Plainsmen Fall Sports Slate Opens with Four Home Matchups Today
Madrid, NE · August 31, 2026
Cooler breezes are sweeping across the stubble fields this morning as September nears. Between school bells and evening sports, today offers plenty of reasons to get out and catch up with neighbors.
The Lead
Perkins County student-athletes take center stage this afternoon as the fall sports schedule opens with a packed slate against Dundy County-Stratton. After a busy opening weekend on the road, local Plainsmen squads return to home turf for junior high volleyball in Pritchett Gym starting at 4:00 PM, followed immediately by junior high and junior varsity football games at Ed Haenfler Field.
The early-season matchups offer coaches and families their first look at the new roster lineups in competitive play. Concession stands will be running throughout the evening, and school officials encourage attendees to arrive early for prime bleacher seating. The athletic department will also broadcast the contests on its local digital stream for residents cheering from home.
Local Pulse
- County Commissioners Prepare Departmental Reviews Administrative staff at the Grant courthouse are finalizing preliminary agendas ahead of upcoming monthly budget sessions.
Today's Outlook
- High 86°F · Low 60°F — Overcast (25% chance of precipitation)
- Overcast skies keep conditions comfortable for outdoor plans, though a light layer suits the evening.
What's On Around Town
Grant: Junior High Volleyball vs. Dundy County-Stratton Perkins County High School Pritchett Gym (740 W Sherman Ave), 4:00 PM Cheer on the young Plainsmen during their first home court matchup.
Grant: JV Football vs. Dundy County-Stratton Ed Haenfler Football Field, 6:00–8:00 PM Catch the junior varsity squad competing under the early evening lights.
Spotlight & Story
- The Elliston Post Office
- Before the Lincoln Land Company formally platted the village in 1887, early cattle drovers knew the settlement as Trail City. Local homesteader John McKenzie briefly operated the territory's first mail stop as "Elliston," naming it after himself until the railroad arrived.
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