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Doggett Battles Back From Injury, Is State Bound

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After sitting out the entire last season due to a shoulder injury, junior Dawson Doggett punched his ticket for this year’s state wrestling tournament in Omaha at 195 pounds at the District D1 tournament in Pender last weekend.
Doggett Battles Back From Injury, Is State Bound

Bobcats Add Two More To The Win Column

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In the race to state, the South Loup boys basketball team (17-3) added two more wins to their record with defeats over Anselmo-Merna and Hi-Line and remained ranked in the top 10 in the state in class D1 this past week.
Bobcats Add Two More To The Win Column

Victorious Week Heading To Sub-Districts

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Despite having four players on the injured list, including two seniors, the Lady Bobcats persevered and beat the Lady Coyotes of Anselmo Merna in an explosive game last Tuesday, and easily defeated Hi-Line on Friday in Eustis.
Victorious Week Heading To Sub-Districts

Bobcats Come Off Tough Loss, And Score a Big Win

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As the South Loup Bobcats boys basketball team continues their domination over their opponents this season, they have their sights set on a tough subdistrict in two weeks and all the wildcard points they can bank. The only way to get those critical wildcard points is to keep winning - they are doing just that.
Carter Wood hands off to Caleb McFate as he drives to the bucket and adds two to the Bobcat's 77-47 win over Southern Valley.

Bobcats Finish Regular Season, Next Stop - Districts

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The South Loup Bobcat wrestlers traveled to Loup City last Friday to compete in their last regular season tournament of this season as they turn their sights to districts and then state this week. The Bobcats finished seventh as a team at the Rebel Duals, defeating Kearney Catholic 33-30 and Central Valley 33-27, but falling to Wood River 36-39 and Neligh Oakdale 24-57.
Bobcat wrestler Bo Brennan gets the pin on Kearney Catholic’s Eddie Mueting last week at the final regular season meet of the season. Brennan, a 120-pound sophomore, finished the regular season with a record of 22-14. (Photo courtesy South Loup Sports)

Big Win & Tough Loss For Lady Bobcat’s Week

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The Lady Bobcats basketball team (12-6) split a pair of games on the road last week, beating the Mullen Broncos 41-29 on Friday, but losing to Southern Valley 33-49 on Saturday. On Friday, the Broncos couldn’t keep up with the Lady Bobcats as they kept sinking the buckets - the score at the end of the first quarter was 12-7.
Josie Reiff fights for the ball during Saturday's game between South Loup and Southern Valley. (Courier photos by Patti Schwarz)

Lady Cats On Their Way to Cinderella Season

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The South Loup Lady Bobcats (11-5) just keep stacking on the wins and accolades this season - the most recent feather in their cap - Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) Champions. A rough start to the season, losing four of the first five games, didn’t stop them from improving and striving to play to the top of their ability.
The South Loup Lady Bobcats defeated Sandhills Valley on Thursday to advance to the MNAC Championship game on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Callaway Public School)

Conference Champs…And The Wins Keep Coming!

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If you’re a South Loup Bobcat basketball player, what do you do when you are ranked in the top five teams in the state for Class D1? You keep winning - this time bringing home the Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) Championship trophy.
Junior Joey Sallach rebounds and put it back up against Alex Moore in the Bobcats MNAC win over the Broncos 50-39.

Bobcat Wrestlers See One Medalist From Large Meet

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The South Loup wrestlers had a quiet week with a single meet at Central Valley last Friday. This was the biggest meet yet this season for the Bobcats, with 23 teams and 218 wrestlers all competing for a place on the podium.
CJ Quandt picks up a win for the Bobcats at 138 pounds. (Photo courtesy South Loup Sports)
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