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Winter sports are back and with that the season has brought some new faces and returning stars. Left to right, from top left: The Central City wrestling team has produced some great athletes in the past two decades and beyond.

There are seasons in sports that rise above the ordinary. Teams become legends, etched not just in record books but in the hearts of those who lived them. The 2024 Central City Bison football season was one of those rare stories—a saga of triumphs and trials, resilience and brotherhood.

Last Tuesday was a special day to be a Bison as the Central City football team and much of the community made their way to Lincoln. It was a day that the Bison herd stampeded on to the field with fire and passion. It was a day that current Bison students gathered to give their team support.

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Local football fans encountered frustration during the NSAA football semifinals last Friday, as many struggled with the NFHS Network’s streaming platform.

The open sky above Sidney, Nebraska, was painted in shades of fading daylight and rising anticipation as the Central City Bison charged into their biggest challenge yet—a semifinal matchup against the undefeated Sidney Red Raiders. The stakes?

For the first time in school history, the Central City Bison football team is headed to a championship game. Last Friday night the “Road Warriors”, as we dubbed them, headed out to Sidney where they came away with

It has been 46 years since Central City’s football program reached this level, and the passion, pride, and power driving the Bison now is nothing short of a full-force stampede.

Ella Buhlke, a proud graduate of Central City High School and a versatile athlete in cross country, track, and basketball, has earned her place in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.