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Alex Thiele earned his 100th win, Saturday, at the Wakefield Trojan Wrestling Invite. He finished third in the 120-pound division. Thiele and his teammates finished 11th in the 20-team field, scoring 54.5 points. Plainview domainted the field, tallying 152.5 points, en route to the team title. Wisner-Pilger finished second and Cedar Catholic and West Point-Beemer tied for third place. Ethan Kester brought home the silver medal in the 126-pound division. He pinned Jaxon Fisher, West...
The 2021 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was Saturday, April 10, with an impressive line-up of 113 registered lifters from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa representing 14 different teams. Thirty Summerland Bobcat powerlifters competed in this year's AAU Championships. "These 30 lifters had an outstanding day for the home crowd, breaking 10 total state and American records and every Summerland school record, not to mention each lifter setting numerous personal bests," said Coach Jeff Shabram. The e...
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...
Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Peru State College Feb. 13, for the Peru State Powerlifting Championships. Coach Jeff Shabram said the meet was large, with 230 Lifters competing, with "a lineup of very stiff big school competition from around the state." "The Bobcat lifters had a tough day ahead of them, competing, again, as the smallest school but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves in repre...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Lexington, Saturday, for the Lexington Powerlifting Championships. Coach Jeff Shabram said 130 lifters competed in the event, with a lineup of very stiff competition. "The Bobcats competed as the smallest school. We can be proud of the representation of our small school," he said. The Summerland boys', girls' and co-ed teams each finished in third place in their respective divisions. Columbus High and Lexington...
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 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...
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...
The 2020 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was June 27, nearly three months after the original April 4 date set on the calendar. Twenty-two Summerland Bobcat powerlifters competed in this year's AAU championships, bringing home the first place team trophy. "These 22 lifters had an outstanding day for the home crowd, setting numerous personal bests and even some state records. The entire field of competition saw eight different lifters set a total of 34 state records and one American record on...
Twelve Summerland powerlifters traveled to Midland University in Fremont, Feb. 8, for the Midland Warrior High School Powerlifting Invitational. Coach Jeff Shabram said it was a good-sized meet, with 64 lifters competing. "With a lineup of excellent competition from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, the Bobcat lifters competed very well and did an excellent job in representing our school and communities," the coach said. Summerland earned top honors in overall boys' team scoring. Columbus...
Nine lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Peru State College, Saturday, for the Peru State Powerlifting Championships. Coach Jeff Shabram said it was a large meet, with 170 lifters competing, offering a lineup of very stiff "big school" competition from around the state, along with one Iowa school. Bobcat lifters had a tough day ahead of them, competing as one of the smallest schools, but were up for the challenge. Shabram said, "We can be very proud of the way our students...
Nine lifters from the OC powerlifting team traveled to Lexington, Saturday, Dec. 7, for the Lexington Powerlifting Championships, competing one last time as the OC Cyclones. It was a large meet, with 130 lifters comprising a lineup of stiff competition from around the state, according to Coach Jeff Shabram. "The OC lifters had a tough day ahead of them competing as the smallest school, but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves...
