Sports

Kunzman Places 8th at Huskerland Wrestling Tournament

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Kolby Kunzman of Tecumseh, a 5th grader at Johnson County Central, competed in the Huskerland Wrestling Tournament held at Kearney March 23-24. Kunzman placed eighth in his weight division. This is Kunzman’s first year participating in youth wrestling, but this year he was a student manager for the junior high wrestling team at JCC.

Jets Trap Club is Strong in Membership for 2024 Season

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The Sterling Jets Trap Club of Sterling Public Schools currently has 12 members – five Juniors (6-8 Grades) and seven Seniors (Grades 9-12). All shooters are required to complete the Nebraska Hunter Safety Course. Sterling’s trapshooting team members shoot in the South Division of the Eastern Cornhusker Trapshooting Conference (ECTC).

Bowling

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WEDNESDAY MORNING EARLY BIRDS WEEK 29 4/10/2024 Teams Won Lost Pacesetters 65 51 Bank of Steinauer 61 55 The Other Bank 61 55 Hasselbalch Pharmacy 44 72 Splits Picked Up Sandee Bellows 5-10 High Team Scratch Series: Pacesetters, 1123 High Team Scratch Game: Pacesetters, 399 High Indiv. Scratch Series: Gail Campbell, 406 High Indiv. Scratch Game: Marcia Borcher, 160

Sterling Boys Take Third at Mustang Track Invite

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The Sterling girls and boys track teams competed in the Mustang Invitational at Friend on April 3. The Sterling Jets boys track team placed third with a total of 97 points. The Sterling girls track team finished eighth with 46 points.

Bowling

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WEDNESDAY MORNING EARLY BIRDS WEEK 27 4/3/2024 Teams Won Lost Pacesetters 62 50 The Other Bank 60 52 Bank of Steinauer 58 54 Hasselbalch Pharmacy 43 69 Splits Picked Up Sandee Bellows 6-7-10 Judi Heidemann 5-6 Colleen Naber 4-5 High Team Scratch Series: Pacesetters, 1124 High Team Scratch Game: Pacesetters, 424 High Indiv. Scratch Series: Colleen Naber, 456 High Indiv. Scratch Game: Colleen Naber, 204

Sterling Track at Pioneer Indoor Meet

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Sterling girls and boys track teams competed in the 2024 Pioneer Indoor Meet at Doane University on March 20. The Girls Team finished 8th with 18 points. The Boys Team finished 4th with 54 points.Individual results are as follows:

T-birds Claim Championship at Auburn Golf Invite

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The Thunderbirds of Johnson County Central took the top two individual spots, finishing with a team score of 330 to edge Auburn by seven strokes at the 2024 Auburn Invite on Thursday, March 28 at the Auburn Country Club.

JCC Boys Track Has 24 on the Team, Girls Have 21 Members

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Johnson County Central’s Boys Track Team has 24 boys out for the 2024 season. “It is exciting to see a large number of boys participating. We only have one returning senior on the team, Colby Strecker, with the remaining members consisting of seven juniors, nine sophomores and seven freshmen,” said JCC’s Head Boys Track Coach Angie Huskey. “Despite having a very young team, our numbers will allow us to have representation in every event at most track meets this year.”