The Pirates traveled to Wakefield for a pre-season jamboree with the Trojans on Monday, December 2nd. The exhibition basketball game that featured both teams varsity teams getting some time on the court ahead of the beginning of the regular season which started Thursday in Pierce.
Recently the choices for D1-4 All District football were announced, with the Pirates having 4 All-District players as well as 4 honorable mentions from this year’s successful season.
The Pirates chosen for All-District are Jacson King, Karter Lingenfelter, Hayven Stewart, and Wyatt Schroth. Those chosen were honorable mention were Kohen Lingenfelter, Xander Albin, Harrison Thor, and Corben Kment.
Recently Plainview senior Wyatt Doerr enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. In the above picture Doerr sits next to Staff Sergeant Doering representing the Marine Corps, while standing behind are his father Justin Doerr and mother Melissa Doerr. In July of 2025 he heads to California for training.
On Friday, November 22nd Plainview Public Schools held it’s winter kickoff for the schools sports and activities going on this winter. Walking tacos were available with the proceeds going to the Sports Boosters before Plainview’s One Acts under the direction of Michelle Mosel performed this seasons show “The Very Unmerry Adventures of Robin Hood”.
The junior high and high school teams for bowling, wrestling, and
basketball then introduced themselves to the large crowd.
An auction was also held as a fundraiser with items such as reserved
activities parking, signed items from Plainview’s basketball and wrestling teams, and even some homemade cookies. There were also some activities the students participated in to amuse the crowd.
The junior high Lady Pirates held their season opener against the Battle Creek Bravettes on Thursday, November 14 at home in Plainview. With both teams starting their season with big wins over the Bravettes
The Plainview Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for 3 Brother’s Car Wash on Locust St. on Saturday, November 16th at 10:00 a.m. In the above picture John and Danielle Steinkraus with their children are cutting the ribbon at the car wash they built and own.
The unique name comes from their family “We named the car wash for our three boys; Ryker, Rex, and Riggson,” Danielle Steinkraus said. “We like to tell them they are the best brothers to each other. We do have more ‘three brothers’ within our family, though. I have three older brothers, John’s dad and my dad both have two brothers each. It just seemed to fit.”
Plainview’s One Act cast and crew traveled to Wausa on Monday, November 18th, to perform in the Swedish One Act Festival. It was the first performance of the season, and the Pirates received positive reviews from the judges.
“I was pleased with the first performance,” director Michelle Mosel stated. “The kids were spot on with their cues and lines. My only complaint is that we rushed, but that is typical for a first performance. Team scores were not kept for the event, however awards were given out for best acting performances.
Eight Pirates brought home hardware in the picture to the right (l to r): Rece Frahm, Karter Lingenfelter, Ty Diedrichsen, Weston Hoffman, Jaylin Johnson, Emma Sauser, Jacson King, and Harrison Thor.
One Act season has begun and Plainview’s team has begun practice of this year’s show “The Very Unmerry Adventures of Robin Hood” by Patrick Greene.
The season kicks off with a Monday, November 18th at the Swedish Festival at Wausa, a start time has not been determined. Then the next night the team performs at the GNAC conference event at Elkhorn Valley, with the performance starting at 9:45 a.m.
Then on Friday, November 22nd, the team will perform at home during the Winter Kickoff, starting at 7:00 p.m.
Finally District performances will be held on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 11:00 a.m. at Creighton.
In the more local elections Plainview City Council saw Tyler Sanne with 410 votes, followed by Sarah Mae Doty with 259, and Brian Schlote with 241. Plainview Public School board had a choice between 6 candidates with Justin Doerr coming out on top with 459, followed by Caden Alexander with 419, Chance Anderson with 391, Deb Jensen with 358, Trenton Tarr with 304, and Tom Krause with 289.
Darrell Hoffman, seen in the picture above along with his wife Claire at their home was honored with a Quilt of Valor but was unable to attend this year’s Veteran’s Day program. They have ten children, 29 grandchildren, 25 grandchildren spouses, and 50 great grandchildren.
He served his country in the Marines from 1952 to 1954.
The Plainview Pirates pulled off the biggest upset of the 2024 Class D1 state football tournament so far on Friday, Nov. 1 with a win against the undefeated Guardian Angels Central Catholic (GACC) Bluejays in West Point.
Thanks to their regular-season efforts, the Pirates entered the 2024 postseason with a record of 5-3, which was good enough for the Pirates to earn the 13th seed. This paired them up against the GACC Bluejays, who entered Friday’s contest undefeated and the four-seed in the tournament.
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Plainview FCCLA and FFA will be hosting a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, November 19, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Plainview High School Tartan Gym.
For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call 402-582-4991 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org or through the Red Cross App.
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On November 10th the Plainview Arts Council will welcome their second performance group, the Bathtub Dogs, an acapella group from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. The group performs popular music from decades past including rock, Rhythm and Blues and pop music. The performance in Plainview will take place in the Plainview High School Auditorium at 2 p.m. Admission charged at the gate for adults and students; and arts council members are admitted with their season pass.
Gene Young, pictured here with a 6-pound small mouth bass he caught on September 29 in South Dakota while fishing with friends. Picture provided by Dr. Jim Thor. The Plainview News accepts and welcomes all “game” pictures - have a record or a “fish-story” to tell? Send it to plainviewnews@nyecom.net
The Plainview Pirates girls’ cross country team finished up its season at the Class D District Three Invite in Ainsworth on Thursday, Oct. 17.
The trio of Morgan Nincehelser, Kenzie Mosel, and Ashlyn Forbes represented the Pirates at the invite held on Thursday, with hopes of advancing their season to the 2024 NSAA State Championships in Kearney on Friday, Oct. 25.
Plainview High youth Landon Hergert, son of Danny and Donna Hergert, was notified that his audition had been selected, and he was invited to the Nebraska Music Education Association All-State Band. “This is the highest honor a musician can achieve in the state of Nebraska,” said Wynter Fulsaas, band instructor.
Hergert will be performing at the Lied Center in Lincoln on November 22.
The Plainview Lady Pirates cross country team took part in the inaugural Greater Northeast Activities Conference Invite on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Plainview Country Club.
On their home course, the Pirates had four competitors, including three high school runners and one junior high harrier.
In the high school girls’ race, the Pirates had three runners, which was enough to put the Pirates in the running for a team title.
Unfortunately, the Pirates weren’t able to capture any hardware for their efforts.
The Plainview Pirates saw their record move to 10-12 as the season winds down after their past week of play, which began on Tuesday, Oct. 8 and ended on Saturday, Oct. 12.
In their most recent day of contests, the Pirates traveled to Bancroft-Rosalie high school for a four-team tournament on Saturday, Oct. 12.
In the four-team tournament, each contest was shortened to a best-of-three matchup, which made it important for teams to get in their groove early on in each matchup.
Unfortunately, in what was their third contest of the day against the Stanton Mustangs, the Pirates struggled to get things going, and quickly fell behind.
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The Plainview Pirates continued to fight through their gauntlet of a schedule with a contest against the number one team in Class D1, the Stanton Mustangs, on Friday, Oct. 11 in Stanton.
This contest against Stanton marked the Pirates’ third regular season top-ten matchup of the 2024 season. Unfortunately, it also marked the Pirates’ third loss.
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Bruce Curtiss, who has been lead instructor for local hunter safety classes in recent years, recently announced that ongoing workload plus staffing shortages have made it impractical for him to put on a local Hunter Safety class this year.
Young hunters are advised to check the Nebraska Game Commission website for opportunities for both on-line and in person classes.
Looking to the future, additional volunteer instructors are needed, and could use Plainview both for apprentice teaching, and to set up in person classes.
Interested volunteers can contact Bruce Curtiss for information, or contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission offices.