Sports

It was a rough start to the season for the Boone Central boys basketball team as they dropped their opening games to Lakeview at home and on the road against Cedar Catholic. The Cardinals opened their 202425 campaign at home last Thursday against the Vikings of Columbus Lakeview.

Boone Central Lady Cardinals got off to an outstanding start for 2024-25 with wins over Columbus Lakeview and Hartington Cedar Catholic last week. In the home opener last Thursday against the Vikings of Lakeview, the Cards got after it early with solid shooting and stifling defense.

The newly merged Newman Grove-St. Edward basketball programs began their 2024-25 season on Thursday, Dec. 5, as the Panthers traveled to Osceola to take on the Bulldogs. Here’s how the action went: NG-SE Girls The NG-SE girls trailed by six, 9-3 after the first quarter, but the second quarter saw things come apart for the Panthers, as they were outscored 12-6, and trailed 23-9 at the half. The Panthers finished strong, going on an 18-7 tear in the fourth quarter, but still falling short, 42-36.

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.