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STORM HAVE SUCCESS AT CONFERENCE MEET

Body At last Saturday’s Crossroads Conference Track and Field Meet, the High Plains Storm looked ready for postseason success as the boys’ team combined for nine medals and a fourth place finish in the team standings.

Area athletes shine at CNTC last week

Body Several Central City, Nebraska Christian, and High Plains tracksters left their mark at Northwest High School in Grand Island during last Tuesday’s Central Nebraska Track Championships (CNTC) while facing off with some of the toughest competition in the state.
Area athletes shine at CNTC last week

EAGLES SWEEP GOLDENROD

Body It doesn’t get much more dominant than Nebraska Christian’s performance at Friday’s Goldenrod Conference Championships in Burwell. The Eagles came away from the meet with eleven first place finishes, fifty-one total medals, and lopsided victories in both overall team competitions.

SETTING THE STANDARD

Body Negus shoots his way into the record books The Central City Bison made some hay while the sun shined last Thursday. They made hay in a historic way.
CENTRAL CITY’S KARTER NEGUS chips on to the second green at the St. Paul Country Club on Thursday afternoon during his round at the Wildcats’ annual invite. Negus finished the day shooting two strokes under par and placed second. Photos by Michael Happ

Storm secure seventeen medals at Palmer Invite

Body High Plains left Thursday’s Palmer Invite in Fullerton with several new personal bests and a collection of medals in tow. On the boys’ side of the meet, the Storm were led by senior jumper Brodey Spurling, who swept the long and triple jumps.
COLIN HOWELL competes in the high jump competition at last Thursday’s Palmer Invite in Fullerton. Howell made a best jump of 6-01 to secure the silver medal in the event. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Kernels complete sweep, top Cats

Body Central City/Centura completed their regular season sweep of St. Paul/Palmer last Tuesday in Cairo, using a pair of strong pitching performances and ten total hits to down the Cats 11-3.
CENTRAL CITY/CENTURA’S KAYDEN MORNER worked the rubber during last Tuesday night’s game against St. Paul/ Palmer on the diamond in Cairo. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Eagles land eleven gold medals at Fullerton

Body The Nebraska Christian Eagles added another impressive outing to their resume last Thursday, winning eleven gold medals while facing off with twelve other teams at Palmer’s invitational held in Fullerton.
QUENTIN HERMAN vaulted 11-03 to earn a silver medal in the pole vault competition at last week’s Palmer Invitational at Fullerton High School.

BISON RACE AT HOME

Body Central City combines for twenty-two total medals Some of the best Class B and C track and field teams in the state made their way to Central City last Friday for the Bison’s annual invitational.
CALLYN DUERKSEN runs the final leg of the 4x800-meter relay, helping Central City to a gold medal time of 10:53.28. Photos by Jordan Coslor

HEYDAY AT HOME

Body CENTRAL CITY HOSTS SOME OF STATE’S BEST LAST WEEK! BROUGHT TO YOU BY THESE PROUD CENTRAL CITY SUPPORTERS: Cornerstone Bank, Member FDIC Pinnacle Bank, Member FDIC Herk’s Welding Central City Mall Andrew Simmons CPA P.C. Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
HEYDAY AT HOME
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