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By Brielle Unseld Pierce Lady Jays traveled to Fremont on February 3 and 4 to compete for a ticket to state, and Pierce qualified four girls to head to Omaha to compete in the state tournament. Starting out at 115 pounds, Hadleigh Collison punched her ticket to state with a fourth place finish. Collison first won by fall over Hannah Burris of Wayne in :27. She then won by fall . . .

Bluejay Country Keeps Flying By Sierra Sonnenfelt The Pierce Bluejays soared right over the Hartington Cedar Catholic Trojans on Saturday, February 4, with a 44-28 win to claim the Mid-State conference championship title. Benjamin Brahmer summed up the weekend by stating, “We found our groove Friday night versus Wayne and carried that momentum into Saturday. . . .

By Ella Gaes Five band students from Pierce High participated in the honor band hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music on Monday, January 30. The honor band includes high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who were selected through auditions. Congratulations to Trayton Christiansen, Tate Reinke, Travis Emory, Kaylee Steffen, and Braxtynne Emerson for . . .

Lady Jays Sweep Cedar Catholic By Natalie Kosch The Pierce Lady Jays went up against the Hartington Cedar Catholic Trojans in Pierce on Saturday, February 4, and with a close game Pierce earned the win and third place honors in the Mid-State conference tournament with a score of 44-39. Starting the game, the Lady Jays scored eight points. Hadley Wragge and Morgan Moeller . . .

Pierce Boys Take on State Duals

by Haiden Magnussen The Pierce boys headed out to Kearney on Saturday, February 4, to compete in the NSAA State Dual tournament. Pierce would have two duals on the day; first against the Fillmore Central Panthers, then against the Logan View Raiders. Starting with the Fillmore Central dual, both teams had an open weight at 106. At 113, Corbin Pfeil took the win due to Fillmore . . .

Speech Team Places Third at Wayne Classic

By Emma Risinger On Saturday, February 4, the Pierce High speech team loaded up the bus for the Wayne High speech meet. Pierce’s team placed 3rd out of 20 schools, the largest meet they have competed at all season. The tournament was set up a little differently than most: it had no varsity or JV divisions, so everyone competed together. The competition consisted of three preliminary . . .

Day in the Life of Carter Meier By Claudia Riggert Beginning his day at 6:30 a.m., Carter Meier starts his morning off by doing his homework from the school day before. He then showers, changes into his clothes, and leaves for school at 7:30 which allows him to arrive at 7:35. In the first semester, Carter began his school day off with his first period . . .

By Addison Croghan The new 2023 roster for the Northeast Nebraska All-Star football game has been released, and multiple players and coaches will significantly represent Pierce. Just a reminder, this is the best of the best coaches and players in all of Northeast Nebraska. To start, Abram Scholting, Schuyler Simpson, Carter Meier, and Dawson Raabe were all selected to play on the red . . .

Pierce Students Take on Livestock Judging

By Raegan Theisen On Thursday, January 26, Pierce High students traveled to Northeast Community College for the FFA livestock judging contest. FFA sponsor Matthew Neal states, “It was a challenging contest with several difficult classes. Overall, I am pleased with the effort. What I appreciate the most about the contest is how it pushes students to make confident decisions combined with . . .

37° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 8 Feb 18:56 pm CST

Fair

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: 31°
Humidity:: 79
Wind:: S 8 mph

37°

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

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