WEEKLY BRIEFS

Body BLUEJAYS BATTLE AT CONFERENCE Elba secured five medals at last Friday’s Goldenrod Conference Championships in Burwell, resulting in a pair of ninth-place finishes for the Bluejays’ boys’ and girls’ teams.

Cats cruise by Aurora, eye postseason play

Body With postseason play just around the corner, the St. Paul/Palmer Cats picked up wins in two of their three contests last week, bringing the local team’s record to 7-9 going into the final regular season bout.
MASON MAJERUS worked the mound for five complete innings last Thursday night during the St. Paul/Palmer Cats’ game against Aurora. The Cats beat the Huskies 13-3. Photo by Jordan Coslor

Centurions see tough competition at home

Body The caliber of competition at the LouPlatte Conference Track Meet made gold medals hard to come by. Yet, on Friday, Centura managed to capitalize on its home-track advantage to secure a solo gold, with senior Lauren Suntych earning the team’s lone individual title at the meet.
LAUREN SUNTYCH vaulted off the runway to win a gold medal in the girls’ pole vault at last week’s LouPlatte Conference track meet. Suntych cleared 10-02 for the hardware. Photos by Jordan Coslor

ST. PAUL WINS HOME TOURNAMENT

Body Paro finishes four strokes under par to secure the gold The St. Paul Wildcats put together a series of impressive rounds at their home invitational.
ST. PAUL’S BEAU PARO shoots on to the second green at the St. Paul Country Club during last week’s St. Paul Invite. Paro won the individual title at the Wildcats’ meet. Photo by Michael Happ

Cats stumble against Kernels

Body Central City/Centura completed their regular season sweep of St. Paul/Palmer last Tuesday in Cairo, using a pair of strong pitching performances and ten total hits to down the Cats 11-3.
BRAXTON HEATER attempts to pick off Central City/Centura’s Fletcher Fries at first base during last Tuesday afternoon’s game between the Cats and the Kernels. Photos by Jordan Coslor

Bluejays bring home hardware from Palmer Invite

Body The Elba Bluejays earned some hardware on a familiar oval last week, with the Purple and Gold joining ten other teams at the Palmer Invitational. On the track at Fullerton High School, Elba’s Lacey Barg pioneered the Bluejays’ efforts in the field events.
ELBA’S CHELSI MCKOSKI cleared the bar at 6-07 to tie for ninth place in the girls’ pole vault at the Palmer Invite last Thursday morning in Fullerton. Photos by Jordan Coslor
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