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Coming into the 2022 cross country season the Central City Bison knew that the numbers were not on their side in terms of team competitions, but the small team looked to keep setting new bests and improve as the season went along.

On Wednesday October 12, 2022, juniors Lilly Longoria-Hanson and Autum Hewitt participated in the DECA Fall Leadership Conference in Omaha. They began their day listening to the keynote speaker, Patty Hendrickson. Lilly claimed her biggest takeaway from Mrs. Hendrickson was the phrase, “Every person you meet knows something you don’t.”

The growth of the Bison volleyball team over the past two season has been clear as the team continues to get better with each match. As they entered into the Lou-Platte Conference Volleyball Tournament the team hoped that the improvement would show in another match with Centura on Monday night.

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Last Friday night provided plenty of big moments even though the outcome of the game wasn’t exactly what the Bison were looking for. In a physical battle the Bison turned to seniors like Dylan Pfeifer (22), Tyler Carroll (2) and Kenai Kearney (34) who all made big plays to keep the Bison in a close battle with Class C-1 #2 Pierce. There was also great contribution from new faces like that of Carter Simonsen (15) who began the year as the third option at quarterback, but was thrust into the spotlight once again due to an injury as he proved that even though he has growing to do, he is a viable option for the Bison at quarterback. Of course, it helps to have a guy like Ashton Gragg (10) catching the ball. Something that he did well once again on Friday night.

In recent years the Central City Bison and Polk County Slammers softball programs have been on an upward trajectory leading to many battles during the high school season and over the summer. It is no surprise that both team have had record seasons and now will both advance to the NSAA State Softball Championships in Hastings, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Bison picked up two wins over Ponca by a combined score of 19-0 in the district final while Polk County defeated Gothenburg by a combined score of 15-4. The Bison enter as the fourth seed while the Slammers are the seventh seed. For up to date results follow us on social media during the tournament.

There is always something special about homecoming night as parents, fans and alumni are welcomed with open arms as a school’s football team entertains on a Friday night. Some of that homecoming magic was in the air this past Friday at Nebraska Christian where the fans did not leave disappointed after a 26-22 victory over Sutton helped to lock up a playoff spot for the Eagles.