Sports
News Staff
The Aurora football coaching staff includes, front from left: Kyle Peterson, Tate Erbst, Cole Ashby, Tim Elge. Back row: James McCartney, Scott Jones, Garret Johns, Madison Farris, Dana Thompson. Not pictured is Gary Peters. News-Register/Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Storm roll to 1st victory on the road; Hornets find replacement game
News Staff
High Plains picked up its first win of the season in dominating fashion, defeating Omaha Christian Academy 51- 13 on the road Friday night.
The Storm was on it from the word ‘go’ as Javier Marino scored on the first play from scrimmage.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Lady Hawks battle stiff competition on the road
News Staff
Hampton competed in a pair of triangulars last week, moving its record to 3-4 on the year
The Lady Hawks were on the road Thursday night with a couple close losses to BDS and the hosts, Exeter-Milligan.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Emily Pedersen carded a 110 at Thursday’s York Invite, finishing just out of the medal count. News-Register/Kurt Johnson
Darbro snags medal at York Invite Thursday
News Staff
Riley Darbro brought home the first hardware of the season for the Aurora girls golf team, finishing 10th at Thursday’s York Invitational.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Big league baseball players pay visit to Aurora, Clarence Mitchell
News Staff
60 Years Ago – 1960
Five former major league baseball players, four of them still baseball scouts, and a World-Herald reporter paid a surprise visit on Clarence Mitchell Tuesday morning. The men were Burleigh Grimes, scout for Baltimore; C.A.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Sports Briefs
News Staff
Men’s league champions
Wes Mason, left, and Chad Svoboda emerged as champions Monday, winning the final match in the Poco Creek Men’s League Tournament against runner-up Dan Kaminski and Brock Kohtz.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Senior Jacob Settles returned this kickoff into Bulldog territory just before the half, setting up a shot to the end zone that fell incomplete as time expired. News-Register/Kurt Johnson
North Platte bites Huskies in opener
Kurt Johnson
Aurora kept it close against a bigger Class A squad Friday in the season opener with North Platte, but a lone first quarter touchdown wasn’t enough as the Huskies fell 13-6.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Elena Kuehner works to take and hold the first-place position during the GINW Invite. She was able to keep the lead for over half of the race. News-Register/Jeni Moellenberndt
Kuehner snags gold at GINW
Jeni Obermier
Down the stretch, it was almost like rolling out the red carpet for Elena Kuehner.
The Aurora girls cross country team competed at the Grand Island Northwest Invite Friday to kick off the season and left with the first place team trophy and the individual gold.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Rachel Hunter fights for control at the net during second set action against Wahoo Thursday. The Lady Huskies lost in three to the Class C-1 preseason No. 1 team. News-Register/Richard Rhoden
Lady Huskies open season with stiff competition
Richard Rhoden
Aurora’s 2020 season began with a tough slate, hosting preseason ranked foes Wahoo and Norris Thursday night.
The Lady Huskies pushed Class C-1 No. 1 Wahoo to the limit, but the Warriors hung on to win in three sets, 21-25, 25-20 and 25-15.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Recalling NU’s first title run
News Staff
The year was 1969 and I was 11 years old, already a big Husker football fan growing up in Lincoln and going to a couple games with my dad.
It was also PTNWTFNC (prior to Nebraska winning their first National Championship).
Tuesday, September 1, 2020