The Western Conference has announced it's All Conference Selections for Softball, Volleyball and Football for the fall 2021-2022 season.&nbsp; These Student/Athletes were named as All Western Conference.&nbsp;

Alliance:&nbsp; Ciara Hudson, Hallie Schneider.&nbsp; 

Chadron:&nbsp; Maci Rutledge, Kinley Richardson, Josie Downing. 

Gering: Gianni Aguilar, Brylee Dean, Jessie Brown. 

Scottsbluff:&nbsp; Brady Laucomer, Taryn Spady, Mariyah Avila, Alex Jones.

Alliance:&nbsp; Morgan Moomey, Bri Huston. 

Chadron:&nbsp; Aubrey Milburn, Sarah LeBere. 

Gering:&nbsp; Sarah Wiese, Gabby Moreno. 

Scottsbluff:&nbsp; Tatum Himmerman, Zoey Paez.

Alliance: Amauri Browning, Jaelynne Clarke.&nbsp;

 Chadron: Tatum Bailey, Jacey Garrett, Demi Ferguson.

Mitchell: Marji Schmitt, Macey Bosard, Caani Banks.

Chadron: Jaleigh McCartney, Macey Daniels

Gering: Alex Gonzalez-Orozco, Cami mewman

Chadron: Dawson Dunbar, Cody Hall, Xander Provance, Seth Gaswick, Justus Alcorn, Ryan Bickel

Mitchell: Cael Peters, Carter Reisig, Hayden Umble, Brock Knutson

Scottsbluff: Sebastien Boyle, Braedon Stull, Josiah Mobley, Chance Symons, Trevor Schwartz, Jayce Wilkinson.

Alliance:&nbsp; Isaiah Martinez, Kellen Muhr, Tyzen Brown, Trey Brennan

Chadron:&nbsp; Jesse Stolley, Michael Sorenson, Chayton Bynes, Jarek Anderson

Gering:&nbsp; Tyler Garrett, Jack Schlothauer, Joseph Van Anne, Collin Schwartzkopf

Mitchell:&nbsp; Victor Palomo, Daniel Thomas, Riley Murphy, Tucker Thomas

Scottsbluff:&nbsp; Tyrone Shanks, Trey May

Sidney:&nbsp; Dietrich Lecher, McGuire Rolls, Austin Munier, Austin Wolfe

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerThe Western Conference has announced it's All Conference Selections for Softball, Volleyball and Football for the fall 2021-2022 season.&nbsp; These Student/Athletes were named as All Western Conference.&nbsp;Softball:&nbsp; Alliance:&nbsp; Ciara Hudson, Hallie Schneider.&nbsp; Chadron:&nbsp; Maci Rutledge, Kinley Richardson, Josie Downing. Gering: Gianni Aguilar, Brylee Dean, Jessie Brown. Scottsbluff:&nbsp; Brady Laucomer, Taryn Spady, Mariyah Avila, Alex Jones.Honorable Mention:&nbsp; Alliance:&nbsp; Morgan Moomey, Bri Huston. Chadron:&nbsp; Aubrey Milburn, Sarah LeBere. Gering:&nbsp; Sarah Wiese, Gabby Moreno. Scottsbluff:&nbsp; Tatum Himmerman, Zoey Paez.Volleyball:&nbsp; Alliance: Amauri Browning, Jaelynne Clarke.&nbsp; Chadron: Tatum Bailey, Jacey Garrett, Demi Ferguson.Gering: Maddie RayMitchell: Marji Schmitt, Macey Bosard, Caani Banks.Scottsbluff:&nbsp; Megan Bewely,&nbsp;Sidney: Alecca Campbell, Rheagan StanleyHonorable Mention:&nbsp;Alliance: Avah Steggall, Kenna MontesChadron: Jaleigh McCartney, Macey DanielsGering: Alex Gonzalez-Orozco, Cami mewmanMitchell: Trinity Penn, Aimee MoralesScottsbluff: Jaliah Connelly, Ella FooteSidney: Byrnna Ross, Emilee WieserFootball:Alliance: Wade Sanders, Nolan NagakiChadron: Dawson Dunbar, Cody Hall, Xander Provance, Seth Gaswick, Justus Alcorn, Ryan BickelGering: Carmelo Timblin, Jacob AwiszusMitchell: Cael Peters, Carter Reisig, Hayden Umble, Brock KnutsonScottsbluff: Sebastien Boyle, Braedon Stull, Josiah Mobley, Chance Symons, Trevor Schwartz, Jayce Wilkinson.Sidney: Nathan Kennedy, Gunnar Dorcey.Honorable Mention:Alliance:&nbsp; Isaiah Martinez, Kellen Muhr, Tyzen Brown, Trey BrennanChadron:&nbsp; Jesse Stolley, Michael Sorenson, Chayton Bynes, Jarek AndersonGering:&nbsp; Tyler Garrett, Jack Schlothauer, Joseph Van Anne, Collin SchwartzkopfMitchell:&nbsp; Victor Palomo, Daniel Thomas, Riley Murphy, Tucker ThomasScottsbluff:&nbsp; Tyrone Shanks, Trey MaySidney:&nbsp; Dietrich Lecher, McGuire Rolls, Austin Munier, Austin Wolfe

Western Conference announces All Conference Selections for Fall 2021-2022

The Alliance Girls Golf team had multiple reasons to celebrate following the end of their season. 

The Bulldogs honored 5 seniors on this years team:&nbsp; Morgan Young, Julia Wilson, Chloe Mann, Donna LeMunyan and Annika Fuchs.&nbsp; Alliance competed in eight competitions, placing as high as 3rd at Sidney and Mitchell and shooting a team best score of 425 at Ogallala.&nbsp; Seniors Julia Wilson and Morgan Young&nbsp; were All Western Conference.&nbsp; Julia Wilson placed in the Top 10 in each event and qualified for the State Tournament.&nbsp; &nbsp;Senior Morgan Young signed to play golf at the college level at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO.

Head Coach Berlyn Clear presented the following awards at the team banquet Nov. 2.&nbsp;

Team Captains: Julia Wilson, Morgan Young

Summer Points Challenge: 1st- Julia Wilson, 2nd-Morgan Young

All Conference: Julia Wilson, Morgan Young

Lowest Average for the Season: Varsity-Julia Wilson. JV-Annaka Digman

Most Improved: Varsity-Chloe Mann,&nbsp; JV-Katelyn Heisler

Skills Master: Varsity-Julia Wilson, JV-Annaka Digman

Best Teammate: Julia Wilson, Chloe Mann, Katelyn Heisler, Kayel Lambert

Senior Morgan Young signed a letter of intent to attend Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO on Thursday. She will be a member of the Womens Golf Team.&nbsp; NJC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX.&nbsp; Morgan is the Daughter of Stacey and Brian Young of Alliance.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerThe Alliance Girls Golf team had multiple reasons to celebrate following the end of their season. The Bulldogs honored 5 seniors on this years team:&nbsp; Morgan Young, Julia Wilson, Chloe Mann, Donna LeMunyan and Annika Fuchs.&nbsp; Alliance competed in eight competitions, placing as high as 3rd at Sidney and Mitchell and shooting a team best score of 425 at Ogallala.&nbsp; Seniors Julia Wilson and Morgan Young&nbsp; were All Western Conference.&nbsp; Julia Wilson placed in the Top 10 in each event and qualified for the State Tournament.&nbsp; &nbsp;Senior Morgan Young signed to play golf at the college level at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO.Head Coach Berlyn Clear presented the following awards at the team banquet Nov. 2.&nbsp;Friend of Golf: Jerad PalmerTeam Captains: Julia Wilson, Morgan YoungSummer Points Challenge: 1st- Julia Wilson, 2nd-Morgan YoungAll Conference: Julia Wilson, Morgan YoungLowest Average for the Season: Varsity-Julia Wilson. JV-Annaka DigmanMost Improved: Varsity-Chloe Mann,&nbsp; JV-Katelyn HeislerSkills Master: Varsity-Julia Wilson, JV-Annaka DigmanBest Teammate: Julia Wilson, Chloe Mann, Katelyn Heisler, Kayel LambertComic Relief: Katelyn HeislerTraveled the Farthest: Annika FuchsRookie of the Year: Emily McCuneHeart of a Bulldog: Morgan Young&nbsp;Golfer of the Year: Julia WilsonSenior Morgan Young signed a letter of intent to attend Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO on Thursday. She will be a member of the Womens Golf Team.&nbsp; NJC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX.&nbsp; Morgan is the Daughter of Stacey and Brian Young of Alliance.&nbsp;<figure>
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AHS Girls Golf presents end of season awards, Young signs with NJC

Courtesy: NU Athletic Communications

&nbsp; The No. 11 Nebraska volleyball team's regular-season home finale with Rutgers scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20 has been canceled due to non-COVID related illnesses within the Scarlet Knights' program, it was announced Thursday. The decision was reached based on guidance from RU's medical staff out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of participants from both programs. In alignment with Big Ten forfeiture policies, the match will be recorded as a loss for Rutgers, and Nebraska will be credited with a conference win. Ticket holders will be refunded for tickets and parking purchased for the canceled match. Refunds will be issued by the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at the conclusion of the season. The Huskers' match with No. 15 Penn State on Friday, Nov. 19 remains on as scheduled. The Red Cross will collect monetary donations at the entrances to the Devaney Center, and NU will honor its five seniors with Senior Night festivities following Friday's 8 p.m.&nbsp; CT contest. KCOW radio coverage will begin at 6:30 pm MT. The match will be televised on the Big 10 Network.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy: NU Athletic Communications&nbsp; The No. 11 Nebraska volleyball team's regular-season home finale with Rutgers scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20 has been canceled due to non-COVID related illnesses within the Scarlet Knights' program, it was announced Thursday. The decision was reached based on guidance from RU's medical staff out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of participants from both programs. In alignment with Big Ten forfeiture policies, the match will be recorded as a loss for Rutgers, and Nebraska will be credited with a conference win. Ticket holders will be refunded for tickets and parking purchased for the canceled match. Refunds will be issued by the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at the conclusion of the season. The Huskers' match with No. 15 Penn State on Friday, Nov. 19 remains on as scheduled. The Red Cross will collect monetary donations at the entrances to the Devaney Center, and NU will honor its five seniors with Senior Night festivities following Friday's 8 p.m.&nbsp; CT contest. KCOW radio coverage will begin at 6:30 pm MT. The match will be televised on the Big 10 Network.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nebraska vs Rutgars Volleyball Cancelled

Nebraska head coach Scott Frost met with members of the media following Thursday's practice. Frost discussed the challenge of going against Wisconsin's aggressive defense.

"Coach (Jim) Leonhard does a great job," Frost said. "(Wisconsin) plays with an aggressive attitude. They are big. They are physical. They have a good player at every position. They are tough to sustain drives against. They mix it up a lot more than they have before, so they are hard to dial in. They know what they are doing. You have to go earn what you can get from them."

Frost spoke highly of defensive coordinator, Erik Chinander, and the culture he has built.

"Chinander has done a great job," he said. "That whole staff has done a great job. I think they are getting everything out the guys that they can right now. We have been really solid on that side of the ball. The best thing about that side of the ball is there is a culture of toughness and togetherness. He has done a good job establishing that and creating that and maintaining that. I am so glad those guys are here and they are going to keep working to keep getting even better."

He also talked about the team's resiliency.

"There is not a lot of quit in these guys," Frost said. "I think that comes from relationships within the team. These guys are going to keep battling and they know how close they have been. They are excited about this game. It just speaks to the character of the players that we have and that has just continued to improve and get better. These guys will keep playing hard."

The Huskers are set to play Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Madison, Wis. at Camp Randall Stadium. Radio coverage will be provided by Huskers Radio Network.

By NU Athletic CommunicationsNebraska head coach Scott Frost met with members of the media following Thursday's practice. Frost discussed the challenge of going against Wisconsin's aggressive defense."Coach (Jim) Leonhard does a great job," Frost said. "(Wisconsin) plays with an aggressive attitude. They are big. They are physical. They have a good player at every position. They are tough to sustain drives against. They mix it up a lot more than they have before, so they are hard to dial in. They know what they are doing. You have to go earn what you can get from them."Frost spoke highly of defensive coordinator, Erik Chinander, and the culture he has built."Chinander has done a great job," he said. "That whole staff has done a great job. I think they are getting everything out the guys that they can right now. We have been really solid on that side of the ball. The best thing about that side of the ball is there is a culture of toughness and togetherness. He has done a good job establishing that and creating that and maintaining that. I am so glad those guys are here and they are going to keep working to keep getting even better."He also talked about the team's resiliency."There is not a lot of quit in these guys," Frost said. "I think that comes from relationships within the team. These guys are going to keep battling and they know how close they have been. They are excited about this game. It just speaks to the character of the players that we have and that has just continued to improve and get better. These guys will keep playing hard."The Huskers are set to play Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Madison, Wis. at Camp Randall Stadium. Radio coverage will be provided by Huskers Radio Network.

Frost Talks on Culture and Resiliency Ahead of Wisconsin

&nbsp; Four Chadron State College football players were selected to the 2021 All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams in a postseason release on Thursday at RMACSports.org. The teams were selected by the RMAC football head coaches in a vote. No coach is allowed to vote for his own players. Featured on the All-RMAC First Team are senior offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6713">Justin Calderon</a>, junior offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6722">Juan Estrada-Sanchez</a>, and senior cornerback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6769">Bobby Peele</a>. Calderon and Estrada-Sanchez were the starting left and right tackles, respectively,&nbsp;for the RMAC's third best passing offense and fourth scoring offense. CSC was No. 2 in third down conversion rate and gained the fourth-most yardage per game. Peele had six interceptions this fall, which were the most by a CSC player since Trelan Taylor's eight in 2012. He added a team-high five pass breakups. In addition, he recorded 44 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage. Making the All-RMAC Second Team was&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6759">Chad Mikelson</a>, a senior wide receiver. His 54 catches for 540 yards were both team-highs, as were his seven receiving touchdowns, which tied him with teammate&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>. He also returned one punt for a score. All-conference honorable mention recipients for the Eagles included senior wide receiver Thurness, senior quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>, senior linebackers&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6798">Travis Wilson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6746">Noah Kerchal</a>, senior defensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6740">Brendan Hopkins</a>, senior offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6772">Austin Rapp</a>, sophomore offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6719">Michael DeCamillis</a>, and sophomore defensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6770">Gabe Perkins</a>. Top honors went to New Mexico Highlands' CJ Sims for Offensive Player of the Year, Western Colorado's Will Lydle for Defensive Player of the Year, and CSU-Pueblo's Justin Dwinell for Special Teams Player of the Year.Colorado Mesa's Karst Hunter and Western Colorado's Anthony Johnston were the Offensive and Defensive Freshmen of the Year, respectively. Western Colorado's Jas Bains was picked as the Coach of the Year.&nbsp;&nbsp;

By: CSC Athletics&nbsp; Four Chadron State College football players were selected to the 2021 All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams in a postseason release on Thursday at RMACSports.org. The teams were selected by the RMAC football head coaches in a vote. No coach is allowed to vote for his own players. Featured on the All-RMAC First Team are senior offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6713">Justin Calderon</a>, junior offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6722">Juan Estrada-Sanchez</a>, and senior cornerback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6769">Bobby Peele</a>. Calderon and Estrada-Sanchez were the starting left and right tackles, respectively,&nbsp;for the RMAC's third best passing offense and fourth scoring offense. CSC was No. 2 in third down conversion rate and gained the fourth-most yardage per game. Peele had six interceptions this fall, which were the most by a CSC player since Trelan Taylor's eight in 2012. He added a team-high five pass breakups. In addition, he recorded 44 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage. Making the All-RMAC Second Team was&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6759">Chad Mikelson</a>, a senior wide receiver. His 54 catches for 540 yards were both team-highs, as were his seven receiving touchdowns, which tied him with teammate&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>. He also returned one punt for a score. All-conference honorable mention recipients for the Eagles included senior wide receiver Thurness, senior quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>, senior linebackers&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6798">Travis Wilson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6746">Noah Kerchal</a>, senior defensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6740">Brendan Hopkins</a>, senior offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6772">Austin Rapp</a>, sophomore offensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6719">Michael DeCamillis</a>, and sophomore defensive lineman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6770">Gabe Perkins</a>. Top honors went to New Mexico Highlands' CJ Sims for Offensive Player of the Year, Western Colorado's Will Lydle for Defensive Player of the Year, and CSU-Pueblo's Justin Dwinell for Special Teams Player of the Year.Colorado Mesa's Karst Hunter and Western Colorado's Anthony Johnston were the Offensive and Defensive Freshmen of the Year, respectively. Western Colorado's Jas Bains was picked as the Coach of the Year.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Four Eagles named to RMAC Football All-Conference teams

&nbsp; KEARNEY, Neb. -- November 17, 2021 --&nbsp;Nebraska-Kearney shot 58 percent (29-50) from the field and Chadron State just 36.5 percent (23-63) as the Lopers cruised to a 79-58 victory during a men's non-conference, intrastate basketball game in Kearney on Wednesday night. Kearney sank a pair of three-pointers to open the game, but Chadron State went ahead 15-12 on a three-pointer by&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;with just under 12 minutes remaining in the first half.&nbsp; However, that was the Eagles' only lead. They missed their next six shots and also turned the ball over twice, paving the way for Kearney to go on a 10-0 run and lead 22-15 with seven minutes still on the clock. The Lopers were ahead 42-28 at halftime and the Eagles' chances of getting back in contention dissipated when they failed to score in the first 5 ½ of the second half.&nbsp; By then the Lopers had doubled the score to 56-28 and were on their way to their second victory in three games this season. Neither team shot well from long range.&nbsp; After making their first two treys, Kearney finished just &nbsp;4-of-15 from behind the arc and the Eagles were 4-of-19 after having sunk 20 of 38 of their three-point attempts while opening the season at home last weekend. But the Lopers were on target with their two-point shots Wednesday night, connecting on 25 of 35 for 71.4%.&nbsp; The Eagles were 19 of 44 their two-point attempts for 43.1%, and made only half of their 16 free throws. UNK was 17-23 at the line. The Lopers out-rebounded the Eagles 37-33.&nbsp; Chadron State had 17 turnovers and Kearney 18, including 13 that were the result of CSC steals. David Simental and Winston Cook each had 14 points, Sean Evans 12 and Sean Murphy 10 to lead Kearney. Jennings and Mason Heimstra each scored 12 points and Tejuan Hale 10 for the Eagles. Chadron State Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=551">Shane Paben</a>&nbsp;said his team "didn't come out and compete," and gave up too many points on turnovers. "We have some talent, but we also have to play hard," Paben stated. &nbsp; The Eagles will play at the University of Sioux Falls on Friday night and host Haskell Indian Nations from Lawrence, Kan., on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 following a women's game at 2:30 between the Lady Eagles and Mount Marty College of Yankton, S.D. It was announced Wednesday that UNK's home game with Colorado Mines scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled because of COVID issues affecting the Orediggers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

By: Con Marshall&nbsp; KEARNEY, Neb. -- November 17, 2021 --&nbsp;Nebraska-Kearney shot 58 percent (29-50) from the field and Chadron State just 36.5 percent (23-63) as the Lopers cruised to a 79-58 victory during a men's non-conference, intrastate basketball game in Kearney on Wednesday night. Kearney sank a pair of three-pointers to open the game, but Chadron State went ahead 15-12 on a three-pointer by&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;with just under 12 minutes remaining in the first half.&nbsp; However, that was the Eagles' only lead. They missed their next six shots and also turned the ball over twice, paving the way for Kearney to go on a 10-0 run and lead 22-15 with seven minutes still on the clock. The Lopers were ahead 42-28 at halftime and the Eagles' chances of getting back in contention dissipated when they failed to score in the first 5 ½ of the second half.&nbsp; By then the Lopers had doubled the score to 56-28 and were on their way to their second victory in three games this season. Neither team shot well from long range.&nbsp; After making their first two treys, Kearney finished just &nbsp;4-of-15 from behind the arc and the Eagles were 4-of-19 after having sunk 20 of 38 of their three-point attempts while opening the season at home last weekend. But the Lopers were on target with their two-point shots Wednesday night, connecting on 25 of 35 for 71.4%.&nbsp; The Eagles were 19 of 44 their two-point attempts for 43.1%, and made only half of their 16 free throws. UNK was 17-23 at the line. The Lopers out-rebounded the Eagles 37-33.&nbsp; Chadron State had 17 turnovers and Kearney 18, including 13 that were the result of CSC steals. David Simental and Winston Cook each had 14 points, Sean Evans 12 and Sean Murphy 10 to lead Kearney. Jennings and Mason Heimstra each scored 12 points and Tejuan Hale 10 for the Eagles. Chadron State Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=551">Shane Paben</a>&nbsp;said his team "didn't come out and compete," and gave up too many points on turnovers. "We have some talent, but we also have to play hard," Paben stated. &nbsp; The Eagles will play at the University of Sioux Falls on Friday night and host Haskell Indian Nations from Lawrence, Kan., on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 following a women's game at 2:30 between the Lady Eagles and Mount Marty College of Yankton, S.D. It was announced Wednesday that UNK's home game with Colorado Mines scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled because of COVID issues affecting the Orediggers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 MBB: Kearney defeats cold-shooting Eagles

Alliance High's Avah Steggall became the second member of the Senior class of 2021 to sign a letter of intent to play college volleyball.&nbsp; Avah signed with North Platte Community College on Tuesday, following her teammate, Amauri Browning, who signed with Highland CC of Kansas on Monday.&nbsp; &nbsp;NPCC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX.&nbsp; The Knights went 17-15 this season.&nbsp;

Avah,&nbsp; who stands 6'0",&nbsp; was an exceptional, all around player for the Bulldogs her Senior year.&nbsp; After being a hitter most of her career, She lead the team in assists with 423,&nbsp; while registering 122 kills,&nbsp; 259 digs and 43 blocks this season.&nbsp; She also set a school record for ace serves in a match&nbsp; with 8.&nbsp; Her teammates voted her the Senior Award winner, for the examples she sets on and off the court.&nbsp; She helped lead Alliance to a 19-17 record as the Bulldogs played in the Class B District Finals for an 8th straight year.&nbsp; She plans to play setter and right side hitter in college. She is also a returning starter for the AHS Girls basketball team.

Avah is the daughter of Dana and Ben Bauer,&nbsp; and Jay Steggall of Alliance.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerAlliance High's Avah Steggall became the second member of the Senior class of 2021 to sign a letter of intent to play college volleyball.&nbsp; Avah signed with North Platte Community College on Tuesday, following her teammate, Amauri Browning, who signed with Highland CC of Kansas on Monday.&nbsp; &nbsp;NPCC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX.&nbsp; The Knights went 17-15 this season.&nbsp;Avah,&nbsp; who stands 6'0",&nbsp; was an exceptional, all around player for the Bulldogs her Senior year.&nbsp; After being a hitter most of her career, She lead the team in assists with 423,&nbsp; while registering 122 kills,&nbsp; 259 digs and 43 blocks this season.&nbsp; She also set a school record for ace serves in a match&nbsp; with 8.&nbsp; Her teammates voted her the Senior Award winner, for the examples she sets on and off the court.&nbsp; She helped lead Alliance to a 19-17 record as the Bulldogs played in the Class B District Finals for an 8th straight year.&nbsp; She plans to play setter and right side hitter in college. She is also a returning starter for the AHS Girls basketball team.Avah is the daughter of Dana and Ben Bauer,&nbsp; and Jay Steggall of Alliance.&nbsp;<figure>
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AHS Senior Avah Steggall signs with NPCC for Volleyball

Alliance High School Senior Amauri Browning will continue her volleyball career at the college level next fall.&nbsp; Amauri signed a letter of intent to play for Highland Community College, a National Junior College Athletic Association Team and a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference,&nbsp; &nbsp;located in the city of Highland in northeast Kansas. The Scotties have a record of 28-7 this season.&nbsp;

Amauri is a 5' 8", outside hitter for AHS. She lead the Bulldogs this past season with 276 kills and a school record 517 digs.&nbsp; She has over 1000 digs in her high school career. She was voted Team Co- Captain and MVP&nbsp; by her teammates. She plans to play the Libero position in college.&nbsp;

Amauri is also a returning starter and letter winner for the Bulldog girls basketball team and a 3 time letter winner in Track and Field.&nbsp; She&nbsp; is the daughter of AHS Head Volleyball Coach Jessica Kaiser and Keegan Kaiser of Alliance.

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerAlliance High School Senior Amauri Browning will continue her volleyball career at the college level next fall.&nbsp; Amauri signed a letter of intent to play for Highland Community College, a National Junior College Athletic Association Team and a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference,&nbsp; &nbsp;located in the city of Highland in northeast Kansas. The Scotties have a record of 28-7 this season.&nbsp;Amauri is a 5' 8", outside hitter for AHS. She lead the Bulldogs this past season with 276 kills and a school record 517 digs.&nbsp; She has over 1000 digs in her high school career. She was voted Team Co- Captain and MVP&nbsp; by her teammates. She plans to play the Libero position in college.&nbsp;Amauri is also a returning starter and letter winner for the Bulldog girls basketball team and a 3 time letter winner in Track and Field.&nbsp; She&nbsp; is the daughter of AHS Head Volleyball Coach Jessica Kaiser and Keegan Kaiser of Alliance.<figure>
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Browning signs with Highland CC Volleyball

&nbsp; Chadron State College football registered a clean sweep with&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6724">Joey Geil</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7947">Gunnar Jones</a>&nbsp;claiming the final Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Player of the Week honors of the 2021 season, in a release on Monday at RMACSports.org. Holst, the&nbsp;Offensive Player of the Week, threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns Saturday, efficiently connecting on 16 of his 22 passing attempts in the contest. His performance against the Yellow Jackets brings him to 11,529 career passing yards and 97 career touchdown passes for the Eagles, which are not only school records, but No. 4 all-time in the RMAC, passing Jonn McLain&nbsp;on the list. He also aided teammate&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>&nbsp;in becoming the Eagles' all-time leader in receptions while tying Tevon Wright's program record 26 receiving touchdowns with a four-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter. After jumping into the starting lineup in week seven, Geil, the&nbsp;Defensive Player of the Week, has made an impact for the Chadron State defense by leading the Eagles in tackles in each of his last six games. In his latest performance against Black Hills State, he registered 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. He also recovered a fumble for the Eagles at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which led to Chadron State's final touchdown drive of the game. For the third time in the 2021 season, Jones is the Special Team Player of the Week. He accounted for 15 of the Eagles' 57 points on the road Saturday against the Yellow Jackets, connecting on all six PATs and each of his three field-goal attempts. He also punted twice for a 52-yard average to go along with a 55.7 average in his 11 kickoffs. The junior closes the season with a perfect 42-for-42 mark on PATs, becoming the only kicker in the league to hit all his extra point tries with more than 11 attempts. Chadron State is the only RMAC football program this season to sweep the league's weekly honors.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: RMAC Media Relations&nbsp; Chadron State College football registered a clean sweep with&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6724">Joey Geil</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7947">Gunnar Jones</a>&nbsp;claiming the final Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Player of the Week honors of the 2021 season, in a release on Monday at RMACSports.org. Holst, the&nbsp;Offensive Player of the Week, threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns Saturday, efficiently connecting on 16 of his 22 passing attempts in the contest. His performance against the Yellow Jackets brings him to 11,529 career passing yards and 97 career touchdown passes for the Eagles, which are not only school records, but No. 4 all-time in the RMAC, passing Jonn McLain&nbsp;on the list. He also aided teammate&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>&nbsp;in becoming the Eagles' all-time leader in receptions while tying Tevon Wright's program record 26 receiving touchdowns with a four-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter. After jumping into the starting lineup in week seven, Geil, the&nbsp;Defensive Player of the Week, has made an impact for the Chadron State defense by leading the Eagles in tackles in each of his last six games. In his latest performance against Black Hills State, he registered 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. He also recovered a fumble for the Eagles at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which led to Chadron State's final touchdown drive of the game. For the third time in the 2021 season, Jones is the Special Team Player of the Week. He accounted for 15 of the Eagles' 57 points on the road Saturday against the Yellow Jackets, connecting on all six PATs and each of his three field-goal attempts. He also punted twice for a 52-yard average to go along with a 55.7 average in his 11 kickoffs. The junior closes the season with a perfect 42-for-42 mark on PATs, becoming the only kicker in the league to hit all his extra point tries with more than 11 attempts. Chadron State is the only RMAC football program this season to sweep the league's weekly honors.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Chadron State sweeps all three RMAC Football Weekly Honors

The Alliance High School Volleyball teams celebrated another successful season at a team dinner Friday night.&nbsp; The Bulldogs had winning seasons at the Reserve, Junior Varisty and Varsity level.&nbsp; The AHS&nbsp; Varsity finished with a 19-17 record, winning the Douglas and McCook Tournaments and qualifying for the Class B District finals for an 8th straight year.&nbsp; 

Seniors,&nbsp; Amauri Browning,&nbsp; Avah Steggall and&nbsp; Shelbee Burke along with exchange student Ella Oezen and manager Leyton Schnell were honored.&nbsp; Head Coach Jessica Kaiser, JV Coach Heather Jensen and Reserve Coach Angie Hiemstra announced team awards, which were voted on by the team members.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Reserve Most Improved:&nbsp; Ella Oezen

Reserve Most Inspirational:&nbsp; Shyla Salcido

Reserve Team Captains:&nbsp; Josie Sanders and Taylee Thompson

Reserve Most Valuable:&nbsp; Josie Sanders and Macey Seebohm

JV Most Improved:&nbsp; Addisyn Muhr and Macey Seebohm

JV Most Inspirational:&nbsp; Regan Braun and Kaylee Henthorn

Most Valuable Teammate:&nbsp; Shyla Salcido

JV Team Captains:&nbsp; Peyton Kindred and Haylie Winter

JV Most Valuable Player: Kinley Pfeiffer

Varsity Most Improved: Kenna Montes and Haley Weare

Varsity Most Inspirational:&nbsp; Shelbee Burke

Varsity Grit Award: Jaelynne Clarke

Varsity Team Captains:&nbsp; Amauri Browning and Jaelynne Clarke

Varsity Most Valuable Player:&nbsp; Amauri Browning

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerThe Alliance High School Volleyball teams celebrated another successful season at a team dinner Friday night.&nbsp; The Bulldogs had winning seasons at the Reserve, Junior Varisty and Varsity level.&nbsp; The AHS&nbsp; Varsity finished with a 19-17 record, winning the Douglas and McCook Tournaments and qualifying for the Class B District finals for an 8th straight year.&nbsp; Seniors,&nbsp; Amauri Browning,&nbsp; Avah Steggall and&nbsp; Shelbee Burke along with exchange student Ella Oezen and manager Leyton Schnell were honored.&nbsp; Head Coach Jessica Kaiser, JV Coach Heather Jensen and Reserve Coach Angie Hiemstra announced team awards, which were voted on by the team members.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reserve Most Improved:&nbsp; Ella OezenReserve Most Inspirational:&nbsp; Shyla SalcidoReserve Team Captains:&nbsp; Josie Sanders and Taylee ThompsonReserve Most Valuable:&nbsp; Josie Sanders and Macey SeebohmJV Most Improved:&nbsp; Addisyn Muhr and Macey SeebohmJV Most Inspirational:&nbsp; Regan Braun and Kaylee HenthornMost Valuable Teammate:&nbsp; Shyla SalcidoJV Team Captains:&nbsp; Peyton Kindred and Haylie WinterJV Most Valuable Player: Kinley PfeifferVarsity Most Improved: Kenna Montes and Haley WeareVarsity Most Inspirational:&nbsp; Shelbee BurkeSenior Award:&nbsp; Avah SteggallVarsity Grit Award: Jaelynne ClarkeVarsity Team Captains:&nbsp; Amauri Browning and Jaelynne ClarkeVarsity Most Valuable Player:&nbsp; Amauri Browning<figure>
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AHS Volleyball celebrates season

By: Kaleb Center, CSC Sports Information Director

&nbsp; Superb shooting and ball control by the visiting team, in the first half of Saturday night's men's basketball game in Chadron's Chicoine Center, led to a 10-point victory over the Chadron State College men. The Texas A&amp;M University-Kingsville Javelinas turned the ball over nearly half as much as the Eagles in the first 20 minutes, while shooting 54.8 percent from the field and 5-for-10 from three in an 84-74 non-conference win for Kingsville. The visiting team's first half field goal percentage included eight more attempts than CSC, given a turnover margin of 11 for the Eagles and six for the Javelinas, plus three team offensive rebounds. Kingsville led 39-31 at the half. Despite fewer attempts, the Eagles nearly matched their opponent percentage-wise at 52.2 percent shooting in the first half. They also outshot the visitors from three, firing 71.4 percent. A 10-2 run by Kingsville began after the Eagles'&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;hit a three at 14:12 to close the CSC's deficit to 13-8. During the run, CSC turned the ball over twice and hit only one of four shots. The rest of the half was Chadron State chipping into the Kingsville lead, and the visitor answering nearly shot for shot. In the second half, CSC mostly kept pace with its opponent. The Eagles improved in the turnover and rebound departments, but its shooting dipped slightly while Kingsville's did not. CSC got it to within a five-point margin as late as 3:47 to play, but was hit with four fouls down the stretch while TAMUK went 8-for-8 at the line and was 2-of-3 from the field in the final four minutes. Kingsville's Derek Luna was the star of the game, hitting 10 of 13 shots from the floor, which included 4-for-6 three point shooting. He was also perfect in four foul line tries for 28 points. The Javelinas' CJ Smith and Marcus Jones helped with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Smith added a game-high six assists and two steals. Jones was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field with both of his three point attempts good. The game's leading rebounder was starting forward Dayante McClellan with nine boards. He also scored eight points. For CSC,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7857">Teddy Parham, Jr.</a>, shot a team-best 5-of-8 from the field and was 3-for-6 from long range, to finish with 15 points. He tied for the team lead with four assists. <a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;was next in scoring for the Eagles with 12 points, and he led the team with seven rebounds and four steals. CSC goes on a road swing comprised of Nebraska-Kearney on Wednesday, followed by Sioux Falls on Friday, before returning for another home date with Haskell Indian Nations University the following Sunday at 4:30 following the women's game against Mount Marty University.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Kaleb Center, CSC Sports Information Director&nbsp; Superb shooting and ball control by the visiting team, in the first half of Saturday night's men's basketball game in Chadron's Chicoine Center, led to a 10-point victory over the Chadron State College men. The Texas A&amp;M University-Kingsville Javelinas turned the ball over nearly half as much as the Eagles in the first 20 minutes, while shooting 54.8 percent from the field and 5-for-10 from three in an 84-74 non-conference win for Kingsville. The visiting team's first half field goal percentage included eight more attempts than CSC, given a turnover margin of 11 for the Eagles and six for the Javelinas, plus three team offensive rebounds. Kingsville led 39-31 at the half. Despite fewer attempts, the Eagles nearly matched their opponent percentage-wise at 52.2 percent shooting in the first half. They also outshot the visitors from three, firing 71.4 percent. A 10-2 run by Kingsville began after the Eagles'&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;hit a three at 14:12 to close the CSC's deficit to 13-8. During the run, CSC turned the ball over twice and hit only one of four shots. The rest of the half was Chadron State chipping into the Kingsville lead, and the visitor answering nearly shot for shot. In the second half, CSC mostly kept pace with its opponent. The Eagles improved in the turnover and rebound departments, but its shooting dipped slightly while Kingsville's did not. CSC got it to within a five-point margin as late as 3:47 to play, but was hit with four fouls down the stretch while TAMUK went 8-for-8 at the line and was 2-of-3 from the field in the final four minutes. Kingsville's Derek Luna was the star of the game, hitting 10 of 13 shots from the floor, which included 4-for-6 three point shooting. He was also perfect in four foul line tries for 28 points. The Javelinas' CJ Smith and Marcus Jones helped with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Smith added a game-high six assists and two steals. Jones was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field with both of his three point attempts good. The game's leading rebounder was starting forward Dayante McClellan with nine boards. He also scored eight points. For CSC,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7857">Teddy Parham, Jr.</a>, shot a team-best 5-of-8 from the field and was 3-for-6 from long range, to finish with 15 points. He tied for the team lead with four assists. <a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;was next in scoring for the Eagles with 12 points, and he led the team with seven rebounds and four steals. CSC goes on a road swing comprised of Nebraska-Kearney on Wednesday, followed by Sioux Falls on Friday, before returning for another home date with Haskell Indian Nations University the following Sunday at 4:30 following the women's game against Mount Marty University.&nbsp;&nbsp;

CSC swept by Texas teams to start season

&nbsp; The Chadron State College offense was in high gear and both the defense and the special teams provided lots of help as the Eagles closed out their season with a 57-6 win over Black Hills State in Spearfish on Saturday.&nbsp; The victory boosted CSC's record to 6-5 overall and 5-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Black Hills finishes at 4-7 and 2-7. The Eagles rolled up 492 yards of total offense and scored seven touchdowns while the defense came up with six takeaways and placekicker&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7947">Gunnar Jones</a>&nbsp;made all three of his field goal attempts and all six of his extra point tries. Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6718">Jeydon Cox</a>, the game's leading rusher with 12 carries for 99 yards, got the Eagles off to a fast start by scoring on a 29-yard run on their first possession.&nbsp; Midway in the opening quarter,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7942">Jahvonte Hair</a>&nbsp;intercepted a Black Hills pass and returned it 31 yards to set up the first of Jones' field goal, a 29-yarder. Shortly afterwards, Black Hills ran the ball for two first downs, then posted its only touchdown on a 42-yard pass from quarterback Chance Eben to running back Nolan Susel that made the score 9-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles scored three touchdowns in the second period take a 30-6 halftime lead. The first came on a one-yard shovel pass from quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>, both of whom wrapped up their careers Saturday with some outstanding numbers that enhanced their places in the CSC record books. Cox went 17 yards up the middle for his second touchdown in the middle of the second stanza and with 2:18 left before halftime Holst connected with wide receiver&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7941">Ahlonte Hair</a>&nbsp;for a 71-yard scoring strike that capped a 99-yard drive after the Yellow Jackets had downed their punt on the CSC one. Jones kicked field goals of 43 and 30 yards to open the scoring in the third period.&nbsp; The first was preceded by a 24-yard end-around pass from wide receiver Mikelson to tight end&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6748">Peter Krohn</a>, and the second was preceded by cornerback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6769">Bobby Peele's</a>&nbsp;interception.&nbsp; It was Peele's sixth pick this fall and ninth in 15 games with the Eagles. As the third frame was drawing to a close, Holst connected on a 38-yard scoring pass to Mikelson, who got wide open behind the Black Hills defenders, putting the Eagles ahead 43-6. Holst and Thurness, both seniors and CSC stalwarts the past five years, counting last year's COVID-shortened season, hooked up on a 32-yard pass early in the fourth quarter and completed the drive two plays later with a four-yard toss. Holst finished the day by completing 16 of 22 passes for 236 yards and four touchdowns, giving the Gillette, Wyo., product 11,461 yards and 97 touchdowns through the air, both Chadron State career records. The old marks belonged to Jonn McLain, the Eagles' signal caller 2010-14. &nbsp; Thurness was the Eagles' leading receiver Saturday with eight catches for 99 yards and two TDs, allowing him to also rank among the school record-holders. &nbsp;The Rapid City native finished with 193 receptions to break Cory Brooks' record of 188 dating back to 1992-95, and caught seven TD passes this season to match Tevon Wright's career record of 26 that was set in 2019.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CSC also scored with 5:55 remaining when alternate quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6732">Mason Hamilton</a>&nbsp;hit Krohn with an 11-yard pass in the end zone.&nbsp; Three Eagles besides Peele intercepted passes Saturday. The others were&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7942">Jahvonte Hair</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6746">Noah Kerchal</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6767">Hunter O'Connor</a>. The oddest occurrence of the day saw a Black Hills punt hit one of the Yellow Jackets linemen at the line of scrimmage and bound 44 yards toward the Eagles' goal line where freshman linebacker&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6835">Saxon Wright</a>&nbsp;claimed it to set up Cox's second touchdown jaunt.&nbsp; Linebacker&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6724">Joey Geil</a>, the Eagles' leading tackler for the fifth straight game, also recovered a Black Hills' fumble.&nbsp; Several teammates also were busy tacklers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6798">Travis Wilson</a>&nbsp;was involved in nine, Wright and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6708">Tayven Bray</a>&nbsp;had eight apiece and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6709">Brendan Brehmer</a>&nbsp;seven.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Con Marshall&nbsp; The Chadron State College offense was in high gear and both the defense and the special teams provided lots of help as the Eagles closed out their season with a 57-6 win over Black Hills State in Spearfish on Saturday.&nbsp; The victory boosted CSC's record to 6-5 overall and 5-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Black Hills finishes at 4-7 and 2-7. The Eagles rolled up 492 yards of total offense and scored seven touchdowns while the defense came up with six takeaways and placekicker&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7947">Gunnar Jones</a>&nbsp;made all three of his field goal attempts and all six of his extra point tries. Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6718">Jeydon Cox</a>, the game's leading rusher with 12 carries for 99 yards, got the Eagles off to a fast start by scoring on a 29-yard run on their first possession.&nbsp; Midway in the opening quarter,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7942">Jahvonte Hair</a>&nbsp;intercepted a Black Hills pass and returned it 31 yards to set up the first of Jones' field goal, a 29-yarder. Shortly afterwards, Black Hills ran the ball for two first downs, then posted its only touchdown on a 42-yard pass from quarterback Chance Eben to running back Nolan Susel that made the score 9-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles scored three touchdowns in the second period take a 30-6 halftime lead. The first came on a one-yard shovel pass from quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>, both of whom wrapped up their careers Saturday with some outstanding numbers that enhanced their places in the CSC record books. Cox went 17 yards up the middle for his second touchdown in the middle of the second stanza and with 2:18 left before halftime Holst connected with wide receiver&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7941">Ahlonte Hair</a>&nbsp;for a 71-yard scoring strike that capped a 99-yard drive after the Yellow Jackets had downed their punt on the CSC one. Jones kicked field goals of 43 and 30 yards to open the scoring in the third period.&nbsp; The first was preceded by a 24-yard end-around pass from wide receiver Mikelson to tight end&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6748">Peter Krohn</a>, and the second was preceded by cornerback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6769">Bobby Peele's</a>&nbsp;interception.&nbsp; It was Peele's sixth pick this fall and ninth in 15 games with the Eagles. As the third frame was drawing to a close, Holst connected on a 38-yard scoring pass to Mikelson, who got wide open behind the Black Hills defenders, putting the Eagles ahead 43-6. Holst and Thurness, both seniors and CSC stalwarts the past five years, counting last year's COVID-shortened season, hooked up on a 32-yard pass early in the fourth quarter and completed the drive two plays later with a four-yard toss. Holst finished the day by completing 16 of 22 passes for 236 yards and four touchdowns, giving the Gillette, Wyo., product 11,461 yards and 97 touchdowns through the air, both Chadron State career records. The old marks belonged to Jonn McLain, the Eagles' signal caller 2010-14. &nbsp; Thurness was the Eagles' leading receiver Saturday with eight catches for 99 yards and two TDs, allowing him to also rank among the school record-holders. &nbsp;The Rapid City native finished with 193 receptions to break Cory Brooks' record of 188 dating back to 1992-95, and caught seven TD passes this season to match Tevon Wright's career record of 26 that was set in 2019.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CSC also scored with 5:55 remaining when alternate quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6732">Mason Hamilton</a>&nbsp;hit Krohn with an 11-yard pass in the end zone.&nbsp; Three Eagles besides Peele intercepted passes Saturday. The others were&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7942">Jahvonte Hair</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6746">Noah Kerchal</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6767">Hunter O'Connor</a>. The oddest occurrence of the day saw a Black Hills punt hit one of the Yellow Jackets linemen at the line of scrimmage and bound 44 yards toward the Eagles' goal line where freshman linebacker&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6835">Saxon Wright</a>&nbsp;claimed it to set up Cox's second touchdown jaunt.&nbsp; Linebacker&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6724">Joey Geil</a>, the Eagles' leading tackler for the fifth straight game, also recovered a Black Hills' fumble.&nbsp; Several teammates also were busy tacklers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6798">Travis Wilson</a>&nbsp;was involved in nine, Wright and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6708">Tayven Bray</a>&nbsp;had eight apiece and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6709">Brendan Brehmer</a>&nbsp;seven.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Eagles crush rival Black Hills State 57-6 to finish season on record setting day

High School football seasons always seem to go very fast. You start in the heat of August and next thing you know&nbsp; it's the chill of November.&nbsp; You play through bad breaks,&nbsp; injuries and long road trips, but you love hearing the your hometown band and fans at home games and the players form friendships that will make you smile when you think back in later years.&nbsp; Despite an 0-9 record, The Alliance Bulldogs played with heart and effort all season and celebrated with family and friends at their end of year banquet Thursday night.

Head Coach Chris Seebohm thanked the Seniors and their familys for their help and support all season.&nbsp; Coach Seebohm spoke about each Senior and added some, behind the scenes stories that had everyone laughing.&nbsp; &nbsp;Seniors this year were....Nathan Ackerman, Jaden Dvorak, Pierce Libsack, Isaiah Martinez, Jaden McCracken, Kellen Muhr, Nolan Nagaki, Wade Sanders, Dan Steele, Zane Stoike and Mats Albrecht.&nbsp;

Coach Seebohm presented the following Awards, which were voted on by the players and coaches.

Wade Sanders and Nolan Nagaki were also named All District 6 and Isaiah Martinez was Honorable Mention All District 6.&nbsp; All Conference and All State Awards will be announced in the next few weeks

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerHigh School football seasons always seem to go very fast. You start in the heat of August and next thing you know&nbsp; it's the chill of November.&nbsp; You play through bad breaks,&nbsp; injuries and long road trips, but you love hearing the your hometown band and fans at home games and the players form friendships that will make you smile when you think back in later years.&nbsp; Despite an 0-9 record, The Alliance Bulldogs played with heart and effort all season and celebrated with family and friends at their end of year banquet Thursday night.Head Coach Chris Seebohm thanked the Seniors and their familys for their help and support all season.&nbsp; Coach Seebohm spoke about each Senior and added some, behind the scenes stories that had everyone laughing.&nbsp; &nbsp;Seniors this year were....Nathan Ackerman, Jaden Dvorak, Pierce Libsack, Isaiah Martinez, Jaden McCracken, Kellen Muhr, Nolan Nagaki, Wade Sanders, Dan Steele, Zane Stoike and Mats Albrecht.&nbsp;Coach Seebohm presented the following Awards, which were voted on by the players and coaches.Freshman MVP: Jackson BaileyScout Team MVP: Landon CroweDefensive MVP: Nolan NagakiOffensive MVP: Tyzen BrownTrench Warrior Award: Isaiah MartinezFox Hole Award: Wade SandersMr. Bulldog: Wade SandersWade Sanders and Nolan Nagaki were also named All District 6 and Isaiah Martinez was Honorable Mention All District 6.&nbsp; All Conference and All State Awards will be announced in the next few weeks<figure>
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Bulldog Football Honors Seniors and Celebrates Season

&nbsp; With the mainstays at the end of last season returning and joined by an array of promising newcomers that Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=551">Shane Paben</a>&nbsp;landed, hopes are high that the Chadron State College men's basketball team will be solid this season—the best in a long time. The Eagles will open their season this weekend by hosting Texas A&amp;M International based at Laredo on Friday night and Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville on Saturday night in the Chicoine Center.&nbsp; Both games will tip off at 7 o'clock.&nbsp; The contests are part of the "conference challenge" pitting Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference &nbsp;teams against those from the Lone Star Conference.&nbsp; Nearly all the men's and women's teams from both conferences are involved.&nbsp; The CSC women will be playing at Kingsville on Friday afternoon and at Laredo on Saturday afternoon.&nbsp; The challenges began in 2017-18 and continued the next two seasons, but were interrupted by the coronavirus last year.&nbsp; The CSC men have won one of the previous six games against the same two teams they will meet this weekend, defeating International in Chadron in 2018.&nbsp; It's anticipated that the CSC men will have a major "challenge" against Kingsville. Division I Texas A&amp;M edged the Javalinas by only 76-72 at College Station last Monday night. Regardless of how the Eagles fare in their opening games, Paben is confident they will be greatly improved this season. He says the team has more talent, height and depth than it had last year when it finished with a 5-8 record during the COVID shortened season Paben has emphasized he did not accept the job at Chadron State in the summer of 2020 to have a mediocre program.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Eagles' highlight last year was qualifying for the RMAC playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, but the coach said there's much more to be accomplished. The returnees from a year ago include guard Teddy Parham, who led the team in scoring at 14.8 points a game while shooting 40.7 percent (37-91) from 3-point range. The other backcourt veterans are point guard&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7854">Marcus Jefferson</a>, who led the team in assists with 52 and averaged 10.2 points, along with&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7852">KJ Harris</a>, who chipped in 2.9 points a game. Another veteran is senior swingman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7850">Brady Delimont</a>&nbsp;of Ainsworth, who holds Nebraska's high school record for most career 3-pointers, and has continued to display long range capabilities during his three years with the Eagles, knocking down 93 treys while shooting 38 percent from afar. Also back from last year is 6-4&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7853">Bryant Jefferson</a>, who filled in at the post most of last season after the team's leading scorer,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4325">Jacob Jefferson</a>&nbsp;(no relation), had his career ended by a nasty knee injury in game seven.&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7853">Bryant Jefferson</a>&nbsp;isn't expected to light up the scoreboard, but he's solid at both ends of the court and is expected to be a big contributor again. Now for the newcomers. Paben said at the end of last year he "needed some more horses."&nbsp; He worked hard and enters the season confident that he found some. One those expected to give the team a major boost is not exactly new.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;was among Paben's leading recruits a year ago when he transferred from Saint Martin's University in Washington state after averaging 15.7 points.&nbsp; Paben believes his average would have been similar at CSC, but he had to wait a year to take the court. Jennings practiced with the Eagles a year ago and has been cleared to play. The coach calls him "very talented." Chadron fans are familiar with another backcourt transfer. &nbsp;He's&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8009">Mason Hiemstra</a>, the Panhandle's leading scorer at 22.4 points a game and also the assist leader with 109 as a senior at Alliance High in 2018-19.&nbsp; Hiemstra spent the last two years at Hastings College and led the Broncos in scoring last winter at 15.7 points a game. It was Hiemstra's idea to switch to the Eagles, and Paben calls him "a good addition." He can score, handle the ball and has the quickness to play solid defense. The 2021-22 roster also has added two 6-foot-7 transfers who are expected to play key roles immediately. They are&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8006">Porter Anderson</a>, who averaged 9.8 points and shot 65.8 percent from the field last winter for Otero Junior College's 15-5 team, and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8012">Taj Toney</a>, who started at Bluefield State, a Division II team in West Virginia last season. Bluefield played just eight game a year ago, but Toney scored in double figures in six of them. Four true freshmen also are on the Eagles' roster. Paben says they're excellent prospects but he isn't ready to disclose which ones may redshirt and which ones will earn playing time in 2021-22.&nbsp; They are&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8007">Beau Bragg</a>, who's 6-7 and averaged 16.1 points and 10.4 rebounds at Crandall High in Texas last year;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8175">Tejaun Hale</a>, a 6-4 graduate of Oakland Tech in California, where he was the conference's Most Valuable Player and averaged 18 points and eight rebounds;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8010">Val Leone</a>, who's 6-3 and scored 1,276 points during his career at Fowler High in Colorado; and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8011">Caden Sclafani</a>, who's also 6-3 and averaged 10 points for The Colony High team in Texas that won 24 games last season. The roster includes two more intriguing players who won't suit up this weekend because of health issues but could make a big impact before the season gets too far along, Paben believes. They are&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8008">Joniya Gadson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8172">Olgierd Dmochewicz</a>, both just a shade under seven-feet tall. Gadson was a starter on back-to-back Class 7A state championship teams in Florida, saw some action during his two years at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, but suffered a concussion in an auto accident that sidelined him in 2019-20.&nbsp; His condition has improved and he still hasn't been cleared to play. There's no timetable on when he may become available, but obviously the sooner the better. Dmochewicz, a native of Poland and dubbed "the Big O" by his teammates, is only 20 and is a freshman.&nbsp; He has a back ailment and could be forced to redshirt, but he appears to have a bright future if he can overcome the problem. Seven-footers don't come along often in Division II. When asked how he has been able to land so many promising players, Paben said he "just keeps beating the bushes," working almost non-stop trying to round up players who will make the Eagles competitive, maybe a national tournament contender.&nbsp; It's been 20 years since Chadron State men's basketball has won more games than it lost.&nbsp; After this weekend's twin-bill with the Texas teams, the Eagles will play at Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 16 and the University of Sioux Falls on Nov. 19 before hosting Haskell Indian Nations University from Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 21. During Thanksgiving, the Chadron State team will travel to Puerto Rico to play three games against teams from that island nation.&nbsp; The trip is another indication of how Paben is working to put some spunk in the basketball program. Upon their return, the Eagles will open their RMAC schedule by hosting Fort Lewis and Western Colorado on Dec. 3 and 4.&nbsp; They'll also be at home Dec. 17 and 18 to play Colorado-Colorado Springs and New Mexico Highlands. The RMAC coaches' preseason poll placed the Eagles 12th among the 15 teams.&nbsp; That's certainly not where Paben intends for them to finish.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Con Marshall, CSC Sports Information&nbsp; With the mainstays at the end of last season returning and joined by an array of promising newcomers that Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=551">Shane Paben</a>&nbsp;landed, hopes are high that the Chadron State College men's basketball team will be solid this season—the best in a long time. The Eagles will open their season this weekend by hosting Texas A&amp;M International based at Laredo on Friday night and Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville on Saturday night in the Chicoine Center.&nbsp; Both games will tip off at 7 o'clock.&nbsp; The contests are part of the "conference challenge" pitting Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference &nbsp;teams against those from the Lone Star Conference.&nbsp; Nearly all the men's and women's teams from both conferences are involved.&nbsp; The CSC women will be playing at Kingsville on Friday afternoon and at Laredo on Saturday afternoon.&nbsp; The challenges began in 2017-18 and continued the next two seasons, but were interrupted by the coronavirus last year.&nbsp; The CSC men have won one of the previous six games against the same two teams they will meet this weekend, defeating International in Chadron in 2018.&nbsp; It's anticipated that the CSC men will have a major "challenge" against Kingsville. Division I Texas A&amp;M edged the Javalinas by only 76-72 at College Station last Monday night. Regardless of how the Eagles fare in their opening games, Paben is confident they will be greatly improved this season. He says the team has more talent, height and depth than it had last year when it finished with a 5-8 record during the COVID shortened season Paben has emphasized he did not accept the job at Chadron State in the summer of 2020 to have a mediocre program.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Eagles' highlight last year was qualifying for the RMAC playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, but the coach said there's much more to be accomplished. The returnees from a year ago include guard Teddy Parham, who led the team in scoring at 14.8 points a game while shooting 40.7 percent (37-91) from 3-point range. The other backcourt veterans are point guard&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7854">Marcus Jefferson</a>, who led the team in assists with 52 and averaged 10.2 points, along with&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7852">KJ Harris</a>, who chipped in 2.9 points a game. Another veteran is senior swingman&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7850">Brady Delimont</a>&nbsp;of Ainsworth, who holds Nebraska's high school record for most career 3-pointers, and has continued to display long range capabilities during his three years with the Eagles, knocking down 93 treys while shooting 38 percent from afar. Also back from last year is 6-4&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7853">Bryant Jefferson</a>, who filled in at the post most of last season after the team's leading scorer,&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4325">Jacob Jefferson</a>&nbsp;(no relation), had his career ended by a nasty knee injury in game seven.&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7853">Bryant Jefferson</a>&nbsp;isn't expected to light up the scoreboard, but he's solid at both ends of the court and is expected to be a big contributor again. Now for the newcomers. Paben said at the end of last year he "needed some more horses."&nbsp; He worked hard and enters the season confident that he found some. One those expected to give the team a major boost is not exactly new.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7855">CJ Jennings</a>&nbsp;was among Paben's leading recruits a year ago when he transferred from Saint Martin's University in Washington state after averaging 15.7 points.&nbsp; Paben believes his average would have been similar at CSC, but he had to wait a year to take the court. Jennings practiced with the Eagles a year ago and has been cleared to play. The coach calls him "very talented." Chadron fans are familiar with another backcourt transfer. &nbsp;He's&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8009">Mason Hiemstra</a>, the Panhandle's leading scorer at 22.4 points a game and also the assist leader with 109 as a senior at Alliance High in 2018-19.&nbsp; Hiemstra spent the last two years at Hastings College and led the Broncos in scoring last winter at 15.7 points a game. It was Hiemstra's idea to switch to the Eagles, and Paben calls him "a good addition." He can score, handle the ball and has the quickness to play solid defense. The 2021-22 roster also has added two 6-foot-7 transfers who are expected to play key roles immediately. They are&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8006">Porter Anderson</a>, who averaged 9.8 points and shot 65.8 percent from the field last winter for Otero Junior College's 15-5 team, and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8012">Taj Toney</a>, who started at Bluefield State, a Division II team in West Virginia last season. Bluefield played just eight game a year ago, but Toney scored in double figures in six of them. Four true freshmen also are on the Eagles' roster. Paben says they're excellent prospects but he isn't ready to disclose which ones may redshirt and which ones will earn playing time in 2021-22.&nbsp; They are&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8007">Beau Bragg</a>, who's 6-7 and averaged 16.1 points and 10.4 rebounds at Crandall High in Texas last year;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8175">Tejaun Hale</a>, a 6-4 graduate of Oakland Tech in California, where he was the conference's Most Valuable Player and averaged 18 points and eight rebounds;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8010">Val Leone</a>, who's 6-3 and scored 1,276 points during his career at Fowler High in Colorado; and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8011">Caden Sclafani</a>, who's also 6-3 and averaged 10 points for The Colony High team in Texas that won 24 games last season. The roster includes two more intriguing players who won't suit up this weekend because of health issues but could make a big impact before the season gets too far along, Paben believes. They are&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8008">Joniya Gadson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8172">Olgierd Dmochewicz</a>, both just a shade under seven-feet tall. Gadson was a starter on back-to-back Class 7A state championship teams in Florida, saw some action during his two years at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, but suffered a concussion in an auto accident that sidelined him in 2019-20.&nbsp; His condition has improved and he still hasn't been cleared to play. There's no timetable on when he may become available, but obviously the sooner the better. Dmochewicz, a native of Poland and dubbed "the Big O" by his teammates, is only 20 and is a freshman.&nbsp; He has a back ailment and could be forced to redshirt, but he appears to have a bright future if he can overcome the problem. Seven-footers don't come along often in Division II. When asked how he has been able to land so many promising players, Paben said he "just keeps beating the bushes," working almost non-stop trying to round up players who will make the Eagles competitive, maybe a national tournament contender.&nbsp; It's been 20 years since Chadron State men's basketball has won more games than it lost.&nbsp; After this weekend's twin-bill with the Texas teams, the Eagles will play at Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 16 and the University of Sioux Falls on Nov. 19 before hosting Haskell Indian Nations University from Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 21. During Thanksgiving, the Chadron State team will travel to Puerto Rico to play three games against teams from that island nation.&nbsp; The trip is another indication of how Paben is working to put some spunk in the basketball program. Upon their return, the Eagles will open their RMAC schedule by hosting Fort Lewis and Western Colorado on Dec. 3 and 4.&nbsp; They'll also be at home Dec. 17 and 18 to play Colorado-Colorado Springs and New Mexico Highlands. The RMAC coaches' preseason poll placed the Eagles 12th among the 15 teams.&nbsp; That's certainly not where Paben intends for them to finish.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Chadron State Men's Basketball Season Preview

After having a 0-13 record during last year's pandemic-plagued season, the only way the Chadron State College women's basketball team can go is up. And, Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=524">Janet Raymer</a>&nbsp;is confident that will happen.

Now in her sixth season as the Lady Eagles' coach, Raymer hit the recruiting trail hard during the off-season, landing five transfers and 10 freshmen. They have joined the seven returnees from a year ago, giving the Eagles a 22-player roster.

That's about twice the number that usually suits up and sees game-action, but Raymer believes the transfers, in particular, will give her team a big boost. Nearly all the freshmen, she said, will redshirt while being groomed to take the court in a year or so.

Just two of the Eagles' returnees are seniors. They include&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7871">Jori Peters</a>, the hustling Mitchell product who has been a sparkplug and the Eagles' primary ball-handler in nearly every game the team has played since she stepped on campus in the fall of 2018. The other is&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7865">Bailey Brooks</a>, a Douglas, Wyo., native who arrived a year earlier than Peters, but missed the 2018-19 season because of injuries.

Both Peters and Brooks were highly successful high school athletes and want to wrap up their college careers on a positive note. Peters averaged 9.5 points and Brooks 6.3 last season.

Other returnees include junior&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7870">Brittni McCully</a>&nbsp;of Mullen, who, like Peters, started all 13 games last season, seldom scores big, but is a great teammate, and sophomores&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7872">Tatum Peterson</a>&nbsp;of Glenwood Springs, Colo., who 6-1 is the team's "big," and Meagan Ross of Sidney who scored 38 points in 10 games last season.

Raymer thinks Peterson, who was sidelined all her freshman year in 2019-20 because of a knee injury, is ready to make a big contribution this season now that she's healthy

The Eagles also return redshirt freshmen Shay Powers and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7875">Olivia Waufle</a>, both Coloradans who as true freshmen last season played in all 13 games and still have four years of eligibility since college athletes had that participation waived.

Both are athletic and showed much promise last season, particularly in the later games. For instance, they combined to grab 17 rebounds against South Dakota Mines and joined forces to score 24 points in the season finale against Colorado Christian.

The fact is all the returning players had some good games last season, but consistency was a problem. Hopefully, the good games will come more frequently this time around.

The transfers joining the Eagles include Riley Aione and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8029">Samiyah Worrell</a>, who were the leading scorers at Northwest College at Powell, Wyo., last season. Worrell led the Trappers at 14 points a game and was named to the Region 9 all-star team. Aione averaged 9.4 points and 5.9 rebounds and blocked 37 shots during the team's 10-12 season. At 6-1, she gives the Eagles some badly needed height.

<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8013">Emily Achter</a>, a 5-7 Australian, averaged 4.6 points and shot 38.9 percent from the field the past two years at Casper College, which won its first 22 games in 2020-2021 before losing the regional championship and national tournament games by narrow margins.

Another transfer is 5-5&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8024">Olyvia Pacheco</a>, who averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds the past two seasons at Montana's Miles County Community College. The Pioneers finished last year with a 24-2 record and won the Region 13 championship, advancing to the national tournament, where they were 1-1.

After practicing for a month, Raymer says she's pleased with what she's seen from the transfers. It makes sense to believe that if the Eagles are to make significant improvement this season, much of the impetus will have to come from the transfers.

The coach added that the freshman group also has promise, but said most of them "aren't quite ready" for the pace of the college games.

The Eagles played an exhibition game last week against Colorado State in Fort Collins, losing by a 78-43 score. Peters was the Eagles' top scorer with 16 points followed by Brooks and Peterson with eight apiece.

The CSC women will officially open their season this weekend as part of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference-Lone Star Conference "crossover" on the road to take on Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville on Friday and Texas A&amp;M International in Laredo on Saturday. Both games will be played in the afternoon.

Following the trip to Texas, the Eagles will visit Wayne State on Thursday, Nov. 18, then host Mount Marty College from Yankton, S.D., on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2:30 in the Chicoine Center.

The November schedule will close with an exhibition game at the University of Wyoming on the 22nd and a contest at Nebraska-Kearney on the 27th. The Eagles will open their RMAC slate by hosting Fort Lewis and Western Colorado on Dec. 3 and 4.

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 </figure>By: Con Marshall, CSC Sports InformationAfter having a 0-13 record during last year's pandemic-plagued season, the only way the Chadron State College women's basketball team can go is up. And, Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=524">Janet Raymer</a>&nbsp;is confident that will happen.Now in her sixth season as the Lady Eagles' coach, Raymer hit the recruiting trail hard during the off-season, landing five transfers and 10 freshmen. They have joined the seven returnees from a year ago, giving the Eagles a 22-player roster.That's about twice the number that usually suits up and sees game-action, but Raymer believes the transfers, in particular, will give her team a big boost. Nearly all the freshmen, she said, will redshirt while being groomed to take the court in a year or so.Just two of the Eagles' returnees are seniors. They include&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7871">Jori Peters</a>, the hustling Mitchell product who has been a sparkplug and the Eagles' primary ball-handler in nearly every game the team has played since she stepped on campus in the fall of 2018. The other is&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7865">Bailey Brooks</a>, a Douglas, Wyo., native who arrived a year earlier than Peters, but missed the 2018-19 season because of injuries.Both Peters and Brooks were highly successful high school athletes and want to wrap up their college careers on a positive note. Peters averaged 9.5 points and Brooks 6.3 last season.Other returnees include junior&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7870">Brittni McCully</a>&nbsp;of Mullen, who, like Peters, started all 13 games last season, seldom scores big, but is a great teammate, and sophomores&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7872">Tatum Peterson</a>&nbsp;of Glenwood Springs, Colo., who 6-1 is the team's "big," and Meagan Ross of Sidney who scored 38 points in 10 games last season.Raymer thinks Peterson, who was sidelined all her freshman year in 2019-20 because of a knee injury, is ready to make a big contribution this season now that she's healthyThe Eagles also return redshirt freshmen Shay Powers and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7875">Olivia Waufle</a>, both Coloradans who as true freshmen last season played in all 13 games and still have four years of eligibility since college athletes had that participation waived.Both are athletic and showed much promise last season, particularly in the later games. For instance, they combined to grab 17 rebounds against South Dakota Mines and joined forces to score 24 points in the season finale against Colorado Christian.The fact is all the returning players had some good games last season, but consistency was a problem. Hopefully, the good games will come more frequently this time around.The transfers joining the Eagles include Riley Aione and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8029">Samiyah Worrell</a>, who were the leading scorers at Northwest College at Powell, Wyo., last season. Worrell led the Trappers at 14 points a game and was named to the Region 9 all-star team. Aione averaged 9.4 points and 5.9 rebounds and blocked 37 shots during the team's 10-12 season. At 6-1, she gives the Eagles some badly needed height.<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8013">Emily Achter</a>, a 5-7 Australian, averaged 4.6 points and shot 38.9 percent from the field the past two years at Casper College, which won its first 22 games in 2020-2021 before losing the regional championship and national tournament games by narrow margins.Another transfer is 5-5&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8024">Olyvia Pacheco</a>, who averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds the past two seasons at Montana's Miles County Community College. The Pioneers finished last year with a 24-2 record and won the Region 13 championship, advancing to the national tournament, where they were 1-1.After practicing for a month, Raymer says she's pleased with what she's seen from the transfers. It makes sense to believe that if the Eagles are to make significant improvement this season, much of the impetus will have to come from the transfers.The coach added that the freshman group also has promise, but said most of them "aren't quite ready" for the pace of the college games.The Eagles played an exhibition game last week against Colorado State in Fort Collins, losing by a 78-43 score. Peters was the Eagles' top scorer with 16 points followed by Brooks and Peterson with eight apiece.The CSC women will officially open their season this weekend as part of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference-Lone Star Conference "crossover" on the road to take on Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville on Friday and Texas A&amp;M International in Laredo on Saturday. Both games will be played in the afternoon.Following the trip to Texas, the Eagles will visit Wayne State on Thursday, Nov. 18, then host Mount Marty College from Yankton, S.D., on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2:30 in the Chicoine Center.The November schedule will close with an exhibition game at the University of Wyoming on the 22nd and a contest at Nebraska-Kearney on the 27th. The Eagles will open their RMAC slate by hosting Fort Lewis and Western Colorado on Dec. 3 and 4.

Chadron State Women's Basketball Season Preview

It was a game full of incredible plays for CSC!  Head Coach Jay Long breaks down the 45-7 win over Western Oregon on this weeks episode!

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🔊PODCAST: CSC Jay Long Show - 11/9/21

In a span of just a few hours Monday, There were several big announcements regarding the University of Nebraska Football program. First Athletic Director Trev Alberts announced that Scott Frost will continue to lead the Cornhuskers in the 2022 season. Alberts released the following statement.

&nbsp;Statement from Nebraska Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>: "In my four months at Nebraska, I have closely observed our football team, and had several productive discussions with Coach Frost. Scott has laid out a clear plan and vision for the future of Nebraska Football and has agreed to a restructured contract. I am excited to continue to work together with Scott. We share a love of Nebraska and this football program and want nothing more than Nebraska Football to again compete for championships. "We all recognize our record has not been what anyone wants it to be. I have been clear that I have been looking for incremental progress, and I have seen that in several key areas this season. Our team has continued to compete at a high level and the young men in our program have remained unified and shown great resiliency, which is an important reflection of the leadership of Coach Frost and his staff." Statement from Nebraska Head Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=7076">Scott Frost</a>: "I appreciate the confidence&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;has shown in me to continue to lead this program. I love this state, this football program and am honored and humbled for the opportunity to serve as the head coach at my alma mater. Our immediate focus is on the two games ahead against Wisconsin and Iowa, and the opportunity in front of us to build momentum heading into the offseason and 2022. I understand we have not won at a high enough level, but I am confident our football program will continue to take steps forward."&nbsp;&nbsp;

Coach Scott Frost then announced that Four Husker football assistant coaches have been fired, effective immediately.&nbsp; Those let go included Offensive Line Coach Greg Austin, Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach Matt Lubick, Running Backs Coach Ryan Held and Quarterbacks Coach Mario Verduzco.&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;Head Coach Scott Frost issued the following statement.

“I appreciate the work and sacrifices these men have made for the University of Nebraska and this football program and wish all of them well,”...... “They are all men of outstanding character and good coaches, but as we strive for better consistency and execution, we needed fresh ideas and voices on our offensive staff.”&nbsp; &nbsp;The Huskers are currently 3-7 on the season, 1-6 in Big 10 play,&nbsp; and have lost 4 straight.&nbsp;

Nebraska has a bye week this week. The Huskers will travel to Wisconsin, Saturday November 20 and finish the season at home vs Iowa on Friday November 26.&nbsp; The Nebraska/Wisconsin game will kick off at 1:30 pm MT and will be televised on either ABC or ESPN.&nbsp;

By: NU Athletic CommunicationsIn a span of just a few hours Monday, There were several big announcements regarding the University of Nebraska Football program. First Athletic Director Trev Alberts announced that Scott Frost will continue to lead the Cornhuskers in the 2022 season. Alberts released the following statement.&nbsp;Statement from Nebraska Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>: "In my four months at Nebraska, I have closely observed our football team, and had several productive discussions with Coach Frost. Scott has laid out a clear plan and vision for the future of Nebraska Football and has agreed to a restructured contract. I am excited to continue to work together with Scott. We share a love of Nebraska and this football program and want nothing more than Nebraska Football to again compete for championships. "We all recognize our record has not been what anyone wants it to be. I have been clear that I have been looking for incremental progress, and I have seen that in several key areas this season. Our team has continued to compete at a high level and the young men in our program have remained unified and shown great resiliency, which is an important reflection of the leadership of Coach Frost and his staff." Statement from Nebraska Head Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=7076">Scott Frost</a>: "I appreciate the confidence&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;has shown in me to continue to lead this program. I love this state, this football program and am honored and humbled for the opportunity to serve as the head coach at my alma mater. Our immediate focus is on the two games ahead against Wisconsin and Iowa, and the opportunity in front of us to build momentum heading into the offseason and 2022. I understand we have not won at a high enough level, but I am confident our football program will continue to take steps forward."&nbsp;&nbsp;Coach Scott Frost then announced that Four Husker football assistant coaches have been fired, effective immediately.&nbsp; Those let go included Offensive Line Coach Greg Austin, Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach Matt Lubick, Running Backs Coach Ryan Held and Quarterbacks Coach Mario Verduzco.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Head Coach Scott Frost issued the following statement.“I appreciate the work and sacrifices these men have made for the University of Nebraska and this football program and wish all of them well,”...... “They are all men of outstanding character and good coaches, but as we strive for better consistency and execution, we needed fresh ideas and voices on our offensive staff.”&nbsp; &nbsp;The Huskers are currently 3-7 on the season, 1-6 in Big 10 play,&nbsp; and have lost 4 straight.&nbsp;Nebraska has a bye week this week. The Huskers will travel to Wisconsin, Saturday November 20 and finish the season at home vs Iowa on Friday November 26.&nbsp; The Nebraska/Wisconsin game will kick off at 1:30 pm MT and will be televised on either ABC or ESPN.&nbsp;

Frost will stay for 2022-4 offensive assistants let go

By NOAH TABORDA <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2021/11/07/six-man-football-offers-hope-for-kansas-schools-struggling-with-dwindling-participation-population/">Kansas Reflector</a>

TOPEKA — In 2019, Greeley County High
 School suffered its worst season in years, finishing winless and 
struggling week in and week out to field a complete team.

At the time, the school was playing 
eight-man football, but dwindling interest in trying out for football 
forced a remarkable seven forfeits throughout a nine-game schedule. In 
the two games they were able to play, they lost 44-0 against Rawlins 
County and 68-20 against Cheylin.&nbsp;

After conversations about the future 
of the program, the school made the move to six-man football last year. 
This year the team finished 2-5, and while the team may not be winning a
 lot, the players are having fun again.

“At least the kids are getting to 
play there, right?” said Greeley County High School athletic director 
Greg Cook. “It keeps interest in fall activities. It allows the kids to 
still play football and get all the benefits of being part of a team.”

High school football participation 
has steadily declined over the past decade as concerns around head 
trauma and other injuries escalate. Add that to the declining population
 in rural cities and towns, and many schools across Kansas are facing 
similar challenges to Greeley County.

Six-man football first popped up in 
Kansas during the 1960s but did not gain widespread traction and 
eventually disappeared. In 2014, faced with very few options to keep 
their program afloat, Weskan became the first Kansas team to play 
six-man since 2003.

Since then, the six-man ranks have 
risen to 15 schools operating under the Six-man Football Association. 
The association culminates each year with the Wild West Bowl state 
championship game in Dodge City.

The participating schools have 
primarily been in the Northwest and Southwest parts of Kansas. Burrton, 
in central Kansas, is the furthest eastern school, but that could soon 
change.

In September, the Kansas State High 
School Activities Association officially sanctioned six-man football 
following a unanimous vote of their board of directors. According to the
 association, 26 teams will play six-man next fall.

Those schools’ total enrollment for 
ninth, 10th and 11th grade must range from 19 to 55 students, although 
some in that range have chosen to play eight-man football. In addition 
to an official schedule and playoffs, Cook said the association’s 
sanction will help smaller schools like his.

“The schools that are borderline that
 are hanging on to eight-man — if they should happen to lose some 
students or have some small classes — it’ll be easier for them to move 
down to six-man,” he said.

Altoona-Midway, Chase, Chetopa, 
Ingalls, Southern Coffey County, Centre, Peabody-Burns, Southern Cloud, 
Tescott, Waverly, Wetmore and Triplains-Brewster will all be part of the
 newly sanctioned division next year, the state high school athletics 
association announced. Many of the schools switching to the six-man 
division hail from the eastern side of the state.&nbsp;

Those teams have a combined 19 wins 
and 72 losses this fall. Chase and Chetopa took forfeits because of low 
participation, and Centre was unable to field an eight-man team and 
played some six-man games.

Peabody-Burns was exploring a six-man move this summer. Only Waverly had a winning record last season.

“The game of football is great for 
kids, it’s great for communities and it is safer than it’s ever been,” 
said Mark Lentz, assistant executive director for the state High School 
Activities Association.

A full high school schedule is nine football games. Last year, six-man squads averaged 6.2 games.

In states like Colorado, Texas and 
Nebraska, the six-man modifications to the standard 11-man rules have 
resulted in high-scoring games. This trend has held true in Kansas so 
far.

The games are heavy on offense and, 
like eight-man football, can be extremely high scoring, with some games 
eclipsing 200 combined points scored. Besides the score and shorter 
field (80 yards vs the normal 100 yards) six-man is unique to both 
eight-person and 11-person football.&nbsp;

However, the aim of the game is still the same, Lentz said.

“Football is football,” he said. “It 
just looks a little bit different when you have six players on a side 
versus 11 but it’s still all about blocking and tackling and the 
fundamentals that you learn from playing a team sport.”

One noticeable rule change is that to
 advance the ball forward on a run play, the ball must be exchanged 
between players at least once. As a result, the running back will 
oftentimes receive the snap and immediately toss the ball to the 
quarterback, giving them the choice to either run or pass the ball.

Rather than the typical 10 yards needed for a first down, six-man football requires teams to advance the ball 15 yards.

Scoring is also unique, with extra 
points worth two when kicked as opposed to one. Field goals are worth 
more as well — four points earned during a successful kick versus the 
typical three.

The other big rule change: Everyone 
on the field is eligible to receive the ball. That includes the center. 
Though three players must be on the line of scrimmage on many calls the 
center will be the lone lineman — and the defense will still have to 
wonder if he’s going out to receive a pass.

“It’s taken me four years to finally 
figure out some of the little nuances about the game of six-man,” said 
Jon Schnable, football head coach and athletic director for Rolla High 
School. “At first, I thought if you have a big-sized team, you can get 
away with a lot of things, but if you look at the six-man schools, their
 kids’ size isn’t a priority, it’s speed. If you’ve got some speed on 
your team, you can win a lot of ballgames.

While the number of players and 
various rules may differ, advocates of the six-man variety will take 
what they can get, especially when participation numbers continue to 
drop across the country.

According to data from the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/">Aspen Institute</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://nfhs.org/">National Federation of State High School Associations</a>,
 from 2008-19 to 2018-19 the total number of youths aged 6 to 18 playing
 tackle football fell by more than 620,000. Participation nationwide now
 sits at just over 1 million high school players.

Over that same decade attendance at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-football-attendance">college</a> and professional football also declined.

However, there is optimism among some
 that the annual declines in participation appear to be leveling off for
 now. While COVID-19 made data for 2020 difficult to collect, in 2019 
high school football participation only dropped by 2,489 students.

Previous years saw declines of 23,311, 20,540 and 30,829 students playing football.

“These (2019) numbers suggest to us 
that parents are appreciative of the risk minimization efforts that have
 been put in place,” said Karissa Niehoff, director of the National 
Federation of State High School Associations. “Every state has enacted 
rules that limit the amount of contact before the season and during 
practice, and every state has established concussion protocols and 
laws.”

Kansas has also seen the drop in 
participation level off recently with football participation hovering in
 the high 14,000-student range since 2016. In 2020, however, the state 
high school activates association recorded the first notable decrease in
 participation since that year.

Still, other research shows <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953618307202">increasing parental concerns about concussion risks</a>. This raises concerns for future participation across the country and in Kansas.

For example, some have suggested implementing age-based restrictions on physical contact in the sport.

In a <a target="_blank" href="https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/5/e20182402?casa_token=1LUpwzsJF8YAAAAA%3AIoCBCMFs-5IuTjXhBPM5J-856x44gwgkAH0bpE87Wa07EiwZ-rBHOppsO-dK9xeibl-yl2YhsMif">2019 study of the favorability of an age cap</a>,
 several researchers wrote, “US parents are willing to accept age limits
 on tackling in youth football.” They added that the organizations 
responsible for shaping public discourse about the topic, like the 
American Academy of Pediatrics, “may find it useful to consider US 
parents’ attitudes regarding age limits on tackling, alongside research 
quantifying the risk of tackling, when they revisit this topic.”

As the first team to bring six-man football back to Kansas, Weskan has seen it evolve and grow over the years.

Brett Clow, athletic director and 
head coach of Weskan’s football team, said he expects six-man football’s
 growth to continue. Like any changes to a sport with deep roots in many
 communities across the state, six-man football has its doubters who 
believe only 11-man football to be “real football,” but Clow said with 
the sport under the pressure it is, six-man is an important alternative.

“When you look at… some of these 
small towns fighting to keep football, this is now another option,” he 
said. “If a school is thinking about it, I would only say how great it’s
 been for us and that it is worth at least giving it a shot.”

Clow also said he was excited to see 
the influx of new teams after the state association sanctioned the 
six-man games and hopes there could be as many as 40 such teams in the 
state one day.

The format, he said, can help schools
 that haven’t experienced much past success, like Natoma High School, 
which won the six-man state title this year after not having won a 
single playoff game for 47 years.

“It’s really cool for teams like that
 and schools like that to have success for the first time,” Clow said. 
“I think once people do see it and schools start participating in it, 
they’ll realize how much fun it is and that the kids really enjoy it.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636408798030.png" alt="Rolla High School Football players line up against Burton High School earlier this year in a six-man football game. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has officially sanctioned six-man games for 2022, which means a full slate of games and playoffs. (Submitted to Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Rolla High School Football players line up against Burton High School earlier this year in a six-man football game. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has officially sanctioned six-man games for 2022, which means a full slate of games and playoffs. (Submitted to Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>By NOAH TABORDA <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2021/11/07/six-man-football-offers-hope-for-kansas-schools-struggling-with-dwindling-participation-population/">Kansas Reflector</a>TOPEKA — In 2019, Greeley County High
 School suffered its worst season in years, finishing winless and 
struggling week in and week out to field a complete team.At the time, the school was playing 
eight-man football, but dwindling interest in trying out for football 
forced a remarkable seven forfeits throughout a nine-game schedule. In 
the two games they were able to play, they lost 44-0 against Rawlins 
County and 68-20 against Cheylin.&nbsp;After conversations about the future 
of the program, the school made the move to six-man football last year. 
This year the team finished 2-5, and while the team may not be winning a
 lot, the players are having fun again.“At least the kids are getting to 
play there, right?” said Greeley County High School athletic director 
Greg Cook. “It keeps interest in fall activities. It allows the kids to 
still play football and get all the benefits of being part of a team.”High school football participation 
has steadily declined over the past decade as concerns around head 
trauma and other injuries escalate. Add that to the declining population
 in rural cities and towns, and many schools across Kansas are facing 
similar challenges to Greeley County.Six-man football first popped up in 
Kansas during the 1960s but did not gain widespread traction and 
eventually disappeared. In 2014, faced with very few options to keep 
their program afloat, Weskan became the first Kansas team to play 
six-man since 2003.Since then, the six-man ranks have 
risen to 15 schools operating under the Six-man Football Association. 
The association culminates each year with the Wild West Bowl state 
championship game in Dodge City.The participating schools have 
primarily been in the Northwest and Southwest parts of Kansas. Burrton, 
in central Kansas, is the furthest eastern school, but that could soon 
change.In September, the Kansas State High 
School Activities Association officially sanctioned six-man football 
following a unanimous vote of their board of directors. According to the
 association, 26 teams will play six-man next fall.Those schools’ total enrollment for 
ninth, 10th and 11th grade must range from 19 to 55 students, although 
some in that range have chosen to play eight-man football. In addition 
to an official schedule and playoffs, Cook said the association’s 
sanction will help smaller schools like his.“The schools that are borderline that
 are hanging on to eight-man — if they should happen to lose some 
students or have some small classes — it’ll be easier for them to move 
down to six-man,” he said.Altoona-Midway, Chase, Chetopa, 
Ingalls, Southern Coffey County, Centre, Peabody-Burns, Southern Cloud, 
Tescott, Waverly, Wetmore and Triplains-Brewster will all be part of the
 newly sanctioned division next year, the state high school athletics 
association announced. Many of the schools switching to the six-man 
division hail from the eastern side of the state.&nbsp;Those teams have a combined 19 wins 
and 72 losses this fall. Chase and Chetopa took forfeits because of low 
participation, and Centre was unable to field an eight-man team and 
played some six-man games.Peabody-Burns was exploring a six-man move this summer. Only Waverly had a winning record last season.“The game of football is great for 
kids, it’s great for communities and it is safer than it’s ever been,” 
said Mark Lentz, assistant executive director for the state High School 
Activities Association.A full high school schedule is nine football games. Last year, six-man squads averaged 6.2 games.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636408905030.png" alt=" Rolla High School football coach and athletic director Jon Schnable said he’s learned how the rules of six-man football prioritize speed over size in many instances. (Submitted to Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption> Rolla High School football coach and athletic director Jon Schnable said he’s learned how the rules of six-man football prioritize speed over size in many instances. (Submitted to Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Rule differences</h2>In states like Colorado, Texas and 
Nebraska, the six-man modifications to the standard 11-man rules have 
resulted in high-scoring games. This trend has held true in Kansas so 
far.The games are heavy on offense and, 
like eight-man football, can be extremely high scoring, with some games 
eclipsing 200 combined points scored. Besides the score and shorter 
field (80 yards vs the normal 100 yards) six-man is unique to both 
eight-person and 11-person football.&nbsp;However, the aim of the game is still the same, Lentz said.“Football is football,” he said. “It 
just looks a little bit different when you have six players on a side 
versus 11 but it’s still all about blocking and tackling and the 
fundamentals that you learn from playing a team sport.”One noticeable rule change is that to
 advance the ball forward on a run play, the ball must be exchanged 
between players at least once. As a result, the running back will 
oftentimes receive the snap and immediately toss the ball to the 
quarterback, giving them the choice to either run or pass the ball.Rather than the typical 10 yards needed for a first down, six-man football requires teams to advance the ball 15 yards.Scoring is also unique, with extra 
points worth two when kicked as opposed to one. Field goals are worth 
more as well — four points earned during a successful kick versus the 
typical three.The other big rule change: Everyone 
on the field is eligible to receive the ball. That includes the center. 
Though three players must be on the line of scrimmage on many calls the 
center will be the lone lineman — and the defense will still have to 
wonder if he’s going out to receive a pass.“It’s taken me four years to finally 
figure out some of the little nuances about the game of six-man,” said 
Jon Schnable, football head coach and athletic director for Rolla High 
School. “At first, I thought if you have a big-sized team, you can get 
away with a lot of things, but if you look at the six-man schools, their
 kids’ size isn’t a priority, it’s speed. If you’ve got some speed on 
your team, you can win a lot of ballgames.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636408949648.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Dwindling participation</h2>While the number of players and 
various rules may differ, advocates of the six-man variety will take 
what they can get, especially when participation numbers continue to 
drop across the country.According to data from the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/">Aspen Institute</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://nfhs.org/">National Federation of State High School Associations</a>,
 from 2008-19 to 2018-19 the total number of youths aged 6 to 18 playing
 tackle football fell by more than 620,000. Participation nationwide now
 sits at just over 1 million high school players.Over that same decade attendance at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-football-attendance">college</a> and professional football also declined.However, there is optimism among some
 that the annual declines in participation appear to be leveling off for
 now. While COVID-19 made data for 2020 difficult to collect, in 2019 
high school football participation only dropped by 2,489 students.Previous years saw declines of 23,311, 20,540 and 30,829 students playing football.“These (2019) numbers suggest to us 
that parents are appreciative of the risk minimization efforts that have
 been put in place,” said Karissa Niehoff, director of the National 
Federation of State High School Associations. “Every state has enacted 
rules that limit the amount of contact before the season and during 
practice, and every state has established concussion protocols and 
laws.”Kansas has also seen the drop in 
participation level off recently with football participation hovering in
 the high 14,000-student range since 2016. In 2020, however, the state 
high school activates association recorded the first notable decrease in
 participation since that year.Still, other research shows <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953618307202">increasing parental concerns about concussion risks</a>. This raises concerns for future participation across the country and in Kansas.For example, some have suggested implementing age-based restrictions on physical contact in the sport.In a <a target="_blank" href="https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/5/e20182402?casa_token=1LUpwzsJF8YAAAAA%3AIoCBCMFs-5IuTjXhBPM5J-856x44gwgkAH0bpE87Wa07EiwZ-rBHOppsO-dK9xeibl-yl2YhsMif">2019 study of the favorability of an age cap</a>,
 several researchers wrote, “US parents are willing to accept age limits
 on tackling in youth football.” They added that the organizations 
responsible for shaping public discourse about the topic, like the 
American Academy of Pediatrics, “may find it useful to consider US 
parents’ attitudes regarding age limits on tackling, alongside research 
quantifying the risk of tackling, when they revisit this topic.”<h2>‘Fighting to keep football’</h2>As the first team to bring six-man football back to Kansas, Weskan has seen it evolve and grow over the years.Brett Clow, athletic director and 
head coach of Weskan’s football team, said he expects six-man football’s
 growth to continue. Like any changes to a sport with deep roots in many
 communities across the state, six-man football has its doubters who 
believe only 11-man football to be “real football,” but Clow said with 
the sport under the pressure it is, six-man is an important alternative.“When you look at… some of these 
small towns fighting to keep football, this is now another option,” he 
said. “If a school is thinking about it, I would only say how great it’s
 been for us and that it is worth at least giving it a shot.”Clow also said he was excited to see 
the influx of new teams after the state association sanctioned the 
six-man games and hopes there could be as many as 40 such teams in the 
state one day.The format, he said, can help schools
 that haven’t experienced much past success, like Natoma High School, 
which won the six-man state title this year after not having won a 
single playoff game for 47 years.“It’s really cool for teams like that
 and schools like that to have success for the first time,” Clow said. 
“I think once people do see it and schools start participating in it, 
they’ll realize how much fun it is and that the kids really enjoy it.”

Six-man football offers hope for shrinking Kansas schools

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys had such a tough day that they didn't even get the ball after blocking a punt. And they were down 30 points in the fourth quarter before finally scoring in a 30-16 loss to the Denver Broncos that ended a six-game winning streak. The Cowboys are 6-2 and still got to the midpoint of their season with a significant lead in the NFC East. Denver kept the ball deep in its territory after the blocked punt right after halftime because a Cowboys player touched the ball after passing the line of scrimmage. Denver then drove for another field goal and a 19-0 lead.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys had such a tough day that they didn't even get the ball after blocking a punt. And they were down 30 points in the fourth quarter before finally scoring in a 30-16 loss to the Denver Broncos that ended a six-game winning streak. The Cowboys are 6-2 and still got to the midpoint of their season with a significant lead in the NFC East. Denver kept the ball deep in its territory after the blocked punt right after halftime because a Cowboys player touched the ball after passing the line of scrimmage. Denver then drove for another field goal and a 19-0 lead.

Broncos crush Cowboys in Sunday stunner

&nbsp; CHADRON, Neb. -- November 6, 2021 --&nbsp;The Chadron State College football team led by just 7-0 at halftime, but scored five touchdowns and kicked a field goal in the second half while defeating Western Oregon 45-7 in a non-conference game played at Elliott Field in Chadron on Saturday afternoon. The 10-play, 80-yard drive that netted the Eagles' first touchdown with 43 seconds left in the first quarter was about the only offensive fireworks in the first half.&nbsp; But three turnovers that the Eagles turned into points ignited their second half uprising that evened their record at 5-5. "The first half was kind of boring, but we got the momentum and had lots of good things happen in the second half," said CSC Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=503">Jay Long</a>.&nbsp; "It was a good win for us and I was happy for our seniors, who got a win in their final home game." Two wily seniors, quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>&nbsp;and inside receiver&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>, set up the first half touchdown by connecting on back-to-back passes of 16 and 18 yards.&nbsp; Holst's 10-yard dart to sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7941">Ahlonte Hair</a>&nbsp;in the front of the end zone netted the touchdown with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter. Otherwise, the first half was pretty much a punting contest between the Eagles'&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7947">Gunnar Jones</a>&nbsp;and the Wolves' Andrew Gross.&nbsp; Both punted five times for averages of 41.8 and 40.8 yards, respectively. The Eagles posted 17 points in a two minute and 10 second span in the third quarter to put them on the victory trail, then added 21 points on three TDs in the fourth. Another Holst-to-<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7941">Ahlonte Hair</a>&nbsp;touchdown pass, this one a 47-yard shot, launched the Eagles' second half surge. Hair got about a step and a half ahead of the defender and grabbed the perfect pass on a perfect autumn afternoon while in full stride with 10:42 left &nbsp;in the third. The Wolves failed to cover the ensuing kickoff, and CSC junior&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6717">Cole Condon</a>&nbsp;claimed the ball at the Western 25.&nbsp; The Eagles were stymied on that possession, but, Jones, who doubles as the CSC punter and placekicker, booted a 40-yard field goal to make the score 17-0. On the third play of the Wolves' next possession, cornerback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7942">Jahvonte Hair</a>, twin of the receiver who had caught the two CSC touchdowns, zoomed in front of the intended receiver and picked off a pass that he returned 16 yards before being shoved out of bounds at the Western 19. On the first play after the interception, the Eagles' leading rusher, sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6718">Jeydon Cox</a>, took the ball around right end to the end zone. The Eagles added to their lead early in the fourth quarter when the Wolves fumbled a pitchout at their own five-yard line and CSC defensive end&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6745">Kael Juelfs</a>&nbsp;turned the loose pigskin into a lineman's dream, claiming it in the end zone for another six points. "When you keep hustling it sometimes pays off," said Juelfs, one of 18 seniors who were playing their final game at Elliott Field.&nbsp; "I knew I had to get it when I saw that ball go into the end zone." Cox, who finished the game with 112 yards rushing on 13 carries, had back-to-back carries totaling 60 yards that resulted in another CSC touchdown with 12 minutes left to play. He went 33 yards on the first romp and 27 on the second. Each team scored on long pass plays as the clock was winding down. The Oregon visitors got the first, a 58-yarder from Gannon Winkler to Thomas Wright for their only touchdown. The Eagles posted the second, a 69-yard strike from&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6732">Mason Hamilton</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6817">Jamal Browder</a>, both freshmen. Most of the statistics were much closer than the final score.&nbsp; The Eagles ran 71 plays and finished with 400 yards of total offense, while the Wolves had 69 snaps and 389 yards. There was less than a minute of difference in the time of possession. But the Eagles had four takeaways and didn't commit any turnovers.&nbsp; As much as anything, that's what made the difference on the scoreboard. &nbsp; Holst completed 13 of 28 passes for 133 yards and also ran for 44.&nbsp; The Wolves used three quarterbacks about equally.&nbsp; None of them completed more than 30 percent of his passes, and as a trio the connected on 10 of 33 for 265 yards.&nbsp; Winkler was the leading receiver with 136 yards on four catches. Their leading rusher was Omari Land with 17 carries for 87 yards. Linebackers again led the Eagles in tackles.&nbsp; Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6724">Joey Geil</a>, who also recovered a fumble, led with eight and seniors&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6746">Noah Kerchal</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6798">Travis Wilson</a>&nbsp;each had six.&nbsp; Linebacker Jaylin Parnell paced Western with 12 stops. The Eagles will wrap up their season by playing at Black Hills State in Spearfish this coming Saturday, Nov. 13.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Con Marshall&nbsp; CHADRON, Neb. -- November 6, 2021 --&nbsp;The Chadron State College football team led by just 7-0 at halftime, but scored five touchdowns and kicked a field goal in the second half while defeating Western Oregon 45-7 in a non-conference game played at Elliott Field in Chadron on Saturday afternoon. The 10-play, 80-yard drive that netted the Eagles' first touchdown with 43 seconds left in the first quarter was about the only offensive fireworks in the first half.&nbsp; But three turnovers that the Eagles turned into points ignited their second half uprising that evened their record at 5-5. "The first half was kind of boring, but we got the momentum and had lots of good things happen in the second half," said CSC Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=503">Jay Long</a>.&nbsp; "It was a good win for us and I was happy for our seniors, who got a win in their final home game." Two wily seniors, quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6739">Dalton Holst</a>&nbsp;and inside receiver&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788">Cole Thurness</a>, set up the first half touchdown by connecting on back-to-back passes of 16 and 18 yards.&nbsp; Holst's 10-yard dart to sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7941">Ahlonte Hair</a>&nbsp;in the front of the end zone netted the touchdown with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter. Otherwise, the first half was pretty much a punting contest between the Eagles'&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7947">Gunnar Jones</a>&nbsp;and the Wolves' Andrew Gross.&nbsp; Both punted five times for averages of 41.8 and 40.8 yards, respectively. The Eagles posted 17 points in a two minute and 10 second span in the third quarter to put them on the victory trail, then added 21 points on three TDs in the fourth. Another Holst-to-<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7941">Ahlonte Hair</a>&nbsp;touchdown pass, this one a 47-yard shot, launched the Eagles' second half surge. Hair got about a step and a half ahead of the defender and grabbed the perfect pass on a perfect autumn afternoon while in full stride with 10:42 left &nbsp;in the third. The Wolves failed to cover the ensuing kickoff, and CSC junior&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6717">Cole Condon</a>&nbsp;claimed the ball at the Western 25.&nbsp; The Eagles were stymied on that possession, but, Jones, who doubles as the CSC punter and placekicker, booted a 40-yard field goal to make the score 17-0. On the third play of the Wolves' next possession, cornerback&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7942">Jahvonte Hair</a>, twin of the receiver who had caught the two CSC touchdowns, zoomed in front of the intended receiver and picked off a pass that he returned 16 yards before being shoved out of bounds at the Western 19. On the first play after the interception, the Eagles' leading rusher, sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6718">Jeydon Cox</a>, took the ball around right end to the end zone. The Eagles added to their lead early in the fourth quarter when the Wolves fumbled a pitchout at their own five-yard line and CSC defensive end&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6745">Kael Juelfs</a>&nbsp;turned the loose pigskin into a lineman's dream, claiming it in the end zone for another six points. "When you keep hustling it sometimes pays off," said Juelfs, one of 18 seniors who were playing their final game at Elliott Field.&nbsp; "I knew I had to get it when I saw that ball go into the end zone." Cox, who finished the game with 112 yards rushing on 13 carries, had back-to-back carries totaling 60 yards that resulted in another CSC touchdown with 12 minutes left to play. He went 33 yards on the first romp and 27 on the second. Each team scored on long pass plays as the clock was winding down. The Oregon visitors got the first, a 58-yarder from Gannon Winkler to Thomas Wright for their only touchdown. The Eagles posted the second, a 69-yard strike from&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6732">Mason Hamilton</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6817">Jamal Browder</a>, both freshmen. Most of the statistics were much closer than the final score.&nbsp; The Eagles ran 71 plays and finished with 400 yards of total offense, while the Wolves had 69 snaps and 389 yards. There was less than a minute of difference in the time of possession. But the Eagles had four takeaways and didn't commit any turnovers.&nbsp; As much as anything, that's what made the difference on the scoreboard. &nbsp; Holst completed 13 of 28 passes for 133 yards and also ran for 44.&nbsp; The Wolves used three quarterbacks about equally.&nbsp; None of them completed more than 30 percent of his passes, and as a trio the connected on 10 of 33 for 265 yards.&nbsp; Winkler was the leading receiver with 136 yards on four catches. Their leading rusher was Omari Land with 17 carries for 87 yards. Linebackers again led the Eagles in tackles.&nbsp; Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6724">Joey Geil</a>, who also recovered a fumble, led with eight and seniors&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6746">Noah Kerchal</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6798">Travis Wilson</a>&nbsp;each had six.&nbsp; Linebacker Jaylin Parnell paced Western with 12 stops. The Eagles will wrap up their season by playing at Black Hills State in Spearfish this coming Saturday, Nov. 13.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Third quarter explosion sends Chadron State to 45-7 blowout victory

The Eagles opened the wrestling season with a 43-0 win Monday.  Coach Hunter talks about the match and looks ahead at the CSC match-up against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and more!

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CSC Football Coach Jay Long breaks down the Colorado Mines game and looks ahead to this week's match-up with Western Oregon!

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🔊 PODCAST: Jay Long Show: November 2, 2021

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The trade began to hit Von Miller as he toddled past the photo gallery of great moments that decorate the Denver Broncos headquarters.

The featured shot is the one of him knocking the ball and, in effect, the Lombardi Trophy, from Cam Newton's grasp five years and nine months ago.

"Always have Super Bowl 50,” a choked-up Miller said on a gray Monday morning as snowflakes danced into the black Cadillac Escalade's open back window and melted on his tie-dye hoodie.

“Seeing the pictures as I was walking out made me tear up.”

Miller is no longer the face of the franchise in Denver.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/pgraham34/status/1455235920869789698?s=20">loquacious linebacker</a>&nbsp;is headed West to join Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey with the Los Angeles Rams in a trade that surprised him.

“It’s all kind of new,” said Miller, who insisted he didn't ask out. “I’m on my way to L.A.”

“Great team. Been a huge fan of Aaron Donald for a long time,” Miller said. “They’ve got a great defense. Jalen Ramsey, Leonard Floyd, all these guys. I’m excited."

The Rams are sending the Broncos second- and third-round picks in the 2022 draft for the perennial Pro Bowler. The Broncos also are picking up $9 million of the $9.722 million left on his contract.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The trade began to hit Von Miller as he toddled past the photo gallery of great moments that decorate the Denver Broncos headquarters.The featured shot is the one of him knocking the ball and, in effect, the Lombardi Trophy, from Cam Newton's grasp five years and nine months ago."Always have Super Bowl 50,” a choked-up Miller said on a gray Monday morning as snowflakes danced into the black Cadillac Escalade's open back window and melted on his tie-dye hoodie.“Seeing the pictures as I was walking out made me tear up.”Miller is no longer the face of the franchise in Denver.The&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/pgraham34/status/1455235920869789698?s=20">loquacious linebacker</a>&nbsp;is headed West to join Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey with the Los Angeles Rams in a trade that surprised him.“It’s all kind of new,” said Miller, who insisted he didn't ask out. “I’m on my way to L.A.”Where a Super Bowl contender awaits.“Great team. Been a huge fan of Aaron Donald for a long time,” Miller said. “They’ve got a great defense. Jalen Ramsey, Leonard Floyd, all these guys. I’m excited."The Rams are sending the Broncos second- and third-round picks in the 2022 draft for the perennial Pro Bowler. The Broncos also are picking up $9 million of the $9.722 million left on his contract.Miller’s trophy case includes his Super Bowl 50 MVP award for leading Denver to a 24-10 win over heavily favored Carolina following the 2015 season and 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honor.“Von was the very first draft pick we made back in 2011 at a time when we needed an impact player to turn this team around,” said John Elway, the Broncos president of football operations. "Von dedicated himself to become an elite, record-setting pass rusher and future Hall of Famer while helping us to one of the winningest periods in team history.“Von was always at his best when we needed him the most," Elway added. “Our Super Bowl 50 win and playoff run that year would not have been possible without Von turning in one of the most dominant individual performances of all time.”Broncos president Joe Ellis called Miller a “franchise icon” and general manager George Paton said, “I'll always be a fan of his and I look forward to watching his continued impact on our league.”Miller is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, seven-time All-Pro and a member of the league’s 2010s All-Decade team. And he’s the Broncos’ franchise leader with 110½ sacks in the regular season and has another 6½ in the playoffs.“It's hard to put the emotions into words," Miller said. "It's always tough whenever you leave. I love all my fans. I love Broncos country. When I said Broncos for life, I meant that. It was an honor and a privilege to play here.“John Elway picked me. It's life changing. Ever since then, been able to play with Peyton Manning, DeMarcus Ware, Champ Bailey, Brian Dawkins, Tim Tebow. It's still kind of hard to put into words.”The Rams summed it up quite succinctly.“&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/1455220386233151488?s=20">We're all in</a>,” the Rams (7-1) tweeted along with a meme of actor John Malkovich splashing the pot at the poker table.And it looks as though the Broncos (4-4) are folding their hand.With Miller watching from the sideline because of a sprained ankle he said should be fine by next weekend, the Broncos edged Washington&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-sports-denver-broncos-justin-simmons-washington-football-team-95941260d6fc256c6073d685996f424e">17-10</a>&nbsp;Sunday, narrowly avoiding their first winless October since 1967.But it took two defensive stops in the final minute because the Broncos bungled their last possession following safety Justin Simmons' seemingly game-sealing end zone interception with 49 seconds left.In between Teddy Bridgewater inexplicably throwing an incompletion to stop the clock with 32 seconds left and saving Washington a timeout, the Broncos fumbled twice, losing the second one at their 24 with 21 seconds remaining.That served as a fitting farewell to Miller, who never got back to the playoffs with Denver after leading their Super Bowl parade.Plagued by instability at quarterback, unimaginative offensive play-calling, draft busts and free-agent flops, the once-proud franchise is mired in one of its longest runs of mediocrity since the 1960s.“This team, they’re going to start winning soon,” Miller said. “I wanted to be a part of it to fix it.”Miller joins a Rams team that's tied with the Packers and Cardinals for the NFL's best record at 7-1.Rams coach Sean McVay said Miller will take his physical Tuesday, and he's optimistic he will play Sunday night against Tennessee.“You look at what it takes to be successful defensively and it’s about affecting and influencing the quarterback, and this guy does it as well as anybody over the course of his career,” McVay said.Miller, who's in the final year of his contract, was sidelined all of last year with a dislocated ankle tendon. He had a splashy comeback, winning the AFC Defensive Player of the Month honor in September.Despite a quiet October, Miller was still considered a gem for contenders as Tuesday's trade deadline approached.Miller's departure means kicker Brandon McManus is the only remaining member of the 2015 team that won the franchise's third Super Bowl thanks to Miller's memorable performance that cemented his legacy as one of his generation's top pass rushers.Miller was rewarded with a record six-year, $114.1 million contract that pays him $17.5 million this season.Had the Broncos held on to Miller and let him leave in free agency after the season, they best they could have netted was a fifth-round compensatory pick in 2022.In LA, Miller joins fellow stars Donald and Ramsey, the type of talent he hasn't had around him since the Broncos were regular Super Bowl threats during Manning's four seasons in Denver from 2012-15.Moreover, former Broncos and Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said Miller is a better fit in L.A.'s version of the 3-4 defensive scheme and should shine in sunny California.