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Summerland boys basketball coach Brett Kaczor thought his team got off to a "fantastic start" against Niobrara/Verdigre last Friday. And then? "You could almost see us relax and let them back into it. We got away from our tempo and defense, which led to us being down late," Kaczor said. The Bobcats narrowly escaped with a 51-49 win. "Credit to our guys though, they kept fighting and never showed any real panic. They made some really nice plays down the stretch and locked in on the defensive...
Five members of the Bobcat girls varsity wrestling team earned medals at Saturday’s Battle at the Point in West Point. Abbey Chipps worked her way through the 120 class bracket, earning the gold medal. She opened with by pinning Sydney Bossard, Norfolk, in :26; pinned Lorelie Duffy, Crofton/Bloomfield, in 1:14; and in 3:08, pinned Lakeview’s Ellison Berkeland. That set up a final against Yutan’s Leah Thomson. It took Chipps 2:23 to secure the win. Junior Ava Cleveland placed second in the 115 class. She picked up three pins with wins again...
The girls' wrestling season began Thursday, as Summerland traveled to Wisner-Pilger for a season opener against Wayne and Northeast Nebraska. Wayne downed the Bobcats, 60-24. Summerland defeated NEN, 60-18. Ava Cleveland started the season with two wins by fall. Cleveland competed in the 115 division. She pinned Kaitlyn Mahaney, NEN, in :50, and Hadley Woehler of Wayne, in 1:16. In the 120 class, Abbey Chipps pinned Bella Thacker, NEN, in :33, and against Wayne, Chipps pinned Leilah Bratcher, Wa...
The Bobcat wrestling season began Dec. 4, with Summerland traveling to Wisner-Pilger for a triangular with the Gators and Wayne. The Bobcats defeated Wisner-Pilger, 41-33. Wayne toppled the Bobcats, 66-18. Wayne defeated the host school 51-30. Individual results were unavailable for the meet at press time....
The Lady Bobcats started the 2025-26 campaign with two solid wins, including a 49-33 victory, Thursday, at Neligh-Oakdale. Belle Anson led the Lady Bobcats with 14 points. Kanyon Allemang added 13 and Jenna Funk, 10. On Friday, Dec. 5, the Bobcats hosted Hartington/Newcastle, and took care of business, picking up a 50-24 win. Kanyon Allemang poured in 18 points and Caydence Schumacher contributed with 13....
A slow third quarter gave the momentum to Neligh-Oakdale, Thursday, as the Bobcats dropped the season opener, 51-40. Ryan Rifer led the team with a dozen points. On Friday, the Bobcats hosted Hartington/Newcastle and secured a 45-40 win. Aiden McAllister finished with 12 points and Rifer added 10....
Summerland hosted Battle Creek, Monday, in jamboree play. The Bravettes defeated the Bobcats, 55-22. Summerland travels to Neligh-Oakdale, Dec. 4, for the regular season opener....
The Bobcat boys basketball team opened preseason play, Monday, at home in a jamboree game against Battle Creek. The visitors won the game, 65-37....
The 2025-2026 Bobcat winter sports season will begin play next week, with basketball scrimmages planned for Monday at home. Tipoff for girls will begin at 6, with boys to follow at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, the girls and boys wrestling teams will travel to Wisner-Pilger for a triangular. Girls and boys basketball teams will begin regular season play, Dec. 4, at Neligh-Oakdale....
Summerland's football team will face a lineup of new challengers during the 2026 and 2027 seasons as the squad makes the move to an 11-man format. Declarations must be submitted to the Nebraska School Activities Association by Nov. 30. Classifications and district assignments for the 2026 and 2027 seasons will be released in December, according to NSAA officials. Schedules for both seasons will be set by NSAA officials after the first of the year, with schedules expected to be released on Feb....
Bobcat volleyball players Caydence Schumacher and Kanyon Allemang received Greater Northeast Activities Conference post-season honors. The two were named to the all-conference team, which was announced last week. Allemang led the Bobcats with 2.8 kills per set. Schumacher finished with 2.2 kills per set. Both topped the kills list, with 240 and 183, respectively....
Summerland football team received strong recognition in the post-season. Nine players were recognized by the D1-4 district for their play throughout the year. Ethan Kester, Jacob Schlecht, Cash Kester, Beau Ahlers, and Austin Mendoza were named to the All-District Team. Mathias Wagner, Shayne Jenkins, Alec Kester, and Hayden Hobbs received honorable mention. Ethan Kester topped the Bobcat stat chart, rushing for 77 yards per game. Defensively, he averaged 11.7 tackles per game. Ahlers averaged 9.1 tackles per game and, offensively, finished...
The Summerland football team finished its 2025 campaign with a 6-3 record, finishing second in the D1-4 district. Coach Tom Thramer called the season a success. "Especially after taking an ugly loss early to a very good Crofton team," he said. "The kids could have folded, but it showed how strong their character is to finish the season, from that point, at 5-2. The Bobcats will transition to the 11-man league next season. "I'm excited for the new challenges that await us next fall," the coach said. Final player statistics have been updated....
Tri-County Titan and Orchard resident Ryan Rifer signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at York University last week. The university competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and are members of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference....
Summerland wrestlers will learn discover if their state-qualifying dreams are secured or dashed when they compete in the Class C-3 district on Valentine's Day at Centura Public Schools. In addition to the Bobcats, Battle Creek, Centura, Crofton/Bloomfield, Cross Couty/Osceola, Elkhorn Valley, Grand Island Central Catholic, Johnson County Central, Logan View, Norfolk Catholic, Red Cloud/Blue Hill, Scotus Central Catholic, St. Paul, Superior, West Point-Beemer, and Winnebago will...
Wyatt Shabram picked up a win, Friday, for York University at the World Series of Fall Baseball, held in York. Shabram's teammate, Alex Wingen, from Sioux Falls, was named the game's most valuable player. While the fall baseball season ends for the York Panthers, it's only four months until the regular season begins in February....
Freshman cross country runner Isabella Kester set her sights on the state cross country championships earlier this year. On Friday, she competed in the Class D girls’ division and completed a tough course at the Kearney Country Club in 21:45.8. Kester finished 55th in a field of 121 competitors. Avery Arens, of Crofton, won the title, crossing the finish line in 17:29. Delanie Runners, of Niobrara Verdigre, and Rarity Cournoyer, Gordon-Rushville, both stepped across the tape in 6:16. McCool Junction claimed the team trophy and Crofton placed s...
Summerland was eliminated from C2-5 subdistrict volleyball play, during Monday's opening round at Guardian Angels in West Point. Summerland traveled to West Point and met Crofton in the bunny bracket, defeating the Warriors, 3-1. Crofton claimed the first set, 25-17, but the Bobcats clawed their way through the next three sets, picking up scrappy wins of 25-23, 25-19, and 25-21. Kanyon Allemang powered the Bobcats with 21 kills. In the second round, GACC swept the Bobcats, 25-13, 25-15, and...
The Wausa/Osmond Vikings looked like a team protecting their homeland, pillaging any plays that threatened their kingdom. They knocked off Summerland, 36-6, in a game played on Wausa's field. Wausa/Osmond scored late in the first quarter to give the hosts an 8-0 lead. By halftime, they increased the spread to 22-0, keeping the Bobcat offense flatlined. The Vikings added another end zone visit and PAT in the third quarter. By now, W/O's defense held Summerland to 88 yards of total offense....
The first round of the GNAC volleyball tournament ended with the Bobcats going 1-1. On Oct. 18, at Elkhorn Valley, Summerland faced West Holt in round one and played a tough match, despite losing in three sets, 23-25, 17-25, and 23-25. The Bobcats landed 24 kills in the match, led by Caydence Schumacher, who finished with nine. Kaylee Thiele led the defensive attack with 19 digs. Belle Anson added 16. In the second match, the Bobcats swept Neligh-Oakdale, 25-15, 25-11, and 25-19. Allemang finished with a dozen kills. Sanne added 15 set...
The Bobcats advance to 6-2 on the season, following Thursday's 24-6 win against Elkhorn Valley in a game played at Summerland. Cash Kester put the Bobcats on the board first after he connected with Beau Aahlers for six. Aiden McAllister nailed the PAT, giving the Bobcats a 7-0 lead with 5:18 remaining in the first quarter. After a three and out by EV, the Bobcats fumble a punt return, giving the Falcons favorable field position. Eventually, Jarrett Werner took the ball in for a touchdown,...
Bella Kester had one goal in mind as she completed the circuit around the Ainsworth Golf Course: Have enough gas in the tank to kick it in at the end. Kester's strategy worked. The freshman runner finished 10th, running 21:17.40. "It was nervewracking. I had a lot of anxiety today, but I did it," she said. She advances to the NSAA State Cross Country Championships and will run at noon at the Kearney Country Club. Her next goal? "I want to be confident and not be worried about it and run my...
In a sometimes tense battle, the Bobcats soundly defeated Ainsworth, 3-1, in volleyball action on Oct. 16. Summerland cruised to a 25-14 win in set one and held off the Bulldogs, 25-23 in set two. Ainsworth bounced back to win the third set, 25-22. But the Bobcats refused to give up, crushing the Bobcats 25-13 in set four. Three Bobcats finished with double-digit kills. Kanyon Allemang led the team with 15. Caydence Schumacher ended with 14 and Taylen Nilsen added a dozen. Kenzie Sanne ended...
Upland bird hunters across the state will go afield Oct. 25 for Nebraska's pheasant season opener. Nebraska's diverse habitats and variety of opportunity continue to make Nebraska's upland hunting seasons attractive to hunters and set it apart from other states. Expectations for the 2025 pheasant and quail season are optimistic as field reports are frequent and surveys show positive pheasant numbers in locations across the state, according to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission surveys. Those...
Summerland cross country runners will vie for an opportunity to quality for the 2025 state cross country champions, this Thursday, when they compete in the Class D-3 district at Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. Karley Dawkins, Bella Kester, Zander Cepel, Jorden Cox, and Luke Kester will represent the Bobcats in the girls' and boys' divisions. Twenty-one schools are in the district, including Ainsworth, Boyd County, Burwell, CWC, Central Valley, Creighton, Elgin Public/Pope John, Elkhorn Valley,...
