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Building fundamentals key for young Bobcat wrestlers
The Summerland wrestling squad will rely on senior leadership when the season begins Thursday, Dec. 5, in Wayne. Head Coach Dan Roeber said Eli Macke and James Kester are "eager to start the Bobcat...
Three junior wrestlers earn first-place medals
Jesse Thiele, Matt Umphress and Isaak Maxwell picked up gold mdals at the Neligh-Oakdale junior high wrestling invite, Dec. 2. Thiele and Umphress finished 3-0 and Maxwell, 2-0. Other competitors...
Experience will add depth to Lady Bobcats
Expect to see more physical play during girls' basketball games this season. Summerland Head Coach Greg Appleby said the move to Class C2 will require the team to adjust its game. "We will see more...
Competitiveness will boost Summerland squad
Twenty-one athletes comprise the 2019-2020 Summerland boys' basketball team, including five returning starters from two squads. Coach Brett Kaczor said his team has several strengths including...
Renegades, Cyclones named to all-district squad
Two Cyclone football players and 11 Renegade gridiron grinders received all-district honors for D2-5. Wyatt Wagner, a CWCE senior, and Eli Macke, a senior for OC, were named first-team running backs,...
Bobcats fall to Crusaders in state tourney opening round
The eventual 2019 Class C2 state champs downed Summerland in straight sets 25-14, 25-12, 25-20 in the first round of the state tourney Nov. 7 at Lincoln Southwest High School. The pace of the first se...
Trio of Bobcats named to all-conference squad
Summerland seniors Ashley Koenig, Tiana Thramer and Brenna Wagner were named to the Niobrara Valley Conference 2019 volleyball first team. The announcement was made Nov. 12. The trio joins Lauryn...
Deer season opens Saturday
Nebraska's firearm deer season begins Nov. 16 and contines through Nov. 24, giving individuals an opportunity to share a hunt with family or friends. "We should have another great firearm deer season...
Bobcats headed to state tournament after impressive district performance
Years from now, when Summerland Bobcat fans rewind history and review memories of the cooperatives' first year, the list of accomplishments of the volleyball team will include a monumental moment: a...
Thiele, Wickersham gain experience at state cross country meet
The cross country season ended for two Summerland runners, Oct. 25, at the NSAA State Cross Country Championships, at Kearney Country Club. Kaci Wickersham ended 27th in Class D girls' competition....
Overton bumps Renegades from football playoffs
A spooky ending haunted CWCE, as Overton defeated the Renegades, 16-14, in the Oct. 31 first round of the NSAA State Football playoffs. Overton landed in the endzone first, taking a 6-0 lead. The...
Renegades lasso Cyclones in regular season finale
Eli Macke found the endzone first, on a 20-yard run, giving the Cyclones their only lead of the evening, in a 57-14 loss to CWCE, Oct. 24. After Macke's score, the Renegades offense took control,...
Bobcats drop conference championship match
The first set of the Niobrara Valley Conference championship belonged to the Summerland Bobcats, who battled back for a 26-24 win. But the next three sets were dominated by CWC, who repeat as...
Summerland picks up subdistrict first round win
Summerland swept Crofton in three sets in the first round of subdistrict play, Oct. 28, in Neligh. The Bobcats took the first set, 25-19 and added wins of 25-15 and 25-8 en route to a second round...
Thiele, Wickersham advance to state cross country
Summerland cross country runners competed in Class D-4 district competition, Oct. 17, at Rolling Hills Golf Course. In this first year of competition, two runners qualified for the state meet, set in...
Bobcats fight off scrapy Falcon squad
It took five sets for Summerland to put away Elkhorn Valley in a classic Niobrara Valley Conference regular season match, played Oct. 15, in Orchard. The Bobcats pounced on the visiting squad, taking...
Cyclones collapse after quick start against St. Mary's
Eli Macke exploded downfield on the opening play of the game for a 75-yard touchdown, but it wasn't enough spark to keep the Cyclones in the hunt for a win against St. Mary's. The Redbirds downed OC,...
Renegades drop heated contest to Central Valley
In a battle of unbeatens, one team will exit with a blemished record. That was the scenario CWCE found itself in, as they met district foe, Central Valley, Oct. 18, in Bartlett. In a game that, at tim...
Bobcats finish 3-1 in Eagle Classic
The Summerland Bobcats finished second at the Eagle Classic, Oct. 19, at Lutheran High NE in Norfolk. The round-robin tourney began with Summerland sweep over Blair, in identical sets, 25-12. Ashley...
Runners earn first conference medals
It's been a season of firsts for the Summerland cross country squad. First year of competition. First time medal winners. And, on Oct. 9, first time Niobrara Valley Conference medalists. The girls'...
Waldo, Wagner lead Renegades
Double trouble, for other teams, that is. Jackson Waldo collected six solo tackles and added four assisted stops, while Wyatt Wagner rushed for 154 yards in the Renegades 50-13 win over Stuart. The...
Bobcats outlast Warriors
Summerland's Lady Bobcats advanced to 19-3 on the season following a five-set thriller with Neligh-Oakdale last Thursday in Neligh. The Bobcats dropped the first set, 27-25 and picked up wins in sets...
Cyclones can't overcome third quarter drought
A quiet third quarter from the Cyclones’ offense led to a 31-18 loss to Twin Loup. The teams met Oct. 11, in Sargent. Twin Loup struck first, as Colby Coons ran 15 yards for a score. The PAT...
Despite rain, Cyclones whirl past Stuart
Neither rain nor strong winds could keep the Cyclones contained during Friday's 52-2 rout of the Stuart Broncos. Eli Macke sprinted into the endzone in the first quarter for the lone Cyclones score....
