Team effort helps Wildcats climb past Whippets
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The St. Paul Wildcats had played the first three weeks of 2025 without a notching a victory, but last Tuesday, that skid came to a stop.
Fanta paces Centurions at conference tournament
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The Centura boys’ wrestling team was a bit shorthanded on Saturday, yet that lack of numbers didn’t stop the Centurions from scraping together some hardware at the LouPlatte Conference Wrestling Tournament.
State-rated Minden storms past St. Paul
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The writing may have been on the wall for the five-win Wildcats when second-ranked Minden came to town last week, yet St. Paul still managed to cause a stir opposite the Whippets.
Centurions strive for improvement at Palmer meet
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The leaderboard may not have been littered with varsity competition, but last week, the field at the Palmer Wrestling Invitational still proved to be a deep one. On Saturday, Centura hit the mats at the Tigers’ annual invite, and the Centurions brought home four medals from Merrick County.
WEEKLY BRIEFS
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ELBA GIRLS WIN ONE, DROP TWO On the eve of the Goldenrod Conference Basketball Tournament, the Elba Bluejays found themselves facing one of the conference’s perennial favorites, Nebraska Christian. The Eagles, who sported a 9-3 record on the eve of the Bluejays’ appearance in rural Central City, didn’t waste much time battling past their conference foes.
WILDCATS EDGED BY BISON
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The St. Paul Wildcats have leaned on a nucleus of senior leaders during the first six weeks of their winter campaign. However, last Tuesday night, the Wildcats put some fresh faces on the floor to start their game against Central City, and the starting five provided the Wildcats a chance to win.
Centurions’ skid continues opposite Broncos
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The Centura boys’ basketball team got off to a hot start on Friday night, but before the final whistle of the Centurions’ game against Centennial blew, the Burgundy and Gray had gone cold. Last week, in the middle of a busy stretch for the Howard County cagers, Centura managed to battle with Centennial through a roller coaster of a contest that ended with the Broncos notching the 44-37 victory.
Wildcats navigate mid-season grind, earn hardware
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The St. Paul Wildcats continued their mid-January grind last week, and for their efforts on the mats, the Wildcats netted a glut of hardware.
ST. PAUL GIRLS DWARFED BY CENTRAL CITY
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The Central City girls’ basketball team may have dropped a spot in the Class C-1 rankings last week, but that slide didn’t stop the ninth-rated Bison from dominating play in St. Paul last Tuesday.
ST. PAUL STARTS STRONG
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Wildcats return following holiday break, make a statement The St. Paul Wildcats didn’t wait a second before diving back into the season following the Christmas break, and, when the Blue and Gold hit the mats last week, they did so against some of the class’s most-talented competition.