Sports

The Lady Bobcats got a much-needed boost this past week, bringing home the championship trophy from the Gilson-Pierce Memorial Tournament in Maxwell. The Lady Bobcats are now 3-4 this season. This was the fourth consecutive year the Lady Bobcats have won the tournament.

After battling a week of illness and bad weather, the South Loup boys varsity basketball team (4-1) crushed the Medicine Valley Raiders on Friday, Dec. 16, in Curtis.

The South Loup girls basketball team (1-4) lost a close game against Medicine Valley on the road Friday, losing by a mere 5 points. After a strange week filled with bad weather, illness and a canceled game against SEM, the Lady Bobcats fought hard each quarter to come up a tad short, 33-38.

The South Loup wrestlers headed north to Burwell this past weekend for a dual tournament against Hitchcock County, SEM, Hi-Line, and Burwell. The young Bobcat team brought home fourth place honors.

The Bobcat wrestlers traveled east this past weekend - to Sargent for the Twin Loup Invite on Friday, and to Merna for the Anselmo-Merna Coyote Invite on Saturday - and brought home a handful of hardware.

The South Loup Lady Bobcats had back-to-back road games this past weekend, traveling to Cambridge on Friday and Pleasanton on Saturday. Friday’s game was a thriller, and after three overtimes Cambridge came out with the victory, 54-62.

The South Loup Bobcat basketball teams opened their seasons on Friday at home against conference rivals Twin Loup. The girls won by a score of 53-40, and the boys ran away with their win by a score of 62-30.

The Bobcat grapplers opened their season on Friday in Eustis at the Hi-Line Invitational tournament, bringing home hardware and getting some vital mat time for the young team. The Bobcats finished in 11th place with 63 points.

The South Loup Bobcats unified bowling team saw their season come to an end on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The team concluded their season with a 4th place finish at the district tournament in Grand Island. Congratulations Bobcats on a great season!

The South Loup boys basketball team is looking ahead to the 2022-23 season and a chance to build on successes and avenge some close losses from last season, and build up a strong group of lowerclassmen to become competitive players.