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The Central City girls spread gold medals across the track and field events at last Tuesday’s Sandy Creek Invite, resulting in 109 combined points and the overall team crown.

Battling nine other teams and cold weather, the Central City boys’ golf team delivered a strong performance at last Tuesday’s Wood River Invite at the Centura Hills Golf Club, placing second as a team and coming away with two top-ten individual performances.

Since suffering their first loss of the season two weeks ago, the Central City/Centura Kernels have been on a tear. Following back-toback road wins over Holdrege and St.

Turkey hunters will take to the woods for Nebraska’s spring shotgun season April 18. They can expect a season consistent with the past five years, according to Carlie Gizel, wild turkey program manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Central City/Centura endured its first setback of the season last Tuesday but wasted little time bouncing back, falling 11-4 to Hastings at home before rallying for an 8-7 road victory over Holdrege just three days later.

Central City shined on their home track for last Tuesday’s Merrick County Invite, racking up forty-six total medals and twelve first place finishes.

Nebraska Christian turned in an impressive team performance at last Tuesday’s Merrick County Track and Field Invitational, racking up forty-eight total medals and eleven first place finishes. On the boys’ side of the meet, Titus Birnie and Luke Powell were golden in the middle distances.

The High Plains Storm came away from last week’s Merrick County Invite with some standout results, including a gold medal for senior Brodey Spurling.

It was a heavyweight battle last Saturday at West Point-Beemer High School.