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The Oct. 23 and 24 statewide youth pheasant, quail and partridge season, for hunters ages 15 and younger, provides an opportunity to mentor new hunters. “Each fall, the youth season provides a great opportunity to get young family members and friends out hunting in a more controlled environment,” said John Laux, upland game program manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Resident youth, age 15 or younger, do not need a permit to hunt small game, but nonresident youth must have a hunt permit and habitat stamp. Only youth are all...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team played five matches last week, picking up two wins. Elkhorn Valley The visiting Lady Falcons spoiled a parents' night win, Tuesday, Oct. 12. Summerland used momentum to win the first two sets 25-22 and 25-19. But Elkhorn Valley answered the call and sent the match to five sets, with wins of 25-20, 25-23 and 15-13. Hadley Cheatum contributed 18 kills. Emily Nordby contributed strong net play, recording five blocks. Preslie Robertson finished with eight ace...
Jolene Hamilton, of Orchard, claims the week eight Husker football prediction contest. It’s her second win of the season. Hamilton predicted Minnesota to down the Huskers, 32-21. over Nebraska. She is the only contestant to pick the Gophers to beat the Huskers.. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Gri...
Summerland cross country runners competed in the D3 district competition, Thursday, Oct. 14, at Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. Jesse Thiele finished 26th to lead the boys’ team. He ran 20:13.30. Alex Thiele crossed the finish line in 34th, running 20:40.8. Parker Napier ran 22:57.40, finishing 53rd in the field of 62 runners. Elkhorn Valley claimed the team title, with 21 points. Ty Schlueter, of Ainsworth, was crowned the individual champion. He ran 16:45.80. Aubrey Parker finished 20th in the girls’ race. She ran 23:55. Aislynn Kester pla...
The Bobcat volleyball team will begin conference play against CWC, Monday, Oct. 18. First serve is set for 6:15 p.m., at Stuart Public School. Summerland enters as the eighth seed, with an 8-13 record. CWC is the ninth seed and bring a 3-21 record to conference play. The winner of the match will meet the top-seeded Stuart Lady Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Stuart boasts a 20-3 mark. At Spencer, Elkhorn Valley, seeded fifth with a 15-6 record, will square off against Neligh-Oakdale at 6:15 p.m. The...
In the first conference meet the junior high Bobcat cross country team competed in, one runner brought home a medal, Friday. Ethan Kester finished seventh in the boys' race, run Friday, at the Atkinson-Stuart Country Club. Kester ran 7:16.44. Austin Mendoza finished 11th, rnning 7:48.71. Caden Mendoza ended 16th, with a time of 8:21.84. Bennet Flenniken was on Mendoza's heels, running 8:22.14, finishing 17th. Tucker Dougherty placed 19th, with a time of 9:02.84. Boyd County won the junior high...
Summerland relied on 20 first-quarter points and the running speed of Trevor Thomson to defeat Creighton, 50-6, in prep football action, Friday, in Creighton. Thomson, a 175-pound junior, recorded the first four scores of the contest, including runs of 30, 35, 46 and 61 yards. The Bulldogs lone score came in the second quarter, on a 40- yard run from Kale Fulton. Thomson ran in a three-yard run and a 55-yard scamper to score two additional times. Alec Schindler caught a 23- yard pass from Mason...
After dropping a 23-25 set to Neligh-Oakdale, the Bobcats roared back and added a win to their record, Thursday. Summerland won the last three sets, 25-17, 28-26 and 25- 12, in a match played in Neligh. Three players landed in double digits in the kills category. Hadley Cheatum led the team with 16, Ady Mlnarik added 13 and Lydia Robertson contributed 10. Harper Klabenes and Cheatum led the Bobcats in digs, recording 20 apiece. The Bobcats travel to O'Neill St. Mary's, Thursday and enter...
Summerland won the first of a four-set match against North Central, Sept. 30, but the Lady Knights spoiled any chance of a Bobcat homecoming week victory. After winning 25-17, the Lady Bobcats lost the next three, 10-25, 23-25 and 23-25. Emily Nordby showed versatility on the court, landing seven kills, nailing one solo block, sailing an ace serve and digging two balls. Adyson Mlnarik and Emma Kerkman each finished with seven kills. On Sept. 28, Summerland battled Niobrara/Verdigre and Boyd...
Summerland cross country runners are preparing for district competition, slated for Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. A trip to the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Cross Country Meet will be on the line. Runners from 15 schools will vie to qualify for individual and team competition. In addition to Summerland, schools competing in the district include Ainsworth, Boyd County, CWC, Elkhorn Valley, Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara/Verdigre, North Central, Osmond,...
Summerland running back Trevor Thomson admits he sets a goal each season to rush for 1,000 yards. A few Bobcat miscues prolonged reaching that goal, Friday evening, in Orchard. Then, it was game on. Thomson raced 70 yards for a touchdown and etched his name in the Summerland record books. The junior is quick to give credit where its due. "The offensive line is just so powerful and they create big holes for me to make my job easy. I have big strong boys up front that know their job. And, when we...
Duane Kester, of Clearwater, claims the week six Husker football prediction contest. Kester predicted Nebraska to have a “breakout game” and predicted a 42-10 final score. He was 17 points off the final score, 56-7. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh....
Summerland Bobcat Head Football Coach Tom Thramer knows football is all about the mo', who has it and who capitalizes on it. "The guys came out Friday and had a slow start - two turnovers - but never stopped believing," he said, about his team's 32-28 homecoming win over North Central. Once junior running back Trevor Thomson busted a nice run for 70 yards, Thramer said both the offense and defense fed off that. There's that mo'. "Our guys were prepared and worked their tails off in the first...
Thirteen junior high runners made history, Thursday, as the first members of the junior Bobcats cross country team to compete in a meet. Seven girls and six boys competed in races at the Battle Creek Invite. In the junior girls' division, Irelyn Bearinger brought home the ninth-place medal. She finished in 15:28. Shaylie Kester, Brecklyn Bergman and Ava Cleveland finished 11th, 12th and 13th, respectively. Kester ran 15:36, Bergman, 15:52 and Cleveland, 16:37. Jadyn Hobbs placed 22nd, running 21...
After capturing a victory against O'Neill High School last Tuesday, the Bobcat volleyball team fell to Humphrey/Lindsey Holy Family, in a home match, Sept. 23. Summerland claimed a two-point win, 25-23, in set one. O'Neill powered back to take set two, 25-9. The Bobcats fought back in the final set to win, 25-15. Against the Eagles, nine Lady Bobcats finished on the stat chart. Adyson Mlnarik led the team with seven kills. Emily Nordby landed six spikes. Harper Klabenes, in the libero position,...
A third-quarter drought plagued Summerland, as Neligh-Oakdale capitalized and downed the Bobcats, 58-34. The teams met Sept. 23 in Neligh. Mason Hoke completed five of nine passes for 25 yards. Ty Rix led receivers with three catches for 16 yards. Trevor Thomson led the rushers with 22 carries for 191 yards. Kendrick Schroeder carried the ball 14 times for 56 yards and Hoke picked up 50 yards on 14 carries. Colton Thiele led the defense with 11 tackles, including four solo takedowns and one...
A quartet of Bobcats ran the route around the Lake View Golf Course, near picturesque Lewis and Clark Lake, Thursday. Warm temperatures and a hilly course greeted team members, who ran against a large contingent in their respective races. Coach Shannon Schumacher said, “It is one of the meets that you have a great opportunity to run your best because of all of the quality athletes around you.” In the girls’ division, freshman Aubrey Parker was the lone participant, as illness and injuries preve...
While none of the Bobcat cross country team members earned a medal in Friday's O'Neill Invite, they gained experience for upcoming meets. Coach Shannon Schumacher called the meet "competitive." "Our kids came out and put forth a great effort against the strongest competition we have seen this year. We might not have been in the medals this time, but this team always comes out and gives it all. As a coach, that is all you can ask." In the girls' division, Aubrey Parker finished 30th, crossing...
Missed extra points, coupled with solid second-quarter play from West Holt, led the Bobcats to a 40-26 road loss, Friday, in Atkinson. Bobcat head coach Tom Thramer said the game was "like a roller coaster ride." "We had some highs and lows, but I was happy with how the guys battled," he said. West Holt's Caid McCart found the end zone first and capitalized on the PAT to give the Huskies an early advantage. The Bobcats responded with a march down the field and quarterback Mason Hoke handed off...
Summerland sits at 5-10 on the season after going 1-1 in matches at the Sept. 14 Boyd County triangular. The Lady Bobcats avenged a Sept. 11 loss to Creighton in the first match, downing the Bulldogs, 25-8 and 25-23. Hadley Cheatum returned to Summerland's lineup, adding eight kills in the match. Emily Nordby contributed five kills. Lydia Robertson led the defense, scraping up 14 digs. Her sister, Preslie, added 13 digs and Harper Klabenes ended with 11. Against Boyd County, Cheatum laid down...
Sarah Dieterman, of Norfolk, claims the week four Husker football prediction contest. Dieterman was nine points off the final score, predicting a 31-17 Sooner victory. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh....
Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant once said, Defense wins championships." For the Summerland Bobcats, a solid defensive showing limited the visiting CWC offense to 213 total yards, giving the Bobcats a 29-26 win, Sept. 10, in Orchard. A little razzle dazzle from the Bobcats helped seal the deal. In the final quarter, on fourth and 14, Gaby Gamez got the first down and more to set up final scoring opportunity for Summerland. The Bobcats trailed 12-7 after the first quarter, but clawed...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team sits at 4-9 on the season after winning two of seven sets during three days of competition last week. The Bobcats broke in the new gymnasium Sept. 7, hosting a double triangular. The new school shine didn't cast a strong glow on the Bobcats, as they lost 2-1 to both Stuart and Elgin Public/Pope John. On Sept. 9, the Cats traveled to Norfolk for a triangular. Summerland pushed host Norfolk Catholic in both sets, but came up short, with 27-29 and 22-25 losses....
Summerland boys' and girls' cross country teams finished fourth in their respective divisions at Boyd County meet, held Sept. 9, in Butte. In the girls' race, Aislynn Kester ran 24:45, crossing the finish line in 11th place. Aubrey Parker ended 12th, 25:03. Danielle Schrunk finished just out of medal contention, finishing 16th. Maddie Davis, of West Holt, won the girls' individual title, running 20:25. The team finished with 33 points. North Central won the event, scoring 12 points and...
Janet Frank, of Verdigre, offered the closest guess to the final score of the Huskers vs. Buffalo football game, winning the week three contest. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh...
