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Buhlke places seventh amid deep field at UNK High School meet With one of the deepest fields of any meet this season, the UNK High School Cross Country Invite is a good litmus test for how runners across the state stack up as the season nears districts and state.

After four quarters weren’t enough to decide a winner in last Friday’s game between Central City and O’Neill, the Bison made the decision to go for the win in overtime.

The High Plains Storm made a trip to Hampton High School last Saturday for the Hawks’ annual volleyball tournament and came away with one win over the course of three matches played. The Storm’s tournament slate began with a showdown with Lincoln Christian.

The High Plains football team racked up 340 all-purpose yards in last Friday’s Homecoming showdown with Grand Island Lutheran, leading to a dominant 44-8 victory for the Storm’s third win of the season.

After a strong showing at the Central City Volleyball Invitational, the Nebraska Christian Eagles suffered back-to-back losses on the hardwood at Elgin last Thursday, falling to Elgin/Pope John and Riverside.

Central City went down to the wire with Aurora last Thursday, falling in five sets despite a twenty-seven- kill outing from Sydni Homolka.

Bison win Central City Volleyball Invite for first time in eighteen years For the first time since 2008, the hometown Bison are the champions of the Central City Volleyball Invitational.

Stout defense and consistent offense was the recipe for a 20-0 win over Bruning-Davenport/ Shickley (BDS) for Nebraska Christian last Thursday, as the Eagles improve their season record to 2-2.

A late-summer storm kept the stars from shining in the sky on Friday night, and Central City kept Kearney Catholic at bay on the turf.