BLUEJAYS START SEASON BY SWEEPING BUFFALOES

Body The Elba Bluejays got their first taste of victory on the hardwood last week, with the Purple and Gold sweeping Gibbon in a triangular on the Bluejays’ home court. In front of their hometown crowd, Elba stunned the Buffaloes, with the Bluejays winning the match 25-13, 25- 8.

Hilly course at Gibbon a test for St. Paul runners

Body After having opened their season on their home course at the St. Paul Country Club the week before, last week’s race north of Gibbon presented an obvious challenge to the members of the St. Paul cross country team: the hills at Valley View Golf Course.
ST. PAUL JUNIOR AIDEN LUKASIEWICZ crests a hill during the boys’ race at the Ron Priebe Invitational hosted by Gibbon High School. Lukasiewicz led the boys’ team at the Buffaloes’ meet. Photos by Jordan Coslor

St. Paul stumbles in early test, sees improvement

Body Lightning flashed across the skies north of Kearney throughout the night on Friday, yet, despite flashes of promise on the turf, the St. Paul Wildcats came up short of catching that lightning in a bottle during their first game of the season.
ST. PAUL’S Emerson Hancock works to create a hole for the Wildcats’ Carter Hawley during Friday night’s game between the Wildcats and the Kearney Catholic Stars. Hawley was one of multiple St. Paul players who got touches in the contest. Photo by Michael Happ

WEEKLY BRIEFS

Body TWO CENTURIONS EARN HARDWARE The trip across Howard County was well worth the drive for members of the Centura cross country team last Thursday. To start their season, the Centurions joined eight other teams at the St.
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