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    Bobcat Track Teams Collect Hardware Galore

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The South Loup boys’ and girls’ track teams traveled to Burwell on Thursday, April 17, to compete in a 13-team tournament. The Bobcats had a good day, with the boys finishing third in the team standings and the girls ending the day in fourth place overall.
    LEFT: Jaden Baker hands the baton to Elijah Cool in the men's 4x800 relay at Burwell last week. The team captured the bronze medal for their efforts. (Courier photo by Ronda McFate)

    Bobcat Golfers Have Good Day in Broken Bow

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The South Loup boys’ golf team competed at the Anselmo-Merna 9-hole quad tournament on Tuesday, April 15, held at the Broken Bow Country Club. The low team score of the day was shot by the Broken Bow JV team, with the South Loup varsity team finishing with a total of 212.
    ABOVE: Crew Witthuhn chips the ball toward the hole at Hershey on April 17. (Photos courtesy Jessica Tickle) LEFT: Jamie Tickle lines up for a putt during the Hershey golf tournament last week. (Photos courtesy Jessica Tickle)

    Bobcats 2nd, Lady Bobcats 1st, at South Loup Invite

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The boys' and girls’ track teams hosted the South Loup Invitational on Friday, April 11, with the Lady Bobcats winning the team championship by 10 points while the boys’ team was only 2 points off the lead to finish as runners-up in the team standings. There were a total of 13 teams competing in the meet.
    The South Loup boys' track team had a successful day at their home meet last Friday as they won the meet runner-up plaque as a team. (Courier photo by Ronda McFate)

    South Loup Hosts Golf Tournament in Arnold

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    South Loup played host to a nine-team golf tournament in Arnold on Friday, April 11. The Bobcats finished in 6th place in the team standings as unfortunately none of the team members finished individually in the top 10.
    ABOVE: Members of the South Loup golf team who competed in the Bobcat's home tournament at Arnold on April 11 are, from left: Bo Brennan, Haydn Stretesky, Jamie Tickle, Crew Witthuhn, Callan Witthuhn, and Harper Johnson.

    Bobcats Golf Season Underway With Two Meets in First Week

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The South Loup boys’ golf team kicked off the 2025 season on Monday, March 31, after the Sandhills Valley meet at Stapleton was rescheduled due to State FFA. That meet was originally set for Thursday, April 3, with the South Loup JV team planning to compete. However, the change in the date allowed Coach Jeff Cole to take his varsity squad to Stapleton, along with a couple of JV players to tee off the season.
    Senior Harper Johnson watches to see where his ball landed at the team’s second meet of the season at Amherst on April 3. (Photo courtesy Jessica Tickle)

    South Loup Tracksters Bring Home Multiple Medals

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The South Loup boy’s and girl’s track teams traveled to Elwood on Tuesday, April 1, to compete in the 12team Hi-Line Invitational. In the team standings, the men’s team finished right in the middle of the pack in 6th place, while the women finished in 9th place.
    CJ Quandt leaps over a hurdle at the Hi-Line Invitational track meet held in Elwood on April 1. Quandt earned the 4th place medal in the event for the Bobcats. (Courier photos by Ronda McFate)

    Josiah Coleman, 5th

    1 year ago By News Staff
    Josiah Coleman, 5th - 1600m; 2nd - 3200 m Caleb Mcfate, 5th - 110m Hurdles; 5th - 300 m hurdles CJ Quandt, 4th - 300m hurdles AJ Starr, 3rd - High Jump; 2nd - 4x100 relay; 2nd 4X400 relay Ethan Furne, 2nd - 4x100 relay; 2nd - 4x400 relay The girl’s team had fewer competitors and therefore, fewer medalists. The team was led by the Fitzgerald sisters who each medaled in three events.
    Anna Coleman jumps over a hurdle at the track meet in Elwood last week. Unfortunately her time was not quite fast enough to qualify for finals in the event.

    Cool Wins Gold, Boys’ 4x100 Silver, at Rebel Invite

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The South Loup boys’ and girls’ track teams competed in the Arcadia-Loup City Rebel Invite in Loup City on Thursday, March 27. The Bobcats faced challenging competition from some much larger schools, including Ord, St. Paul, Ravenna, and Grand Island Central Catholic. Even so, both teams earned several medals and turned in some impressive performances.
    Ethan Furne hands the baton off to Dylan Pandorf in the boy's 4x100m Relay last week in Loup City. The team earned the silver medal in the event. (Courier photos by Ronda McFate)

    South Loup Athletes Perform Well at UNK Invite

    1 year ago By Ellen Mortensen
    The Spring sports season kicked off for South Loup with the UNK Indoor Track Invitational on Saturday, March 22, held at Cushing Coliseum on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Several members of both the Bobcats girls’ and boys’ teams participated in the opening meet.
    Josiah Coleman had a good cross country season for the Bobcats last fall and has now turned his attention to track & field. He finished 9th in the 1600 at UNK. (Courier photo by Ronda McFate)
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