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The South Loup Lady Bobcats (11-5) just keep stacking on the wins and accolades this season - the most recent feather in their cap - Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) Champions. A rough start to the season, losing four of the first five games, didn’t stop them from improving and striving to play to the top of their ability.

If you’re a South Loup Bobcat basketball player, what do you do when you are ranked in the top five teams in the state for Class D1? You keep winning - this time bringing home the Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) Championship trophy.

The South Loup wrestlers had a quiet week with a single meet at Central Valley last Friday. This was the biggest meet yet this season for the Bobcats, with 23 teams and 218 wrestlers all competing for a place on the podium.

Just like the impending snow storm, the South Loup Bobcats boys basketball team walloped the Arcadia- Loup City Rebels at home last Tuesday, racking up points and winning 57-24. In a repeat of the game against Brady the week previous, everyone on the bench had varsity playing time and nearly every player put points on the board.

The Lady Bobcat basketball team extended their win streak last Tuesday when they beat the Arcadia-Loup City Lady Rebels at home by a score of 40-27. The first quarter started very well for the Lady Bobcats, scoring 17 points to the Lady Rebels 3 points.

Even though Mother Nature forced the cancellation of the South Loup Wrestling Invite last Friday, the Bobcat wrestlers still got some mat time at a duel with Overton last Tuesday. The Bobcats fell to a larger Eagles team 30-48, but still brought home more experience and a handful of individual wins.

If you haven’t seen the South Loup boys basketball team play yet this season, you are missing quite a show of athleticism, intensity, and incredible teamwork. The Bobcats are now 10-2 on the season, with their second loss coming this past Monday at the hands of the Class C Hershey Panthers.

The Lady Bobcats basketball team is full of resiliency and determination to improve - it’s easy to see when you look at game stats each week. But watching them in action showcases that drive even more.

It was another week filled with lots of mat time for the South Loup Bobcat wrestlers as they traveled to Sumner on Friday for the SEM Invite and up to Dunning on Saturday for the Knights Invite. As they head into the final four weeks of the season, the Bobcats are continuing to bring home medals and hone their skills as they prepare for district and state competition.

A powerful snowstorm forced a long break in the Bobcat boys basketball schedule, but they continued to easily defeat their opponents this week in play at home and added two more Ws to their record of 8-1.