Pioneer baseball tops rival Auburn, 9-2
Nebraska City jumped to a 7-2 lead after two innings and went on for a 9-2 win over their rivals from Auburn on Monday, March 27. The Pioneers finished with nine runs on 10 hits and had two errors.
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Pioneers split dual results on Tuesday, Thursday
Nebraska City split results in action on Tuesday, March 28, against Ralston, and on Thursday, March 30, against Cornerstone Christian. The Pioneer side suffered just two match defeats in a 7-2 dual win on Thursday against Cornerstone Christian.
Knight girls’ place sixth at W-C Invite
The Lourdes girls’ track and field team picked up 52 team points and scored a sixth place finish in a nineteam field at the Wilber-Clatonia Invite on Tuesday, March 28. Team standings were as follows: 1.
Carpenter cards lowest-ever score at Grandpa’s Woods
Noah Carpenter scored the top individual medal and Elmwood-Murdock emerged with the dual win on Tuesday, March 28, at the Grandpa’s Woods golf course at Murdock. The varsity scores saw Palmyra post 177, while Elmwood-Murdock got the win with a 155.
Nebraska City boys’ & girls’ soccer
The Nebraska City boys’ soccer team lost matches on Monday, March 27, at Crete, 5-0, and on Thursday, March 30, at Conestoga, 3-0. In girls’ action, the Pioneers fell on Monday, March 27, at Plattsmouth, 3-1, and lost at home on Thursday, March 30, against Conestoga, 7-1.
Pioneer girls’ soccer drops 2-1 home decision
Scoring chances narrowly missed for the Nebraska City girls’ soccer team in a razor-thin 2-1 set back to Buena Vista on Tuesday, March 21, at Pioneer Field. The Pioneers opened the season on Monday, March 20, with a tough shut out loss to Platteview 10-0, but had a quick turn around with the Buena Vista match.
Knight teams open track season with indoor meet
The Lourdes track and field teams opened the 2023 season on Wednesday, March 22, with the Pioneer Conference indoor meet at Doane University. Looking at the team standings, the Knight girls’ team finished second to Tri County with the Knights posting 78 points and Tri County posting 103.
Pioneer boys’ soccer edged after overtimes, shootout
Nebraska City rallied in the second half, fought through two overtimes, and took Buena Vista to extra shots in a shootout before falling just short, 3-2 (4-3 shootout) at Pioneer Field on Thursday. Buena Vista enjoyed a 1-0 lead at the half and was ahead 2-0 with what seemed like control of the action.
Nebraska City wrestling
At Nebraska USA State Results At Grand Island 7th-8th Boys Makayla Vasser, sixth place, three wins by pin 6th-8th Girls Makayla Vasser, 1st, three pins, fastest being 25 seconds 3rd-5th Girls Jasmine Ehlers, third, four wins by pin Esme Boyer, second, one win by major decision, one win by pin 6th-8th Girls Addisyn Walters Pre-K Apollo Kidd, first, three wins by pin and one by decision 3rd-4th Boys Esme Boyer, wins by pin and major decision Grayson Herman, win by pin Quinn Walker, second, one win by pin, three wins by decision Drake Balquier, win by pin Khale Kidd, sixth, win by pin, two wins by decision 6th-8th Andrew Walters, two wins by pin, one win by decision 7th-8th Boys Noah Boyer, third, one win by pin, two wins by decision.
Pioneer track competes at Ashland-Greenwood meet
The Nebraska City track and field teams competed at the Ashland-Greenwood Invite on Saturday, March 25. Medal winners for the Pioneer boys’ team were Kalan Fritch, first, long jump, 20’; Mason Houghton, fifth, 3200, 10:45.69; and JR Rico, sixth, 3200, 11:03.19.