OHS Basketball
Landon Critel drives the ball to the basket for the Ord Chants during the boys home game against Gibbon on Jan. 10. The boys team earned the 60-33 victory over the Buffaloes.
LADY CHANTS Olivia Lange and Claire Cargill put the heat on Gibbon's Maria Zaldana during Ord's victory over the Lady Buffaloes on Friday night.
Lady Chants Dominate Buffaloes in Friday Night Basketball 68-26
By Kyle Campise
Lady Chanticleer Supremacy was the name of the game Friday night as the Ord girls shook off some home court rustiness to come away with a big basketball victory, setting this year’s high mark for team points score in the 68-26 victory.
The girls got things started in front of a big crowd. There had not been a home game played in about a month, and that seemed to show as the girls got off to a little bit of a sloppy start. That soon changed as every girl that was dressed out saw playing time, with all but one also scoring points on the night.
Claire Cargill had a real solid game Friday as she has shown on many occasions in her four years as a Chanticleer starter going back to when she was under the leadership of then Coach Dexter Goodner. Olivia Lange has come such a long way since joining the team this year. She began the Jamboree game not even having a varsity jersey, but has now earned that jersey, and with it, the first off the bench spot. She came off the bench Friday night, and provided that hustle and aggressiveness that we have come to know and love. Along with Lange, Lillee Alexander, Lillie Shoemaker and Jamie Vavra provided solid post play, as Natalie Williams and Cargill took care of the backcourt duties.
For the Buffaloes, Brooke Sell, had seven points along with nine rebounds and three steals, and Kassandra Trevino, added eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Ord was led in scoring by the hot shooting hand of Cargill with 20 points on the night, and she also led the team in assists with four. Williams and Lange led the team with five steals each, while Shoemaker and Alexander added two blocks a piece.
Head Coach Ryan Callan, along with assistants Tad Kruger and Jerrod Moody, who are often seen coaching wearing matching Jordan shoes, saw much to be proud of, but also some things to work to improve in this lopsided victory. The Chanticleer victory made it two wins in a row for Ord and jolts their season record up to 6-5. As for Gibbon, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, and in doing so, dropped down to 0-11.
The Ord girls will face off against Burwell at 6 p.m. on Thursday, while Gibbon, will try to get their first victory of the season against Blue Hill at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
Chant Boys Defeat The Chargers 51-44
By: Kyle Campise
On a Monday night when the NFL was completing its Wild Card Weekend of playoffs, the Chanticleers boys basketball team provided a wild game of their own on the way to an exciting 51-44 victory over Riverside.
It was not made evident what Coach Nick Gates and his staff said to the boys at halftime of this game, but it worked, and this writer overheard a fan state that he would like to hear whatever Coach Gates said each morning to get his day started.
With the absence of a Burwell boys varsity basketball team this year, teams scrambled to fill that spot in their schedule. The result was Monday’s Riverside at Ord boys only matchup.
With the come from behind win, the Chanticleers improved to 5-6 on the year, while the very quick and impressive Riverside team fell to 6-7. The Ord boys team will host the Wildcats of St. Paul on Friday.
Varmint Hunt Celebrates Tenth Year
The Varmint Hunt 10 year gift was presented by James Psota (l) and awarded to Austin Knapp (r).
The 2025 Sandy Psota Memorial Varmint Hunt took place Jan. 4-5. The annual hunt celebrated 10 years and engaged 28 teams. The hunt produced 20 coyotes, 33 raccoons, two fox, one bobcat, two badgers and two porcupines.
The first place winners were Landon and Brady Rogers. Second place winners were Will and Jayme Skibinksi. Third place winners were Rope Bottorf and Klancy Bower. Gun raffle winners were Rod Kittle and Jackie Stepanek and winners of the team guns were Bill Kriefels and Jon Schauer. The winner of the Sandy Psota Memorial gun was Jayden Hornickel and the winner of the 10 year gift was Austin Knapp.
A delicious meal was served by the Junior Post Prom parents. All proceeds will benefit post prom activities.
The Varmint Hunt coordinators would like to thank landowners, hunters and all who donated to make this memorial hunt successful!
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