Congratulations to the Kimball Area 6th grade boy's basketball squad that won the Championship at the EVW tournament on Jan. 18. The Cubs lost a tough game to NLS, then bounced back for big wins over Maple Lake and Litchfield to bring home the first place medals. Way to go Cubs! #KimballCommunityEd
The Kimball Wrestling Booster Club, partnered with Kimball Area Community Education, is set to host its 7th Annual Team Tournament this Saturday, Jan. 18, and its 46th Annual Youth Wrestling Individual Open Tournament on Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Kimball Area High School.
The 12-team tournament is scheduled for Jan. 18, while the individual open competitions (ages Preschool-6th grade) will take place on Jan. 19, including a new Girl's Division. The Cubs are anticipating 300 youth wrestlers for the team tournament and 350-400 youth wrestlers for the individual tournament.
Full details can be found at: https://www.kimball.k12.mn.us/o/district/article/1965744
Kimball girl's varsity basketball cruised past Maple Lake by a score of 53-24 on Jan. 17. The Cubs JV also tabbed an exciting win over the Irish, 38-37. Way to go Cubs! #KimballHoops
Kimball boy's basketball outlasted Eden Valley-Watkins on Jan. 17 to earn an important CMC victory. Senior guard Brandon Henkemeyer drained two free throws with 3.4 seconds left to seal the 51-49 win. The Cubs completed a clean sweep over the Eagles with convincing wins at the JV and C-squad levels as well. Way to go Cubs! #KimballHoops
Kimball Schools are very proud congratulate 3rd grade teacher, Mollie Clapp, on being nominated for 2025 Teacher of the Year!
Our boy's Varsity Basketball team will be playing a game at the Target Center on Saturday, February 8th at 12:50 vs. Swanville. The ticket you purchase is also good for the Timberwolves game that evening.
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Elaina Fink and Hunter Gebhardt are Kimball’s Triple A candidates.
The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple 'A' Award, honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in League-sponsored athletic and fine arts activities. The banquet was held last night!
Congratulations to Elaina Fink who was the winner of the subsection and will advance in sections.
Trailing early in the first half, the Kimball girl's varsity basketball squad stormed back to edge Holdingford, 56-52, in CMC action. Kimball youth girl's basketball players in grades 4-6 had a blast cheering on the Cubs and showcasing their skills at halftime. Teamwork works! #KimballHoops
Kimball Area Youth Basketball team and individual photos were a success tonight. Way to go Cubs! #KimballCommunityEd
Today's lunch had a fun new addition that was recommended by a student. Thanks, Jones...no leftover "dill carrots" today!
Sports Results from Tues., Jan. 14:
Girls Basketball vs. Annandale: Varsity- 38-41 (L), JV 40-37 (W), C-Squad 40-56 (L).
Boys Basketball vs. Holdingford: Varsity 43-69 (L), JV 37-63 (L), C-Squad 41-45 (L).
JH Boys Basketball vs. Maple Lake: 8th Grade 41-35 (W). 7th Grade 21-33 (L).
Boys Basketball Results from Monday, Jan. 13 @ Foley:
Varsity 76-46 (W), JV 49-56 (L), C-Squad 31-48 (L).
Open Gym is available on Sunday, Jan. 12, from 6-8 pm at the Kimball Area High School. Park in the south lot and enter door #10. Admission is $3 per person or $5 for two family members. Drive safely Cubs! #KimballCommunityEd
Boys Wrestling traveled all the way up to Parker's Prairie for an individual wrestling tournament on Saturday, Jan. 11. Parker's Prairie places the top 3 wrestlers only, and Kimball had 6 wrestlers that placed at this event. The wrestlers placing were:
Mark Schiefelbein (152) 1st, Jonny Serbus (152) 3rd, Frank Schiefelbein (160) 3rd, Garret Rosenow (215) 3rd, Miles Looman (121) 3rd, Teagan VanNurden (114) 2nd.
Kimball also had two JV wrestlers place in the top 2 for the JV tournament, Cody Hendricks placed 1st and Jack Schiefelbein placed 2nd. Kimball varsity placed 3rd as a team. Go Cubs!!
Kimball girl's wrestling had a strong showing at the Parker's Prairie Tourney on Jan. 11. Sophomore Veronica Reek led the Cubs, going undefeated on the day with a 2-0 record to earn 1st place in her weight class. Kylie VanNurden, another sophomore wrestler, went 2-1 to bring home 2nd place honors. Junior Gabby Davis tallied 3rd place with a 1-2 mark while Abby Fischer rounded out the team score placing 4th place in a very tough and competitive weight class. Way to go Cubs! #KimballWrestling #KimballProud
Kimball Area Jr. Cubs Basketball practices were a success on Jan. 11. The Cubs have 76 students in grades K-6 participating this winter. Way to go Cubs! #KimballHoops #KimballCommunityEd
Kimball girl's basketball earned a clean sweep over Osakis on Jan. 10. Varsity upended the Silverstreaks 54-40, the JV was victorious 31-22, while the C-squad edged Osakis 26-24. Way to go Cubs! #KimballHoops
Senior guard Brandon Henkemeyer led all scorers with 21 points as the Kimball boy's basketball squad tabbed a convincing 66-46 Central Minnesota Conference win at Royalton on Jan. 10. The Cubs are off to a 4-0 start in conference action and are 5-2 overall in the 2024-25 stint. Way to go Cubs! #KimballHoops
Kimball boy's basketball earned a clean sweep over Paynesville on Jan. 9. Bryant Knaus sealed a thrilling varsity victory with a fast break dunk under 10 seconds to lift the Cubs to a 74-69 conference triumph. Kimball JV cruised past the Bulldogs 60-39, while the C-squad Cubs edged Paynesville 39-34. Way to go Cubs! #KimballHoops
Over 220 community members purchased tickets for the annual NHS Spaghetti Dinner on Jan. 9. Thank you to our volunteers who worked this fundraising event and to all who support NHS and our Kimball students. #KimballNHS
