The Nebraska American Legion District 2 held the spring convention March 17 in Creighton. Jim Hames was awarded the Hard Charger Award for his dedication to the American Legion Post #128. Pictured in the group is Franny Guenther, Jim Hames, Bob Haberer, Shane Wieseler and Dave Donner. Also, Jim with his wife Pat Hames.
The Crofton Warrior Speech team participated in the District speech
competition on Wednesday, March 13 at Bancroft-Rosalie High School.
The Warriors placed first at districts winning by a narrow margin of six
points. The Crofton Warriors will travel to Kearney today for State! Read all about what happens by signing up to the Journal today: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
Crofton High School held their annual National Honor Society induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 8 for the purpose of inducting new officers and 16 new members... Get more details by signing up to the Crofton Journal with the link below: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
A special evening with a meal, music, fun feature and dynamic speaker has been planned at the River Rock Event Center, 2901 Broadway, on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. for the monthly gathering of “Yankton Area Women’s Connection.” YAWC is part of Stonecroft Ministry, a non-denominational, non-profit world-wide organization that aspires to connect women of all ages, to uplift them and build lasting friendships. For more information or to make a reservation, call Jan at (605) 661-8356 or see Yankton Area Women’s Connection Page on Facebook.
The Crofton Warrior Band performed at the Mid-States Conference Clinic at Wayne State College this past week with those pictured above attending to perform in at least one of the two band selections during the clinic. Each band had four musical pieces they played. For more information, look inside this week’s Journal!
Crofton Community Schools Activities Director Ann Kramer was recently honored at the Nebraska Bandmasters Association’s annual banquet at the Embassy Suites hotel in downtown Lincoln. Kramer was nominated for, and won the organizations “Outstanding Administrator Award,” presented on Friday, March 1.
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St. Rose of Lima School had seven entries qualify for the State History Day Contest following competition at the District Contest held on March 4 at Northeast Community College, Norfolk. This year’s theme was “Turning Points in History.” Students participating at the District Contest included (back row) Ben Arens, Avery Arens, Bethany Arens, Kaden Arens, Margo Miller, Corbin Bernt, (front row) Claire Marsh, Collyns Stout, Cecilia Wortmann, and Morgan Bernt...
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The Crofton FFA chapter took members to the District Career Development Event at Northeast Community College on Monday, February 26. Crofton made it to state in five out of six events which were nursery and landscape, livestock management, environmental and natural resources, agribusiness, and agriscience. The floriculture team also competed at districts, but fell short of qualifying for state...
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Senior Robbie Fisher etched his name into school history after becoming a three-time State Champion at the 2024 NSAA State Wrestling Tournament. Fisher stated, “I have been working for 14 years, since I was in Pre-K, to achieve this championship.”
More than 40 community members attended a School Safety Presentation by law enforcement veteran Tyler Heine at Crofton’s Haymarket Monday evening. Get the full scoop by signing up to the Crofton Journal!
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The Lady Warriors defeated the #16 seed Ord Chants to punch their ticket to state. The Lady Warriors started off a little slow in the first quarter. The Chants hit two threes to tie it up with five minutes left in the first. The Chants took the lead to end the quarter 14-11.
The Warriors battled back and forth throughout the whole second quarter. Senior Ellie Tramp hit a 3 to put the Warriors up by 4. Keeping the momentum, sophomore Jaisie Janssen got an and-one to extend the lead. Janssen stated, “It was a good feeling and the crowd was getting loud.” The Lady Warriors ended the half up by two 24-22.
To start off the third quarter senior Caitlin Guenther got an easy bucket to put the Warriors up by 4. The Chants came out after half hitting a quick three but the Warriors slowly started to extend the lead. Juniors Cassie Allen and Jaida Allen each hit a three to keep extending the lead, ending the third quarter 38-32. J.
Allen stated, “It made me feel confident and I felt like we were finally hitting shots and working together as a team.” The Warriors continued to dominate throughout the fourth quarter ending it 58-32. Leading the Lady Warriors was Guenther with 14 points, C. Allen added 12 points, and S. Allen added 11 more. The Lady Warriors will be competing in the state tournament on Wednesday, February 28 at 1:30 p.m. against the Clarkson-Leigh Patriots.
Warriors honored at home game...
Seniors Jace Foxhoven, Seth Pinkelman and Zac Arens were honored Friday Feb. 16th as they played their final game on the Warriors home court. The seniors received a thank you from the Booster club and community for all their hard work put into Warrior Basketball!
A substantial Crofton Community Foundation Fund (CCFF) grant will make a big impact on Crofton High School’s industrial technology program... Get the rest of the story by subscribing to the Crofton Journal!
Crofton Warriors senior Casey Jeannoutot accomplished two major feats at last weekend’s NSAA State Wrestling Championships from Thursday, Feb. 15 through Saturday, Feb. 17. After three hard days of wrestling, Jeannoutot earned a fifth-place medal in the Class C 215 bracket while he earned his 100th career win in the process...
The Crofton-Bloomfield Girls Wrestling team competed at state this past weekend with two qualifiers. Both girls came home with medals. Junior Rylie Arens earned a third place medal and Junior Annabelle Poppe earned a fifth place medal.
Arens started off the state tournament with a quick 34 second pin against Ellie Scoville of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller. In the quarter finals, Arens got the major decision against her opponent, Andie Gibson of Beatrice. In the semifinal round, Arens dropped her match to Kayden Sipp of Adam Central.
On the backside of the bracket, Arens had another quick pin against Ava Mahnke of West Point-Beemer. Arens ended her season with a pin against Gibson of Beatrice and a third place medal. Poppe started off the tournament with a first period pin against Diesel Janovich of Elkhorn. Poppe dropped her quarter finals match to Paola Vergara of O'Neill. Poppe battled back and pinned Bell Brodersen of Boone Central; and in the heartbreak round, she pinned Emma Finecy of Lakeview guaranteeing
herself a medal.
In the consolation semifinals, Poppe dropped a close match (3-0) to Fabiola Cortez Carcamo of Grand Island. In the fifth and sixth place match, Poppe finished off her season with a pin against Carson Shank of Lincoln East, earning herself a fifth place finish.
Poppe stated, “It isn’t the finish I wanted but it is going to make me work harder next year to complete my goal of being a state champion.”
The Crofton-Bloomfield wrestling team accomplished a lot at the state tournament in Omaha, overall winning fourth place. Four of the six state qualifiers came home with hardware...
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Senior Ellie Tramp just signed at the University of Sioux Falls for Track and Field as of Tuesday, Jan. 23! Get your copy of this week's Journal to learn more!
For the Lady Warriors last regular season home game, they took down the Humphrey Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs 58-29 on February 6, making the team move to 20-0!
