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Check out some of our favorite photos, taken by SAM photographers since Sept. 1, that did not get printed in the paper. Photos included were taken by Amy Kerkman, Jody Schindler, Sean Anderson and LuAnn Schindler....
Summerland will advance to the quarterfinal in the Class D1 State Football Playoffs after taking care of business against South Loup, 46-0. The teams met Nov. 1, in a contest played at home. Michael Koenig threw for 198 yards, connecting with Sam Cheatum for 140 yards and four catches. Alec Schindler reeled in two passes for 51 yards. Mathias Wagner carried the ball seven times for 66 yards. Koenig added another 40 on nine carries. Saul Cruz ran four times for 15 yards. Ethan Kester finished...
Summerland scored 24 first-quarter points en route to a 45-8 win over Elkhorn Valley in the first round of the Class D1 State Football Playoffs. The game, played at Summerland on Oct. 24, sets up a second-round game for the Bobcats. A 6 p.m. kickoff is scheduled for Nov. 1, when the South Loup Bobcats travel to the local Bobcat territory. Bobcat skipper Tom Thramer said the visiting Bobcats - a cooperative comprised of Arnold and Callaway Public schools - run a variety of defensive fronts that t...
Summerland defeated Elkhorn Valley, 45-8, in the opening round of the Class D1 State Football Playoffs. The teams met Oct. 24, in a game played at Summerland. Michael Koenig led the team with seven completions on 11 attempts for 93 yards. He also carried the ball six times for 66 yards. Mathias Wagner led the team, carrying the ball 13 times for 112 yards. Alec Schindler and Keaton Thiele led the Bobcats defensively, finishing with eight and seven tackles, respectively. Logan Kester, AJ Hobbs...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team finished fourth in the first-ever Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference volleyball tournament. The Bobcats defeated Hartington-Newcastle in the opening round and lost to Elkhorn Valley in round two. That set the consolation match with West Holt. After dropping the first two sets, the Bobcats stormed back to win the third and fourth sets, before losing the final one....
Summerland will host Elkhorn Valley, Thursday, Oct. 24, in the opening round of the Class D1 state football playoffs. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. The Bobcats cannot afford to look ahead and will need to be focused on the Falcons, according to Coach Tom Thramer. It will be the second time in six days the teams have faced off. On Friday, the Bobcats traveled to Tilden and picked up a 55-12 win, boosting the season record to 7-1. Thramer wasn't happy with his team's performance on Friday. "I thought...
Summerland opened GNAC volleyball tournament play, Monday, with a sweep over Hartington-Newcastle. They traveled to Laurel, Tuesday, to play Elkhorn Valley in the second round. The Falcons won 3-1. The Bobcats will play in the third-place consolation game, Friday, at 5:30 p.m. at Summerland....
The Summerland Bobcats racked up 375 yards in Friday's 55-12 win over Elkhorn Valley. Mathias Wagner rushed for 90 yards and Michael Koenig added 85 to the effort. Summerland will play Elkhorn Valley again, Oct. 24, in the first round of the Class D1 State Football Playoff. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m....
The Lady Bobcats picked up two wins last week as they swept O'Neill in a game played at O'Neill High School on Oct. 8, and soundly defeated Neligh-Oakdale on the Bobcat home court on Oct. 10. Against Neligh-Oakdale, Lydia Robertson finished the match with seven kills and a solo block. The Bobcats will face Ainsworth at home, Oct. 17. Parents night activities will take place between the junior varsity and varsity contests....
A lot of Summerland Bobcats saw playing time, Oct. 3, when they met Lutheran High Northeast on the Bobcat's home field. On a beautiful fall evening, under orange and pink skies, the Bobcats manhandled the visiting Eagles, 55-0. The hometown boys scored 20 points in the first quarter, while holding LHNE scoreless. In Q2, the Bobcats added another 29 points to the effort. The final score came in the final quarter, when Summerland scampered into the end zone, establishing the final score. Michael...
In a back-and-forth battle, Summerland sunk any Pirate dreams of victory, Friday, as the Bobcats downed Plainview, 60-42. The Bobcats scored 14 points in the first and second quarters, while the Pirates relied on 21 second-quarter points to knot it at 28 at the half. In the third quarter, Summerland found success in the end zone twice and connected on both PATs. Plainview added another 14 points. The fourth quarter belonged to the Bobcats, as they held the Pirates scoreless and added two...
The EPPJ Lady Wolfpack defeated the Bobcats in two sets at the Sept. 10 Summerland double triangular. Earlier, the team defeated Stuart. Coach Danielle Birch said, "The girls team showed grit and determination in their match against Stuart. We were scrappy and moved the ball around well. While we lost our footing a bit against Elgin, I was proud of how the girls fought hard. Elgin is a great team and were able to find several holes on the floor to use to their advantage. The girls continue to...
With :41 seconds left on the play clock, and the Crofton Warriors in scoring position to take the lead, Bobcat senior Preston Hoke leapt in the air and reeled in an interception. The play led to a 32-28 Bobcat victory when the teams met on Summerland's field, Sept. 5. Hoke finished the game with seven tackles, including two solo take downs. On offense, he caught four passes for 25 yards....
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Aug. 7, 2024 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at 8:30 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Purpose of the meeting is to discuss and take possible action to organize cleanup efforts, contract with necessary volunteers and businesses and provide notice of such to owners of 307 Montana St. per court order. Meeting opened at 8:30 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger,...
Clearwater voters will decide whether to allow keno gambling in the November general election. Clearwater Village Board of Trustees held the first reading of Ordinance 2024-2, regarding placing the question of allowing the lottery within village limits on the November 2024 ballot when it met May 13. Second reading will take place at the June 10 meeting, with the third reading to take place during the July meeting. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions or offer comments during the...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES May 13, 2024 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman, Co...
Jacob Birch will serve as junior/senior high principal, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. The announcement was made Tuesday, April 2, after Summerland Public School faculty were notified of his hiring. Candidates for the position went through the interview process last week, according to school officials. The board of education will approve the offer when they meet April 15. Birch, a Burwell native, received his undergraduate degree in mathematics education at the University of...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS Village of Clearwater BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 11, 2024 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Monday, March 11, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in “Summerland Advocate-Messenger,” was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Ker...
By the time this edition of SAM lands in readers' mailboxes, they'll know if the Bobcats will make a trip to the 2024 state basketball championships. Summerland was slated to play Perkins County, Tuesday, in the C2-6 district final at Kearney Catholic. The "Advocate-Messenger" went to press several hours before tipoff. The route to Kearney began with what coach Brett Kaczor called "two very physical back-and-forth games" during subdistricts. The Bobcats hadn't seen Valentine play. Kaczor and...
The third time playing Elgin Public/Pope John wasn't the charm for the Lady Bobcats in the girls' subdistrict final. At the end, EPPJ outlasted Summerland, 44-42. Coach Jacob Birch said, against EPPJ, his team had an outstanding first quarter and led the game 14-1 at that point. "EPPJ battled back and it was a back-and-forth fight until the end," he said. "I was very proud of the way our girls competed and played all out. Defensively and on the rebounds, we brought great energy and intensity."...
When the Bobcats met Lutheran High Northeast, in a home contest played Feb. 9, little did anyone know that a crazy fourth quarter scoring spurt would lead to a Summerland win. Basketball fans witnessed the comeback of all comebackes live and in person or on News Channel Nebraska's game of the night. LHNE took a 23-16 lead in quarter one and both teams cooled down in the second. At the half, the Eagles led 30-24. The third quarter belonged to the visitors in blue as they outscored the hometown...
On a misty Saturday evening, West Holt boys' basketball team and fans flooded the Summerland court after knocking off the Bobcats, 55-49, in the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament Championship. The Bobcats had the potential to defeat the Huskies for a third time this season but West Holt went on a 22-8 run in the second quarter to secure the win. "In the championship, I think West Holt just wanted it a little bit more than us. It's hard enough to beat somebody twice in a year, let alone...
Niobrara/Verdigre tried to knock the Summerland girls' basketball team off the consolation podium, Saturday, at the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament played at Summerland. A last-second three-pointer got nothing but net for the Cougars, but it was one point too little as the Bobcats held on for a 59-58 victory. Birch said his team had good energy after a tough Thursday night loss. "I thought our girls all played well together. Ady (Mlnarik) had an outstanding performance with 39 points, nine...
Summerland's boys' basketball squad opened holiday tournament play with a solid win over West Holt and met a physical Ainsworth team, Saturday, who handed the Bobcats a loss. In Thursday's game against the Huskies, Summerland opened with a 17-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and stretched the margin to 32-25 at the half. Then, the Bobcat defense upped its game, holding West Holt to 13 second-half points to secure a 61-38 win. The Bobcats shot 53% from the two-point range and made 10-15...
