Monarchs Hand the Mustangs Their First Loss of the Year
Dylan Nicholson, Sports Editor
February 9, 2017
The top 5 matchup was expected to be a close fought game between two of the top teams in the metro, instead the game was a blowout by half. The number four ranked Papillion La Vista Monarchs (4-2) held host to the fifth ranked Millard North Mustangs (4-1), with the Monarchs handing the Mustangs their...
Road to State Spotlight: Faith Thompson
Nate Gendler, Sports Editor
February 1, 2017
For most people in attendance at basketball games, they go to see the show. Some coach and some play. But, for a select few, they manage the game at a different level. Being a basketball team manager is a lot of work and it definitely keeps anyone busy. Traveling, tracking statistics, keeping up with...
Survivor
CJ Curry, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2017
For most people, the evening of Sept. 23 was a normal night. For senior Brandon Steburg, it was the night everything changed. In a football game against Creighton Prep, Steburg suffered a traumatic head injury. As a result of the injury, he was placed in a medically induced coma. After six days, he finally...
Metro Wrestling
Brendon Boatwright, Sports Writer
January 24, 2017
“Wrestling means the world to me, I have been doing it my whole life so I don’t really know much better than to love it,” senior wrestler Rhett Dasher said. Wrestling is a grueling sport that requires a high level of intensity and incredible technical skill. Last Friday and Saturday, the wrestling...
Road to State Player Spotlight: BJ Deng
Nate Gendler, Sports Editor
January 21, 2017
Throughout the basketball season here at PLHS, the intensity has been high and the competitive nature of the team has been second to none. With a team as hungry, talented and connected as the Monarchs, certain players are given the opportunity to step up their role on the court. Senior BJ Deng has...
Letters to the Future
CJ Curry, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2016
Nov. 9 was a very important day for eleven senior athletes. In the library, surrounded by their coaches and families, letters were signed. Those letters were letters of intent to play sports in college. One of those athletes, senior Colton Armstrong, will be attending Hastings College in Hastings,...
State Champions
Josey Ryan, Staff Writer
October 25, 2016
Making history and leaving a mark on your school is a goal for every student. The PLHS girls golf team did this by being crowned as the 2016 Class A state champions. This was the first girls golf state championship for the school. The team consisted of seniors Spencer Roach, Julia Paschal, Narcisa Gibso...
Making a Splash
Devin Vetter, Staff Writer
October 20, 2016
Every year, new activities are developing at PLHS. This year, that is no exception. Intramural Water Polo has taken the school by storm after swim coach Nick Baker decided to make it happen. The first game happened on Tuesday, October 4, between the Tropic Thunder and the Little Lochtes. The game...
Road to State
Elliott Wolbach, News Editor
October 19, 2016
Your heart is going hundred miles a minute, you hear the crowd cheering and the thunderous footsteps of the other runners. That is what a cross-country runner experiences during a race. Last week the members of the cross-country team ran for a chance to go to state. “[My] nerves were through the...
#PrayForBurg
CJ Curry, PLPulse Editor-In Chief
September 27, 2016
On the evening of September 24, a fierce football game against Creighton Prep turned tragic. Senior lineman Brandon Steburg suffered a serious head injury. Because of this, the Steburgs are facing a tremendous amount of medical expenses and two friends of Steburg have a desire to help relieve their financial...
Monarch Football Game Preview
Nate Gendler, Sports Editor
September 15, 2016
Under the Friday night lights this week in Papillion, Lincoln Pius X will come in to play the Monarchs. Pius X, 3-0, have shocked some in the state. A combined 82-34 score of their first three games puts Pius X in good running for the state playoffs. Meanwhile, the Monarchs are fighting a desperate...
Monarchs Go for Gold
Josey Ryan, Staff Writer
September 7, 2016
The start of a new sports season: dreaded morning practices, two-a-days, and the endless conditioning. For most athletes and sports teams, these difficult training additions are the breaking point in playing or not playing. But for the PLHS volleyball team, things are different. After losing in the...
