Sports

Body This past weekend was an exciting one for the members of the Central City Junior Wrestling club as they competed in the Nebraska USA Wrestling state meet at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island.

Body All across Nebraska the spring sports season is getting kicked off and on the baseball diamond the 2023 season has officially got underway even without cooperation from Mother Nature.

Body There are plenty of reasons to be excited for the 2023 baseball season for the Kernels baseball program as they embark on the first season of Class C baseball.

Body Each year the best track and field athletes in the county come together for the annual Merrick County Track and Field Invitational. Each year the weather proves to be an obstacle and this year was no different with cool temperatures and wind.

Body Last Wednesday the Central City High School basketball team made history. The team stepped on the court at the Bob Devaney Sports Center with plenty of excitement, being the first Bison basketball team since 1947 to play in the Nebraska state basketball tournament.

Body The past met the present on a special day for the Bison basketball team on Monday for a pep rally honoring the 2023 Central City High School basketball team, but also the 1947 team.

Body On multiple occasions over the past 76 years the Central City High School basketball team found themselves just one game away from making history as a trip to the Nebraska State Basketball Tournament was in their reach.

Body The Lady Eagles of Nebraska Christian knew they had their hands full as they headed north of Cairo to face a Centura basketball team that was the number two seed, but thought of as the top team in the state by many.

Body STATE BOUND BISON.

Body Bison Snap 76 Year State Tournament Drought.