Mustangs make big plays, plow past Wildcats

Wildcat fans in the stands at Raymond Central High School had the chance to check numerous boxes on their football bingo cards Friday night, as St. Paul’s battle with the undefeated Mustangs featured multiple moments and mammoth plays that are often only part of gridiron lore.
WILDCAT QUARTERBACK ALEX MEINECKE finds a hole in the Mustangs’ defense during last Friday night’s game between St. Paul and Raymond Central. Photos by Michael Happ

Centura goes 1-2 last week

The Centura girls’ volleyball team was looking to add to its win total last Thursday night when the Centurions hosted Central City for their second home match of the season.

St. Paul sees improvement on course

Two weeks into the season and St. Paul Head Cross Country Coach Don Kleinsasser says that his team is already seeing its offseason workouts and early season practices starting to pay off.
JACK THEDE AND DREW FEEKEN finished last week’s race at Gibbon’s Valley View Country Club sitting in thirty-first and thirty-second, respectively. Photos by Jordan Coslor

St. Paul fires away from start

Following quick start, Wildcats snag two medals at home invitational The 2024 edition of the Wildcats’ cross country team may have looked different, but their home course was relatively the same. Last Thursday morning, St.
ST. PAUL’S NORAH PAULSEN battles in a pack of runners at the start of last Thursday’s race at the St. Paul Invite at Miletta Vista Winery. Photos by Michael Happ

WEEKLY BRIEFS

CENTURA FALLS TO HOLDREGE IN THREE The Centura girls’ volleyball team was hoping to make some magic happen on the court last Thursday night, but the Burgundy and Gray instead ran into a tough opponent from south-central Nebraska.

Scouts sweep Wildcats in season opener

A young St. Paul squad took a minute or two to adjust to the pace of last Thursday night’s season opener, but after the Wildcats finally found their footing, they gave the David City Scouts everything they had.
PIEPYR KLINGINSMITH digs up a shot during last Thursday night’s season opener at St. Paul High School while Aubree Fitzgerald looks on. The Wildcats fell to the David City Scouts 3-0. Photos by Michael Happ

Wildcats play two courses last week

After baking in the sun during their first meet of the season last Tuesday, on Thursday, the Wildcats weathered all Mother Nature had when they traveled to Kearney to compete at the Kearney Catholic Invite, which was played at Meadowlark Hills Golf Club.
ST. PAUL’S MAKENZIE SHREVE shot a 120 at the Kearney Catholic Stars’ annual invite last week at Meadowlark Hills in Kearney. Weather was a factor in St. Paul’s second meet of the year. Photo by Jordan Coslor

Diamonds win two during first week of season

It was an up-and-down opening week for the Centura- Central Valley (CCV) softball team, as the Diamonds won two of their first three games of the season but saw their early-season record drop to 2-3 after back-to-back losses to Arlington and seventh- rated Twin River to close out the weekend.
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