Sports

Boone Central’s middle school wrestling team has been competing since mid-November, with a number of matches under their belts, and a few weeks left in the season. The team opened at Madison on Nov.

St. Edward/Newman Grove Lady Panther Kailey Patzel recently committed to play for Midland University to play volleyball after her local graduation. Pictured are Ashley Warren, head volleyball coach; and in front (l to r): Troy Patzel, Sydney Patzel, Kailey Patzel and Karla Patzel. With most recently MaxPreps stats, Patzel had posted career 492 kills, 443 digs, 302 assists, and over 100 kills in her last two years alone, scoring 249 points for her team.

The Boone Central Lady Cardinals saw their 2025 season come to an end with a loss to Clarkson/Leigh in the NSAAClass C1 Subdistrict Five Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Leigh.

The Boone Central Lady Cardinals took to the court for the C1-5 Sub-District tournament in Leigh on Monday, Oct. 27, knocking off the #2 seeded Homer to move ahead in the sub-district tournament.

The Boone Central Cardinals traveled to Ord to take on the Chanticleers (5-3) last Thursday for a shot at claiming a piece of the district title. Ord came into the matchup with an undefeated record in the district having been the only team to take down the GICC Crusaders.

Micah Cuevas competed at the state meet held at the Kearney County Club in Kearney on Friday, October 24. After a recall and then a 5-minute delayed start, Cuevas finished 30th out of 131 runners in 17:33.1.

With the fall seasons winding down, the football and volleyball Cardinals have joined the cross country and girls golf teams into their post-season of play. The Lady Cardinals were ranked third in the C1-5 Subdistrict bracket and traveled to Leigh to play against #2 Homer, winning the game, 3-0 and moving into the sub-district final on Oct.

The week before the Nebraska State Cross Country Championships is a very stressful time. Besides the “coming down” from a high after qualifying for the big event, the Boone Central girls’ team and the lone boy qualifier, Logan Thompson, faced a myriad of heavy thoughts.