For the second straight year, the Elba Bluejays cultivated some success in the Goldenrod Conference Tournament this season, with the Bluejays picking up an opening round victory in thrilling fashion.
The St. Paul cross country team had plenty of practice tackling hills on the cross country course this season; however, last week, at the District C-4 Championship, the course was far from hilly.
Coming into their fall campaign, the St. Paul Wildcats’ boys’ cross country team had a big goal for the season. Following four straight years of securing the Lou-Platte Conference title on the cross country course, the Wildcats were hoping to extend that streak to five.
It was a special day in Elba last Friday, and, amid all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the homecoming festivities at Elba High School, the Purple and Gold were hoping to find the means necessary to squeak out a homecoming victory.
The St. Paul Wildcats opened a busy week on the hardwood with a hard-fought 21-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 15-17 loss to Columbus Lakeview. Jenna Jakubowski had a career-high twenty-nine kills in the match, and added two blocks and two aces. She also led the team with twenty-five digs.
St. Paul’s postseason run was cut short last Friday. The Wildcats ended their season with back-toback losses to Northeast Nebraska (NEN) and a 20-11 overall record.
The strength of the LouPlatte Conference was on full display last Tuesday afternoon, when runners from all nine conference schools converged on the St. Paul Country Club for the conference’s annual meet.
Before the start of the girls’ golf season, St. Paul Head Coach Ashley Lynch said that it was her team’s goal to be playing their best golf in the weeks leading up to district play.
With an overall record of 20-9, the St. Paul softball team secured their spot in Friday’s C-6 District Final in Wisner after splitting games in the Subdistrict C-8 tournament Monday afternoon.