September 2022

Nebraska City Pioneers Volleyball

Nebraska City bounced back from a five-set loss against Crete on Aug. 30 by taking down Ashland-Greenwood in straight sets on Thursday, Sept. 1. Scores were 25-20, 27-25 and 25-23. Brooke Thorne had 12 kills on the game while Halle Thompson had 10. Nebraska City racked up 13 ace serves on the night with eight coming from Thompson. Casey Smith had 27 set assists. Dig leaders were Halle Thompson with 13 and Laney Denniston with

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Pioneer Football

Members of the Pioneer football team huddle before kicking off the 2022 season against Fort Calhoun at Peru State College. Nebraska City played on the road in the second week of the season, falling to Omaha Roncalli by the final of 50-20. Austin Sterling threw for 115 yards on 11 completions and rushed for 16 yards. Bayler Poston led the team in rushing with 37 yards and Keston Holman had 25. Markus Nelson had four grabs and 69 yards while Chris Blum had four catches for 53 and Bayler Poston had two grabs and 40 yards. The Pioneers are 0-2 and will play next at Platteview on Sept. 9.

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