St. Cecilia Bluehawks (Hastings, NE) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Centennial Broncos (Utica, NE), 9-6 in a non-league challenge.

The Bluehawks now own a 4-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kearney Catholic for a non-league challenge on Monday, August 22. St. Cecilia will battle a Stars squad coming off a 15-6 league win over Ord (Ord, NE). The Stars record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Centennial falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Broncos host Lakeview (Columbus, NE) to battle the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Thursday, August 25. The Vikings enter the challenge with a record of 2-2. Lakeview won 4-2 in their recent non-league challenge against NEN (Wisner, NE)