The following article was taken from the January 17, 1935 edition of the Central City Nonpariel

New High School League Formed Monday

Name to be Decided at a Later Meeting
Seven Schools Form Organization to Promote Better Inter-School Relations

"Local fans were elated Tuesday upon hearing the report of Supt. F. L. Holmes that Central City High School had joined a newly formed athletic conference. Supt. Holmes and Principal Verne Arnold attended an organizational meeting at Seward Monday night. Superintendents, principals and coaches from Seward, Schuyler, Aurora, David City, Stromsburg and Central City were present. Fullerton was invited to join by the newly formed conference and accepted Wednesday. Some doubt was expressed regarding the possibility of Stromsburg staying in the conference.

Superintendent Young of David City was named president of the league with Principal Del Danker of Aurora being named secretary-treasurer. The evening was spent discussing plans and regulations for the remainder of the year and next year.

As the present basketball was well on its way, nothing could be done about basketball champion on the percentage basis. However, as every team in the league is playing a league member on February 22, those games will count as first round games in a conference tournament. The secound round and finals will be playe at Aurora Saturday afternoon and evening, February 23. Supt. Holmes invited the conference to hold its track, tennis and golf championships at Central City some time in May.

Regulations adopted for the year incluude a rule requiring each league member to play five member schools in football and every member in basketball in order to qualify for championship.

Supt. Holmes, whose efforts in conjunction with other superintendents, made the league possible, stated that it has been impossible to draw up suitable schedules in the past because of the league entanglements of other schools. Now, with five league games as a nucleus a truly representative schedule can be arranged for local fans."

The name "Central Six" was adopted and used through 1947.
1935 Central Six Conference Tennis Championships at Central City

In the tennis singles championship Metelak of Schuyler beat Haworth of Aurora 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. In the doubles championship Haworth/Arawatt of Aurora beat Henderson/Phares of Central City 4-6,6-3.6-4.

1935 Central Six Conference Golf Tournament at Central City

Eberly of David City was crowned as the Central Six golf champion with a score of 89 followed by runnerup Wanek of Aurora at 94 and Foster of Seward at 101.

1935 Central Six Conference Football

The season league championship was ruled a tie as Fullerton and Aurora tied and played to a regular season 6-6 tie.

The first All Conference Football team was chosen for the Central Six in the fall of 1935. An interesting sidelight to this is the fact that seven teams participated in the conference this year including Stromsburg.

The honor team included: at Right End Kula of Fullerton; Right Tackle, Irwin Hesselgesser of Central City; Right Guard, Birkel of David City; Center, Henry Fueher of Central City and Coons of David City; Left Guard Novak of Fullerton; Left Tackle, Enderle of Aurora; Left End, Brown of Aurora; Quarterback, Newman of Aurora; Halfbacks, Prorock of Fullerton and Sturdevant of David City; and Fullback, Dowding of Seward.

The conference adopted the name "Central Ten" in

It became the Central Conference in 1982 when the conference expanded to include a total to twelve teams.

Additional conference members over the years included:

  • York enters conference in either '49 or '50
  • Crete enters conference in either '49 or '50
  • Grand Island Northwest in either '72 or '73
  • Ord came into the conference in '53
  • Fairbury came into the conference in '82
  • Columbus Lakeview came into the conference in '82
  • Albion came into the conference in '50 and left in '83
  • St. Paul came into the conference in '67 and left in '73.
  • Hastings Adams Central came into the conference in '82 and left in '86
  • Fullerton leaves the conference in '73

Central Conference Track Meet --1935 (first year of conference, meet held in Central City)

  1. Seward-44
  2. David City-34
  3. Aurora-33.5
  4. Fullerton-30
  5. Central City-10
  6. Schuyler-2.5

Central Conference Track Meet --1943

  1. Central City-52
  2. Seward-49
  3. Aurora-40
  4. David City-6
  5. Schuyler-4
  6. Fullerton-0

Central Conference Track Meet --1953

  1. York-58.5
  2. Central City-48.5
  3. Albion-34
  4. Crete-23.5
  5. Ord-23.33
  6. David City-22.5
  7. Seward-14
  8. Schuyler-12
  9. Aurora-6
  10. Fullerton-0

Central Conference Track Meet --1963

  1. York-48
  2. Fullerton-40
  3. Aurora-39.67
  4. Crete-36
  5. David City-23
  6. Central City-19.33
  7. Ord-14.5
  8. Seward-9
  9. Albion-6.5
  10. Schuyler-4

Central Conference Track Meet --1973

  1. Seward-135.33
  2. Aurora-69
  3. York-66
  4. Crete-65
  5. Albion-53
  6. Schuyler-47.33
  7. Central City-37
  8. St. Paul-28
  9. Ord-19
  10. David City-7.33

Central Conference Track Meet --1983

  1. Northwest-109
  2. Aurora-98
  3. Crete-56
  4. Ord-56
  5. Central City-50
  6. York-41
  7. Schuyler-39
  8. Hastings Adams Central-29
  9. Seward-20
  10. Albion-17
  11. Fairbury-6
  12. Lakeview-3

Central Conference Track Meet --1993

  1. York -112
  2. Northwest-96
  3. Seward-78
  4. Crete-75
  5. Aurora-52
  6. Central City-52
  7. Fairbury-35
  8. Lakeview-13
  9. Ord-13
  10. Schuyler-11

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