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As the South Loup Bobcats wrestling team gears up for the 2025-26 season, Head Coach Todd Phelps enters his eighth year with the program and seventh as head coach, bringing experience and steady leadership to the mat.

Years ago, a friend of mine and I set out to walk across the Sandhills from Highway 30 west of Gothenburg to Highway 2 at Halsey National Forest. We took off just after sunup and shortly thereafter came over a hill and there was a male antelope, more appropriately called a pronghorn.

The season didn’t go quite as planned for the South Loup Bobcats this year, but that didn’t stop them from putting out their best effort and continuing to battle through to the end. In a disappointing 2-6 season, that in itself is a win for the Bobcat team.

The Lady Bobcats wrapped up their season on Oct. 27 in the first-round sub-district loss against the Brady Eagles, taking them out of the running for further post-season play. It was a bittersweet ending to a year full of ups and downs for the Bobcat squad.

Volleyball season is officially over for the South Loup Bobcats as they finished their subdistrict challenges last Monday, Oct. 27 with a 3-0 loss to the Brady Eagles in first round action as previously reported.

It was a cool, overcast day last Friday, Oct. 24 as the men’s Bobcat Cross Country team hit the course at the Class D NSAA State Championships, but that didn’t keep them from putting a bright finish on their successful season.

The Lady Bobcats bounced back last week from a disappointing MNAC tournament with a two-match sweep on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The squad traveled to Stapleton to face Arthur County and Sandhills Valley in a triangular, coming out the victor in their final regular season contests.

It was a banner day for the Bobcats at the District D-5 cross country meet in Cambridge last Thursday, Oct. 16.

Despite their best efforts, the Bobcats just could not get any traction against the 6-1 team in last Thursday’s matchup on the road. The Bobcats found the endzone twice, but the Arcadia/Loup City Rebels outscored them two-to-one, winning the Oct. 16 game on their home turf 32-14.

Starting on Thursday, Oct. 16, the Lady Bobcats worked through a tough MNAC tournament lineup, coming away at the end of the week with two losses and one win. All matches were played in neutral territory, hosted by Brady.