A Tuesday evening road trip to see a conference rival turned into a historic night for the St. Paul Wildcats, who made twenty-one three-pointers to route Ravenna 83-40.

Wrestling on their home mats on Saturday, the Centura boys’ wrestling team was able to secure one spot at the state meet in Omaha. Last week, Kolten Simons secured his return ticket to the NSAA Class C State Wrestling Championships when he placed second at the District C-3 Tournament.

Ten different Centurions found the bottom of the net in last Friday’s home matchup with LouPlatte Conference foe Arcadia/Loup City, as Centura coasted to a dominant 66-6 win in their regular season finale.

A year after the Central Valley Cougars brought home the runner-up trophy from the NSAA Class D Boys State Wrestling Championships, the Cougars are primed to replicated last year’s success in 2026. On Saturday, six members of Central Valley’s team punched their tickets to this week’s state tournament in Omaha at the District D-3 Tournament at Shelby-Rising City High School.

The St. Paul Wildcats leaned heavily on an explosive third quarter, with success following halftime helping the Blue and Gold get past Ravenna 37-25.

On Saturday, a year after the Central Valley boys’ wrestling team made a run at securing the NSAA Class D Dual State Wrestling Tournament title, the Cougars were hoping to replicate that success again.

Late free throws doom Centura in conference finals Since playing in early December, the Central City and Centura girls’ basketball teams have been on a collision course towards the LouPlatte Conference Tournament’s championship game. In their first matchup, the Bison edged out a 34-32 victory.

The St. Paul Wildcats had some high hopes for their time at the NSAA Class C State Dual Wrestling Championships. However, on Saturday, on the mats at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, the Wildcats found themselves fighting for every point.

Last Thursday night’s game against Newman Grove/St. Edward (NGSE) likely wasn’t a contest that the Central Valley girls’ basketball team had circled on their calendars.