ST. PAUL SECURES DISTRICT CROWN

Wildcat boys edge past Wood River for first district title in memory It went to the wire, but last Thursday, the St. Paul Wildcats won their first district title in memory.
ST. PAUL’S CHRISTOPHER THOMAS had a strong start in the boys’ 800-meter run. Thomas never trailed in the race, which he won with a time of 2:02.48, at last week’s District C-6 Meet at Centennial High School.

Cougars make some waves at district meet

Eleven Central Valley athletes to compete at Omaha Burke Anyone who says that track isn’t a team sport needs to look no further than this year’s crop of state qualifers at Central Valley High School to be proven otherwise.
ALEXIS JOHNSON makes the final exchange with Taylor McIntyre in the girls’ 4x100-meter relay last Wednesday at the District D-5 Meet in Fullerton. The Cougars won that race in 51.85. Photos by Michael Happ

KERNELS PUNCH TICKET TO STATE

For the fourth consecutive season, the Central City/Centura baseball team is headed to the NSAA State Baseball Tournament. Last Friday evening in Cairo, the top-seeded Kernels found themselves in a pitcher’s duel with second-seeded Omaha Roncalli Catholic.

Centura golfers compete at LouPlatte Conference meet

The LouPlatte Conference continues to sport some of the best golf teams in central Nebraska, and the Centura boys found themselves among those ranks last week. On Thursday, the Centurions joined eight other teams for the annual Lou-Platte Conference Golf Tournament.
CENTURA’S Noles Christensen takes a shot on the eighteenth fairway during last Thursday’s LouPlatte Conference golf meet at Indianhead Golf Club in Grand Island. Photo by Michael Happ

Wildcats vie for points at Chants’ meet

The combination of some tough competition and a shakeup in the Wildcats’ lineup in preparation for next week’s postseason led to mixed results for the St. Paul Wildcats when they competed at the Ord Invite last Thursday.
AIDAN LUKASIEWICZ placed sixth in the 3200-meter run in 12:12.57 during last week’s Ord Invitational track meet. Photos by Michael Happ
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