Sports

The Mid-State Conference is a force to be reckoned with in any sport! Track and Field is definitely no exception! Teams fight and claw for every point they can earn so that they can hold the sacred piece of plastic that shouts “Conference Champion”! The Boone Central Cardinals jumped right into the fray at the Wayne High School hosted meet, earning a runnerup spot in the Girls’ Division, and a solid 3rd in the boys, doing most of their damage with gritty 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place finishes. Leading the Cardinal teams were impressive wins by Braylee Young, Austin Dodds, and the girls’ 4x100 relay.

A windy, chilly evening didn’t deter the select group of Boone Central tracksters from performing at a very high level this past Monday at the Central Nebraska Track Championships at Grand Island Northwest.

Ten deserving girls basketball players from across Central Community College’s 25-county service area were selected and each will receive a commemorative medallion. They are: Kailey Patzel, Center, Newman Grove/St.

Boone Central will be hosting the 2026 Nebraska State Activities Association’s C-6 District track meet on Thursday, May 14. Field events will begin at 11 a.m.

Lenyn Ickler (center) officially signed to attend the University of Kearney as a Loper for the track team this past week at Boone Central High School. He is pictured with his parents, Dani Ickler (left) and Joe Ickler (front) and fiance Mandy Rutan (back right), and his brother, Maddyn Ickler (back left).

The week between the conference and district meets is always a big coin toss - do we run, jump, and throw a lot this week, or back off and go for quality? Coach Susan Roberts and her staff of coaches opted for the latter, desiring to keep their kids fast and ready for the all important district meet here in Albion on May 14th. Cutting back on events may have “slimmed” the team down a bit, but the Cardinals were still able to show some muscle where it was needed at the Ord Invitational.

Nathan Hemmingsen was selected to wrestle for the AAU World Freestyle tournament from March 18th-24th. Hemmingsen is an 8th grader at Boone Central Middle School.