Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 62
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...
The season continues for five members of the Bobcat boys' wrestling squad after advancing to the 2022 Nebraska School Activities Association Individual Wrestling Championships. Freshman Keaton Thiele and seniors Alex Arroyo, Colton Thiele, Wyatt Chipps and Logan Mueller will represent Summerland in the Class D boys' division. They earned spots after competing in the Class D-2 district, Feb. 11 and 12, at Pleasanton. Also competing in this weekend's girls' state championship will be freshman...
Summerland finished third in team standings at the Class D-2 wrestling district, held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12, at Pleasanton. Five wrestlers qualified for the state contest, including Keaton Thiele, 145; Alex Arroyo, 160; Colton Thiele, 195; Wyatt Chipps, 220 and Logan Mueller, 285. Coach Dan Roeber said, "The Bobcats represented very well. We have been lead all season by our four seniors and to have them all qualify was awesome! Logan Mueller earned gold at 285, with wins over...
Day one of the 2022 Nebraska School Activities Association Class D Individual State Wrestling Tournament is in the books and one Summerland wrestler will advance to the semifinal. Colton Thiele, who enterered the meet with a 28-6 record at 195, opened with a 9-4 win over Morrill's Michael Morgan. In the quarterfinal, Thiele earned a hard-fought win, by fall, over Ashton Hawkins, of Axtell. The win came with 43 seconds remaining in the third period. Thiele will face Sid Miller, of Anselmo-Merna,...
Lenora Kester's name will forever be written on the first page of the first chapter of the Summerland Bobcat girls' wrestling team. In its inaugural season, six Bobcat girls' wrestlers have honed their skills on the mat and entered district competition, Feb. 4 and 5, competing against schools of all sizes in the Nebraska School Activities Association girls' district two at West Point-Beemer. The Bobcats finished 11th in the 21-team field, scoring 31 points. Pierce claimed the team title, with...
It came down to the final match and, at the end, Elkhorn Valley scored one more point than the Summerland Bobcats to earn the 2022 Niobrara Valley Conference duals title. North Central finished third and Neligh-Oakdale, fourth. Against Summerland, the Falcons picked up wins in five middle-weight classes early in the dual. Alex Thiele dropped an 11-10 decision to Nathan Halsey in the 126 class, while Jesse Thiele was pinned by Zach Hartl, in four minutes, in the 132-pound division. The Bobcats...
Bobcat grapplers found success on the mat, Jan. 6, in Tilden, as they claimed two dual wins at the Elkhorn Valley triangular. The Falcons opened competition with a 44-30 win over Nebraska Christian. Summerland defeated NC, 58-12, in the second dual. Logan Mueller, Connor Thomson, Jesse Thiele, Logan Kester and AJ Hobbs won matches in their weight divisions. Willis Mast and Kendrick Schroeder both lost, by fall. In the final dual of the evening, the Bobcats scored 39 points, downing EV by 11 points. Earning wins were Connor Thomson, Alex Thiele...
Summerland boys' wrestling team brought home the runner-up trophy from Saturday's EPPJ Invite. The Bobcats scored 130.5 points in the 13-team field. Plainview scored 144.5 points to win the meet. Seniors Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller earned gold medals in their respective divisions. Wrestling at 195, Thiele went 3-0, pinning Cohen Muncie of Pender and Cayden Burns, Central Valley. In the match for first, Thiele earned a 9-4 decision over Stone Swantek, Nebraska Christian. Mueller cruised...
If Saturday’s wrestling invite in West Point proved anything, it showed girls’ wrestling is a thriving sport in the state of Nebraska. Twenty-two schools descended on the Cuming County town to fight for bragging rights. At the end of the day, Summerland sophomore Lenora Kester grasped the sixth-place medal in the 107-pound division. Following a first-round bye, Kester pinned Morgan Brahmer, of Fremont, in 2:37. She dropped a third-round match to Jasmine Morales, of Grand Island, who pinned Keste...
Bobcat wrestlers finished fourth, Saturday, at the Battle Creek duals invite. The Braves claimed the top team trophy, while Crofton-Bloomfield finished second and Tekamah-Herman, third. In the first round of competition, Battle Creek topped T-H, 63-18. The Bobcats lost to Crofton-Bloomfield, 42-24. Three Summerland wrestlers earned wins, all by fall. Jesse Theile pinned William Steffen in 1:43. They competed in the 138-pound class. At 145, Keaton Thiele pinned Jack Miller, in 4:56. Logan Mueller earned a win in the 285-class, pinning Paxton Bar...
The Bobcat boys' wrestling squad scored 146 points and tied the host team for second place at Saturday's Howells-Dodge wrestling invite. Guardian Angels Central Catholic won the team title with 158 points. Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller earned gold medals in the 195- and 285-pound divisions, respectively. Six other wrestlers - Alex Thiele, Jesse Thiele, Keaton Thiele, Alex Arroyo, Wyatt Chipps and Connor Thomson - brought home hardware. Mueller moved quickly through his bracket, picking up...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION March 16, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Tuesday, March 16, at the Summerland - Orchard site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the March 10, 2021, newspapers, to order at 6:03 p.m. Roll call was taken. Board members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby,...
Three members of the Summerland Bobcat youth wrestling program qualified for the state tournament, March 20-21, in Grand Island. Qualifying took place Saturday, March 6, at district competition held in O'Neill. Bobcats advancing to the state meet includeGabe Kester, Bentley Benson and Logan Kester. Benson finished second in his division. Both Kester wrestlers placed fourth in their respective divisions....
Four Summerland wrestlers entered the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships with common goals: perform to the best of their ability and bring home a piece of hardware. Here's a look at the two-day tournament and each wrestler's path through the bracket. LOGAN MUELLER ~ 285 In his first-ever appearance at the state tournament, Logan Mueller marched his way to the championship match. On Wednesday, he faced George Fraher, of Guardian Angels Central Catholic....
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION February 15, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Feb. 15, at 12 p.m., at the Ewing site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the February 10, 2021, newspaper, to order at 12 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was noted in the room by Nordby. Roll call. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. All board members were present. Possible motion on board member absence....
Four Bobcat wrestlers will advance to the Nebraska School Activities Association Class D State Championships Meet, scheduled to begin Wednesday, Feb. 17 and continue Feb. 18, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. Colton Thiele will make a return trip to Omaha after finishing second in the 195 class. Thiele began with a bye and downed Bryson Warner, Southern Valley, by an 8-4 decision. That set up a run for first place, where he met Bobby Evans, of Cambridge. Thiele dropped a 7-3 decision, bringing home...
Summerland wrestlers will compete in the D3-A subdistrict, Friday, at Central Valley. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. In addition to the Bobcats, schools competing include Axtell, Central Valley, Hi-Line, Overton, Sandhills Valley, Southern, Southern Valley, Stanton, Thayer Central and Winside. The ‘B’ side of the subdistrict will compete at East Butler, Saturday. Schools slated to participate include Cambridge, Creighton, East Butler, Harvard, Hastings St. Cecilia, Howells-Dodge, Johnson County Central, Neligh-Oakdale, San...
Foresight. Summerland senior Rafe Grebin relied on it prior to Friday's Central Valley Invite. "I knew I needed to pick up at least three wins without any losses to even up my record so that I am seed-able for subdistricts," he said. Once he saw the bracket for the 126-pound division, he realized he wasn't going to get as many matches. He looked at the eight-man bracket and that's when he knew what he needed to do. "At that moment, I realized that I needed to win the tournament. I had to go 3-0...
