Congratulations to Stanley Allen on his achievement on the PSAT test!
The David City FCCLA officer team is excited to be at UNL today to strengthen their leadership skills!
A 2 rbi single by Tayja Slonecker and a 2 run home run by Danica Watts provide the offense for the Panthers tonight. Abby Lindsley pitched a complete game with solid defense behind her and the Panthers pick up a win over a tough Aurora squad 4-3 on pink out night.
Unbeaten Eight-Man Teams Making a Name for Themselves
Bob Jensen • HuskerlandPreps
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David City is off to a hot 4-0 start to the season with senior QB and team captain Reese Svoboda right in the middle of things. The Scouts try to make it 5-0 this Friday v. Twin River.
Lots of fun stories in the early (not so early) going of the 2024 Huskerland football season. Today we take a quick look at three of them, all from the eight-man ranks.
* David City (4-0). Things ain’t been good. Actually, if there were not good they’d have been light years ahead of what DC Football has gone through of late.
Over the past three seasons the Scouts have been winners three times, twice against teams who finished the season 0-9; the other time was a forfeit. Things were actually better during the COVID year as David City won three times that season...against teams which finished 4-17. Not good.
So the Scouts dropped to eight-man, which is no guarantee of future success but it a little easier to get eight good players on the field at a time as opposed to 11. And there was a coaching change, where cleansing breath was probably in line for the program.
Enter Greg Hansen, who’s been around, who once led his Stanton team to a state final. He and his staff - and most importantly his players - went to work.
“Our kids’ willingness to be coached and do things to get better has been so important in what we are trying to establish,” says Coach Hansen. “Early on in the summer, I saw that the kids wanted to work hard to improve and be successful. We have good overall team speed and when we get the ball in space it puts a lot of pressure on a defender to make a one on one tackle, especially in eight-man.
“We have been fortunate to have several big scoring plays because we have some fast kids.”
Team captains for David City Football 2024 include seniors Cam Hlavac (QB/DB) and Reese Svoboda (RB/S) and juniors Cohen Denker (WR/S) and Daren Vodicka (RB/LB).
Last week the Scouts beat first-year program Newman Grove/St. Edward but the win the week before is what catches your eye. Not only did David City beat Wisner-Pilger, a 2023 playoff team, 48-42, they did so by trading punches in the middle of the ring, answering the bell when a program with its recent history would usually fade into the background.
Not these Scouts.
“That was an exciting game to be part of and was a huge win for us in trying to turn around a program,” says Coach Hansen. “Our kids still aren’t quite aware of what they are capable of, but we’ll keep grinding to get better week by week.”
This week David City will play Twin River (2-2) and it’s o far, so good. Real good.
Members of the Blue River Panther softball team spent their morning last Thursday welcoming elementary students as they arrived for the day.
Brittin, Israel, Corbin Scouts of the Week
The NSCTA (Nebraska Speech Communication and Theater Association) served as a celebration of Scout speech and theater coaches and students. Scout Speech 2024 won an Academic Achievement Award for their classroom achievement. Ms. Demers-Sahling and Mrs. Jena Ockander received their Gold Level Coaching Endorsements. Mr. Ockander received his Gold and Platinum Coaching and Educator Endorsements. Former teacher Mr. Elias Dallmann received the Dale E. Black award for a teacher and coach.
Thank you Cara Filler for speaking to our students about making good decisions and driving safety today!
Abby Lindsley pitches a 1 hit shutout while Danica Watts, Olivia Adams, and Lindsley lead the offense with multiple hits each as Blue River defeats Centennial 10-0.
The jv and varsity softball teams both pick up wins tonight over Wilber-Clatonia. The Panthers will play again at home on Thursday at 6:00 pm versus Centennial for parent's night.
The fall Esports season got underway this week.
Follow us on Twitch to watch our matches live! https://www.twitch.tv/davidcityesports
Scout Volleyball. Malcolm Triangular. Scouts fall to Milford 28-26 in the 2nd set, and drop the match 2 sets to 0. On the night, David City went 1-1, and played four sets of quality volleyball. A lot to like about how we're playing. #dcscouts
Scout Volleyball. Malcolm Triangular. DC drops first set to Milford 25-23. Scouts were on their heels much of the set due to constant pressure from the Eagles, but hung tough and were in it until the end. #dcscouts
Scout Volleyball. Malcolm Triangular. Scouts take set two over Malcolm 25-17, and take the match 2 sets to 0. Scouts played well in all phases, but defense at the net was especially strong. #dcscouts
Scout Volleyball. Malcolm Triangular. Scouts take set one from the host Clippers 25-22. DC overcame some early hitting errors to rally and take the set. #dcscouts
Reciel melts into making a grilled cheese sandwich.
Scout Football moves to 3-0 with a 48-42 thriller over Wisner-Pilger. Scoring 48 points on 42 plays, the Scouts survived a brawl against a much larger team. The Gators scored their final TD with less than a minute to play, but that minute proved to be too much time to give the Scout offense. The Scouts moved the ball quickly down the field (led by Gage Horak's 33 yard reception to put the ball at the 7 yard line). The Scouts scored the next play and held off Wisner's Hail Mary and Lateral play to seal the victory. 48-42.
The Scouts will look to go to 4-0 as they travel to Newman Grove/St. Edwards to face the Panthers in an unusual 3 PM kickoff. Hope to see you there. GO SCOUTS!!
Congrats to Jaelyn for getting recognized! Read this to hear about our runners.
https://columbustelegram.com/news/community/banner-press/sports/david-city-cross-country-schuyler/article_b9dbb4a2-6e2c-11ef-bfb7-4bccce86e3d1.html
Yearbook students prepare for a day of learning how to make this year's yearbook Awesome!
Members of the football team greeted students on Friday morning as they arrived for the grand finale of Homecoming Week!
