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1 week ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
An early lead was of little importance in any of the feature races during Saturday night’s regular night of racing at Off Road Speedway. In fact, only one of the winners of an IMCA “A” feature held the lead with more than five laps remaining. That outlier, the IMCA Late Models feature, was won by Alex Banks of Newman Grove who got to the front five laps into the 20-lap race.
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2 weeks ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
Two key innings, one offensively and the other featuring a gritty pitching performance during a critical portion of the game, made the difference in a back and forth baseball matchup between Norfolk’s Elkhorn Valley Bank Juniors and Fremont RVR Bank Post 20 Wednesday evening. Those two innings allowed the Juniors to first mount a come-from-behind effort, then hang on to a 9-5 win over Fremont.
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2 weeks ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
Drivers had a choice of the high line of the track or the low line during Saturday night’s feature races at Off Road Speedway. Those that selected the high line were often able to produce the momentum necessary, especially while exiting turn two and heading into the backstretch, to pass cars and carry the advantage through critical turns three and four–contending for spots among the top four finishers in victory lane as a result.
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3 weeks ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
Saturday night’s feature winners at Off Road Speedway had two circumstances to contend with. The first challenge was to avoid the attrition that steadily reduced the number of cars still in contention in each race, while the second was to reach the finish line ahead of those remaining.
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1 month ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
The Norfolk Elkhorn Valley Bank Juniors ended a four-game losing string Wednesday evening by defeating the Lincoln Southwest 15-U squad 8-0 in a five inning run-rule outing. The victory also marked the first career win for coach Jack Borgmann, a Norfolk High and Northeast Community College product. “It feels pretty good to get the monkey off our back,” Borgmann said.
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1 month ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
The Norfolk High School girls tennis team had hoped for a dual win on its home courts to end the regular season Tuesday afternoon. The Sioux City East Black Raiders, however, spoiled the Panthers’ plans with a 6-3 win. “This was a tough loss for the team today. We had a few spots come up with great wins, but overall just couldn’t push through to do what it takes for a team victory,” Norfolk coach Kaleb Kreikemeier said.
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1 month ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
Track conditions were at a premium Saturday night at Off Road Speedway, creating opportunities for competitive racing in all classes. With two lines available for drivers to choose, on either the high or low sides of the track, the racing was not only fast but also closely-contested because of the ability to pass on the inside or outside–which brought a couple multi-car pile-ups into play.
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1 month ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
The Kearney Bearcats proved to be an unsolvable problem for the Norfolk High girls tennis team. Kearney defeated the Panthers 8-1 in varsity action as the team honored its two seniors–Kyra Carlsen and Helena Frey. Once again, however, Norfolk continued the improvement coach Kaleb Kreikemeier said he sees in his young Norfolk team.
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1 month ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
A starting position in the front row was no guarantee for success in any of the six “A” features at Off Road Speedway Saturday night. In fact, row two produced more winners–three–than any other grid location, and a couple drivers made it into Victory Lane from well back in the field. Cory Dumpert, Off Road Speedway’s IMCA Late Models track champion a year ago, got his first win of the 2025 season at the track after making the most of a second row starting spot.
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1 month ago | 
norfolkdailynews.com | Randy Pospishil
The Norfolk High girls tennis squad lost in dual action to Sergeant Bluff-Luton Thursday afternoon. The Warriors controlled singles play, winning all six varsity matches, and also came out on top in two of the three doubles competitions, while accumulating an 8-1 victory. But Panthers coach Kaleb Kreikemeier felt that his squad showed characteristics suggesting a positive stretch run the remainder of the season.
