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Last month, Summerland Fine Arts instructors presented top awards in their respective disciplines....
For a second year in a row, Summerland musicians earned superior ratings in both band and choir. Ten schools competed in Friday's competition at O'Neill Public schools. In addition to Summerland, O'Neill, Ainsworth, Boyd County, Creighton, West Holt, Valentine, Verdigre, Rock County, Stuart, and Chambers competed. Vocal soloists receiving superiors included Luke Kester and Ehmyt Samland. Landon McAllister, Zander Tabbert and Jennie Mejia Moncada each received an excellent rating for their solos. Four duets performed and earned excellent...
The Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska State College System recently announced recipients of the 2025-2026 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award. The award recognizes students in grades 9 to 12 who participate in at least three NSAA-sanctioned activities during the academic year. Summerland had 53 students named to the list include Ruby Ahlers, Kanyon Allemang, Belle Anson; Traevon Baker, Ethan Barner, Ayden Bazelman, Jayde Bazelman, Alvie Bearinger, Kiptyn...
On April 22, 10 students were inducted into the Summerland Chapter of National Honor Society. New members include Charlee Wagner, Braelyn Bergman, Jennie Mejia Moncada, Luke Kester, Maverick Bradley, Clair Krysl, Taylen Nilson, Jacob Pierzina, Rogan Robertson, and Hudson Gray. Membership is based on local chapter standards for service, leadership, character, and academics....
Summerland Public School musicians will participate in the Class C, District 3 music contest this Friday in O'Neill. The choir will perform in the library at 12:42 p.m. Duets will begin at 12:48, with Luke Kester and Landon McAllister, followed by Kester and Jennie Mejia Moncada at 12:54; McAllister and Mejia Moncada, 1:00; and McAllister and Ehmyt Samland, 1:06. The Bobcat band will perform at 1:10 p.m. in the gym. Several students will perform the gym stage Luke Kester will solo, at 1:36; McAllister, 1:42; Samland, 1:48; and Zander Tabbert,... Full story
Members of the 2026 Summerland Golf Team include Landyn Coffey, Liam Gallagher, Jack Heim, Emhyt Samland, Bennet Flenniken, Luke Kester, Aiden McAllister, Zander Tabbert, Cohen Schindler, Ian Rittscher, Parker McKillip, Dylan Gray, and Ayden Bazelman. The team is coached by Tom Thramer and Craig Flenniken. Their season begins March 31, with a triangular at Tatanka Golf Course....
Two Bobcat wrestlers will represent Summerland at the 2026 NSAA Boys State Wrestling Championships, beginning Thursday, in Omaha. Jason Shaver and Austin Mendoza finished third in their respective weight divisions during Saturday's Class C-3 District Wrestling Meet at Centura. Mendoza, competing at 138, opened with a :56 pin over Cooper Cambron, Superior and claimed a 10-3 decision over Brayden Nuttelman, Cross County/Osceola. In the semifinal, Ashton Kuchar of Battle Creek downed Mendoza,...
Summerland wrestlers found success at Friday's Central Valley Invite. Five Bobcats earned medals, including two gold meals. For junior Austin Mendoza, competition included a special outcome. He reached 100 career wins. The team tied for fourth place with St. Paul. The two teams finished with 108.5 points. Aquinas Catholic took top honors, with 153.5 points. Yutan finished as runner up, scoring 131 points, and the host team ended in third, with 113 points. Mendoza worked his way through the...
The Bobcat boys wrestlers brought home five medals and placed seventh at Saturday's Battle Creek Invite. Ethan Kester finished second in the 150 division. He opened with a pin over Bridger Krammer, Gretna East, in 1:10. In the second round, he pinned Adan Hoff of Madison in 1:34. Next, Kester pinned Barrett Koehler, Battle Creek, in 1:02. In the semifinal, Kester pinned Denny Reynolds, Logan View, in 1:28. Easton Hochstein, Cedar Catholic, pinned Kester in the championship match, in 4:57....
Summerland Public School recently announced students who qualified for the principal's honor list and honor roll. Students named to the principal's list include Clair Krysl, Ryan Rifer, Ethan Kester, Bennet Flenniken, Shaylie Kester, Jenna Funk, Caydence Schumacher, Emma King, Shane Kindred, Karley Dawkins, Jose Montano Diaz, Abryelle Kester, Jacob Pierzina, Flabio Arias Ramierez, Magdalena Lux, Maverick Bradley, Cassie Livingston, Breckyn Bergman, Sierra Thomson, Kaylee Thiele, Hudson Gray, Dam...
Summerland ended in third place at its Jan. 10 boys wrestling invitational, scoring 109.5 points. Ravenna claimed the team title, with 155 points, while Pender finished second in the 16-team field with 130.5. Ethan Kester took the top spot in the 150 division. He opened by pinning Evan Coufal, Howells-Dodge, in 1:19 and pinned Tyce Coufal, Ravenna, in 1:06. Kester battled Asher Uttecht, of Winside in the championship and finished with a 4-1 win. Jason Shaver finished second in the 215 division....
Four Bobcat wrestlers placed at Saturday's North Bend Central Invitational. Ayden Bazelman topped the competition in the 132A JV division. He opened with a win by fall, in 2:56, over Tate Small of Twin River. In the second round. Bazelman pinned Carson Planer, Winside, in :57, and in the final round, Bazelman won by fall, in 3:19, over Kaden Olson. Stacy Snodgrass topped the field in the 132B JV division. He opened with a :43 pin over Raiyden Ruskamp of Wisner-Pilger. In round two, Snodgrass pinned Tyson Schroer, Lincoln Christian, in 1:18,...
Summerland one-act students, including Ava Cleveland, Honey Luby-Bartling, Hudson Gray, Emhyt Samland, Reagan Parker, Jennie Mejia Moncada, Taelyn Nilson, Leah Wiese, and Luke Kester receive outstanding performance honors, Dec. 2, at district one-act at Lutheran High Northeast....
The 2025-2026 Bobcat winter sports season will begin play next week, with basketball scrimmages planned for Monday at home. Tipoff for girls will begin at 6, with boys to follow at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, the girls and boys wrestling teams will travel to Wisner-Pilger for a triangular. Girls and boys basketball teams will begin regular season play, Dec. 4, at Neligh-Oakdale....
Luke Kester, a sophomore at Summerland Public School, will perform with the 2025 All State Choir. He will spend three days in Lincoln rehearsing and preparing for a concert with 400 other musicians from around the state. A concert will be held Nov. 22, at 4:30 p.m. at the Lied Center....
Bella Kester had one goal in mind as she completed the circuit around the Ainsworth Golf Course: Have enough gas in the tank to kick it in at the end. Kester's strategy worked. The freshman runner finished 10th, running 21:17.40. "It was nervewracking. I had a lot of anxiety today, but I did it," she said. She advances to the NSAA State Cross Country Championships and will run at noon at the Kearney Country Club. Her next goal? "I want to be confident and not be worried about it and run my...
Summerland cross country runners will vie for an opportunity to quality for the 2025 state cross country champions, this Thursday, when they compete in the Class D-3 district at Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. Karley Dawkins, Bella Kester, Zander Cepel, Jorden Cox, and Luke Kester will represent the Bobcats in the girls' and boys' divisions. Twenty-one schools are in the district, including Ainsworth, Boyd County, Burwell, CWC, Central Valley, Creighton, Elgin Public/Pope John, Elkhorn Valley,...
Summerland hosted the GNAC cross country meet, Oct. 9, at Summerland Golf Course. Bella Kester finished third in the girls division. In the high school boys race, Luke Kester finished 11th. Other Bobcat competitors included: HS Girls: Karley Dawkins: 24:38.04 HS Boys: Zander Cepel: 22:16.87; Jorden Cox: 32:07.34 JH Girls: Taylon Bertschinger: 14:41.02; Ali Sonnenfelt: 15:47.10; Jaden Robinett: 21:10.13 JH Boys: Austin Cepel: 20:01.25....
Bella Kester finished second at the Battle Creek XC Invite, Friday, at Evergreen Country Club. She ran 21:58.24. Karley Dawkins ended 31st, finishing in 25:30.61. Luke Kester led the Bobcat boys team, running 21:00.45, placing 24th. Zander Cepel ended 51st, crossing in 24:36.04, while Jorden Cox ran 35:40.62, placing 62nd. In the junior high division, Taylon Bertschinger set the pace for the Summerland squad, running 16:03.38. Ali Sonnenfelt ended in 19:08.69, and Jaden Robinett completed the...
Instead of running over the hills, overlooking the river, at the Crofton golf course, Bobcat runners were tested with a new course at Weigand Recreation Area when they competed in the Crofton Invite on Sept. 25. Bella Kester brought home the eighth-place medal, running 22:00.89. Karley Dawkins ended 37th, clocking in at 26:47.89. Luke Kester paced the Bobcat boys team, running 20:38.80, putting him in 32nd place. Zander Cepel ran 21:37.50, while Jorden Cox finished in 33:17.30. Taylon...
Heat and humidity didn't seem to bother the Bobcat cross country teams at the Neligh-Oakdale Cross Country Invite, held at the Antelope Country Club on Sept. 15. Luke Kester ran 20:33.5, finishing 29th in the high school boys' division. Zander Cepel finished finished 42nd, crossing the finish line in 23:22. In the girls' division, Isabella Kester brought home the eight-place medal. She ran 22:34. Karley Dawkins placed 23rd. She ran 27:12. Austin Cepel placed 23rd in the junior high boys...
On a hot and humid morning, the Bobcat cross country teams ventured to Laurel for a 10 a.m. meet. Freshman Isabella Kester ran a strong 5K, and finished fourth in a field of 50 runners. Her time, 22:33.00, set a personal record. Senior Karley Dawkins ended 28thm with a run of 26:46.30, a PR. In the boys' division, Luke Kester led the Bobcats with a 20th-place finish. He ran 21:21.00, a season record for the sophomore. Zander Cepel ran 22:57.10, placing 30th, a season record. Jorden Cox was...
In a field comprised primarily larger schools, one member of the Summerland cross country team brought home hardware from Friday's Boone Central Invite, held at the Albion Country Club. Isabella Kester ended 14th in the girls division, running 22:22.20. Karley Dawkins ran 26.09.30. Eighty-nine runners competed in the meet. At the start line, 134 racers lined up to compete in the boys' division. Luke Kester ran 21:08.11. Jorden Cox completed the course in 34:55.33. Zander Cepel's time was...
The Summerland cross country teams got a fast start at the first meet of the season, held Aug. 28, at Calamus Golf Course in Burwell. Isabella Kester picked up her first medal of the season, finishing the two-lap race in 18:06.80. Teammate Karley Dawkins secured the 13th-place medal, running 21:26. Burwell earned the team title, edging West Holt, 13-14. In the boys' division, Luke Kester set a personal record, running 15:58.99. He placed seventh. Zander Cepel also set a PR. He ran 19:07.94,...
