paid for purple ribbon stickers to give to the entire school

Seniors'raise'cancer'awarenessso everyone would be wearing pu-rple. At the game, there was a free will donation can, all of the pro-ceeds will go to the North Platte Cancer Center, in North Platte, They raised $98.10. Bailee Schow, senior said, “The Sutherland and Paxton Basketball teams and coaches wore purple rib-bon in their hair, as a pin, or on th-eir arm." Along with the Purple Out some senior boys, Justin Hardwick, Jor-dan Loeffler, Tyler Schimonitz, Br-adyn Wood, Tyler Cassell, Drake Luedke, and Coby Quinn danced

(photo by Becky Zerr) The senior class of 2014 raised $98.10 to go toward cancer res-earch in North Platte.

by Alex O'ConnorCo-Editor-in-Chief On Wed. Feb. 5, some of the Paxton FFA chapter competed in Career Development Events (CDE), at Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte. Almost all the FFA members competed in the first competition of CDEs. CDEs included agri-sc-ience, food science, welding, Ag Sales and more. The day consisted of preparing and participating in the events, then the college provided meals for the participant, and then the team headed to the awards ceremony. At the awards, the Paxton FFA chapter found out which one of them would be going to state. The people that made it to state were the Ag Sales team, which con-sisted of Joel Schroeder, Karlee Schow, Bailee Schow and Rhett O’Connor. The Ag sales team en-ded up third. Sophomore ag sales member Joel Schroeder said, “Coming into Ag Sales this year was chall-enging, as well as exciting, because I wanted to try something new. Never having competed in this competition was a bit nerve-racking at the beginning, but after practicing hard and learning what we were selling, it became easier and I became more confident in myself. I am very excited to par-ticipate at the state convention in April in two events.” There will be one more chance for the Paxton FFA chapter to qualify students for state and that will be at the second competition of CDEs. Your very own Paxton FFA chapter took charge of the week by hosting a teacher appreciation bre-akfast on Feb. 20, 2014.

FFA'members'qualify'for'state

and cleaning up. "It was a very enjoyable ex-perience for my first year as Stu-dent Council sponsor.” The dance was held in the old gym, and the whole high school and junior high was invited to come dance, and to overall have fun with their dates. Junior high was allowed to stay from 8 to 10 p.m., while the high school was allowed from 8 to 12 p.m. At the end of the night the Student Council earned at least $200 from the entry fees at the dance. Due to all of the council members donating to the cause, the council only had very few fe-es to pay after the event. Following the dance, the student council had a meeting discussing how the dance went.

earning money for the ass-ociation. Student Council also sold “Get Fired Up” T-shirts at the basketball game. Everyone came dressed in red to school and also to the game that night. Ainsley McConnell, second grader, raised the most donations in the individual category with $170, Sarah Brott, first grader, was second with $153, and Gri-ffin Perlinger, kindergartener, was third with $150. All the money that is raised will be used for research and finance educational programs that support heart health.

in between the third and fourth quarter to "Cupid Shuffle", by Cupid, to get the crowd and team fired up. During the fourth quarter, they would also dance every time

Taylor Holzfaster Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:00:52 PM Mountain Standard TimeAlex O'Connor Friday, February 28, 2014 1:10:53 PM Mountain Standard Time

OPINIONFriday Feb. 28, 2014Layout by Shelby Conway

The Paw Prints Staff

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Austin Hackney and Alex O'ConnorFront Page Editor: Nicole KellerOpinion Editor: Shyanne Hidalgo

Feature Editor: Emma HolzSports Editor: Austin HackneyPhoto Editor: Taylor HolzfasterWebsite Editor: Shelby Conway

Staff Writer: Logan AndersonAdvisor: Becky Zerr

The Paw Prints is a student publication, and an open public forum. The Paw Prints staff decides what articles to cover and in what

manner, with Mrs. Zerr advising where needed.

Comments from other students and community members are encouraged, and letters to the editors will be accepted and ran,

unless the letter is obscene or libelous. The Paw Prints staff has the right to choose which letters will run when.

by Logan AndersonStaff Writer

The spirit at Paxton High School has seen a dramatic decrease in the last few years. Students are saddened by the lack of school spirit. What is the solution? Having cheerleaders has been one option men-tioned. Paxton hasn’t had cheerleaders since before Sheri Chittenden became principal in 2004. Cheerleaders start cheers for the team and get the crowd rowdy. The team always appreciates a rowdy crowd. But cheerleaders can be an annoyance when it comes to the officials and other teams. Chittenden stated, “Few schools in our conference have cheerleading squads. I think many schools have switched to having dance teams. Sometimes it's difficult to offer activities like cheerleading when

qualified and willing sponsors aren’t available. No one has requested having cheerleaders at Paxton that I know of.” “We do consider requests that come to the admini-stration and present them to the school board

when there is sufficient interest,” Chittenden said. So even though few schools have cheerleaders, it is not out of the question for Paxton High. It seems as though the spirit we have for the teams at Paxton High School is up to the students and community itself. Things don’t just happen without a serious interest in the matter. I don’t think Paxton needs cheerleaders if we have a great community and school body to stand up and cheer without someone babying us through it. We can change the school spirit for the better without cheerleaders, because our small school has the power to have a big voice.

Cheerleading controversey

(photo by - http://memegenerator.net/Y-U-No) “Y U No” meme gets the point across when talking about having school spirit.

(photo by Shyanne Hidalgo)Paxton’s “Mini Prowlers” stole the show Feb. 7 at the half time program, which was hosted by Paxton’s

Prowlers. The Prowlers had to teach the girls the dance moves to a choreographed dance to the song “Take you to Rio” by Ester Dean. The gym was filled with kindergarten through sixth grade dancers.

Each grade got their own mini dance while the other grades sat down. Parents, grandparents, friends, and family all lined the gym floor with their cameras loaded and ready to shoot. Throughout the whole

night the gym was the most packed only when the Mini Prowlers danced.

Paxton introduces crosswordsby Shelby ConwayWebsite Editor

The Paxton Paw Prints introduces the “Paw Prints Puzzle.” This new addition to the paper will give students of all ages at Paxton to interact more with the paper. As stated in the “Crossword description” by cracking the code for the puzzle created by Emma Holz, you can win a movie night care package. That includs a movie rental, popcorn, and two cans of pop.

The Paw Prints Puzzle will be an interesting experiment for the paper. Depending on the amount of students completing the puzzle will effect if another puzzle is created next issue. Student feedback is very much appreciated, if you would like to comment about the puzzle feel free to contact Becky Zerr or other journalists.

Shelby Conway Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:04:30 PM Mountain Standard TimeAlex O'Connor Friday, February 28, 2014 1:10:53 PM Mountain Standard Time

OPINIONFriday Feb. 28, 2014Layout by Shyanne Hidalgo

by Taylor HolzfasterPhoto Editor

  T h e r e have been m-any recent di-scussions that arise when the topic of whether spo-rts should be aloud at sch-ools or not. When it comes to schools such as Paxton, the thought of not having any sporting events is unknown. Since 1974, Paxton has been known for making it to state in all sporting events and winning runner-ups and championships. Paxton went undefeated in football and finished ranked first

Pros of Sportsin the Omaha World-Herald in 1974. Back then, there weren’t legitimate state championship competitions, but as the years went on, Paxton’s first volley-ball championship was in 1986. There have been some discussions from people in Paxt-on Schools that believe sporting events should not be allowed, but there are many people that would disagree with this statement. Scott Jorgenson, the Paxton Schools Athletic Director said, “Athleltics should be continued in school systems due to the fact that it provides an activity for our youth to participate in.   "Studies have shown that the fewer activities available for youth to participate in, the greater the likelihood for youth to

become involved in unsafe, even illegal, activities.” After talking to Jorgenson, he seemed to make it clear that things would be different if we didn’t have sporting events. Jorg-enson stated, “If there were no athletics tied into schools, the environment of the school would be completely different.   In several cases, if it were not for athletics, some students wou-ld not have received education or held themselves accountable wh-en it comes to their academics. "Along with that, there are several students who go on to obtain a college education due to their athletic ability and the opportunity to participate in int-ercollegiate athletics.” If Paxton didn’t have sporting events in the school, many fac-

tors would change negatively that could affect Paxton Scho-ols as a whole. When hosting sporting events, there are many benefits that are bringing in money to our school to help other areas out.         For example, by working concession stands at a sporting event game that is hosted at the school, a certain area in the school can earn money. When mentioning these benefits and points to Jorgenson, he replied by saying, “Athletics is an integral part of a school system for several reason. First off, similar to other activities found in a school sys-tem, athletics provides an out-let for young adults to display special talents, similar to those characteristics found in art, music, and drama.  

"Secondly, there are several life skills that participating in athletics provides for young adults, including self-discipline, self-esteem, developing a positive work ethic, problem solving skills, communicating with peers and adults, leadership devel-opment, and team-work.   "Lastly, athletics provides an outlet for the school and com-munity to show pride and unite together to support the youth in our community.” As previously stated, Jorgenson and many others that I talked to in Paxton Schools believe that sporting events are crucial in Paxton Schools. It not only seems to get the school more involved with other towns, but also makes Paxton Schools stand out an outstanding school.

One student's opinion on why sports are a benefit of school

by Shyanne HidalgoOpinion Editor

It se- ems today that Ame-rican stu-dents spend a lot more time and ef-fort on spo-rts, than stu-dents from other cou-ntries. Anyone who’s ever attended a varsity football game in Texas knows where high school students place their energy. Sports are embedded in American schools in a way that they are not anywhere else.

In 2012, Premont, Texas had the state threatening to shut

down their school district due to their “financial mismanagement and academic failure.”

In an attempt to cut costs, the district laid off eight employees, closed the middle schools campus, moved its classes to the high school building; and the elementary school hadn’t seen an art or music teacher in years. The high school had no science labs due to mold, yet they still managed to play football, basketball, volleyball, track, tennis, cheerleading, and baseball each year.

For the cost of one foot-ball season, the district could have hired an elementary music teacher for an entire year, but this option never occurred to anyone. Despite the losing stre-ak of the

Premont team. There are many things people don’t think about when they think about high school sports; money is one of those problems.

After the schools finally decided to cut sports, 80 percent of the students passed their classes in comparison to the 50 percent the previous year. The school also a decline in mis-behavior.

Costs is just one of the reasons sports should not be allowed in high schools. Another reason would be grad-uation rates.

In South Korea, 93 percent of students graduate, while a measly 77 percent of American students do. Out of that 77 per-cent, only 2 percent receive athl-etic scholarships. According to a

2010 study pub-lished in the Journal of Adva-nced Academics, American kids spend more than twice the time Korean kids spend playing sports.

If Americans used their obsessive and passionate thin-king about high schools sports to high school academics, our ach-ievements would parallel that of Asian schools. Many Asian countries approach academics in the same way Americans approach sports.

A 2009 study found that U.S. students ranked 25th among 34 countries in math and science. The countries ahead were China, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Finland.

In South Korea, 15-year-olds rank fourth in the world, right behind Shanghai, Sin-

gapore, and Hong Kong, on a critical thinking test in math, while Americans are on their way to the next town over for a track meet. In Asian countries if someone were to make it into the newspaper, it would be for an academic success, not for a touchdown.

Honestly, the only thing athletics seem to succeed in, other than the 2 percent of schol-arships, is distracting not just students, but entire comm-unities. Football fields become centers of towns, educators bec-ome coaches, and parents bec-ome boosters. However, sports are important; the problem is that once sports are important, they begin to collide with the importance of academics.

Cons of SportsOne student's opinion on why sports are a menice to schools

(photo by http://www.sportsblend.com/sport-photography/)

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FEATUREFriday, Feb. 28 2014Layout by Emma Holz and Alexandra O'Connor

This week’s senior window is dedicated to Taylor Holzfaster. Her window is an array of pictures of her friends and families. Her window also consists of her favorite hobbies and extracurriculars. "I think my senior window went really well. Getting everything ready was kind of stressful, but for the most part, I really liked putting it in my window with my mom because we both love doing those kind of things together." Holzfaster said.

Senior Windows

This week’s senior window belongs to Gabrielle Perlinger. Her window includes senior “I really enjoyed putting up my senior window. I was really nice to be able to back down memory lane!” Perlinger’s favorite quote is "Oh, yes. The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it…or learn from it." ~Rafiki, From The Lion King.” Next weeks window will be Taylor Holzfaster.

(photo by Shyanne Hildago)(photo by Shyanne Hidalgo)

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Senior Spotlight: Alex O'Connorby Taylor HolzfasterPhoto/video EditorQ: Full Name:A: Alexandra O’ConnorQ: Parents Name(s): A: Sam and Liz O’ConnorQ: Age:A: 17Q: Siblings:A: Cam (12th grade)Q: Activities/Sports that you are involved in:A: Dance, One-Acts, Pageants, and FFAQ: What do you want to do with your life (college/career)?:

A: “Next fall I’m going to attend the University of Wyoming at Laramie, pursing a Bachelor Fine Arts in dance and a minor in business. Then hopefully after I get my degree I want to open up my own dance studio.”Q: What is your most em-barrassing moment?:A: “I have too many to even pick.”Q: One fun fact about you:A: “I’m obsessed with pickup lines.”Q: Favorite high school mem-ory: A: “My favorite high school me-mory is this past year when our

One-Act team got first runner up. Although we didn’t get first, it was still a big accomplishment for us.”Q: Favorite song:A: “Better Than This by Hunter Hayes.”Q: Favorite school lunch:A: “Breaded Pork.”Q: What is one thing that you will miss when you leave high school?:A: “I’m going to miss all the good memories I have made here, but there will be many more to come.”Q: Who do you look up to the most and why?:A: “I look up to my grandma

because she is just a won-derful lady and she has gone through so much.”Q: Who is your best friend and why?:A: “I have many best friends, but if I had to pick one it would have to be Mackenzie Walker, just be-cause I have lived by her my whole life and I spend every waking second of the rodeo season with her.”Q: What is your favorite quote of all time?: A: “Its kind of fun to the im-possible.” by Walt Disney

PHS SeniorAlex O'Connor

Senior Spotlight: Cam O'Connorby Alex O'ConnorCo- Editor in CheifQ: Full Name:A: Cameron Michael O’ConnorQ: Parents Name(s):A: Sam and Liz O’ConnorQ: Age:A: 17Q: Siblings (if so name and grade):A: “Yes, my twin Alex, who is a senior”Q: Activities/Sports that you are involved in:A: Rodeo, basketball, football and FFAQ: What do you want to do with your life (college/career)?:A: “I want to attend the Univer-sity of Nebraska at Lincoln pursu-ing a degree in physical ther-apy.”Q: What is your most embarr-assing moment?:A: “It was my 9th grade year when we had to preform a skit for the high school prep rally. I was put in charge with not knowing what to do. So therefore I just

went with it… and well let’s just say it didn’t go so well.”Q: Favorite high school memory:A: “I don’t really have a favorite high school memory because I have enjoyed every expirence equally.”Q: Favorite song:A: “Hey brother” by AviciiQ: Favorite school lunch:A: My favprite school lunch would havee to be Cheese Pizza!Q: What is one thing that you will miss when you leave high school?:A: The thing that I will miss the most will be the athletics and the “Shark Clan.”Q: Who do you look up to the most and why?:A: “I look up to my grandfather the most because he is a hardworking man and he likes to get things done fast so he can do other things, like take me to eat ice cream.”Q: Who is your best friend and why?:

A: “I have many friends but if I had to choose a certain one it would have to be Brody Cleve-land because we grew up to together , we rodeo together, and we hang out alot togehter." Q: What is your favorite quote of all time?:A: “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." by Robert Frost

PHS SeniorCam O'Connor

(photo by Liz O'Connor)

Senior Spotlight: Megan O'Neailby Austin HackneySports EditorQ: Full Name: A: Megan Layne O'NeailQ: Parents Name(s): A: Marty and Malisa O'NeailQ: Age: A:18 Q: Siblings (if so name and grade): A: Mathew O'NeailQ: What do you want to do with your life (college/career)?:A: Automotive Mechanic, Milford or Mid-PlainsQ: What is your most em-barrassing moment?:A: Breaking my wrist in GymQ: 1 fun fact about you:A: I am the photographer for Derbys throughout the summer.Q: Favorite high school memory: A: Becoming a seniorQ: Favorite song:A: Gorilla Bruno MarsQ: Favorite school lunch:A: Anything with mashed potatoesQ:What is one thing that you will miss when you leave high school?:

A: Seeing all my friends everyday.Q: Who do you look up to the most and why?:A: Mrs. Spencer because she has helped me learn and understand math so much better. And math is the best thing in the world. Q: Who is your best friend and why?:A: Wacey Campbell, because he is always there for me, no matter when I need him. Q: What is your favorite quote of all time?:A: "If someone asks you "how do you do?" say you don't." :)

PHS SeniorMegan O'Neail

(photo by Melissa O'Neail)

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SPORTSFriday, Feb.28, 2014Layout by Austin Hackney and Logan Anderson

Paxton’s first year of golf

by Shelby ConwayWebsite Editor

Along with many other sports, Paxton golf will begin March 3. This is the first year Paxton will have their very own golf team; in past years the students played in partner with Ogallala students, to create a team that was large enough. Practices will start March 3 and will run every Monday through Thursday. According to Dan Kluver, golf head coach, “Practices will vary but we will initially spend a lot of time on the driving range working out the winter kinks. After two weeks or so we will start working on our short games (putting, chipping,

green appro-aches).” Kluver has a good interest in his players and is confident they will do well. “We are just going to try and get better from the first invite to the last.” Said Kluver.

This season could be an eventful and competitive one, but Kluver said, “My advice for anyone that is going to play golf is just enjoy it. "Don’t worry so much about what everyone else is doing or how they are scoring. Try and make your game your focus.” Paxton’s golf team has a seem-ingly bright future, which will begin soon enough.

The games continue…by Shelby ConwayWebsite Editor

Paxton boy’s basketball season is in full swing. Recently the boys played Wallace on Jan. 28, tried hard, but losing in the end 43 to 56. Rhett O’Connor and Justin Corfield were both top scorers with 12 points each, and Chance Morland scoring 9. On Jan. 31 Paxton beat Dundy

County-Stratton 54 to 52. The top scoring players consisted of Corfield scoring 19 points, Morland scoring 11, and Cody Blackwell scoring 9. After a win and a loss, Paxton picked up another win against Stapleton/McPherson County, 50 to 29. The top scoring players of the game on Feb. 7 were Morland scoring 15, Corfield scoring 14, and Brett Storer scoring 9 points.

Junior Tigers end season on high note

by Nicole KellerHard News Editor

The jr. High basketball teams have ended their season with the boys finishing with a 6-0 season, while the girls finished with a 0-6 season. The season was over with the boys winning against Wallace, and the girls with a loss. The boys score was 49 to 21, while the girls was 40 to 12. "Our season didn't go exactly how we wanted it to but over the season as a team we really im-proved. As a team we grew and worked better together. Later on in the season, we started to play more like a team

"I think that it was a good learning experience for everyone on the team." Callie Kriha, 8th grader, said. The recent jr. High basketball games have been the Brady game, with a boys score of 65 to 13, Paxton winning, and the girls score of 27 to 6 with a loss. The next game they played was against Hershey; again they boys came home with a win of 34 to 22, while the girls lost with a score of 18 to 2. “We had a really good sea-son, we really improved thro-ughout the year and we all had fun.” said Treyton Hebbl-ethwaite.

Feb. 11 added to the losses of Paxton. St. Pats beat Paxton 49 to 22. Still, there was three top scoring young men. These young men are Corfield scoring 10, Morland scoring 7 points, and Connor Merrill scoring 4 points for the team. The Tigers have played good games and bad games, with many more games to come.

(photo by Sabina Hebblethwaite) Eighth grader, Treyton Hebblethwaite, plays defense on Hershey player number 23. The Paxton Jr. high boys won the game 34-22.

by Austin HackneyCo-Editor-in-Cheif The Paxton Lady Tigers have been 4-3 for wins and losses in the last few weeks. The Tigers started their Republican Plains Activity Conf-erence journey on Jan. 25 2014 in Maywood. The Tigers played Maywood for the third time in the first round of Conference winning 53 to 34. The Tigers then Played Dundy County-Stratton on Jan. 27, in the

second round of RPAC loosing 33 to 57. The Tigers then played for 3rd and 4th on the west side of the conference on Thurs., Jan. 30. The Lady Tigers played Hayes Center winning 50 to41, placing 3rd on the west side of the conference. The Ladies then went back to their regular season, playing Sta-pleton-Mcpherson County on Feb. 7 winning 40 to 33. The Tigers then made the trip to North Platte on Feb. 11, playing North Platte St. Patricks by again falling short

10 to 44. Then the Tigers played their last home game of the season on Feb. 13 against Sutherland lo-osing 17-47. The Lady’s then played their last regular season game on Feb. 14, against the Hayes Center Cardinals, winning 38 to 39. The Tigers start their subdis-trict journey on Tues., Feb. 18, against Mullen in Hershey at 6:30 MT. The Tigers have already played Mullen.

(photo by Austin Hackney) Top row from left to right: Jordan Loeffler, Tyler Schimonitz, Justin Hardwick, Tyler Cassel. Bottom row from left to right: Jerod Corder, Brayden Wood, and Drake Luedke, showed their support for the girls and boys basketball teams on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

(photo by Austin Hackney) Cody Blackwell, 12, playes defense on Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014 against Sutherland. The Tigers won the last home game of the season.

Lady Tigers continue season

Austin Hackney Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:58:33 PM Mountain Standard TimeAlex O'Connor Friday, February 28, 2014 1:10:53 PM Mountain Standard Time