Four bobcats receive all-district recognition

Student-athletes named to the 2020 D1-7 all-district football team include four Bobcat team members.

Senior Anthony Umphress, junior Logan Mueller and sophomore Trevor Thomson received all-district honors.

Colton Thiele, a junior, was selected for honorable mention.

The quad of Cats joins 33 athletes from four other district squads.

Neligh-Oakdale led the picks with a dozen Warriors earning recognition.

First-team honors were granted to seniors Garret Belitz, Julien Hearn, Dawson Kaup, Brock Kester, Colton Klabenes and Caleb Payne, along with Aiden Kuester, sophomore.

Bryson Gadeken, freshman, Andrew Jacobsen, senior, Carson Jones, junior and sophomores Landyn Schrader and Carson Whitesel received honorable mention.

Named to the all district team from Ainsworth were Caleb Allen, senior, and Carter Nelson, freshman. Honorable mention went to Traegan McNally, freshman, and Cash Reynolds, junior.

North Central was led by Paxton Smith, senior and juniors Stetson Kaufman, Ryan Painter, Dolan Pospichal and Troy Reynolds.

Receiving honorable mention were seniors A.J. Benemerito, Ben Bruns and Zach Dickau, along with Levi Lewis, junior.

Jaxon Cadwallader and Rumen Rentschler, seniors at West Holt, and juniors Jakeem Brown and Caid McCart finished on the top team.

Grady Smith, junior; Cash Gardner, junior, and Isaac Pistulka, sophomore earned honorable mention.