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  • Conference basketball tournament tips off Monday

    Jan 29, 2025

    The Greater Nebraska Activities Conference Basketball Tournament will begin Monday, Feb. 3. Girls' games will take place Monday at Elkhorn Valley and West Holt. In Tilden, the top-seeded Lady Falcons will meet Plainview at 6 p.m. Summerland, entering as the five seed, will meet Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:30. West Holt will face Lutheran High Northeast at 6 in Atkinson. Hartington-Newcastle and Neligh-Oakdale will meet in the nightcap. The second round of the girls' bracket will be played at...

  • Milestone Moment

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jan 29, 2025

    Ethan Kester's victory over West Holt's Tagen Kramer at Thursday's Greater Nebraska Activities Conference wrestling tournament took just one minute and 32 seconds, but it reflected years of hard work and dedication. With the first-round pin, the Summerland junior secured his 100th career win, joining Alex and Jesse Thiele in the Bobcats' exclusive 100-win club. "He is only the third wrestler to do it as a Bobcat," coach Dan Roeber said. "He has bigger goals both for the season and his career,...

  • Boys finished sixth at conference wrestling

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jan 29, 2025

    The Summerland Bobcats boys wrestling team earned a sixth-place finish at the Greater Nebraska Activities Conference wrestling meet, held Jan. 23 at Neligh-Oakdale High School. The team scored 43 points in a competitive field. Coach Dan Roeber emphasized the importance of the meet as a benchmark for the team's progress heading into the final stretch of the season. "Conference was a good chance for the Bobcats to see where we are as the season gets closer to the end," Roeber said. "We have a lot...

  • Lady Cats bring home conference runner-up trophy

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jan 29, 2025

    The Summerland girls wrestling team earned runner-up honors at the inaugural Greater Nebraska Activities Conference wrestling meet, held Jan. 23 at Neligh-Oakdale. Coach Dan Roeber praised the team's effort, saying, "It was exciting to see our girls come away with the runner-up honors in the inaugural GNAC conference meet." Summerland saw several standout performances, including four individual champions. Jaelyn Shaver (25-7) dominated the 190 class, scoring 23 team points. She pinned Addyson...

  • Play cast, crew prepare for performance

    Nov 13, 2024

    Summerland Public School's one-act play production team will compete in the Greater Nebraska Activities Conference contest on Nov. 19 at Elkhorn Valley. Summerland is scheduled to perform at 12:30 p.m. The Bobcat team will perform "Dirge," by Jerome McDonough. The contest begins at 9 a.m., with Neligh-Oakdale taking the stage, followed by Plainview, 9:45; West Holt, 10:30; Hartington-Newcastle, 11:15; Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 1:15; Lutheran High Northeast at 2 and EV at 2:45. The award ceremony is slated to begin at 4 p.m....

  • Robertson, Ahlers named to conference volleyball team

    Nov 13, 2024

    Lydia Robertson and Bailey Ahlers receive all-conference accoldades from the Greater Nebraska Activities Conference. Award winners were announced last week....

  • Conference choral clinic planned at SPS

    Nov 6, 2024

    On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Summerland Public School will host the first Greater Nebraska Activities Conference vocal clinic. Celeste Ditter, Columbus Middle School vocal instructor, will be coming to work with 120 students from across the conference. "There will be a 5:30 p.m. concert in the Summerland gym," said Emily Heithoff, SPS music instructor. The conference choir will be singing four songs and there will be a director-nominated honor choir performing one song. "There will also be performances from other conference choirs," Heithoff...

  • Bobcat runners show improvement at conference meet

    Oct 16, 2024

    No medals. Just a lot of experience and personal bests. That describes the Summerland high school cross country teams' results from the first-ever Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference meet, held Oct 10 at the Plainview Country Club. Senior Lenora Kester was seconds away from a medal. She finished 17th, running 24:35.45. Carlee Livingston was two spots behind Kester. She placed 19th, running 25:17.32. Aubrey Parker ended 27th in the field of 34 runners. She cross the line in 27:52.62. West Holt c...

  • School board approves staff hires

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Aug 14, 2024

    Two new paraprofessionals hires were approved Monday by the Summerland Public School Board of Education during its regular meeting. Superintendent Molly Aschoff told the board that administration had posted a job notice for a special education/Title 1 para position, with a van route to the Central Learning Center in Clearwater. During that period, a late para resignation was received. Elementary principal Cathy Cooper said four or five applications were received and three individuals were...

  • Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference finalized, details released

    Apr 17, 2024

    In an exciting development for high school athletics and activities in Northeast Nebraska, eight schools have announced the formation of the Greater Northeast Activities Conference . The participating schools include Elkhorn Valley, Hartington-Newcastle, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Lutheran High Northeast, Neligh-Oakdale, Plainview, Summerland and West Holt for the 2024-2025 school year. The decision to establish the GNAC comes as a testament to the shared commitment of these schools to enhance...