CENTURIONS TEE OFF AT HOME

Body Some rainy weather may have hindered Centura’s ability to capitalize on their homecourse advantage at last week’s Centura Invite, but the Burgundy and Gray still managed to log a strong round at last Friday’s meet.
WESTON KROEGER navigated the terrain at Meadowlark Hills in Kearney last week. The Centurions finished Kearney Catholic’s meet sitting in eleventh place. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Bluejays secure hardware

Body Elba boys, girls compete at rescheduled Palmer Invite Friday Around every corner, the Elba Bluejays managed to find a point last week, helping the Howard County kids land on the leaderboard at the Palmer Invitational.
ELBA’S Marena Paczosa makes an exchange with Addyson Wysocki during the girls’ 400-meter relay at last week’s Palmer Invitational. The Bluejays placed seventh in that race at 57.50. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Kernels weather late offensive storm, top Cats

Body Last Tuesday, in a battle of state-rated ballclubs, Central City/Centura pounced on the St. Paul/Palmer Cats early and weathered a late offensive storm to come away with a 9-4 victory to keep their unbeaten record intact.
ST. PAUL/PALMER’S Mason Hoppes was one of three batters to secure a hit last Tuesday against Central City/Centura. The Cats fell to the Kernels 9-4. Photo by Jordan Coslor

WEEKLY BRIEFS

Body WILDCATS PLAY AT HOME LAST WEEK The St. Paul Wildcats may have been forced to wait a day to hit their home course last week, but the delay was worth it for the Blue and Gold.

WILDCATS EMERGE ON TOP AT CC TRI

Body Three varsity golf teams teed off at the Valley View Country Club south of Central City last Tuesday, and, from amid that fray, the St. Paul Wildcats emerged as the champions of the triangular.

Walk-off double helps Cats overcome slow start

Body After winning three of their last four games, including a victory over state-rated Thurston-Cuming County in a 12-11 slugfest, the St. Paul/ Palmer offensive saw some early struggles against Twin River last Tuesday evening.
ST. PAUL/PALMER’S ALEX MEINECKE beats the throw to second base during last week’s game against Twin River. The Cats bested the Titans 5-4 for the come-from-behind win. Photo by Michael Happ

ST. PAUL NOTCHES WINS

Body Wildcats battle at Holdrege tri After a strong slate of competition dealt the St. Paul girls’ tennis team a series of blows early this season, last week, the Wildcats chalked up a handful of wins.
AUDRA DUGAN was among the Wildcat tennis team members who battled in third doubles against Hershey last Tuesday at the Holdrege Triangular. Dugan and her partner, MaKenzie Shreve, lost the match 8-4. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Jays bank hardware at Shelton

Body The addition of a unique event allowed the Elba Bluejays to score some points last Thursday at the Shelton Invite. This spring, the Bulldogs’ annual meet featured a 1600-meter sprint medley.
ELBA’S Garrett Wells battled Byron Guerrero down the stretch in the boys’ 400-meter dash at last week’s Shelton Invite. The Bluejay finished the race sitting in fifteenth. Photos by Jordan Coslor
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