Sports

The Brady Eagles hosted the South Loup Bobcats, Sandhills-Thedford Knights, and Arthur County Wolves for the first round of the MNAC tournament on Thursday, Oct. 17.

On Thurs, Oct. 19, the Lady Bobcats continued MNAC play with their first game at 10 a.m. playing the Arthur County Wolves in Broken Bow. The Bobcats started strong, just strong enough to take the first set as a win. In the second set, everyone was tuckered out, leaving them unable to give forth all their effort, and the Wolves took the win.

On Oct. 17, seven South Loup Bobcats earned a trip to Kearney to run at the NSAA state Cross Country meet this Friday. To do this, runners had to either place in the top 15 as an individual or in the top three teams. At the District meet in Cambridge four of the Bobcats earned medals and individual qualification for State. They are senior Ivy Tullis (22:34.73) 4th, senior Ella Cool (22:42.48) 5th, freshman Jaden Baker (18:50.05) 4th, and Josiah Coleman (19:10.36) 9th.

The sun dropped at last behind the west stands, and a splendid late-summer evening settled over the football field where Millard North played Millard West in the season opener. The game proved up for grabs until the final play, a Millard North goal-line stand for the win.

On Friday, Oct. 11, the South Loup Bobcats pulled off an exciting 34-28 win against the Ravenna Bluejays. It was a difficult conference game that kept supporters of both teams invested until the very end.

The South Loup Bobcats hosted the Cozad Haymakers on Oct. 10.

On Oct. 8, the South Loup cross country team had another successful race at the Conference meet where half of the top five placers were from South Loup.

The South Loup Bobcats hosted the Pleasanton Bulldogs in Callaway on Friday, Oct. 4, for an afternoon Homecoming game.

On Friday, Sept. 27, the South Loup football team faced off against Atkinson West Holt, securing a narrow victory with a final score of 25-24. The game displayed strong performances from both teams, highlighting individual talents and relentless effort on the field.

The Lady Bobcats had a busy week on the volleyball court last week with a triangular on Tuesday and a tournament on Saturday. The week began as the Bobcats hosted a triangular with Anselmo-Merna and Elm Creek in Callaway.