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Sept. 17 - FB Apparel Orders Due Online FB Apparel Order Sept. 18 - SB @ Aquinas 5:30pm (No JV Innings) Sept. 19 - XC @ O'Neill Invite 10am Schedule for O'Neill XC Sept. 19 - Pierce Robotics Shirt Deadline - NOON 25-26 Pierce Robotics Shirt Sept. 20 - SB @ O'Neill Tourney 9am Schedule for SB at O'Neill ------------------------------------------------------------- . . .

By Lauren Delka The Pierce High School girls golf team secured a victory on Monday, September 8, at a triangular on the Pierce Community golf course. Not only did the Bluejays come out on top, shooting a 200, but Rylee Altwine also placed first overall, shooting a 39. The girls each shot nine holes with the opposing teams: Hardington Cedar Catholic High School, who shot a 130; and . . .

PHS Volleyball

Pierce Claims Second at Wakefield Tournament By Lawson Zierke The Pierce Bluejays continued their winning ways at the Wakefield Invitational volleyball tournament in Wakefield on Saturday, September 13, winning two out of their three games on Saturday. They played Elkhorn Valley, Lyons-Decatur Northeast, and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. In the first game of the day, Pierce defeated . . .

By Kendall Shada The Pierce High football coaches introduced a new communication system and hope to keep their continuous winning ways going with its use. The old system, which used headsets, only allowed two or three coaches on the same station, whereas the new system allows all coaches on the same station. Through the use of bluetooth, the new system also allows the coaching staff to . . .

Bluejays Fight in Tough Match vs. NEN Vipers By Abbie Cone The Pierce Bluejays softball team hosted the NEN Vipers, a consolidated team from Wisner-Pilger and Pender, on September 11, and put up a battle all night. Despite the score falling 17-6 in favor of the Vipers, the Bluejays refused to give up. The first inning was scoreless for both teams, but in the . . .

By Elizabeth Furstenau The town’s senior center will be celebrating its 40th birthday this fall. Back in 1985, Joyce Sloan established a center for seniors in town. Sloan decided to do this because she knew her mom enjoyed going to the center in Plainview. She did not want her mom or others to have to travel. After careful consideration, she opened Pierce’s first center on Main . . .

How Homecoming Became the Heart of Fall Traditions

By Brynn Schwartz Every fall, school suddenly feels a little louder, a little brighter, and a lot more spirited. Posters are hung up, students dress up for silly theme days, and the excitement of talking about what is coming. It’s homecoming season. A tradition that started a long time ago but has grown into something every student can enjoy, even the elementary school. By the . . .

Spirit Week in Rewind

By Grace Retzlaff Everyone loves a good dress-up day, the outfit of the day practically picks itself out! But what makes a good spirit week stand out is when everyone participates and dresses up. Senior Boston Krueger is someone who always goes all out with the dress-up days. He really went out all during homecoming week with western day, which he stated was his favorite of . . .

A Freshman's Point of View on Their First Homecoming Dance

By Grace Retzlaff Homecoming is a very exciting and fun week, especially for those who have not yet experienced it. What makes homecoming so exciting is everything that goes on during the week, such as the football game, pep rallies, and dress-up days. So, what does homecoming look like from a freshman point of view? “I’m excited that I get to . . .

High School Headlines

Journalism to be featured on 106 KIX Pierce High’s journalism class is continuing to participate in a program called High School Headlines through 106 KIX radio (106.7 FM). Each week, the students in the class create a short broadcast that updates radio listeners on upcoming events, news, and other fun activities happening at Pierce High. The students write the broadcast . . .

68° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 17 Sep 14:56 pm CDT

Light rain

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 87
Wind:: S 10 mph

68°

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

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