Sports

This is Bryon Hanson’s second and final year at the helm of the South Loup girls basketball team, as he will be leaving the Callaway school district at the end of the school year. He is assisted by Andy Schwarz. Hanson’s inaugural year as head coach was a rather impressive one, going 15-7 on the season, undefeated in conference play, and winning the MNAC conference tournament.

The short 2023-24 South Loup wrestling season got underway on Dec. 1, and the team has brought home a number of medals from the invitational they have competed in thus far.

The South Loup boys basketball team started their season with back-to-back road games, but on Friday, Dec. 8, they finally headed home where they hosted the Cambridge Trojans.

On Friday, Dec. 1, the South Loup Bobcats made the trip to Sargent to play the Twin Loup Wolves. This would be the Bobcat's first game of a very promising-looking season. With a veteran team, the Bobcats had high hopes for this game and the rest of the season.

The Lady Bobcats began their 2023-24 basketball season with back-to-back games on Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec.

The South Loup 5th and 6th grade girls volleyball teams met for practice once a week in September and October. In October they played games in the Cozad league. 'We want to thank the Callaway Booster Club and Arnold Booster Club for sponsoring our teams. Their support of youth sports is amazing. Every girl on the team wants to say THANK YOU!' said Coach Michelle Preston.

The Bobcats capped off a tremendous football season with only one loss, to the eventual state champion Sandhills/Thedford Knights. Even though they narrowly missed making the trip to Lincoln for the finals, the Bobcats finished the season ranked #2 in D2 and #3 statewide by MaxPreps.

Though the Bobcats football team did not play in Lincoln this week as they had hoped for all season, the team most certainly had a year to be very proud of. Their tough matchup with Sandhills-Thedford was the culmination of a season full of many highs.

On Friday, Nov. 10, the South Loup Bobcats traveled to Dunning to play in a heavily attended semifinal playoff game against the Sandhills-Thedford Knights. It was an epic rematch from the regular season game that ended in a 14-point victory for the Bobcats.