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Summerland traveled to Bassett, Oct. 3, for a match with the North Central Bobcats and brought the brooms for a sweep. The Bobcats won 25-16, 25-14 and 25-11. Lydia Robertson landed a dozen kills in the match, Kanyon Allemang and Bailey Ahlers each finished with four. Belle Anson connected on 93.3% of her serves and sent six aces to the floor. Ella Bolling was the lone Bobcat to finish with a block. Statiscs v NC: Robertson: 12k, 4a, 6d, 7a Talya Nilson: 3d Bolling: 3k, 4a, 1bl, 4d, 1a...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team finished 2-1 in tournament play, Sept. 28, en route to the runner-up trophy at the Wayne Invite. In the first match, the Bobcats defeated Archangels Catholic, 25-21 and 25-17. Lydia Robertson nailed nine kills in the match. Ella Bolling added six. Belle Anson and Kenzie Sanne finished with two ace serves apiece and Anson led the defensive scheme, picking up eight digs. The win set up a match against Madison, with the Bobcats earning a sweep, 25-16 and 25-19....
The Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team finished second, Saturday, in the Summerland JV Invite. Team members include (front row, l-r): Karley Dawkins, Belle Anson, Kaylee Thiele, Kenzie Sanne; (back row, l-r): Taelyn Nilson Jadyn Hobbs, Charlee Wagner, Abryelle Kester and Abbey Chipps....
Summerland's varsity volleyball squad finished second, Saturday, at the Creighton Invite. Coach Danielle Birch said, "At the Creighton tournament, on Sept. 14, despite an early setback against West Holt, the team found its rhythm and ended the day on a high note with two well-earned victories. Our freshmen stepped up into new spots and showed they shouldn't be overlooked and our veterans used that to their advantage as that opened up the net and gave them more one on one block matchups to...
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...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, Aug. 12. President Steve Thiele called the meeting, which was advertised in the Aug. 7, 2024, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. President Thiele noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steve Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Ed Nordby. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Wagner, to approve the absence of Ed Nordby...
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...
Ammy Arroyo and Raina Krebs have gone where no female Bobcat wrestler has gone before. They both finished the season on the medal podium at the 2024 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Tournament, held Feb. 14 to 17 at the CHI Health Event Center in Omaha. Arroyo finished fourth in the 190-pound division and Krebs placed second in the 235-pound class. Coach Dan Roeber said the Bobcats have a group of girls who "want to be in the room and be the best they can be" by supporting...
The 2024 Nebraska School Activities Associaton State Wrestling Championships begin tomorrow at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha. Summerland will be represented in both the girls' and boys' division, slated to begin at 3 p.m. The Bobcat girls' team will be represented by Ava Cleveland, 110-pound division; Kaylee Thiele, 135-pound division; Ammy Arroyo, 190-pound division; and Raina Krebs, 235-pound division. They advance from Friday's district competition in York. Three Bobcat boys' team...
Ava Cleveland, Kaylee Thiele, Ammy Arroyo and Raina Krebs will represent Summerland at the 2024 Girls' State Wrestling Championships this week. The Bobcats finished third in district competition, Feb. 9, in York. Cleveland was perfect in her bracket in the 110-pound class, with wins over Khloe Wiseman, Adams Central, Ayshia Delancey, Logan Valley and Drea Kruse, Skutt. Thiele finished third at 135. She opened with a win over Eva Kriener, Marian and lost to Alexis Pehrson, Skutt. In the...
Summerland girls' wrestling team shined during subdistrict competition, held Feb. 2, at Atkinson West Holt. Eight Bobcat competitors will advance to district competition, scheduled to start at 2 p.m., this Friday, at York High School. Representing Summerland in the district competition will be Yazlin Zermeno, 105; Ava Cleveland, 110; Lenora Kester, 115; Abbey Chipps, 120; Gracie Mudloff, 125; Kaylee Thiele, 135; Ammy Arroyo, 190; and Raina Krebs, 235. Savannah Gallagher, Abby Arroyo and Kyah...
Summerland girls' wrestling squad traveled to Stanton, Jan. 22, for a dual and returned home with a 36-28 win. Yazlin Zermeno lost an 8-6 decision to McKenzie Daniel in a 105-pound match. The Mustangs' Corah Linnaus earned a 15-2 major decision over Savannah Gallagher in a 120-pound match. Abbey Chipps lost, by fall in :43, to Micah McGillivray. They competed at 130. Kaylee Thiele dropped a 6-0 major decision to Rylan Hansen in a 135-pound match. In a 140-pound match, Abby Arroyo lost by fall, in :24, to Bekah Butterfield. Kyah Bruhn, 170;...
The Bobcat girls' wrestling team scored 99 points, securing the first-place trophy at Saturday's Norfolk Catholic Invitational. Ammy Arroyo took top honors in the 190-pound division. She faced one competitior, Dezeray Baker, Ralston, and pinned her in 4:33 in round one and 2:16 in round two. Raina Krebs struck gold in the 235-pound division. She pinned Isabella Rodriguez, Conestoga, in :55 and won a 6-0 decision over Allee Jo Inzauro, Conestoga. Abbey Chipps placed second and Beatriz Milkem,...
The temperatures may have been sub-zero, Friday, but the action in Elmer Lindahl Gymnasium, in Neligh, was hot. Five Summerland girls' wrestling team members left the Neligh-Oakdale Invite with medals. Raina Krebs, Ava Cleveland, Ammy Arroyo, Kaylee Thiele and Lenora Kester finished first, first, second, third and fourth, respectively. The Bobcats finished fifth in the 15-team tourney, scoring 90 points. Norfolk High took top honors, with 200.5 points. Lakeview earned the runner-up trophy,...
Summerland girls' wrestling team finished ninth in team standings at the Dec. 28 Winnebago Lady Indian Invite. Thirty-seven teams from Nebraska and South Dakota participated in the one-day event, which saw Norfolk take home the team title. Omaha Westside finished in the runner-up position. Nine Bobcat wrestlers finished in the top six in their weight classes in varsity and junior varsity competition. Ava Cleveland worked through the championship bracket in the 110-pound class and finished...
Summerland girl's wrestling team finished second at the Dec. 18 Summerland Invite. South Sioux City edged the Bobcats, 136-130, in a field of 28 teams. Amor Zermeno finished second in the 105 division. She earned wins by fall over Day Way Paw, Madison, in 3:36 and Sophia Barela, Ansley/Litchfield, in 2:17, before falling to Teegen Hasebroock, Elkhorn Valley, in :53. Savannah Gallaghe claimed the silver medal in the 120-pound class. She pinned Chloe Kokes, Ord, in 3:03; Josie Hemmingsen, Central...
Four and one-half points. That’s the margin that separated first and second places, Friday, at the Elgin Public Pope John Girls’ Wrestling Invitational. Elkhorn Valley landed just ahead of the Bobcats, 123.5 to 119. West Holt finished third, scoring 73; Schuyler junior varsity, fourth, 68; and Neligh-Oakdale, fifth, with 61 points in the 13-team field. Ava Cleveland struck gold in the 110-pound class. She opened with a win by fall, in :45, over Eva Bermel of Randolph and pinned Schuyler’s Gabri...
Twenty-five teams descended on West Point, Saturday, for the Battle at the Point girls' wrestling invite. At the end of the day, four Bobcat varsity wrestlers earned medals. The Bobcats finished fifth in team standings, scoring 87.5 points. Grand Island won the team title, tallying 269.5 points, followed by Norfolk, 147.5; Lakeview, 115; and South Sioux City, 107. Ava Cleveland earned the silver medal in the 110-pound class. She worked her way through the bracket with wins over Mollie Corkle,...
The Bobcat girls' wrestling team got off to a hot start, Thursday, as they claimed the top spot at the Summerland triangular. The Bobcats controlled Wisner-Pilger, winning the first dual 66-6 and defeated Wayne, 54-30, in the nightcap. In the opening dual, the Bobcats earned two wins. Savannah Gallagher pinned Bella Thacker, in one minute in a match in the 120-pound division. Abbey Chipps, competing in the 130-pound class, earned a win by pin, in 1:53, over Jocelyn Russman. Wrestlers earning...
The Bobcat JV volleyball team won one and lost one at the Battle Creek JV triangular, held Oct. 9. The first match saw Summerland outlast Pierce in a three-set match, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12. Lenora Kester led the attack with five kills, followed by Abbey Chipps, with four. Abryelle Kester had three blocks. Leah Wiese went 10 for 10 from the service line and Kaylee Thiele was perfect, landing six serves. In the game against Battle Creek, Summerland fell, 9-25 and 15-25. Five service errors, a high for the season, kept the Bobcats in a hole the...
Summerland's junior varsity team volleyball team finished second at Saturday's St. Mary's tourney. Team members include (front row): Leah Wiese; (middle row, l-r): Lenora Kester, Jaycee Reynolds, Charlee Wagner, Ava Rittscher, Karley Dawkins; (back row, l-r): Kenna Brabec, Beatrice Milken, Abbey Chipps, Kaylee Thiele, Kenzie Sanne, Abryelle Kester and Sarah Wiese. The Bobcats swept St. Mary's and Crofton and lost 0-2 to Battle Creek. Coaches Bill Tabbert and Dwaine Birch reported Leah Wiese...
Homecoming festivities will take center stage next week at Summerland Public Schools. Class attendents and senior royalty candidates were announced Tuesday. Student Council advisor Ashley Harrison said coronation will take place during the pep rally, planned to start at 2:05 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22. Senior queen candidates include Aislynn Kester, Ashley Melcher, Adyson Mlnarik and Preslie Robertson. Vying for the king's crown will be Caige Anson, Garrett Napier, Barrett Stearns and Jesse Thiele....
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team played at St. Mary's in O'Neill. In the double triangular, the Summerland team played Neligh-Oakdale and Niobrara-Verdigre. The first match, against N-O, saw Summerland win, 25-19 and 25-23. The Bobcats served 90% and had six ace serves, with Jaycee Reynolds recording four of the aces. Lenora Kester had a perfect game, serving 12 for 12, with an ace. Abryelle Kester had four kills and Abbey Chipps added three. Defensively, Kaylee Thiele led with 20 digs, while Ava Rittscher added...
