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Summerland exited the C2-5 volleyball subdistrict with a 3-1 loss to Homer on Tuesday, Oct. 29. In the opening round, the Bobcats defeated Ainsworth in three sets. Summerland finishes the season with a 19-12 record....
Summerland opened GNAC volleyball tournament play, Monday, with a sweep over Hartington-Newcastle. They traveled to Laurel, Tuesday, to play Elkhorn Valley in the second round. The Falcons won 3-1. The Bobcats will play in the third-place consolation game, Friday, at 5:30 p.m. at Summerland....
Summerland's varsity volleyball team finished 2-1 in tournament play, Sept. 28, en route to the runner-up trophy at the Wayne Invite. In the first match, the Bobcats defeated Archangels Catholic, 25-21 and 25-17. Lydia Robertson nailed nine kills in the match. Ella Bolling added six. Belle Anson and Kenzie Sanne finished with two ace serves apiece and Anson led the defensive scheme, picking up eight digs. The win set up a match against Madison, with the Bobcats earning a sweep, 25-16 and 25-19....
The Bobcat fall sports teams begin the 2024 campaign Thursday, Aug. 29. At 10 a.m., the junior and senior high cross country teams will compete in the Burwell Invite at Calamus Golf Club. Bobcat volleyball teams travel to Atkinson for a triangular. Junior varsity and varsity teams will compete. At 6 p.m., Summerland will face Elkhorn Valley. West Holt will face off with the Bobcats at 7 p.m. On Friday, Aug. 30, the Bobcat football teams will battle Newman Grove/St. Ed in Newman Grove. Kickoff...
By the time the Bobcats shook off any nervousness during the opening round of the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association Class C2 State Volleyball Championships, Lincoln Lutheran jumped to a two-set advantage. The Warriors went on to sweep Summerland, winning 25-11, 25-13 and 25-18, in the first round, played Nov. 2 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. "I thought the girls played hard," said Coach Danielle Birch. "We were matched up with a really good team, but the girls did not let that...
The Summerland Bobcat volleyball team will meet Lincoln Lutheran in the opening round of the 2023 Class C2 Nebraska School Activities Association State Volleyball Championships. The first serve will be at 5 p.m., Thursday, at Pinnacle Bank Arena's north court. The semifinal match will take place at 1 p.m., Friday, on the south court at PBA. Saturday's championship is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at the Devaney Center. The consolation match is slated for 3 p.m. at Lincoln Northeast, at 2635 North...
Isn’t it amazing how a game changes over the years? During the late 1960s, Mom coached volleyball in Clay Center. I remember sitting on the stage in what later became known as the “old gym,” watching her toss the ball to the girls, running some kind of hitting drill. I can see a line of girls practicing their underhanded serves, some of the balls skimming over the top of the net and landing in the back corner of the court. I vaguely remember a few games taking place against area schools. There...
Summerland bumped off the top-seeded Stanton Mustangs in C2-6 subdistrict volleyball action, Oct. 24, at Stanton. The Bobcats took control in set one, winning 25-18, won a thrilling set two, 26-24 and kept cool in the final set, earning a 25-22 win. Senior Ady Mlnarik recorded 16 kills, 15 digs and 14 assists, while junior Lydia Robertson ended with 19 assists, 15 digs and 14 kills. Senior Kelsey Schlect served 100% efficiency, and landed two aces. The win propelled the Bobcats to Saturday's...
Summerland went 1-1 in conference volleyball tourney play last week. In the first round, the Bobcats swept Santee, 25-8, 25-3, 25-13. Ady Mlnarik led the offensive attack, nailing 11 kills on 14 attempts. Sarah Wiese landed 16 ace serves. The win set up a semifinal match against Elgin Public/Pope John that would go five sets. Summerland took control of set one, winning 25-13, but the Wolfpack responded with a 25-18 win in set two. A back-and-forth affair took place in set three, with the Bobcats landing on top, 25-23. The Wolfpack won set...
Last week, the Bobcat volleyball team picked two impressive wins. On Oct. 10, Summerland traveled to Wayne and, after dropping set one, rebounded to win the match. Ady Mlnarik led the way, nailing 16 kills. Lydia Robertson added a baker's dozen. Bailey Ahlers ended with three blocks and Preslie Robertson dug the ball 28 times. On Friday, the Bobcats visited St. Mary's and won a hard-fought match in five. Mlnarik landed 21 kills, hitting .242%. Sarah Wiese sent three blocks to the other side....
The Bobcat JV volleyball team won one and lost one at the Battle Creek JV triangular, held Oct. 9. The first match saw Summerland outlast Pierce in a three-set match, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12. Lenora Kester led the attack with five kills, followed by Abbey Chipps, with four. Abryelle Kester had three blocks. Leah Wiese went 10 for 10 from the service line and Kaylee Thiele was perfect, landing six serves. In the game against Battle Creek, Summerland fell, 9-25 and 15-25. Five service errors, a high for the season, kept the Bobcats in a hole the...
One game at a time. That's the mindset of the Summerland Bobcat volleyball team. With two road trips scheduled this week - Wayne, played Oct. 10 and O'Neill this Friday - the team will focus on those contests before setting their sights on Niobrara Valley Conference play, scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 16. Coach Danielle Birch said her squad has some things they're "trying to fine tune heading into post season." Since Sept. 28, the Bobcats have won two matches and dropped one. "We've played a...
Summerland Bobcats will face Santee in the opening round of the Niobrara Valley Conference volleyball tournament. The Bobcats will play Monday, Oct. 16, at 6:15 p.m., at Elgin Public School. The Bobcats enter as the sixth seed. The winner of that contest will meet Elgin Public/Pope John, at 7:30 p.m. Semifinal games are slated for play at Boyd County, Tuesday, Oct. 17. If the Bobcats advance, they will play at 7:30 p.m.. The other half of the bottom bracket includes North Central versus CWC....
Summerland's varsity volleyball team traveled to Creighton, Sept. 12, and returned home with two wins. In the first match, the Lady Bobcats controlled Boyd County, winning 25-11 and 25-16. Adyson Mlnarik recorded 13 kills in the match and Bailey Ahlers landed five strikes on the court, hitting .444. Junior Sarah Wiese served four aces. Defensively, Preslie Robertson led Summerland with eight digs. Ella Bolling recorded seven and Talya Nilson added five. Lydia Robertson added to her assist...
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team played at St. Mary's in O'Neill. In the double triangular, the Summerland team played Neligh-Oakdale and Niobrara-Verdigre. The first match, against N-O, saw Summerland win, 25-19 and 25-23. The Bobcats served 90% and had six ace serves, with Jaycee Reynolds recording four of the aces. Lenora Kester had a perfect game, serving 12 for 12, with an ace. Abryelle Kester had four kills and Abbey Chipps added three. Defensively, Kaylee Thiele led with 20 digs, while Ava Rittscher added...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team began the 2023 fall sports season at the Elkhorn Valley triangular, Aug. 24, finishing 1-1 on the evening. In the first match, Summerland faced a tenacious West Holt squad. Despite the Cats leading the first set early, the Huskies bounced back to take the win, 25-23. Senior Adyson Mlnarik kicked off her senior campaign with 10 kills. Lydia Robertson added an ace serve. In the second match, the Bobcats took control of the home team, sweeping the Falcons,...
Summerland Public School will host the C2-10 volleyball subdistrict, Monday, Oct. 24. The Lady Bobcats enter as the number one seed and will face North Central at 5:30 p.m. Elkhorn Valley, the second seed, will play West Holt at 7 p.m. Winners from both matches will advance to Tuesday's final. First serve will be at 7 p.m....
Niobrara Valley Conference volleyball tournament action begins Monday, Oct. 17, with games slated to be played at Summerland, St. Mary',s Elgin Pope John and Stuart. The Lady Bobcats enter as the fourth seed in the event, with games scheduled over three days. At Summerland, Elkhorn Valley enters as the fifth seed. They will face Santee, seeded 12th, at 6:15 on Oct. 17. The winner of the match will play Summerland at 7:30 p.m.. North Central will square off against Boyd County, Monday, at 6:15...
Summerland's volleyball team advances to 14-6 on the season, after dropping four of five matches last week. On Sept. 20, the Bobcats visited Crofton and lost three competitive sets, 20-25, 21-25 and 23-25. Adyson Mlnarik led the squad with eight kills and eight assists. Lydia Robertson nailed two solo blocks and added eight set assists. Thursday, the Bobcats pushed Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family to five sets. After losing the first two sets, 20-25, Summerland roared back and claimed the next two s...
Summerland's volleyball team made quick work during a Sept. 13 home triangular against Boyd County and Creighton. In the first match, Summerland stopped the Lady Spartans, 25-11 and 25-15. Hadley Cheatum recorded 10 kills and three solo blocks in the match. In the nightcap, the Bobcats experienced a bit of deja vu, downing Creighton 25-16 in both sets. Ady Mlnarik provided solid defense, digging the ball 16 times. Preslie Robertson added 11 digs. The Bobcats were slated to travel to Crofton, Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time....
Summerland volleyball sits at 2-0 on the season, following opening night wins against West Holt and Elkhorn Valley, Aug. 25. The Cats outdistanced the Lady Huskies, 25-17 and 25-19. Lydia Robertson and Hadley Cheatum led the squad with five kills each. Caydence Schumacher finished the match with two kills. After downing EV 25-12, the Lady Falcons gave Summerland a run for the money in the second set. The Bobcats held on to claim a 25-22 win. Robertson and Adyson Mlnarik finished with nine set...
A large population of women have grown up with opportunities to compete in sports. Others, however, haven't had the same luck. Moms, aunts, cousins and grandmas faced struggles of not being given rights because of their gender. Up until 1972, women were discriminated against; but this changed for good when Sen. Birch Bayh pushed for and President Nixon signed Title IX into law, preventing discrimination based on sex, giving women the right to participate in sports at the high school and collegia...
The Bobcat varsity volleyball team was eliminated from subdistrict play, Monday, after ending the evening with a 1-1 record. In the opening match, Summerland swept Neligh-Oakdale, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-23. Lydia Robertson and Hadley Cheatum set the pace, landing 10 kills apiece. Preslie Robertson served three aces and Ella Bolling added two perfect serves. The win set up a match with top-seeded Howells-Dodge. Summerland came out swinging, stunning the Jaguars, 25-21. The Bobcats lost some of their...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team played five matches last week, picking up two wins. Elkhorn Valley The visiting Lady Falcons spoiled a parents' night win, Tuesday, Oct. 12. Summerland used momentum to win the first two sets 25-22 and 25-19. But Elkhorn Valley answered the call and sent the match to five sets, with wins of 25-20, 25-23 and 15-13. Hadley Cheatum contributed 18 kills. Emily Nordby contributed strong net play, recording five blocks. Preslie Robertson finished with eight ace...
Summerland won the first of a four-set match against North Central, Sept. 30, but the Lady Knights spoiled any chance of a Bobcat homecoming week victory. After winning 25-17, the Lady Bobcats lost the next three, 10-25, 23-25 and 23-25. Emily Nordby showed versatility on the court, landing seven kills, nailing one solo block, sailing an ace serve and digging two balls. Adyson Mlnarik and Emma Kerkman each finished with seven kills. On Sept. 28, Summerland battled Niobrara/Verdigre and Boyd...
