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Summerland's Dylan Rotherham and Niobrara/Verdigre golfer Cash Wickersham tied for top honors at an April 10 meet in Niobrara....
Bobcat golfers celebrate a first-place finish at the April 8 Summerland quad. Michael Koenig was the individual medalist with a 35. Team members include (front, l-r): Logan Kester, Koenig, Ayden Bazelman, Dane Miller, Dylan Rotherham, Sam Cheatum; (back, l-r): Omari Meyer, Zander Tabbert, Bennet Flenniken, Coach Tom Thramer and Coach Chase Chase Maier....
The Bobcat golf team earned the runner-up trophy, Monday, at the Crofton Invite. Individual medalists included Dylan Rotherham, sixth; Michael Koenig, 10th; and Dane Miller, 14th....
The football season will continue for two Summerland seniors selected for the 48th annual Sertoma Nebraska Eight Man All-Star game. Alec Schindler and Keaton Thiele will play for the West team. Bobcat coach Tom Thramer will lead the West squad. Brett Kaczor will join as an assistant, along with Mat Jageler of South Loup and Cory Valasek of Riverside. The game is set for a 6 p.m. kickoff, Saturday, June 21 at Lloyd Wilson Field on the Hastings College campus. The East team will be coached by Rusty Fuller of Hartington-Newcastle. For more...
The 2025 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held this past Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, with a line-up of 170 registered lifters from across the Midwest. This year's meet was a National meet again, so two days of competition were required to accommodate the crowd of lifters striving for state, American and even world records, according to coordinator Jeff Shabram. "It was the 18th year for the Orchard meet and the crowd gets larger each year. Orchard hosted one of the year's largest...
The annual Orchard Amateur Athletic Union Powerlifting Meet will draw contestants from across the midwest this weekend. Organizer Jeff Shabram said the national meet will feature two days of competition, beginning Friday, April 4, from 1 to approximately 5 p.m., at the Orchard Community Center gym, at 4th and Rusk. Members of the Summerland powerlifting squad will compete in squat, bench press and dead lift events. Saturday's competition will begin at 9 a.m., with awards tentatively scheduled...
Michael Koenig and Preston Hoke join other Nebraska athletes, Sunday, in Yankton, in a Battle of the Border All-Star Game. Koenig scored 15 points and Hoke added 8 in the Nebraska team's win....
Summerland boys track team finished third at Friday’s Ainsworth Relays, relying on strong showings in the 800m and 300m hurdles and outstanding efforts in field events. O’Neill claimed the team title with 110 points, edging out runner-up West Holt. The Huskies scored 104 points. The Bobcats ended with 90. Gavin Whiting claimed gold in shot put. He set a season record with a toss of 45’ 5.5 inches. In discus, Whiting’s throw of 129’ 6 inches was strong enough for second place and set a season re...
The Lady Bobcats ended in seventh in team standings, tallying 21.5 points at Friday's Ainsworth Relays. West Holt took top honors, scoring 141, followed by O'Neill, with 115.5. Lydia Robertson sailed over the high jump bar, set at 5 feet, en route to a first-place finish. Karley Dawkins finished fifth in the 1600m. She crossed the finish line in 6:32.84, a season record. Belle Anson, Kanyon Allemang, Caydence Schumacher and Robertson combined forces in the 4x100. They finished fifth in 57.44....
Summerland's girls track team ventured to Neligh, March 28, for the Neligh Relays. The team ended the day in fifth place. Elkhorn Valley took top honors, followed by Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara/Verdigre, Wausa, Summerland and Creighton. High jump competitors included Lydia Robertson, 4' 11 in; Caydence Schumacher, 4' 8 in; and Belle Anson, 3' 11 in. Their combined jumps put them in third. In shot put, Taylen Nilson threw 29' 8 inches and Ava Rittscher had a toss of 18' 8 inches. The group finished...
Summerland boys track team members finished first in seven events, to finished first at Thursday's Neligh Relays. In high jump, Ryan Rifer coasted over the bar, set at 6 feet 4 inches, setting a school record. Ruger Switzer cleared 5' 10 inches; Preston Hoke, 5' 8 inches and Ethan Kester, 4' 8 inches. The shot put crew finished second. Gavin Whiting led the way with a toss of 47' one-half inch. Jason Shaver had a throw hit 36' 11 inches; Mathias Wagner threw 35' 4 inches and Landon McAllister, 3...
Senior Ruger Switzer earned two medals while junior Ryan Rifer claimed the high jump title, Friday, at the Wayne Invite at the Wildcat Dome. Coach Shannon Schumacher said he was happy with the way things started for the year despite not having a full squad competing. "We didn't take all of the boys to the first meet because some of them haven't practiced yet because of state basketball ... some of the younger kids got to do some events that they normally might not get a chance to," he said....
Summerland's girls track team started the 2025 campaign competing inside the Wildcat Dome, part of a larger $30 million athletic complex expansion, at Wayne State College. "It was fun going to a meet in Wayne's new facility," said coach Shannon Schumacher. During Friday's meet, the Bobcat high jump team - minus Bailey Ahlers, who is out with injury - picked up where they left off last season. Lydia Robertson took top honors, clearing 4' 8 inches. Caydence Schumacher ended in second, sailing over...
Two Bobcat basketball players will participate in the Battle of the Border High School All-Star game in Yankton. Michael Koenig and Preston Hoke Mount Marty will host the games on March 30 at Cimpl Arena, with the girls' game set for a 2 p.m. tip. The boys' game will begin at 4 p.m. A three-point contest is scheduled between games. Additionally, other halftime contests will take place during both games. The games will be broadcast by Yankton radio station KYNT and will be on YouTube on the...
Sam Cheatum, Alec Schindler and Keaton Thiele will have one more opportunity to play under Friday night lights. The trio of Bobcats have been selected to play for the white squad in the 2025 Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic. The game will be played at Memorial Stadium in Norfolk, with a 7 p.m. kickoff. Other plays selected for the white team include Barrett Wilke, Becker Pohlman, Garrett Hansen, Jordan Claussen, Braylon Anderson, Isaak Maxwell, Corbin Guill, Jeremiah Drukenmiller,...
Members of this year's Bobcat golf team include Omari Meyer, Zander Tabbert, Mat Umphress, Logan Kester, Dane Miller, Michael Koenig, Sam Cheatum, Dylan Rotherham, Bennet Flenniken and Ayden Bazelman. Coach Tom Thramer said the team will begin its season April 1, at Niobrara. Tee time is 4 p.m....
Redemption came in two forms for the Summerland Bobcats boys basketball team Saturday. After falling short of their title hopes, the Bobcats rebounded with a 55-48 win over West Holt to claim third place at the 2025 NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships. Following a tough semifinal loss to eventual state champion Archbishop Bergan, Summerland responded with resilience, proving they belonged among Nebraska's best. The win also avenged a Feb. 8 loss to West Holt in the GNAC title game and...
Several Summerland athletes received all-conference honors and honorable mention. Named to the all-conference basketball team were Lydia Robertson, Kanyon Allemang, Preston Hoke, Michael Koenig and Sam Cheatum. Students named to the honorable mention list for basketball include Jenna Funk, Alec Schindler, Parker Napier and Carter Bergman....
The fourth-seeded Summerland Bobcats will face Exeter Milligan Friend, Thursday, in the opening round of the 2025 Nebraska School Activities Association Class C2 Boys Basketball Championships. Tipoff is set for 10:45 a.m., at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. A Bobcat win will set up Friday's semifinal matchup against either the top seed, Freeman, or the eighth seed, Bergan. That game will be played at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Saturday's championship game will take place at Pinnacle Bank Arena,...
To gain momentum, a small action is a good place to start. For the Bobcats, the action was a second quarter run - including 14 in a row for Summerland - that propelled them to the school's first-ever first-round win in the Nebraska School Activities Association Championships, beating Exeter-Milligan/Friend, 68-55. "Fantastic win," Brett Kaczor. "Huge crowd, a lot of energy. I thought our kids held their composure." The EMF Bobcats jumped to a 16-9 lead by the end of the first quarter. Kaczor...
Every shot in basketball is a battle between physics and probability-angle, velocity, and backspin determine whether the ball finds the net or rims out. For the Summerland Bobcats, too many shots missed their mark in Friday's 64-48 Class C2 semifinal loss to Archbishop Bergan at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. The Bobcats made just 18 of 54 attempts. Bergan jumped ahead 19-6 after one quarter and led 33-18 at halftime, disrupting Summerland's plan to start strong and apply pressure. "We couldn't...
Summerland will make a return trip to the NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships. The Bobcats punched their ticket to the dance, Monday, after claiming the Class C2-6 district championship with a 62-32 win over Pender. While tournament play begins Wednesday, March 12, the Bobcats will take the court at The Bob on Thursday, March 13. As of press time on March 4, official pairings had not been released by NSAA. Unofficially, the Bobcats are slated to enter as the sixth seed, which would mean a...
Summerland's boys basketball team slayed the Pender Pendragons, Monday, to claim the Class C2-6 district championship. "What an atmosphere," exclaimed Coach Brett Kaczor. "It was awesome to see the gym absolutely packed." Three Bobcats - Michael Koenig, Preston Hoke and Parker Napier - led the team's offensive attack, scoring 20, 16 and 13 points, respectively. But it was Summerland's tough defense that secured the win and a repeat trip to the boys state tournament. "The guys have really bought...
Six Summerland powerlifters traveled to Verdigre this past Saturday, March 1, to participate in the fourth annual Verdigre Powerlifting Meet. A total of 227 powerlifters representing 15 different schools from around the state were in attendance. "It was an outstanding day of lifting for the Bobcat competitors," said coach Jeff Shabram. Summerland had two gold medalist: Jaden Robinett in the 123-pound class (jr. high) and Cadence Soper in the 132-pound class (jr. high). One Bobcat earned a...
The state wrestling championships are a rollercoaster of emotion, where fortunes rise and fall as quickly as a takedown can shift control. One moment, a wrestler stands on the brink of victory; the next, they're battling to escape a pin. Both the girls and boys tournaments saw momentum swings that defined matches, with dreams hinging on sheer determination on the mat. Summerland's participants experienced the wave last week at the CHI Center in Omaha during the 2025 NSAA State Wrestling...
