Sports

The Boone Central Middle School Speech Team competed at the Norfolk Junior High Speech Invitational on Friday, April 24th. There were 10 schools, 193 students and 220 entries participating in this event.

The 2026 Boone County Raceway Schedule for the year’s races was recently updated on the track’s website. The full schedule, results and tracking can be found at www.boonecountyraceway.

The Newman Grove/St. Edward Panther track and field teams competed in a pair of meets last week.

The Wayne Blue Devil Invitational Track and Field Meet is always a great show! It combines, for the first time outdoors, several of the better teams in Class B, including Wayne, Scotus, Pierce, and of course, Boone Central.

Luke Edwards of the Boone Central Wrestling Club was recently named the 2026 Nebraska USA Folkstyle 80 lb. State Champion.

When you’re out for a spring sport in Nebraska, you always need to be prepared! With weather changing every hour, track and field athletes must pack everything from sunscreen, sunglasses, and t-shirts to stocking caps, gloves, and winter coats to be ready to take on both their competitors and the weather. The breezy, sunny, yet chilly weather on the last day of March at Boone Central’s Mansfield Invitational was a challenge for the young Cardinals, but the girls’ and boys’ teams walked away with eight impressive wins and a handful of impressive marks.

A number of “Weekend Warriors” wrestlers took to the mat at Ravenna for a club tournament on Friday, Feb. 27, with a number of medalists returning home.