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The Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team moves to 8-4 with a win recently over Niobrara/Verdigre and a loss to Crofton. Summerland swept N/V, 25-15 and 25-13. In the Niobrara/Verdigre game, Lenora Kester and Abryelle Kester each had three kills, followed by Abbey Chipps and Beatrize Milken, with two each. Lenora Kester, Jaycee Reynolds and Kenzie Sanne each notched an ace serve. Ending with 100% serving for the night were Ava Rittscher, Leah Wiese, Sanne and Lenora Kester. In the Crofton game,...
Summerland's Carlee Livingston keeps pace with a Bloomfield-Crofton runner at the halfway mark during Friday's O'Neill Invitational. She finished 26th, running 26:02. Savannah Gallagher finished 53rd, completing the course in 29:27.60. In the boys' division, Zander Cepel finished 56th in a field of more than 75 runners. He crossed the line in 22:57. Times were unavailable for the junior high girls' race. Cadi Soper ended in 38th. Kiptyn Belzer ended 31st in the junior high boys' race, running...
Sometimes, things just all come together. It happened Friday, in Norfolk, when Summerland defeated a scrappy Lutheran High Northeast football team, 38-24. "I thought the biggest take away from Friday night is how well our defense played all night. We had been struggling stopping a power-run team but we did a really good job of it Friday," said coach Tom Thramer. With the score knotted at 6 apiece at the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats scored 16 unanswered points to take a 22-6 lead to the...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team traveled to Creighton, Sept. 12, and returned home with two wins. In the first match, the Lady Bobcats controlled Boyd County, winning 25-11 and 25-16. Adyson Mlnarik recorded 13 kills in the match and Bailey Ahlers landed five strikes on the court, hitting .444. Junior Sarah Wiese served four aces. Defensively, Preslie Robertson led Summerland with eight digs. Ella Bolling recorded seven and Talya Nilson added five. Lydia Robertson added to her assist...
Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday proclaimed Saturday, Sept. 23, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Nebraska. "Hunting and fishing continue to be an integral part of the good life outdoors in Nebraska," Pillen said. "Over recent years, hunting and fishing have offered a growing number of participants a chance to connect with nature, create memories with friends, and experience both mental and physical health benefits. "The economic impact hunting and fishing has on our state is tremendous," he...
Summerland's junior varsity team volleyball team finished second at Saturday's St. Mary's tourney. Team members include (front row): Leah Wiese; (middle row, l-r): Lenora Kester, Jaycee Reynolds, Charlee Wagner, Ava Rittscher, Karley Dawkins; (back row, l-r): Kenna Brabec, Beatrice Milken, Abbey Chipps, Kaylee Thiele, Kenzie Sanne, Abryelle Kester and Sarah Wiese. The Bobcats swept St. Mary's and Crofton and lost 0-2 to Battle Creek. Coaches Bill Tabbert and Dwaine Birch reported Leah Wiese...
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team played at St. Mary's in O'Neill. In the double triangular, the Summerland team played Neligh-Oakdale and Niobrara-Verdigre. The first match, against N-O, saw Summerland win, 25-19 and 25-23. The Bobcats served 90% and had six ace serves, with Jaycee Reynolds recording four of the aces. Lenora Kester had a perfect game, serving 12 for 12, with an ace. Abryelle Kester had four kills and Abbey Chipps added three. Defensively, Kaylee Thiele led with 20 digs, while Ava Rittscher added...
Summerland senior Adyson Mlnarik and junior, Lydia Robertson reached milestone records when the Lady Bobcats played Stuart, Sept. 5. Mlnarik recorded her 1,000th career dig and Robertson hit the 1,000 mark for career assists. The Bobcats upset the previously-undefeated Stuart Lady Broncos in two sets. In the first match, Elgin Public Pope John defeated Summerland in two sets....
Summerland junior high and high school cross country athletes showed improvement, despite not bringing home any medals from the Neligh-Oakdale Cross Country Invitational, held at Antelope Country Club. The girls' division included 36 participants. Delani Runnels, Niobrara/Verdigre, set the place, winning in 20:02. For the Bobcats, Carlee Livingston placed 22nd, with a time of 26:54. Savannah Gallagher completed the course in 30:16, finishing in 34th place. Zander Cepel placed 32nd in the boys'...
Adyson Mlnarik record 14 kills and Lydia Robertson added a dozen in a match against Norfolk Catholic, played Sept. 7, at the Battle Creek triangular. The Bobcats dropped the first set, 19-25 and rebounded with wins of 25-22 and 26-24. Robertson, Mlnarik, Bailey Ahlers and Caydence Schumacher each recorded a block in the match. In the second match, Battle Creek ended with the victory, downing Summerland 2-1. The Bobcats won set one, 25-23, but dropped the second set, 25-27. In the final set, BC...
Bobcat cross country team members returned home, Thursday, without any medals from the Boyd County Cross Country Invite. Yet, the young runners continue to show improvement, according to head coach Shannon Schumacher. Carlee Livingston finished 17th and Savannah Gallagher, 24th, respectively, in the girls' division. Livingston crossed the finish line in 25.13, while Gallager ran 28.33. Zander Cepel ended 24th in the boys' division, running 22:48. Three junior high boys competed. Kiptyn Belzer...
Fall turkey season is approaching quickly and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has some reminders for hunters, as there are several changes in 2023. The changes concerning this fall season are: • The fall turkey season is Oct. 1-Nov. 30. • Each hunter may only have one fall permit. • The bag limit allows the take of one turkey of either sex with a shotgun or archery equipment. • All turkey harvests must be reported via Telecheck. Turkeys may be checked by internet at OutdoorNebraska.gov/hunt/telecheck/ or by phone at 1-844-279-4564. This...
The first possession of the 2023 football season didn't go as the Bobcats planned. High snaps from center forced the home team to scramble early, looking for a solution, as Riverside rolled to a 38-20 win. Head Coach Tom Thramer said the team's inexperience "really showed up from untimely penalties, missed assignments and lack of leadership." "There is no way to sugar coat it. We have to get better in every aspect of the game," Thramer told SAM in an interview on Monday. "Riverside is a very goo...
Some area residents have taken part in the Cornhusker State Games in the past, as well as this summer. Jeff Shabram, of Orchard, has taken powerlifters to compete in the past. In fact, Shabram mentioned he remembers Dave Mlnarik making an appearance when his nephew, Cade, competed in powerlifting. "We'd still be taking participants, but can't since the director changed powerlifting affiliation from Amateur Athletic Union to USA Powerlifting, which has more adults," remarked Shabram. "But it was...
Competitors from across Nebraska and South Dakota converged on Clearwater, July 22, for the third annual Rough Stock Challenge, sponsored by the local chamber of commerce. Chase YellowHawk, of St. Francis, South Dakota, took the top spot in bareback riding. He scored 76 points. Whitten Hoover, of Ainsworth, and Spencer Denaeyer, of Seneca, scored 74 points, tying for the second spot. In the saddle bronc division, Jackson Ford, of Sturgis, South Dakota, took home the first-place prize after...
SUBMITTRED ARTICLE The Tri-County Titans finished the junior American Legion baseball season, Tuesday, July 11 at the Class C Area 1 Tournament, in Crofton, with a 12-4 loss to Hartington. Coach Jeff Shabram said, "It was a marvelous game for five innings, with Tri-County actually holding a 4-3 lead over the number-one seed Hartington in the fifth inning." But Hartington would mount a two-out rally in the fifth and rattle off seven huge runs in that inning to completely take the wind out of the...
League play • Summerland Peewees ended the season with a fourth-place finish in the Quad County Leage Tournament, Sunday, in Neligh....
SUBMITTED ARTICLE On Friday, July 14, the Antelope County Healthcare Foundation held its 18th annual golf tournament at the Antelope Country Club near Neligh. Ninety-six golfers from area communities and businesses participated. Team winners of the tournament included: • Championship Flight - first, Pinnacle Bank; second, Brunswick State Bank; third, Jim and Kathy Koenig's team. • First Flight - first, Pinman Construction; second, Overland Rehab; third, Bank of Elgin. • Second Flight - first...
