pictured is #20 Lane Hoekman and #35 Heath Hoekman, image courtesy of Brad Anderson MARYSVILLE: The Abilene Cowboys improved to 3-0 on the road this season with a 21-6 victory Friday night. The Cowboys scored on their first three possessions of the game and then won the game with defense in the second half. Abilene got a huge night from Senior, Lane Hoekman, who finished with 31 carries for...
pictured is Dayven Cuba, picture courtesy of Brad Anderson ABILENE: The Abilene Cowboys pushed State ranked undefeated Rock Creek to the limit Friday night in a 28-14 loss. The Mustangs took their first lead on a Zion Bell 5 yard run with 10:56 to play in the game. Bell had a huge night. The 5’10” 195 Senior, finished with, unofficially, 42 carries for 253 yards a touchdown. He ha...
picture courtesy of Brad Anderson, pictured is #20 Lane Hoekman and #74 Pierce Casteel CONCORDIA: The Abilene Cowboys collected their second consecutive road victory Friday night in a 27-23 win over the Panthers. Abilene scored 3 touchdowns over the final 7:33 in their stunning victory. Cowboys Senior QB, Taygen Funston scored the winning touchdown on a 12-yard run with 31 seconds left, t...
The Abilene High School basketball team gets a State Championship level addition to their coaching staff with the hiring of Pat Martin. Martin returns to coaching after being retired since 2018. He coached at the high school level from 1999-2018, with the last 11 years being at his alma-mater Sacred Heart, where he won a State Championship in 2017. Martin had a Hall of F...
pictured is Abilene #6 Taygen Funston and #20 Lane Hoekman CHAPMAN: The Abilene Cowboys held on for a 16-12 win Friday night. Abilene led 13-0 at halftime but Chapman pulled to within 4 with 3:41 left in the game on a recovered punt block by Ian Sayers. After an Abilene three and out, the Irish got the ball back with a chance to win with 3:16 left in the game. Chapman was unable to conver...
pictured is Abilene Senior, Taygen Funston ABILENE: Clay Center Junior Quarterback, Drew Hoffman scored with 1:18 left in the game to give the Tigers a 14-7 victory. Hoffman scored on a 7 yard run. Clay Center has now defeated Abilene 7 straight times. The Cowboys last victory over the Tigers came in 2018. After a scoreless first half, Clay Center got on the board in the 3rd quarter ...
Pictured: (Front Row left to right) Kash Hargrave, Levi Evans, Nolan Wilkens, Lane Hokeman, Aiden Woods, Landyn Rogers, Kayden Thrower (Back Row left to right) Canyn Taylor, Brayden Blake, Jaxson Cuba, Heath Hoekman, Taygen Funston, Pierce Casteel and Jalen Robinson The Abilene Cowboy football team brought back a wealth of experience in 2025. They retu...
When Derek Berns took over as USD 435 Athletic Director August 1, it marked the first change at that position since 2005. Will Burton stepped down this past school years after 20 years as AHS A.D. and assistant principal and 31 years of service overall with District 435. Berns, an Abilene native, graduated from AHS in 2002. During his time as a Cowboy, he was a multi-sport athlete...
pictured is Senior, Thomas Keener, picture courtesy of Brad Anderson SALINA: The Abilene Cowboy’s baseball season came to an end Thursday afternoon in a 4-2 loss to Ft. Scott. The game was a rematch from 2023 with the same two teams met in the first round with the Tigers also getting the upper hand 3-2. Ft. Scott took advantage of Abilene errors in the 2nd inning to take a 3-0 lead. Br...
The Abilene Cowboy baseball team punched their ticket to the 4A State baseball tournament Tuesday with victories over Concordia and Pratt, at the Pratt Regional. It will be the 4th straight trip to State for the Cowboys. All 4 trips under Head Coach, Travis Bartley. The run of State appearances started at Pratt in 2022. (10) Abilene 7, (7) Concordia 3 PRATT: In the first game of th...
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Photo courtesy of Allison Buechman The Abilene High School wrestling program enters the...
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