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The Summerland girls' wrestling team put together a strong showing at the Elgin Public/Pope John Girls' Invitational on Friday, Dec. 20, finishing in second place with 136 points. Wayne took the top spot with 174 points. Despite the tough competition, the Summerland girls proved their mettle, with several athletes making a big impact on the scoreboard. Leading the charge for Summerland were Ava Cleveland, Abbey Chipps, Kaylee Thiele and Raina Krebs, who captured first-place finishes in their res...
The Summerland Bobcats wrestling team wrapped up a solid performance at the Elgin Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 21, finishing in fifth place overall with a total of 80.5 points. Plainview emerged as the team champions, but Summerland's individual wrestlers gave it their all, with several notable finishes throughout the tournament. Leading the charge for the Bobcats was Austin Mendoza, who continued his stellar season by securing a first-place finish in the 144-pound weight class. Mendoza, with...
Summerland PK to third-grade students share letters to Santa with SAM. Letters appear as written. Dear Santa, My name is Ansley Tomjack. I am 7 years old! How is the North Pole? How is the reindeer? I am glad Max came back to my house. For Christmas I would like a camra, games, things for playing in the snow and my own fone. I'll be sure to leave cookies and milk and treats for the deer! Love, Ansley Tomjack Dear Santa, My name is Olivia Woslager, but people call me Rosie. I am 2.5 years old....
Summerland's girls wrestling team scored 122.5 points en route to the team championship, Monday, at the West Holt Invite. The host team finished in the runner-up position, ending with 99 points. The best news of the day: every Bobcat wrestler returned home with a medal. Three girls took top honors in their divisions. Kaylee Thiele went undefeated in the 140 class. She picked up wins over Morgan Kuchta, Cedar Catholic, fall in 2:31; Ashlyn Forbes, Plainview, in :39; Mabel Mgebeh, Randolph, in...
Members of the Summerland girls' wrestling team include Ava Cleveland, Abby Arroyo, Jaelyn Shaver, Charlee Wagner, Jayden Hobbs, Kaylee Thiele, Gracie Mudloff, Raina Krebs, Kyah Bruhn and Abbey Chipps. They will compete Thursday, in a triangular at Wayne. Competition begins at 5 p.m....
Meet the mat masters of the Summerland boys' wrestling team. They opened the season Thursday, in a triangular at Wayne. Competition begins at 5 p.m. Team members include Lane Sanne, Steven Mast, Luke Kester, Jason Shaver, Liam Cleveland, Mat Umphress, Isaac Mendoza, Ayden Bazelman, Jacob Schlecht, Austin Mendoza, Ethan Kester and Logan Kester....
Summerland junior high boys' wrestling began its season, Nov. 9, in Wayne. The Bobcats finished 11th overall. Liam Gallagher competed in the 149-156 weight class. He won the division, all by decision. Trenton Mendoza wrestled in the 101-107 division and finished second. Brayden Heller, competing in the 191-205 division, finished second. Stacy Snodgrass placed third in the 117-121 division. Phoenix Wangler competed at 138-145 and ended third. Tony Ahlers wrestled at 144-145 and finished third....
Ammy Arroyo, a 2024 Summerland graduate, competed Saturday in the All-Star Wrestling Duals in Grand Island. Arroyo, who placed fourth in the 190-pound division at the 2024 state tourney, faced Darian Earth of Winnebago. Arroyo won the match, by pin....
Blood may be thicker than water. It's the fluid of life, an essential force providing a constant flow of resources and creating energy. For Jesse Thiele, son of Jim and Leenda, the constant flow slowed to a trickle on a fateful September day in 2016. Thiele, then a fifth-grade student, was at home in Clearwater on Sept. 29, working on a math worksheet, alongside older brothers Eli and Alex. Alex and Jesse took a break, which turned into a wrestling match. "I still had a pencil in my hand,"...
Since 2006, the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize students who have been nominated by their schools, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership, and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity. Ten Summerland Public School students were named Winter 2024 Academic All-State recipients, including Carter Bergman and Barrett Stearns, boys' basketball; Adyson Mlnarik and Preslie Robertson, girls' basketball;...
Dear editor: I would like to express my support for our teachers and coaches/sponsors at Summerland Public Schools. I want you to know, as a parent, I have the utmost confidence in your abilities to continue to teach our children. My trust is in your hands to continue with your jobs. Even though things at the top seem to be in disarray, I need you to PLEASE hang in there! Have confidence in your own abilities to continue doing what you are doing ... providing our kids with a great education....
Austin Mendoza, a Summerland freshman, was named to the Niobrara Valley Conference second team, for wrestling, in the 132-pound class for the 2023-2024 season. Mason Nitz was named to the first team in the 132-pound weight class. Other competitors receiving post-season honors include • 106: Tyson Blakeman, Neligh-Oakdale, first team; Brett Olson, North Central, second team; • 113: Andrew Henery, NO, first team; Even Decker, Elkhorn Valley, second team; • 120: Owen Vondra, EV, first team; Dylan...
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A Summerland fourth-grade student finished first in the 85-pound division in the third- and fourth-grade class, Saturday, at the Nebraska USA Wrestling Meet in Grand Island. Gus Ahlers, son of Ryan and Jeana Ahlers, claimed the top spot. In the PK-K division, Tate Smith placed third....
What a great time to be a Bobcat! Our students are shining in all activities. Backtrack to November when the volleyball team qualified for state competition and the football team played in two rounds of the playoff system. Nothing like starting the year off on the right foot. The marching band did well at competition in Wayne. Speech and drama students continue to earn awards. Next week, the speechsters compete in a tough C2 district, a trip to the state meet on the line. I have a feeling...
Ammy Arroyo and Raina Krebs have gone where no female Bobcat wrestler has gone before. They both finished the season on the medal podium at the 2024 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Tournament, held Feb. 14 to 17 at the CHI Health Event Center in Omaha. Arroyo finished fourth in the 190-pound division and Krebs placed second in the 235-pound class. Coach Dan Roeber said the Bobcats have a group of girls who "want to be in the room and be the best they can be" by supporting...
The 2024 Nebraska School Activities Associaton State Wrestling Championships begin tomorrow at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha. Summerland will be represented in both the girls' and boys' division, slated to begin at 3 p.m. The Bobcat girls' team will be represented by Ava Cleveland, 110-pound division; Kaylee Thiele, 135-pound division; Ammy Arroyo, 190-pound division; and Raina Krebs, 235-pound division. They advance from Friday's district competition in York. Three Bobcat boys' team...
Ava Cleveland, Kaylee Thiele, Ammy Arroyo and Raina Krebs will represent Summerland at the 2024 Girls' State Wrestling Championships this week. The Bobcats finished third in district competition, Feb. 9, in York. Cleveland was perfect in her bracket in the 110-pound class, with wins over Khloe Wiseman, Adams Central, Ayshia Delancey, Logan Valley and Drea Kruse, Skutt. Thiele finished third at 135. She opened with a win over Eva Kriener, Marian and lost to Alexis Pehrson, Skutt. In the...
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...
Summerland girls' wrestling team shined during subdistrict competition, held Feb. 2, at Atkinson West Holt. Eight Bobcat competitors will advance to district competition, scheduled to start at 2 p.m., this Friday, at York High School. Representing Summerland in the district competition will be Yazlin Zermeno, 105; Ava Cleveland, 110; Lenora Kester, 115; Abbey Chipps, 120; Gracie Mudloff, 125; Kaylee Thiele, 135; Ammy Arroyo, 190; and Raina Krebs, 235. Savannah Gallagher, Abby Arroyo and Kyah...
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...
Post-season competition for the Bobcat girls’ wrestling squad will begin Friday, Feb. 2, in Atkinson, at 1 p.m. Nineteen teams will compete in the Nebraska School Activities Association Girls 2A Subdistrict. In addition to Summerland, Adams Central, Ansley-Litchfield, Arcadia/Loup City, Bellevue East, Cedar Catholic, Central Valley, Elgin Public/Pope John, Louisville, Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara/Verdigre, Northwest, Omaha Benson, Omaha Skutt Catholic, Ord, Plainview, Ponca, St. Mary’s and West Hol...
Summerland girls' wrestling squad traveled to Stanton, Jan. 22, for a dual and returned home with a 36-28 win. Yazlin Zermeno lost an 8-6 decision to McKenzie Daniel in a 105-pound match. The Mustangs' Corah Linnaus earned a 15-2 major decision over Savannah Gallagher in a 120-pound match. Abbey Chipps lost, by fall in :43, to Micah McGillivray. They competed at 130. Kaylee Thiele dropped a 6-0 major decision to Rylan Hansen in a 135-pound match. In a 140-pound match, Abby Arroyo lost by fall, in :24, to Bekah Butterfield. Kyah Bruhn, 170;...
AJ Hobbs, Jesse Thiele and Mathew Umphress added wins to their records during a Jan 23 dual against North Central that was part of a triangular also featuring Elgin Public/Pope John. Wrestling in the 165-pound class, Umphress pinned Kade Wiiest in 2:38. Hobbs pinned Chase Gewecke in 2:37 in a 175-pound match. Thiele made quick work of his match, pinning Trace Kaupp in :50. They competed at 144 pounds. Jason Shaver, 190; Austin Mendoza, 132; and Ethan Kester, 138, won by forfeit. North Central...
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,...
