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The May 24 Summerland Booster Club Golf Tournament at Summerland Golf Club drew 33 teams vying for bragging rights. Chamionship flight winners were Michael Koenig, Alec Schindler, Kellan Mlnarik and Gibson Roberts. They finished with 27. Second place, with 28, was the Blake Cunningham team. Rita Anson and team ended third, with 29. In the first flight, the top three teams all finished with 34. Ending in first was the Tyler Regan team. Mike Tagel and company placed second, while Kevin Koenig and...
One Summerland track and field standout landed on the medal stand, Friday, during the Nebraska School Activities Association Class C State Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke Stadium. Junior Ryan Rifer competed in high jump, earning the fifth-place medal. The Bobcat jumper cleared 5' 10 inches and 6 feet without error. He missed his first attempt at 6' 2 inches, but made adjustments and cleared the bar on his second run. When the bar bumped up to 6' 4 inches, Rifer missed twice,...
The season opener for the Tri-County Titans American Legion team will have to wait. Coach Jeff Shabram announced Tuesday, prior to press time, that the opener in Hartington was postponed. Coaches will work to set a make-up date. The senior Titans will play at home, in Orchard, this Friday, at 7 p.m. On June 3, juniors and seniors will travel to Creighton, with games slated for 5:45 and 8 p.m., respectively. O’Neill will travel to Orchard for contests on June 5. Juniors will take the field at 5:45 p.m., with seniors to follow at 8. Orchard w...
Two Summerland track and field standouts will have one final time to show why they belong among the this year's best. Senior Lydia Robertson and junior Ryan Rifer will compete in high jump in the Nebraska School Activities Association Class C State Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke Stadium. Rifer will compete with 22 other athletes at 9:30 a.m., Friday, May 23. Robertson joins 19 other jumpers for an 11:30 a.m. start on Saturday, May 24....
Ryan Rifer will make his second appearance in the 2025 NSAA Track and Field Championships this weekend. Rifer took first place in the Class C4 district high jump, held May 15, at Battle Creek. The Bobcats finished seventh in the boys division, scoring 26 points. West Holt claimed the team title, tallying 142 points. Rifer's teammate, Ruger Switzer, ended fourth in high jump after he cleared 5' 11 inches. Alec Schindler received the fourth-place medal in the 300m hurdles. He finished in 43.91. Pa...
Bennet Flenniken carded an 85 to lead the Bobcat golf team at districts, held Monday, at Fairplay Golf Course in Norfolk. Teammates Michael Koenig and Dylan Rotherham both shot 88, Dane Miller ended with an 89, and Sam Cheatum finished with a 90. Coach Tom Thramer said the meet didn't go as the team hoped. "Our kids spent a lot of time over at Fairplay and were confident going in that we could play our best golf and that just didn't happen." As a team, the Bobcats ended seventh. Thramer offered thanks to this year's seniors for their work the...
Extreme wind conditions couldn't slow Lydia Robertson. The recent Summerland grad cleared 4' 11 inches in district high jump competition, qualifying for this week's state championships at Omaha Burke Stadium. She claimed the top spot on the podium in the event. Lenora Kester finished fifth in triple jump. She landed at 32' 8 inches. She also ended with a fifth-place finish in the 300m hurdles, running 51.77. Karley Dawkins picked up the sixth-place medal after running 14:17.59 in the 3200m....
Summerland’s boys track and field competed in the Plainview Invite on May 7. The Bobcats ended in third place with 94 points, trailing champion, Bloomfield, 109 points and runner-up, Plainview, 99. Gavin Whiting, Parker Napier and Ryan Rifer won gold in individual events. Results by event include: 100m: Parker Napier, 3rd, 11.92, personal record; Steven Mast, 11, 12.48; Carter Mullins, 13th, 12.52, PR; Saul Cruz-Verdin, 21st, 12.98, PR; Shayne Jenkins, 27th, 13.31; 200m: Carter Mullins, 8th, 25.98; Mast, 12th, 26.22; Cruz-Verdin, 14th, 2...
Lydia Robertson and Caydence Schumacher packed a one-two punch in high jump at the May 7th Plainview Invite to lead the Lady Bobcat track and field squad. The Bobcats finished sixth in team standings, scoring 57 points. Plainview claimed the team title with 105 points. Results by event include: 100m: Robertson, 3rd, 13.83, personal record; Sophie Rittscher, 17th, 16.63, PR; Ellie Brabec, 18th, 17.30; 200m: Belle Anson, 5th, 30.13; Savannah Gallagher, 13th, 34.11, PR; 400m: Lenora Kester, 6th, 1:08.59, PR; 1600m: Karley Dawkins, 6th, 6:31.42;...
The Bobcat golf team won the first-ever Greater Northeast Athletic Conference golf tournament, held May 6 at Summerland. Michael Koenig claimed the individual title after a playoff with Kayne Gratzfeld, Hartington-Newcastle. Dylan Rotherham placed fifth and Sam Cheatum tied for ninth. Team Champions include Zander Tabbert, Sam Cheatum, Dane Miller, Dylan Rotherham, Michael Koenig, Bennet Flenniken, Adyen Bazelman. Coaches are Tom Thramer and Coach Maier....
Michael Koenig finished fourth, after carding a 78, at Saturday's West Holt Invite. Bennet Flenniken finished 11th, with an 80. Other Bobcat golfers included Dan Miller, 91; Sam Cheatum, 94; and Dylan Rotherham, 100. The Bobcats ended fourth in the field of 13 teams....
At the inaugural Greater Northeast Activities Conference Track and Field Meet, held May 3, in Atkinson, Summerland boys finished second, scoring 75 points. West Holt took top honors with 217. Plainview tallied 72 points to place third, followed by Elkhorn Valley, 65.5; Hartington-Newcastle, 64; Lutheran High Northeast, 17.5; Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 15; and Neligh-Oakdale, 1. Gavin Whiting established a season record in shot put. He brought home the gold hardware, throwing 48' 5.25 inches....
Members of the Summerland girls track and field team set personal and season records during Saturday's Greater Nebraska Activities Conference meet in Atkinson. Lydia Robertson cleared 4' 10 inches and brought home the silver medal in high jump. Robertson placed eighth in the 200m. She finished in 29.89, after a 29.37 performance in the preliminaries. Robertson also finished eighth in the 100m, crossing the finish line in 14.34. She set a personal record in the prelim, running 13.89. Lenora...
Lydia Robertson and Caydence Schumacher took gold and silver, respectively, in high jump at the April 29 Summerland Invite. Robertson breezed over 4' 10 inches for the top spot. Schumacher set a season record with a jump of 4' 8 inches. Lenora Kester won gold in triple jump. She landed at 32' .5 inches. Kester earned bronze in the 100m hurdles. She set a personal record with a time of 18.06. She picked up a third medal of the day in the 300m hurdles, placing sixth. She ran 53.23. Karley Dawkins...
The Bobcat boys track team scored 124 points and kept the championship plaque from the Summerland Invite at home. The April 29 meet drew eight teams, including Hartington-Newcastle, finishing second with 114; Boyd County, 74; St. Mary's, 64; Stuart, 60; Chambers/Wheeler Central and Niobrara/Verdigre, 44; and Santee, 3. Multiple Bobcat competitors established new personal or season records. Gavin Whiting set a PR in shot put. He brought home the gold, throwing 46 feet, 4.5 inches. Whiting...
Three Bobcat high jump participants competed in the Norfolk Track and Field Classic, May 1, at Norfolk Senior High School Ryan Rifer cleared the bar at 6 feet 2 inches to finish second. Ruger Switzer cleared the same height and placed fourth. In the girls division, Lydia Robertson ended in ninth after she jumped 4 feet 10 inches....
New heights • Surrounded by family, Summerland senior Bailey Ahlers inked a letter of intent with Wayne State College. Ahlers, a track and field standout, will compete on the Wildcats track and field team as a high jumper. "I'm looking forward to the challenge," Ahlers told SAM. Ahlers is a three-time state qualifier. In 2023, she finished ninth after clearing 5 feet. Last year, she cleared 5' 3 inches and returned home with a silver medal. Joining Ahlers during the April 23 signing ceremony w...
Lenora Kester earned a bronze medal, Thursday, at the Tom Martin Memorial Pierce/Wausa Invitational. Kester jumped 31' 2.5 inches in triple jump to get the Lady Bobcats on the scoreboard. The team finished 11th overall, scoring 12 points. Kester competed in additional events, including the 300m hurdles, placing 7th clocking in at 53.33. In the 100m hurdles, Kester ended ninth, running18.46; Caydence Schumacher cleared 4 feet six inches, landing in fourth in high jump competition. Karley Dawkins...
The Bobcat boys track team delivered another one-two knockout punch in high jump at the Tom Martin Memorial Pierce/Wausa Invitational. Ryan Rifer and Ruger Switzer both cleared six feet to take the top two spots, respectively, at the April 24 meet. Alec Schindler took home multiple medals. In the 300m hurdles, he set a season record, running 43.72 and picked up a silver medal. Schindler finished fourth in triple jump. He landed at 39’ 1 inch. He set a personal record in discus, throwing 1...
Three Bobcat track and field athletes will compete in Thursday's Norfolk Track and Field Classic at Norfolk High School at 4 p.m. Ruger Switzer, Lydia Robertson and Ryan Rifer qualified in high jump. High jump competition will begin at 4, with Robertson competing at the north pit and Rifer and Switzer jumping at the south pit. All field event medals will be award at approximately 5 p.m....
Summerland girls track team finished 11th at the O'Neill Classic Invitational, held April 17. This was the 64th annual event, according to O'Neill Coach Cole Hilker. Lydia Robertson led the Bobcats with a fourth-place finish in high jump. She cleared 5 feet. In her first time running the 3200m, Karley Dawkins placed fourth. She crossed the finish line in 14:12.97. In the 1600m, Dawkins finished seventh, with a 6:27.22 time. Other Bobcat competitors included: 4x100 (Belle Anson, Kanyon Allemang,...
Bobcat boys track team members earned medals in four events at the April 17 O'Neill Classic Invite. Summerland tied for 11th place in the 13-team field. Ryan Rifer cleared 6' 2 inches, placing second in high jump. In the 800m, Rifer crossed the finish linen in 2:26.37, placing 12th. Ruger Switzer ended fifth in high jump. He cleared 5' 10 inches. Parker Napier brought home the fourth-place medal in pole vault. He cleared 11 feet. Napier ended seventh in long jump after reaching 19' .5 inches....
Tri-County Titan and Orchard resident Wyatt Shabram (center) recently signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at York University. The Panthers currently have a 21-21 record. The univeristy competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and are members of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference....
Norfolk Catholic shot 321 to claim the team title at the Summerland Golf Invite, held April 16. Elkhorn Valley finished second, shooting 334, followed by North Central, 341; CWC, 347 and Summerland, 348. CWC's William Jesse shot 67 and took individual title honors. EV's Max Schaffer finished second with 75, followed by Gage Yosten, Norfolk Catholic, 77; Drew Carraher, Riverside, 79; and Dominic Ogden, West Holt, 79. Summerland competitors included Michael Koenig, 82, eighth; Dane Miller, 93;...
Summerland girls and boys track teams traveled to Battle Creek, April 8, for the BC Track Invite. The girls finished in eight place scoring 18.67 points. Lydia Robertson and Caydence Schumacher picked up medals in high jump. Robertson cleared 5 feet, while Schumacher ended in a tie for fifth place. She jumped 4' 6 inches. Robertson finished in 12th in the 200m prelims, running 29.59. Karley Dawkins finished fourth in the 1600m, running 6:25.27, a season record. In the 400m, Dawkins placed 19th,...
