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The Nebraska City girls' and boys' wrestling teams were in action over the weekend at a showcase tournament in Council Bluffs. See results in an upcoming issue of the News-Press. In scores from this week, the Pioneer boys' and girls' basketball teams played at Ralston on Tuesday, were home against Louisville on Thursday and home again for games against Arlington on Friday. The Pioneer boys' fell to Ralston, 71-61, and Louisville, 42-39 in overtime. The girls' fell to Ralston and Louisville. The score of Ralston game was 56-40. Look for more coverage in an upcoming issue of the paper. PHOTO BY KIRT MANION

Peru State swept recent basketball games against Graceland on Dec. 4 with the Bobcat women winning 60-48 and the men winning 74-59.

In order to repeat as the champions of the Pioneer Conference, the Lourdes girls’ basketball team needed to prove it could beat its rival and fellow top conference contender Falls City Sacred Heart.

Nebraska City swept the dual results of a home boys’ wrestling tournament on Friday night. Victories came against Bancroft Rosalie, 78-6; West Point Beemer, 60-15; Omaha Bryan, 55-21; Bellevue East, 54-27; and Millard North, 43-30.

The Nebraska City girls’ wrestling team placed 5th at the 25 team Rumble on the River wrestling invite. Jocelyn Davis led the girls with a silver medal as she went 3-1.

Early season home tournament action saw the Lourdes Knights host the Elmwood-Murdock Knights in championship and third place games. Lourdes took to the court for the boys’ third place game and responded to the challenge of Coach Trevor Krenk in scoring 27 second half points on the way to a 40-27 victory.

Pictured in home dual action are members of the Nebraska City wrestling team. Above is Bayler Poston shooting on an opponent. Below left and right, Cael Kreifel and Gabe Hartman go for pins. At bottom in positions of control are Kyler Arthur, left, and Logan Hobbs. PHOTOS BY KIRT MANION

Second-year head football coach Casey Creehan had a successful season at the helm of the Peru State football program. Peru State won its most games since the 2017 season, when the Bobcats went 7-4.

Troy Houghton of the Peru State men's basketball team puts up a shot. The Bobcats are 5-7 in games played through Dec. 1. Wins have come against Spurgeon College, 14-57; Central Baptist, 79-69; Missouri Baptist, 68-62; Clarke, 92-89; and Northwestern (Iowa), 83-70. Losses have come against Morningside (Iowa), 83-56; Northwestern, 84-75; Bellevue, 61-52; Concorida, 91-90; William Penn, 89-86; Dordt, 79-72; and Mount Mercy, 90-85. PERU STATE COLLEGE