Sports

It wasn’t just the flags whipping and the dust swirling—it was the golf balls, too. In what turned into a blustery battle of attrition, the Central City boys golf team held steady through the wind and welcomed High Plains and St. Paul to town for a competitive triangular on Tuesday afternoon.

It was cold, it was windy, and at times it was downright unkind— but for the Central City boys’ golf team, it was also the beginning of something. Something promising, something scrappy, something filled with awkward swings and surprising birdies.

Rain or shine, wind or mud, this group just keeps swinging. The Central City/Centura Kernels have flipped the early-season narrative from weather delays to win streaks, and now—five games in—they’re one of the hottest teams in Class C.

The Central City track and field team packed the podium at the Sandy Creek Invite, piling up top-four finishes across the board.

Future Bison Girls Wrestlers.

The march to Omaha officially began Tuesday evening in Central City, and the Central City/Centura Kernels made sure it was worth the wait.

The Central City track and field team kicked off the 2024 season with a strong showing at the Concordia University Indoor Meet, where multiple athletes posted top-six finishes, and several came away with event titles and meet records.

The Nebraska Christian Eagles got their 2025 track & field season started with a bang at the Bulldog Challenge in Concordia University last Friday.

On a day that felt more like spring than March, Central City hosted the Merrick County Track and Field Invitational on Tuesday under sunny skies, spring winds, and temperatures climbing into the 60s—ideal conditions for early-season competition.

Nearly 3,000 young wrestlers took to the mats at the Nebraska USA State Wrestling Tournament, battling to be the best in the state. Among them were several Central City Junior Wrestling competitors, who put on strong performances against Nebraska’s toughest competition.