Titans win 4th straight

MADISON — The Titans just keeps winning.Twin River (7-3) is now winners of their last four matchups thanks to a 57-49 road win over Madison on Friday. The Titans jumped out to a 19-8 lead after one quarter and held off the Dragons’ second half rally for the win.

District assignments announced

The district assignments for the 2026 football season have been announced.The Titans will play in the D1-3 district. In addition to Twin River, other teams include Cedar Bluffs, Cross County, David City, Nebraska Christian and Tekamah-Herman.The Warriors will play in the D2-4 district.

Fullerton 4th grade open 2-0 in league play

The Fullerton 4th Garde began league play on Saturday, Jan. 10th at Centura with two games. Fullerton started off with the hometown Centura Centurions. The young Warriors jumped all over Centura from the opening tip. Cal Hamik racked up several assists, as he orchestrated a fine-tuned offense.

NCJ Athletes of the Week for Jan. 7, 2026

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Twin River repeats as Stanton Holiday champs

STANTON — Winning leaves a good taste in your mouth.Twin River (5-3) won the Stanton Holiday Tournament for the second straight year, beating Tri County Northeast 69-38 on Monday and Neligh-Oakdale 59-34.

Warriors finish 3rd in holiday tourney

HUMPHREY — The Warriors bounced back on Tuesday to finish third at the Humphrey-Lindsay Holiday Tournament.Class D-1 No. 4 Fullerton (8-2) got back to their winning ways last week, picking up a 61-49 win over Shelby-Rising City in the consolation game at Lindsay Academy.

Wood top finisher at Pleasanton

PLEASANTON — Fullerton comes out of the break with holiday champion at the Pleasanton Invite.Fullerton finished 13th overall out of 25 teams. Kearney took home the team title, edging Elm Creek by 2 points.Tate Wood was the 120-pound champion.

Titan girls 3rd at Stanton Tourney

STANTON — The Titans bounced back on Tuesday to finish third in the Stanton Holiday Tournament.Twin River (4-4) exits the holiday break with eyes on making a postseason run. The Titans took their first step toward that goal on Tuesday with a 45-37 win over Neligh-Oakdale in the consolation round.

Titans 9th at Fillmore Central Invite

GENEVA — The Titans had a strong day on Saturday at the Fillmore Central Holiday Invite.Twin River finished ninth overall as a team at the event. Doniphan Trumbull took home the team title.Zach Held was the champion at 126-pounds. He finished the day 5-0 with three pins.

Warriors drop pair at holiday tourney

LINDSAY — The elusive first win still evades the Warriors.Fullerton fell to 0-9 on the year, dropping a pair of games at the Humphrey-Lindsay Holiday Tournament held last week at Lindsay Academy.