Sports

Body In a battle of undefeated, state-rated, state tournament-hopeful teams, the Central City Bison suffered their first loss of the season last Saturday when they fell to Malcolm at the Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase in Kearney, 47-38.

Body The Central City Bison were hoping to hit the throttle in the new year, and the advantage provided to the Green and Gold on their home mats on Saturday was a key part in aiding the team in accomplishing that goal.

Body The Bison just couldn’t find the bottom of the net in last Friday’s road battle with Arcadia/Loup City, shooting twenty- one percent from the field and falling to the Rebels 58-28.

Body After suffering an overtime loss to Shelby- Rising City three days prior, the High Plains Storm got back on track last Tuesday with a 49-37 victory over Riverside.

Body Three members of the Central City High School girls’ wrestling team exited the Columbus Community Fieldhouse with hardware last Thursday night, helping the Bison to a strong finish at the Norm Manstedt Girls Wrestling Invitational.

Body Up against a stacked field of wrestlers at last week’s Burwell Invite, the Nebraska Christian Eagles soared to impressive results, with Cal Siep headlining the effort with a bronze medal at 215 pounds.

Body High Plains struggled to keep pace with the Riverside Chargers last Tuesday as the Storm suffered their fifth loss of the regular season, 56-28. Brodey Spurling scored the first basket of the game, then the Chargers went on a 7-0 run.

Body The Central City Bison got the last word of 2025, with the Green and Gold blowing through the competition early at the Ord Holiday Duals before besting Grand Island Northwest by three points to secure the dual tournament championship.

Body Offense was difficult to come by in the early goings of Monday’s game between Central City and Nebraska Christian in the second round of the Runza Holiday Tournament.

Body In the championship round of the Runza Holiday Tournament in Central City, the hosting Bison unwrapped the first place trophy after notching a 54-35 win over Cross County.