 Area students involved in fall extra-curricular activities have been recognized for their academic success.
The Nebraska School Activities Association announced student recipients of the Academic All-State awards on Thursday. Stanton recipients are: Boys Cross Country: Abraham Larson Football: Jordan Gartner, Sutton Pohlman Girls Golf: Shelby Jenkinson, Aryana Wurdinger Play Production: Devyn Farrier, Bridgett Jensen Volleyball: Sylvia Cunningham, Bridgett Jensen  Stanton has a deep bench and showed Friday that it isn’t afraid to keep fresh legs in the game. The Mustangs opened the season with a 71-29 loss on the road against Howells-Dodge. The Jaguars already had a game after falling to Class C1 Pierce 54-31 on Thursday. Mustang coach Cole Beebe, who is in his first year at the helm, said the depth will bode well for Stanton this year. “We were deeper on the bench than we have been in previous years, so we had more experience going in,” Beebe said. “I liked how the kids were working so well together.” View more photos from the game here.  Howells-Dodge jumped out to a 16-0 lead over Stanton before Owen Vogel dropped a 3-pointer to put the Mustangs on the board late in the first quarter. The Jaguars’ hot hand continued in the second half with a big 25-9 third quarter over Stanton.
Abe Larson and Parker Krusemark led the Mustangs with eight points each. Blake Sindelar put up a game-high 21 points for the Jaguars. Bebe said the Jaguars were more hungry for the win after their opening loss, but that means the Mustangs will have the same hunger Saturday as they look to bounce back. “I, as are the kids, am relieved to get the first game out of the way,” Bebbe said. “Now we can get back into the season and play Tekamah. We’re in the same position Howells was — we’re hungry for a win.” The Mustangs (0-1) will open at home on Saturday afternoon against Tekamah-Herman (1-0). Full stats and more comments will be in next week's Stanton Register. Purchase a subscription here. Stanton 3 9 9 7 — 28 Howells-Dodge 19 14 25 13 — 71 Stanton: Abe Larson 8, Parker Krusemark 8, Matt Reese 2, Joe Butterfield 5, Owen Vogel 5. Howells-Dodge: Lance Brester 5, Aiden Meyer 3, Jacob Tomack 14, Gavin Nelson 10, Brittin Sindelar 2, Colton Kloson 4. RJ Bayer 12, Blake Sindelar 21.  Just one game in and the Mustangs already are showing improvement on the court, according to Stanton coach Greg Wegner. After a tight first half, the Mustangs stumbled in the second half Thursday as they opened the girls basketball season on the road in Dodge. The Mustangs dropped a 64-32 decision to Howells-Dodge after hanging with the Jaguars 31-22 in the first half. “I thought we came out and played well in the first half,” Wegner said after the game. “We did a lot of good things in that first half, and I am impressed with how they played. I see a lot of improvement from last year.” View more photos from the game here.  Sylvia Cunningham hit double figures with 10 points to lead the Mustangs. Jaedyn Ratzlaff of Howells-Dodge dropped in 14 for the Jaguars. “We posted up better than we have in the past and had some good looks down low,” Wegner said. “Overall, I saw improvement. We just need to be more consistent in the second half. We can’t let halftime come out and bite us in the tail.” The Mustangs (0-1) will open at home on Saturday afternoon against Tekamah-Herman (1-0). Full stats and more comments will be in next week's Stanton Register. Purchase a subscription here. Stanton 12 10 2 8 — 32 Howells-Dodge 19 12 9 21 — 64 Stanton: Olivia Cunningham 3, Madison Wragge 3, Bridgett Jensen 5, Kinley Pohlman 4, Arynn Spence 1, Sylvia Cunningham 10. Howells-Dodge: Abbey Pieper 5, Morgan Gall 6, Cassie Pieper 3, Riley Pokorny 3, Janessa Schmidt 8, Brooklyn Macholan 6, Lilly Praest 4, Jaedyn Ratzlaff 14, Blair Fiala 8, Natalie Pieper 7.  After leading Stanton to an 8-2 record and the Class D1 quarterfinals, Stanton coach David Stoddard has been recognized with the Mike Behrens Coaching Award.
Huskerland Prep announced Stoddard as the Class D1 recipient of the award. The Mike Behrens Coaching Award was designated to recognize a coach’s ability to bring out the best in his team, creating a sense of overachievement. Coach Behrens was a coach at Omaha Roncalli in 2003 who despite having a roster of 20 in Class B reached the state finals with an undefeated record. We had a successful season in so many ways. We had so much support from families and the community of Stanton," Stoddard said. "Coaching awards are nice, but I'm more concerned about the kids. I'm proud of them." Read more from Stoddard on the award in this week's Stanton Register.  Two upsets Thursday wreaked havoc on Stanton's bid for a second-straight home game. The No. 5 Mustangs will now travel to No. 12 Arcadia-Loup City in Friday. The Mustangs dominated Exeter-Milligan/Friend 81-28 on Thursday night to advance to the second round, which has been reseeded statewide with the top 16 teams. Arcadia-Loup City was a minor upset with a No. 9 beating No. 8 Amherst 70-23. The other upset that disrupted Stanton hosting was No. 11 Laurel-Concord/Coleridge topping No. 6 Thayer Central 76-46. The kickoff time for Friday's game at Arcadia-Loup City has not been set.   The Stanton football team has earned the third seed in the Class D1 bracket for football playoffs. The Mustangs (6-1) will host No. 14 Exeter-Milligan Friend (4-3) on Thursday, Oct. 22. The teams will be reseeded for the second round with the top 16 teams in the state. The eight highest seeds will host second-round games.   Know an 8-man team looking for a game Friday night?
Due to a COVID-19 related cancellation from Wisner-Pilger, the Stanton Mustangs are in search of an opponent for Friday, Sept. 25. Coach David Stoddard said the 3-1 Mustangs are willing to host or travel. If your team would like to take on Stanton, please contact Stoddard at dstoddard@esu8.org.  With rain coming down throughout most of the Friday afternoon, the Stanton football team struggled on the road against undefeated Wakefield.
Turnovers plagued the Mustangs from interceptions to fumbles as the Stanton dropped a 50-14 decision to Wakefield for their first loss of the season. "We have a lot of season left. We're going to fix this and move forward," coach David Stoddard said. "We're going to learn from this, watch film on Sunday and then we'll put it behind us and get better." Click here for more game photos. For a recap on the game, including full stats and more comments from coach Stoddard, pick up this week's Stanton Register.  The Mustang JV team place runner-up Saturday afternoon at the Boone Central Tournament in Newman Grove.
They dropped a 25-11, 25-15 match to Battle Creek before rebounding to beat the host 25-21, 17-25, 15-4. "All players stepped up today, pushed through some injuries and finished strong earning second place," coach Lorry Morfeld said. "I'm so proud of these girls!"  The Stanton volleyball team finished sixth Saturday at the Columbus Scotus Tournament.
The Mustangs opened action with a 25-14, 25-8 loss to Lakeview before rebounding for a 25-15, 25-15 win over Twin River. |
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