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CSC women to open hoops season at home
The Chadron State College women’s basketball team will open its season by hosting the Bethany College Swedes from Lindsborg, Kansas, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Chicoine Center. Apparently it will be the first time the teams from the schools have met on the basketball court. kAm(9:=6 E96 82>6 H:== 36 E96 t28=6D’ 7:CDE E9:D D62D@?[ :E H:== 36 E96 7:7E9 7@C E96 G:D:E@CD] !=2J:?8 2E 9@>6[ E96 $H656D 56762E65 !6CF $E2E6 ee\de @? ~4E] ah 2?5 =@DE E@ s@2?6 :? rC6E6 gc\db @?
Cardinals to host Bluejays, hoping third time is charm
The Chadron High School football program will be striving to even the score when it hosts Ashland-Greenwood in the second round of the Class C-1 playoffs on Friday, Nov. 26. Kickoff will be at 2 p.m. at Cardinal Field. kAm%96 q=F6;2JD[ H9@ E9:D J62C BF2=:7:65 7@C E96:C 6:89E9 DEC2:89E A=2J@77 36CE9[ H@? E96:C 7:CDE\C@F?5 82>6 b`\ab @G6C ~>292 #@?42==: =2DE uC:52J ?:89E 2?5 H:== 36 >2<:?8 E96 cbf\>:=6 EC:A E@ r925C@? E9:D H66< 27E6C E96 r2C5:?2=D H6?E E@ pD9=2?5 E@ A=2J E96> :?
Eagles hosting Skyhawks for Homecoming
Homecoming and Halloween will coincide at Chadron State College this Saturday, meaning perhaps that there could be some strange attire in Don Beebe Stadium when the Eagles host the Fort Lewis Skyhawks for a 1 o’clock kickoff. kAm%96 t28=6D 2C6 C:5:?8 9:89 6?E6C:?8 E96 82>6] %96J 2C6 4@>:?8 @77 324<\E@\324< H:?D @7 eh\_ @G6C p52>D $E2E6 2?5 dh\`f @G6C }6H |6I:4@ w:89=2?5D[ :>AC@G:?8 E96:C D62D@? C64@C5 E@ b\d 2?5 E96:C #@4<J |@F?E2:?
Cardinals among 10 Panhandle teams in playoffs
Ten high school teams from the Panhandle have qualified for the Nebraska football playoffs that will kick off Friday. They include both Dawes County teams and several more. None of the Panhandle teams are playing each other in the first round, but half of the 10 games will be played in the 11-county area. One of them will be in Chadron, where the Cardinals will host the Auburn Bulldogs at 2 p.m. Friday for a Class C-1 matchup.
CSC volleyball hot, then not in 2 matches
The Chadron State College volleyball team played its best and not-so-best matches last week while competing in an RMAC Power Pod event at Black Hills State in Spearfish. The Eagles hit a season-high .290 percentage with a season-high 65 kills while winning over the host Yellow Jackets 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18 on Thursday night, Oct. 22. But the next day, the CSC women had a season low .085 hitting figure and managed only 30 kills while being stunned by Western Colorado 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.
CSC men’s wrestling has new coach, new lineup, long range hopes
There have been some significant developments in the Chadron State College men’s wrestling program as the season is about to get underway. kAmu:CDE @7 2==[ 2D H2D 2??@F?465 62C=:6C E9:D 72==[ qC6EE wF?E6C[ E96 #FD9G:==6 ?2E:G6 H9@ H2D 2? }rpp s:G:D:@? xx }2E:@?2= (C6DE=:?8 r92>A:@? 7@C E96 t28=6D :? a__f 2?5 a__h[ 2?5 E96? H2D E96 t28=6D’ 9625 4@249 E96 A2DE `c J62CD[ 92D DE6AA65 5@H? 7C@> E96 A@D:E:@?]k^Am kAmw@H6G6C[ wF?E6C :D DE:== 566A=J :?G@=G65 H:E9 r925C@?
Calkins, two Bobcats earn medals at state meet
Chadron’s Gracie Calkins and Hemingford’s Austin Benda and Fletcher Moseman were among the medal winners at the Nebraska State Cross Country Meet at Kearney last Friday, Oct. 23. kAmr2=<:?D A=2465 `bE9 :? E96 r=2DD r 8:C=D’ C246 :? a_iad]g[ H9:=6 q6?52 H2D 6:89E9 :? `fi_g]` 2?5 |@D6>2? H2D `aE9 :? `fiaa]_ :? E96 r=2DD s 3@JD’ 4@>A6E:E:@?] %96 E@A `d 7:?:D96CD :? 6249 @7 E96 C246D :D 2H2C565 2 >652=]k^Am kAm}@H 2 ;F?:@C[ r2=<:?D 2=D@ >652=65 =2DE J62C[ H96? D96 A=2465 `cE9 :? r=2DD r :?
Craig Nobiling receives Nebraska School Safety Award
Former Chadron High School teacher Craig Nobiling recently was the recipient of Nebraska’s 2026 School Safety and Security Award. This award is given annually to individuals, teams or groups who show a strong commitment and sacrifice for school safety. kAm%96 2H2C5 :D AC@G:565 E9C@F89 E96 4@==23@C2E:@? @7 E96 }63C2D<2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t5F42E:@?[ &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 !F3=:4 !@=:4J r6?E6C[ 2?5 q@JD %@H? r2== r6?E6C – $276aw6=A}t] xE H2D AC6D6?E65 @?
Cardinals end regular season with lopsided win
The Chadron Cardinals rushed for 343 yards and scored a season-high six rushing touchdowns last Friday (Oct. 23) while wrapping up their regular season schedule with an 8-1 record by defeating winless Ogallala 47-0 on the road. As usual and as the final score indicates, the Cardinals’ defense also played extra well, preventing the Indians from getting closer than 30 yards to Chadron’s end zone. Benefiting from good blocking, junior Jayce Hoffman again paced the Cards’ offense.
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After romping past Adams State by 69-0 last Saturday at home, the Chadron State football team will visit the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys.
Two Chadron girls, Bobcats, Mustangs to run at state meet
Two girls from Chadron and an array of runners from Hemingford and Gordon-Rushville will be competing on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Nebraska State High School Cross County Meet at Kearney. Chadron will be represented by juniors Gracie Calkins and Brynn Buskirk in Class C while both the boys’ and girls’ teams from Hemingford and Gordon-Rushville teams are qualified in Class D.
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It's too early in the preseason to say how much better the Eagles will be, but Coach Little said progress is being made.
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Kleinig finished strong. She was in ninth place with 81 strokes at the end of the first round, but made five birdies the second day while lowering her score to
100-yard kickoff return launches Eagles’ 69-0 triumph
After blasting off with a100-yard return of the opening kickoff, nearly everything went exceedingly well for the Chadron State College football team when it rolled past Adams State 69-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game played at Elliott Field in Chadron on Saturday afternoon. Even the weather was gorgeous. kAmxE H2D 2 92AAJ E:>6 7@C E96 t28=6D[ H9@ 925 H@?
Cardinals 7-1 after 28-8 triumph
The Chadron Cardinals scored a touchdown and kicked the extra point in each quarter last Friday (Oct. 9) night while downing the Bridgeport Bulldogs 28-8 at Cardinal Field. kAm%96 G:4E@CJ :>AC@G65 E96 r2C5:?2=D’ C64@C5 E@ f\` 9625:?8 :?E@ E96:C 7:?2= C68F=2C D62D@?
Eagles begin second-half push against Adams State
CHADRON, Neb. – After a bye week brought an end to a challenging first-half schedule, Chadron State football will seek to begin a second-half run with a Saturday afternoon kick against Adams State, starting at 1 p.m. at Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium. Chadron State (1-5, 0-4 RMAC) has faced exclusively top-five teams in the RMAC so far according to the RMAC's Preseason Coaches Poll from the start of the year and have the teams picked No. 6 through No. 10 left on the schedule.
CSC football to play Grizzlies at home
After all the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football teams were idle last Saturday, October 10, the action will resume this Saturday, when one of the five games will have the Chadron State Eagles at home to meet the Adams State Grizzlies for a 1 p.m. kickoff. kAmq@E9 E62>D 2C6 AC@323=J =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ E9:D 4@?E6DE] %96J H:== 36 >66E:?8 2 E62> E92E 92D?’E 925 >F49 DF446DD D@ 72C E9:D 72== 2?5 G:6H :E 2D 2 492?46 E@ 86E 2 G:4E@CJ] q@E9 E62>D 2C6 _\c :?
Cardinals’ volleyball striving to finish above .500
After winning five straight matches, the Chadron High School volleyball had improved its record to 16-11, but did not fare as well at the Western Conference Tournament at Alliance last weekend. The Cardinals dropped all three of those matches in two sets while scoring as many as 20 points in only one of them. kAm%96 D6E324<D >62? E96 r2C5D ?665 2 76H >@C6 H:?D E@ <66A E96:C C64@C5 23@G6 E96 ]d__ =6G6=]k^Am kAm%96 G:4E@CJ D<6:? :?4=F565 E9C66 H:?D :? E96 =2DE 92=7 @7 E96 %H:? r:E:6D %@FC?2>6?E @?
Cardinals hosting Bridgeport Friday night
The Chadron High Schol football team will play its final home game of the regular season Friday night when the Bridgeport Bulldogs visit Cardinal Field. Kickoff will be at 6 o’clock. kAm%9:D H:== 36 E96 7:CDE E:>6 E96 8C:556CD 7C@> E96 EH@ D49@@=D 92G6 A=2J65 @?6 2?@E96C D:?46 a__f] %96 r2C5:?2=D =625 E96 2==\E:>6 D6C:6D `a\f]k^Am kAm%96 =2DE E:>6 qC:586A@CE 56762E65 E96 r2C5:?2=D H2D :? `hhh H96? 3@E9 H6C6 :? r=2DD q 2?5 E96 qF==5@8D H@? E96 A=2J@77 82>6 `f\`c] %96 EH@ E62>D >6E :? 2 C68F=2C\D62D@?
RMAC leaders win, but CSC is competitive
Quite a bit like the Chadron State football team has been forced to do so far this fall, the CSC volleyball team had to take on two of the top teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference last weekend. kAm%96 {25J t28=6D A=2J65 2E |6EC@ $E2E6 :? s6?G6C 2?5 r@=@C25@\r@=@C25@ $AC:?8D[ E62>D E92E D92C6 7:CDE E9C@F89 E9:C5 A=246 H:E9 r@=@C25@ |6D2 :? E96 #|pr DE2?5:?8D H:E9 f\` C64@C5D] q@E9 E96 #@25CF??6CD 2?5 E96 |@F?E2:?
Cardinals defense, balanced attack too much for Cozad
After squeezing out a 29-26 victory over Alliance the previous week, the Chadron High football team had few problems containing the visiting Cozad Haymakers 25-0 on Friday, Oct. 9 at Cardinal Field. kAmxE H2D 2DDF>65 E92E E96 w2J>2<6CD >:89E 36 2 E@F89 @AA@?6?E] %96J 925 56762E65 p==:2?46 a_\_ @? $6AE] ad[ E96 H66< 367@C6 r2C5:?2=D 925 E@ D4@C6 H:E9 h_ D64@?5D =67E :? @C56C E@ C682:? E96 =625 2E p==:2?46 2?5 2=D@ ?66565 E@ 3C62< FA 2 A2DD :? E96 6?5 K@?6 @? E96 82>6’D 7:?2= A=2J E@ >2:?E2:?
Lady Cardinals going to state tourney
For the third year in a row after it moved to Class C, the Chadron High School girls’ golf team has qualified for the State Tournament that will take place at the Lake Maloney Course near North Platte on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 12-13. kAm%96 r2C5:?2=D[ 4@24965 3J ry q249[ A=2465 E9:C5 2E E96 r=2DD r\d s:DEC:4E %@FC?2>6?E 2E ~82==2=2 @? |@?52J] $:5?6J H@? E96 E:E=6 H:E9 2 bgf DEC@<6 E@E2=[ 7@==@H65 3J '2=6?E:?6 2E c`h 2?5 r925C@?
Calkins, Buskirk place high at Scottsbluff meet
After its narrow 29-26 win over Alliance last Friday night, the Chadron High School football team will now meet the team that defeated the Bulldogs 20-0 the previous Friday—Sept. 25. The opponent will be the Cozad Haymakers, which comes to Chadron with a 3-3 record. Kickoff will be at 6 p.m. at Cardinal Field. It’s been nearly a decade since Chadron and Cozad met on the gridiron. The Haymakers replaced Gothenburg on the Cardinals’ schedule this fall, when the Swedes dropped down to Class C-2.
CSC men’s basketball team has many new names
When October arrives and winter sports practices begin, fans begin to wonder how their favorite basketball team will fare. That’s the situation at Chadron State College where Men’s Coach Chris Francis has reloaded the roster, likes what he’s seen so far and believes the Eagles should be contenders in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2026-27. kAmsFC:?8 $6AE6>36C[ 4@2496D 2C6 2==@H65 E@ “4@249” E96:C A=2J6CD 2? 9@FC 2 52J 7@FC 52JD 2 H66< 2?5 >2<6 DFC6 E96C6’D 2 8J> 2G2:=23=6 D@ E96J 42?
Cardinals eke out 29-26 win over Alliance
Talk about a nail-biter, the Chadron Cardinals’ football team had one last Friday night, Oct. 2, when it barely eked out a 29-26 win at Alliance. kAmv:G:?8 4C65:E H96C6 4C65:E :D 5F6[ E96 qF==5@8D AFE FA 2 DEC@?8 7:89E] %92E H2D A2CE:4F=2C=J ECF6 :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 27E6C E96J 925 8:G6? E96 r2C5:?2=D 2 “8:7E E@F495@H?” 62C=J 3J 7F>3=:?8 E96 32== 2H2J 2E E96:C @H? 6:89E\J2C5 =:?6 @? E96:C @A6?:?8 A=2J 7C@> D4C:>>286] {:?6324<6C |2EE {:6? 4=2:>65 E96 3@33=6 2?5 r925C@?’D y2J46 w@77>2? D@@?
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Open Door Church to celebrate 100 years
The Open Door Church, located on Table Road about 15 miles south of Chadron, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend, October 10-11. kAm%96 24E:G:E:6D H:== 368:? 2E a A]>] $2EFC52J H:E9 2? @A6? 9@FD6 762EFC:?8 9:DE@C:42= >6>@C23:=:2[ 7@==@H65 3J E96 D92C:?8 @7 >6>@C:6D 3J 7@C>6C 2?5 AC6D6?E >6>36CD @7 E96 49FC49] p=D@ @? E96 $2EFC52J 286?52 H:== 36 2 9@8 C@2DE DFAA6C :? E96 =2E6 27E6C?@@?
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The Chadron State College football team has played and lost to each of the three teams that were voted by the RMAC coaches late last summer as the conference's best
Cardinals football to play at Alliance
The Chadron High football team will open the October portion of its schedule at Alliance this Friday night with a 7 o’clock kickoff. It’s the Bulldogs’ homecoming contest. kAm%96 r2C5:?2=D 2C6 c\` 7@C E96 D62D@? 27E6C 36:?8 D92565 f\e 3J $:5?6J =2DE uC:52J ?:89E] %96 qF==5@8D 2C6 b\a] %96J =@DE E@ |:?56? ae\a_ :? E96:C D62D@? @A6?6C[ E96? 56762E65 r92D6 r@F?EJ bd\f[ w@=5C686 ac\f 2?5 v6C:?8 ae\`a 367@C6 36:?8 3=2?<65 3J r@K25 :? E96:C =2DE 82>6 a_\_]k^Am kAm%96 r@K25 w2J>2<6CD H:== 4@>6 E@ r925C@?
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No doubt about it, the Chadron High Cardinals played an outstanding game last Friday (Sept. 25) night when they lost by only a single point, 7-6, to Sidney at Cardinal
Chadron State volleyball splits with South Dakota rivals
The Chadron State College volleyball team split a pair of matches last week against its neighbors to the north. They defeated Black Hills State in four sets at Spearfish on Tuesday, Sept. 22, but lost in five sets to South Dakota Mines in the Chicoine Center on Thursday, the 24th. kAm%96 t28=6D 8@E @77 E@ 2 D=@H DE2CE 2E q=24< w:==D $E2E6[ =@D:?8 E96 7:CDE D6E 3J 2 H9@AA:?8 ad\`a >2C8:?[ 3FE D=:AA65 A2DE E96 *6==@H y24<6ED 3J 2 E@E2= @7 7:G6 A@:?ED :?
Eagles host Orediggers on Hall of Fame weekend
CHADRON, Neb. – After playing one-score matchups in each of the past two seasons, Chadron State will take on Colorado School of Mines once again this Saturday on Hall of Fame Weekend at Elliott Field.
Chadron's Gracie Calkins is first at Alliance Meet
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Two Chadron State College contestants were among the event winners at the Central Wyoming College rodeo in Riverton this past weekend.
Eagles’ 1996 football team going into Hall of Fame
Thirty years ago this fall, the Chadron State College football team became the first to do a lot of exciting things. Those 1996 Eagles were the first to win a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship, the first to win 10 games in a season, the first CSC team to participate in the NCAA Division II Playoffs and the first to ride in an airplane. They flew to Edmond, Oklahoma., to meet the Central Oklahoma Bronchos in the playoff game.
CSC inducting eight into Athletic Hall of Fame
Chadron State will induct eight of its former outstanding student-athletes into the college's Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26. The inductions will follow a dinner Friday evening in the Student Center. The honorees also will be recognized during halftime of the football game Saturday afternoon. The 1996 Chadron State football team, which was the college’s first to qualify for the NCAA Division II playoffs, also will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekend.
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The Chadron High football team continued its winning ways last Friday (Sept. 18) night at Valentine by defeating the Badgers 47-18.
Eagle football to host No. 5/7 CSU Pueblo
CHADRON, Neb. – After battling No. 8-ranked Western Colorado last week, Chadron State football will face a top-10 nationally ranked opponent for the second week in a row when the Eagles host reigning RMAC champion CSU Pueblo for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday at Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.
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Led by a pair of seniors, Valentine won the Cardinals' golf tournament that was played at Ridgeview on Tuesday, Sept. 8 by a single stroke over Sidney.
Chadron State rodeo has lots of competition
The good-size crowds who attended the Chadron State College rodeo this past weekend at the Dawes County Fairgrounds were greeted by favorable weather and lots of competition. The rodeo drew 474 entries while opening the 2026-27 season in the Central Rocky Mountain Region that covers Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska. kAm{65 3J E96 C6:8?:?8 2==\2C@F?5 4@H8:C= 2E =2DE yF?6’D r@==686 }2E:@?2= u:?2=D #@56@ :? r2DA6C[ y@D:6 |@FD6=[ E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (J@>:?8 C2?
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The Chadron High volleyball team split its two matches against Bulldogs from the Western Conference last week, defeating Alliance at home on Tuesday night but falling at Gering on Thursday
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The Cardinals overwhelmed Broken Bow on their home field.
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Led by freshman individual winners, the Scottsbluff girls and the Custer boys won the team titles during the Chadron High School Cross Country Meet that was run on one of
Eagles visit no. 8 Western Colorado in RMAC opener
CHADRON, Neb. – After taking possession of the Good Life Trophy with a three-point home win, Chadron State will travel to a top-10 nationally ranked opponent in a rematch of one of the most memorable games in recent Eagle football history. The Eagles (1-1) will open RMAC play at Western Colorado (2-0), ranked No. 8 nationally in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and the D2Football.com Media Poll.
Eagles edge Lopers; play on the road this week
After edging Nebraska-Kearney 24-21 last Thursday night, September 3, the Chadron State College football team will open its Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schedule by playing the Western State Mou… Subscribe to continue reading Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login hereto access content or go here to purchase a subscription. or
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Here's some good news. After winning three of four matches at a classic hosted by the University of Sioux Falls last weekend to improve its record to 5-3 for the
Cards volleyball undefeated through Labor Day
The Chadron High School volleyball team improved its record to 7-0 through the first week of September by toppling Hot Springs and Gordon-Rushville. kAm%96 7:CDE >2E49 H2D A=2J65 $6AE] ` :? r925C@?[ H96C6 w@E $AC:?8D H@? E96 7:CDE D6E ad\aa[ 3FE E96 r2C5:?2=D E@@< E96 ?6IE E9C66—ad\`c[ ad\a_[ ad\`b]k^Am kAm1 yF?:@C y6KJ p=4@C?
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With points being posted in a variety of ways, the Chadron High football team made it look easy last Friday night.
Bobcats lead cross country races
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