Sports

As the 2022-23 basketball season hits full stride the action on the court was sure to heat up for the Central City High School basketball team.

As the Central City High School girls basketball team was looking forward to a battle with Boone Central, Mother Nature put a damper on the plans as ice forced last Thursday’s game to be pushed back to January.

When it comes to wrestling some schools standout above the rest for having produced outstanding wrestlers year in and year out. Two of those schools that come to the minds of many Class B and C wrestling fans are Central City and Syracuse.

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.

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.

Polk, Nebraska was the site of this year’s battle between the Nebraska Christian Eagles and the High Plains Community Storm basketball teams. The two area schools looked to find success on the court and on the girl’s side of the competition it was a battle of unbeaten teams.

The annual Osceola Invitational is one that wrestling fans can circle on the map for providing quality wrestling action featuring many area wrestlers.

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.

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.

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.