Wildcats can’t hold on to beat Whippets

Body The St. Paul Wildcats had plenty of opportunities last Tuesday night to secure their fifth victory of the season against a solid Minden squad. However, even sporting an aggressive style and finding their footing on defense, the Blue and Gold came up just short.
ALLI DUGAN works to get past a Whippet defender during the fourth quarter of last Tuesday night’s game against Minden. The Whippets beat the Wildcats 39-35. Photos by Michael Happ

RANKED BISON BLOW BY ’CATS

Body Central City’s size and defensive pressure was too much for St. Paul to handle last Tuesday, as the Bison used a hot start to run away with a convincing 63-25 win.
KATIE OAKLEY floats a jumpshot during the Wildcats’ game against Central City last Tuesday night at the Bison Activity Dome. Oakley had eight points in the contest. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Centura picks up three wins during busy week

Body The Centura girls’ basketball team knew that last week’s stretch of games would not be the toughest test the Burgundy and Gray had on the hardwood this season; however, the three wins were still an important factor in helping the ranked Centurions build momentum towards the...
KENNEDY DAVIS drives past Doniphan-Trumbull’s Kendall Posey during the second quarter of last Tuesday night’s matchup between the Centurions and the Cardinals in Doniphan. Davis scored seventeen points in Centura’s 58-23 victory.

Centurions find footing during two outings

Body The Centura boys’ wrestling team came home with a cache of medals from Saturday’s Palmer Invitational. Braving the brutal cold outside, the Centurions proved to be red hot on the mats in the gymnasium in northwest Merrick County.
CENTURA’S MATTHEW MAGANA went toe-to-toe with Ravenna’s Logan Spotanski during the Centurions’ dual against the Bluejays in Loup City last Thursday night. Spotanski won the match with a first period pin. Photos by Michael Happ

WEEKLY BRIEFS

Body CENTURIONS DROP TWO LAST WEEK The Centura boys’ basketball team knew it was in for a slog on the hardwood last week, as the Centurions were scheduled to face a pair of ranked opponents within the span of just a few days.

Bluejays notch first win, advance in Goldenrod

Body Nine days prior to the first round of the Goldenrod Conference Basketball Tournament, the Palmer Tigers handed Elba a 48-44, come-frombehind overtime loss. Last Saturday evening, the Bluejays got their revenge, downing the Tigers 51-44 to keep their tournament hopes alive.
ELBA’S BLADEN RATHMAN fights past a Cedar Bluffs defender on Friday night in Elba. Rathman had fourteen points in the Bluejays’ loss to the Wildcats last week. Photo by Michael Happ

Bluejays fall short of first win in overtime thriller

Body Two teams hungry for their first win of the season met at Palmer last Thursday, where the hosting Tigers used a second half surge to come away with a 48-44 overtime victory over Elba. On their home court, the Orange and Black had the hot hand right away.
ELBA junior Bladen Rathman battles past Palmer’s Adrian Kanter during the Bluejays’ game against the Tigers last Thursday. Photo by Jordan Coslor
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