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Summerland wins Creighton volleyball invite
Summerland defeated Hartington/Newcastle, West Holt and Creighton, to earn the team title at Saturday's Creighton Invite. Team members include (front row, l-r): student manager Taylen Nilson, Preslie...
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Protecting Title IX
Fifty years ago, women’s volleyball wasn’t even a varsity sport at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fast forward a half century and Nebraska volleyball is must-see entertainment. Matches at the...
Lady Cats start season with two wins
Summerland volleyball sits at 2-0 on the season, following opening night wins against West Holt and Elkhorn Valley, Aug. 25. The Cats outdistanced the Lady Huskies, 25-17 and 25-19. Lydia Robertson...
Summerland drops one set in jamboree play
Consistency. The word describes preseason play by the Lady Bobcats during Monday's jamboree games, held in Spalding. Summerland defeated the host team, 25-11, in straight sets. Boone Central pushed...
Plenty of fun for all ages planned in Page
The 2022 edition of Page Community Day, Saturday, Aug. 6, will highlight activities for youth and add several opportunities for adults to join in the fun. At 9 a.m., the annual trap shoot will begin....
Overcoming adversity: Strunk prepares for Ironman competition
According to Nike, "The only one who can tell you 'you can't' is you. And you don't have to listen." Taking that advice, Randi Strunk, 39, of Minneapolis, originally from Orchard, has overcome that...
Title IX at 50: How girls sports changed through the years
A large population of women have grown up with opportunities to compete in sports. Others, however, haven't had the same luck. Moms, aunts, cousins and grandmas faced struggles of not being given righ...
Tropical paradise awaits Holt County Fair visitors
Aloha. A luau is in the air at this year’s 2022 Holt County Fair, which begins Saturday, Aug. 6 and continues through the Aug. 13. Directors and members are preparing for a fair bigger and better t...
Title IX at 50: How girls sports changed through the years
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, part of the education amendments of 1972, and President Richard Nixon signed it into law. Prior to its passage, few opportunities were available female athletes. In 1972, approximately 30,000 women participated in...
Farmers are focus of Orchard community celebration
Orchard Community Club will give a nod to area farmers during the 2022 Orchard Free Days Celebration, with events scheduled to begin Friday, July 29 and continue through Sunday, July 31. Orchard...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Wow, we at SAM are embarking on our fourth year of publishing a weekly newspaper. Seems like only yesterday when a group of us huddled around our dining room table to put together the inaugural...
Annual Clearwater rodeo returns June 24 through 26
The "best" weekend in June kicks off Friday, June 24, as Clearwater's Big Rodeo returns for its 55th annual run. Competition will continue through June 26, at the Gene Snodgrass arena, located along...
Ruth Ann Rodgers
Ruth Ann Rodgers 1949 - 2022 A funeral service for Ruth Ann Rodgers, 72, of Neligh, will be Saturday, June 25, at 10 a.m., at Calvary Bible Church,in Neligh, with Pastor Peter Sample officiating....
Karen Rotherham
A funeral Mass for Karen Rotherham, 85, of Ewing, will be Saturday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m., at St Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. The Rev. John Norman will officiate. Burial will follow in the St....
John Cook knows darkness. He's located the light.
LEO ADAM BIGA Flatwater Free Press University of Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook entered the 2009 season having won 281 of his first 300 games – a ridiculous .937 winning percentage. At age 52, h...
Bonnie Welke
Bonnie Welke 1945 - 2022 Funeral services for Bonnie Welke, 76, of Ainsworth, formerly of Ewing, were Saturday, March 12, at the United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Ewing. Pastor Janene Reynolds...
Judy Stearns
Judy Stearns, 67, of Clearwater, Nebraska, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at her home, southwest of Clearwater, surrounded by her family. Following her wishes, she will be cremated and there will be no...
Bobcats earn NVC post-season honors
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...
Summerland defeats Neligh-Oakdale, falls in second subdistrict match
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-...
Bobcats push Falcons to five sets, finish 1-2 in weekend tournament play
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...
Summerland heads to Stuart for conference tournament play
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...
Parents, seniors to be honored
Senior Bobcat athletes and their parents will be recognized at events next week. Volleyball and cross country parents will be honored during the Tuesday, Oct. 12 volleyball game. Football players and parents will introduced, Thursday, Oct. 14, in...
Summerland falls in homecoming match
Summerland won the first of a four-set match against North Central, Sept. 30, but the Lady Knights spoiled any chance of a Bobcat homecoming week victory. After winning 25-17, the Lady Bobcats lost...
Summerland homecoming coronation open to public
Changes in Friday activities for Summerland School's homecoming celebration were announced Monday. In a message sent to patrons via the school's communication system, Superintendent Kyle Finke...
Lady Cats split matches
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,...
