The Dave Blevins Track Meet hosted by Sandhills Valley took place on May 7, 2021 at Arnold High School. On the girls side South Loup was first with 157 points and Mullen was second in the boys team standings with 82 points.

For the Ansley-Litchfield and Twin Loup track squads, the A-L Invite at Broken Bow represented the final test for these two area teams before their D-8 District Meet at Broken Bow next Wednesday.

The Broken Bow boys golf team competed in the Southwest Conference Invite at Gothenburg on May 6. The Indians walked away with a sixth place finish with a score of 352.

Action shots from the MNAC Invite

Action shots from the Ansley-Litchfield Invite

Action shots from the Southwest Conference Invite

2021 Ainsworth Boys Golf Invitational - May, 3 2021

The 37th Annual Western Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game and the 43rd Annual Western Nebraska All-Star Football Game have been announced. The Volleyball game will be played at 2:00 p.m. at Western Nebraska Community College and the Football game takes place at Bearcat Stadium located at Sco…

The local cowboys and cowgirls were busy this week with not one, but two different rodeos. On May 1 they competed in the Hyannis rodeo and then the Arthur high school rodeo was on May 2.

The South Loup track teams used being at home to their advantage as the Bobcats boys won with 112 points and the South Loup girls were first with 125.5 points at the MNAC Invite in Arnold on May 1. S-T boys were second with 82 points and the Mullen girls were runner-up with 90 points.

The Broken Boys track team took advantage of good weather and the fact that they were the host of the conference meet this year by taking home second place with 96 points at the Southwest Conference Invite. The Indian girls were sixth overall with 34 points.

The Arcadia-Loup City track teams competed at the LouPlatte Conference Invite in Loup City on April 30. The Rebel girls finished seventh with 43 points and the Rebel boys were ninth with 21 points.

The Ansley-Litchfield and S-E-M boys and girls track teams competed at the Fort Kearney Conference Invite at Wilcox-Hildreth on April 30. The A-L boys finished fourth with 72 and the S-E-M boys were fifth with 39 points. On the girl's side, the Spartans were sixth with 49 points and S-E-M wa…

The weather couldn't have been more perfect for the Broken Bow Golf Invite on April 30 at the Broken Bow Country Club. The Indians varsity squad took advantage of the day, taking second place with a score of 355 and Blake Denson was the Individual Champ by carding a 77.

Action shots from the Broken Bow Golf Invite

It took three extra holes, but Colbi Smith of South Loup was able to knock off Brendon Walker of Mullen to win the 2021 MNAC Invite individual crown. The two both ended with a score of 77, which required them to go to playoff holes to decide who would take first.

Action shots from MNAC Golf Invite in Thedford

Action shots from the Don Bader Invite in Lexington

The South boys and girls track teams competed at a small but very competitive Mike Troxel Invite hosted by Hershey on April 24. The Bobcats walked away with a third-place performance on the girl’s side with 109.5 points and the boys ended up sixth with 34 points.

The Broken Bow boys golf team competed at the Holdrege golf invite on April 27. Like most days this spring the weather was cool and affected the team's play.

McCook High School Rodeo Day 1

On April 26 Wyatt Woodward of Broken Bow High School signed his letter of intent to bowl at Peru State College next year.

The South Loup boys and girls track teams competed at the Mike Troxel Invite hosted by Hershey on April 24. The girls took home third place with 109.5 points and the boys were sixth with 34 points.

Broken Bow JV’s- Lucas Bell – 96, JR Schaaf – 104, Hagen Campbell – 101, Braylan Rynearson – 109 and Coy Griffiths – 116

The Broken Bow Track Team traveled down to Grand Island on April 23 to compete in the competitive Dave Gee Invite at GI Northwest. The Indians walked away with a sixth-place finish on the boy's side with 33 points and finished eighth on the girl's side with 38.5 points.

Several Area schools made the trip down to Lexington on April 23 to compete in the Don Bader Invite. These schools included Anselmo-Merna, Mullen, and Sumner-Eddyville-Miller.

Broken Bow's Kaylee Petersen signed a letter of intent to play softball at Northeast Community College in Norfolk today. A pitcher, Kaylee said she was offered a scholarship to play at Northeast last week. Her parents are Amber and Brian Petersen.

Cameron Jensen, a sophomore from Bingham, NE won the average in the tie down roping at the annual rodeo hosted by Casper College. Jensen won the long round with a time of 10.1 seconds and placed 3rd in the short round with an 11.3. He also split 5th/6th in the first round of the steer wrestl…

MNAC Girls First-Team

The Ansley-Litchfield boys track team continues to improve on the season with another good performance put out at the Overton Invite. They finished second with 138 points, while Axtell was first with 155 points.

The Mullen and S-E-M track teams both sent athletes to the Nebraska Track and Field Festival held at Papillion La Vista Stadium in Omaha on April 20. This meet showcases the top talent from all the classes in Nebraska.

The Broken Bow Wrestling Club recently handed out their yearly awards for the 2020-2021 season. Like in recent years the Custer County Chief is happy to say that photos of the kids with their trophies are in the April 22 Custer County Chief.

Action shots from the Burwell Track Invite

Several area teams made their way down to the Burwell Invite on April 15. It was a good weather day for a track meet, and the area teams took advantage of it.

The Broken Bow track and field team competed at the Marsh Beck Invite in Minden on April 15. The meet was originally supposed to be run on April 16, but because of the weather forecast for Friday, it was pushed up a day.

The Broken Bow boys golf team competed at the Minden Quadrangular on April 15 at the Minden Country Club. The varsity team finished in a tie for first with 182 points and the JV team was runner-up with 213 points.

Action shots from South Loup Invite

Action shots from South Loup Invite

Action shots from the Broken Bow Invite

Rodeo is a sport that Madison Mills of S-E-M has grown up adoring from a young age as she attended rodeos in her hometown of Eddyville and the surrounding area. She also saw the success of her late great rodeo aunt June Holeman and knew she wanted to follow in her footsteps.

The Arcadia Loup City Rebels golf team took home second place at their home triangular with Ravenna and Kearney Catholic on April 13 at Loup City Golf Course in Loup City, NE. They carded a 192 and Kearney Catholic shot a 187 for first.

The Arcadia-Loup City boys golf team struggled through windy conditions at their home invite at the Loup City Golf Course on April 10. The Rebels varsity team finished fifth with a score of 424 and the junior varsity was seventh carding a 453.

Windy, cold, and drizzly was the backdrop for the South Loup Invite at the Arnold Country Club on April 9. Despite the weather, South Loup was runner-up with 410 points and Brendon Walker of Mullen was the individual champion with a score of 82.

The Broken Bow track team battled through rainy weather and tough competition from the western part of the state at the Bow Invite at Mark Russel Field on April 9. The Indian boys were fifth with 51 points and the girls finished 10th with 21 points.

The shot put and discus. To be good at it, it requires more than just brute strength, but the ability to master the technique that goes along with it.

When you talk to Brooke McCully one of the first things you find out about her is the competitive drive that she has. It can be seen in volleyball and basketball where she has helped lead the Broncos to State in both sports, and that doesn’t change on the track where she competes in distance…

Over the last few years, there has been one girl who has been the staple of the South Loup distance runners in track. That girl has been Landyn Cole.

After a spectacular first two years of track and increased training, there is only one goal on the mind of Ansley-Litchfield’s Collin Arehart, and that is to bring home the gold at this year’s State Track Meet in Omaha.

Many people around the town of Broken Bow have heard or seen what Frazier Kaelin has been able to do on the football field and the basketball court for the Indians, but what people don’t know of is the work he has put in on his own time to succeed in his other sport of rodeo.