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Ord cowgirl

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Ord cowgirl Danielle Wray throws a loop at a calf during the breakaway roping Sunday at the Seven Valleys Rodeo. Wray missed the calf and ended the event with no time..
Ord cowgirl

Smith 10th at Class D State Golf

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The 2022 golf season drew to a close on May 25 for Colbi Smith after two solid rounds of golf in the Class D NSAA State Golf Championships at Lake Maloney Golf Course in North Platte. This was not the first time the senior Bobcat has played at state, rather his third.
ABOVE: Colbi Smith shot a 167 over the two-day tournament for 10th place in the Class D NSAA State Golf Championships. This was Smith’s third trip to the State Tournament in as many opportunities. LEFT: Colbi Smith does a final check of the pin before taking his shot from the fairway at Lake Maloney Golf Course during Class D NSAA State Golf action. (Photos courtesy of Jarod Rush)

The Mat is Where Legends are Built

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For five years, the Legends Wrestling Camp has brought grapplers from across the nation to Gothenburg with the common goal of improvement and the 2022 camp, scheduled for June 22-24, will provide more of the same with some new faces on the mat.
ZAIN (Photo courtesy of USA Wrestling)

Gracey Earns Three Medals at State Championships

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Cache Gracey ended his junior season on the track by making some noise at the NSAA State Track and Field Championships in Omaha May 20-21.
Gracey, along with Trey Connell, Logan Recoy and Silas Cool came into the state meet in the 16th seed in the 3200 meter relay. 
They adopted the motto “Worst to First” and according to coach Rick Peterson, they almost made that mantra true. 
The team had a brillant performance, anchored by Cool who came down the stretch in a fight for position against Hastings St. Cecelia and Hartington Cedar Catholic. 

Cache Gracey stands podium with third-place honors in the Class C 400 meters. (Courier photo by Loleta Connell)

Smith vs The State: Bobcat Golfer Playing Last High School Rounds

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For Colbi Smith, the last rounds of his high school career began on May 24 at Lake Maloney Golf Course in North Platte. The senior golfer began play in the Class D NSAA State Golf Championships and head coach Jarod Rush said he took advantage of the time leading up to that event to help his golfer get ready to go.
Colbi Smith eyes his shot in district action last week at Rivers’ Edge. Smith played at the NSAA State Golf Championships on May 16. (Courier file photo)

Lady Bobcats C-8 District Champions

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The Lady Bobcats ended the regular season not losing a meet this year, as they outdistanced the competition at the C-8 District meet at Southern Valley on May 12. The girls qualified 12 girls for the NSAA State Track and Field Championships May 20-21 at Omaha Burke Stadium.
Abby Stallbaumer qualified for the state track meet in discus with a throw of 138-07. This was also a personal record and new school record for Stallbaumer. (Courier photos by Amanda Koubek-Wehnes)

Smith Takes Fifth at Districts, Headed to State Golf

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The District golf championships on May 16 at River’s Edge Golf Course in North Platte was a place the South Loup golf team has seen pretty recently. Just one week ago, the Bobcats played the course which allowed them to have valuable experience prior to the all-important meet.
Dylan Handley played the Mullen Golf Course for a 105 on May 11. (Photo courtesy of Jarod Rush)

NSAA C-8 District

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NSAA C-8 District Track & Field Championships Southern Valley High School May 12, 2022 Individual Lady Bobcat Results 100 Meters Varsity - Finals 3. Bryn Schwarz 13.09 4.
LEFT: Halie Recoy (left) and Bryn Schwarz run the 100 meter dash at the District C-8 meet on Thursday. Schwarz qualified for the state meet with a time of 13.09. RIGHT: Faith Bierman hands off the baton to Heidi Donegan during the 4x800 relay. The relay team of Bierman, Donegan, Ivy Tullis and Talli Martin finished first with a time of 10:47.54 and qualified for state. (Courier photos by Amanda Koubek-Wehnes)

South Loup Bobcats District Runner-Up

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The South Loup Bobcats boys’ track team went into the C-8 District Track and Field Championships on May 12 with a mission, and got right down to work in the field events. The Bobcats started the scoring out with Silas Cool taking third and Jamie Tickle fifth in the pole vault.
Logan Recoy reacts to crossing the finish line in the 1500 meter run at district track on Thursday. He finished in first place with a time of 5:04.89 and qualified for state. (Courier photo by Amanda Koubek - Wehnes)

Lady Bobcats Win Blevins Invitational

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The Lady Bobcats continued their dominance on May 6 as they won the Dave Blevins Invitational at the Arnold High School track. Coach Weverka's throwers scored very well and were highlighted by the school record performance of Abby Stallbaumer, tossing the discus 133 feet, 4 inches to break the record previously held by Jessi Sallach. Also placing in the discus were Mya Weverka in fourth, and Riata Remund in sixth.
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