WEEKLY BRIEFS

Body The Centura boys’ basketball team ended its season with a 12-12 record last week, with the Centurions falling in the semifinal round of the Subdistrict C1-9 Tournament at Fillmore Central High School.

BLUEJAYS END SEASON

Body Elba stumbles opposite Ansley-Litchfield in subdistricts Top-seeded Ansley-Litchfield was too much for the Elba Bluejays in the opening round of the D2-7 Subdistrict Tournament at Litchfield.
ELBA’S BLAKE BARG fights past Ansley-Litchfield’s Chayton Jensen during last week’s subdistrict semifinal game in Litchfield. Barg had six points to lead the Bluejays against the Spartans. Photos by Jordan Coslor

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Body Alex Meinecke wins Class C wrestling title by major decision After coming up short the year before, Alex Meinecke came into the 2025 NSAA State Wrestling Championships looking for his mission accomplished moment.
ALEX MEINECKE attempts to pin Crofton/Bloomfield’s Wyatt Tramp during the Class C 175-pound championship match on Saturday afternoon in Omaha. Photos by Michael Happ

Cougars come home with hardware, trophy

Body There were plenty of twists and turns along the way, but Saturday night, Central Valley had a chance to scale the podium and hoist a team trophy at the NSAA State Wrestling Championships.
CENTRAL VALLEY’S LINCOLN NEKOLICZAK picked up four nearfall points in the second period of his championship bout against Aquinas Catholic’s Symon Kastl during the Class D finals at 120-pounds. Photos by Michael Happ

HAYMAKERS END WILDCATS’ SEASON

Body The 2024-2025 basketball season came to an end last Wednesday evening for the St. Paul Wildcats after they suffered a 48-38 loss to Cozad in the opening round of the C1-8 Subdistrict Tournament in Milford.

Simons stymied by illness

Body Junior drops two matches A slate of tough opponents wasn’t the biggest hurdle that Centura’s Kolten Simons had to overcome during last week’s NSAA State Wrestling Championships.
KOLTEN SIMONS opened the NSAA State Wrestling Championship with a match against Doniphan-Trumbull’s Tycen Breckner on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Michael Happ

Wildcats weather storm, fall to Crusaders in finale

Body Throughout a big stretch of last Friday’s battle between St. Paul and Grand Island Central Catholic (GICC), the Wildcats hung right with the second-rated Crusaders. However, a pair of big runs from GICC would come back to haunt St. Paul as the Blue and Gold fell 59-34.
ZANDYN WELLER attempts to edge past a Crusader defender during last Friday night’s regular season finale between St. Paul and Grand Island Central Catholic in Grand Island. Photo by Jordan Coslor
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