The St. Paul Wildcats may have been looking to grab a marquee victory last week when they hosted Aurora, and, had the Blue and Gold been able to stop a Husky run in the third quarter, St. Paul may have gotten the job done.

Early last week, the St. Paul Wildcats put quite a fright into one of the top teams in Class C-1 basketball. However, that early energy that the Wildcats showed against the Columbus Scotus Shamrocks was zapped from the team later in the week.

The first matchup of Saturday’s Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase at Kearney High School pitted Class D-1’s third-rated team, Elm Creek, against the back-to-back state tournament qualifiers from Centura. The Buffaloes (10-1) came into the meeting riding a five-game winning streak, while the Centurions (3-7) had hopes of snapping a four-game skid.

The Elba boys’ basketball team continued to search for a toehold in Goldenrod Conference play last week, as the Bluejays hosted a pair of conference opponents. However, even with both Newman Grove/ St.

Centurions win Blizzard Blowout Holiday Tournament title After starting the season 3-3, the Centura boys’ basketball team opened the new year on the right note last week, but the Centurions had to dodge some winter weather and a pair of talented teams in the process. At the annual Blizzard Blowout Holiday Tournament, hosted by Howells- Dodge High School, Centura emerged as the tournament champions on Saturday.

In sports, the old saying goes that there is no such thing as a moral victory. However, on Friday night, after having Boone Central on the ropes through the final sixteen minutes of the St.