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Summerland boys' wrestling team finished fifth in the Class D -3 District in Pleasanton, Friday and Saturday. Three wrestlers will compete this week at the state championships in Omaha. Ethan Kester finished second in the 138-pound division. He defeated Heath Henson, SEM by tech fall and pinned Jackson Hulls, Meridian, before losing by fall to Gatlin Krepela, Pleasanton, in the first-place match. Jesse Thiele earned district silver in the 144-pound class. He worked his way through the bracket...
Jesse Thiele earned the 100th win of his wrestling career as the Bobcats went 1-1 at a home triangular on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Thiele joined an elite group of wrestlers to make Bobcat history. He's the second Summerland wrestler to secure 100 wins, according to Coach Dan Roeber. "We have had a handful of wrestlers get close, and for Jesse to accomplish it with a younger team and show them what it takes to get to that point, it just helps to build the culture of hard work and determination we are...
Summerland boys' wrestling team traveled to North Central, in Springview, Jan. 25, for the Niobrara Valley Conference duals meet. Summerland faced West Holt in the opening round and lost to the Huskies, 33-45. Ethan Kester downed Lane Keogh, by fall in 2:18, in the 144-pound match. At 150, Jesse Thiele pinned Tripp Uecker in 2:00. Ayden Bzelman pinned Max Flannery in 1:35 in a 113-pound match. Austin Mendoza earned an 11-4 decision over Jamison Slaymaker. Bobcat wrestlers winning by forfeit included Connor Thomson, 138, and Tucker Dougherty,...
Six Bobcat wrestlers earned medals, Saturday, at the Summerland Invitational. The team finished third in the 15-team field, scoring 110 points. Ravenna took top honors, with 177 points, while Wisner-Pilger ended second, with 136. Ethan Kester flawlessly worked his way through the 138-pound bracket, pinning WP's Gabe Liemann in :44 and the Bobcat's Connor Thomson in 1:20. In the semifinal, he defeated Trevor Steffen, GACC, 6-3 and in the championship match, claimed an 11-7 decision over Grady...
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 wrestlers scored 101 points at Friday's Southern Valley Invitational, finishing sixth overall. Sutherland won the invite, with 169 points, followed by Chase County, 166.5; Sedgwick County/Fleming, Colorado, 139; Loomis, 127; and Arapahoe, 116.5. Five Bobcat wrestlers earned medals at the meet. Ethan Kester ended third in 138. He defeated CC's Alonso Martinez, by fall in :54 and Franklin's Lorance Davis, by fall, in 1:33. In the quarterfinals, Brody Patterson, Wilcox-Hildreth,...
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...
Thirteen Summerland youth wrestlers will compete in the Nebraska USA Folkstyle State Wrestling Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island. Qualifiers from district competition include (front row, l-r): Stacey Snodgrass, third place; Mason McKillip, second place; Gabe Kester, second place; Gus Ahlers, third place; Honor Meyer, first place; Landyn Coffey, fourth place; Liam Gallagher fourth place; (back row, l-r): Savannah Gallagher, third place; Ava Cleveland,...
A senior and a freshman will represent the Summerland boys' wrestling team at the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championship, in Omaha, this week. Alex Thiele, wrestling at 120 pounds, and Ethan Kester, a 126-pound participant, will begin competition Thursday at the CHI Event Center. Both made their way to the medal stand at the Class D1 district, held Friday and Saturday, in Pender. Coach Dan Roeber said districts are an emotional meet for coaches. "We coach the...
It's unlikely Alex Thiele will forget the significance of Saturday. The senior wrestler became the first Bobcat to record 100 career wins. The record was set in the third-place match at the Wakefield Trojan Wrestling Invite, when Thiele pinned Edwin Carey, a Millard South junior varsity team member, in 2:59. "It is super exciting to be the first Bobcat wrestler to get 100 wins," Thiele said. "Ever since I started wrestling, it has been a goal of mine. It especially means a lot because I have...
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...
Summerland wrestlers finished 1-3 in duals competition and earned the fourth-place trophy in the Niobrara Valley Conference meet held at Neligh-Oakdale. Summerland defeated Elgin Public/Pope John, 47-21, in the first match. In a 126-pound match, Ethan Kester won by tech fall 15-0, over Grady Drueke. Jesse Thiele pinned Isaac Hemenway in :59 in a 132-pound match. Connor Thomson, wrestling at 138 pounds, pinned Jack Barlow in 3:13. Landyn Veik won a 9-4 decision over Logan Kester. The Bobcats won...
Summerland wrestlers finished 19th in Friday's Central Valley Invitational. The Bobcats scored 42 points, powered by top performances by Alex Thiele and Ethan Kester. Neligh-Oakdale claimed the team title with 160 points. Perennial powerhouse, Anselmo-Merna, took home the runner-up trophy with 142.5. Thiele finished fourth in the 120-pound division. After pinning Ky Cargill, CV, in 1:51, Thiele won by fall, in 3:26, over Bo Brenna, South Loup. Thiele met Elgin Public/Pope John's Carter Beckman...
Bobcat wrestlers gained valuable experience against some of the top wrestlers in the state, Saturday, at the Neligh-Oakdale Invite. Anselmo-Merna topped the 24-team field, scoring 178 points. Elkhorn Valley took home the runner-up trophy. The Falcons finished with 156 points. Summerland scored 29 points, finishing 18th. Ethan Kester placed sixth in the 126-pound class. In the quarterfinal Gage Friesen won a 6-4 decision over Kester. He rebounded, picking up two wins in the consolation round,...
The Summerland wrestling team placed 13th at Saturday's Battle Creek Invitational. Nineteen teams competed and, at the end of the day, the host team secured the team title, surpassing Crofton/Bloomfield by eight points, 184.5 to 176.5. The Bobcats ended with 42 points and all eight competitors earned medals. Ethan Kester won bronze in the 126-pound class. He pinned Ponca's Thomas Beavers, in 1:18, and won an 8-4 decision over BC's Jaxon Hassler to advance to the championship bracket. Trev Arlt,...
Friday the 13th wasn’t unlucky for three Bobcat wrestlers who landed in medal contention at the West Holt Invite. Ethan Kester finished second in the 126-pound division. He pinned Colter Wright, Burwell, in 3:11 in the quarterfinal and won a 7-2 decision over Garrett Wedemeyer, Ravenna in the semifinal. Will Sprenger, of Valentine, pinned Kester, in 1:25, in the championship match. Alex Thiele brought home bronze in the 120-pound division. He lost a 13-4 major decision to Alex Borboya, West Point-Beemer, in the semifinal and pinned Ravenna’s Cl...
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...
Four Bobcat wrestlers earned medals, Saturday, at the Summerland Bobcat Invite. Summerland finished seventh in team standings, scoring 67.5 points. South Sioux City claimed the top spot in the 15-team tourney, while Wisner-Pilger took home the runner-up trophy. Freshman Ethan Kester received the silver medal in the 126-pound class. He opened competition with a win, by fall, in 2:36, over Elgin Public/Pope John's Grady Drueke. In the semifinal, Kester pinned Aydan Kloppenborg, St. Mary's, in...
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...
Powered by winning performances by the Thiele brothers, Summerland wrestlers finished third at Saturday's Elgin Public/Pope John Wrestling Invite. Plainview claimed the team title with 156 points. Guardian Angels Central Catholic scored 116 to take the runner-up spot. The Bobcats finished with 95 points. Wrestling in the 120-pound class, Alex Thiele went undefeated, recording five pins. He pinned Kaedean Schwarting, EPPJ, in :47; Summerland's Caden Mendoza, in :41; Blaise Kann, Norfolk...
Summerland wrestlers finished third in the gold division, Saturday, at the Battle Creek Duals meet. Lincoln Southwest won the purple championship division, with wins over Battle Creek and Schuyler. https://summerlandadvocatemessenger.zenfolio.com/p289253447 The Bobcats faced a tough Class A opponent in Lincoln Southwest. The Silver Hawks dominated, earning a 73-3 win. Ethan Kester picked up the lone win for Summerland, with a 6-0 decision over Ryder Kruse in the 126-pound class. Wrestling in...
Alex Thiele earned a gold medal and three additional Bobcat wrestlers returned home with hardware from Saturday's Howells-Dodge Invite. Summerland finished 10th overall, scoring 79 points. Wisner-Pilger claimed the team title, with 152 points. Tekamah-Herman, Madison, Oakland-Craig and Clarkson-Leigh rounded out the top five in the meet, which drew 20 teams. Thiele won four matches en route to the awards stand in the 120-pound division. He started with a win over Austin Hinkle, EPPJ, by fall,...
Wow, we at SAM are embarking on our fourth year of publishing a weekly newspaper. Seems like only yesterday when a group of us huddled around our dining room table to put together the inaugural edition of the Advocate-Messenger. The next day, Scott and I stood outside The Office, took a deep breath, waited for the first edition’s arrival and opened the door to a major opportunity. We knew it would be a life-changing experience. Trust me, we haven’t been disappointed. That was an exciting - and...
Summerland wrestlers earned two medals at the 2022 Nebraska State Individual Wrestling Championships, held Feb. 17 - 19, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. Seniors Logan Mueller and Colton Thiele closed their high school careers with trips to the medal round. Wrestling in the 285 class, Mueller opened the meet with an 8-1 decision over Andrew Koehlmoos, of St. Mary's. In the quarterfinal, Jordy Baland, of Doniphan-Trumbull, fought off the Bobcat powerhouse, earning a 4-2 decision. The loss sent...
