Ben Schultz

1 day ago | theindependent.com | Ben Schultz

Grand Island Central Catholic’s Jack Alberts stayed steady and composed with each hole at the Tri-City Invitation, Tuesday at Indianhead Golf Course. With a score of 74 and two birdies on the scorecard, Alberts came away as the winner. It’s his second win of the season, the first came on April 8 at the Ord Invite. “My drives were really good, I hit most fairways and then a lot of my approach shots were also good,” Alberts said. As a team GICC finished in third with a team score of 323.

2 days ago | theindependent.com | Ben Schultz

The Grand Island Cup is going back to Grand Island Central Catholic. The Crusaders won the Grand Island Cup at Jackrabbit Run Golf Course with a winning score of 296. “We don’t get it very often, but it’s good. The kids played really well. I had three of the seniors, they graduated yesterday so I’m sure they’re a little tired, but you know, no excuses,” GICC coach Craig Rupp said.

4 days ago | theindependent.com | Ben Schultz

The Northwest girls soccer team had its eyes on returning to the state tournament for the second straight season. But there was just one more hurdle and one more roadblock it had to get by. In the Class B, District 5 final, Northwest was matched up with a team it had seen once before in Elkhorn. The Antlers gave the Vikings their first loss of the season back on April 8. They also ended the Vikings season with a 2-1 win, Saturday. “I honestly felt like we outplayed them.

5 days ago | theindependent.com | Ben Schultz

Grand Island Senior High’s Brock Cushing was dialed in from the start. The sophomore right hander took the mound in the Class A, District 5 semifinal against Omaha South. Inning by inning, batter by batter, Cushing sent the Packers batters back to the dugout. As the game wore on, a zero remained in the Omaha South hit column. “Nobody said anything about it,” GISH coach Kirby Wells said. “After about the fifth inning I kind of knew what was going on, but I didn’t say anything about it.

5 days ago | yorknewstimes.com | Ben Schultz

Brooks Hubl has been playing baseball since he could walk. He grew up imagining he’d be playing for his favorite MLB team, the Athletics, or even in college wearing Carolina blue at North Carolina. But then toward the end of his junior year, Hubl decided he wasn’t going to pursue baseball in college and instead focus on school and put everything into preparing for his senior season.