Sterling High School has 19 boys and 7 girls out for track this year. There are four 2023 State qualifiers returning for the 2024 season. Wyatt Rathe was on the 4x400 gold medal team and qualified in the 200m dash. Jesus Gonzalez-Castillo was on the 4x400 relay team as well and placed 7th in the 800m run. Collin Kinney also received a gold medal as part of the 4x400 m relay. Lauren Harms went to state in the discus throw and shot put. She placed 7th in the discus.

LINCOLN, Nebraska, (March 25, 2024) - Nebraska Wesleyan University recently drew the region’s most promising high school singers and instrumentalists during its annual honors festival workshops and concert.

Johnson County Central Schools’ girls and boys track teams competed in the Doane University Indoor Track Invitational on Friday, March 15. Individual results for each event are as follows.

The Sterling Ruritans held a Chili Cooking Contest at Scott’s Place on Saturday, March 9. Contestants entered their varieties of chili in either the mild or spicy category and the public was invited to come taste the offerings and vote on their favorites. Winners in the Spicy Chili were: 1st Place, Dalton Clark; 2nd Place, Chuck Wingert; 3rd Place, Sean Moss of Sterling.

Johnson County Central Schools’ will return 10 golfers from our 2023 boys golf team, including seven letterwinners. The five golfers who played in districts last season all return. “That team placed 4th, so we have a goal to improve on that and place in the top three, which will earn us a spot at the state tournament,” said Ben Swanson, head boys golf coach.

The Johnson County Central (JCC) Youth Wrestling Club is wrapping up their 2023 – 2024 season. The AAU State Meet which was held on March 9th and 10th and the Huskerland Tournament that will be held on March 23rd and 24th are the final tournaments of the season. The results of those tournaments will be posted at a later date.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (03/07/2024)-- South Dakota State University announces Shannon Lee Dierking of Tecumseh, Nebraska, (68450) has graduated following the summer and fall 2023 semesters.

Macy Richardson, a freshman in the College of Education/ Human Development has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Students honored for academic success during the 2023 fall semester must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.

The Sterling Jets boys basketball team traveled to Parkview Christian to compete in the Class D2-1 susbdistrict tournament on Tuesday, February 19. The Jets faced Lewiston in the opening round and disappointed with a 45-33 loss to the Tigers.