South Loup Sports Report
RAVENNA - Ravenna’s Cross Country meet took place at the Ravenna Golf course and was held on Aug. 16. The teams that attended were Amherst, Ansley-Litchfield, Arcadia-Loup City, Bertrand, Blue Hill, Centura, Cozad, Doniphan-Trumball, Gibbon, Kearney Catholic, Kenesaw, Palmer, Ravenna, Sandhills/Thedford, South Loup, St. Patrick, and Wood River.
For the men’s team, S.t Patrick placed first with a score of 13. Bertrand placed second with a score of 33. Doniphan-Trumball placed third with a score of 47. Gibbon placed fourth with a score of 47. Kearney Catholic placed fifth with a score of 59. Arcadia-Loup City placed sixth with a score of 72. Ravenna placed seventh with a score of 73. Centura placed eighth with a score of 90. Kenesaw placed ninth with a score of 90. Amherst placed tenth with a score of 93. Cozad placed eleventh with a score of 94. Blue Hill placed twelfth with a score of 107. Palmer placed thirteenth with a score of 115. South Loup placed fourteenth with a score of 138.
For the women’s team, St. Patrick placed first with a score of 17. Cozad placed 23 with a score of
23. Doniphan-Trumball placed third with a score of 29. South Loup placed fourth with a score of
35. Ravenna placed fifth with a score of 42. Kearney Catholic placed sixth with a score of 48. Blue Hill placed seventh with a score of 69. Amherst placed eighth with a score of 76. Bertrand placed ninth with a score of 103. Kenesaw placed tenth with a score of 120.
South Loup women’s team had six runners Heidi Donegan, Ella Cool, Ivy Tullis, Megan Donegan, Aubree Stutsman and Gracie Neth.
Heidi placed sixth with a time of 24:16. Ella placed tenth with a time of 24:53. Ivy was twenty-third with a time of 28:36. Megan placed twenty-fourth with a time of 28: 39. Aubree Stutsman placed fifty-eighth with a time of 36:40. Gracie Neth placed sixty-first with a time of 39:28.
South Loup’s men’s team had three runners - Logan Recoy, Caleb McFate and Uotong Haidle.
Logan Recoy placed fifteenth with a time of 21:12. Caleb McFate placed eighty-third with a time of 28:33. Uotong Haidle placed eighty-sixth with a time of 29:29.
South Loup freshman, Ivy Tullis, stated, “I feel I could have done a bit better this week. I don’t think I saw improvement at this meet but I do think I learned some from then that could help me in the future. I think the course was pretty good overall. I had high expectations for myself and met a few of them. My goal for this season is just to improve my time and to learn how to mentally do cross country meets better.”
South Loup’s head coach Nicole Recoy said, “This meet is one of the toughest courses we run on and then they also had to battle the heat. They did a great job of staying mentally tough and were very competitive at Ravenna.”
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The South Loup Lady Bobcats had a long night ahead of them Sept.14 on a nice Tuesday evening. Dundy Country-Stratton hosted a triangular against the South Loup Bobcats and the Brady
Eagles.
Both the Brady Eagles and Dundy County-Stratton had some bad luck in the beginning of their season and were both 0-8. All three teams were ready for the challenge to participate in two games for the night.
The first game of the night was the Lady Cats against Dundy County. The South Loup Lady Bobcats had a positive mindset for the game and were ready for the challenge. The score of the two sets were 25-15, and 25-12. The Lady Cats took the win and were very proud of how they played and communicated.
Lauryn Johnson (Junior at Callaway) and Bryn Schwarz (Sophomore at Arnold) tied for the most kills during that game. Both girls ended their game with 5 perfect kills.
Irelyn Rosfeld (Senior at Callaway) finished her game with 4 ace serves.
Overall, the team had 14 ace serves during that game giving them some extra easy points.
The Lady Cats were very excited about their first win and ready to take on the Brady Eagles.
“Our communication during that game was on point, Faith Bierman (Senior at Arnold) said. “We knew it would be an easier game so we were able to play more people and work on some skills we don’t usually get to do during games. Overall the game went very well and it was an extra boost for the next game we were going to play.”
In their second game, the South Loup Bobcats played the Brady Eagles. The Lady Cats also had a lot of luck during this game and won both sets as well. The scores of those sets were 25-7, and 25-18.
The younger girls on the team were able to sub in during this game and get a chance to get on the court. The Lady Cats had a great night and ended it with two wins, which boosted their confidence a lot. They were ready to have a couple days to rest and be ready for their next matches the next week.
“Brady was missing some players so it wasn’t a terribly difficult game,” Relyn Rosfeld (Senior at Callaway) said. “They gave a great fight and we came out on top on both sets. I’d be interested to see how the game played out if both teams were at full strength.”