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On Wednesday, October 8th, the Falls City FFA Chapter attended district land judging in Beatrice, and it was a beautiful day for land judging. Of the 21 members who attended, 6 competed in the adult division and 15 competed against other students. Member Caroline Powell received 8th overall as an individual earning a purple ribbon. Members Blakely Sells and Austin Stewart received blue ribbons; Aiden Rego received a red; and Elijah Leyden, Levi Lendermon, and Gracie Gill received white ribbons. After judging, the chapter ate at Valentino’s, and concluded the day with Dairy Queen ice cream. The chapter is looking forward to a busy end of the month with Livestock Judging, State Land Judging, starting the annual fruit sales to fundraise, and FFA National Convention.



Reporter Bowdy Jones


Picture below Falls City Land Judgers left to right:

Thomas Godemann, Asher Kuker, Jayton Wilkerson, Gracie Gill, Caroline Powell, Kaleb Kaiser, Taiylah Moore, Aiden Rego, Bowdy Jones, Malori Kuker, Ethan Morris, Kaydence Rego, Blakely Sells, Breean Eickhoff, Vaden Leyden, Kamden Huppert, Brock Niedfeldt, Eiljah Leyden, Dayton Snethen, Austin Stewart, and Levi Lenderman


Picture 2; Caroline Powell

During National School Lunch Week, North Elementary and South Elementary School have a chance to bring a friend to eat lunch with them. Today, 1st Grade and 4th Grade get to enjoy lunch with a friend!

The Tiger Cross Country team will be running today at the Cass County Fairgrounds for Class C Districts. Conestoga is hosting the event and first running event will start at 4:00 PM. Good luck to all of our Tiger athletes.
#letsroar

Congratulations to Tiger Middle School Volleyball for such a great night of fun competition! The offense came together tonight with strong serving and passing! All three teams won in straight sets! Keep working hard and finish the season strong! Thanks for all that you do to support TMSVB!

What a great night for FCMS football & volleyball! All teams (A & B) for football & (A, B, & C) for volleyball walked away with wins. We are so proud of your tenacity, determination & grit.

October is Principals Month! Today, the Nebraska Council of School Administrators visited the Capitol, where Governor Jim Pillen signed a proclamation recognizing October as National Principals Month in Nebraska. North School’s own Mrs. Leyden, President of the Nebraska Association of Elementary School Principals, spoke on behalf of public school principals across our state. Thank you, principals, for your leadership and dedication to students and staff every day! 🧡📚

Congratulations to Middle School Cross Country runner Benjamin Furnas . Benjamin is a 7th grade student at FCMS and competed in the State Middle School Cross Country meet last Saturday placing 58th out of 227 runners in classes C and D.
#greatwork #keeprunning

Congratulations to Gabi Young for passing 1,000 career digs last night during the ECNC tournament. Along with this accomplishment she is now the school record holder in career digs as a junior. Congrats Gabi! 🏐

Tiger Middle School football team will battle the Bulldogs from Auburn at 4:30 PM today at Jug Brown Stadium. Come out and support the team this afternoon.
#prowlwithpride

The Tiger Middle School Volleyball will host the Auburn Bulldogs at the Middle School gym at 4:30 PM today. Best of luck to the players and coaches.
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Falls City Tigers will journey to Mead to play the Palmyra Panthers in 2nd round ECNC volleyball. Game time is 5:30 PM. Steaming is available under Mead High School.

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On Thursday, October 9, the Falls City Elks presented a check for $600 to the Falls City Middle School Robotics program sponsored by Terri Hogue assisted by Jami Ankrom. Students will be competing at state in March 2026. The check is presented by Roger Lampe and Ben Hullman.

Tiger Volleyball will be playing Elmwood-Murdock in the first round of the ECNC Tournament. The game will be played at Freeman High School at 5:00 PM. Tuesday and Thursday's game times and locations will be determined by first round games.
#letsroar #ECNCVolleyball

AED dedication and family friendly celebration ceremony at Dallas Jones- Fiedler Family Ball Complex., 12:00 pm. Meet, explore, see, and learn opportunities.
#thnakyou #lifesaving #fantasticdonation

Congrats to the Tiger Volleyball team for winning the championship of their home tournament! The Lady Tigers went 3-0 on the day. Congrats ladies and coaches! 🥇🏐🧡

The Tiger Volleyball team stays busy this week hosting their home Invitational. Come out Saturday and support the team. Sorry no passes will be accepted.
#letsroar

Falls City Tiger will take on the Syracuse Rockets at 6:00 pm today in Syracuse. Best of luck tonight Tigers!
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National School Lunch Week begins Monday, October 13, 2025. Come see what the cafeteria has to offer next week!

Here is the week 7 edition of the Tiger Coaches Show.

http://www.mscsports.net/audio/player/?ak=13902