Sports

Charli Vickers, Josie Reiff, and Tahnnah Noakes; sophomores Ella Cool, Ivy Tullis, Riata Remund; and freshmen Erin Fitzgerald, Kaygan Witthuhn, and Aubrie Birkel. The Bobcats have three meets at home this year and fans are encouraged to come support the team.

The South Loup track teams opened their season on Saturday at the University of Nebraska Kearney annual indoor track meet, competing against other Class C and a handful of Class B teams. The Bobcats brought home a host of medals while competing against much bigger teams such as Hastings High School and Ord High School, as well as local rivals Sandhills/Thedford and Hyannis.

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The South Loup boys basketball season came to an unceremonious end Saturday morning, with the update of a website. As the Class D1 wildcards were assigned and the district finals were announced, the top four wildcards were drawn, but the Bobcats sat in fifth place.

The South Loup Lady Bobcats (15-7) saw the end to their season on Tuesday with a loss to Southern Valley in the second round of the C2-11 sub district tournament at Southern Valley High School. The Lady Bobcats beat the Lady Sailors of Sutherland 56-30 on Monday during the first round of play.

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After losing part of last wrestling season and all of this year’s football season to a persistent knee injury, Dawson Doggett (24-11) had a singular goal for this wrestling season - to qualify for the state tournament.

With their sights set on the D1-10 sub district tournament beginning Monday, the South Loup Bobcat basketball team (17-4) took it easy on Friday against the SEM Mustangs in their last regular season game of the year in Callaway.

After sitting out the entire last season due to a shoulder injury, junior Dawson Doggett punched his ticket for this year’s state wrestling tournament in Omaha at 195 pounds at the District D1 tournament in Pender last weekend.