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Giltner’s Alyssa Fastnacht finished third at Thursday’s high jump event at Centura.

Giltner’s Alyssa Fastnacht finished third at Thursday’s high jump event at Centura.

Hornets finish regular season at Centura Invite Thursday

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Giltner’s final regular season meet ahead of districts came on a sun-splashed Thursday afternoon at the Centura Invite. The Hornets had several event winners and solid team standings with the boys and girls each earning fourth place efforts.
HPC’s Gavin Morris wins his 100 meter dash heat race at Saturday’s CRC meet at Osceola, flanked in either lane by Hampton’s Jack Bullis (left) and Giltner’s Blaydon White (right). Morris finished third in the 100 finals later in the afternoon.

HPC’s Gavin Morris wins his 100 meter dash heat race at Saturday’s CRC meet at Osceola, flanked in either lane by Hampton’s Jack Bullis (left) and Giltner’s Blaydon White (right). Morris finished third in the 100 finals later in the afternoon.

Storm boys race to CRC runner-up finish

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
The High Plains relay teams flexed their muscles Saturday. Despite a gusting northwest wind, the Storm boys won two of the three relay races en route to a runner-up finish at Saturday’s CRC meet at Osceola.
Britton Kemling reached out for a header in the offensive zone during Aurora’s 2-0 win over Holdrege Thursday.

Britton Kemling reached out for a header in the offensive zone during Aurora’s 2-0 win over Holdrege Thursday.

Husky postseason hopes dashed in final seconds

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
The Aurora boys soccer season ended in  hard-to-believe fashion Saturday. With the game tied late, Kearney Catholic scored the go-ahead goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation to defeat the Huskies 2-1 in the opening round of the B-7 subdistrict tournament.
Aurora’s Hannah Janda wins a ball on the offensive end during the Lady Huskies’ 4-0 win over Holdrege Thursday.

Aurora’s Hannah Janda wins a ball on the offensive end during the Lady Huskies’ 4-0 win over Holdrege Thursday.

Lady Husky season ends dramatically on PKs

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
The Aurora girls soccer season ended in heartbreaking fashion Saturday. The Lady Huskies and Hastings played 80 minutes and overtime without scoring, sending the game to penalty kicks.
Aurora senior Carsen Staehr floats over the sand pit during one of his three long jump attempts at the Central Nebraska Track Championships Monday. Staehr earned outstanding male athlete with meet records in the long and triple jumps.

Aurora senior Carsen Staehr floats over the sand pit during one of his three long jump attempts at the Central Nebraska Track Championships Monday. Staehr earned outstanding male athlete with meet records in the long and triple jumps.

Staehr leaps to double gold at CNTCs

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Carsen Staehr didn’t just win at Monday’s Central Nebraska Track Championships, he won without hardly a threat in the rear view. The Aurora senior set meet records in both the long and triple jumps, earning him outstanding male athlete honors at the annual all-class event at Northwest.
Aurora’s Jordyn Slagle was the winner in the 400 meter dash, doing so in a new area-best time of 1:01.17.

Aurora’s Jordyn Slagle was the winner in the 400 meter dash, doing so in a new area-best time of 1:01.17.

Slagle clutches up in 400 dash gold effort

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Jordyn Slagle looked like a veteran on the grand stage coming around the curve. Then she gutted it out down the stretch.
Aurora’s Jack Allen will continue his academic and wrestling careers at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, officially signed April 17 alongside his parents, John and Suzanne, as well as Aurora coaches Derek Keasling and Jeremy Dubas.

Aurora’s Jack Allen will continue his academic and wrestling careers at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, officially signed April 17 alongside his parents, John and Suzanne, as well as Aurora coaches Derek Keasling and Jeremy Dubas.

Allen chooses UNK wrestling at the next level

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
With the final seconds ticking away, Jack Allen pulled the ultimate reversal on his athletic future. Allen put pen to paper April 17, signing a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, joining the Loper wrestling program. “This was awesome.
Luke Grosshans watches his putt on the par-3 4th hole trickle back down toward the hole as the wind whips the flag around on the ground at the York Invite Thursday. Grosshans carded an 80 for his first varsity medal.

Luke Grosshans watches his putt on the par-3 4th hole trickle back down toward the hole as the wind whips the flag around on the ground at the York Invite Thursday. Grosshans carded an 80 for his first varsity medal.

Grosshans cards 80 for first varsity medal at York

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
On a day where Aurora golf coach Craig Badura admitted he wouldn’t have paid to play, Husky sophomore Luke Grosshans played the round of his lifetime -- so far.
Gavin Morris became the first HPC athlete to run a 100 meter dash in the 10-second bracket at his home invite April 12.

Gavin Morris became the first HPC athlete to run a 100 meter dash in the 10-second bracket at his home invite April 12.

Morris fastest in HPC history

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
No one wearing a High Plains uniform had entered the 10-second bracket in the 100 meter dash until Gavin Morris blew into the history books last week. The Storm junior set a new school record in his home invite April 12, running a 10.99 100 meter dash to finish second in the finals.
Eva Fahrnbruch soars over the second-to-last hurdle during the 100 preliminaries at Gothenburg’s Dutch Zorn Invite Thursday. Fahrnbruch went on to set new PRs in both the 100 and 300 hurdles, 16.64 and 47.39.

Eva Fahrnbruch soars over the second-to-last hurdle during the 100 preliminaries at Gothenburg’s Dutch Zorn Invite Thursday. Fahrnbruch went on to set new PRs in both the 100 and 300 hurdles, 16.64 and 47.39.

Huskies battle Mother Nature out west

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Lucas Gautier put the pink headband on and cut through the wind almost like a super power. The Aurora junior had a solid afternoon at Gothenburg’s Dutch Zorn Invite Thursday, winning the 800 meter dash to highlight his efforts.