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With only a few matches left in the 2023-24 high school wrestling season, the Bobcats had a busy week last week. Competition began on Tuesday, Jan. 23, when the team traveled to Gibbon for the Bill Foster Invite.

The South Loup Lady Bobcats were on the road to Brady on Tuesday, Jan. 23, to face the Lady Eagles in the first round of the MNAC (Mid Nebraska Activities Conference) tournament. It was the first meeting of the season for the two teams.

On Jan. 16, the South Loup Bobcats traveled to Arcadia to play the Arcadia-Loup City Rebels. The game had a fast start for the Rebels as they hit five 3-point shots in the first quarter. The strong shooting would put the Rebels ahead of the Bobcats at the end of the first.

The South Loup wrestling team hosted two meets last week, a dual with Overton on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and their home invitational on Friday.

South Loup's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday, Jan. 16, after their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 56-29 loss at the hands of Arcadia/Loup City. South Loup was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-12.

Last week’s weather left residents feeling more like they were living in Alaska than Nebraska!

On Tuesday, Jan. 2, the South Loup Bobcats hosted the Hershey Panthers in Callaway. The Bobcats were coming into the game 6-1, and the Panthers were coming into the game 4-5, but playing a very tough schedule.

After more than a two-week break, the South Loup wrestlers were back on the mats for a triangular with Sandhills-Thedford and Anselmo-Merna on Jan. 2. The Bobcats came out on top in team points over both of those teams.

The Lady Bobcats took a hard 43-29 fall against Hershey on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in their first game since Dec. 19. South Loup lost against Hershey in their previous head-tohead back in January of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 56-32 score last time.

The South Loup wrestling team is getting a long break in their season over the holidays. They wrapped up their matches for 2023 on Dec. 15, as the team participated in the Southern Valley Duals. The team will not be back on the mat until Jan.