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Riverside Lady Chargers are looking to bounce back from a down campaign in the 2023-24 season after finishing with a record of 7-15, according to head coach Kurt Banzhaf. A young squad hopes to turn it around big time this season.

It was a classic come-from-behind victory for the Riverside High School Chargers in their D2 state quarterfinal game against Sandhills-Thedord last Friday, Nov. 8, at Thedford.

Riverside High School took a big lead early and went on to defeat Creighton , 84-46, in the first round of the D2 state playoffs on Friday, Nov. 1.

ANBCT Staff The Cardinals of Boone Central stumbled into the NSAA Class C2 Playoffs after an upset loss to Ord (4-5) in the final week of the regular season. That loss took the team from a potential top 4 seed in the tournament all the way down to #8 and perhaps the toughest homefield opener they could ask for.

Playoff time for fall sports in Nebraska. The Boone Central volleyball team headed to Columbus for the C1-6 Subdistrict Tournament. The Cardinals were the #4 seed and faced the #5 seed Madison Dragons (8-22) in the first match. After a terrific performance, the girls marched on to the second round where they faced the #1 seed Shamrocks of Scotus Catholic (28-6). The Shamrocks were too much for the Cardinals to handle as they fell, ending their season.

With the regular season out of the way, the Cardinals of Boone Central headed to the annual Mid-State Conference Tournament in Pierce last week. The Cardinals faced Battle Creek in the first round Monday falling in four sets and competed against O’Neill in the second round Tuesday falling again in four sets.