The Centura boys’ wrestling team was a bit shorthanded on Saturday, yet that lack of numbers didn’t stop the Centurions from scraping together some hardware at the LouPlatte Conference Wrestling Tournament.

The writing may have been on the wall for the five-win Wildcats when second-ranked Minden came to town last week, yet St. Paul still managed to cause a stir opposite the Whippets.

The leaderboard may not have been littered with varsity competition, but last week, the field at the Palmer Wrestling Invitational still proved to be a deep one. On Saturday, Centura hit the mats at the Tigers’ annual invite, and the Centurions brought home four medals from Merrick County.

ELBA GIRLS WIN ONE, DROP TWO On the eve of the Goldenrod Conference Basketball Tournament, the Elba Bluejays found themselves facing one of the conference’s perennial favorites, Nebraska Christian.

The St. Paul Wildcats have leaned on a nucleus of senior leaders during the first six weeks of their winter campaign. However, last Tuesday night, the Wildcats put some fresh faces on the floor to start their game against Central City, and the starting five provided the Wildcats a chance to win.

The Centura boys’ basketball team got off to a hot start on Friday night, but before the final whistle of the Centurions’ game against Centennial blew, the Burgundy and Gray had gone cold.

The St. Paul Wildcats continued their mid-January grind last week, and for their efforts on the mats, the Wildcats netted a glut of hardware.

The Central City girls’ basketball team may have dropped a spot in the Class C-1 rankings last week, but that slide didn’t stop the ninth-rated Bison from dominating play in St. Paul last Tuesday.

Wildcats return following holiday break, make a statement The St. Paul Wildcats didn’t wait a second before diving back into the season following the Christmas break, and, when the Blue and Gold hit the mats last week, they did so against some of the class’s most-talented competition.

WILDCAT GIRLS BATTLE AT MALCOLM St. Paul’s Alexis Galusha set the tone for the St.