Ben Schultz

Grand Island Central Catholic’s Avery O’Boyle won the Class C girls 3,200-meter race at the state track meet on Friday, May 17. The Crusader clocked in at 12:02.34 at Omaha’s Burke Stadium. O’Boyle, who graduated on May 12, is heading to Concordia University in Seward to play softball.

Grand Island Central Catholic tennis players Tristan Hedman and Carolyn Maser were named The Grand Island Independent Athletes of the Week. Carolyn Maser and Tristyn Hedman are the No. 1 doubles team for Grand Island Central Catholic. The pair went 8-0 in recent matches for the Crusaders, including 4-0 in helping Central Catholic win its home meet on Thursday, April 4. The Crusaders didn’t lose a match at all in the four divisions. On Friday, April 5 the two grabbed an 8-3 win during their dual…

Nebraska high school baseball preseason rankings

A pair of runs hurt Doniphan-Trumbull in a state quarterfinal loss against Ashland-Greenwood on Thursday, March 7 in Lincoln.

So far during the 2023 boys basketball season, Ayden Zikmund has led Central City to a 7-1 start to the season. Zikmund, the returning All-Heartland boys basketball captain, scored a game-high 20 points to help the Bison defeat Doniphan-Trumbull 50-45 on Dec. 15, then put up 11 points as Central City defeated Grand Island Central Catholic 47-43 during the Heartland Holiday Hoops Classic at Hastings College the following night. He scored 16 points during the Bison’s 57-43 win over Wilber-Clatonia…

Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson has found himself in controversy for appearing to shove an Eagles fan in a now-viral video.