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SUMBITTED BY ANGIE KUNKEE Dalton Kunkee is a 2021 graduate of Callaway High School and is currently attending South Dakota State University where he is studying to become a cattle nutritionist. Dalton was a qualifier in the steer wrestling at the College National Finals Rodeo held last month in Casper Wyoming.

Two South Loup athletes were selected to participate in the Sertoma 8-Man All-Star football game on Saturday, June 15, in Hastings. Trey Connell and Joey Sallach represented the Bobcats on the West All-Star team, who came away with an easy 22-6 victory.

The Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo took place this past week in Burwell, where contestants were looking to add to their point total for the year in hopes of qualifying for the National High School Finals Rodeo. The top four finishers in each event earned the right to represent Nebraska in the National Finals set for July 14-20 at the Sweetwater Events Center in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

The 32nd Annual Mr. and Miss Basketball Kearney All-Star basketball games were played this past Sunday at UNK, with the girl's game tipping off at 6:30 p.m.

Recent graduates from teams that make up the Mid Nebraska Activities Conference met recent grads from teams that make up the Minuteman Activities Conference Saturday in Mullen for the 3rd annual MNAC vs MAC girls and boys all-star basketball games on Saturday, May 25. The night belonged to the MNAC all-stars.

The South Loup men’s golf team concluded their 2024 season at the NSAA Class D Boys State Golf Meet on May 21 and 22, played at Lake Maloney Golf Club in North Platte. In Round 1 play on Tuesday, Dawson Doggett led the Bobcats with a 92.

The South Loup Bobcats sent four student-athletes to the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships last week and brought home one medal. Logan Recoy, Ella Cool, Charli Vickers, and Ethan Furne all qualified for the state meet in Class C based on their times and/or finish at the C-8 district meet in Ord on May 9.

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South Loup athletes and their families gathered on Tuesday, May 7, to celebrate all of the accomplishments the Bobcats athletic teams have enjoyed this 2023-24 school year. And that was BEFORE they knew the entire golf team, and four members of the track team, would qualify for the state championships.