Sports

The Central Nebraska Track and Field Championships at Grand Island Northwest brought together some of the best talent the region has to offer, and athletes from Central City, Nebraska Christian, and High Plains made sure their names were stamped all over the podium— and in the record books.

It was a week of fireworks and fastballs for the Central City/Centura Kernels baseball team — a week that began with the kind of momentum every coach dreams of in late April, and ended with the kind of reminder that in Class C baseball, the road to state never runs smooth.

On a cold, windy day more fitting for early March than late April, Nebraska Christian and High Plains traveled to Fullerton to compete in the Palmer Invitational. The Lady Eagles were again dominant in the 12-team field, and the N.C. boys finished second overall.

On a warm and windy spring day, High Plains hosted their annual meet which included Nebraska Christian along with ten additional teams. The team chase was led by N.C.’s Lady Eagles finishing first while the N.C. men finished a close 2nd.

A steamy spring afternoon gave way to sharp winds and colder air last Thursday as athletes from across the region converged on Preferred Popcorn Field for the annual Central City Track and Field Invitational.

For the first time since the early days of the iPod and the tail end of Tiger Woods’ absolute dominance, the Central City Bison have won their own scramble. And they did it in style.

The Central City/Centura Kernels are on a mission. And right now, they’re steamrolling everything in their path.

On Thursday, April 10, the baseball program quietly reached a milestone that once felt light-years away. In a 9-1 win over Fort Calhoun, the Kernels collected the 100th win in program history—an impressive benchmark for a team still in its early chapters. But the celebration didn’t last long.

Since 1972, the Central City Track & Field Invitational has been a staple of Nebraska’s spring sports scene—part meet, part proving ground, and always packed with talent.

On a typically windy day, Nebraska Christian took part in the Wood River Invitational track meet, April 8, managing a near sweep as the girls won and the boys finished a close 2nd in the 10 team meet.