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SENIORS ADVANCE IN POSTSEASON

Body Central City Seniors win first three games during B5 Area Tournament The Central City Post 6 Seniors didn’t need to win to keep their season alive.
COLBYN PETERS has dominated at the plate through three games at the B5 Area Tournament, hitting .545 with eight total RBIs. Photos by Jordan Coslor

SENIORS HOLD OFF MINDEN

Body Central City wins regular season finale 3-2 The Central City Seniors faced one of their toughest opponents of the year when they took on Minden (14-5) Monday evening.
PARKER ZIKMUND makes the throw to first base for an out after fielding a ground ball at shortstop. Photos by Jordan Coslor

JUNIORS BATTLE AT DISTRICTS

Body Post 6 Juniors end season at districts The Central City Post 6 Juniors were hoping to extend their season when they traveled to York last Friday for the Area B-4 Junior Tournament.
CENTRAL CITY POST 6 shortstop Quentin Herman attempts to make a play during one of the Central City Juniors’ recent games. Post 6 ended its season this week, falling in the Area B-4 Tournament. Photo by Jordan Coslor

SENIORS WIN KERNEL CLASH

Body Fifth inning surge lifts Central City Seniors past Centura last Thursday In front of a packed crowd in Central City during Lone Tree Days, the Post 6 Seniors used a late rally to topple Centura 5-1 in the “Battle of the Kernels” last Thursday.
LUKE MCHARGUE attempts to slide past the tag from Centura’s Barrett Fries early in the Battle of the Kernels last Thursday in Central City. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Juniors top Centura 8-7

Body and a strikeout. Vakiner handled the final three innings on the mound and let in one earned run on no hits and three strikeouts.
ERIK BLOMSTEDT slides safely across home plate in the fifth inning of Central City’s game with Centura last Thursday at Kernel Field.

SENIORS WIN MID-NEBRASKA LEAGUE TITLE

Body After winning the East division during the regular season, the Central City Seniors faced off with the winners of the West, McCook, and coasted to a 9-1 victory behind a dominant pitching performance from Colbyn Peters.

SENIORS ROLL PAST GI USAVE

Body Central City Seniors move to 12-0 The Central City Post 6 Seniors improved their record to 12-0 last week, notching impressive wins over Grand Island USave Pharmacy and Doniphan-Trumbull- Giltner (DTG) on Thursday and Sunday, respectively.
MARTIN GONZALES attempts to make a diving play at second base in Central City’s 5-1 win over Grand Island USave.

Grand Island tops Juniors in thriller

Body The Central City Juniors trailed for six complete innings before evening the score against Grand Island Pro Team Design in the seventh frame. Despite that late surge, the hosts won in walk-off fashion, edging out the Green and Gold 8-7.
QUENTIN HERMAN slides safely across home plate following a passed ball in the third inning of Central City’s game with Grand Island Pro Team Design last Thursday at Ryder Park. Photos by Jordan Coslor

MORNER COMPETES IN ALL-STAR CLASSIC

Body The top senior basketball players from the Lou-Platte Conference got one last chance to showcase their skills on the hardwood last Thursday as they took on the best of the best from the Southwest Conference in the 2026 New West All-Star Classic in Minden.
MORNER COMPETES IN ALL-STAR CLASSIC
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