Twin River Titans

Kneeling: Adam Schroder, Colsten Rodriguez, Landen Cauthon. Standing: Mateo Rivera, Alex Konwinski, Kendrick Staab, Jaxson McCall, Tate Small, Cinch Beck, Bodie Kingsley, Caleb Rood, Chance Swantek, Braedyn Ramaekers, Owen Johnson, Kade Lund, Travis Blase, Drew Konz, Kaleb Heartford, Tyler Konwinski, Braxtin Fowler. Photo provided

Kneeling: Adam Schroder, Colsten Rodriguez, Landen Cauthon. Standing: Mateo Rivera, Alex Konwinski, Kendrick Staab, Jaxson McCall, Tate Small, Cinch Beck, Bodie Kingsley, Caleb Rood, Chance Swantek, Braedyn Ramaekers, Owen Johnson, Kade Lund, Travis Blase, Drew Konz, Kaleb Heartford, Tyler Konwinski, Braxtin Fowler. Photo provided

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Titans looking for growth every week

Rick Holtz
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
GENOA — How to do you build off the first winning season in program history? How about a playoff run?Twin River is coming off a 5-3 season where they were not playoff eligible. This year’s squad is eligible and looks to compete each week on the field.
Front row: Tricia Kunkee, Madalyn Moeller, Elle Cromwell, Tayla Zarek, Callie Held, Jaclyn Everett. Middle Row: Macy Nelson, Zoey MacDonald, Molly Connelly, Layney Matthes, Claudia Dopazo, Myah Rinkol. Back Row: Karly Konwinski, Josie Urban, Caitlyn Rupp, Grace Yrkoski, Samanta Ziemba, Eden Gehring, Katie Preister. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Front row: Tricia Kunkee, Madalyn Moeller, Elle Cromwell, Tayla Zarek, Callie Held, Jaclyn Everett. Middle Row: Macy Nelson, Zoey MacDonald, Molly Connelly, Layney Matthes, Claudia Dopazo, Myah Rinkol. Back Row: Karly Konwinski, Josie Urban, Caitlyn Rupp, Grace Yrkoski, Samanta Ziemba, Eden Gehring, Katie Preister. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

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Titans ready for travel-heavy season

Rick Holtz
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
GENOA — Who is up for a road trip?Twin River opens a road-heavy schedule on Thursday when the Titans travel to Hampton to take on the new co-op of Hampton-Heartland and Shelby-Rising City in triangular action. It will also be the first of 13 road trips the team will be taking this season.
Adalyn Bishop drives the ball for an RBI single in the Titans win over the GACC Bluejays. NCJ photo by Ken Kush

Adalyn Bishop drives the ball for an RBI single in the Titans win over the GACC Bluejays. NCJ photo by Ken Kush

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Titans open season with split, runner-up finish

Ken Kush
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
DAVID CITY —A1-1 tie turned into a runaway when the Twin River Titans scored 12 runs in the bottom of the third and posted the threeinning 13-1 win over Guardian Angels Central Catholic in David City on Thursday.
Front row: Kielyn Dohmen, Laynie Allen, Lia Whited, Aubree Brandenburger. Middle row: Emma Preister, JLee Van Driel, Mya Ramaekers, Kaylee Vering, Caylyn Zoucha, Briley Dohmen, Adalyn Bishop. Back row: Sierra Reardon, Jaedyn Friesen, Lily Stenger, Brecklyn Kurz, Jaelynn Johnson. Not pictured: Kaleigh Rickard. Photo provided

Front row: Kielyn Dohmen, Laynie Allen, Lia Whited, Aubree Brandenburger. Middle row: Emma Preister, JLee Van Driel, Mya Ramaekers, Kaylee Vering, Caylyn Zoucha, Briley Dohmen, Adalyn Bishop. Back row: Sierra Reardon, Jaedyn Friesen, Lily Stenger, Brecklyn Kurz, Jaelynn Johnson. Not pictured: Kaleigh Rickard. Photo provided

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Titans set sights on October run

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
GENOA — It’s time to put the rest of the state on notice. The Titans are coming.Twin River opens the softball season on Thursday with aspirations of playing deep into October.“The chemistry is really strong,” Twin River coach Renae Van Driel said.
Twin River second baseman Tim Jarecki lunges to make the tag on the Seward base runner during Friday second game of the Class B Area 4 Tournament in York. Jarecki’s tag was not in time as Seward went on to the 8-0 five inning win. NCJ photos by Ken Kush

Twin River second baseman Tim Jarecki lunges to make the tag on the Seward base runner during Friday second game of the Class B Area 4 Tournament in York. Jarecki’s tag was not in time as Seward went on to the 8-0 five inning win. NCJ photos by Ken Kush

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Titan seniors finish season at Area 4 District

Ken Kush
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
YORK — The Twin River Titans opened the 2025 Class B Area 4 District as the No. 5 seed and faced off against the No. 4 Seward Nebraska Door and Window Post 33 Seniors in the second game of the tournament on Friday.

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Twin River tightens sports eligibility requirements

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
GENOA — If a student wants to compete for the Titans, they will have to keep their grades up.The Twin River Board of Education tightened academic eligibility for students wanting to compete in sports and activities in the coming year.
Keila Dubas, Jaci Maxfield, Morgan Supik and JLee Van Driel join Makayla Robinson to make up the NCJ All-Area First Team. NCJ file photos

Keila Dubas, Jaci Maxfield, Morgan Supik and JLee Van Driel join Makayla Robinson to make up the NCJ All-Area First Team. NCJ file photos

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NCJ announces girls 2024-2025 All-Area teams

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
There are a lot of talented athletes in Nance County.Each week throughout the school year we chose two athletes (and sometimes more) and recognized them for their achievements that previous week. Sometimes the choices were obvious — breaking a school record or winning a state title.
Nolan Dubas

Nolan Dubas

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TOP OF THEIR GAMES

Rick Holtz
Monday, June 23, 2025
There are a lot of talented athletes in Nance County.Each week throughout the school year we chose two athletes (and sometimes more) and recognized them for their achievements that previous week. Sometimes the choices were obvious — breaking a school record or winning a state title.
Twin River's Clara Preister scored 6 points on Thursday in the Central Community College All-Star Basketball game. NCJ photo by Ken Kush

Twin River's Clara Preister scored 6 points on Thursday in the Central Community College All-Star Basketball game. NCJ photo by Ken Kush

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Preister battles as CCC all-star

Ken Kush
Friday, June 13, 2025
COLUMBUS —In most all-star games the atmosphere is one where the girls’ main priority is to go out and have fun and meet new people that you had never played against before.
Marcie Spitz (pitching) looks to get the better of former Twin River teammate Lauryn Melcher in their only time directly facing each other at the Central Community College All-Star game last week. NCJ photos by Ken Kush

Marcie Spitz (pitching) looks to get the better of former Twin River teammate Lauryn Melcher in their only time directly facing each other at the Central Community College All-Star game last week. NCJ photos by Ken Kush

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Melcher, Spitz face off as all-stars

Ken Kush
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
COLUMBUS — It had been awhile since teammates Lauryn Melcher and Marcie Spitz of Twin River had been on opposite benches during a high school softball game.