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Summerland juniors Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller were named the top wresttler in their respective weight classes by the Niobrara Valley Conference recently. Thiele, a two-time state qualifier, took top honors in the 195 class. Mueller, who made his state debut this year, earned first place in the 285 class. Alex Arroyo, 160, and Wyatt Chipps, 220, finished second in their respective weight classes. Named to first and second spots on the 2021 NVC All-Conference team, by weight class, were: • 10...
Summerland FFA competed at the district career development events March 3 at NECC. Some events were held virtually at the end of February. Summerland FFA competed in nine different contests, qualifying one team to compete at the virtual State FFA Convention. The ag sales team advances to state after a second-place finish. Avery Cheatum finished first, earning a purple ribbon; Morgan Erhardt, third, blue; Levi Cronk, seventh, red and Larissa Thomson, eighth, red. The farm business management...
Four Summerland wrestlers entered the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships with common goals: perform to the best of their ability and bring home a piece of hardware. Here's a look at the two-day tournament and each wrestler's path through the bracket. LOGAN MUELLER ~ 285 In his first-ever appearance at the state tournament, Logan Mueller marched his way to the championship match. On Wednesday, he faced George Fraher, of Guardian Angels Central Catholic....
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION February 15, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Feb. 15, at 12 p.m., at the Ewing site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the February 10, 2021, newspaper, to order at 12 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was noted in the room by Nordby. Roll call. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. All board members were present. Possible motion on board member absence....
Four Bobcat wrestlers will advance to the Nebraska School Activities Association Class D State Championships Meet, scheduled to begin Wednesday, Feb. 17 and continue Feb. 18, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. Colton Thiele will make a return trip to Omaha after finishing second in the 195 class. Thiele began with a bye and downed Bryson Warner, Southern Valley, by an 8-4 decision. That set up a run for first place, where he met Bobby Evans, of Cambridge. Thiele dropped a 7-3 decision, bringing home...
Foresight. Summerland senior Rafe Grebin relied on it prior to Friday's Central Valley Invite. "I knew I needed to pick up at least three wins without any losses to even up my record so that I am seed-able for subdistricts," he said. Once he saw the bracket for the 126-pound division, he realized he wasn't going to get as many matches. He looked at the eight-man bracket and that's when he knew what he needed to do. "At that moment, I realized that I needed to win the tournament. I had to go 3-0...
Members from the Summerland FFA Chapter competed at the District IV Livestock Judging Contest, Thursday, Feb. 4, at Northeast Community College. Of the 15 members who competed, eight students came away earning ribbons, with sophomore member Levi Cronk leading the pack, with a first-place overall finish in the junior division. Also earning ribbons in the junior division were Trevor Thomson and Jesse Thiele. Both received reds. Approximately 120 contestants competed in this division. In the...
Niobrara Valley Conference wrestling duals took place Thursday, Jan. 21 at Elkhorn Valley. The Summerland Bobcats placed fourth out of the eight teams participating. Summerland's first dual was against the West Holt Huskies. Starting with the 170-pound weight class, Kendrick Schroeder received a forfeit. Tyler Bellar, Colton Thiele, Wyatt Chipps, and Logan Mueller all earned forfeits, respectively, for the 182, 195, 220 and 285-pound weight divisions. The 106-pound class was a double forfeit....
Summerland wrestlers dominated Quad County NE, 56-18, in a Jan. 12 dual, in Randolph. The Bobcats earned wins in 12 weight divisions. In the 106 class, Daley Bearinger won, by fall, in :21, over Asher Beed. Jesse Thiele downed Carter Olson, by fall, in 3:02. They wrestled in the 120 class. His brother, Alex, pinned Dominic Wilcox, in 2:29, to win the 126 division. The third Thiele brother, Eli, claimed a 16-0 technical fall, in 4:56, over Gabe Wortman, in the 126 class. In the 160 class, Alex Arroyo earned a 10-8 decision over Sutton Ehlers....
Summerland wrestlers one a match and lost another at the Jan. 14th Creighton triangular. Norfolk Catholic downed the Bobcats, 43-30. Alex Thiele earned a win, by fall, over Noah Morland. Thiele pinned his opponent in 2:25. Summerland wrestlers earning a win by forfeit included Jesse Thiele, Rafe Grebin, Colton Thiele and Wyatt Chipps. Norfolk Catholic wrestlers earned a win, by forfeit, in the 152-class. A double forfeit was recorded at 113. Daley Bearinger lost, by fall, in 2:50, to Dominic...
Six Bobcat wrestlers earned medals at Saturday's Wisner-Pilger Invitational. Led by junior Colton Thiele, who won the 195-pound championship, the Bobcats tied for fourth, scoring 112 points. Omaha Bryan earned the team title, with 179 points. Ralston placed second, with 160 points, while East Butler ended third, accumulating 118 points. Howells-Dodge tied with the Bobcats. Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-team field were Clarkson-Leigh, Wakefield, Stanton, Wisner-Pilger and Lutheran High...
Eight letter winners return to the Bobcat wrestling squad for the 2020-21 season. Coach Dan Roeber expects Anthony Ferris, Alex Thiele, Rafe Grebin, Eli Thiele, Alex Arroyo, Colton Thiele, Wyatt Chipps and Logan Mueller to lead the team. Other team members include Daley Bearinger, Jesse Thiele, Spencer Kester, Kendrick Schroeder, Tyler Bellar, Christian Behnk, Melany Mendoza, Julie Olivan, Ammy Arroyo and Calissa Kester. In preparing for the season, Roeber and his company of coaches, including...
Members of the Bobcat wrestling squad for 2020-2021 include: (l-r): Julie Olivan, Melany Mendoza, Daley Bearinger, Anthony Ferris, Christian Behnk; (back row, l-r): Calissa Kester, Logan Mueller, Wyatt Chipps, Colton Thiele, Kendrick Shroeder and Rafe Grebin. A complete roster of wrestling team members was unavilable at press time....
Student-athletes named to the 2020 D1-7 all-district football team include four Bobcat team members. Senior Anthony Umphress, junior Logan Mueller and sophomore Trevor Thomson received all-district honors. Colton Thiele, a junior, was selected for honorable mention. The quad of Cats joins 33 athletes from four other district squads. Neligh-Oakdale led the picks with a dozen Warriors earning recognition. First-team honors were granted to seniors Garret Belitz, Julien Hearn, Dawson Kaup, Brock Kester, Colton Klabenes and Caleb Payne, along with...
Bobcat running phenom Trevor Thomson needed 94 rushing yards to join the 1,000-yard club before the Bobcats game at Ainsworth. Thomson reached that mark - and then some - as he rushed for 320 yards on 36 carries in Summerland's 62-28 win, Friday. The Bobcat coaching staff made a few changes on the field, including setting up Jaykwon Petite under center and shifting Ty Rix to quarterback. The move made a difference as Petite tossed a 44-yard catch to Rix for the first score on the game. Thomson...
The Summerland football team experienced a case of second-half blues, Friday, as Creighton took control en route to a 50-14 Bobcat loss. Summerland hit paydirt first, when Trevor Thomson sprinted 53 yards to the end zone and added the PAT to take an 8-0 lead. The Bulldogs responded with a touchdown when Sam Vortherms sailed a 59-yard pass to R.J. Wilmes. Creighton's extra-point attempt failed, giving the Bobcats an 8-6 edge. Brody Eggers scampered 28 yards to boost the Bulldogs ahead of...
The Bobcats could not find an answer to slow North Central's Dolan Pospichal, who was responsible for five Knight drives, in Friday's 52-14 loss. Summerland scored first on a two-yard run by Trevor Thomson, but from that point on, NC controlled the game. Paxton Smith took the ensuing kick, returning it 65 yards to even the score. The PAT failed. Pospichal found the end zone for the first time when he scampered 50 yards, giving the Knights a 16-8 advantage. Pospichal controlled the second...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Summerland FFA took 19 members to the district dairy judging contest in Hartington last week, coming away with the chapter's first-ever first-place team and first-place individual awards. In the senior division, the team won the contest. Ribbon winners in the senior division included Kaci Wickersham, fifth place, purple ribbon; Logan Mueller, ninth place, blue ribbon; Morgan Erhardt, 16th place, blue ribbon; Collin Mullins, red ribbon; Dillon Moser, red ribbon and Tessa Peed,...
A two-quarter dry spell for Summerland’s offense resulted in lopsided loss, Sept. 25, as Neligh-Oakdale manhandled the home team, 68-14. The Bobcats struck first when Dalton Rotherham intercepted an Aiden Kuester pass and ran 30 yards for a quick six. Trevor Thomson scooted in for the PAT, giving Summerland an 8-0 lead. Kuester answered with a 20-yard run of his own, and when Conor Dempsey tiptoed into the end zone, the Warriors evened the score at eight apiece. Julien Hearn added a 50-yard p...
West Holt defeated Summerland, 34-22, Friday, in the Bobcat’s homecoming game, played in Orchard. West Holt held Summerland scoreless in the first quarter and held a 20-8 lead at the break. Summerland mounted a comeback in the third quarter, narrowing the margin to 28-22. Statistics: Passing: Ty Rix: 5/17 for 88 yards Rushing: Rix: 11/27 yds; Trevor Thomson: 26/135 yds; Tyler Bellar: 6/14 yds; Colton Thiele: 1/2 yds; Logan Mueller: 1/3 yds Receiving: Dalton Rotherham: 2/26 yds; Thomson: 1/9 y...
CWC struck on the first play from scrimmage against Summerland, Friday, in Chambers. But the Bobcats stood their ground and clawed their way to a 26-13 win, the first in Summerland history. Cole Duba tossed a 50-yard pass to Jackson Waldo, giving the Renegades a 6-0 advantage. The Bobcats responded with a one-yard run by quarterback Ty Rix, and before the end of the first quarter, Trevor Thomson powered his way downfield, scoring on a 43-yard run. Both PATs were unsuccessful. In the second...
Turnovers plagued the Summerland Bobcats’ second straight loss of the season, yet Coach Jeff Shabram sees progress. “We played a much more physical game this past week vs. St. Mary’s. That was encouraging to see as it must become our identity,” Shabram said after a 42-14 loss to O’Neill St. Mary’s, Friday, in Ewing. The Bobcats’ initial drive stalled, after an illegal motion penalty on fourth and two forced a punt. The redbirds moved downfield, spurred by an Aidan Hedstrom to Gabe Pribil recept...
Four Summerland FFA members competed at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island this weekend. Levi Cronk (right) received a purple for a commercial breeding doe and a purple in goat showmanship. Ashley Melcher earned a blue in feeder steer; purple in horned and polled hereford and in beef showmanship, a blue. Madison Melcher (left) earned three blue ribbons, one in commercial heifer; one for feeder steer and another in beef showmanship. Logan Mueller earned reserve champion in Chianina breed...
The first page of the first chapter of Summerland Bobcat football nearly started as a blank book. Turnovers, including a goal line drop, plagued the Bobcats, Friday, as Jeff Shabram’s squad lost, 38-12, to Elkhorn Valley, in Tilden. Yet, Shabram sees a glimmer of hope. “I was encouraged by the fight in the team even after the rough second quarter,” he said. Nine starters return to form the Bobcat squad, including all-district picks Dalton Rotherham and Colton Thiele. “We return a lot of players...
BEEF SHOW AGES 14 & UP Chris Kester - Purple *Reserve Champion Kelton Bruhn - Purple *Grand Champion Alyssa Moser - Purple Dillon Moser - Purple Cassidy Bearinger - Blue Kierra Bearinger - Blue Charley Mlnarik - Blue AGES 11 - 13 Kyah Bruhn - Purple *Reserved Champion Irelyn Bearinger - Purple Aislynn Kester - Purple Cecelia Mlnarik - Purple AGES 8 - 10 Cooper Mueller - Purple Alvie Bearinger - Blue Braelyn Bergman - Blue JB Mlnarik - Blue Bryce Rudloff - Blue EXOTIC COMMERCIAL CROSSBRED Logan...
