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If perfect weather for a track and field meet exists, Mother Nature provided a picture perfect backdrop at Friday's Class C NSAA State Track and Field Championships, at Omaha Burke Stadium. Photos from the State Track and Field Championships are available at https://summerlandadvocatemessenger.zenfolio.com/p417857983. Junior Trevor Thomson advances to tomorrow's 100m finale. Thomson won the first heat, running 11.12. In Saturday's championship race, scheduled to run at 3:25 p.m., Thomson will...
The Lady Bobcat track and field team scored 60 points, finishing sixth in the Niobrara Valley Conference track and field meet, held May 3, in Atkinson. Hadley Cheatum brought home four gold medals. She finished first in the 800m, running 2:29.81. In the 100m hurdles, she crossed the tape in 16.62 and ran 1:00.66 in the 400m. A time for her championship run in the 300m hurdles was unavailable. Other Bobcat medalists included Lenora Kester: 100m hurdles, eighth, 19.05; Aislynn Kester: 3200m,...
Two Lady Bobcats will represent Summerland in four events in the 2022 Nebraska State Activities Association Class C Track and Field Championships. Bailey Ahlers and Hadley Cheatum qualified for the state's best of the best, Thursday, at the Class C5 district track meet, in Atkinson. The Lady Cats finished seventh in team standings, scoring 42 points. Battle Creek claimed the team title with 104 points. Ahlers, a freshman, cleared 5' 1" in the long jump, a personal record. The jump placed her...
Niobrara/Verdigre won the team title in the girls' division of the inaugural Summerland Track and Field Invite, held April 26. The Cougars scored 119 points en route to the championship. St. Mary's finished second, scoring 108 points. Summerland ended third, with 89 points. Hadley Cheatum earned gold in two events. In the 800m, Cheatum outlasted Jayna Guggenmos, of CWC, to win gold in 2:2.15. She finished one second ahead of Andrea Sucha, N/V, in the 100m hurdles. Cheatum crossed the tape in 16.26. Additional Bobcat medalists include: Emily...
Summerland track and field teams will be represented Thursday at the 28th annual Northeast Nebraska Track and Field Classic. Hadley Cheatum will compete in two events. At 6:20 p.m., she will run the 400m. Cheatum qualified with the second fastest time, 60.03. Laney Kathol, of Hartington Center Catholic leads the field, with a time of 58.85. At 6:45 p.m., Cheatum will lead the field in the 300m hurdles. She enters as the top seed, at 47.85. Trevor Thomson qualified in two individual events. At...
Four members of the Summerland girls' track and field team earned medals, Thursday, at the Tom Martin/Wausa Invitational held in Pierce. The Bobcat squad finished seventh, scoring 41 points. Pierce won the 12-field meet,with 112 points Hadley Cheatum sprinted to a gold medal in the 300m hurdles. She crossed the finish line in the 300m hurdles nearly a second ahead of the second-place finisher, Abrielle Nelson of Wausa. Cheatum finished second in two races. In the 400m, she ran 1:00.76, while in...
Summerland girls' track and field team scored 33 points to finish eighth in the O'Neill Invite, held April 12. South Sioux City claimed the top spot, with 105 points. Hadley Cheatum won gold in the 400m, finishing in 1:00.03, a personal record. Cheatum staked her claim to fame in the 800m race, winning in 2:36.40. In the 300m hurdles, Cheatum crossed the tape in 49.12, to pick up her third gold of the meet. Other Bobcat competitors and results include: Bailey Ahlers: high jump, fifth, 4' 8";...
Summerland's girls' track team finished fourth and the boys' team, fifth, at the North Central Track and Field Invite, held April 4, in Bassett. West Holt claimed the girls' title, scoring 112 points. Hadley Cheatum finished with three gold medals. She ran 1:04.23 in the 400m and set the pace in the 800m, finishing in 2:39.97. In the 300m hurdles, she ran 51.04 and picked up the gold medal. Other Bobcat performers and their placings include: Bailey Ahlers: high jump, fourth, 4' 8"; Aislynn...
Hadley Cheatum earned two gold medals and Bailey Ahlers started her high school track career with a first-place finish in high jump, Saturday, at the Wayne State Track Invite. Cheatum ran 1:03.34 to win the gold in the 400m and cleared the 300m hurdles in 51.09 to secure first place. Ahlers cleared 4' 9" in high jump to earn gold. She leaped 28' 1" for a seventh-place finish in triple jump. Other Bobcat medalists and results include: Lizette Marino: second, 200m, 29.71; fourth, 100m, 13.76;...
The Summerland High School Quiz Bowl team finished in third place, Feb. 22, at the Educational Service Unit 8 Quiz Bowl contest. The team won five matches and lost two rounds throughout the day. Lutheran High Northeast and Norfolk Senior High School finished in the top two spots. Team members participating in the meet included Cassidy Bearinger, Jacob Behnk, Mason Hoke, Hadley Cheatum, Levi Cronk....
The Lady Bobcats finished the 2021-2022 campaign with a 12-10 record, following a 62-56 loss to Elgin Public/Pope John in the first round of the D1-6 subdistrict, Feb. 15, at Humphrey. "I was really proud of how our girls competed against a very good EPPJ team last night," Coach Greg Appleby said. On Feb. 10, the Wolfpack beat Summerland by 22 points. What a difference five days makes. "With 30 seconds left (in the subdistrict game, we had a four-point game and gave ourselves a chance," Appleby said. "We really played hard and executed the...
Summerland juniors and seniors who have accumulated a 3.5 grade-point average through their junior or senior year are named to the Niobrara Valley Conference Principal's All-Conference Academic Team. Students receiving the honor include (front row, l-r): Emily Nordby, Dillon Moser, Mason Hoke, David Arroyo, Cassidy Bearinger, Charlie Anson, Jacob Behnk, Madison Melcher, Calissa Kester; (middle row, l-r): Emily Ahlers, Danielle Schrunk, Emma Hoffman, Emma Funk, Lena Bolling, Harper Klabenes,...
Summerland escaped heavy pressure from Creighton when the Bulldogs visited, Jan. 11. The Bobcats picked up a 37-33 win, as Hadley Cheatum poured in 14 points and nabbed nine rebounds. Adyson Mlnarik contributed 13 points. Coach Greg Appleby said his squad started out the week well, with a good win over a quality Creighton team. "We had a great team defensive effort and were able to down the Bulldogs, 37-33," he said. Statistics vs Creighton Lydia Robertson: 2p, 3r, 1to, 1a Preslie Robertson:...
Adyson Mlnarik scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds, leading Summerland to a 48-40 win over Tri County Northeast, in the Summerland Holiday Tournament championship game. Summerland jumped to an 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the second quarter belonged to the visiting team. Tri County scored 20 second-quarter points and limited Summerland to half a dozen. The Bobcats trailed at the end of the third quarter, 33-29 and played strong defense in the final stanza,...
The Bobcat girls' and boys' basketball teams were slated to play for the Summerland Holiday Tournament championships, Tuesday evening. The Advocate-Messenger went to press prior to tipoff. Complete coverage will appear in the Jan. 6 edition. Girls' bracket Summerland girls met CWC in the first round and downed the Renegades, 56-38 to advance to the final. Adyson Mlnarik finished in double digits, scoring 21 points, in the win. Emily Nordby pulled down six rebounds. Statistics vs CWC: Lydia Rober...
It was full charge ahead for the Summerland girls' basketball team as they cruised past Riverside, 59-15, in an away game. Adyson Mlnarik paced the Bobcats with 20 points. Hadley Cheatum added a dozen for the win. Head coach Greg Appleby said, "Our defensive pressure was really good, which turned our opponents over numerous times and allowed us to get out in transition to get some easy buckets."...
The weather outside may have been frightful, but the Bobcat victory against Boyd County was delightful, as the Lady Cats advance to 3-1 on the season following the 54-15 win. The teams played Saturday in Spencer. Adyson Mlnarik led the Bobcats with 23 points. Harper Klabenes pulled down four rebounds and added half a dozen points. Coach Greg Appleby said he was pleased with his team’s performance in Saturday’s win, as well as Tuesday’s victory over Riverside. “We were also better in half-court offensive execution in both games and we will ne...
The Lady Bobcats jumped out to a 15-4 first-quarter lead and never looked back in the Dec. 2 season opener, as they dominated Neligh-Oakdale, 54-18. Summerland poured on the points in the second quarter, extending the margin to 34-7 by halftime. The Bobcats continued to add double digits to the score in the third quarter, outscoring the Warrios 16-6. A running clock went into effect at the beginning of the final quarter, as the Bobcats added another five points. Head Coach Greg Appleby called...
Five Bobcat volleyball players received post-season honors from the Niobrara Valley Conference. Awards were announced Tuesday morning. Junior Hadley Cheatum and sophomore Adyson Mlnarik were named to the first team. They join Elgin Public/Pope John players Ashlynne Charf, Lexi Bode, Skyler Meis and Taylynne Charf; Brooke Wilcox and Carney Black, Elkhorn Valley; Lorissa Reiman and Mya Hedstrom, St. Mary's; and Lexi Schroder and Sydney Estill, Stuart. Freshman Lydia Robertson was selected for the...
The Bobcat varsity volleyball team was eliminated from subdistrict play, Monday, after ending the evening with a 1-1 record. In the opening match, Summerland swept Neligh-Oakdale, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-23. Lydia Robertson and Hadley Cheatum set the pace, landing 10 kills apiece. Preslie Robertson served three aces and Ella Bolling added two perfect serves. The win set up a match with top-seeded Howells-Dodge. Summerland came out swinging, stunning the Jaguars, 25-21. The Bobcats lost some of their...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team played five matches last week, picking up two wins. Elkhorn Valley The visiting Lady Falcons spoiled a parents' night win, Tuesday, Oct. 12. Summerland used momentum to win the first two sets 25-22 and 25-19. But Elkhorn Valley answered the call and sent the match to five sets, with wins of 25-20, 25-23 and 15-13. Hadley Cheatum contributed 18 kills. Emily Nordby contributed strong net play, recording five blocks. Preslie Robertson finished with eight ace...
After dropping a 23-25 set to Neligh-Oakdale, the Bobcats roared back and added a win to their record, Thursday. Summerland won the last three sets, 25-17, 28-26 and 25- 12, in a match played in Neligh. Three players landed in double digits in the kills category. Hadley Cheatum led the team with 16, Ady Mlnarik added 13 and Lydia Robertson contributed 10. Harper Klabenes and Cheatum led the Bobcats in digs, recording 20 apiece. The Bobcats travel to O'Neill St. Mary's, Thursday and enter...
Summerland won the first of a four-set match against North Central, Sept. 30, but the Lady Knights spoiled any chance of a Bobcat homecoming week victory. After winning 25-17, the Lady Bobcats lost the next three, 10-25, 23-25 and 23-25. Emily Nordby showed versatility on the court, landing seven kills, nailing one solo block, sailing an ace serve and digging two balls. Adyson Mlnarik and Emma Kerkman each finished with seven kills. On Sept. 28, Summerland battled Niobrara/Verdigre and Boyd...
After capturing a victory against O'Neill High School last Tuesday, the Bobcat volleyball team fell to Humphrey/Lindsey Holy Family, in a home match, Sept. 23. Summerland claimed a two-point win, 25-23, in set one. O'Neill powered back to take set two, 25-9. The Bobcats fought back in the final set to win, 25-15. Against the Eagles, nine Lady Bobcats finished on the stat chart. Adyson Mlnarik led the team with seven kills. Emily Nordby landed six spikes. Harper Klabenes, in the libero position,...
Homecoming week kicks off for Summerland students, Monday, Sept. 27. Student council members have planned a week full of activities to promote Bobcat pride that will lead to the crowning of the king and queen, during halftime, of the Oct. 1 football game, in Orchard. Students will have opportunities to earn points for their class, with a spirit trophy being awarded at the end of the week. Spirit week begins with five opportunities to show off school spirit. Students are encouraged to wear a...
