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Summerland held firm through three quarters but couldn't withstand Norfolk Catholic's late surge in a 43-35 girls subdistrict loss Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Crofton. The Lady Bobcats carried a two-point lead into the final period but managed only three points down the stretch. The Lady Knights capitalized, outscoring Summerland 13-3 to secure the win. Abryelle Kester recorded one turnover, while Belle Anson contributed five points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and four turnovers. Caydence...
Ewing native Cec Vandersnick receives the 2025 Outstanding Service Award for Bowling from the Nebraska School Activities Association. Vandersnick, of Wayne, received the award Feb. 11, during the state bowling championships....
Summerland wrestlers battled through the NSAA Class C2-3 District Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 15, finishing ninth overall with 69 team points. Minden captured the team title, while Pierce took second. Three Bobcats - Isaac Mendoza, Austin Mendoza, and Ethan Kester - punched their tickets to the 2025 NSAA Class C State Wrestling Championships, set for Feb. 20-22 at the CHI Center in Omaha. State Qualifiers 132 – Isaac Mendoza will take a 39-16 record to the state meet. He finished third in the d...
In an early-morning game played at the Heartland Event Center on Feb. 15, Johnson-Brock downed Summerland, 63-54. The game was one of several in the 2025 Heartland HOops Classic. The Eagles hit seven three-point shots in the first half to take a 30-25 lead to the locker room. The Bobcats responded by outscoring their opponents, 16-12, in the third quarter. Three Bobcats finished in double digits, including Schindler, who led the team with 13. Preston Hoke added a dozen and Michael Koenig...
A slow second quarter could’ve proven costly for the Summerland boys basketball team, but Brett Kaczor’s squad played maintained their focus to take a 51-39 win over Lutheran High Northeast. The Bobcats finished 10 of 13 from the charity stripe, while only hitting five of 14 three-point shots. From two-point range, Summerland shot 39%. Alec Schindler, Michael Koenig and Preston Hoke each scored 10 points in the Feb. 13 win. Sam Cheatum, Carter Bergman and Schindler each pulled down six reb...
After leading for the majority of the Feb. 11 game against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, the visiting Bears scored 23 points in the final stanza to seal a 54-47 win. Lydia Robertson closed out her home game career with 21 points. Kanyon Allemang added 10. Junior Jenna Funk reeled in 14 rebounds, including eight offensive boards....
Alec Schindler led the Bobcats with 21 points in a 62-53 win over Laurel-Coleridge-Concord on Feb. 11. Preston Hoke led the squad with six rebounds and Sam Cheatum dished out five assists....
Summerland's Alec Schindler will trade his Carolina blue for Wayne State College gold and black as he becomes one of 42 recruits who committed to play football for the Wildcats on Feb. 5, on national signing day. "We are very excited to announce our 2025 recruiting class. I am very proud of the work our staff did get identifying student athletes that fit Wayne state College and building relationships with these young men," said Logan Masters, head coach. Developing a wide receiver corps is top o...
Explore Nebraska Game and Parks' 2025 Fishing Forecast and 2025 Fishing Guides to help plan your next fishing trip, no matter the season. These two resources are available to download at OutdoorNebraska.gov or print copies can be found at retailers where fishing permits are sold. The Fishing Guide is a summary of regulations and orders and includes a section detailing the state's public fishing areas. The Fishing Forecast provides a look at where some of the best fishing, and maybe some of the...
Just as pioneers once measured their progress west by the towering presence of Chimney Rock, Nebraska's young female wrestlers continue forging their own path in a growing sport. The Summerland Lady Bobcat wrestling team took another step forward last weekend, securing a fifth-place finish at the NSAA Girls Class B4 District tournament in Bayard, home of the famous rock formation. Head coach Dan Roeber called the district meet "an emotional rollercoaster." "We had our highs and our lows all in...
Summerland Public School will host the Nebraska School Activities Associaton Class C3 District wrestling tournament, Saturday, Feb. 15. Competition is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. In addition to the Bobcats, teams competing in the meet include Cedar Bluffs, Chadron, Crofton/Bloomfield, Cross County/Osceola, Elkhorn Valley, Fillmore Central, Grand Island Central Catholic, Minden, North Bend Central, Pender, Pierce, Raymond Central, Red Cloud/Blue Hill, Superior and Tri-County No...
The 2025 State Wrestling Championships will have a different look this year, as the girls and boys teams are run consecutively instead of at the same time. The girls championship begins Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the CHI Center in Omaha with first-round action in classes A and B set for 4 p.m. Quarterfinal matches will follow. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the first consolation rounds will start at 9 a.m., with the second consolation to follow. At 12:30 p.m., semifinals and third-round matches will occur....
The Summerland girls' basketball team finished 1-1 in Great Northeast Activities Conference tournament play, bouncing back from an opening-round loss to secure a victory. The Lady Bobcats fell 61-37 to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in a Feb. 3 matchup in Tilden. Struggles from beyond the arc proved costly, as Summerland missed all 14 of its three-point attempts. The team shot five of nine from the free-throw line and connected on 16 of 44 two-point shots. "Laurel is a very good team that plays well,"...
The Bobcats bid for their first Greater Northeast Activities Conference championship came up just short, as West Holt staged a fourth-quarter rally to secure the title on Feb. 8. Despite a dominant third quarter, Summerland couldn't hold off the Huskies, falling 57-56 in the final game of the tournament. Summerland surged ahead in the third, outscoring West Holt 19-6 to take control. However, the Huskies responded with a 23-10 fourth quarter, erasing the deficit. With 1.8 seconds left, the...
In what came as a surprise to many, Nebraska's head volleyball coach, John Cook, announced his retirement, via a Nebraska Athletics press release, after 25 seasons at the helm of the program on Jan. 29. On Thursday, at a press conference, Cook was a bit emotional. But he said he was at peace with who will succeed him. Dani Busboom-Kelly grew up not far from Lincoln, in Cortland, and starred first at setter, then libero, for the Huskers from 2003-06 and was part of the 2006 national championship...
While temperatures reached the mid-40s on Sunday, action on Grove Lake was hot, with 39 teams competing in the annual Royal Fire Department Ice Fishing Tournament. Wade Frederick and Spencer Frederick caught 13.58 pounds of fish, casting the duo into first place. Justin Brandt and Brock Belik reeled in 11.54 pounds to finish second, while Derek Thiele and Eric Allemang finished third, with 10.68 pounds. Others finishing in the top eight include Max Heiter and Corey Curtis, fourth, 6.79 pounds; A...
Elkhorn Valley's fast-paced attack overwhelmed Summerland on Jan. 28, as the Lady Bobcats fell 74-27 in Tilden. The Falcons set the tone early, outscoring Summerland 22-6 in the opening quarter and extending their lead with a 19-point second period. Elkhorn Valley poured in 27 points in the third before the Bobcats held them to six in the final frame. Summerland managed six, nine, five and seven points per quarter, respectively. The Bobcats struggled from the field, hitting two of six (33%)...
Summerland girls' wrestling squad earned a fourth-place team finish at the Norfolk Catholic Invite on Saturday, tallying 88.5 points. Battle Creek claimed the top spot with 153 points, while Guardian Angels Central Catholic followed with 123. The host team placed third with 98.5. Two Bobcats secured individual titles. Lenora Kester (105) went 3-0 to claim first place, scoring 19 team points. She won by major decision over Central Valley’s Cielo Rios (13-5), then pinned Battle Creek’s Danica Jen...
The Summerland boys wrestling team finished 10th with 62 points at the Central Valley Invitational on Jan. 31. Aquinas Catholic won the 21-team meet with 168 points. Ethan Kester led the Bobcats with a runner-up finish at 150 pounds, scoring 24 team points. After receiving a bye in the first round, Kester pinned Traven Reznicek of Shelby-Rising City in 1:06 and followed with a 1:25 fall over Luke Shoemaker of Central Valley in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Kester secured his quickest...
The Summerland boys' basketball team continued its strong season with a 35-26 victory over Elkhorn Valley on Jan. 28 in Tilden. The Bobcats took control early, scoring nine points in the first quarter while holding Elkhorn Valley to just seven. The second quarter was a more balanced affair, with Summerland managing six points to the Falcons' 11, narrowing the Bobcats' lead to just a single point at halftime, 15-14. However, Summerland regained its momentum in the third quarter, outscoring...
Summerland boys' basketball is having its best season yet, sitting at 16-1 and ranked No. 2 in Class 2 by the NebPreps coaches poll. A standout moment came during the third quarter of the Jan. 28 game against Elkhorn Valley, when senior Michael Koenig hit a jump shot for his 1,000th career point, becoming the first Bobcat to reach the milestone. He finished with 18 points. After the game, Koenig was quick to praise his teammates, coaches, and community for the achievement. "It takes a community...
Summerland wasted no time setting the tone against No. 1-seeded Wausa, racing to a 45-25 halftime lead before closing out a 72-48 victory on the Vikings' home court in non-conference play. Four Bobcats hit double figures as the team shot 50% (18-of-32) from inside the arc, 50% (9-of-18) from three-point range, and 56% (9-of-16) at the free-throw line. Sam Cheatum led the charge with 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, a steal, a block, and a turnover. Parker Napier followed with 17 points, 3...
The Summerland girls basketball team secured a 50-31 victory over the Wausa Lady Vikings on Jan. 30 at Wausa's home court. The Lady Cats dominated both ends of the floor, outscoring the Vikings in every quarter. Summerland tallied 8, 17, and 18 points in the final three periods after starting with 7 points in the first quarter. Wausa, in contrast, managed just 3 points in the opening frame, finishing with 8, 11, and 9 points in the remaining quarters. Head Coach Jackson Medina was pleased with...
Record another first in the Summerland girls wrestling history books. Dan Roeber's squad represented Bobcat nation, Jan. 30, in the girls' state wrestling duals at the Nielsen Community Center in West Point. The Bobcats, entered as the eighth seed, finished in that spot following three matches with tough opponents. In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Summerland Girls' defeated by Minden, 54-24. Individual results include for the Bobcats include 105: Lenora Kester was pinned by Keira Crane...
The Greater Nebraska Activities Conference Basketball Tournament will begin Monday, Feb. 3. Girls' games will take place Monday at Elkhorn Valley and West Holt. In Tilden, the top-seeded Lady Falcons will meet Plainview at 6 p.m. Summerland, entering as the five seed, will meet Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:30. West Holt will face Lutheran High Northeast at 6 in Atkinson. Hartington-Newcastle and Neligh-Oakdale will meet in the nightcap. The second round of the girls' bracket will be played at...
