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Seward Jays vs. Adams Central...once again

by Miranda Wisehart and Laural Wagner | November 7, 2009

    This past Friday the Jays ended their season in a 35-7 loss to the Adams Central Patriots. The loss was partially because of all the sickness on the team.     The Patriots opened the game with . . . read more Feedback

Seward Wins Last Game of the Season

by Jana Dietsch | November 7, 2009

            On Monday, October 26 th Seward played Wahoo at Seward for their final game of the season.  Seward was the first to score.  It was a close, back and forth . . . read more Feedback

Lady Jays Fall Short at Bergan Tournament

by Kylee Pernicek | November 3, 2009

            The Lady Jays started off the tournament at Archbishop Bergan High School on Thursday night.  Their first opponent was Omaha North.  Seward won 25-9 and . . . read more Feedback

Boys' Cross Country Finishes 10th at State

by Sarah Garbers | October 31, 2009

    The Seward boys’ cross country team finished their season with a 10th place finish at the state meet on October 23, 2009. The top finisher for the Jays was Mark Wilcox, who finished in 29th place with a time of . . . read more Feedback

Girls' Cross Country=State Champs!!

Girls' cross country wins first state championship!

By Sarah Garbers | October 30, 2009

    The Seward girls’ cross country team made history by winning their first class B state championship on October 23, 2009. The team was led by Kelsey Christensen, who finished in 3rd with a time of 15:14 and Hannah . . . read more Feedback

Freshmen Football Team Defeats Waverly

by Jana Dietsch | October 29, 2009

    On Tuesday October 20 th the Seward freshmen football team played Waverly at Seward.  Waverly was the first to score in the game.  The halftime score was 14 to 12 with Waverly in the lead.  The . . . read more Feedback

Jays Bring Home State Runner-up

Softball Finishes 25-5

by Amber Topil | October 27, 2009

When the Jays were told it was a “close call” if they were getting into state or not, they knew they had a lot to prove.  After receiving a wildcard by .003 points over Bennington, the Jays were seeded 4 th in the state . . . read more Feedback

Cross Country Sweeps Titles at David City

By Sarah Garbers | October 10, 2009

    The windy weather and frigid conditions didn’t prevent the Seward cross country teams from winning all of the boys’ and girls’ varsity and junior varsity races at the Aquinas David City Invitational on . . . read more Feedback

Jays JV Volleyball Win Triangular!

by Jaimee Prochnow and Cassie Pallas | October 10, 2009

   On Thursday October, 8 th the Lady Jays traveled to Schuyler. In the first game, the Jays faced Fairbury. The Jeffs had an extremely hard time defending the Jays. Seward won in two sets. The scores of the game were 25-7 and . . . read more Feedback

JV Volleyball Kicks Off October With Win!!

by Grace Smetter and Cassie Pallas | October 8, 2009

   On Thursday October 1 st , the Lady Jays traveled to York and played some good competition. The Dukes had two standout middle hitters that carried their team. The main focus for the girls was to stop them. They successfully . . . read more Feedback

Lady Jays Defeat Dukes

Softball Wins 9-1, Finishes Regular Season Play

by Amber Topil | October 8, 2009

            On Tuesday, October 6 th the softball team packed their winter clothes and headed to York.  Even in the cold weather, and brisk wind, the Jays stayed on top of . . . read more Feedback

Bluejays Kennel the Huskies

by Grace Smetter and Cassie Pallas | October 7, 2009

   On Tuesday, September 29 the Aurora Huskies came to Seward for a good night of volleyball. The JV team once again notched the win with scores of 25-14 and 25-18. This improves their record to 7-0. The girls started off . . . read more Feedback

Jays Capture Conference!

Softball Goes 3-0 at Tournament

by Amber Topil | October 6, 2009

            The softball team traveled to Fairbury on October 3 rd to play in the conference tournament.  The girls started off strong beating Grand Island Northwest . . . read more Feedback

Freshmen Football Team Gets Second Win of the Season!

by Jana Dietsch | October 3, 2009

  Skills 2005     On Tuesday September 29 th the Seward freshmen football team played York at Seward.  They had won their game the week before and were wanting to get another win under their belt and they . . . read more Feedback

Golf Continues to Dominate Opponents!

by Tatum Peery | October 3, 2009

    The Seward golf team continued dominating the opposition by defeating Fairbury 218-254.  Lindsey Placke again led the way shooting a 49.  Chesany Eberle shot a 53, and Keasha Zadina a 57.  Seward . . . read more Feedback

Lady Jays Prove Their Talent

by Kylee Pernicek | October 3, 2009

            Seward met their first ranked Class B team on Tuesday.  “After districts last year, we had some unfinished business,” commented Senior Kelsey Weatherholt.  . . . read more Feedback

Plum Creek Literacy Festival 2009

by Benjamin Shimek | October 3, 2009

Concordia University in Seward will host the 14th annual Plum Creek Literacy Festival this year, October 1st though the 3rd. The first day will include a Seward Schools Children's Day and a Language Arts Quiz Bowl, which will be held at . . . read more Feedback

Big Hits, Quick Games for Softball

by Amber Topil | October 2, 2009

              The Lady Jays softball team has tallied up 23 runs in two games. A total of seven innings were played in two games, which made the games short and sweet. On . . . read more Feedback

Jays Fight Hard

Seward Bluejays vs. Aurora Huskies

by Miranda Wisehart and Laural Wagner | October 2, 2009

    Seward Jays fought hard this past Friday against last year’s defending Class B state champs, the Aurora Huskies.     Aurora opened the scoring on its first possession gaining 72 yards in 17 . . . read more Feedback

Reserve Team Wins Tournament

by Kelsey Weatherholt | October 1, 2009

            On September 26 th the reserve volleyball team traveled to Schuyler to compete in a tournament with three other teams. The other schools contending were Concordia, Schuyler, . . . read more Feedback

Seward JV Falls to Columbus

by Zoie Smetter | October 1, 2009

Seward played Columbus in JV football, and the game did not go in Seward’s favor, the Jays lost 20-0.  Due to the number of players available, and a scheduling situation, some freshmen were brought up to play alongside the JV . . . read more Feedback

Seward Reserves Beat the Lady Monarchs

by Kelsey Weatherholt | October 1, 2009

    The Seward reserve volleyball team took on David City Aquinas on September 22 nd in hopes of extending their undefeated record. The Lady Jays did just that and improved their record to 6-0. It took Seward only two . . . read more Feedback

Unfamiliar Positions Affect JV Football

by Zoie Smetter | October 1, 2009

   Numbers were small again for the JV football team.  Many of the players were playing in unfamiliar positions, which had an affect on how the game went.  According to Coach Elwell, “our defense played very . . . read more Feedback

Cross Country Creates Good Times at Crete

By Sarah Garbers | September 29, 2009

    The Crete Invitational turned out to be the best meet so far for improvements in time. Nearly everyone improved their times. Also, the girls’ team won once again with the perfect score of 10 with Kelsey . . . read more Feedback

JV Volleyball Comes Out On Top At Tourney!!

by Jaimee Prochnow and Cassie Pallas | September 29, 2009

   The Lady Jays JV volleyball team took a trip to Schuyler on Saturday, September 26 th for a tournament. The ladies played Loganview in their first match and won 25-7 and 25-5. The top scorer was Katie Hughes with 17 . . . read more Feedback

Reserve Volleyball Winning Streak Still Going Strong

By Kelsey Weatherholt | September 29, 2009

    The Seward reserve volleyball team earned their fifth win this season at home on September 17 th . The lady Jays played Bishop Neumann . It took the Jays just two games to defeat the Cavaliers . The scores of . . . read more Feedback

Softball Stays on Track

Jays are now 15-1

by Amber Topil | September 29, 2009

The Lady Jays softball program is staying strong after their 1-0 loss to Waverly.  Starting on Monday, September 21 the girls defeated the 6 th ranked Viqueens of Lakeview.  With a final score of 2-0 the Jays scored one in the . . . read more Feedback

Jays Victorious in Homecoming Battle

Seward Jays vs. Hastings Tigers

By Miranda Wisehart | September 26, 2009

    Seward’s Homecoming was this past week. The Jays faced the Hastings Tigers. The Jays conquered the Tigers 18-10.     The Hastings Tigers were the first to score putting up a field goal with . . . read more Feedback

JV Softball Starts Off Perfect!

By Tatum Peery | September 26, 2009

    The JV softball team has gotten off to a tremendous start!  They have a perfect 7-0 record and have outscored their opponents 56-2!  The team has a batting average of .340, which is very . . . read more Feedback

JV Volleyball Progresses to 6-0

By Grace Smetter and Cassie Pallas | September 26, 2009

   The Lady Jays JV volleyball team played their third home game Tuesday, September 22. They defeated David City Aquinas 25- 16 and 25-21, keeping their perfect record of 6-0. Although the coaches felt there was a lack of . . . read more Feedback

JV Volleyball Team Dominates Homecoming Week!

By Grace Smetter and Cassie Pallas | September 19, 2009

   The jv volleyball team traveled to Platteview on Tuesday, September 15. The Jays started off slow and got down by six points right at the beginning but then things started to pick up. The highlight of the game was Jess Cordle . . . read more Feedback

Seward Perseveres Over Fairbury

Softball On Top After 13 Innings

By Amber Topil | September 19, 2009

Defense was the key in Fairbury on September 15 th .  Neither the Jays nor the Jeffs could score in the regulation seven innings. The softball diamond was tense as the teams entered international tiebreaker.  Each team starts . . . read more Feedback

Seward Volleyball Advances to 6-0

by Kylee Pernicek | September 17, 2009

            Last Tuesday, the Lady Jays traveled to Centennial to take on the Lady Broncos.  Seward won, 25-14, 25-12, 25-8.  Leading the team in kills was Emily Cady with . . . read more Feedback

Beatrice Defeats Seward in Season Opener

by Jana Dietsch | September 12, 2009

The freshmen football team had their first football game at home against Beatrice on Tuesday September 8 th .  Beatrice proved to be too much for Seward.  The ball went back and forth between the teams in the first quarter but no . . . read more Feedback

Cross Country Team Wins Charlie Thorell Invitational

By Sarah Garbers | September 12, 2009

    The Seward boys’ and girls’ cross country teams won the combined team trophy at the Charlie Thorell Invitational on September 3 in Seward. The girls’ team also won 1st in the team standings and the boys’ team . . . read more Feedback

JV Volleyball Team Has Successful Week!

by Grace Smetter and Cassie Pallas | September 12, 2009

 The Lady Jays traveled to Centennial on Tuesday to play the Broncos. Even though the coaches said the girls didn’t communicate well, they still came out on top winning in two sets. The scores were 25-10 and 25-16. Jessica Cordle was . . . read more Feedback

Softball Wins, Short and Sweet

Jays stay hot!

by Amber Topil | September 12, 2009

            The softball program packed up, and headed to a same county rivalry on September 10 th.  The Jays made their victories short and sweet.  The junior varsity run . . . read more Feedback

Seward Volleyball Dominates in Season Opener

by Kylee Pernicek | September 11, 2009

    It was a strong season opener for the Lady Jays when they swept the Columbus Lakeview ViQueens, beating them 25-12, 25-12, and 25-23.     Leading the Jays in kills was middle hitter, Syd DeBoer, . . . read more Feedback

Jays Have Excellent Week!

By Tatum Peery | September 10, 2009

The Lady Jays golf team started off its season in a great way! The team finished third out of eleven teams at the Seward Invite on Thursday, August 28. Freshman Lindsey Placke led the Jays with her second place finish. Placke shot a 43 on . . . read more Feedback

Softball Defeats 4th Ranked Beatrice

Lady Jays are now 7-0

by Amber Topil | September 10, 2009

Softball Defeats 4 th ranked Beatrice          By Amber Topil            On Tuesday, September 8 th the Lady Jay softball . . . read more Feedback

Lady Jays Softball Keeps Rolling

Jays stay undefeated at 6-0

by Amber Topil | September 9, 2009

Lady Jays Softball Keeps Rolling   By Amber Topil               On Tuesday, September 1 st the Lady Jays downed Fillmore Central with a . . . read more Feedback

Viqueens Not Queens of This Court!!

By Grace Smetter and Cassie Pallas | September 9, 2009

   The Lady Jays JV team played their season opener against Columbus Lakeview on September 3 rd .  The Jays won in two sets. The scores were 25-16 and 25-14. Taylor Aegerter was the top server with ten points. In line . . . read more Feedback

Lady Jays Volleyball: New Year, Same Team, Same Dream

by Kylee Pernicek | September 8, 2009

    After enduring two weeks of conditioning, three hour practices, and a week of tryouts, the Lady Jays volleyball team has named their players.  Returning to the team are the top 18 players from last year, including . . . read more Feedback

Adams Central Too Strong for Bluejays

Seward Met Adams Central at Hastings Friday, Aug 29th in Season Opener

By Laural Wagner and Miranda Wisehart | September 5, 2009

   The Seward High Bluejays played the Adams Central Patriots this past Friday, August 29th.     Seward held the Patriots until the second quarter when Nathan Arlt carried the ball 43 yards for a . . . read more Feedback

Softball Team Sweeps Seward Invite

Team wins tournament, remains undefeated

by Amber Topil | September 4, 2009

 Softball Team Sweeps Seward Invite Team wins tournament, remains undefeated.   By Amber Topil               On Saturday, the Lady Jay . . . read more Feedback

Seward Cross Country: Looking Fine for 2009

Sarah Garbers | September 3, 2009

    The Seward High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams are off to a running start in preparation for their 2009 season. The coaches are Mr. Holliday, Hilary Holliday, Mr. Pinkall, and Blaze Novak. Student . . . read more Feedback

Girl's Golf Looking to Improve

by Tatum Peery | September 1, 2009

Girl’s Golf Looking to Improve By Tatum Peery   This year’s girl’s golf team is looking to be much improved over last year.  There are seven girls back from last year’s team, six of which competed in a . . . read more Feedback

Softball's Seven Seniors Seek State

by Amber Topil | September 1, 2009

Softball’s Seven Seniors Seek State   By  Amber Topil   This year’s softball team is full of experience and excitement.  The team has 17 returning players, including seven seniors, 13 . . . read more Feedback

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