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The Summerland girls' wrestling team heads into district competition this weekend at Madison High School. On Friday, competition at the A-2 district meet is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Wrestling will start at 10 a.m., Saturday. Thirty-six schools will participate in the quest for a trip to the state tournament. In addition to Summerland, teams competing include from Bancroft-Rosalie, Battle Creek, Boone Central, Columbus, Creighton, Crofton-Bloomfield, David city, Elgin Public/Pope John, Elkhorn Valley, Homer, Logan View, Lyons-Decatur...
The Summerland wrestling team placed 13th at Saturday's Battle Creek Invitational. Nineteen teams competed and, at the end of the day, the host team secured the team title, surpassing Crofton/Bloomfield by eight points, 184.5 to 176.5. The Bobcats ended with 42 points and all eight competitors earned medals. Ethan Kester won bronze in the 126-pound class. He pinned Ponca's Thomas Beavers, in 1:18, and won an 8-4 decision over BC's Jaxon Hassler to advance to the championship bracket. Trev Arlt,...
Four Bobcat wrestlers earned medals, Saturday, at the Summerland Bobcat Invite. Summerland finished seventh in team standings, scoring 67.5 points. South Sioux City claimed the top spot in the 15-team tourney, while Wisner-Pilger took home the runner-up trophy. Freshman Ethan Kester received the silver medal in the 126-pound class. He opened competition with a win, by fall, in 2:36, over Elgin Public/Pope John's Grady Drueke. In the semifinal, Kester pinned Aydan Kloppenborg, St. Mary's, in...
Summerland wrestlers finished third in the gold division, Saturday, at the Battle Creek Duals meet. Lincoln Southwest won the purple championship division, with wins over Battle Creek and Schuyler. https://summerlandadvocatemessenger.zenfolio.com/p289253447 The Bobcats faced a tough Class A opponent in Lincoln Southwest. The Silver Hawks dominated, earning a 73-3 win. Ethan Kester picked up the lone win for Summerland, with a 6-0 decision over Ryder Kruse in the 126-pound class. Wrestling in...
Raina Krebs brought home a second-place medal, Saturday, from the Battle at the Point girls' wrestling invitational, held in West Point. Summerland finished 19th in the 30-team field, scoring 36 points. South Sioux City topped the field, with 192 points and Grand Island, Pierce, Crofton-Bloomfield and Omaha North rounded out the top five. Krebs opened competition in the 235-pound division by pinning Alexis Anderson, Battle Creek, in :34. In the quarter final, Krebs battled Allee Jo Inzauro, of...
Summerland wrestlers earned two medals at the 2022 Nebraska State Individual Wrestling Championships, held Feb. 17 - 19, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. Seniors Logan Mueller and Colton Thiele closed their high school careers with trips to the medal round. Wrestling in the 285 class, Mueller opened the meet with an 8-1 decision over Andrew Koehlmoos, of St. Mary's. In the quarterfinal, Jordy Baland, of Doniphan-Trumbull, fought off the Bobcat powerhouse, earning a 4-2 decision. The loss sent...
The season continues for five members of the Bobcat boys' wrestling squad after advancing to the 2022 Nebraska School Activities Association Individual Wrestling Championships. Freshman Keaton Thiele and seniors Alex Arroyo, Colton Thiele, Wyatt Chipps and Logan Mueller will represent Summerland in the Class D boys' division. They earned spots after competing in the Class D-2 district, Feb. 11 and 12, at Pleasanton. Also competing in this weekend's girls' state championship will be freshman...
Day one of the 2022 Nebraska School Activities Association Class D Individual State Wrestling Tournament is in the books and one Summerland wrestler will advance to the semifinal. Colton Thiele, who enterered the meet with a 28-6 record at 195, opened with a 9-4 win over Morrill's Michael Morgan. In the quarterfinal, Thiele earned a hard-fought win, by fall, over Ashton Hawkins, of Axtell. The win came with 43 seconds remaining in the third period. Thiele will face Sid Miller, of Anselmo-Merna,...
Lenora Kester's name will forever be written on the first page of the first chapter of the Summerland Bobcat girls' wrestling team. In its inaugural season, six Bobcat girls' wrestlers have honed their skills on the mat and entered district competition, Feb. 4 and 5, competing against schools of all sizes in the Nebraska School Activities Association girls' district two at West Point-Beemer. The Bobcats finished 11th in the 21-team field, scoring 31 points. Pierce claimed the team title, with...
Mullen scored 166 points en route to the Central Valley Wrestling Invite title, Friday, in Greeley. Tri-County earned the runner-up trophy, with 141.5 points and Summerland placed third, scoring 106 points. Jesse Thiele earned silver in the 132-pound class. He lost, by fall, in 1:30, to Javier Marino, High Plains Community, in the championship match. Alex Arroyo finished third in the 160-pound division. In the final match, he defeated Mullen’s Andrew Harvey. Kendrick Schroeder placed fourth at 170. Dylan Pooschke, of Overton, won the t...
It came down to the final match and, at the end, Elkhorn Valley scored one more point than the Summerland Bobcats to earn the 2022 Niobrara Valley Conference duals title. North Central finished third and Neligh-Oakdale, fourth. Against Summerland, the Falcons picked up wins in five middle-weight classes early in the dual. Alex Thiele dropped an 11-10 decision to Nathan Halsey in the 126 class, while Jesse Thiele was pinned by Zach Hartl, in four minutes, in the 132-pound division. The Bobcats...
Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the school. President Ed Nordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Jan. 12, 2022, newspapers, to order at 7:02 p.m. Visitors were welcomed. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. All board members were present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Hoke, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele,...
If Saturday’s wrestling invite in West Point proved anything, it showed girls’ wrestling is a thriving sport in the state of Nebraska. Twenty-two schools descended on the Cuming County town to fight for bragging rights. At the end of the day, Summerland sophomore Lenora Kester grasped the sixth-place medal in the 107-pound division. Following a first-round bye, Kester pinned Morgan Brahmer, of Fremont, in 2:37. She dropped a third-round match to Jasmine Morales, of Grand Island, who pinned Keste...
The Bobcat boys' wrestling squad scored 146 points and tied the host team for second place at Saturday's Howells-Dodge wrestling invite. Guardian Angels Central Catholic won the team title with 158 points. Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller earned gold medals in the 195- and 285-pound divisions, respectively. Six other wrestlers - Alex Thiele, Jesse Thiele, Keaton Thiele, Alex Arroyo, Wyatt Chipps and Connor Thomson - brought home hardware. Mueller moved quickly through his bracket, picking up...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION November 16, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the school. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the Nov. 10 newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: none. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 13, following the budget and tax request hearings, in the school board room. President Nordby opened the budget hearing, which was published in the paper on Sept. 8 at 6:28 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele. Absent: Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the absence of Jeremy Wagner. Voting aye:...
Three members of the Summerland Bobcat youth wrestling program qualified for the state tournament, March 20-21, in Grand Island. Qualifying took place Saturday, March 6, at district competition held in O'Neill. Bobcats advancing to the state meet includeGabe Kester, Bentley Benson and Logan Kester. Benson finished second in his division. Both Kester wrestlers placed fourth in their respective divisions....
Four Summerland wrestlers entered the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships with common goals: perform to the best of their ability and bring home a piece of hardware. Here's a look at the two-day tournament and each wrestler's path through the bracket. LOGAN MUELLER ~ 285 In his first-ever appearance at the state tournament, Logan Mueller marched his way to the championship match. On Wednesday, he faced George Fraher, of Guardian Angels Central Catholic....
Four Bobcat wrestlers will advance to the Nebraska School Activities Association Class D State Championships Meet, scheduled to begin Wednesday, Feb. 17 and continue Feb. 18, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. Colton Thiele will make a return trip to Omaha after finishing second in the 195 class. Thiele began with a bye and downed Bryson Warner, Southern Valley, by an 8-4 decision. That set up a run for first place, where he met Bobby Evans, of Cambridge. Thiele dropped a 7-3 decision, bringing home...
Foresight. Summerland senior Rafe Grebin relied on it prior to Friday's Central Valley Invite. "I knew I needed to pick up at least three wins without any losses to even up my record so that I am seed-able for subdistricts," he said. Once he saw the bracket for the 126-pound division, he realized he wasn't going to get as many matches. He looked at the eight-man bracket and that's when he knew what he needed to do. "At that moment, I realized that I needed to win the tournament. I had to go 3-0...
Six Bobcat wrestlers earned medals at Saturday's Wisner-Pilger Invitational. Led by junior Colton Thiele, who won the 195-pound championship, the Bobcats tied for fourth, scoring 112 points. Omaha Bryan earned the team title, with 179 points. Ralston placed second, with 160 points, while East Butler ended third, accumulating 118 points. Howells-Dodge tied with the Bobcats. Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-team field were Clarkson-Leigh, Wakefield, Stanton, Wisner-Pilger and Lutheran High...
The Bobcat junior varsity wrestling team tied for sixth, Monday, at the Wisner-Pilger Invite, accumulating 63 points in a field of a dozen teams. Schuyler claimed the top position, scoring 207.5 points. Logan View finished second, with 140, followed by Wayne, 107; Battle Creek, 103; Clarkson-Leigh, 69.5. Pierce tied with the Cats in the sixth-place spot. Jesse Thiele finished first in the 120-pound class, finishing 5-0, with four wins by decision and one win by fall. Alex Thiele placed second in...
Eight letter winners return to the Bobcat wrestling squad for the 2020-21 season. Coach Dan Roeber expects Anthony Ferris, Alex Thiele, Rafe Grebin, Eli Thiele, Alex Arroyo, Colton Thiele, Wyatt Chipps and Logan Mueller to lead the team. Other team members include Daley Bearinger, Jesse Thiele, Spencer Kester, Kendrick Schroeder, Tyler Bellar, Christian Behnk, Melany Mendoza, Julie Olivan, Ammy Arroyo and Calissa Kester. In preparing for the season, Roeber and his company of coaches, including...
Summerland School's wrestling team will take a temporary break from competition. Per the school's information system, "Summerland wrestling will be shut dwon until Dec. 28, due to COVID-relate illnesses and quarantines." The team will not hold practices or attend meets. Originally, the grapplers were scheduled to participate in a varsity wrestling duel at Battle Creek, tomorrow, at 9 a.m., as well as the EPPJ wrestling Invite, scheduled for Dec. 19. Questions may be directed to Principal Mike...
Members of the Bobcat wrestling squad for 2020-2021 include: (l-r): Julie Olivan, Melany Mendoza, Daley Bearinger, Anthony Ferris, Christian Behnk; (back row, l-r): Calissa Kester, Logan Mueller, Wyatt Chipps, Colton Thiele, Kendrick Shroeder and Rafe Grebin. A complete roster of wrestling team members was unavilable at press time....
