Sports

On Friday, Nov. 1, the South Loup Bobcats faced off against the Summerland Bobcats at Ewing in the second round of the football playoffs. Unfortunately, the Bobcats saw their season come to an end with a 46-0 loss; however, the team turned in an impressive performance throughout the season.

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On Thursday, Oct. 24, the South Loup Bobcats scored a 22-14 victory in a firstround playoff matchup against the Perkins County Plainsmen in the NSAA State Football Championships (Class D1) tournament.

On Friday, Oct. 25, seven South Loup cross country runners competed at the Nebraska State Cross Country meet in Kearney against a total of 243 other competitors. The state meet has a lot of very tough competition and only places the top 15 from a field of more than 100 runners.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs hosted the South Loup Bobcats on Oct. 22 for a 5-set game.

On Friday, Oct. 18, the South Loup Bobcats delivered a commanding performance, defeating the Arcadia Rebels with an outstanding score of 56-0 in their final regular season game at Callaway.

The Brady Eagles hosted the South Loup Bobcats, Sandhills-Thedford Knights, and Arthur County Wolves for the first round of the MNAC tournament on Thursday, Oct. 17.

On Thurs, Oct. 19, the Lady Bobcats continued MNAC play with their first game at 10 a.m. playing the Arthur County Wolves in Broken Bow. The Bobcats started strong, just strong enough to take the first set as a win.

On Oct. 17, seven South Loup Bobcats earned a trip to Kearney to run at the NSAA state Cross Country meet this Friday. To do this, runners had to either place in the top 15 as an individual or in the top three teams.

The sun dropped at last behind the west stands, and a splendid late-summer evening settled over the football field where Millard North played Millard West in the season opener. The game proved up for grabs until the final play, a Millard North goal-line stand for the win.