The Lourdes girls' basketball team wrapped up its season with a 38-37 loss to subdistrict host Yutan on Thursday, Feb. 17. For details from the game, and a postseason wrap up, see the Friday issue of the News-Press. Pictured in action against Yutan is Aspen Meyer dribbling to the hoop. Photo By Kirt Manion
Ashland-Greenwood held the Nebraska City boys’ basketball team to single-digit first and second quarter point totals in a 63-38 home win for the Jays on Thursday, Feb. 10.
The Lourdes boys’ basketball team competed in games last week against Boys Town and Lincoln Lutheran. Boys Town took a 31-23 lead at the half and held on to top the Knights 62-56 on Friday, Feb.
Members of the Nebraska City football team’s offensive line block during a contest in the fall of 2021. The 2022 campaign will have the Pioneer team traveling to take on Otoe County rival Syracuse Dunbar Avoca. Photo By Kirt Manion
Nebraska City Week 1: Ft. Calhoun Week 2: Omaha Roncalli Week 3: At Platteview Week 4: Wahoo Week 5: At Lincoln Christian Week 6: At Falls City Week 7: Raymond Central Week 8: At Syracuse Dunbar Avoca Week 9: Auburn Syracuse Dunbar Avoca Week 1: At Louisville Week 2: Omaha Concordia Week 3: At David City Week 4: Adams Central Week 5: At Falls City Week 6: Raymond Central Week 7: At Auburn Week 8: Nebraska City Week 9: At Lincoln Christian Palmyra Week 1: Weeping Water Week 2: At Lourdes Week 3: Elmwood-Murdock Week 4: At Thayer Central Week 5: At EMF Week 6: Johnson County Central Week 7: At Southern Week 8: Freeman Lourdes Week 1: At Freeman Week 2: Palmyra Week 3: At Johnson County Central Week 4: At BDS Week 5: Johnson-Brock Week 6: Diller-Odell Week 7: At Humboldt-TRS Week 8: Falls City Sacred Heart .
Eight Nebraska City wrestlers punched their ticket to the NSAA Boys State Wrestling Championships during district action at the NCHS gym on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12.
Nebraska City held leads at the half and after three quarters before Fort Calhoun rrallied to claim a twopoint win, 34-32, in the final regular season game for the NCHS team on Feb. 8.
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Fort Calhoun picked up its 15th win of the season and stopped a four-game win streak by the Nebraska City boys’ basketball team in a 45-40 decision at its home floor on Tuesday, Feb. 8.
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