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3 days ago | columbustelegram.com | Anthony Streeter

Central Community College softball ended its season a win away from the 2025 NJCAA DII Softball World Series. The Raiders claimed the Region IX Championship with a 7-3 win over North Platte Community College on May 4, to earn hosting rights for the Northwest Plains A District Championship. CCC would host the No. 9 team in the county, Kirkwood Community College. The Raiders would win the opening game 3-2 before dropping the final two games 3-2 and 7-2 to end their season.

3 days ago | columbustelegram.com | Anthony Streeter

COLUMBUS — Aquinas senior Izzie Kadavy and the Scotus Central Catholic girls soccer team are heading back to state. The Shamrocks hosted York at Memorial Stadium at Pawnee Park in the Class B-2 District Championship Saturday, with a spot at Morrison Stadium on the line. York would get the best of Scotus early with a 1-0 lead and a 2-1 lead before the Shamrocks battled to a 6-2 victory.

3 days ago | columbustelegram.com | Sam Ficarro

OMAHA — Columbus High baseball squared off against the No. 1 seed in the District A-6 Tournament in Millard North in Friday's semifinal. The Discoverers squandered four runs in the second inning, which proved to be enough for the Mustangs as they fended off a seventh-inning rally for a 4-3 win. "We never quit. We talked to the guys there at the end that we showed so much growth throughout the year," Columbus head coach John Riedmiller said.

3 days ago | columbustelegram.com | Sam Ficarro

COLUMBUS — After defeating Madison two days earlier in the Class B-6 subdistrict tournament opener, Schuyler girls soccer returned to Wilderness Park for a rematch with Scotus Central Catholic in the semifinals. The Warriors, who fell to the Shamrocks 10-0 on April 30, fell by the same score line on May 5 as their season came to an end. "We came out and gave it everything we got. Scotus is super good. We knew we were going to have to play more defensive.

4 days ago | columbustelegram.com | Jamey Keaten |David McHugh |Elaine Kurtenbach |Ken Moritsugu

GENEVA — The United States and China agreed Monday to slash their massive recent tariffs, restarting stalled trade between the world's two biggest economies and setting off a rally in global financial markets. But the de-escalation in President Donald Trump's trade wars did nothing to resolve underlying differences between Beijing and Washington.