Sports

Dec. 9: Cambridge - 5 pm/7:30 pm Dec. 10: Pleasanton - 3 pm/6 pm Dec. 16: Medicine Valley - 5 pm/7:30 pm Dec. 19-20: Holiday tournament @ Maxwell TBA Jan. 3: Hershey - 5 pm/7:30 pm Jan. 5: Sandhills-Thedford @ Arnold - 5 pm/7:30 pm

With all new coaching staff on board, the South Loup Lady Bobcats basketball team is looking forward to a successful season in 2022-23. Head Coach Bryon Hanson is excited to lead the Lady Bobcats this season, with help from Brooke Moore, and to see what the five returning seniors accomplish this season.

Dec. 9: Cambridge - 4 pm/6 pm Dec. 10: Pleasanton - 2 pm/4:30 pm Dec. 13: SEM - 4:30 pm/6 pm Dec. 16: Medicine Valley - 4 pm/6 pm Dec. 19-20: Holiday tournament @ Maxwell TBA Jan. 3: Hershey - 4 pm/6 pm Jan. 5: Sandhills-Thedford @ Arnold - 4 pm/6 pm

A young Bobcat wrestling team begins their 2022-23 season on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Hi-Line Tournament at Eustis-Farnam High School.

Dec. 2: Hi-Line (Eustis-Farnam) - 10 am Dec. 9: Sargent - 9 am Dec. 10: Anselmo-Merna - 10 am Dec. 16: Burwell (Dual) - 1 pm Jan. 3: Dunning (Tri) - 5:30 pm Jan. 5: Tryon (Tri) - 6 pm Jan. 7: Amherst - 10 am Jan. 13: Sumner - 12 pm Jan. 14: Dunning - 10 am Jan. 17: Overton (Dual) - 6 pm Jan. 20: Callaway - 11 am Jan. 27: Greeley - 11 am Jan. 31: MNAC at Brady - 10:30 am Feb. 3: Loup City (Dual) - 3 pm Feb. 10-11: Pender (Districts) - TBA Feb. 16-18: Omaha (State) - TBA

The Lady Bobcats had a highly successful volleyball season in 2022, ending with a record of 21-8. Six of their eight losses came from the hands of teams that went on to qualify for the state tournament in Lincoln. Even though their season was cut short at sub-districts, the celebrations of the season are numerous and impressive.

The fall sports seasons may be over for 2022, but the accolades keep rolling in for the South Loup Bobcats. Volleyball The Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) released its All-Conference awards for the volleyball season.

The South Loup Bobcat junior high volleyball team opened up their season with Anselmo-Merna in Callaway on Sept. 12, with the following results: A Team: 25-23, 16-25, 19-17. B Team: 23-25, 14-25. The following Monday they traveled to Ansley-Litchfield, ending with the following scores: A Team: 10-25, 7-25. B Team: 15-25, 25-12, 13-15. On Sept. 26, Twin Loup traveled to Callaway to take on the Bobcats.

For the past six weeks there have been 35 girls in grades 3rd through 6th from Arnold and Callaway who have been practicing and learning the fundamentals of volleyball. They’ve also been playing games every Sunday in the Cozad Youth Volleyball League in Cozad for the month of October.

The South Loup Bobcat football team has much to celebrate as the 2022 season wraps up. A 6-4 record and two rounds of playoff football under their belts, the Bobcats showed great talent, grit, tenacity, and heart this season.