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Wolfpack Girls Remain Unbeaten With Big Win Over Lady Bulldogs

CREIGHTON — Up 25 points after one quarter, Elgin Public-Pope John girls capped a perfect pre-Christmas season with a 73 to 28 victory over...

Wolfpack Boys Top Creighton 76 to 42

CREIGHTON — Elgin Public-Pope John capped the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule with a big victory over Creighton last week. On Monday night, December 18, the...

Hemenway, Drueke medal at Wolfpack Invite Saturday

Elgin Public-Pope John won two medals Saturday at the EPPJ Invite. A star-studded field of wrestlers came from far and wide to compete. “It was...

Boyd County falls to EPPJ boys

SPENCER — Elgin Public-Pope John outscored Boyd County 32 to 25 to defeat the Spartans 51 to 38 Saturday. The Wolfpack capitalized on 23 points...

Elkhorn Valley tops EPPJ boys 46 to 40

TILDEN — A slow start in the second half cost Elgin Public-Pope John as Elkhorn Valley posted a 46 to 40 victory last week...

Wolfpack blaze past Boyd County girls

SPENCER — Catch me if you can. The Wolfpack built a 17-point lead after two quarters, then pulled away in the second half to stay...

Elkhorn Valley falls to Wolfpack girls

TILDEN — Wolfpack girls basketball fans know it’s coming, they just don’t know when. Elgin Public-Pope John improved their record to 6-0 with a 51...

Smidt takes third at Wolfpack Invite

ELGIN — All by herself. Wolfpack freshman girls wrestler Dannyka Smidt, due to injury, was the lone EPPJ wrestler to compete Friday night at the...

Wolfpack run past N-O Warriors 67 to 35

NELIGH — Taking care of business. That’s exactly what the Wolfpack boys varsity did last week, defeating Neligh-Oakdale 67 to 35. EPPJ took the fight out...

Pirates edge Wolfpack 58 to 50

ELGIN — In an early season battle of unbeaten teams, Plainview held off the Wolfpack in the fourth quarter to win 58 to 50....

Smidt, Evans shine at Wood River

WOOD RIVER — The Wolfpack’s dynamic duo of Libby Evans and Danny Smidt continued their strong start of the girls wrestling season, competing Saturday...

Veik, Hemenway medal at Sargent

SARGENT — Landyn Veik and Sam Hemenway earned wrestling medals Friday at the Twin Loup Invitational. For the second week in a row, Wolfpack wrestlers...

Wolfpack girls crush Plainview Pirates

ELGIN — Down by nine points in the first half, Elgin Public-Pope John roared back in the second half to defeat Plainview 48 to...

EPPJ routs Wausa boys 55 to 42

ELGIN — The Wolfpack took Wausa’s best shot Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough as EPPJ prevailed 55 to 42. Coach Matt Euse’s team played...

Eisenhauer shoots her way into the record books

ELGIN — Outscoring their opponent in all four quarters, Elgin Public-Pope John’s girls team defeated Wausa 49 to 33. Six points by senior Ashlynne Charf...

Erickson scores 17 in win over Niobrara-Verdigre

NIOBRARA — It was over shortly after it started. EPPJ’s boys earned their second victory of the season, a one-sided affair, as they defeated Niobrara-Verdigre...

EPPJ girls rout Riverside

ELGIN — Opening night for the star-studded Wolfpack girls basketball team was like a Hollywood picture show. With bleachers full of fans watching every move,...

Wolfpack boys top Riverside in season opener

ELGIN — It started out easy and then it was hard, yet in the end the Wolfpack boys handed Riverside their first loss of...

Wolfpack gals top Cougars 51 to 49

NIOBRARA — Up six with under three minutes to play, Elgin Public-Pope John held off Niobrara-Verdigre down the stretch to win 51 to 49. The...

Wrestlers show promise at Howells, O’Neill meets to start seson

HOWELLS — It was a medal parade for Wolfpack wrestlers Saturday at the Howells-Dodge Invite. The same can also be said for the girls...