Sports

Selections have been announced for Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference All-Conference basketball teams. Several South Loup players have been selected for that honor.

The Nebraska School Activities Association is pleased to announce the student recipients of the winter 2025-2026 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA awards program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity.

In small schools like Callaway and Arnold, many teachers and coaches do dual duty. When it comes to South Loup track, the head coach is primarily the only difference between the boys and girls teams.

After 18 years at the helm as head coach, the name Mike Weverka has become synonymous with South Loup girls track. He is eager to begin a new season, accompanied by assistant coaches Nicole Recoy and Zac Sweet, and volunteer coaches Rick Peterson, Lane Chesley, Katie Berglund, and Diane Spangler.

The South Loup boys’ basketball season came to an end on Thursday, Feb. 26, when the Bobcats lost their D1-10 sub-district final game to Twin Loup.

The Lady Bobcats basketball team played nearly their entire season without finding themselves on the winning side of the scoreboard. Finally, on Feb. 13, they got the elusive victory - defeating Hi-Line by 20 points.

The South Loup Bobcats opened their subdistrict tournament with a 56–39 victory over the Anselmo- Merna Coyotes on Tuesday, Feb. 24, before falling to the Twin Loup Wolves in Thursday’s semifinal, 72–50. With that loss, the Bobcats closed out a season that showed steady growth in the boys’ offensive and defensive efforts, culminating in an increasingly successful run towards the end. The three senior leaders – Crew Witthuhn, Dylan Pandorf and Conner Paulsen – shone on both ends of the court and pushed the team to their 10 total wins for the year.

Crew Witthuhn (#44) soars to get the tip from Anselmo-Merna's Kayden Record.

Conner Paulsen brings the ball up the court for the Bobcats with teammate Hudson Vickers in the background.

After a year of grit, try and hard work, our two senior Bobcats headed for Omaha last weekend. The state tournament was held at the CHI Health Center Feb. 19-21, and the South Loup scramblers hit the mats on Friday and Saturday, coming home with a record of 1-2 for Josiah Coleman and 0-2 for Paxton Bierman.