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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...
Seven members of the Bobcat speech team competed Saturday at the West Holt Invitational. Summerland’s lone varsity medal winner was Yuliana Olivan who came in second in entertainment speaking. Also competing at the varsity level were oral interpretation of drama team members Brandon Pruden, Owen Jeffords, Olivan and Addisyn Fletcher, who came in one place out of the medal round. Pruden also competed in humorous prose. Carlee Livingston competed in persuasive speaking, while Raina Krebs competed in entertainment speaking. The team was eighth o...
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 Summerland Bobcats hosted their home speech meet on Saturday with seven schools in attendance. West Holt and Stuart took championship and runner-up honors, respectively, with Neligh coming in third and Summerland fourth. Also competing were Stanton, Wheeler Central, and Boyd County. Individual varsity medal winners from Summerland were Yuliana Olivan, second, entertainment speaking; Brandon Pruden, Addisyn Fletcher, Yuliana Olivan and Owen Jeffords, second, oral interpretation of drama; Alanna Doll, fourth, informative; Pruden, fourth,...
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...
Summerland girls' wrestling team brought home its first-ever championship trophy, Monday, Dec. 4. They scored 134 points to claim the title at the West Holt Girls Invitational. The host team finished second, with 117, in the 13-team event. The Bobcats finished with 10 medal winners, including two first-place finishes from Ava Cleveland and Raina Krebs. Cleveland drew a first-round bye in the 110 class and in round two, pinned Mollie Corkle, O'Neill, in 1:16. She picked up another pin in round...
Summerland School's one-act production participated in the Gator Play Production Festival, Nov. 2, in Wisner. Two Summerland actors received the Ellen Philbin Memorial awards. Brandon Pruden was named overall top actor and Julie Olivan, outstanding supporting actor. Seven Summerland students received outstanding performance recognition, including Alanna Doll, Talya Nilson, Olivan, Jadyn Hobbs, Owen Jeffords, Raina Krebs and Pruden....
The Summerland one-act team traveled to Lutheran High Northeast on Saturday, Nov. 11, to perform their show, "The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza" by Don Zolidas. Also performing were Battle Creek, Columbus Lakeview, Newman Grove, Lutheran High Northeast, Crofton, South Sioux City and Riverside. Crofton was named winner of the competition. Summerland performers recognized for outstanding performance were Alanna Doll, Carlee Livingston, Amor Zermeno, Lenora Kester, Raina Krebs and Brandon...
A sophomore and a senior punched their tickets to the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association Class C State Track and Field Championships after qualifying at districts, last Thursday, in Atkinson. Bailey Ahlers claimed gold in high jump. She cleared 5' 3. Caydence Schumacher finished fourth and Lydia Robertson, fifth, in the event. Both cleared 4' 11. Cheatum won the 400m dash, setting the pace at 1:00.02, a season record for the University of South Dakota track commit. Cheatum hit gold a...
Summerland's track teams packed a one-two punch, May 4, at the Randolph Invite. The boys' team finished first,scoring 192 points in the five-team field. The Lady Cats finished second to Ponca, who won with 203 points. Summerland scored 140. Coach Shannon Schumacher said the girls' team had several highlights. "Hadley Cheatum led the team on her last meet before districts, with three golds in three events. Bailey Ahlers and Raina Krebs also got first in their events. Lydia Robertson, Caydence...
The Bobcat boys' track team scored 163 points en route to winning the team title at its April 25 home meet. North Central finished second, with 95 points and Boyd County finished third with 91. Trevor Thomson struck gold in the 100m dash, running 11.15. Kendrick Schroeder finished fifth, with a 11.80 time. Shayne Jenkins placed 12th, with a 12.50 race. Alec Schindler and Michael Koenig finished second and third, respectively, in the 110m hurdles. Schindler ran 16.90, with Koenig crossing in 17.1...
Coach Shannon Schumacher's boys' and girls' track and field teams had a "fantastic showing" at Saturday's Niobrara Valley Conference meet in Atkinson. Both teams finished third in their divisions. West Holt won the girls' division, scoring 191 points. St. Mary's totaled 91 for second place. The Bobcats and Elkhorn Valley tied for third, scoring 76. In the boys' division, West Holt scored 192 points to take the team title. EV took the runner-up trophy after scoring 141.5 points. The Bobcats...
Summerland music students traveled to Ainsworth, Friday, for the district music contest. Of the 13 solo or group entries, performers earned ones, or superior ratings, in a dozen of the events. High school music instructor Emily Heithoff announced the band and choir each earned a superior rating. Adrienne Parker, Lenora Kester and Emma Petersson all received a one for vocal solos. Parker and Kester presented a duet and received a one. Jadyn Hobbs joined Parker for a duet and earned a one....
The Bobcat track teams added two trophies to the awards case, April 17, after both earned runner-up titles at the Hartington Invite. In the girls' division, the Lady Cats scored 82.5 points, 19 points behind champion Stanton. Bobcat junior varsity ended 10th, scoring 12.5 points. Summerland scored 88.33 points in the boys' division while Stanton claimed the title with 111 points. Girls' division Hadley Cheatum struck gold in the 200m dash, finishing in 27.37. Aubrey Parker placed ninth, running...
The Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska State College System recently announced the 16,149 recipients of the 2022-2023 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award. The award recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA-sanctioned activities during the academic year. Each high school student who participates in at least three NSAA activities will be recognized and awarded a certificate of achievement by the NSAA and the Nebraska state colleges. Activity participation will be tracked using...
Faith King is no stranger to the award stage at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The Summerland SkillsUSA Chapter president landed there again Saturday, for the fourth time, when she was named winner in job skills demonstration A at the 2023 Nebraska SkillsUSA Convention. King, along with Carlee Livingston and Julie Olivan, struck gold in their respective categories. They will represent Nebraska, June 19 to 23, at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, in Atlanta, Georgia....
The Lady Bobcat track team earned multiple medals at the North Central Sandhills Invite. The team traveled to Bassett for the meet, April 3. Summerland finished second in team standings, with 73 points. West Holt claimed the top spot, accumulating 154.5 points; Burke, South Dakota, finished third, with 62 points, followed by Ainsworth, 61 and North Central, 49. Hadley Cheatum was named outstanding female athlete at the conclusion of the meet. The University of South Dakota track commit earned...
