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Hartington Cedar Catholic’s boys golf team carded 319 to win the Class C3 district golf team title at Fair Play Golf Course in Norfolk, Monday. Summerland finished 10th in the field of 15 teams. The Bobcats shot 406. Individual results for the Cats were unavailable at press time. Battle Creek finished second in team standings, with 342, followed by West Holt, 357; Ponca, 359 and Wisner-Pilger, 363. Riley Kuehn, HCC, won the individual title, shooting 72. Rockney Peck, WP, carded a 74 to earn the silver medal. Payton Frederick, BC, and C...
Hadley Cheatum will represent the Summerland girls' track team at the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Track Meet, Friday and Saturday, in Omaha. The Summerland sophomore was the lone qualifier, following the May 13 Class C-5 district qualifier at Atkinson West Holt. The Lady Cats scored 24 points, ending eighth in the nine-team field. Cheatum will run the 400m and 800m around the Burke Stadium oval after earning district gold in both events. She ran the 800 in 2:29.33, and in...
The Holt County 4-H Council recently announced recipients of the 2021 4-H Council senior scholarship. Jordyn Laible and Logan Sanford will each receive a $500 scholarship contingent upon the receipt of their first semester college transcript with a 2.0 grade-point average or greater. Laible will graduate from West Holt High School this spring. She has been actively involved in 4-H for 11 years and exhibited projects in many areas, including human development, design decisions, design my place,...
Summerland girls' basketball season ended Friday evening, following a 36-30 loss to Hartington Cedar Catholic. "I was really proud of our girls and the effort and performance they had," Coach Greg Appley said. "We really played well for three and one-half quarters and were superb on defense and on the glass." Unfortunately, a four-minute stretch, filled with stale offense, was the final straw for the Bobcats. Appleby said the team's effort, along with "great support from a loud Summerland crowd"...
The Summerland girls basketball team is headed to the district final after beating Elgin Public/Pope John, 48-32, in Thursday's subdistrict final. With a trip to the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association Girls Class D1 Basketball State Championship on the line, the Lady Bobcats will face the third-seeded team in the D1-3 district final, when they travel to Hartington, Friday, Feb. 26, to face the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. The Lady Cats enter the post-season...
"This was a good week for the Lady Bobcats Basketball program with winning the subdistrict championship," Summerland skipper Greg Appleby told the Advocate-Messenger. In Tuesday's subdistrict opener against Elkhorn Valley, Appleby said the Lady Bobcats played well offensively and defensively, allowing them to take control of the game. "Our defense was in sync all night long and we played well together offensively, with only eight turnovers." Brenna Wagner led the way with 22 points and Ady...
With a trip to the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association Girls Basketball State Championship on the line, the Summerland Lady Bobcats will face the third-seeded team in the D1-3 district final. The Bobcats will travel to Hartington, Friday, Feb. 26, to face the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. The Lady Cats enter post-season tournament as the number 14 seed. Other Class D-1 district final match-ups scheduled to be played Friday include: • D1-1 - Weeping Water (#1) vs...
The Bobcats traveled to Wausa last Thursday to take on the Vikings in a doubleheader of nonconference varsity action. First on deck, the Lady Bobcats battled a scrappy Wausa squad. Both teams got off to a rocky start, with numerous fouls in the first period. The Lady Vikings held a narrow 8-7 lead after one quarter. The Lady Bobcats responded in the second stanza and managed to reclaim the lead at half, by a score of 21-18. Coach Greg Appleby said, "After a sluggish start in the first half, we...
Brenna Wagner steps to the line, dribbles three times, spins the ball, letting it bounce on the floor before catching it, takes aim and sends an arching shot to the basket. Swoosh. Piece of cake. The Summerland senior's free throw, taken against St. Mary's, Jan. 14, cemented Wagner's name in the school's basketball history books, giving her 1,000 career points. Coach Greg Appleby said Wagner needed 13 points to hit the mark last Thursday. She ended with 17. Wagner has been in love with the game...
In a Jan. 12th road game, the Lady Bobcats came away with a win against Creighton. The final score was 54-34. Offensively, they were led by Brenna Wagner, who finished with a solid 27 points against a good Creighton defense. The Lady Bobcats started off well and built a solid lead in the first quarter, leading 14-5. The Summerland girls continued to carry the momentum into the second quarter, whenthey were able to take commanding 24-11 lead into the locker room. The second half was a little clos...
In the first away game since the holiday break, the Lady Bobcats won, 62-49, against the Plainview Pirates. The teams met Jan. 5, in Plainview. Brenna Wagner led the team offensively with 38 points and set the school record for most points scored in a single game. Plainview opened up the first quarter, keeping things close, but ending it down 13-10. In the second quarter, Summerland stretched the lead to 30-20 The Lady Pirates cut the lead to within nine points in third-quarter play. The...
The Lady Bobcats ran into a tough opponent in the North Central Lady Knights, who defeated the home team, 58-37. Brenna Wagner led the team in scoring with 12 points in the Jan. 7 contest. The girls opened the game with multiple turnovers against the North Central defensive pressure, sending them into the first quarter down, 18-3. The Lady Bobcats were able to spark their offense and go into the half down, 28-18. Second-half play started out similar to the first, with another tough quarter offensively, as the Cats went into the fourth, down,...
In the championship game of the Summerland Holiday Tournament, against the Renegades, the Lady Bobcats were unable to come up with a redeeming win and lost 42-27. Through the entire game, turnovers were an issue and limited the girls' offensive production. The first quarter was tightly contested, with most of the Summerland points, against a tough CWC defense, coming from deep court. In the second quarter, the Lady Bobcats were held to only four points and fell behind, 24-14. After the break,...
The Bobcat junior varsity wrestling team tied for sixth, Monday, at the Wisner-Pilger Invite, accumulating 63 points in a field of a dozen teams. Schuyler claimed the top position, scoring 207.5 points. Logan View finished second, with 140, followed by Wayne, 107; Battle Creek, 103; Clarkson-Leigh, 69.5. Pierce tied with the Cats in the sixth-place spot. Jesse Thiele finished first in the 120-pound class, finishing 5-0, with four wins by decision and one win by fall. Alex Thiele placed second in...
The Lady Bobcats took on the Stuart Broncos, in Orchard, on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Behind a strong offensive performance from Adyson Mlnarik, the Lady Bobcats won 54-34. The Summerland girls were able to gather an early lead that they took into half time. After the break they came out very sharp and took a commanding lead, supported by great shooting and strong third quarter defense. Coach Greg Appleby was pleased with the performance and believed they played a "complete game ... both offensively...
The Lady Bobcats were unable to get a win against a talented Humphrey St. Francis team last Thursday, Dec. 17. The Flyers won 61-24. The Lady Bobcats were led offensively by Brenna Wagner, who topped all Summerland scorers with 10 points. From the tipoff, Humphrey St. Francis was able to jump out to a big lead early and held on to it the entire game, with stout defense and sufficient offense. Coach Greg Appleby said, "Their defensive pressure was the key to the game ... we couldn't really get...
The Lady Cats started the season off on the right foot with an exciting 42-29 win against Neligh-Oakdale in the Dec. 3 home opener in Clearwater. Summerland was led offensively by Brenna Wagner, who poured in 23 points. Early in the game, fouls and turnovers plagued the Bobcats as they went into the half only up by one. The third quarter saw more of the same as the game stayed close at 27-25 going into the fourth quarter. The Bobcats opened up the fourth more relaxed as they jumped out to an...
While quarantine and isolation may have hampered pre-season practice, the Lady Bobcats haven't lost focus, according to Coach Greg Appleby. "Yesterday (Monday) was the first day with our full 20-member team. That means that some players are playing catch-up with learning our system," he said. One seasoned veteran, Brenna Wagner, returns to the squad, along with Avery Cheatum, who Appleby called a "key contributor last year before an injury derailed her season. Letter winners Maryssa Long and...
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...
Summerland's volleyball season ended abruptly, Tuesday, as EPPJ defeated the Bobcats, 3-1, in the Class 1-5 subdistrict, in Orchard. The Lady Wolfpack won, 25-17, 25-21, 13-25 and 25-12....
The Lady Bobcats downed Neligh-Oakdale, Monday, during the second round of the Niobrara Valley Conference volleyball tournament. Summerland swept the Lady Warriors, 25-16, 25-10 and 25-14, in a contest played in Ewing. The Lady Warriors were pushed to five sets by West Holt, earlier in the evening. Five Lady Cats landed ace serves in the match, including four from libero Avery Cheatum. Coach Rachael Cheatum said, "They executed the offense, played great defense and were effective at the net."...
Bobcat running phenom Trevor Thomson needed 94 rushing yards to join the 1,000-yard club before the Bobcats game at Ainsworth. Thomson reached that mark - and then some - as he rushed for 320 yards on 36 carries in Summerland's 62-28 win, Friday. The Bobcat coaching staff made a few changes on the field, including setting up Jaykwon Petite under center and shifting Ty Rix to quarterback. The move made a difference as Petite tossed a 44-yard catch to Rix for the first score on the game. Thomson...
Summerland's Lady Bobcats move to 13-5 on the season following two wins last week. On Sept. 29, Summerland traveled to Spencer for a match with Boyd County. Behind strong hitting by Brenna Wagner and Hadley Cheatum, the Bobcats defeated the Spartans in four sets: 25-23, 25-19, 20-25 and 25-11. Cheatum finished with 20 successful swings and Wagner landed 17 hits in the win. The Bobcats found success from the serving line, also, as five players finished the match with ace serves. Thursday's match...
Summerland’s Lady Bobcat volleyball teams falls to 11-5 on the season following two losses last week. On Tuesday, O’Neill claimed a three-set win in Clearwater. The Eagles won the first set, 25-19, while Summerland eked out a 25-21 victory in set two. The Eagles rebounded with a 25-21 score in set three. Brenna Wagner landed 12 kills in the match. Avery Cheatum led the team defensively with 21 digs. On Sept. 24, Summerland traveled to Humphrey for a match against Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family. H/LHF swept the Cats, with scores of 25-9, 25-...
The Summerland Lady Bobcat volleyball team left the Sept. 15 Creighton triangular unscathed, despite a strong push from Boyd County. Brenna Wagner was swinging on all cylinders against Boyd County, tallying a dozen kills. Avery Cheatum ended the match with 10 digs. Summerland escaped with wins of 27-25 and 26-24. The Bobcats downed Creighton in the secondt match, 25-15 and 25-13. Wagner nailed eight kill and Kyra Nilson finished with 16 set assists. The Lady Cats advance to 12-3 on the season. Combined statistics include: Nilson:6k, 35sa, 1bl,...
