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While a few tears flowed Saturday, most of the members of the Summerland Public School class of 2024 beamed during commencement exercises held in the main gym. The Summerland band played the processional. Adyson Mlnarik and Superintendent Kyle Finke welcomed faculty, family and guests. Pastor Mark Hoffman urged the class to live their best lives before leading the assembly in prayer. A packed house watched 19 students receive diplomas and listened to words of wisdom from co-valedictorians...
Scholarship Recipients CHRISTIAN BEHNK UNL Husker Power Scholarship UNL O & G Kammerer Scholarship Paul D. Cooper Scholarship KELTON BRUHN Northeast Community College Livestock Judging Scholarship ALANNA DOLL Creighton University Award Scholarship Menard Family Business Scholarship Father John Labaj Scholarship The John Greer Memorial Scholarship Timothy J. Thramer Memorial Scholarship AISLYNN KESTER NECC Scholastic Contest Waiver Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Scott L. Reynolds...
Summerland Public School will bid farewell to its graduating class, Saturday, May 4. Commencement exercises will begin at 3 p.m., at the school, located at 51293 857th Road, Ewing. Summerland band, under the direction of Emily Heithoff, will play the processional. Superintendent Kyle Finke will present the welcome and the senior welcome will be presented. Principal Zach Rosenboom will announce senior scholarships, followed by the valedictorian's and salutatorian's addresses. Honor graduates...
The Bobcat golf team teed off for the first time this season, April 4, at a quad held at the Antelope Country Club in Neligh. Coach Tom Thramer said the first meet went well. "With the weather the past couple of weeks, we haven't been able to get out and practice much and it showed some yesterday. I look for our guys to keep improving each and every meet." Michael Koenig and Dylan Rotherham set the pace, shooting 48. Dane Miller carded a 51, while Sam Cheatum and Christian Behnk shot 53 and 54,...
Summerland's junior class hosted the junior-senior prom, Saturday, April 6, at the school. Following photos in an enchanted forest, students participated in the Grand March....
In what may have been the most complete game they've played this season, the Summerland boys' team knew when to apply pressure and make it count. The Bobcats dismantled Perkins County, 65-34, in the C2-6 district final, played Feb. 27 at Kearney Catholic. The Bobcats took a 12-10 lead after the first quarter and went on an unmatched scoring spree in the second and third quarters to secure the win and a trip to the state tournament. Coach Brett Kaczor said, "The district game was the most...
It took a fourth-quarter run resulting in 21 points for the Summerland Bobcats to defeat the Elgin Public/Pope John Wolfpack, 42-33. The teams played Feb. 8 in Elgin. Preston Hoke, who took a hit and landed on the gym floor late in the fourth quarter, led the Bobcats with 11 points. Parker Napier added nine to the cause. Statistics vs EPPJ: Napier: 9p, 1r, 2s Sam Cheatum: 6p, 3r, 3a, 1to Alec Schindler: 6p, 6r, 1a, 5s, 3to Carter Bergman, 4p, 2r, 1a, 2s, 1to Barrett Stearns: 3p, 2to Michael Koenig: 2p, 1r, 1a, 1b, 3to Hoke: 11p, 5r, 2a, 2s,...
On a misty Saturday evening, West Holt boys' basketball team and fans flooded the Summerland court after knocking off the Bobcats, 55-49, in the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament Championship. The Bobcats had the potential to defeat the Huskies for a third time this season but West Holt went on a 22-8 run in the second quarter to secure the win. "In the championship, I think West Holt just wanted it a little bit more than us. It's hard enough to beat somebody twice in a year, let alone...
Summerland's boys' basketball squad opened holiday tournament play with a solid win over West Holt and met a physical Ainsworth team, Saturday, who handed the Bobcats a loss. In Thursday's game against the Huskies, Summerland opened with a 17-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and stretched the margin to 32-25 at the half. Then, the Bobcat defense upped its game, holding West Holt to 13 second-half points to secure a 61-38 win. The Bobcats shot 53% from the two-point range and made 10-15...
Michael Koenig poured in 16 points, while Preston Hoke scored a dozen in Friday's 63-19 lopsided win over Niobrara/Verdigre. Still, head coach Brett Kaczor said his team did not get off to a great start. "We gave up two offensive rebounds and turned the ball over three times in the first couple minutes of the game and found ourselves down 0-4 right away," he said. Summerland jumped out to a 29-4 lead in the first quarter and extended the spread to 44-11 by the half. Part way through the third...
Three players landed in double digits in Summerland's Thursday season opener against Neligh-Oakdale. Sam Cheatum connected for 18, Alec Schindler, 15, and Michael Koenig, 14, in the Bobcats 72-30 lopsided victory. The Bobcats jumped to a 30-4 first-quarter advantage and hit 56 points by the midway mark. "We got off to a quick start," Head Coach Brett Kaczor said. "Our defensive pressure caused a lot of havoc that led to transition buckets. We weren't overly efficient in our half-court offense,...
Sam Cheatum scored four touchdowns, in Friday's Class D1 football playoff game against Stanton, but it wasn't enough to defeat the unbeaten Mustangs. Stanton claimed a 60-30 win to advance to the field of eight teams in the 2023 NSAA State Football Championships bracket. Coach TomThramer said he thought the team competed well against Stanton. "We obviously didn't win the game, but we stuck in it until the final whistle which I am proud of our kids for. We aren't quite at the level of Stanton in...
Neither wind nor a chilling rain could keep the Bobcats from finding the opposing team's end zone, Friday afternoon, as Summerland dominated North Central, 42-14. It was a one-two-three punch from Michael Koenig, who completed eight of nine passes for 199 yards, Alec Schindler, who rushed for 140 yards, and Sam Cheatum's 107-yard day in the receiving corps, that did in the Knights. The Bobcats struck first on a 40-yard pass play from Koenig to Schindler and continued with Koenig and Cheatum...
Alec Schindler finished with 200 all-purpose yards and Connor Thomson racked up another 140 yards, but it wasn't enough for the Bobcats in Friday's 62-34 loss to Plainview. Coach Tom Thramer said he thought his team did a good job of "bringing the fight to Plainview" in the first half. Both teams found the end zone once in the first quarter and the Pirates took a 28-21 lead to the locker room at the half. "We were able to get some big stops and make some big plays on offense and special teams, w...
Summerland golfers finished 10th in the 11-team field competing in the Hwy 20 Meet, held in Bassett, May 8. The Bobcats carded 403. Stuart won the team title, shooting 356 and Elgin Public/Pope John finished second, two strokes out of first. Other schools competing included Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara/Verdigre, Valentine, North Central, Boyd County, Anselmo-Merna, Ainsworth and O’Neill. Dane Miller led the Bobcats, shooting 92. He finished in a tie for 19th. Matthew Potter finished 33rd, shooting 100; Kelton Bruhn, 37th, 105; Christian Behnk, 5...
Summerland shot 386 at the May 3 Niobrara/Verdigre Golf Invite. The Bobcats finished in seventh place. Neligh-Oakdale claimed the team title with 341. Elgin Public/Pope John and Boyd County both shot 353, followed by N/V, 371; Bloomfield, 373; Stuart, 383; Wausa, 399 and Crofton, 313. Matthew Potter led the Bobcats, carding a 90. He finished 14th. Dane Miller and Christian Behnk both finished with 97; Kelton Bruhn, 102 and Dylan Rotherham, 114. Logan Kester claimed the top medal spot in junior...
Dylan Rotherham carded a 45 at the Santee Invite, held May 1. He was only three strokes behind first-place medalist, Chase Furstenau, of Neligh-Oakdale. Bryson Gadeken finished second, with a 43. Christian Behnk ended in fifth, place shooting 50, while Matthew Potter and Kelton Bruhn both finished with 54, to finish eighth and ninth, respectively. In junior varsity competition, Logan Kester led the field with 50. Barrett Stearns shot 57, finishing fourth; Bennett Flenniken finishing fifth, shooting 58; Brandon Pruden ended in 10, shooting 77...
"It was a tough day for the Bobcats." That's how coach Bill Tabbert described competition at the Niobrara Valley Conference golf meet, held April 25, at the Antelope Country Club, in Neligh. The Bobcats shot 397, one stroke out of finishing in a tie for fourth place. Neligh-Oakdale carded a 357 to win the team title. Elgin Public/Pope John shot 361 to finish second. West Holt ended third with 371 and Niobrara/Verdigre came in fourth with 396. "Dane Miller was in a five-way tie at 14th, but lost...
Summerland golf team members rebounded from the conference meet by earning the second-place trophy at the 2023 Osmond Invitational, held April 26 at Rolling Hills Golf Course....
The Summerland varsity golf team shot 197 and finished second at an April 9 invite held at the Plainview Country Club. Summerland JV finished fourth, finishing with 214. Dane Miller led the Bobcats, finishing second after carding 45. Dylan Rotherham ended fourth, shooting 46. Barret Stearns finished with 52 and Matt Potter, 54, to place 14th and 15th. Logan Kester ended 21st with a 59. Christian Behnk, shot 47 for the JV squad. He finished fifth. Bennet Flenniken ended ninth, shooting 50 and Kelton Bruhn carded a 51, placing 11th. Matt...
The Summerland boys’ golf team tied for fourth place at its home invitational, held April 13 at Summerland Golf Course. The varisty squad shot 367 to tie Elgin Public/Pope John. Norfolk Catholic won the team title, shooting 350 and O’Neill finished second, with 360. Stuart ended in third place, with 363. Dylan Rotherham carded an 82 to place fifth in individual competition. Kellen Mlnarik ended in ninth place, with an 87 and Dane Miller tied for 13th place, shooting 90. Will Jesse, of CWC, won the individual title. He shot 76. Karter Otte, of...
The Bobcat golf season will wait until April 5 to tee off for the 2023 season when the team competes in the CWC quad at Summerland. Tee time is set for 1 p.m. Originally, Summerland was scheduled to compete March 28, in a triangular with Niobrara/Verdigre and Santee. That meet has been postponed. The team will compete in Class C2, according to head coach Bill Tabbert. Kris Tabbert will serve as assistant high school coach and lead the junior high squad. Cole Gaughenbaugh, a student teacher at Summerland, will work with the team as a volunteer...
Trivia pursuers • The Summerland high school quiz bowl team finished third in the Niobrara Valley Conference quiz bowl contest, Monday, at Elgin Public Schools. Team members include (front row, l-r): Christian Behnk, Jesse Thiele, Hadley Cheatum, Irelyn Bearinger, Brandon Pruden; (back row, l-r): Raina Krebs, Gavin Whiting and coach Jim Schutt. The team's lone loss was to West Holt. The Bobcats defeated St. Mary's to finish in third place....
