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Bobcats Come Out of Break With Big Wins

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On Tuesday, Jan. 2, the South Loup Bobcats hosted the Hershey Panthers in Callaway. The Bobcats were coming into the game 6-1, and the Panthers were coming into the game 4-5, but playing a very tough schedule.
Bobcats Come Out of Break With Big Wins

Lady Bobcats Look to Turn Things Around This Weekend

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The Lady Bobcats took a hard 43-29 fall against Hershey on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in their first game since Dec. 19. South Loup lost against Hershey in their previous head-tohead back in January of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 56-32 score last time.
Lady Bobcats Look to Turn Things Around This Weekend

Bobcat Wrestlers Close Out 2023 at Southern Valley

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The South Loup wrestling team is getting a long break in their season over the holidays. They wrapped up their matches for 2023 on Dec. 15, as the team participated in the Southern Valley Duals. The team will not be back on the mat until Jan.
Ryan Lords gets the pin during the Southern Valley Duals on Dec. 15. (Courier photo by Brandy Mason)

Bobcats Bring Holiday Tournament Trophy Back Home

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On Dec. 18 and 19, the South Loup Bobcats traveled to Maxwell where they would compete in the annual holiday tournament. The tournament consisted of South Loup, Sandhills Valley, Bady, and the Bobcat's first-round matchup with the Maxwell Wildcats.
The South Loup Bobcats boys basketball team brought home the championship plaque at the Maxwell Gilson/Pierce Booster Club tournament played Dec. 18 and 19. (Courier photo by Loleta Connell)

South Loup Ladies Go 1-1 At Holiday Tournament

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The Lady Bobcats closed out 2023 with a win, as they competed in a holiday tournament in Maxwell on Dec. 18 and 19. After suffering a hard-fought loss to Maxwell in their opening game of the tourney, the Lady Bobcats clawed their way back for their second game.
Jazlynn Bechtold posts up during the game vs. Medicine Valley on Dec. 15. (Courier photo by Patti Schwarz)

Lady Bobcats Come Off of Grueling Week On The Court

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It has been a bit of a rough start to the season for the South Loup girls’ basketball team. After winning their season opener against Twin Loup the Lady Bobcats suffered losses in their next two contests, against Amherst and Cambridge.
Lady Bobcats Come Off of Grueling Week On The Court

Longitude And Time, And Not Taking It For Granted

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When I retired I received a very nice, and moderately expensive, watch. It is a “diver’s watch” in that it can withstand the pressure of water down to 300 feet and it has a movable dial so that I can set the time during my five-minute safety stop and not have to remember what time it was when I started. The only problem is that the watch loses about two–three minutes a day! Using this watch I wouldn’t have come close to winning a prize in 1714 of what would be the equivalent of $3.5 million dollars today.
Longitude And Time, And Not Taking It For Granted

Bobcats Look to Returning Leadership For 2023-24 Season

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Jeff Cole is in his 25th season as head coach of the South Loup boys basketball team and is joined by assistant coaches Mike Weverka and Joel Karg. The coaches have enjoyed many great moments over the years, and Coach Cole reflected on the accomplishments of the 2022-23 season.
Senior members of the 2023-24 South Loup boys basketball team are, from left, Rio Remund, Brady Brestel, Cache Gracey, Trey Connell, and Joey Sallach. Not Pictured: Lance Wooters. (Courier photo by Kevin Neth)
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