The St. Paul Post 119 Seniors were looking to pick up their sixth victory of the season Friday night when they hosted Central City at Grover Cleveland Alexander Field.
However, the Merrick County kids didn’t give the locals an inch to get their foot in the door.
The St. Paul Legion Post 119 Juniors fell behind early during Friday night’s battle against Central City at Grover Cleveland Alexander Field in St. Paul.
Ravenna’s Juniors came into last Tuesday’s matchup with Dannebrog-Cairo-Boelus (DCB) having earned wins in three of their last four games. DCB, however, used an explosive third inning and some late offense to down their guests 8-0.
Just days prior to being named the Grand Island Independent’s Girls Athlete of the Year, Olivia Poppert helped the LouPlatte Conference All-Star Basketball Team notch a 48-39 victory over the Southwest Conference All-Stars at last Thursday’s New West All-Star Classic in Minden.
The LouPlatte Conference (LPC) All-Star basketball team, including St. Paul’s Jaxson Klinginsmith and Rylan Birkby, took on the best players from the Southwest Conference in last week’s New West All-Star Classic Basketball game played at Minden.
Since splitting two games earlier in the week with Palmer-Wolbach-Greeley and Grand Island, the St. Paul Post 119 Seniors dropped backto-back games against Shelton/Gibbon on Friday and Aurora on Sunday.
The defending state champions made life difficult for the Ravenna Seniors last Tuesday. The boys from Dannebrog-Cairo-Boelus (DCB) typically don’t walk many batters, so when the Jays totaled just two hits in five innings, DCB was able to remain undefeated with a 10-0 victory.
WINNERS of the Wolbach Memorial Day Sand Volleyball Tournament was the CG Trucking team. Members of the team, above, were Trevor Marlow, Colby Grossart, Joey Cadek, and Megan Beck. Earning second place in the tournament was the Pass & Dash team, below.