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The Ord Chanticleers showed plenty of toughness Friday night, battling through rain, mud and difficult field conditions to earn a thrilling 14-13 overtime victory over the Gothenburg Swedes. The hard-fought win keeps Ord unbeaten and improves the Chanticleers to 5-0 on the season. With the wet conditions making offense difficult for both teams, the game quickly turned into a physical defensive battle. Ord broke through in the second quarter when Jordan Williams connected with...
The Ord High School volleyball team hosted their annual tournament on Sept. 19, 2026. Teams that participated were: Ord, Ansley-Litchfield, Amherst, GICC, Hershey and West Holt. The Chants first came up against Ansley-Litchfield, winning the match 25-17, 25-18. They then took on GICC, which proved to be a tougher match with the Chants coming out on top 2-1 with scores of 25-22, 17-25 and 25-21. Winning the first two matches boosted the Chants into the championship match taking on returning Class D1 2025 State Champions,...
Submitted by Hailey Winkelbauer and Claire Petska We would like to congratulate our State Fair participants for all their hard work and continuous dedication. These are the participants and results of each division. In beef showmanship, Ellie Boettcher, Bailey Setlik, Jovie Setlik and Jadyn Thompson all received a blue ribbon. In feeder calf, Jovie Setlik got Reserve Champion; her steer placed 3rd overall. For breeding beef, Jovie Setlik and Jadyn Thompson received purples....
The Ord Chanticleer Softball team finished runner-up at the Pierce Tournament on Sat., Sept. 19....
THE Ord Chanticleer Volleyball TEAM won their home tournament Sept. 19 after beating Ansley Litchfield and Grand Island Central Catholic, followed by a win in the Championship game against #1 in Class D1, Amherst....
The Ord Chanticleer football team continued their undefeated start to the season Friday night, traveling to Lincoln and coming away with a convincing 40-7 victory over the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors. The win improves Ord to 4-0 on the season. Ord came out fast, scoring 21 points in the opening quarter. Jordan Williams got the scoring started with a 62-yard touchdown run. Beau Wells followed with a four-yard touchdown run and Williams added another four-yard score to give the Chanticleers a 21-0 lead after the first quarter....
The Ord Chanticleers continued their strong start to the season Friday night, improving to 3-0 with a 41-6 home victory over the Valentine Badgers. Ord opened the scoring in the first quarter when Jordan Williams connected with Beau Wells for a 37-yard touchdown pass. The Chanticleers added another score early in the second quarter when Williams found Knox Nelson for a 22-yard touchdown, giving Ord a 13-0 lead. Valentine answered with its only score of the night on a 22-yard touchdown pass, cutting the lead to 13-6. From ther...
The Ord Chanticleers impressively opened the 2026 football season Friday night, defeating Central City 47-20 at home. Ord got off to a fast start, taking a 13-0 first-quarter lead behind touchdown runs from Beau Wells and Jordan Williams. Central City answered and eventually took a 14-13 lead early in the second quarter but the Chanticleers responded immediately. Williams scored on a 24-yard run and later returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown, giving Ord a 26-14 lead at halftime. The Chanticleers continued to...
We are creating successful momentum with some early wins! These wins are raising our confidence and developing positivity among our team. We finished the week with a record of 3-4. We struggled against GICC and Adams Central but we put it all together and came away with a strong victory against Fairbury. We really started hitting well against Fairbury and the energy was contagious which allowed us to come away with the victory. I have been so proud of how well our team is communicating and developing as a team. We have been...
