Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Pricking his finger with a small needle, Anthony Warrior squeezed a drop of blood onto the test strip. As he saw the number illuminate, the then-40-year-old Absentee Shawnee citizen and Muskogee descendant knew his days of bad eating had caught up with him. With his weight nearing 500 pounds and his blood sugar dangerously high, Warrior was facing a future of possible blindness, kidney failure and limb amputation – all complications of unchecked diabetes. If he didn't address his eating h...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held Saturday, April 1 at the community center. "An awesome lineup of 160 registered lifters from across the Midwest competed," said organizer Jeff Shabram. "This year's meet was the largest sanctioned AAU meet ever in Nebraska, so three lifting platforms were required to accommodate the extremely large crowd in the Orchard gym. It was the 16th year for the Orchard meet." Twelve Summerland powerlifters competed Saturday. "These 12 lift...
A two-quarter dry spell for Summerland’s offense resulted in lopsided loss, Sept. 25, as Neligh-Oakdale manhandled the home team, 68-14. The Bobcats struck first when Dalton Rotherham intercepted an Aiden Kuester pass and ran 30 yards for a quick six. Trevor Thomson scooted in for the PAT, giving Summerland an 8-0 lead. Kuester answered with a 20-yard run of his own, and when Conor Dempsey tiptoed into the end zone, the Warriors evened the score at eight apiece. Julien Hearn added a 50-yard p...
Twelve Summerland powerlifters traveled to Midland University in Fremont, Feb. 8, for the Midland Warrior High School Powerlifting Invitational. Coach Jeff Shabram said it was a good-sized meet, with 64 lifters competing. "With a lineup of excellent competition from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, the Bobcat lifters competed very well and did an excellent job in representing our school and communities," the coach said. Summerland earned top honors in overall boys' team scoring. Columbus...
Friday evening didn't turn into the start of the season the Cyclones were hoping for. After a bit of back and forth scoring routes, the Warriors took control of the game, picking up a 36-22 win at home. Neligh-Oakdale's Hunter Charf landed in the end zone first, scoring on a two-yard run. The PAT failed. Eli Macke answered for the Cyclones, taking it in from the 10-yard line. The PAT failed. Charf found the end zone again, when he connected with Julien Hearn for a 60-yard pass. The PAT was...
