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The Bobcat track teams added two trophies to the awards case, April 17, after both earned runner-up titles at the Hartington Invite. In the girls' division, the Lady Cats scored 82.5 points, 19 points behind champion Stanton. Bobcat junior varsity ended 10th, scoring 12.5 points. Summerland scored 88.33 points in the boys' division while Stanton claimed the title with 111 points. Girls' division Hadley Cheatum struck gold in the 200m dash, finishing in 27.37. Aubrey Parker placed ninth, running...
The Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska State College System recently announced the 16,149 recipients of the 2022-2023 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award. The award recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA-sanctioned activities during the academic year. Each high school student who participates in at least three NSAA activities will be recognized and awarded a certificate of achievement by the NSAA and the Nebraska state colleges. Activity participation will be tracked using...
Bobcat golf team members participated in multiple meets last week. Coach Bill Tabbert said the Crofton course was "a tough hilly course that presented tough pin settings and windy conditions." Dylan Rotherham shot 92 to medal and the Bobcats finished sixth in the competition that included Pierce, Ponca, Crofton, Homer and West Holt. Windy conditions hampered play again April 18 at Niobrara. The Bobcats persevered, shooting 187. Dane Miller finished second to Niobrara's Preston Crosley. "Seniors...
Hadley Cheatum led the Bobcat girls' track team at the April 13 O'Neill Invite, winning four gold medals. Coach Shannon Schumacher said he was proud of how the team performed. "They put up a lot of strong performances and personal bests. We ended up third out of 17 teams," the coach said. Three Bobcat jumpers earned medals in high jump. Bailey Ahlers finished second, at 5'; Caydence Schumacher, fourth, 4' 10 and Lydia Robertson, fifth, 4' 10, out of a total of 26 jumpers. "We had many others...
Less than one second separated finalists in the 100m race at the April 13 O'Neill Invite. When the dust settled, Trevor Thomson found himself in the middle of the pack, finishing fourth after an 11.68 performance. Kendrick Schroeder finished 14th in preliminaries, running 12.26; Shayne Jenkins placed 37th, recording 13.28. Thomson qualified for the 200m finale, registering 23.89 in prelims; however, he did not run in the final. Jenkins finished 35th in preliminaries. He ran 27.00. Ryan Rifer...
The Summerland varsity golf team shot 197 and finished second at an April 9 invite held at the Plainview Country Club. Summerland JV finished fourth, finishing with 214. Dane Miller led the Bobcats, finishing second after carding 45. Dylan Rotherham ended fourth, shooting 46. Barret Stearns finished with 52 and Matt Potter, 54, to place 14th and 15th. Logan Kester ended 21st with a 59. Christian Behnk, shot 47 for the JV squad. He finished fifth. Bennet Flenniken ended ninth, shooting 50 and Kelton Bruhn carded a 51, placing 11th. Matt...
The Bobcats earned 16 medals en route to a second-place team finish at the Sandhills Invite, held April 3, in Bassett. West Holt won the team title, scoring 131 points, while the Bobcats finished with 93. Valentine ended third, with 60 points; North Central, fourth, 56 and Ainsworth, fifth, 52. Bobcats won three medals in high jump. Ruger Switzer cleared 5' 10, securing the gold medal. Ryan Rifer jumped 5' 8 to finish second. Carter Bergman secured the fifth-place medal after jumping 5' 6. Alec...
The Lady Bobcat track team earned multiple medals at the North Central Sandhills Invite. The team traveled to Bassett for the meet, April 3. Summerland finished second in team standings, with 73 points. West Holt claimed the top spot, accumulating 154.5 points; Burke, South Dakota, finished third, with 62 points, followed by Ainsworth, 61 and North Central, 49. Hadley Cheatum was named outstanding female athlete at the conclusion of the meet. The University of South Dakota track commit earned...
Summerland elementary students in grades four through six will have an opportunity to learn fundamental skills and techniques associated with track and field events during an upcoming clinic. The Summerland track and field team and coaches will host the clinic, Saturday, April 15, at noon. Beginning at 2:30, elementary students will be able to showcase newly-learned skills in a meet. Events available for competition include the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m races, long jump and shot put. Organziers...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held Saturday, April 1 at the community center. "An awesome lineup of 160 registered lifters from across the Midwest competed," said organizer Jeff Shabram. "This year's meet was the largest sanctioned AAU meet ever in Nebraska, so three lifting platforms were required to accommodate the extremely large crowd in the Orchard gym. It was the 16th year for the Orchard meet." Twelve Summerland powerlifters competed Saturday. "These 12 lift...
Two Lady Bobcats returned to Summerland with two medals from the 2023 Dan Lennon Track Invitational, held at the University of South Dakota, in Vermillion, March 28. Senior standout Hadley Cheatum, a USD track commit for next season, earned bronze in the 60m hurdles, finishing in 9.88. She placed fifth in the 400m, running 1:02.86. Bailey Ahlers finished fourth in high jump, clearing five feet. In the majority of events, more than 100 athletes participated in the Class B division, featuring schools from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa. Raina...
The Bobcat boys' track team began its season, March 28, at the Dan Lennon Track Invitational at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Sophomore Alec Schindler earned silver in triple jump. He landed at 38' 7.75. Trevor Thomson finished eighth in the 100m race, crossing the tape in 7.36. Two additional Bobcats competed in the 100m race. Jaykwon Petite finished 41st, running 7.78, while Kendrick Schroeder ended in 44th place, with a time of 7.79. Ruger Switzer had a successful day in jumping events. He reached 18' 8 to finish eighth in...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School, Saturday, March 25. It featured 125 lifters representing 12 of the top Class D powerlifting schools in the state. "This was the largest Class D state powerlifting meet since 2005," said Jeff Shabram of Orchard. Class D schools represented included Blue Hill, Boyd County, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, Centura, Fullerton, Harvard, Johnson-Brock, Niobrara/Verdigre, Red Cloud, Riverside,...
The Bobcat golf season will wait until April 5 to tee off for the 2023 season when the team competes in the CWC quad at Summerland. Tee time is set for 1 p.m. Originally, Summerland was scheduled to compete March 28, in a triangular with Niobrara/Verdigre and Santee. That meet has been postponed. The team will compete in Class C2, according to head coach Bill Tabbert. Kris Tabbert will serve as assistant high school coach and lead the junior high squad. Cole Gaughenbaugh, a student teacher at Summerland, will work with the team as a volunteer...
Brooklynn Chipps arrived at Wayne State College in the fall of 2018 as a track and field scholarship athlete, after excelling in the high school ranks for the Clearwater/Orchard Cyclones track and field team. On Friday, the Clearwater native made her personal mark in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II record book when she earned the top spot in the women's weight throw at the 2023 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her winning throw, a...
Summerland fourth-grade boys won the Plainview tournament, March 5. Team members include (front row, l-r): Corver Schueth, Trig Kester, Mervin Mast, Porter Watson; (back row, l-r): coaches Dana Kester and Dan Kerkman, Grayson Rosedale, Caden Schueth, Michael Sonnenfelt, Colten Stearns, Patrick Wagner, Callum Whiting, Jaxson Kerkman and coach Alan Schueth. The fifth- and sixth-grade team earned the runner-up trophy at the Plainview tournament. Team members include (front row, l-r): Robert Mast,...
Thirteen Summerland youth wrestlers will compete in the Nebraska USA Folkstyle State Wrestling Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island. Qualifiers from district competition include (front row, l-r): Stacey Snodgrass, third place; Mason McKillip, second place; Gabe Kester, second place; Gus Ahlers, third place; Honor Meyer, first place; Landyn Coffey, fourth place; Liam Gallagher fourth place; (back row, l-r): Savannah Gallagher, third place; Ava Cleveland,...
Niobrara Valley Conference officials released the all-conference wrestling lineup last week. One Summerland competitor, Ethan Kester, was named to the second team in the 126-pound division. First-team wreslters include Wyatt Fowler, North Central, 106; Dylan Furstenau, Neligh-Oakdale, 113; Carter Beckman, Elgin Public/Pope John, 120; Mason Nitz, Elkhorn Valley, 126; Isaac Eckert, EV, 132; Nathen Halsey, EV, 138; Mavrick Hagemann, EV, 145; Caleb Davis, West Holt, 152; Levi Drueke, NO, 160; Aiden...
Three members of the Bobcat girls’ basketball team received post-season honors from the Niobrara Valley Conference. First- and second-team selections, along with honorable mention recognition, were announced by conference officials last week. Adyson Mlnarik and Hadley Cheatum received first-team honors. They are joined by Josilyn Miller, Niobrara/Verdigre; Mya Hedstrom and Alissa Brabec, St. Mary’s; Keyera Eisenhauer and Ashlynne Charf, Elgin Public/Pope John; JJ Black, Elkhorn Valley; Maci Nemetz, West Holt and Amelia Hoffman, Boyd Cou...
Ponca exploded after retrieving the opening tip and never looked back, gaining a 62-39 win over Summerland, Friday, Feb. 24, on the Indians' home court. The Indians opened the first quarter with 14 unanswered points until Bobcat senior Hadley Cheatum sunk a last-second basket at the end of the first quarter. The Bobcats settled into play during quarter two, holding Ponca to nine points and held steady with them following the break. But the Indians outscored Summerland 25-15 in the final...
Summerland seniors Trevor Thomson and Kendrick Schroeder have been tabbed for the white squad for June's 2023 Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic. The game, scheduled for an 11 a.m. kickoff on June 10, will be played at Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk. Greg Wemhoff, Elgin Public/Pope John, will direct the white team, with assistance from Aaron Wilken, Norfolk Public, Landonn Mackey, Madison, Scott Guzinski, Oakland-Craig and Matt Euse and Kyle Kallhoff, EPPJ. Pierce's Mark Brahmer will coach the red team. He will be joined by Jeff...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Eight Summerland powerlifters traveled to Verdigre this past Saturday, Feb. 25, to participate in the second annual Verdigre Powerlifting Meet. A total of 147 powerlifters representing 14 different schools from around the state were in attendance. "It was an outstanding day of lifting for the Bobcat competitors," said Jeff Shabram. Raina Krebs reset or tied every one of her previously-held school records. Krebs now squats 245 pounds, bench presses 120 pounds and deadlifts 340...
Summerland's Michael Koenig scored 21 points during Monday's Class C2-5 championship game in Tilden. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, it wasn't enough to overcome hot-handed Elkhorn Valley, who earned the school's first trip to the state tournament after a 71-53 win. Coach Brett Kaczor said his squad knew it would be a tough game and made a few adjustments during practice to give them a different look. "Brendyn Ollendick is a really good player who we tried to keep in check, but he is just so...
The 19-3 Summerland girls' basketball team will face the Ponca Indians, Friday, Feb. 24, in Ponca. Tipoff against the 22-1 Indians will be at 7 p.m., at the Ponca Public Schools gymnasium, located at 505 3rd Street. The winner of the C2-5 district will advance to the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association Girls' State Basketball Championship in Lincoln. The winner will open play Thursday, March 2, at the Devaney Sports Center. The tournament continues through Saturday, March 4. Bobcat...
The 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships begin Thursday at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha. Summerland will be represented in both the girls' and boys' divisions. Raina Krebs will vie for a state medal in the girls' 235-pound division, while Alex Thiele and Ethan Kester will battle in the 120- and 126-pound divisions, respectively. Competition for Thiele and Kester will begin Thursday at 9:30, with quarterfinal matches scheduled to follow the opening...
