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In the 60m hurdles, freshmen Rae Hagler and Anna Coleman competed for the Bobcats with Hagler advancing to the finals and finishing in 7th place in a time of 11.49. Coleman turned in a time of 13.23 in the prelims.

Though it may not have felt like it these past 24 hours, today (March 20) is officially the first day of Spring, and while buds form on the trees and the grass continues to green up golfing enthusiasts are itching to hit the course once again.

This weekend kicks off the 2025 high school track season and the South Loup boys’ team is looking forward to what they will be able to accomplish on the track and in the field this year.

The South Loup girls’ 2025 track season gets underway this weekend at the annual UNK Indoor Invitational on Saturday, and the girls and their coaches are ready to get off and running.

After a couple of tough seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22, South Loup boys’ basketball Head Coach Jeff Cole righted the ship once again in 2022-23, and the Bobcats have been nothing but consistent since.

The South Loup boy’s basketball team had high hopes going into post-season play. They hit the road to Stromsburg on Tuesday, Feb. 25, for a first-round subdistrict game against Sutton with a six-game winning streak behind them.

South Loup saw two athletes qualify for the Nebraska State High School Wrestling Championships in Omaha last week. Both are seniors, and both are returning state qualifiers.

The South Loup Bobcats competed in the Class D - District 1 wrestling tournament at Shelton on Feb. 14 and 15, with the top four wrestlers in each weight class punching their ticket to the state tournament in Omaha.

The Bobcats picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday, Feb. 14, as they traveled to Eustis to take on the Hi-Line Bulls. However, this one proved extra exciting as it took an overtime period to seal the victory.