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Behind every basket in the stat book is a full team effort to set up a shot and the Bison have had plenty of team success this season. Last Friday was a great day for Derek Pfeifer (top left) who seen his first action of the season returning from injury. The past week has also been a big one for Nathaniel Heins (top right) who has capitalized on an increase in minutes to shine as he has helped the Bison to a pair of big wins against quality teams. Of course Ayden Zikmund (bottom) has had a big week with plenty of success shooting the ball. Last Friday Zikmund and Kellen Fries put on a show as the two battled all night, but in the end it was Zikmund and the Bison who came away with a 62-48 victory over Centura.

This past week wasn’t a great one for the Lady Bison in terms of victories, but there was plenty of great strides made as the team delivered plenty of effort. Addie Buhlke (top left) drives the ball against Centura in a physical contest. Teagan Sadler (top right) may be the definition of physical and her aggressive style of play paid off on Tuesday as she led the Bison in scoring on the night. Friday night though it was Jerzie Schindler (bottom) who led the Bison in scoring as she scored nine points in the loss to Centura. The Bison now sport a 1-3 record after the week.

The annual Osceola Invitational is one that wrestling fans can circle on the map for providing quality wrestling action featuring many area wrestlers. The High Plains Community Storm and the Nebraska Christian Eagles both hit the mat this past Saturday looking to improve with each match as they hit their stride this season.

Nebraska Christian and High Plains entered into Tuesday night’s game both sporting a perfect record, but the Eagles prevailed. Reghan Flynn (top left) glides past Peyton Hofmann on her way to one of multiple baskets to help lead the storm. Ali Bruning (top right) also was smooth to the basket as the Eagles executed well on defense to set up many fast-break opportunities. High Plains brought plenty of fight from players like Rylee Ackerson (bottom) who here drives to the hoop herself as Hope Seip looks up to track the shot. In the end the Eagles secured a 44-22 victory over the stop to remain perfect on the season.

It was a big Thursday night at Central City High School with the opening of the Bison Activity Dome, but it was also a historic night for another reason. Thursday marked the beginning of a new path for girls in our community to take as the Bison girls wrestling team took to the mat for the first time this season and in program history.

Every great journey begins with the first step and that first step for the Central City High School boys’ basketball team was right into the newly opened Bison Activity Dome in front of a large crowd last Friday night. Through the excitement of the night, the Bison settled in and were off to the races as they jumped out ahead of Gibbon in a hurry.

The 2021-22 season was a long and tough one for the Central City High School girls’ basketball team as they waited 15 games to pickup their first and only victory of the season. This season the team came in with a new mindset as they looked to show improvement from last year.

There are plenty of reasons for Bison wrestling fans to be excited coming into a new season. A hard-working group has begun their journey towards self-improvement ahead of district weekend in February and they are off to a solid start. Central City opened their season in front of the Bison faithful who were not disappointed in an exciting night of wrestling.