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PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION March 15, 2022 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 5 p.m. at the school. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the March 9 newspaper, to order at 5 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Members present: Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Thiele, to approve absence of board member Candice Hoke....
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...
SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Feb. 16, 2022 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the school. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the Feb. 9, 2022, papers, to order at 12:08 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Possible motion on board member absence. All board members were present. Motion by Kerkman, seconded...
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...
Mullen scored 166 points en route to the Central Valley Wrestling Invite title, Friday, in Greeley. Tri-County earned the runner-up trophy, with 141.5 points and Summerland placed third, scoring 106 points. Jesse Thiele earned silver in the 132-pound class. He lost, by fall, in 1:30, to Javier Marino, High Plains Community, in the championship match. Alex Arroyo finished third in the 160-pound division. In the final match, he defeated Mullen’s Andrew Harvey. Kendrick Schroeder placed fourth at 170. Dylan Pooschke, of Overton, won the t...
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...
Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the school. President Ed Nordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Jan. 12, 2022, newspapers, to order at 7:02 p.m. Visitors were welcomed. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. All board members were present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Hoke, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele,...
The Summerland girls’ wrestling team scored 62.5 points and returned home with the team championship from Friday’s EPPJ invite. South Loup finished second, scoring 42 points. Sydni McConnell finished first in the 114-pound class. She faced the only other wrestler in the class, Shantell Mikkelson, of Madison. In the first match, McConnell earned a 5-4 decision and, in match two, won, by fall, in 3:10. Lenora Kester finished second in the 107-pound division. She lost her opening round match, by...
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...
In its season opener, Summerland's wrestling squad won one and lost one at the Wayne triangular, Thursday. Wayne defeated the Bobcats, 36-21, in the opening round. Summerland downed Wisner-Pilger, 45-24, in the second round. In the final round, Wayne took down W-P, 42-24. Against Wayne, the Bobcats earned wins in four matches. Alex Thiele defeated Ty Zach, by fall, in 3:57. They competed in the 132-pound division. At 152, Keaton Thiele picked up his first win of the season. He pinned Francisco...
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 November 16, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the school. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the Nov. 10 newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: none. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager,...
Changes in Friday activities for Summerland School's homecoming celebration were announced Monday. In a message sent to patrons via the school's communication system, Superintendent Kyle Finke outlined decisions that led to the changes. "When I was approached three weeks ago as plans were being finalized, the area that was proposed for a pep rally was still a construction zone," Finke said. As of Sept. 27, the music department, weight room and wrestling room have been "turned over" to the...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 13, following the budget and tax request hearings, in the school board room. President Nordby opened the budget hearing, which was published in the paper on Sept. 8 at 6:28 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele. Absent: Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the absence of Jeremy Wagner. Voting aye:...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL August 2021 A To Z Vac N Sew, rep, 1,247.00; ACT, testing, 462.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 1,454.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 145.00; Appeara, sup, 98.58; Apple, Inc., iPad PRO, 749.00; Austin T. Good, grounds maint, 850.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 225.15; BrainPOP, LLC, sub renew, 3,250.00; Bullseye Fire Sprinkler, Inc., sprinkler inspect, 280.00; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 2,190.66; CEV, ag software, 850.00;...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION JUNE 15, 2021 Summerland Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, June 15. President Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the June 9 paper, to order at 6:03 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Board members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present. Moti...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, June 15, at 6 p.m., at the Orchard site. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published June 10, 2021 ZNEZ ~~~ AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B....
APPROVED BILLS AKRS-Neligh, repair & maintain-tractor, $974.32; Amazon, award supp., $12.99; AMGL, PC, payroll questions assist., $50.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, $145.00; Appeara, supplies, $350.33; Apple, Inc., 13 computers, $24,427.00; Austin T. Good, grounds maintain, $850.00; Avera St. Anthonys Hospital, therapy-OT, $653.04; Black Hills Energy, nat. gas, $3,686,07; Bomgaars, supp., $138.59; Butch’s Body Shop, repairs-van tow, $154.50; Canon Financial Service, Inc., printer lease, $22.81; Capital One Bank (USA), N...
The Nebraska School Activities Assocation and Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recently recognized students who were nominated by their schools for the NCPA academic all-state awards. Individuals were nominated for their individual academic excelence, leadership and contributions made to NSAA activities. Seven Summerland students received the award for winter activity participation, including Mason Hoke and Dillon Moser, boys' basketball; Avery Cheatum and Hadley Cheatum, girls'...
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....