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Summerland girls' wrestling team brought home its first-ever championship trophy, Monday, Dec. 4. They scored 134 points to claim the title at the West Holt Girls Invitational. The host team finished second, with 117, in the 13-team event. The Bobcats finished with 10 medal winners, including two first-place finishes from Ava Cleveland and Raina Krebs. Cleveland drew a first-round bye in the 110 class and in round two, pinned Mollie Corkle, O'Neill, in 1:16. She picked up another pin in round...
Basketball enthusiasts may notice one rule change when regular-season play begins tonight. The one and one is done. Instead, the bonus - two free throws - will be awarded for common fouls committed when a team is in the bonus. A second change is that teams will be in bonus once the opponent commits five fouls in a quarter. Fouls reset each quarter. Summerland boys' basketball coach Brett Kaczor said he likes the change. "It's going to take some time to really get used to shooting two free...
Bobcat football coach Tom Thramer announced post-season honors for district D1-6 have been announced. Three players received all-district team honors and three additional players received honorable mention. Selected for first-team honors are Alec Schindler, Michael Koenig and Gavin Whiting. Honorable mention selections include Sam Cheatum, AJ Hobbs and Ethan Kester. Other football players selected, by school include Plainview, first team: Spencer Hille, Brendan Weber, Hayven Stewart, Jacson King...
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...
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...
Sam Cheatum scored four touchdowns, in Friday's Class D1 football playoff game against Stanton, but it wasn't enough to defeat the unbeaten Mustangs. Stanton claimed a 60-30 win to advance to the field of eight teams in the 2023 NSAA State Football Championships bracket. Coach TomThramer said he thought the team competed well against Stanton. "We obviously didn't win the game, but we stuck in it until the final whistle which I am proud of our kids for. We aren't quite at the level of Stanton in...
The Summerland Bobcats came out swinging, Saturday, when they met undefeated Bayard in the Class C2 district final, in Brady. Those swings led to 32 team kills, five ace serves and a three-set sweep over the Tigers. Bayard jumped to an early lead in set one, but the Bobcats remained calm and collected, narrowing the Tigers' lead, point by point. With the match tied at 24, Ady Mlnarik stepped up to the service line and sent a rocket across the net. The volley ended with a Lydia Robertson block....
Summerland School officials have until Nov. 30 to declare if the Bobcat football team will play in the eight-man division during the next two-year cycle. During the Oct. 16 board of education meeting, activities director Zach Rosenboom said the current enrollment shows 63 male students in grades nine, ten and eleven. "The cutoff (for eight-man) is 47," he said. Rosenboom said a one-cycle waiver is available, which makes the Bobcats eligible for post-season play. Board member Nate Schwager asked...
Gavin Whiting recovered a Hi-Line fumble, in overtime, to secure Summerland's 52-46 win over the Bulls, Thursday, in the opening round of Class D1 state football playoffs. Leading up to the moment, the game, played in Eustis, resembled a foot race between Hi-Line's senior quarterback Ryker Evans and Summerland's rushing corps, which ended the game with five players hitting double digits. "Last Thursday, our guys showed great resilience in the second half," said Bobcat coach Tom Thramer. He said...
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...
Bobcat football fans will have only one chance to watch Summerland take on the Hi-Line Bulls, Thursday, in the first round of the 2023 NSAA Class D1 State Football Playoffs and that opportunity will be in person. "The game won't be live-streamed, due to connectivity issues in Eustis," said Zach Rosenboom, Bobcat athletic director. Fans will be able to tune in to KAMI, 100.1FM, via the internet at ruralradio.com. Pregame coverage is slated to begin at 2:35 p.m., with kickoff set for 3 p.m....
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....
Neither wind nor a chilling rain could keep the Bobcats from finding the opposing team's end zone, Friday afternoon, as Summerland dominated North Central, 42-14. It was a one-two-three punch from Michael Koenig, who completed eight of nine passes for 199 yards, Alec Schindler, who rushed for 140 yards, and Sam Cheatum's 107-yard day in the receiving corps, that did in the Knights. The Bobcats struck first on a 40-yard pass play from Koenig to Schindler and continued with Koenig and Cheatum...
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...
Summerland’s high school cross country runners took part in the Class D-3 district meet, Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Ainsworth Golf Course. Due to impending weather, the meet was held a day early. A field of 57 runners competed in the girls’ division. Carlee Livingston ran the route in 26:15.9, finishing 39th. Savannah Gallagher ended 50th, crossing the finish line in 30:09.77. The boys’ race included 73 competitors. Zander Cepel ended in 48th, running 21:58.72....
If you closed your eyes Saturday, during the inaugural Northeast Nebraska Motorsports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, you could almost hear motors revving as cars drifted into the bank of turn three before heading for the the finish line. A group of northeast Nebraska legends received the ultimate checked flag in front of a crowd of nearly 300, gathered at the Norfolk VFW, to honor the 2022 and 2023 NENMHOF classes. The organization formed in 2022 and set the pace by selecting the first two...
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...
Sunshine and mild temperatures, accompanied by typical northwesterly Nebraska winds, greeted Niobrara Valley Conference cross country partipcants, Thursday, as they descended on Summerland Golf Course for the annual conference meet. North Central claimed the girls' team title, scoring 13 points, followed by West Holt, 21 and Elkhorn Valley 25. Niobrara/Verdigre runner Delani Runnels claimed gold in the girls' race, finishing the 5K course in 19:59. Carlee Livingston was the lone competitor for...
Alec Schindler finished with 200 all-purpose yards and Connor Thomson racked up another 140 yards, but it wasn't enough for the Bobcats in Friday's 62-34 loss to Plainview. Coach Tom Thramer said he thought his team did a good job of "bringing the fight to Plainview" in the first half. Both teams found the end zone once in the first quarter and the Pirates took a 28-21 lead to the locker room at the half. "We were able to get some big stops and make some big plays on offense and special teams, w...
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....
The Bobcat junior varsity volleyball teeam moves to 12-7, with a win over Neligh-Oakdale, Oct. 5. Summerland lost the first set, 23-25 and bounced back to win the next two sets, 25-21 an 15-12. Leah Wiese had a great night of defense as she recorded 29 digs in the three-set match, according to Coach Bill Tabbert. Abryelle Kester had five kills, followed by Lenora Kester with four. Abryelle Kester also had two blocks, with Lenora Kester and Kenzie Sanne each getting one. Jaycee Reynolds landed an ace serve, as did Beatriz Milken. Milken was...
The Summerland Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team moved to 11-4 on the season, with a 25-12, 25-20 win over North Central, Thursday. Karley Dawkins and Jaycee Reynolds finished eight-for-eight from the service line. Leah Wiese and Lenora Kester each ended a perfect evening, clearing seven serves a piece. Dawkins and Kenzie Sanne both landed an ace serve. Kester finished with three kills and Beatrice Milken added two. The only blocks were recorded by Sanne and Abbey Chipps, with one each. The team served 96% for the game, which was a season...
t its first cross country meet, Oct. 5. The Niobrara Valley Conference meet will be held at Summerland Golf Course, with high school girls’ competition slated to run at 4 p.m. The high school boys’ race will begin following the conclusion of the girls’ race. Junior high races will follow the high school competition....
Conditions were nearly perfect, Monday, as the Bobcat junior and senior high cross country teams traveled to Crofton. Carlee Livingston ran the 5K course in 27:16.02, finishing 16th, just out of medal contention. Savanah Gallagher ran 30:49.25, ending 20th. In the high school boys' division, Zender Cepel placed 31st, running 23:29.49. Junior high students competed in a mixed two-mile run. Cadi Soper finished 26th in the girls' division, running 11:19.53. Kiptyn Belzer ran the course in...
