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As the wrestling season entered into the final stretch the Nebraska Christian Eagles were looking to peak at the right time entering into the D-3 District held at Thayer Central. There have been plenty of season highlights for the Eagles and they looked to build upon those with a strong finish and hopefully a state qualifier or two.

Entering into the 2022-23 basketball season the Central City girls basketball team was looking to put a one-win season behind them and lay the groundwork for the program to rebuild with a young roster of players. With no seniors on the team, the season presented a perfect opportunity to look for growth opportunities and maybe get some wins along the way.

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Girls wrestling in Nebraska is still new and only in the second sanctioned season by the NSAA. With that comes some kinks to be worked out and unfortunately the Central City Bison and the High Plains Community Storm girls wrestling teams experienced that firsthand this past weekend as the competed in the District-1 wrestling meet in Freemont.

Heading into the Lou-Platte Conference Basketball Tournament it looked like the Central City Bison and the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals were on a collision course for what would be a highly anticipated rematch between the two squads that have not beaten by any other teams this season. In their one head-to-head matchup this season it was the Cardinals who were victorious and the Bison were looking to avenge that early season loss.

Here we are, after months of early mornings and late nights, the 2022-23 wresting season will soon come to an end for the majority of wrestlers across the state. Only the top four wrestlers in each weight class this Friday and Saturday will see their season continue as we enter into district competitions. For most it will be heartbreak, but for some it will be a moment of pure joy as they punch their ticket to the NSAA State Wrestling Championships.