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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...
In the final night of junior Legion baseball for the 2022 season, Ainsworth traveled to Orchard to battle the Tri-County Titans in double-header action. It was a beautiful night for baseball and two very exciting games were played, according to Coach Jeff Shabram. In the first game, Tri-County lost a heart pounder, 5-9, leaving the bases loaded in the bottom half of the last inning. Starting pitcher for the Titans was Landon McAllister, with Wyatt Shabram and William Drobny pitching in relief. Runs were scored by Dane Miller, William Drobny,...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE In a rematch of a game played at the league tournament earlier last week, the Neligh Junior Legion baseball team traveled to Orchard, Friday, July 1 to play the Tri-County Titans. Neligh came away with a second victory over the Titans, 3-19. Coach Jeff Shabram said, "The best way to sum up this game is that Neligh scored 17 runs in the second inning. No baseball team can overcome that kind of misfortune." Other than that inning Neligh did not score in the first or third innings and a player crossed home plate in the fourth...
The Tri-County Titans Junior Legion team traveled to Stanton Tuesday, June 21, for baseball action with the Stanton seniors. Aside from the bottom of the second inning, it was a close game throughout. Coach Jeff Shabram said his Titan squad showed "much improvement." "Especially when compared to when Stanton traveled to Orchard to play the second game of the season," he said. The final score of Tuesday's game was Tri-County juniors, 8 and Stanton seniors, 16. Scoring for the Titans were William...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Tri-County Junior Legion baseball team traveled to Randolph, June 14, to battle another senior Legion baseball team and the Titans battled the Cardinals tough all the way to the end, only to come up just a little short, by a score of 14-17. Coach Jeff Shabram said, "Again, this was versus a seniors' team, so no harm to our record. We can all be very proud of the way these boys played Tuesday night and the grit and determination they showed all seven innings. The Titans held a...
Tri-County traveled to Neligh, June 8, for junior Legion baseball action. According to Coach Jeff Shabram, the Titans played much more inspired baseball than the week before and kept the game within striking distance going into the final last half inning, only to lose 5-13. Wyatt Shabram was the starting pitcher and threw his max pitches for the evening. Connor Thomson and Landon McAllister came in to pitch in relief. The Titan bats were hitting well Wednesday, but for the first four innings, every hit found a Neligh defender. The offense came...
The Titan baseball team was back in action Tuesday, May 31, taking on the Stanton senior Legion team in Orchard. "This was another game in which we played a seniors-only team, so no harm to our league record," Coach Jeff Shabram said. "But Stanton was a very formidable team with a lot of good hitters." Stanton started the game with hot bats and kept the pedal down the whole time, ending the game early after five innings, with a 24-3 victory over Tri-County. Titan pitchers had a tough time getting any strikes past the Stanton bats. Meanwhile,...
On Friday, June 3, the O'Neill Irish Junior Legion baseball team traveled to Orchard to take on the Tri-County Titan Juniors. The aggressive O'Neill baseball team defeated the Titans by a score of 3-18. Photos of the Titans vs. O'Neill game available at https://summerlandadvocatemessenger.zenfolio.com/p118233129. Landon McAllister was the starting Titan pitcher and started the game strong. After the first inning, the score was tied 1-1. Connor Thomson scored the first Titan run on a Wyatt...
On Tuesday, May 24, the newly-formed Tri-County Titans debuted as a Junior Legion team, when they opened the baseball season at Orchard versus Randolph. The Tri-County Titan team consists of 12 players from six different towns - Orchard, Ewing, Page, Verdigre, Niobrara and Center - in Antelope, Holt and Knox counties, with home base being Orchard American Legion Post #136. The Titans battled the whole game to keep it close and even took a one run lead into the seventh inning, only to fall by a score of 15-17. "It was an excellent experience...
Dane Miller shot a 91 and Michael Koenig carded a 95 at the May 9, Highway 20 Boys' Golf Invitational, in Bassett. Miller finished 13th and Koenig, 15th. The Bobcats placed third overall, shooting 381. Neligh-Oakdale took team honors, with 349. Valentine finished second, with 378. Other Summerland golfers competing included Kellen Mlnarik, who finished 19th, with 96; Matthew Potter, 28th, 99 and Dylan Rotherham, 31st, 101....
Summerland golfers Dylan Rotherham, Christian Behnk, Dane Miller, Matthew Potter, Kelton Bruhn, Logan Kester, Michael Koenig and Kellen Mlnarik display the Niobrara Valley Conference second- place trophy, April 26, at Summerland Golf Course. The team shot 377, finishing 10 strokes behind champion, Neligh-Oakdale. Michael Koenig led the Bobcats, shooting 89. He finished seventh. Kellen Mlnarik ended with 91, for a 10th-place finish. Totals for other Summerland golfers were not...
Bobcat golfers finished second at the Summerland Invite, played April 20, at the Summerland Golf Course. Matthew Potter, Dylan Rotherham, Kellen Mlnarik, Michael Koenig and Dane Miller competed for the varsity squad. Norfolk Catholic claimed the team title, shooting 347. Summerland finished with 382, edging out Elgin Public/Pope John, which ended with a 386. Freshman Michael Koenig made the medal cut, finishing seventh after shooting an 88. Mlnarik finished with a 95; Miller, 99; Potter, 100...
Bobcat golfers shot 422 at the Crofton Invite, held April 11. Matthew Potter finished 101, to lead Summerland. Dane Miller ended with 105; Kellen Mlnarik 106; Michael Koenig, 110; Dylan Rotherham, 118 The squad will head to Osmond, Saturday, for the Osmond Invitational. Tee off is set for 9:30 a.m....
The Bobcat golf team shot 210 in its season opener, finishing second at the Niobrara/Verdigre triangular. The host team finished with 200, claiming first place. Santee's team ended with 249. Individual medalist honors went to Jordan LaPlante, of Santee, carding a 41. Dylan Rotherham led the Bobcats with 49. Other varsity golfers included Michael Koenig, 50; Kellen Mlnarik, 53; Kelton Bruhn, 58 and Matthew Potter, 59. The Bobcat junior varsity squad finished with 248. Team members include Christian Behnk, Dane Miller, Logan Kester, Brandon...
High school quiz bowl members from the Orchard site include (front row): Trevor Thomson; (back row, l-r): Coach Jim Schutt, Avery Cheatum, Levi Cronk, Mason Hoke and Hadley Cheatum. Junior school quiz bowl members from the Orchard site include (front row): Carlee Livingston, Dane Miller; (back row, l-r): Coach Jim Schutt, Tessa Janak, Connor Thomson, Sam Cheatum and Carter Bergman....
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 8, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7:01 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to council persons prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kevin Filsinger, Steve Stearns, Kelly Kerkman, Mike Klabenes, Steve Hankla. Others present: Lauren Sh...
A celebration of life for Troy L. Miller, 57, will be held Sept. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the United Methodist Church Hall in Orchard. In honor of Troy, shoes are optional. ~~~ Troy L. Miller was born March 10, 1963, to Diana J. (Classen) McCarty and Jerry L. Miller. He graduated from Buhler High School in Buhler, Kansas, in 1981. He then returned to Orchard to work alongside his dad doing construction work around the Orchard area. In June 1992 he met Kristine (Kris) Tabbert and her daughter Kailee (Tabbert) Schrock. He quickly became an amazing...
Peewee team one spent a few weeks practicing before taking the field for games. Team members include Ryan Rifer; Aiden McAllister, Jason Shaver, Hayden Hobbs, Cohen Schindler, Dane Miller, Cash Wickersham, Landon McAllister, A.J. Hobbs, Ruger Switzer, Coy Wickersham, Coach Gunnar Shabram, Coach Jeff Shabram and Coach John Shaver....
Orchard Public schools recently announced award winners in scholastic courses. Scholarships and Awards - Denise Meyer Marine Corp Award for Male Distinguished Athlete: Gage Clifton Scholarships: Chance Boelter • UNK Distinguished Scholar Award - $3,000/year/4 years • Northeast Community College Dean’s Scholarship - $500 Gage Clifton • O & G Kammerer Scholarship to UNL - $500 • Bank of Orchard Scholarship - $500 • Loren Wilson Family Academic/Sports Scholarship - $100 Ira Lampert • Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship - $2,350/semest...
Clearwater Public School and Orchard Public School announced students who qualified for the principal's honor roll and honor roll for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. Students named to the Clearwater principal's honor roll include Jackie Olivan, Hunter Klabenes, Eli Thiele, Jacob Behnk, Aislynn Kester, Adyson Mlnarik and Kelsey Schlecht. Avery Cheatum, Kaci Wickersham, Mason Hoke, Madison Melcher, Hadley Cheatum, Levi Cronk, Gunnar Shabram, Ashley Melcher, Carter Bergman, Sam...
Orchard School junior and senior high quiz bowl teams competed in the Educational Service Unit 8 quiz bowl competition Tuesday and Wednesday. The high school team lost to Osmond in the first round and fell to Neligh-Oakdale in the consolation bracket during Tuesday's competition. Results were not available for the junior high squad....
Orchard Public School released its first quarter academic honors recently. Students receiving all A's are named to the principal's honor roll, including Cody Wickersham, Wyatt Shabram, Connor Thomson, Ashley Melcher, Moxon Fox, Sam Cheatum, Gunnar Shabram, Hadley Cheatum, Madison Melcher, Taelyn Switzer, Mason Hoke, Gage Clifton, Levi Cronk, Carter Bergman, Avery Cheatum, Kaci Wickersham and Grace Maxwell. Students who averaged 85% to 100% are named to the B honor roll. Those students include...
