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Last Thursday in Central City, the hosting Bison got the upper hand in their rivalry game with Centura, besting the Diamonds behind a standout pitching performance from Payton Burbach. The Green and Gold came into the meeting looking to keep their unbeaten record intact and, in the bottom of the first inning, made strides toward that goal when a double from Journi Schindler was followed by an RBI single by Emma Brandes and a fielding mishap by the Diamonds, giving the Bison a quick 2-0 advantage.

Four quarters wasn’t enough to decide a winner in last Friday’s game between the High Plains Storm and the Palmer Tigers. High Plains came into the meeting holding a 1-0 record while the Orange and Black was still searching for its first mark in the win column.

The Central City Volleyball team kicked off last week by sweeping Centennial on Tuesday but, two days later, suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Centura, falling 3-1 on the Green and Gold’s home court.

Nebraska Christian started it season on the cross country course by setting the tone. Last Thursday, the Eagles joined runners from eleven other teams on the turf at the St.

Out of the gate, the Central City Bison made a statement. Thursday morning, on the flat terrain of the St.

Photo by Jordan Coslor.

Bison open season with victory over Chanticleers on Friday night..

Central City logs ten hits in routing of Boone Central The Central City Softball team kicked off their 2025 campaign in dominant fashion last Thursday, cruising to a 9-1 victory over Boone Central on the back of an impressive day at the plate and a standout pitching performance from Payton Burbach. “I was really proud of them,” Central City Coach Neely Moser said of her team following last Thursday night’s game.