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  • General Election Results

    Oct 30, 2024

    General Election Results - Antelope County President: Harris/Walz (Democrat) Early voting 119 Precincts: 277 Trump/Pence (Pence) Early voting 562 Precincts: 2455 Oliver/ter Maat (Libertarian) Early voting 0 Precincts 11 West/Abdullah (Legal Marijuana Now) Early voting 0 Precincts 6 Stein/Kpadenou (By Petition) Early voting 2 Precincts 0 US Senator Deb Fischer (Republican) Early voting 519 Precincts 2049 Dan Osborn (By Petition) Early voting 156 Precincts 670 US Senator Pete Ricketts (Republican)...

  • Sentencings set in drug cases

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Sep 4, 2024

    Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared for pretrial hearing on a Class 1C felony, possession of more than 28 grams of methamphetamine, with intent to deliver. Pursuant to a plea agreement with Antelope County attorney Joe Smith, Escheverria pleaded guilty to an amended charge, attempted possession with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony. Kube ordered a presentence investigation and set sentencing Oct. 30. Escheverria is represented by Carney. He was remanded to the custody of Antelope County sheriff Bob Moore,...

  • Senior Season

    Aug 28, 2024

    The Bobcat fall sports teams begin the 2024 campaign Thursday, Aug. 29. At 10 a.m., the junior and senior high cross country teams will compete in the Burwell Invite at Calamus Golf Club. Bobcat volleyball teams travel to Atkinson for a triangular. Junior varsity and varsity teams will compete. At 6 p.m., Summerland will face Elkhorn Valley. West Holt will face off with the Bobcats at 7 p.m. On Friday, Aug. 30, the Bobcat football teams will battle Newman Grove/St. Ed in Newman Grove. Kickoff...

  • Top seed knocks off Titan juniors in area tournament play

    Jul 17, 2024

    The Tri-County Titan juniors opened postseason play Friday, July 12, in Creighton, for the Class C Area 1 district tournament. First round action matched the junior Titans against Adams. Adams won the game 9-0. Max Bruce was the starting pitcher, throwing two-thirds of an inning, allowing three runs on one hit and three walks. Jacob Pierzina came in relief to throw one and one-third innings. He allowed three runs on three hits, with one strikeout. Isaac Hoferer was the next Titan pitcher to...

  • Juniors kick off Creighton/Bloomfield, advance to third tourney game

    Jul 17, 2024

    The fifth time's a charm. In a fifth rematch of Tri-County Juniors playing the Creighton/Bloomfield Juniors, the Titans came out on top, 2-1, to advance to the next round of the Class C Area 1 tournament. The teams met Saturday, July 13, in Creighton. In this gem of a game, Ryan Rifer took to the mound for Tri-County and Braxton Eggerling for Creighton/Bloomfield. "Both pitchers threw complete 103-pitch, seven-inning masterpieces," said coach Jeff Shabram. What turned out to be the difference were two runs scored in the third inning for the...

  • Titan juniors end season with loss to Albion

    Jul 17, 2024

    The Tri-County Junior Titans' run for the Class C Area 1 title came to an end Sunday, July 14, as Tri-County lost to Albion 13-5, in Creighton. The Junior Titans got on the board first with a two-out RBI double by Landon Nelson scoring Ryan Rifer in the first inning. Tri-County then also made a late push with four runs scored in the fifth inning on RBI hits by Isaac Hoferer (1), Max Bruce (1), and Rifer (2). Junior Titans crossing home plate in the fifth were Levi Hoferer, Jacob Pierzina, I....

  • Juniors drop two in tourney action

    Jul 10, 2024

    The Titan juniors lost to Ord by a score of 2-11, when they met in the first round of the Elkhorn Valley Tournament in Creighton. Max Bruce was the starting pitcher, throwing three-plus innings, allowing nine runs on six hits and five walks, while striking out three batters. Jacob Pierzina came in relief to throw one inning, allowing two runs on one hit and three walks, with three strikeouts. Ord got on the board first with two runs in the first inning. Tri-County answered in the third inning on a Ryan Rifer RBI hit, scoring Pierzina. But Ord...

  • In game cut short due to weather, Titan juniors fall to Plainview

    Jun 26, 2024

    SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Tri-County Titans traveled to Plainview, Friday, June 21 for what was supposed to be a junior-senior double header. "God had other plans as weather cut the juniors' game short and cancelled the senior game," said Coach Jeff Shabram. The Tri-County juniors fell to Plainview by a score of 0-1. The game was called due to rain and lightning after four innings, which made the results official. Isaac Hoferer took to the mound for the junior Titans and threw two innings, allowing one run on two hits, four walks, and one HBP,...

  • Tri-County teams compete in Creighton tournament

    Jun 19, 2024

    SUBMITTED ARTICLE Creighton was definitely the place to be this past weekend for American Legion baseball action as nine teams were in action for the Berry Pepper Tournament, June 14 to 16. Five seniors teams competing were Tri-County, Creighton, Albion, PWG and Wagner, South Dakota. Four junior teams competing were Tri-County, Creighton, Albion and PWG. The Titans made the short trip over to Creighton for action all three days in either junior or senior games. In the first game on Friday, the junior Titans played Albion and lost the game,...

  • Titan seniors pick up overtime win Juniors fall to O'Neill

    Jun 12, 2024

    The Tri-County Titans seniors traveled to O’Neill on Tuesday, June 4, to take on the O’Neill Pinnacle Bank Irish. The Titans came away with a hard fought 7-6 win in extra innings. Wyatt Shabram was the starting pitcher, throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks, while striking out an incredible 14 O’Neill batters before exiting the mound in the seventh inning due to pitch count. Jake Schroeder came in relief to finish the seven-inning and then saved the game in the eighth. Schroder threw 1 1/3 innings allow...

  • Titans squads fall to Creighton/Bloomfield

    Jun 12, 2024

    SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Tri-County Titan seniors were back in action Sunday, June 9, at Orchard against Creighton/Bloomfield, where they lost a tight game, 6-8. Wyatt Shabram took to the mound and threw four innings allowing only one run on two hits and 2 walks, while striking out 11 batters. The Titan seniors then turned to Jake Schroeder, who allowed five runs in the fifth inning, and A.J. Hobbs, who allowed two runs combined in the sixth and seventh innings on three hits and four walks. Each...

  • Titans juniors finish 1-2 in weekend tournament action

    Jun 5, 2024

    SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Tri-County Titan juniors hit the road for the Northeast Nebraska Slugfest tournament in Pender and Wisner, June 1 and 2. In the first game on Saturday, the junior Titans played Valparaiso and lost a well-played pitcher’s duel by a score of 1-5. Ryan Rifer was the starting pitcher, allowing six hits and three walks, while striking out seven batters. “Rifer was able to pitch the entire game holding Valpo scoreless, except for the fifth inning when they scored five runs,” said coach Jeff Shabram. Tri-County had a 1-0 lead...

  • Titan seniors get extra innings win

    Jun 5, 2024

    The Tri-County Titans seniors traveled to O’Neill on Tuesday, June 4, to take on the O’Neill Pinnacle Bank Irish. The Titans came away with a hard fought 7-6 win in extra innings. Wyatt Shabram was the starting pitcher, throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks, while striking out an incredible 14 O’Neill batters before exiting the mound in the seventh inning due to pitch count. Jake Schroeder came in relief to finish the seven-inning and then saved the game in the eighth. Schroder threw 1 1/3 innings allow...

  • Juniors fall to Creighton in first contest

    May 29, 2024

    COACH JEFF SHABRAM The Tri-County Juniors fell to Creighton by a score of 6-12. The teams opened the season, May 23, in Creighton. "Ryan Rifer took to the mound and threw well (12 Ks), but the Titan juniors were just out of sync the entire game after falling behind 0-2 in the first inning," coach Jeff Shabram said. The Titans were able to put up a big third inning, scoring five runs, then followed by one run in the fourth inning. But that would be all the offense Tri-County could muster....

  • Bobcats finish fourth, send six wrestlers to medal stand

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Feb 7, 2024

    Logan Kester struck gold for the first time this season as the Bobcat junior won the 150-pound division at Saturday's Wakefield Invite. Other medalists for the Bobcats included Austin Mendoza, Ethan Kester, Jesse Thiele, Matthew Umphress and AJ Hobbs. Logan Kester opened with a bye and in the semifinal, won 18-2, tech fall-1.5, over Eddie Lugo, West Point-Beemer. Kester defeated Ty Zach, Wayne, 7-4, to win the gold. Ethan Kester brought home a silver medal in the 138-pound division. Kester...

  • Sixteen Bobcat lifters receive gold medals at Orchard AAU meet

    Apr 15, 2021

    The 2021 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was Saturday, April 10, with an impressive line-up of 113 registered lifters from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa representing 14 different teams. Thirty Summerland Bobcat powerlifters competed in this year's AAU Championships. "These 30 lifters had an outstanding day for the home crowd, breaking 10 total state and American records and every Summerland school record, not to mention each lifter setting numerous personal bests," said Coach Jeff Shabram. The e...

  • Summerland powerlifting teams earn championship titles

    Apr 1, 2021

    The 2021 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School this past Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27. The Summerland Bobcat lifters competed in the championships and came away with the high school boys, girls and co-ed team championship trophies! Coach Jeff Shabram said, "All Summerland lifters had impressive performances, with everyone setting personal bests. Also, every school record was either tied or broken," he said. Three special trophies were...

  • Homecoming 2020

    Sep 24, 2020

    Senior royalty • Summerland School crowned homecoming queens and kings from the three sites Friday, during halftime of the Bobcat football game. Seniors named as royalty include: Clearwater queen and king, Maryssa Long and Eli Thiele; Ewing king and queen, Dalton Rotherham and Kyra Nilson; Orchard king and queen, Collin Mullins and Larissa Thomson. Clearwater site winners Monday, Jersey Day: Colton Thiele and Maryssa Long Tuesday, Celebrity Day: Ty Rix, Faith King, Emma King Wednesday, PJ D...

  • Antelope County commissioners give nod to repair four 'worst' roads

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Jul 16, 2020

    Antelope County commissioners worked a little closer to resolving a plethora of road issues last week, although no decision was reached for bonding more work. The bulk of the July 7 meeting at the courthouse in Neligh was dedicated to county roads, in one form or another. After clearing the agenda of other business and more than an hour of discussion with road superintendent Aaron Boggs, an unofficial agreement was reached, giving Boggs direction to move forward with work on four heavily...

  • Summerland claims Orchard AAU title

    Jul 2, 2020

    The 2020 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was June 27, nearly three months after the original April 4 date set on the calendar. Twenty-two Summerland Bobcat powerlifters competed in this year's AAU championships, bringing home the first place team trophy. "These 22 lifters had an outstanding day for the home crowd, setting numerous personal bests and even some state records. The entire field of competition saw eight different lifters set a total of 34 state records and one American record on...

  • Longtime Ewing business sold

    Apr 16, 2020

    Nearly 54 years after Hinrichsen Sand & Gravel began production, its owners, Lawrence and Sharon Hinrichsen, have delivered their final truckload of products. On March 31, the Ewing family sold the business to Jason Jacob, who will operate Spud Sand & Gravel. The following information was compiled by Sharon, shared with SAM and will be included in the Ewing 150th Sesquicentennial book. In the spring of 1966, Lawrence and Sharon Hinrichsen moved from Chambers, where they had baled and sold hay...

  • Antelope County commissioner fined for official misconduct

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Apr 2, 2020

    Antelope County commissioner Eli Jacob, 66, of Clearwater was sentenced Wednesday morning in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh. The Honorable Donna Taylor fined Jacob $500 and ordered him to pay $50 costs for his conviction of official misconduct. The case involved accusations that Jacob took a heating unit from the Orchard county barn Jan. 1, 2019. He pleaded no contest to the Class 2 misdemeanor last month after reaching a plea deal with special Antelope County prosecutor Joseph Smith. Smith told the judge that the heater had been remov...

  • Antelope County commissioner to be sentenced for misconduct

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Mar 12, 2020

    An Antelope County commissioner, who was set to face a jury of his peers in the Antelope County courtroom later this month, more than a year after an alleged theft of county property, pleaded no contest to an amended complaint when he faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday. Eli Jacob, 66, of Clearwater, who is accused of taking a heating unit from the Orchard county barn Jan. 1, 2019, appeared March 4 for a pretrial hearing in the case. Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith, as special prosecutor for Antelope County, told Taylor a plea...

  • Commissioners ask for revisions to updated pipeline road agreement

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Feb 13, 2020

    Darrel Timm of Neligh and Julie Krause of Brunswick were appointed to the Antelope County Extension Board by the county commissioners, when the county leaders met last week at the Neligh courthouse. Local extension educator Brittany Spieker proposed the appointments of Timm and Krause to replace Gayle Wortman and Derek Zuhlke, who had each completed two terms on the board. The new board members were affirmed on 4-0 votes of the commissioners. Commissioner Eli Jacob was absent. Spieker also presented the annual extension office report. She...

  • Trial delayed to March for county commissioner accused of theft

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Jan 23, 2020

    An Antelope County commissioner, who was set to face a jury of his peers in the Antelope County courtroom this month, more than a year after the alleged theft of county property, had his trial continued when he faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last week. Eli Jacob, 66, of Clearwater, who is accused of taking a furnace from the Orchard county barn Jan. 1, 2019, appeared Jan. 15 for a pretrial hearing in the case. Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith, as special prosecutor for Antelope County, told Taylor he now anticipates a two- to four-day...

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