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Despite 30 points from Summerland junior Adyson Mlnarik, it wasn't enough to give the Bobcats a win in conference tournament action. Elkhorn Valley defeated the Bobcats, 53-49, in second-round play...

Alex Thiele earned his 100th win, Saturday, at the Wakefield Trojan Wrestling Invite. He finished third in the 120-pound division. Thiele and his teammates finished 11th in the 20-team field, scoring...

Fourteen members of the Summerland speech team competed at the West Holt Invitational on Saturday, coming in seventh of 18 teams. Earning top honors in entertainment speaking was Yulianna (Julie)...

Summerland wrestlers finished 1-3 in duals competition and earned the fourth-place trophy in the Niobrara Valley Conference meet held at Neligh-Oakdale. Summerland defeated Elgin Public/Pope John,...

Basketball enthusiasts will find plenty of opportunities to watch area teams in action, beginning Saturday, as the 2023 Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament tips off. Opening-round games will be play...

Summerland's play production team competed in two contests last week, bringing home first- and fourth-place awards. On Nov. 15, the team traveled to Neligh to compete in the Niobrara Valley...

Niobrara Valley Conference officials released post-season honors in volleyball last week. Five members of the Summerland squad were recognized. Adyson Mlnarik and Hadley Cheatum were named to the...

Lydia Robertson works to pancake the ball, preventing it from hitting the floor, during a match against Elkhorn Valley, Monday, at home. She finished the match with 20 kills. Elkhorn Valley ousted...

Niobrara Valley Conference volleyball tournament action begins Monday, Oct. 17, with games slated to be played at Summerland, St. Mary',s Elgin Pope John and Stuart. The Lady Bobcats enter as the...

A sunny day and cooler temperatures provided plenty of opportunity for Bobcat cross country competitors to showcase their abilities, Friday, at the Niobrara Valley Conference meet at the...

The Lady Bobcat track and field team scored 60 points, finishing sixth in the Niobrara Valley Conference track and field meet, held May 3, in Atkinson. Hadley Cheatum brought home four gold medals....

Summerland boys' track and field team finished fifth in Niobrara Valley Conference team standings, tallying 51 points. Competition was held May 3 in Atkinson. West Holt claimed the team title,...

Summerland golfers Dylan Rotherham, Christian Behnk, Dane Miller, Matthew Potter, Kelton Bruhn, Logan Kester, Michael Koenig and Kellen Mlnarik display the Niobrara Valley Conference second- place...

The Niobrara Valley Conference art show will be on display, at Chambers Public School, Thursday, April 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 1,200 pieces of high...

Twenty-one members of the Summerland high school band participated in the Niobrara Valley Conference instrumental clinic, March 21, at Neligh-Oakdale Public Schools. The band is under the direction...

Summerland juniors and seniors who have accumulated a 3.5 grade-point average through their junior or senior year are named to the Niobrara Valley Conference Principal's All-Conference Academic Team....

Summerland students enrolled in industrial technology classes participated in the Niobrara Valley Conference technology day, Feb. 9, at Niobrara. Several placed in tests, including: • Jacob Napier: f...

Due to illness and other commitments, a small number of Summerland speakers traveled to Burwell, Feb. 11 and Wausa, Feb. 12, to compete in their respective invitationals. Varsity medal winners at...

Keegan Smith pumped in a dozen points in Summerland's 75-33 loss to St Mary's. The teams played in O'Neill, Feb. 1, during the second round of the Niobrara Valley Conference basketball tourney. Aidan...

Roundball fans, get ready for a week of action as the 2022 Niobrara Valley Conference basketball tournament tips off Saturday, Jan. 29. Girls' division Opening round contests will be played at North C...

It came down to the final match and, at the end, Elkhorn Valley scored one more point than the Summerland Bobcats to earn the 2022 Niobrara Valley Conference duals title. North Central finished third...

Down by one point with a quarter remaining, Summerland boys’ basketball team pumped in 20 points to defeat Osmond, 54-44, Friday, in a home contest. Three Bobcats finished in double figures. Keegan S...

Summerland play production team's production of Zink: The Myth, The Legend, The Zebra finished third at the Niobrara Valley Conference East Divison One-Act Contest, Nov. 16, at Elgin Pope John. The Bo...

Five Bobcat volleyball players received post-season honors from the Niobrara Valley Conference. Awards were announced Tuesday morning. Junior Hadley Cheatum and sophomore Adyson Mlnarik were named to...

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...