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The Bobcat girls' and boys' basketball teams were slated to play for the Summerland Holiday Tournament championships, Tuesday evening. The Advocate-Messenger went to press prior to tipoff. Complete coverage will appear in the Jan. 6 edition. Girls' bracket Summerland girls met CWC in the first round and downed the Renegades, 56-38 to advance to the final. Adyson Mlnarik finished in double digits, scoring 21 points, in the win. Emily Nordby pulled down six rebounds. Statistics vs CWC: Lydia Rober...
It was full charge ahead for the Summerland girls' basketball team as they cruised past Riverside, 59-15, in an away game. Adyson Mlnarik paced the Bobcats with 20 points. Hadley Cheatum added a dozen for the win. Head coach Greg Appleby said, "Our defensive pressure was really good, which turned our opponents over numerous times and allowed us to get out in transition to get some easy buckets."...
The weather outside may have been frightful, but the Bobcat victory against Boyd County was delightful, as the Lady Cats advance to 3-1 on the season following the 54-15 win. The teams played Saturday in Spencer. Adyson Mlnarik led the Bobcats with 23 points. Harper Klabenes pulled down four rebounds and added half a dozen points. Coach Greg Appleby said he was pleased with his team’s performance in Saturday’s win, as well as Tuesday’s victory over Riverside. “We were also better in half-court offensive execution in both games and we will ne...
The Lady Bobcats jumped out to a 15-4 first-quarter lead and never looked back in the Dec. 2 season opener, as they dominated Neligh-Oakdale, 54-18. Summerland poured on the points in the second quarter, extending the margin to 34-7 by halftime. The Bobcats continued to add double digits to the score in the third quarter, outscoring the Warrios 16-6. A running clock went into effect at the beginning of the final quarter, as the Bobcats added another five points. Head Coach Greg Appleby called...
The Bobcat varsity volleyball team was eliminated from subdistrict play, Monday, after ending the evening with a 1-1 record. In the opening match, Summerland swept Neligh-Oakdale, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-23. Lydia Robertson and Hadley Cheatum set the pace, landing 10 kills apiece. Preslie Robertson served three aces and Ella Bolling added two perfect serves. The win set up a match with top-seeded Howells-Dodge. Summerland came out swinging, stunning the Jaguars, 25-21. The Bobcats lost some of their...
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...
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...
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,...
Homecoming week kicks off for Summerland students, Monday, Sept. 27. Student council members have planned a week full of activities to promote Bobcat pride that will lead to the crowning of the king and queen, during halftime, of the Oct. 1 football game, in Orchard. Students will have opportunities to earn points for their class, with a spirit trophy being awarded at the end of the week. Spirit week begins with five opportunities to show off school spirit. Students are encouraged to wear a...
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...
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....
Despite strong performances from the serving line and at the net, the Lady Bobcats finished last week with a single win and three losses in matches at the Central Valley and St. Mary's triangulars. On Tuesday, Central Valley took care of business in two sets, downing the Bobcats, 25-14 and 25-21. Ady Mlnarik record six kills in the match. Harper Klabenes finished with six digs. The Bobcats came out swinging against CWC in the second contest of the evening, wnning 25-16 and 25-20. Mlnarik and...
Summerland's volleyball team sits at 1-1 after the Aug. 26 season opener at the West Holt triangular. Four letter winners return to the 2021 squad, including Hadley Cheatum, Harper Klabenes, Adyson Mlnarik and Emily Nordby. Head Coach Rachael Cheatum said the team is young. "They all have one year or less of varsity experience, but they are working hard and I expect that we will see them grow and improve all season long," she said. In Thursday's first match, Elkhorn Valley swept the Bobcats,...
Rachael Cheatum's squad of Lady Bobcats went one and one against both opponents at Monday's jamboree matches at Boone Central. In the opener, Boone Central maintained control over Summerland and earned a 25-16 win in the first set. The Lady Cats regrouped and finished with a 25-12 second-set win. Preslie Robertson finished the match with 11 digs. Cassidy Bearinger and Ady Mlnarik added seven digs apiece. Robertson also finished with three solo stuffs. Statistics vs. Boone Central: L. Robertson:...
As summer days get hotter, more and more kids are leaning toward public pools to cool off. In our area, The Orchard Swimming Pool is one of the options to stay cool. Erin Schwager, manager of the pool, said the staff and village officials weren't even sure if the pool was going to open this year. "We didn't have many returning staff members, so we didn't have much experience coming into this. You have to be at least 15 to lifeguard and it was hard to find high school kids that wanted to be...
