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Body The Central City Bison managed to end last week’s LouPlatte Conference tournament on a high note. The Bison placed fifth in the conference fray after they powered past both Wood River and Ravenna in the consolation rounds.

Body Central City falls to Hastings St. Cecilia in state championship thriller Two teams were searching for their first-ever state title in Monday’s NSAA Class C State Softball Championship game between Central City and Hastings St.

Body Central City’s State Tournament run got off to a rocky start as the Bison suffered a first round, 15-6 loss to Kearney Catholic. The Stars were red hot at the plate, producing thirteen hits and fifteen RBIs as they sent the Bison into the bottom half of the bracket.

Body Every hurdle imaginable stood between Central City and a second round win over NEN at the NSAA State Softball Championships, but the Bison managed to pull off the impossible last Thursday with a 7-4 victory.

Body Things went down to the wire in Central City’s third round game with Yutan/ Mead, but with a state championship appearance in sight, the Bison used a late rally to come away with a 6-4 victory. Things didn’t look great early on for the Green and Gold.

Body Central City had a mountain to climb if they wanted to punch their ticket to the NSAA Class C State Softball Championship game. Waiting for the Bison in the semifinal round was the defending state champions, Bishop Nuemann.

Body Photos by Jordan Coslor.

Body Photos by Jordan Coslor.

Body Bison sweep Twin River in district final, qualify for state tournament For the fourth time in six years, the Central City Bison punched their tickets to the NSAA State Softball Championships.

Body With the Goldenrod Conference Tournament and subdistricts just around the corner, the Nebraska Christian Eagles are one of the hottest teams in Class D2. Two weeks prior, the Eagles rattled off seven consecutive wins while dropping just one set in the process.