Sports

ELLEN MORTENSEN On Aug. 10 more than 140 high performance cars converged on Arnold for the 22nd Annual Sandhills Open Road Challenge.

AMANDA WEHNES. COURIER CORRESPONDENT With nearly double the players over last year, the 2022 South Loup Bobcat football team is feeling optimistic about their upcoming season.

Here is a look at the South Loup Fall sports schedules for the next few weeks. VOLLEYBALL: Aug.

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It’s that time of year again. The season when the sound of racing engines and the smell of rubber burning out on concrete fills the Seven Valleys air for a weekend. Yep…Sandhills Open Road Challenge time is almost here!

Photos courtesy Jessica Tickle.

Angellyn Wardyn, RCA 7-Valleys Rodeo Teen Miss 2022 of Hershey parades the American flag through the arena at the start of Sunday night's Seven Valleys Rodeo. Dalton Kunkee reacts after failing to capture a time in the steer wrestling on Sunday at the Seven Valleys Rodeo.

ABOVE: Participants in the South Loup Volleyball Teams’ Fun Run depart from the starting line on June 25. BELOW: Members of the Bobcats volleyball team silly string runners as they pass the 1-mile mark of the fun run. Courier photos by Amanda Wehnes

Taylor Wickett of McLean ended with no time on his bull at the Seven Valleys Rodeo on Sunday..

Cameron Marsten nabbed a score of 69 to come in second in the bull riding on Sundat at the Seven Valleys Rodeo..