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SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held Saturday, April 1 at the community center. "An awesome lineup of 160 registered lifters from across the Midwest competed," said organizer Jeff Shabram. "This year's meet was the largest sanctioned AAU meet ever in Nebraska, so three lifting platforms were required to accommodate the extremely large crowd in the Orchard gym. It was the 16th year for the Orchard meet." Twelve Summerland powerlifters competed Saturday. "These 12 lift...
Two Lady Bobcats returned to Summerland with two medals from the 2023 Dan Lennon Track Invitational, held at the University of South Dakota, in Vermillion, March 28. Senior standout Hadley Cheatum, a USD track commit for next season, earned bronze in the 60m hurdles, finishing in 9.88. She placed fifth in the 400m, running 1:02.86. Bailey Ahlers finished fourth in high jump, clearing five feet. In the majority of events, more than 100 athletes participated in the Class B division, featuring schools from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa. Raina...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School, Saturday, March 25. It featured 125 lifters representing 12 of the top Class D powerlifting schools in the state. "This was the largest Class D state powerlifting meet since 2005," said Jeff Shabram of Orchard. Class D schools represented included Blue Hill, Boyd County, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, Centura, Fullerton, Harvard, Johnson-Brock, Niobrara/Verdigre, Red Cloud, Riverside,...
Trivia pursuers • The Summerland high school quiz bowl team finished third in the Niobrara Valley Conference quiz bowl contest, Monday, at Elgin Public Schools. Team members include (front row, l-r): Christian Behnk, Jesse Thiele, Hadley Cheatum, Irelyn Bearinger, Brandon Pruden; (back row, l-r): Raina Krebs, Gavin Whiting and coach Jim Schutt. The team's lone loss was to West Holt. The Bobcats defeated St. Mary's to finish in third place....
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Eight Summerland powerlifters traveled to Verdigre this past Saturday, Feb. 25, to participate in the second annual Verdigre Powerlifting Meet. A total of 147 powerlifters representing 14 different schools from around the state were in attendance. "It was an outstanding day of lifting for the Bobcat competitors," said Jeff Shabram. Raina Krebs reset or tied every one of her previously-held school records. Krebs now squats 245 pounds, bench presses 120 pounds and deadlifts 340...
The 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships begin Thursday at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha. Summerland will be represented in both the girls' and boys' divisions. Raina Krebs will vie for a state medal in the girls' 235-pound division, while Alex Thiele and Ethan Kester will battle in the 120- and 126-pound divisions, respectively. Competition for Thiele and Kester will begin Thursday at 9:30, with quarterfinal matches scheduled to follow the opening...
A range of emotions were on display, Friday and Saturday, in Madison, during the Class A2 district wrestling competition, which included Summerland's girls' team....
Summerland's Raina Krebs sat at the top of the 235-pound class bracket during the A2 district wrestling championships, last weekend in Madison. When competition ended Saturday, Krebs remained on top and brought home the gold medal, earning a trip to Omaha's CHI Event Center, Feb. 16 - 18. Krebs defeated Eva Beckman, Logan View, by fall in 3:21 in the quarterfinal and escaped the semifinal match with a 1-0 win over Battle Creek's Alexis Anderson. In the championship match, Krebs stayed focused...
Six Summerland students will play in the 2023 Class C All-State Band, in Kearney, on March 18. Musicians selected include (front row, l-r): Amor Zermeno, junior, clarinet; Jadyn Hobbs, freshman, flute; (back row, l-r): Adrienne Parker, senior, trumpet; Lenora Kester, sophomore, flute; Aubrey Parker, sophomore, flute; and Raina Krebs, sophomore, trombone. This is the second time Krebs has been selected....
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Summerland hosted its own speech invitational, Saturday. A dozen teams competed in the meet. Summerland placed fourth behind West Holt, 318 points; Stuart, 258 points; and Elgin Pope John, 214 points. Summerland earned 158 points and O'Neill St. Mary's was fifth with 152. Other schools competing were Stanton, Neligh-Oakdale, Creighton, Verdigre, Wheeler Central, Boyd County and Rock County. Olga Mendoza earned the gold medal in serious prose. Two Bobcat speakers placed second,...
Ranked wrestlers from across the state converged on Central Community College in Columbus, Thursday, for the Norm Manstedt Invite. Raina Krebs topped the field in the 235-pound class. She pinned Belle Brodersen, BOCE, in 3:11 and in the quarterfinal, went nearly three rounds before pinning Claire Hemberger, of Adams Central, in 5:33. Krebs competed against Precious DeCora, of Winnebago, in the semifinal and won, by fall, in 4:29. In the championship match, Krebs pinned Brythany Espino, of Grand...
Six Bobcat wrestlers finished in the top five of their divisions at the Dec. 19 Summerland Lady Bobcat Invite. Led by Lenora Kester, who claimed first in the 110-pound class, the Bobcats finished seventh overall, with 48 points. South Sioux City's squad scored 158.5 points to claim the team trophy, while Winnebago finished in the runner-up spot, scoring 78 points. Kester opened with a win by fall, over Shantell Mikkelson, of Madison, in 5:20. In round two, Kester won a 10-9 decision over...
Raina Krebs brought home a second-place medal, Saturday, from the Battle at the Point girls' wrestling invitational, held in West Point. Summerland finished 19th in the 30-team field, scoring 36 points. South Sioux City topped the field, with 192 points and Grand Island, Pierce, Crofton-Bloomfield and Omaha North rounded out the top five. Krebs opened competition in the 235-pound division by pinning Alexis Anderson, Battle Creek, in :34. In the quarter final, Krebs battled Allee Jo Inzauro, of...
Summerland's Raina Krebs finished the O'Neill Invite undefeated. Krebs earned the gold medal in the 235-pound division, Saturday, Dec. 3. Her journey to the medal stand began with a bye, followed by a win, by fall, over Fillmore Central's Gracie Lemke. In the semifinal, Krebs pinned Wood River's Nevaeh Bryant, in 3:52. The win pitted Krebs against Quinlyn Kennel, of Norfolk Catholic. Krebs won a 4-0 decision. (Photos from Saturday's wrestling invite are available at https://s...
Summerland’s wrestling teams started the 2022-23 season at the Wisner-Pilger triangular. The girls’ team finished 1-1. In the first dual, the Lady Cats defeated W-P, 36-18, with Amor Zermeno, Lenora Kester, Ashley Melcher, Jadyn Hobbs, Emma Petersson and Raina Krebs winning matches by forfeit. Wayne squeaked past the Bobcats, 36-30. Summerland won matches in two classes. Lenora Kester pinned Macy Wilson, in :07, in the 115-pound division. Kester’s win set the school’s fastest pin record....
Confirmation class • Catholic Parishes in Partnership held the liturgy of confirmation, Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30, at St. Bonaventure Church in Raeville. Archbishop George Lucas, served as celebrant, with assistance from Fr. John Norman and Fr. Joseph Sund....
Two Lady Bobcats will represent Summerland in four events in the 2022 Nebraska State Activities Association Class C Track and Field Championships. Bailey Ahlers and Hadley Cheatum qualified for the state's best of the best, Thursday, at the Class C5 district track meet, in Atkinson. The Lady Cats finished seventh in team standings, scoring 42 points. Battle Creek claimed the team title with 104 points. Ahlers, a freshman, cleared 5' 1" in the long jump, a personal record. The jump placed her...
Four members of the Summerland girls' track and field team earned medals, Thursday, at the Tom Martin/Wausa Invitational held in Pierce. The Bobcat squad finished seventh, scoring 41 points. Pierce won the 12-field meet,with 112 points Hadley Cheatum sprinted to a gold medal in the 300m hurdles. She crossed the finish line in the 300m hurdles nearly a second ahead of the second-place finisher, Abrielle Nelson of Wausa. Cheatum finished second in two races. In the 400m, she ran 1:00.76, while in...
Summerland girls' track and field team scored 33 points to finish eighth in the O'Neill Invite, held April 12. South Sioux City claimed the top spot, with 105 points. Hadley Cheatum won gold in the 400m, finishing in 1:00.03, a personal record. Cheatum staked her claim to fame in the 800m race, winning in 2:36.40. In the 300m hurdles, Cheatum crossed the tape in 49.12, to pick up her third gold of the meet. Other Bobcat competitors and results include: Bailey Ahlers: high jump, fifth, 4' 8";...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2022 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held Saturday, April 9, with a lineup of 118 registered lifters from around Nebraska and Iowa, representing 14 different teams. Organizer Jeff Shabram said, "It was the 15th year for the Orchard meet and this year was the largest." Eleven Summerland powerlifters competed Saturday. These 11 lifters had "an outstanding day of lifting in front of the home crowd, breaking six total state and American records and four Summerland school reco...
Summerland's girls' track team finished fourth and the boys' team, fifth, at the North Central Track and Field Invite, held April 4, in Bassett. West Holt claimed the girls' title, scoring 112 points. Hadley Cheatum finished with three gold medals. She ran 1:04.23 in the 400m and set the pace in the 800m, finishing in 2:39.97. In the 300m hurdles, she ran 51.04 and picked up the gold medal. Other Bobcat performers and their placings include: Bailey Ahlers: high jump, fourth, 4' 8"; Aislynn...
The 2022 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School, Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26, featuring 11 of the top Class D powerlifting schools in the state. Three Summerland lifters competed in the championships. The small, but mighty, Summerland Bobcat team earned fourth place overall. Special trophies were awarded to the outstanding individual male and female lifters of the meet, based on the Wilkes coefficient index. The outstanding male lifter of...
Seven Summerland powerlifters competed at the 2022 Verdigre Powerlifting Meet, Feb. 26. They won three team awards, including girls' division, third; boys division, second and co-ed division, second. Matt Umphress and Jacob Behnk were crowned outstanding male lifters of the meet, based on strength index....
Summerland students enrolled in industrial technology classes participated in the Niobrara Valley Conference technology day, Feb. 9, at Niobrara. Several placed in tests, including: • Jacob Napier: first, welding test; first-place tie, architectural test; fifth, building construction test and first, woodworking test; • Gus Schwager: first-place tie, architecture test; third, building construction test and fourth, woodworking test; • Garrett Napier: second, woodworking test; • Matt Umphres...
Due to illness and other commitments, a small number of Summerland speakers traveled to Burwell, Feb. 11 and Wausa, Feb. 12, to compete in their respective invitationals. Varsity medal winners at Burwell included Julie Olivan, fourth, and Jacob Behnk, eighth, in entertainment speaking and Carlee Livingston, sixth, in informative speaking. At Wausa, junior varsity medal winners were Julie Olivan, third, entertainment; Yazlin Zermeno third and Raina Krebs, sixth, in oral interpretation of...
