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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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The following awards were announced for activities and athletics for the 2019-2020 school year: Football - Jeff Shabram 2019 football offensive MVP: Eli Macke 2019 football defensive MVP: Colton Thiele 2019 football "Will to Win": Eli Macke 2019 football top lineman: Logan Mueller 2019 football rookies of the year: Kellen Mlnarik and Trevor Thomson 2019 football most-improved player: Wyatt Chipps 2019 football top scout team players: Alex Arroyo, Levi Cronk, Kellen Mlnarik Girls' Basketball -...
Four Summerland wrestlers were named to the 2020 Niobrara Valley Conference all-conference team. Post-season honors were announced Monday. Rafe Grebin, Eli Thiele, Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller were named to the second team in their respective weight divisions. Wrestlers in each weight class include: • 106: Hunter Bennet, Elkhorn Valley, first team; Carter Beckman, Elgin Public/Pope John, second team; • 113: Zack Hartl, EV, first team; Ben Klemesrud, North Central, second team; • 120: Brock...
Orchard FFA had a strong showing at district career development events in Norfolk last week. The chapter took 25 members who competed in nine different contests. The ag sales team earned a red ribbon and placed fifth. Avery Cheatum finished 10th. Other team members include Morgan Erhardt, Taelyn Switzer and Larissa Thomson. In agriscience, Trevor Thomson ended 39th and earned a red ribbon. The team, which also includes Emma Kerkman and Jaykwon Petite, finished 14th and received a red ribbon. The...
Members of the Orchard FFA chapter competed in District 4 livestock judging recently. The junior team finished fifth of 16 teams. Levi Cronk finished 13th with 440; Maddy Melcher, 19th, 439; Cassidy Bearinger, 14th, 436; Dillon Moser, 41st, 417; Logan Mueller, 38th, 421 and Ty Rix, 60th, 397. The senior team ended 11th of 15 teams. Competitors included Joseph Ferris, 91st, 328; Collin Mullins, 80th, 421; Gage Switzer, 67th, 452; Taelyn Switzer, 12th, 525 and Kaci Wickersham, 27th,...
The Summerland wrestling squad will rely on senior leadership when the season begins Thursday, Dec. 5, in Wayne. Head Coach Dan Roeber said Eli Macke and James Kester are "eager to start the Bobcat tradition and end their high school careers on a high note." Five letter winners return from last year's OC squad: Macke, Kester, Rafe Grebin, Spencer Kester and Alex Arroyo. Roeber said after graduating seven seniors from last year's team, youth will prevail. "As a younger team, we are looking to...
The Antelope County 4-H community gathered at the fairgrounds, in Neligh, Nov. 15 to celebrate 2019 accomplishments. This was a challenging year for many, but Antelope County 4-H families came together this summer to make it one of the best years yet at the Antelope County Fair. 4-H families proved their resilience, pride, commitment, dedication, kindness and support for each other to overcome the hardship the flood brought to the county. A highlight of the evening was naming Taylor Bolling and...
A quiet third quarter from the Cyclones’ offense led to a 31-18 loss to Twin Loup. The teams met Oct. 11, in Sargent. Twin Loup struck first, as Colby Coons ran 15 yards for a score. The PAT attempt failed. The Cyclones answered when Houston Marino ran 63 yards to tie the game. OC’s PAT was unsuccessful. In the second quarter, Cooper Coons took a 7-yard run into the endzone, bumping Twin Loup’s lead to 12-0 after a failed PAT. Marino responded with a 30-yard run for six. Again, the Cyclo...
Neither rain nor strong winds could keep the Cyclones contained during Friday's 52-2 rout of the Stuart Broncos. Eli Macke sprinted into the endzone in the first quarter for the lone Cyclones score. With the missed PAT, the Cyclones took a 6-0 lead. The second quarter belonged to the Cyclones. Houston Marino waltzed in from the 3-yard line and Macke added the PAT to boost the lead to 14-0. Two more big Macke attacks resulted in a 6-yard and 20-yard touchdown. Both PAT attempts failed, putting...
On a seasonably warm September evening, the Cyclones couldn't get warmed up, falling to Central Valley, 56-6. The teams met Sept. 26 in Clearwater. The Cougars scored 16 points in the first quarter, with a 2-yard run from Jackson McIntyre and a 1-yard scamper from Enrique Martinez. Both PAT runs were successful. McIntyre hit the endzone once in the second quarter on an 11-yard run. He added the PAT to give Central Valley a 24-0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Martinez added another 6...
The OC Cyclones' attempt to spoil West Holt's homecoming game fell short, as the Huskies held on to claim a 48-36 win. Instead, it became the Eli Macke and Tyler Larby show, as the two opposing players were involved in each scoring play for their respective teams. The Sept. 20 contest was a physical battle that saw the Cyclones land in the endzone first. Eli Macke scrambled 29 yards to put the Cyclones up 6-0. The PAT failed. West Holt responded when Tyler Larby stepped in from the one-yard...
Antelope and Holt county 4-H youth exhibited projects at the 2019 Nebraska State Fair. Area individuals receiving ribbons include: Alvie Bearinger, Clearwater: blue, horticulture, red potatoes; purple, horticulture, garlic; red, horticulture, mint; white, horticulture, thyme; Kierra Bearinger, Clearwater: blue, horticulture, oregano; blue, any other herb; purple, food preservation, dried herbs; red, horticulture, slicing cucumbers; red, horticulture, basil; Daley Bearinger, Clearwater: blue, horticulture, oregano; purple, horticulture, dill;...
The defending class C1 state champions visited Clearwater, Sept. 6, and continued their winning ways, as the Creighton Bulldogs handed OC a 40-0 homecoming loss. Clay Curtis struck the end zone first, scooting in from 21 yards. The PAT failed. Brayden Zimmerer gave Creighton a 12-0 lead with a 35-yard run. Curtis converted the PAT to go up 14-0. The Cyclone defense held Creighton to one second quarter score, when Curtis ran it in from the one-yard line. The PAT failed. Easton Pavlik returned a...
Friday evening didn't turn into the start of the season the Cyclones were hoping for. After a bit of back and forth scoring routes, the Warriors took control of the game, picking up a 36-22 win at home. Neligh-Oakdale's Hunter Charf landed in the end zone first, scoring on a two-yard run. The PAT failed. Eli Macke answered for the Cyclones, taking it in from the 10-yard line. The PAT failed. Charf found the end zone again, when he connected with Julien Hearn for a 60-yard pass. The PAT was...
Head Coach Jeff Shabram and the OC Cyclones football team are preparing the Aug. 30 season opener against Neligh-Oakdale. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., in Neligh. Shabram said 21 athletes reported for fall camp. The squad played the annual green-white scrimmage, in Orchard, Aug. 23....
