Sports

The Boone Central track and field program sent twenty young athletes to Omaha for the annual state championships May 15-16 after an amazing season and dual district championships. The Cardinals knew the competition at the Class B State Championships would not be easy with terrific athletes competing from all around the state.

Each year since 2006 the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association have recognized students who have been nominated by their schools, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions made in their NSAA activity.

Boone Central teams were primed and ready to host the B-4 District track/field championships last Tuesday. And, for the first time in school history, both the boys and girls teams left the event as champions, holding off very talented teams from Blair by less than ten points each.

with 110. That was the lucky lottery number for the Boone Central Cardinals last week.

The Riverside Chargers followed Jack Molt’s four-gold medal performance to a runner-up team finish in the Class D-5 District track and field competition May 8 at Fullerton. In all, Riverside had six boys and two girls qualify for the 2024 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships being held this week at Omaha Burke Stadium.

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Boone Central Brant Benes (110M Hurdles, 4x100M), Brogan Benes (100M, 4x100M), Parker Borer (4x100M), Parker Buhlmann (4x100M), Connor Christo (High Jump), Micah Cuevas (1600M), Jaxon Lipker (High Jump), Trent Patzel (Shot Put, Discus), Brock Slizoski (4x100M), Talan Stokes (Pole Vault), Ciara Baker (4x100), Ava Buhlmann (100M Hurdles), Ava Duerksen (100M, 200M, 4x100M), Madison Gompert (Pole Vault), Clarissa Grass (4x100M), Addy Hedlund (300M Hurdles, 4x100M), Avery Krohn (100M Hurdles), Linnea Nissen (4x100M), Claire Primrose (Triple Jump), Payton Sullivan (Shot Put), Elle Webster (Pole Vault), Braylee Young (High Jump, 100M Hurdles) Riverside Nicholas Berger (Triple Jump, 110M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles, 4x100M), Drew Carraher (Pole Vault, 110M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles, 4x100M), Trevor Carraher (4x100M), Santiago Gutierrez (4x100M), Jack Molt (Long Jump, 100M, 200M, 4x100M), Dane Schalk (Discus), Michelle Esch (Triple Jump), Grace Mahoney (100M, 300M Hurdles) Humph./Lindsay H. Family Garett Durkop (400M), Karley Vering (Shot Put)..

Boone County Raceway Results - 5/10/24 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars Heat 1: 1- Jason Danley (4X), 2- Cody Ledger (35L), 3- Joey Danley (14). Heat 2: 1- Monty Ferriera (45), 2- Brandon Horton (1B), 3Daniel Neckolite (22D) A Feature: 1- Jo.

Humphrey hosted its annual Bulldog Invitational track/field competition Wednesday, May 1, with area teams Riverside and Humphrey/ Lindsay Holy Family among teams competing. The competition provided a great day as the 2024 season winds down.

St. Edward attended the McCool Paul Underwood Invitational at McCool Junction May 2 and enjjoyed some of its best success of the 2024 track/field season.