Sports

Congratulations to the two Pioneer girls’ basketball players on the Trailblazer All-Conference list. Tarryn Godsey was second team and Tierra Andrew was honorable mention.

A total of 36 athletes are out for track and field this year at Lourdes Central Catholic. The breakdown has seven seniors, five juniors, 11 sophomores and 13 freshmen.

After a strong finish last year, the 2023 Pioneer baseball team will be looking for a strong spring and a potential trip to the state tournament. “After finishing last season with a 10-11 record and losing to the state runner-up (Waverly) in districts last season, the boys are focused and ready to get to work,” said Coach Kyle Ferguson.

A total of 29 athletes are out for track and field at Nebraska City High School for the 2023 season. The breakdown is 19 boys and 10 girls. Of those athletes, nine are freshmen, eight are sophomores, nine are juniors and three are seniors.

Twenty-four athletes are out for the Nebraska City boys’ golf team this season with the breakdown being seven seniors, six juniors, seven sophomores and four freshmen. Seniors on this year’s team are Jayden Borns, Eli Davis, Landen Clark, Zach Ackerman, Alex Rico, Vance Weninger, and Dalton Knippelmeyer.

Nebraska City’s goal for the 2023 girls’ soccer team is straightforward. Give it everything you got! The 17-member squad under the direction of Coach Paul Dewey hopes to be competitive in every match on the schedule this year.

A 30-player roster for the Nebraska City boys’ soccer team looks to compete at a high level in 2023 after having lost 14 seniors from last year’s district finals squad. Coach Jessica Rice said the Pioneer players are stepping up to fill the void left by that large senior group.

The Nebraska City middle school wrestling team finished second in the team standings at its final home tournament of the season at home on Thursday, March 9. Individual placings are below. Girls Leah Clark, 2nd Addisyn Walters, 2nd Karlee Peterson, 5th Yvonne Balderas, 2nd Kenzie Stoll, 3rd Chloe Hayes, 4th Tylear Walker, one win Makayla Vasser, 1st Jenesis Valquier, 1st Boys Noah Boyer, 1st Grayson Vesely', 4th Isaiah Vesely, one win George Click, one win Simon Bruggeman, 4th Jackson Barr, two wins Boston Harker', 1st Hudson Miller Colton Gillespie, one win Alec Schnitzer 3rd Noah Dunn Everett Gay, 4th Harper Weldon, one win Camryn Alonso, 1st Maynor Gonzalez, one win Gabe Macias Aden Nadeau Xavier Moore, 3rd NOTE: A name was left off of last week’s report about the Trailblazer Conference Tournament for the Nebraska City middle school team.

The Peru State men’s basketball season came to end Wednesday, March 8, losing in the second round of the NAIA National Tournament to the No. 3 seed Jamestown Jimmies 95-88 in Jamestown, ND.

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